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BartManGeek

187 posts

Master Geek

#44279 26-Oct-2009 15:32

Having had my gun license for nearly a year I wondered how many other geekzoners have weapons of one form another?

Currently in the gun rack I have:
.177 Slug gun - cheap break barrel 'pop gun'
.22LR Norinco JW15, bolt action - with cheap and nasty scope
12 Gauge Mossberg 930 Semi auto - only because I can't own an AA-12

I use the primarily for pest control - possums/magpies/turkey/peacock
Looking to go out for goat and deer in the next couple of months so will be adding something larger to the arsenal probably .243 or similar.

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Adamal

544 posts

Ultimate Geek

#266911 26-Oct-2009 16:02

With some of the geeks I've met in my time, they shouldn't really be mixed with guns :S

Hopefully you're not like that though :)

Me personally, I have a katana, but no guns. Have a guy at work tryign to get me to come down the range though. Could be keen one day!

I have played a lot of first person shooters. Does that count? Haha

BartManGeek

187 posts

Master Geek

#266914 26-Oct-2009 16:09

This is nothing short of awesome!
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safboy

62 posts

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#267064 26-Oct-2009 21:59

I don't have my FAL yet, but have been studying up.
I have a .22 FX Typhoon PCP air-rifle shooting an average of 880.83fps which equals 27.57ft lbs.
Looking at getting a Ruger 10/22, .17HMR, or .17HM2 once I have my FAL

kiwitrc

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#267287 27-Oct-2009 15:07

Yeah Im tooled up.

Geese

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#267319 27-Oct-2009 16:28

I got 95% of way through FAL. In the end they wouldn't issue my licence as my house (to them) did not have a suitable area to keep firearms. They said they cannot be kept in garage or any outbuilding if it is between the road and house. Which mine is, and I've moved now, and same story. Pity, It would have been bolted into concrete on 2 sides, and unable to be seen from inside the garage!!

Decimate

120 posts

Master Geek

#267331 27-Oct-2009 16:51

Comradehunt: I got 95% of way through FAL. In the end they wouldn't issue my licence as my house (to them) did not have a suitable area to keep firearms. They said they cannot be kept in garage or any outbuilding if it is between the road and house. Which mine is, and I've moved now, and same story. Pity, It would have been bolted into concrete on 2 sides, and unable to be seen from inside the garage!!

That sucks!!

A quick question - did they refund your application fee after declining you? As I'm thinking about getting my FAL too but dont want to stump up the cash then be declined for one reason or another (and no, I do not have any (serious) convictions! =p )

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BartManGeek

187 posts

Master Geek

#267333 27-Oct-2009 16:57

It's a government department... they don't 'do' refunds...

Organise your security BEFORE the visit by the arms officer and you should be fine.

I have a simple, lockable, wall mounted rack that hold up to 4 rifles. This is mounted inside the back of a wardrobe. Next step up would be a safe, bolted to the floor - not sure how as we rent the current house but I suspect the landlord won't mind.

Geese

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#267487 27-Oct-2009 21:48

I actually wanted a firearms licence for work, and target shooting, with no real desire to buy my own and store it at home, however part of the deal is you cannot get a firearms licence without some form of firearms security, which must be inspected. You must maintain this anywhere you may move for rest of your life while you have firearms licence, or else you are required to surrender it.

So I never got issued a licence, but it is held on file pending security storage, and no refund - but I was not told about the road/garage/house rule until it was time to arrange the inspection. From memory they also did not like it stored under the house, again bolted back and bottom to concrete floor. And flimsy freestanding wardrobes not acceptable.