G,Day Mate from Down-under.
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Topic: G,Day Mate from Down-under.
Posted By: Olivedrab
Subject: G,Day Mate from Down-under.
Date Posted: June 10 2022 at 6:36pm
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G,Day, Lyles my name,I reside in Far North Queensland Australia.I have had interest in Enfield rifles from a young age. My dad fought in WW11 against the Japs, I remember seeing his 303 hanging on the wall of our house. I got my first fullwood 303 rifle when I was 15 yrs. At the age of 17 I was GIVEN a jungle carbine(Shirley). From then I was hooked,Found a .22 trainer in a gun shop for $300,brought it! To date I have enfield ranging from 1890 through to 1945,I have bayonets to suit most of them and accessory eg; grenade launcher to fit the No4 Mk1. At the moment I am slowing putting together a (matching numbers) Enfield MkV trials rifle from parts from all over the world. |
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Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 3:03am
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Welcome from Atlanta, GA. You came to the right place! Would like to see some pics of your collection. |
Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 3:46am
| Welcome from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 5:50am
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Welcome from North Carolina in the States. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 8:38am
| Howdy from Phoenix Arizona š¤ |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 10:42am
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Welcome from Paris France. Please post photos of your collection. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: RogueAussie
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 3:57pm
| G'day from Canberra Region. Welcome to the fold |
Posted By: Dragunov
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 6:30pm
| Welcome aboard from (not-so) sunny Melbourne, Florida. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: June 11 2022 at 7:14pm
| welcome from our north coast , glad you chose to join us |
Posted By: FNQ303
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 12:33am
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Gday Olive Welcome Mate where abouts in FNQ are ya (general location š) Im north of Mareebaš»
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Posted By: smerdon42
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 6:03am
| rogueaussie , i am moving back home in September to Canberra area , still got to get my firearms licence and then ge tmy collection back from USA. |
Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 7:18am
| Are rifle laws pretty strict in Australia? It sounds like they are in the UK and parts of mainland Europe, at least more so than Canada (at least for now!) |
Posted By: Enfield trader
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 7:32am
| Welcome ! |
Posted By: smerdon42
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 1:05pm
| Honkytonk some states are a real pain inthe arse , ACT (Canberra) from what i am told is a quicker process 2-3 months in waiting . I was just back there and joined the SSAA in Canberra got to do my safety course again and then apply . Handgun license will take about 1 year apparently . The one thing i think that differs is the availability to semi auto rifles shotguns and handguns , there is multiple categories for listening as well . Not many people with criminal histories and physiological issue will get a license like here. |
Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 1:51pm
| In Canada, if you had never taken a Hunters Safety Course (I took mine in '73, so I was "granfathered" for both possession/acquisition of any non-restricted rifle. Since I have owned at least one handgun since '82, I was "grandfathered with both possession/acquisition of restricted weapons. The PAL (possession)/acquisition license is good for 5 years. They give you plenty of notice prior to renewal. I think if you hadn't been granfathered, you have/had to take a three day course (8hours per day?) to qualify for the same status. Courses are offered fairly regularly by different certified instructors. Then you fill out the federal application and I think within 2-3 months of the background checks are good you get your PAL mailed to you. I could be a bit off on the times. Funny story. One of the local instructors is a member of our wildlife organization and is the biggest game poacher around! Apparently nobody has ever failed his course. |
Posted By: RogueAussie
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 7:34pm
Guess I'll be seeing you out at the range soon!
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smerdon42 wrote:Posted By: RogueAussie
Date Posted: June 12 2022 at 7:40pm
From application, licence approval in the ACT is about 28 days as is all PTA's. Cat H (Handgun) licence involves a little hoop jumping with a 6 month provisional period and mandatory attendances at shoots during that period. As for Cat D (semi-auto), don't hold your breath unless you are a primary producer or work in professional pest management. As for criminal history, you must be clean for the past 10 years and you can get a licence with mental health history (as there is a miriad of types of health issues to be considered) so long as you can gain appropriate clearance from a GP and/or Psych.
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Posted By: smerdon42
Date Posted: June 13 2022 at 4:32am
| Rogue , the process is easier thatās NSW , yes you will see me at the range at Majura . I will be in watson . But i have to get my liscence and then work on transferring the 17 rifles i have and parts out to australia . Maybe another trip back to USA to do so . |