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FIGHT BACK, (Just before you all get into the Christmas Party mood) Thought for the Week.

Police Minister Roberts, admitted to parliament that 2500 online submissions were received before he withdrew the Weapons Amendment Bill 2010. (Don’t get confused with the Weapons Amendment Bill 2011, which was passed with the full support of the LNP with Labour on the 15th Nov 1011) That pertinent point is, that was all it took to change the Police Minister’s direction. There are approximately 5500 firearm owners who directly receive this ‘Bulletin’, if only half of them made a two minute email, that is enough to change the attitude of all the candidates in the Queensland forth coming election.
This election is very convenient for firearm owners. Power over the full direction of this State is in the balance, like a swinging pendulum. We have waited 14 year for this opportunity. Everyone is sick to the back teeth with Labour and the treacherous LNP were set to steam roll them out of office. Then came Katter’s Australia Party which gave a viable alternative which acts like a blowtorch on the private parts of the LNP. The LNP has recently again betrayed the Firearm Owners by crossing the floor and voting with Labour on the latest 2011 Weapons Amendment Bill imposing more restrictions on shooters. This has given much more, well deserved ammunition, votes, supporters, candidates etc. to Katter’s Party, as the two Katter MP s (with four Independents) in parliament voted, against the Weapons Bill 2011.

The pressure cooker within the LNP has become hotter. Popularity Polls are showing Katter’s Australian Party at 22 per cent of the primary vote in the north Queensland, Labour was on 32 per cent and Liberal National Party 36 per cent. Katter’s popularity is increasing weekly all over the state at the expense of the other main line Parties.This is causing the mainline parties to review their direction. Some LNP candidates have realised that they may well do better in the coming election, if they stand for Katter rather than the LNP. Queensland is on the brink of change. KAP more than likely will have the balance of power.
Firearm Owners have to prove to the candidates standing at the next State election of all parties, (KAP included) that we have a force of numbers and that we all want to turn back John Howard’s UN informed Gun Laws. The Long Arm Registry has to go, it is grossly expensive, billions of mis spent tax payer dollars, which most admit, that it is flawed, inaccurate and out of date. Information that has been sent to them in hard copy up to, two years ago, has still not been updated into the computer system. Firearm Owners find this out when they are having the random check of their Security imposed on them, the Police turn up with a list of firearms they are supposed to have. On some occasions, the Police list is two years out of date, some times they have firearms listed that never existed, some lists are two short. In one of the instances that I know about, the police had a list of his long arms they checked them off and he then said what about the pistols. The Police told him he had no pistols, on his list of registered firearms. Some Firearm Owners might not be as keen as he was to get his list corrected. The Long Arm Registry (one could included the handguns as well) has not solved a crime, nor saved a life. As in New Zealand and Canada it should be repealed.
Wind it Back in Queensland, it will reverberate around the other Australian States. If you have not yet Sent the Questionaire’s, Please Do it ASAP.
I know most people are busy, with Christmas and so on but I implore you all, to give the shooters of Queensland a Christmas present, donate two minutes of your time to sending one email to nearly a hundred politicians. They are public figures standing for election, you have a right to know their views on firearm legislation. Only a few, have done this already but we need many thousands to follow them. We have to force that change of direction. The replies from the politicians that have been forwarded back to us has been pitiful. It though, someone has handed them a Black Snake to hold. Some have already amended their responses. People are viewing their responses and are shocked http://www.foaa.com.au/general/ . Please send the following Questionnaire out as soon as possible and encourage all your friends to do the same. Now is the time, we need their answers to these simple questions and only a show of numbers will force them to respond. Once we have these answers then we can commence stage two.
The Questionnaire is here http://www.foaa.com.au/questionaires-for-politicians/
The Email addresses are here http://www.foaa.com.au/email-mps-candidates-list/It only takes two minutes to cut and paste this into an email and hit the send button.
1. Open one of your blank email forms.
2. Go to http://www.foaa.com.au/email-mps-candidates-list/easily-contact-mps-and-candidates/ click on it and copy all the LNP/LABOUR email addresses in one block and,
3. Paste into the address bar at the top of the email form
4. Go to http://www.foaa.com.au/questionaires-for-politicians/
Scroll down past the photo, Copy the questionnaire letter and,
5. Paste it into the body of your email form.
6. Click on the ‘Send’ button.
7. Forward responses to me on owenguns@spiderweb.com.au
You can influence if he, or her takes a seat in the next Parliament.

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The Beaver Tail forearm stocks are an excellent all-purpose stocks, and they are particularly good for snap shooting, Roo shooting, rapid fire, or Metallic Silhouette. They can be used in all the firing positions, with or without the use of a single or double point sling. There only down side is that they are of course heavier than a sporting rifle stock, which has no importance for Competitive Shooting or eradicating pests from a vehicle.
If a telescope sight is to be used on a rifle that was made prior to the 1970s the comb will usually be found a little low because the line of aim through the scope is higher than through the iron sights, and the comb should be a little higher.
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As is the usual case much of the development of the designs we take for granted today have come out of the need of urgent necessity in warfare. Not from the huge multinational arms manufactures, but from the men on the ground struggling to be the killer and not be the killed. To give an example of this we will digress a little, this will also introduce the next editions on stock design.
In October 1966, a (then) Captain Edward J. “Jim” Land USMC found himself without formal orders, standing before the First Division commanding general, Gen. Herman Nickerson, who told him: “I want snipers in this division; I want them killin’ VC. I don’t care how you do it, if you have to, do it yourself. Got any questions?”After a “Yes, Sir” and “No Sir” answer, Land found himself heading a program with no people, no instructors, no rifles, no ammunition, no range, but with some great NCOs “gleaned from a list of all the distinguished marksmen in Vietnam.” Among them was a man who would become his longtime friend, (then)Staff Sergeant (later Gunnery Sergeant) Carlos Hathcock, who would create a legend.
For rifles, Captain Land first scrounged 12 Model 70 sporting rifles that had been procured by Special Services for deer hunting at Camp Pendleton in the USA. Through the PX system in Okinawa, (mail order) Land and his NCOs privately purchased mounts, rings and scopes.
The second lot of rifles used by Captain Land and his team in Vietnam were also Winchester Model 70 target rifles in 30-’06 Sprg. that had been originally purchased as “across-the course” bolt action rifles for the National Matches. They were mothballed after NRA changed match rules to limit service personnel to shooting service rifles. Among them were arms with heavy barrels and sporter stocks. Some of these rifles were equipped with 20X Unertl scopes and mounts, which were originally procured as long-range match optics.
At the time Captain Land was organizing his first sniper teams, a Major Cam Hayden USMC, who was first officer in charge of Marine Marksmanship training, discovered the Model 70s and scopes listed as surplus property. Hayden, who calls his find “serendipity,” also searched Marine Corps inventories and came up with 8X Unertl optics. The rifles were worked over by Marine armourers, fibre glass-bedded and wood removed from barrel channels to free-float the target-weight barrels.
Among these was the rifle that Carlos Hathcock used during his first tour in Vietnam, but Captain Land said “Carlos’ rifle was anything but a tack-driver:” Continued in Edition 64.

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Dr. Ray Seidel alerted me to the stirring of freedom that is taking place in his village of Ruidoso, New Mexico. I have already reported on the first battle with Mayor Ray Alborn and how he tried to impose an unconstitutional gun ban in the village. To get the full story of what happened in Ruidoso, you can go here and listen to my first debriefing session with Seidel. I recently interviewed Dr. Seidel a second time on my Gun Owners News Hour weekly radio program and asked him about several acts of local interposition in the surrounding counties — all of which underscores the importance of the office of the sheriff and the militia.

