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Australian gun regulations get even worse

Steve — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:16:37 +0000

My understanding of Australian guns law is that unless you are a farmer, professional shooter (such as professional competition shooter or professional pest hunter) or collector you are only allowed paintballs markers, air guns and non-semi-automatic rimfire/centerfire rifles and shotguns (pump action shotguns are subject to same restrictions as semi-auto shotguns). Pistols can only be owned by target shooters and the caliber is restricted in most cases to .38 (9mm).

Things just got worse for our Australian gun owning brethren:

The Federal Government will change import regulations to tighten controls on firearms that have a “military-style appearance”.

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Mr Debus said that there was “absolutely no reason” for anyone to own a shotgun that looked like a semi-automatic rifle.

Now any rifle, shotgun or even paintball marker looks like a semi-automatic is will be destroyed by customs. This will limit the import of pump-action rifles into the country. Apparently they have been importing the Romanian pump-action AK pattered PAR-3/PAR-1 rifle.

From the above article. Looks like a
AU legal PAR-3 or PAR-1 (top).

I am sure they will ban the pump action Remington 7600 rifle pistol grip and M4 style stock as well. I believe the 7600 is popular in Australia. The politicians must have forgotten to ban pump action rifles.

Shooting glasses

Steve — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:16:39 +0000

An interesting article from B.B.

The kind of glasses I’m talking about today are not for eye protection, though they do that as well. Their primary purpose is to help you see the front sight and target when shooting a target gun. Glasses are used by both rifle and pistol competitors, and even by archers, but since I know pistol glasses much better, they are what I will describe today.

More here.

Take the Black Death Challenge!

Steve — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:39:09 +0000

At the heart of the game is the Black Death Target (BDT), which consists of five square black targets with a white circle and black dot in the center — the “good shot” area.

The object of the game is the highest score you can get with five shots in the white — 50 being the best and known as “Maxing the BDT.”

The trick of the game is keeping all your shots from even touching any of the surrounding black area.

Any shot that touches the black renders that target invalid — sudden BLACK DEATH! This applies only to that specific target, not the remaining targets on the paper. Nor, of course, does it apply to the black X-score center aim dot.

I just came across the BDT. It looks like a lot of fun and a great way to challenge my friends to a shooting match. Below are some pictures of the “Black Death” targets:

Enjoy!

Free printable targets to download

Steve — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:17:51 +0000

6mmbr.com has a selection of free printable targets including short, medium and long range as well as varmint targets. They are downloadable at this web page.