This is a taboo topic on a couple of other forums, for whatever mis-guided reasons, so I thought I'd start a thread about it here. I know there's quite a few people out there who collect both watches and guns, so now you have a home for your discussions. Hopefully we'll get to see some nice eye-candy and interesting threads.

We only ask that you try not to discuss gun topics relating directly to politics, since it tends to create conflict where there usually wouldn't be any. There's better more-suited forums (and Facebook) for those types of discussions.

Everything from collecting, gun-smithing, sporting uses, etc, would be considered well suited to conversation on ΩF.

I moved to Australia 7 years ago, and unfortunately had to give up my Winchester shotgun (an antique goose gun in great shape), and the air rifles I used for plinking at home.

Along with my wife, we've finally completed all of the paperwork and testing for our 'Category A/B', which licenses us for most rifles/shotguns in Australia (no semi-auto). I'd been putting it off for quite a while since it's a big pain in the ass to complete. We're both members of the SSAA, which is basically Australia's version of the NRA.

It's long-range shooting which interests me the most. I'd like to build a nice setup and join a local range sometime soon. I'd also really like to get in to hunting, I just don't know anyone who's interested enough to join me.

If I were go on a shopping spree today without any budgetary restrictions, I'd acquire the following goodies with the best optics I could find



The DTA model (2nd shot) is tacticool overload, but I still love it since it's a modular design. You can swap calibres, all the way up to .338 Lapua.

 

Was actually watching a show about how Boeing transports their aircraft fuselages from Kansas to Washington, and savvy rednecks use the 737s as a moving target. Now that's a .338 Lupua appropriate enthusiast activity.

 

Oh wow, awesome Bond shot That's classy.

 

I think the laws must vary quite a bit from state to state. I've definitely heard people in the US legitimately owning suppressors. They're also legal to own in New Zealand. Good for shooting targets with sub-sonic ammo and not pissing off neighbours.

 

Just these guys:

Kidding, of course...

I'd wait till they were bigger

 

Go up to Hope Island and drive around after dark, they'll jump in front of the Toyota and beg you to run them over, they're like lemmings.

 

And we all know you're not afraid to go to the matresses...

Yea, couldn't help myself.

 

The whole "silencer" thing must come from the movies, where even the fastest, largest, most noisy round is reduced to making just a tiny <pew> <pew> noise. Meanwhile, in reality...