 

For example, over near Deming, New Mexico is the Gila National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service wanted to make almost all of it off limits for people — until the militia of Luna County intervened. They told the feds that they would resist any effort by the Forest Service to restrict access to visitors. The result? Visitors have continued to access all of the Gila National Forest!
In the Southeast corner of the state, many landowners have working oil wells on their property. The EPA told the oil operators they would have to stop operating their wells because there was too much risk of harming the environment. At a town hall meeting convened by the EPA, a woman in her 60s rose to address the feds. She pointed out that her land had been in her family for over 200 years, and she was not about to let some official from an unconstitutional bureaucracy tell her what she could or could not do with her land. The woman ended by warning the feds that her family has many guns and a huge supply of ammunition, and they would use all of it if needed to keep the EPA off of their land. The locals who had packed out the hearing room jumped to their feet with a shout and prolonged applause. That was in August of this year. As of November, oil is still being pumped at full tilt.
In Otero County, villages in the mountains are surrounded by forests. The county commission voted to establish an 80,000 acre plan to manage forest overgrowth. Residents wanted to cut fire breaks to protect their homes in Cloudcroft, but the Forest Service said, “No.” The residents responded that they had to for safety’s sake and were going to construct the fire break in spite of the Forest Service. Residents were told that if they cut down any trees, they would be arrested. But Sheriff Raymond Cobos told the Forest Service that if they made any arrests, they would be arrested for false arrest. Not only were the trees cut down with no opposition from the feds, the first tree was cut down by Congressman Steve Pearce (R-2ndDistrict). Would that there were many more like Rep. Pearce. The folks in the Second District are blessed with a constitution-supporting congressman and a number of constitutional sheriffs backed by the militias of their counties.
This is the way that local governments can push back and help the feds to live within the limitations that have been placed upon them in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. As you can see, there’s a lot happening in New Mexico. And Dr. Seidel has been at the center of a lot of it. Two weeks after the people of Ruidoso prevailed in the gun ban debate, Mayor Alborn decided to seek revenge. He went to the state capital of Santa Fe and met with federal officials there. That same week, Seidel got a notice from the IRS that he had until a certain date to file his taxes, which he has refused to do for several years. Seidel makes no secret of his refusal to submit to the IRS which he considers as part of an unconstitutional regime in Washington. The IRS intended to encumber his assets if he did not bend his knee. Seidel visited with the county sheriff who understood what Seidel was trying to do and told him he “would have his back.”

The same was true for the village police chief – the same officer who refused to have his men arrest people who were defying the Ruidoso gun ban by carrying openly in the village council chambers. Not only was the sheriff and police chief alerted to the possibility of IRS action against Seidel, but so was the militia in Lincoln County – some 200 plus men who keep their rifle and battle bag in their vehicles 24/7. They can muster in about 30 minutes at any place in the county. Seidel visited with the village assessor, who would be the official to place the encumbrances on his assets. Seidel explained (as he does with everyone) that Title 42, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, Section 1983 of the federal code would be used to sue her personally for violating his civil rights — that is, he would sue her if any of his assets were encumbered without having first secured a warrant from an Article III court. Seidel has frequently argued that he will gladly submit to a federal court (authorized under Article III of the U.S. Constitution) as opposed to a mere tax court (which is an unconstitutional creature within the IRS). As with many administrative agencies, the combining of legislative, executive and judicial powers within the same four walls constitutes the very definition of tyranny which James Madison warned us about in Federalist 47.
Seidel has used Title 42 on other occasions. One involved a state trooper with an anger management problem who made a false arrest on Seidel’s son. Since being served with a Title 42 suit, the officer has been able to control his anger. The deadline is long past, and the IRS has done nothing, so the assessor is off the hook for now.
But New Mexico is becoming a text book example of how the Founding Fathers envisioned the states would rein in an out-of-control government. As stated by Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 28: “It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system that the State governments will, in all possible contingencies, afford complete security against invasions of the public liberty by the national authority.” If there were more sheriffs like those in New Mexico serving around the country, we would be well on the way to safeguarding our liberties against Washington’s “invasions of the public liberty.” It also might occur to the Congress that more examples of sheriffs interposing themselves might result in shrinking down the federal government to do little more than just funding the national defense.

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FOR ACTION TO-DAY, TURN BACK GUN LEGISLATION.
Thoughts For the Week.
FIGHT BACK, Firearm Owners Have To Be A FORCE,

This is what we can do next, to remind the politicians of
1. The pain that they have inflicted on firearm owners and,
2. The number of firearm owners and their families and friends who now want to know who really are their friends in parliament .

The political candidates and sitting members of LNP/Labour have to be reminded of why they are going to lose the next election and the winners have to know why they won. So it is important that we carry out this powerful test and get VERY  busy on the Internet facebook email and encourage every one you can, to follow this simple task. Many will not need the instructions once you see the power of it.

1. Open one of your blank email forms.

2. Go to http://www.foaa.com.au/email-mps-candidates-list/easily-contact-mps-and-candidates/ 
click on it and copy all the LNP/LABOUR email addresses in one block and,

3. Paste into the address bar at the top of the email form

4. Go to http://www.foaa.com.au/questionaires-for-politicians/
Scroll down past the photos, Copy the questionnaire letter and,

5. Paste it into the body of your email form.

6. Click on the ‘Send’ button.

7. Forward responses to me on owenguns@spiderweb.com.au
 No matter if they are rude or indifferent they will be posted on the Firearm Owners of Australia website for all to view. We want their Comments.

Please encourage any Queenslander’s interstate that you have email contact with to follow suit. The GOAL is for every Firearm Owner to ask every aspiring Candidate for the Coming Election for his views. You can influence if he, or her takes a seat in the next Parliament.

These questions follow some of the promises & comments that have been received recently by the LNP but they still betrayed their letters, their so called feeling  and voted for the Weapons Bill.

You may also wish to send by repeating the above process to the Six Hero’s and the Katter’s Australia Party Candidates as I know that some of them will give very positive replies to these questions, which will heavily contrast with some of the others.
Any problems sending your email phone 07 54 825070 ask for Ron.

Politicians have to realise that we are a force to be reckoned with, only then will we be able to keep them to a promise.
You Have An Established Right to Ask All Politicians for Their Opinions. This is not Spamming it Gives Them the Opportunity to Inform The People Of Queensland of Their Views.
Have a read of this article below send it to every aspiring politician in Queensland in an instant.
http://www.foaa.com.au/ammunition-to-send-to-politicans/4-3-million-registered-guns-in-australia/
In 1998 75% of the National Party walked into political oblivion, we have to do this again. Its easier now there are more of us and we have the new media of the Internet.

A Day That Will Live In INFAMY , Betrayed Again. Decide NOW Action or Take up Tiddly Winks.
However, I’m very sorry to inform firearm owners that the Weapons Amendment Bill of 2011 was passed by the Queensland Parliament 78 to 6. That day 15th November will be a date remembered in infamy by the 250,000 licensed firearm owners, that it will impact on.
 We mourn the loss of the few remaining human rights our brothers in arms have left.
Surely, we all have no doubt that there end plan is to leave us with nothing, not even a catapult. We either decide now to take a place in this coming conflict or give up now and go fishing.( Sorry they want to end that as well, or go four wheel driving, sorry they want to end that as well)
Fortunately, we have better tools to fight back with then ever before, in past years we used to write lots of letter to the newspapers one in fifty might get printed, we used to write to politicians and spend a $100 in postage to get one or two useless replies.
Now we have the internet, emails, facebook, immediate communication between ourselves and full colour, movies, sound on the Internet. Now we are not just preaching to the converted in the Shooting Magazines we have our place on the Internet which is accessible to the world. We have to use this new tool to mobilise Queensland’s  250,000 licensed firearm owners, plus families and friends, into making a big difference to the future of this state.

