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solarwinds wrote: »You would also need to show you have a legitimate use for such a gun and prove that one of the "multiple firearms" you have already licenced could not do the same job as to what you are after.
Out of curiosity would that be a Glock 18 for full on Zombie apocalypse or a Walther PPK for full on James Bond.
Anything other than .22 forget about it.
Of course I know any and all handguns have to be .22lr. Quite honestly i'd love the glock for its aesthetics and apparent general reliability, whatever about its actual shooting properties. I'd say it would be a great plinker at the range. Sure i mean what other legitimate reason for having it is there apart from target shooting since you obviously cant use a handgun outside of ranges
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BigCIllAodain wrote: »Of course I know any and all handguns have to be .22lr. Quite honestly i'd love the glock for its aesthetics and apparent general reliability, whatever about its actual shooting properties. I'd say it would be a great plinker at the range. Sure i mean what other legitimate reason for having it is there apart from target shooting since you obviously cant use a handgun outside of ranges
You can get a .22lr conversion kit for 9mm Glocks and once the mags are restricted to 5 rounds they are the same catagory as any other non restricted pistol.
Walthers and other full fame pistols are also available such as Sig, Tanfoglio etc.
Glock is just a buzz word that puts the ****s up some FAO's ...but they are exactly the same as having yer Hammerli ...and the same application process0 -
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shootemall wrote: »Just a thought but Perhaps it’s best not to put “ I’d kill for one of those” down on the application
I was going to write excuse the pun
The Ruger precision is only listed as .22?
Out of the Sig, Glock, Beretta and Walther, which would be the best option?0 -
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At the moment i'm not really all that interested in competitions though in the future I might enter some but i'll need plenty of practice first though
Personally, and i'm really not sure why, but I dislike the actual look and feel of some Olympic firearms as well as the likes of that MkIV from Ruger. Sure the real fun of the competitions (aside from winning obviously) is meeting new people and learning different techniques from them?0 -
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cookimonster wrote: »What range are you a member of?
Try before you buy, cosy up to some one and get a feel for a model/style. Like many other firearms pistols can have that tactile appeal or dislike. The size of the frame in your hand, the operation / position of safety, magazine release, slide lock or take down can be a selling point or a deal breaker.
I'm not a fan of that type of thing because I wouldn't want to damage their firearm and I'd feel like a bit of a twerp
but yeah that would be a good way to find out what suits. 0 -
BigCIllAodain wrote: »I'm not a fan of that type of thing because I wouldn't want to damage their firearm and I'd feel like a bit of a twerp but yeah that would be a good way to find out what suits.
You'd be pointing at the target and pulling the trigger and looking at it and talking to the owner. You wouldn't be hopping concrete blocks off of it.0 -
BattleCorp wrote: »Don't rush into buying a pistol. Buy right and you only buy once.
I know you aren't interested in competitions at the moment but it's worth planning ahead. Decide that if you were to do competitions, what kind would you want to do? Olympic/Gallery/other?
That will dictate the best type of pistol for whatever disciplines you want to do as pretty much no guns are suitable for all types of disciplines.
The Ruger MkIV is a nice accurate pistol for Gallery but I found them a bit heavy. And they are a ba5tard to clean. It wouldn't be suitable if you wanted to do Olympic style shooting. Similarly a Walther SSP is great for Olympic style shooting but pretty much unusable for Gallery.
I wish gun owners were allowed to set up small ranges on their own property say for instance theres a little valley indent area on my property that would be perfect for hanging different targets and I have wide stretched out area that would be perfect for long range with my rifles but sadly I can't make use of them I had great fun shooting crows but clay would be a bit more challenging i'd say. I'm not sure what type of shooting you would classify normal distance target shooting as but I definitely have an interest in that! 0 -
BattleCorp wrote: »You'd be pointing at the target and pulling the trigger and looking at it and talking to the owner. You wouldn't be hopping concrete blocks off of it.
Ara I know that's why it feels stupid to have an irk like that
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BigCIllAodain wrote: »Ara I know that's why it feels stupid to have an irk like that
That's how most of us decided what pistol to buy. We yapped with guys on the line, talked about the pros and cons of their pistol, tried it out to see if we liked it, if it suited us etc.
I've no problem letting someone try out my pistol at the range. Nearly everybody else I know doesn't have a problem helping a newbie either.
Ask away and lads will be happy to help.0 -
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cookimonster wrote: »Does your range not hold / orgainse shooting competions?
Ranges for rimfires will vary depending on the event but most clubs will average out a max of 100 yards / meters.
Plenty of lads here, especially in the target section, can direct /advise you to the various disciplines and thier requirments out there for target shooting.
What rifles / firearms do you have?, knowing this can help others advise you as to what suitable route to take.
Myself and a friend co-own a Marlin goosegun i think its called, the huge bolt action shotgun
Benelli M4
Tikka T3
and I did have a remmington 700 in one of those super nice AICS.0 -
BigCIllAodain wrote: »Myself and a friend co-own a Marlin goosegun i think its called, the huge bolt action shotgun
Benelli M4
Tikka T3
and I did have a remmington 700 in one of those super nice AICS.
Cool, I've never fired a bolt action shotgun, a friend has one in his collection I must get him to dig it out and have a go.
The M4, wow, nice, I've a liking for semi auto Benellis but will have to wait for the retirement present , I won't be going down the restricted route that the M4 dictates.
What calibres are you shooting in the rifles?, my mate has an almost fetish for Remingtons but he made a wise decision by not going down the AI stock route after a day on the hill with another lads one. 'Fecking Railway Sleeper' was his discription.0 -
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Its a pure dirty yoke to handle because of its length but overall its a lot of fun to use if you classify fun as a sore shoulder
The 700 as far as I remember was .308, a very tidy balanced firearm for deer in my experience.
The tikka is .223, again a beautiful piece of art which has made culling the foxes an absolute dream.
The Benelli I found to be a tiny bit unbalanced sort of front heavy making it a bit dodgy when getting a fast acquisition on crows when coming out of a blind, but again it was and will continue to be a good investment
Overall a rather expensive collection but "its not stupid if it makes you happy"
What firearms do you have yourself?0 -
BattleCorp wrote: »I don't see why people are afraid to apply for restricted firearms. I've 3 restricted firearms. As long as you have good reason for applying for them, the application process is the same. You just tick a different box on the application form.
Probably because they think they'll get interrogated, at least thats what i thought would happen for my first! 0 -
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