 We did not lose, as such. The thousands of submissions received by the members, some of them read out by Mrs Cunningham has told parliament that there is a large force in the electorates that they have to deal with. They know that 250,000 firearm owners, (47,000 recent ones) are going to decide the next election. (Coming Soon). They are already afraid. There worst fear is that these 250,000 votes are not unified, they are not controlled by one organisation, they cannot infiltrate that organisation, they cannot buy off that organisation. Ultimately they will lose for this days betrayal.

The Collaborators
http://www.foaa.com.au/latest-news/6-heros-78-thieves-in-the-night-stole-more-of-your-rights/ 

Again we were betrayed by the Labour Party the party that used to respect freedom, a party that produced Andrew Fisher, King o’ Mally, John Curtain who all helped Arm Australia. We were betrayed, yet again by the National Party, the party that sold us out in 1996. Now amalgamated with the Liberal Party that also betrayed us today as it did with its deceitful leader John Howard in 1996. Howard, who infamously signed letters in 1996 prior to his election stating that he would defend the rights of firearm owners, then betrayed us in an instant after the Port Arthur murders. Again, instead of investigating and prosecuting the perpetrators he prosecuted the innocent. This process has just been an ongoing enslavement of  law abiding Australians. Instead of prosecuting the guilty they fine the innocent, its easier to police. It never works, the real criminal problems thrive, so they prosecute the innocent shooter again.

Defended By Independents and Two KAP members.
http://www.foaa.com.au/latest-news/
The four independents and now the two members of Katters Australia Party voted against the Weapons Bill they have been loyal to their constituents, all the LNP /Labour voted to support the Bill and should suffer the brand of Quislings, Kapos, Vichy, collaborators one and all.
One of the other achievements of the Six heroes was that it caused a ‘Division’ in parliament. If it had been only one of two dissenters, the vote would have been un recorded but this time, as 6 opposed, the 78 collaborators had to be listed.
http://www.foaa.com.au/latest-news/6-heros-78-thieves-in-the-night-stole-more-of-your-rights/ Please find the list of 78 ‘Ayes; on this page and the 6 “Noes”. These lists will be very handy as guides of who to vote for in the coming election.

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 Yet Again its that time of the year, already. The Staff of Owen Guns takes this opportunity to wish all our Customers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2012. Travel Safe and Happy Hunting.

ACCURATE FIREARM DESIGN
Changes in Stock Design that Occurred in the 1920s.(We still use them 90 years later)

Firearm manufactures slowly realised the need to design a stock that could be utilised to a fair degree in any shooting position and accommodate the dual requirements of being able to use open sites as well as a telescopic rifle sight.  It became necessary to considerably modify the older American designed stocks of great drop, and crescent butt-plates as on the Lever Action Winchester’s. They also had to break away from the older British and American Military stocks which had been designed primary to switch from aimed prone rifle shooting positions to being used as a pole to plunge in the Pike/Bayonet. This could not be introduced over night, shooters are very conservative and have an ingrained suspicion of firearms that look different and an in built need to have a rifle that grandad would be proud of.  Even though the old designs were exceedingly uncomfortable and really impossible to use in any of the new firing positions except possibly when shooting in the standing position at targets on about the same level as the shooter and in slow fire. So, new stocks were designed with flat and larger butt-plates, with less drop at comb and heel, of greater weight (thickness), with pistol grips, and with an enlarged forearms, fitted with a rifle sling, designed for use as an aid to steady holding as well as for carrying the rifle.
Civilian Stock Designs Changed First.
Gradually these stock designs were accepted over a 30 year period, even the Military began to add pistol grips to the stock, higher combs and thicker for-ends. These designs, solidified into certain average dimensions, and in most respects have become fairly well fixed, so that we now have a design that has proved itself on a thousand ranges and in the hands of millions of target shooters and hunters. This now appears to be the one best design for marksmen of average stature and also for all beginners who are learning to shoot. This design is well adapted to shooting in all four positions, up and down hill as well as on a level, and in rapid as well as slow fire. The rifle sling which is an important feature is only seen these days as a carrying accessory instead of an important addition to steady the leading arm for greater accuracy.
The first pioneers of this rifle stock transformation was Winchester and Remington who both began modifying the Military rifle they had both made millions of, in World War One, the Enfield Pattern 1917, or M17. They both converted millions into sporting rifles and modified the stock design. Then they both used the tooling acquired for nothing or very cheaply to produce new sporting models. When the tooling was worn and they realised that with more modern machining techniques they could make them cheaper, Winchester went to the Model 70 and Remington went to the Model 700. I believe they used the number 7 as conservative reminder to the Model or Pattern 17 as there were previous models Pattern 13 and Pattern 14 they wanted to show that the heritage was from the M17.
The Winchester Model 70 Standard bolt action rifle has not changed very much over the last 60 years and with the Remington Classic 700 have turned into the standard centre-fire sporting stock. There are minor differences in some model changes, on average the butt-stock on these two rifles has a drop from line of aim, open sights set at 100 yards, of 1, 5/8″  inches at the comb and 2, 5/8″ inches at the heel. The length from middle of trigger to centre of the butt-plate is 13 1/2″ inches. The checkered steel, or rubberised butt-plate is 5 inches long by 1, 9/16″ inches wide at its widest part, and is very slightly dish shaped, almost flat. The front edge of the pistol grip cap on the Model 70 rifle is located horizontally 2 1/2″ inches in rear of the centre of the trigger, and vertically 1, 7/8″ inches below the centre of the trigger. The rear sling swivel is located 2, 1/2″  inches in front of the toe of the stock. The forearm on the Model 70 is 1, 1/2″ inches wide at a point 6 inches in rear of its tip. Over the last 40 years the vagaries of fashion, dictated by the various shooting magazine writers have been followed by the manufactures and shooters rotating from the above Classic style stock which is still very popular to the Weatherby high cheek piece Monte Carlo style stocks. The only other features of change has been a slightly higher comb on rifles not equipped with open sights and the main change being synthetic stocks which will be the subject of a later article. When we discuss material not shape.
Continued in Edition 63. 

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Armed Under & Over 12 gauge $775.

Armed 12 g Under & Over shotgun, steel receivers, single trigger, ejectors, five interchangeable choke tubes the best value in a, new over and under on the market today. Truely a Turkish gun made with from Italian designs, a Turkish Delight with Italian good taste.
$775.  Blued or  Silver Receivers 28 inch or 30 inch barrels

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“It’s a week since I received a copy of “Range Officers Hand Book” and since that time I am nearly at the half way mark. I’m amazed at the at the number of subjects you have covered making it one of the most informative books to be added to my collection. It must have taken you a considerable amount of time and experience to publish the book with information not available in other popular Gunsmith manuals. I would recommend the book to “Range Officers” and anyone interested in the sport of target shooting and hunting.
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Gene M Cornford P.O.Box 288, Kaeo    0448 N.Z. Firearms Gunsmith, Dip M.G.S +Member of American Gunsmithing Assoc.The Range Officers Handbook is an encyclopedia or omnibus of firearms and ammunition and the use of them, it has:-
•  90   pages of Information for Range Officers,
•  239 pages on Coaching to Win,
•  110 pages on Air Rifle History &Training,
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•  34   pages on Reloading Ammunition,
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•  Over 1000 drawings and photographs.
•  Over 530 pages in a A4 stitched colour hardback.,
Some, hopefully will read it cover to cover, others will pick a heading out of the Contents pages and read a chapter or two, but no matter how much you know about shooting, reference material is always needed, as even people who rate as genius cannot retain everything. The real ability is being able to find out quickly and easily. You can check that you have the correct terminology, in the Glossary, check the Index and go straight to the right page. This book can be used as an information tool for a lifetime of shooting.

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All you need to begin manufacturing custom ammunition to your requirements, just a diffrent set of Dies and Shellholder for each calbre you reload. LEE RGB Die Sets from $26.50 each Shell Holders from $8.00.
Phone 07 54825070 order your  Breech Lock Kit and Dies.Lee Reloading Press Kits $165.00

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Understanding Reloading Ammunition
Development of the Primer  Continued from Edition 61

Corrosive decay in Brass Cartridge cases due to being loaded with World War Two or earlier primers have been mentioned in earlier editions. During the early decades of the last century ammunition manufactures determined that the combustion of fulminate of mercury released minute particles of free mercury. (Mercury is not health stuff) This was forced into contact with the entire inner surface of the cartridge case by the detonation of the primer and the burning of the powder. Mercury attacks brass, amalgamating with it to destroy its characteristic strength and malleability. In short, the mercury residue makes the brass so brittle it can often be crushed between thumb and finger, breaking into ragged chunks as though it was made of toffee.
Large diameter straight cases using large charges of black powder were less affected than small bottle-neck types .For this reason, black powder era reloaders didn’t object much. Their cases held up pretty well in spite of the mercury. Maybe, without the shoulder most was blown out of the straight walled cases. Much of the free mercury was absorbed by the solid products of black powder combustion, leaving less to attack the brass. Then, too,
the pressures involved in those early cartridges were quite low, never above 25,000 psi. Higher pressures drive more finely divided mercury into the brass. Consequently, modern bottle-neck cases operating near 50,000 psi speeded up and increased the mercury’s effect on the brass.
Also, it was found that smokeless powders were much harder to ignite than black. Where almost any old warm spark would set off black powder, the new types required a hotter, longer and more violent primer flame. This meant more compound in the primer, consequently, more free mercury driven into the brass case.
The action of mercury is irreversible once the cartridge is fired. It completes its action in a very short time, and no amount of washing or other treatment can prevent its completion. I have fired mercuric-primed .303 ex-military ammunition in the afternoon, and by the next morning the cases would break in the resizing die, usually when the neck was pulled over the expanded plug. So if this occurs stop straight away and you know the reason why.
Short, straight cases of pistol type are much less affected by mercuric primers and can often be reloaded many times before failing. Primarily, this is due to low chamber pressures and the fact that pistol primers contain less mercury than the larger rifle varieties.
The advent of the high-pressure bottle-neck cartridge caused the primer boys to replace the fulminate of mercury with a less vicious compound. Commonly used was a mix of potassium chlorate, antimony sulphide, lead sulfocyanate, and black powder. The latter later being replaced with granular TNT or similar high explosive. Even so, mercuric primers continued in wide use for sporting ammunition well into the 1930′s. Some foreign calibers were loaded with mercuric primers as late as the early 1970′s. Factories in North Korea, China could still be using it but mainly they loaded steel cases and most people do not bother reloading steel cases.
The chlorate primer’s corrosive effect on barrels has already been covered in detail. It is obvious, of course, that shooters the world over objected strenuously. Much effort was devoted to development of a primer that produced no harmful residue. Competition among companies was fierce because, naturally, the first one to offer a “non-corrosive” primer could expect to gain tremendously in sales.
Primers continued in Edition 63.

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Mossberg Maverick Centrefire Bolt Action Package Deal $480.

The Mossberg Maverick has everything you need, pinpoint accuracy, smooth action and big-game calibers. The rifle is offered in four widely popular calibers: .270 Win, .30-06 Sprg., .243 Win and .308 Win., and features a free-floating, 22 inch button-rifled barrel. A Black Synthetic Stock. Weaver styled Mounts and a 3-9×40 Variable Scope. This powerful combination delivers a high level of accuracy unheard of in a value-priced centre-fire rifle. A side lever safety is utilized for convenience and safety afield, and the all-steel, machined receiver provides the Maverick with positive lock-up for consistent operation. This rifle delivers high performance without the high maintenance. 4 shot Capacity.
For generations, Mossberg has built reliable, quality firearms at an unparalleled value. This American-made bolt action rifle is the first they have introduced in over 20 years. Blink and it’s a Savage or a Stevens and very similar to the Marlin. Just better priced at
$480. for package deal plus post If you want to order by mail  Phone 07 54825070 have your card detail handy . Email : owenguns@spiderweb.com.au

Tasco Pro Point

Red dot sights use refractive or reflective optics to generate a collimated image of a luminous or reflective reticle. These also have the option of Green reticle.
This collimated image appears to be projected out to a point at infinity, which makes the image of the reticle appear to the user to be projected onto the target. Due to the fact that the reticle image is collimated, magnifying the image of the target is impractical, as it would make the sight too hard to hold steady. The RED DOT sights are very useful for fast moving shooting in poor light conditions. No need to get your eye on the middle of the cross hair, point and shoot when the RED DOT lines up with the target. The collimated image does have its advantages,however, as the scope can be placed at any distance from the eye without distorting the image of the target or reticle. This makes red dot sights suitable for use on pistols, rifles, or shotguns.
Other information Built-on dovetail rail to fit standard centre-fire weaver-style bases . Finish Black Matte Weight (grams) 6.7 oz. Length (inches) 3.75in
Eye Relief (mm) Unlimited Optical Coating Rubicon .multi- layered, fully coated Focus Type fixed, Parallax Setting 50 yards. $98. plus post.

Thompson TC Venture, Guaranteed 1 minute of angle, Bolt Action Rifles.

ACCURACY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
Thompson/Center introduces the New T/C Venture, the most value-packed bolt action rifle available on the market today. Designed to deliver top end quality and accuracy at an entry level price, the Thompson/Center Venture offers a  5 R  rifled match grade barrel and match grade crown, adjustable precision trigger and a classic style composite stock that puts it in a class all its own. A rugged, reliable tool for the outdoorsman, the T/C Venture features T/C’s renowned innovation, craftsmanship and cutting edge barrel technology. Guaranteed to deliver Minute of angle accuracy… 1 inch groups at 100 yards.
T/C Venture features a classic sporter style stock in rugged composite material with traction grip panels, the T/C Venture has a sophisticated appearance with the durability and accuracy to back it up. Thompson/Center’s Venture… made in the USA and backed by the famous Thompson/Center Lifetime Warranty… It delivers the finest in accuracy, reliability and quality craftsmanship in an attractive, affordable package. .22–250, .243. .270 win .308 up to 300 win mag, in stock .223 arriving in December 2011.
$950.
plus freight. If you want to order by mail  Phone 07 54825070 have your card detail handy

Sabatti Centrefire Rifles, Walnut Stocks. Set Triggers

 
Sabatti Rifles, Walnut Stock, Detachable Magazine, adjustable SET Trigger, large claw extractor.Sabatti have been producing firearms for hundreds of years in the Gardonne region of Italy. The company split from its pistol manufacturing operation Tanfoglio several years ago. The action is a Mauser type with dual opposed locking lugs with a claw extractor. Ideal for the traditionalist who appreciates Walnut stocks. We have most calibres in stock .223 r to 300 win mag.In stock  $850 while stocks last.

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Owen Gun Instructional Wall Charts

The Owen Gun, the best sub-machine carbine of World War II. Invented, designed and manufactured in Australia. Australia, that was at that time under threat of invasion by the Japanese. As used, by Lysaghts to train staff in assemble-diss-assembly at the Springhill Works, Port Kembla and Lysaghts Newcastle. These Instrucitonal Wall Chart Posters were also used by the Australian Forces from 1942 to 1967 for training purposes.These Owen Gun Wall Charts are printed on a banner vinyl, so do not need framing or laminating. Great for Returned Service Club, Rifle Clubs, Behind the bar, in the reloading room. Complete with the inventors Evelyn Owen signature. Two vinyl sizes
730mm x 480mm   $40. plus $12 for tube and postage.
1080mm x 720mm $55. plus $15 for tube and postage.

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Norinco Model 213 ‘Tokargypt’ 9 shot Semi Auto
The Model 213 original basis was designed by John Moses Browning, the world famous firearm designer. In the late 1920s the Colt /Browning mechanism was redesigned by Russian, Feoder Tokerev, simplified for mass production and chambered in the powerful 7.62×25. It used the Mod 1911 swinging link, short recoil system. To enable easy maintenance the hammer and lock mechanism can be removed as a single assemble. To improve the Browning feed system the ammunition feed lips are machined into the frame rather than relying on pressed tin. Which on a battlefield where magazines lips do not get the best attention is a great advantage in reliability and makes the magazines cheaper to produce. It was an extremely tough, reliable and powerful pistol and was later modified by Hungary for export to Egypt this was known as the Tokagypt. The pistol differs from the Tokarev in being chambered for the 9mm Parabellum, and a fitted safety catch (WHICH SHOULD NEVER BE RELIED UPON) as well as the half cock safety.

As can be seen by the inset photo the barrels and chambers are all chrome plated. It has a plastic wrap around grip stock, instead of the Tokerev ‘bakelite’ and a finger piece type floor plate on the magazine, which improves your chances of quickly getting it out and getting another one in after someone has rammed one in covered in mud. The M 213 Chinese version of this also has a chrome plated barrel shown in the above photograph. These are brand new unfired but have the usual scratch marks and rough corners as shown in the photographs. As standard the barrels are a millimetre short for club licences so are fitted with a slightly longer barrel extension if required. The steel is excellent and once a few surfaces, such as slides, are polished they are a slick an easy pointing pistol. Eight rounds in the magazine.

Tasco 4x 32 Silver Antler Rifle Scope
Thirty years ago we would have paid a $1000. for the same quality of vision and precision, a guaranteed leading optical manufacturer who warranties their products all over the World. They have a light gathering clarity that would have made those old dark Pecar’s appear like looking through a knot hole in fathers wooden leg. What’s more they are Waterproof. In 1970 during a storm in the Victorian mountains I can remember emptying my Pecar like a jug. It had a steel tube but it leaked like a sive.I was so disappointed I hunted Samba for years with open sites as I wanted reliability. I took the low priced option then and will always follow that example, at this price I could afford to buy a spare one.
$50. plus postage.

BAIT THROWERS
Sling Shots as seen in use on the Streets of Bankok. If you cannot get a firearm seems as though these are the next best thing to take on the M16 opposition. Even though they lost the battle for the streets they won points for bravery. These have an internal magazine for quick loading, Extra effective using round lead musket balls for ammo.

$ 40 Plus  $10. to all Australian States, If you have a friend that wants one we can get two into the same post bag.

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 Slimline Electronic Ear Muffs

Hear and Protect Hear normally up to 85 db Electronically reduces & protects hearing  Protects hearing above 85 db Able to hear normal conversations and sounds to 85 decibels.  Over 200 hours of battery life. Auto-adjust headband. Solid state circuit. Rotary on-off volume knob.
HOW THE ELECTRONIC EAR MUFFS WORK
These electronic ear muffs are a high standard ear muff in design, they are made to feel light and comfortable for all day use. They can be used as standard ear muff when the electronic component is not turned on and will passively reduce noise like any normal ear muff. They have a standard noise reduction rating of 29 decibel and are a Class 5.
Once turned on the microphone, located at the top of the ear muff, will pick up and amplify ambient noise. If some one standing next to you talks, their voice will be amplified through the speakers in both ear muffs. Should there be a loud noise, such as a firearm, the electronic ear muffs will automatically cut out and block the loud noise. The electronic ear muffs are designed to attenuate noise about 85 decibels, meaning that they will block out instantly, once the noise reaches a certain level. The electronic ear muffs allow you to control the volume level of ambient noise around you. On the shooting range with constant loud reports, the electronic ear muffs will block this noise. For range instructions or to communicate with another person, you can instantly hear them speak.
At the range or anywhere ear protection is constantly required, but you also need to hear instructions from others or you wish to be more aware of the ambient sound around you, these electronic ear muffs are what you need.
$75.50   plus post.

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Can anyone see a use for one of these in Australia, or anything similar? We used to see the AR7 Survival Rifle here but since they stole our semi-auto rifles, we have nothing similar on the market. Please let us know what you think. Thanks to the firearm blog for the details on this  back pack rifle. ron

A pack rifle is a rifle small enough to be carried in a backpack. They are generally chambered in small caliber cartridges, such as the .22 LR or .410 shot shell, and are used for hunting, survival and plinking. The Marlin Papoose is an example of a pack gun (notably a favorite of Tam and Andrew). My pack rifle is a SBR (12″ barrel) Ruger 10/22. To carry it in a pack I remove the stock, cutting down the overall length by a few inches. Neither a disassembled Ruger or Marlin Papoose can come close to the compact and almost gravity-defying light weight of Mountain View Machine & Welding’s Pack-Rifle.

 

 

 

 

The single-shot bolt-action Pack-Rifle weights just 0.97 lbs! That is less than a third of the weight of the small Marline Papoose (3.25 lbs) and the Henry/US Survival AR-7 (3.5 lbs) (in their defense, both are magazine fed semi-automatics).

 

Specifications
Caliber	.22 LR
Capacity	Single Shot
Action	Bolt Action
Finish	Aluminum / Carbon Fiber
Barrel	Button rifled with Carbon Fiber Outer
Stock	Carbon Fiber
Overall Length	33″
Takedown Length	17″
Weight	0.97 lbs.
Sights	Adjustable Peep
MSRP (Price)	$425

 

 

 

A laser and scope mount are optional accessories.

 

Another unique feature of the Pack-Rifle is that is can be converted to a fishing pole! A telescopic pole can be installed on the stock and a reel screwed into the pistol grip.

 

 

 

 

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Thought For the Week
There is some confusing emails going around at present which need clarification. Remember, “Cui bono” (“To whose benefit?”, literally “as a benefit to whom? If the Police do not benefit we would doubt they would prepare the draft legislation? It is also normal for people to defend the draft Bill they have prepared. This tells the crux of the issue on one of the points of the new Weapons Amendment Bill 2011 currently still before the house.

We have a reprieve until the 25th October 2011 the next sitting day when the Bill is number 2 on the Agenda.  To get an overview, this is how the emails came through.
From: G D
Sent: Wednesday, 21 September 2011 11:22 AM
Subject: FW: Gun Law alert email
Importance: High
Gents
Further to the email Peter recently sent re the Firearms License Amendments. The police have commented below and it appears the Gun Alert email contents are validly notifying us of possible amendments which could disadvantage some of our members.
I suggest we should make members aware of the contents of the email.
Gary

Ron,
This came to me today after passing through a long series of emails.
Seems WLB is well aware of what is in the Bill, and have known for some time.
Are they setting the Minister up? Or one of those things being slipped through under the radar?
Rob.
Rob HARROLD
Secretary
Shooters Union of Qld Inc
From: Moore.LukeJ@police.qld.gov.au

[mailto:Moore.LukeJ@police.qld.gov.au] On Behalf Of WeaponsLicensing@police.qld.gov.au
Sent: Wednesday, 21 September 2011 10:21 AM
Subject: FW: What the
Importance: High
Mr D,
The proposed amendment concerning magazine capacity in the proposed Weapons Bill 2011 as follows.
‘68CA Prohibition on possession of particular magazines—category B weapons
‘(1) This section applies to the holder of a firearms licence who is the registered owner of a category B weapon under the licence.
‘(2) The holder must not possess a magazine—
(a) if the category B weapon has a lever or pump action—with a maximum capacity of more than 10 rounds for the weapon; or
(b) if the category B weapon is a repeating centre fire rifle—with a maximum capacity of more than 15 rounds for the weapon.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
‘(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if—
(a) the holder is the registered owner of a category D or R weapon, held under another licence, in which the magazine is able to be lawfully used; or
(b) a condition of the holder’s firearms licence authorises possession of a magazine with a maximum capacity of more than 10 or 15 rounds.’.
Appear it is not limited to detachable magazines only. For your info.
G J O’Connor
Sergeant
Weapons Licensing Branch.
Then the next one is from the Inspector / Manager of Weapons Licencing

Branch Michael Crowley.

The amendments in the Weapons Amendment Bill 2011 need to be read in conjunction with the current Weapons Act 1990 (the Act). Please refer to  the definition of ‘magazine’ in Schedule 2 of the Act. It stipulates:
Schedule 2
magazine means a detachable receptacle for ammunition for a weapon.
This means that where the new section 68CA refers to magazine once inserted in the Act it means detachable magazine.
I have checked with Sgt O’Connor who advised that this was one the initial inquires he received. He had the matter clarified a short time later however he forgot to send a clarification email to Mr D. This is something he is now

doing. Unfortunately we cannot publish the details on our website until the Bill is passed.
I trust this information will be of assistance.
Regards
Mike
Michael Crowley Inspector 3752
Manager Weapons Licensing Branch Queensland Police Service
An Anaesthetic in the Rectum. We all know That Mike wants the Bill Passed.
This seems to have acted like a sedative to a few of our shooting organisations, suppressing the active and comforting the ones who religiously never do anything to oppose new legislation.
Many of the leaders of these sporting shooters associations are so comatose that they do not understand the basic principles of how legislation in empowered. They must not understand that as soon as legislation is passed and proclaimed by the Governor that it replaces all previous legislation on the item, in every section of the Act of parliament, or any other preceding Acts of parliament. What has usually occurred over the last 150 years, is that as soon as the Governor proclaims the amended Act the Parliamentary drafters, update the last Act and include the amendments, they do word searches and read through the whole Act to ensure that there are no conflicts and that all provisions fall in line with the new amendments.
Definitions or Dictionaries within an Act are all subsequent or follow the amendments to the provisions of an Act. The words in the provision are the primary power.
Mistakes are made in Acts, there are often conflicts which Policemen like Mike Crowley have on every occasion over the last 14 years have always recommended that the Police should prosecute and let the Court decide and if the decision goes against them, they will use our tax payer dollars to financially break the sporting shooter through the Appeals court enuring that they get a prosecution and precedent for all subsequent cases. If this occurs with the above amendment the Police will certainly win. His email,  concerning his current interpretation will mean nothing. (Except if tendered it might make the Judge more lenient on sentencing, on the first prosecution) The Judge will only look at the latest most up to date decision of parliament, the current amendment before the house as that re defines what a magazine is. As if this is passed the definition of a magazine will include :-

‘category B weapon has a lever or pump action— with a maximum capacity of more than 10 rounds for the weapon.

Don’t expect any commonsense, judges just take the widest interpretation that they can, so even if the drafter don’t amend the definitions in Schedule 2 of the Act.
For some reason Mike Crowley manager of the Weapons Licensing Branch interpretation goes against the precedent that the most current amendment applies. Is it “Cui bono” (“To whose benefit)? You decide who is genuine.
In any event, every man woman and child in Queensland should oppose this legalisation and all similar prohibitive legislation that collectively punishes the innocent. Removes lawfully owned licensed, registered property, without compensation. It is government theft, its immoral. What is worse, as our Politicians continue to refuse to police criminal activity, they further perpetuate the immoral punitive penalising of the innocent by mis-application of legislation, a trend that both major parties have propergated for over twenty years.
All Gun Laws are a pestilence, a plague on the law abiding innocent, ignoring the criminal who carries out an act, with that property. This legislation does not just affect people with lever actions and pump action firearms, but anyone who uses a Stanley knife or a Laser.

Shooter use Lasers for Pest eradication, Miners, Surveyors, Metal workers, TV Arial men all will have huge problems acquiring them from Customs, all will have to explain their bonafide use to the Police and the Courts. As with all sorts of knifes for a thousand uses. Just because the Police will not prosecute the perpetrators, that is to difficult, they only wish to prohibit the innocent, with the same false hope it will reduce their work load. Or will it really create them more jobs, imagine how many knifes will now be classed as Category M, chefs applying for licences and Permits to Acquire to have a registered Category M weapon on there licence. This Weapons Amendment Bill is really nonsense and should be scrapped. We have until the 25 th October to convince our states politicians that it is another stupid law, a continuation of  aggravation we already put up with. We all have to make a change. Find out  the contact details of every one of your State MPS on this link write, phone, email, facebook tell all of them that you oppose this legislation and you do not want them to vote for any of it. We have to start tuning back the chains that bind us.

Write letters to your local papers such as the one I sent to the  Gympie Times. See Link. Send them a message from the 200,000 plus Licensed shooters in this state, include their families we have a voting block  of at least 400,000 votes.
Don’t get bound down in the above technicalities, oppose it today, before it is to late. Which could be the 25th of October 2011.

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ACCURATE FIREARM DESIGN

FIREARM STOCKS AND SIGHTING Continued From Edition 58
With a well made barrel, and receiver with a accurate ammunition, then the degree of skill with which an experienced marksman can shoot depends, in the case of a rifle, on trigger pull, stock, sights, and method of sight adjustment. With a shotgun it depends on trigger pull, stock, and to some extent on visibility of front sight. With a revolver or pistol it depends upon trigger pull, sights, method of sight adjustment, and stock (grips).
Trigger pull has already been covered now we look at stocks and the relationship with sights, particularly their type and design. The use of stocks and sights comes properly in a work on coaching accurate shooting, and will be mentioned here only to the extent of showing the reasons for why we should design them in a particular way.

Rifle Stocks
Originally most Australian rifle stocks followed the American designs which had evolved from those adopted for the Pennsylvania rifle, usually erroneously called the “Kentucky” rifle, dating from about 1730 morphing into the Winchester 1894. In the early years of the 20th Century the Mauser rifle design led to the introduction of the Springfield 1903 Rifle and the American custom Gunsmiths modified that military design to what we see on the early Model 70 Winchester’s and early Remington’s. Of course Australia was influenced by the Lee Enfield rifle stock design but not by choice, only by price as millions were sold here during that century and millions still exist today. As they were designed as a battle rifle, with its primary purpose of stout stick to mount the bayonet on and plunge it in, they were not known for their attributes to shooting and many were modified with pistol grips, cheek pieces. Lever action stocks were light in weight, small in dimensions, had considerable drop at comb and particularly at heel, and were fitted with a crescent shaped butt-plate. Consider the conditions under which these rifles were used. All of these designs were practical in there day. In the USA, and Australia hunting country and the skirmishes with natives were almost invariably in heavily wooded areas with considerable underbrush, and usually it was impossible to see to shoot except from the standing position. The country was largely flat or slightly rolling, and game was found chiefly in the level and well watered valleys. The firearms were muzzle loaders and single shots. Therefore the design of stock was exactly what we would expect, most suitable for firing from the standing position at a target at about the same level as the shooter, and for single shot fire, that is slow fire only.
Development of Marksmanship.

Prior to about 1875 there was no well  written books ,or manuals on accurate shooting, the first being, ‘The Gun’, by W Greener. Between 1875 and 1903 a few magazine articles appeared showing that some individuals were making a study of the subject. The National Rifle Association of Great Britain which flowed from the interest in the Volunteer Militia movement, pushed along by notable people such as Sir Joseph Whitworth and Rudyard Kipling was soon taken up by the Americans and of course expanded world wide and to Australia. Even the British Army began to show considerable interest in accurate shooting and improvements were noted in the Small Arms Text Books but were strangely not adopted by the military that was paying for the research and the productions of the books. During this period those who shot well at long ranges and in rapid fire (skirmish) did so with military rifles which had stocks with more or less flat butt-plates and with very much less drop at the heel than the usual sporting and target stocks of the day.
With the advent of the International Matches in the 1890s real rifle competitive shooting began and real thought began to be devoted to the subject. Many marksmen returned to their homes from these matches with new  and sound ideas as to accurate shooting. In 1901 Captain William DeV. Foulke had published his pamphlet “The School of the Krag,” in. 1903 Dr. Walter G. Hudson published his book “Modern Rifle Shooting from the American Standpoint,” and in December of that year the writer’s work “Suggestions to Military Riflemen” also was published. But the great impetus was the International Matches, which commenced in the 1890s and caused a remarkable increase in interest in the subject.
About 1920 all marksmanship studies were reviewed by the United States Regular Army, which then published the first really comprehensive manual on the subject, setting forth the American system of rifle shooting, which system has since been used at the School of Instruction at the National Matches. The same was done in the British Army and Commonwealth by the classic Small Arms Text Book of 1929, which in many areas has never been surpassed for information.
Influence on Design.
As might be expected, all this study, and the development of this system had a profound effect on rifle design. Specifically the American system of rifle instruction lays emphasis on trigger squeeze as being the whole soul of good rifle shooting. However proper trigger squeeze cannot be taught until the  marksman can aim properly and hold steadily. Aiming is easily taught, but holding is more difficult. The bone and muscular makeup of man is such that a rifle can be held steadiest in certain fairly closely prescribed positions, prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing. In the first three of these positions a properly designed gunsling, used in a certain manner, is a very great aid to steady holding. Finally that a beginner can be taught to hold with great steadiness in the prone position with a rifle sling in about a week’s time.
Therefore the beginner is used to be first taught how to aim, and how to hold the rifle steadily in the prone position.  The bench rest position has mainly replaced the early prone coaching position but when you do not have one the prone position is the next best. Ability in these having been acquired, he is then taught the principle of correct trigger squeeze, and he then proceeds to learn to co-ordinate his aim, hold, and squeeze by shooting in the prone position.

In a very short time he becomes skilled in this form of shooting, and correct trigger squeeze becomes a fixed habit. He is then taught in turn to shoot sitting, kneeling, and standing, and finally to shoot rapidly and at moving targets and natural targets at both known and estimated distances. Continued in Edition 62.

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Understanding Reloading Ammunition
Development of the Primer  Continued From Edition 58
All priming compounds and powders of the early 20^th Century contained materials that had a very bad effect on both barrels and cartridge cases. Potassium chlorate was the heart of the compound, responsible for long storage life and unusually fine stability under almost any climatic conditions. Yet, it left a residue in the bore that promoted very rapid rusting. Plus, the fulminate of mercury in the priming compound made the cartridge case so brittle that, under some circumstance, it could not be reloaded.
Some explanation is in order. A product of combustion of potassium chlorate is potassium chloride, similar to common table salt. Don’t bother trying to use it. (I tried everything in my Mothers kitchen before I was 12 to make Bangs, its similar but doesn’t work.) Potassium chloride, on firing is throughly distributed throughout the bore of the firearm, even being driven into the pores of the metal. There it exhibited its hygroscopic properties. In short, it absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, promoting rapid development of rust. The higher the humidity, the faster the rust develops. During a damp, warm spell, a rifle left uncleaned overnight will develop a coat of rust on its bore, and two or three days would ruin it completely. I have been laughed at, and ribbed by my friends as I clean the barrel religiously before the sun goes down. When the air cools condensation forms in barrels. Next day, I have pushed a dry patch through there barrels and shown them the brown rust on the patch. They stop laughing and listen then, but for most it is to late.
If corrosive powder or primers have been used mere oiling of the bore does little good. The primer residue is not soluble in oil, so it mostly just works away under the oil film, forming rust like mad. Potassium chloride is, however, soluble in plain water. Hot, soapy water cleans it out in a hurry. Bores properly cleaned with hot, soapy water soom after being fired with so-called “chlorate” primers, will suffer no ill effects from the residue, even in very damp climates.
Many good Military small arms instruction manuals of today still specify “cleaning on each of three sucessive days following firing.” During WWII, Korea and up until at least the 1960s the rifleman or machine gunner who forgot those simple instructions could easily wind up on a list of charges for his ruined barrel. British and U.S. manuals further recommended hot, soapy water; plain hot water; cold water and soda ash; and plain cold water, in that order of effectiveness and desirability. Soldiers were instructed to pump hot water through the bore until the barrel was “hot to the touch,” then wipe dry and oil while still hot. Such extensive treatment will generally remove all the chloride residue in one cleaning, but troops were required to do it three days running just in case. The wrath of a sergeant-major upon catching a recruit omitting one of the three cleanings is something that is awesome to behold.
These days shooters can use either Whitworth Copper Solvent or Sweets Solvent, both have a ammonia persulphate and hydrogen peroxide chemical reaction when agitated with the brush in the barrel, this is a strong alkaline which neutralises the sulphuric and nitro acids contained in those chorate salts. So water is not needed, which saves the additional problem of the water going through the other mechanism in the firearm.
For many years, riflemen blamed the powder used for the havoc wrought by chorate primers. Strange and wondrous claims were made for a multitude of “powder” and “nitro” solvents sold for the purpose of preventing ruined bores. In the 1930s Col Julian Hatcher got the bright idea to run controlled tests and that innocent looking primer was properly identified as the culprit. From that day on, chlorate primers have been known as “corrosive primers.”
Through WWII, nearly all military small arms ammunition was loaded with chlorate primers. Not until the early 1960′s did the U.S. military establishment switch over exclusively to a “noncorrosive” type. Details of the changeover are shown below. Other nations made the change a bit earlier or later, the exact dates being difficult to determine.
This simply means that the bulk of the hundreds of millions of rounds of surplus military ammunition sold in this country was “corrosive”-primed. Over the past forty years, I’ve examined thousands of rifles ruined by lack of proper cleaning. That old devil, potassium chloride, will do it every time. If you ever use surplus military ammunition and don’t know what sort of primers they are. Clean, brother, Clean, and Clean again.

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Letter to the Editor. More Gun Laws.

How Much is a Life Worth? When will a Politician represent the defenceless?

 

15,000 licensed shooters in the Gympie Region will be waiting to see how David Gibson MP voted on the latest Amendment to the Weapons Act, that are before the Queensland house of Representatives. Will he go and sit with Independents, Mrs Cunningham, Dorothy Pratt, Chris Foley, Mr McLindon, who have stated they will vote against, or will he stay and support the passage of the Bill into an Act with his LNP party?

^{On the 8th Sept 2011, in his speech to the house, Hansard report Mr Gibson as saying. “The LNP has a strong record of supporting law-abiding gun owners such as farmers and sporting shooters.”}

 

This has cast a doubts on Mr Gibson’s memory, as we all can remember is in 1997, the National Party/ Liberals imposing the John Howard Un -informed Gun Laws. They have also supported every subsequent prohibitive amendment, screwing the law abiding firearm owners ever since. Shooters, are amazed that Mr Gibson has forgotten that it was the reason for the split in the National Party and the reason they have been in opposition ever since.

 

Mr Gibson has also confused those law abiding shooters with statements, such as these. “We have long opposed the wasteful and inefficient systems introduced by this government, such as the weapons licensing management system that has seen a cost blow-out of $7.5 million so far and, more importantly, a blow-out in the time it takes to obtain a permit to acquire. We must stop targeting law-abiding gun owners and, instead, focus our resources on real criminals.” “Let us be clear: this bill does little to address criminal activities involving firearms and is nothing more than Labor targeting law-abiding gun owners”.

 

Licensed shooters salute statement such as these and so would the majority of Gympie’s voters, however in the same speech he states.

 

“I will be opposing those parts of the bill that do nothing more than target law-abiding gun owners. The remainder of the bill brings about some clarifications in the act that should be supported”.

 

When this Bill, in all of its provisions, collectively punishes the innocent. Removes lawfully owned licensed, registered property, without compensation. To vote for that, is endorsing government theft, its immoral. What is worse, as they continue to refuse to police criminal activity, they further perpetuate the immoral punitive penalising of the innocent by mis-application of legislation, a trend that both major parties have propergated for over twenty years. Some of Mr Gibson’s electorate have been waiting for four months for a licence to be issued and eleven months for a Permit To Acquire. Mr Gibson has to stop, sitting on the fence. He has admitted that he knows that this Bill is a wrongly imposed crime on law abiding gun owners. So should he support the people who he represents in his constituency and not support this Bill, or support the Bill with the rest of his Party. It is time for David Gibson to show where his allegiance really lies, to his people, or his party. We will be watching Hansard very closely.

 

Ron Owen

 

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]]> http://www.owenguns.com/gun-law-info/letter-to-the-editor-more-gun-lawsre-amendments-to-weapons-act-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.owenguns.com/gun-law-info/a-betrayal-of-our-trust-in-the-lnp-again/ http://www.owenguns.com/gun-law-info/a-betrayal-of-our-trust-in-the-lnp-again/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:30:15 +0000 Ron Owen http://www.owenguns.com/?p=3751 IF WE DO NOTHING WE WONT” JUST HAVE TO REGISTER DAISY AIR GUNS, (AS MANY ARE HUNDRED SHOTS) THEY WILL INCLUDE THEM IN THE NEXT SET OF AMENDMENTS. ACT NOW!

100 shots ARE They Taking DAISY next? It's just as Stupid.

More NEWS observers from the Shooters Union reported that the debate listed on the Parliaments Agenda was altered from 1st placing to fourth placing ensuring that it won’t get a hearing this week. This gives us more time to maintain the rage, to keep the pressure on the Local Members the more local members that speak on this Bill the better as it slows the process. There is an election coming very… soon.
What happen today effectively deferred the Weapons Amendment Bill of 2011 it now has been back sqauded on the Agenda in Parliament.
It was due to be discussed today and the Labour Party had the numbers to pass the Bill. Which would have removed many lever actions from the hands of law abiding licenced shooters. I and many others believe that this little Victory is due to the efforts of the ‘few’ Valiant shooters who have performed the miracle of turning back the tide, like stopping a train load of political evil that is ranged against us. ‘Few’ being a ‘few’ thousand of the 200 thousand shooters in this state who will eventually share the benefits, as even if they do not have a lever action. This idea of government, that they can punish the innocent and ignore the guilty has to stop, or it will eventually take us all.
Winston Churchill said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” We all should cheer the ‘Few’ shooters who went to the trouble of communicating our thoughts to the politicians. Now is the time, for more to follow and do the same, and ask your friends to join in as well. We have the formula, now we have to keep the pressure on. We now know that the internet is a tool for these victories and we have the numbers, we just have to speak out. A Huge Thank You, to all who participated. Ron Owen

Correspondence on the Weapon Amendment Bill of 2011. TELL YOUR LOCAL MP TO STOP IT NOW.

GREAT LETTER /EMAIL TO HIS MP.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 7:34 PM, M W  MW@altcs.com.au> wrote:
To the Hon. Ray Hopper
Member for Condamine
I wish to express my disgust at the LNP’s decision to support the Queensland Labor Government Weapons Amendment Bill.
As a family who were previously long time National Party supporters (who withdrew this support after the Howard firearm fiasco) and who were contemplating a return to supporting the LNP in order to out the present socialist Queensland and Australian governments, we feel this is once again a betrayal of our trust in the LNP, for Queensland and in the longer term, Australia.
In my immediate family there are 5 active members of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia who share the same opinion.
Obviously the LNP have enjoyed their time in oposition and wish to spend the next 20years in the wilderness.
from a betrayed Queenslander

MW

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Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: Weapons Amendment Bill 2011
Great letter mate. It will fall on deaf ears. The LNP are a lost cause just like their socialist mates in Labor. My member for Beaudesert is Aiden McLindon and he will be voting against the amendments. Jeannie and I went to a meeting in Boonah last night at the invitation of Katters Australia Party. Both Aiden and Bob Katter spoke for nearly two hours. There are things that you would not believe that are going on in this state.
Qld. is broke. Labor has ruined this once prosperous state. We are paying $55 million per week in interest alone on borrowings that Labor has inflicted upon us. The selling of the state assets is a joke. A large port facility was sold to Indian interests for just over 1 billion dollars. It earns about $900 million per year. The new owners have a lease on it for 99 years. Nice little earner if you can get it … and that’s just one of the many facilities sold off.
CSG is a joke. The gas is piped to the foreign owned ports, loaded onto foreign owned ships and shipped to China. The Chinese write a cheque to the CSG companies here and the payment is then returned to China where the owners of the CSG company live. There are no Australian mining companies left in this country.
We are officially net importers of food in this country. A country that once supplied food to the rest of the world, now has to rely on imports. The Liberal and Labor Parties have XXXXX us over a number of years.
There is only one option left for us and that is the elimination of the Labor and LNP from the political scene. Spread the message to everyone you know. Tell them to vote for Katters Party, we have no other option left.
T

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To Mark Biddulph
Principal Advisor
Office of the Minister for Police, Corrective Services
and Emergency Services
Thanks for the reply Mark .May I put a question to you ? If I am approved
and issued a license for ,say ,a class a /b firearm license , How is the
safety of the public improved by having to then be FURTHER approved to
possess a class A?B firearm . ?
Example: I get a drivers license , and I am approved then to
drive a car . How would the safety of road users be improved by having to
apply for a permit to acquire a car ? My suggestion to you is that once a
shooter has a license , he should then be able to show that license to a gun
dealer and purchase his gun . The gun dealer would then forward the details
to Weapons licensing for records . Would this not be a simpler , more
straightforward and cost effective way of handling this entire ‘Permit to
Acquire ” shambles .My complaint was not a complaint against the present performance
of the weapons licensing personnel , but rather a complaint against the
cumbersome and costly system itself . sincerely PETER MILLS.
Peter MILLS All the best to you Ron I hope your health is good thanks for all you good work for shooters in Queensland
Great Letter, hope he gets a million like it. ron

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Colt Gold Cup .45 acp Blued

 Colt Government Gold Cup .45 ACP

.45 ACP
Blued finish with rubber wraparound grips,
2 x 8-round magazines, full length recoil
spring and target recoil spring
5″ match-grade barrel, adjustable rear sight,
adjustable trigger, beavertail grip safety
Weight: 39oz (1100g)

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