Boys Anti-tank Rifle

[derk derin]

I just watched the Cuba Libre story on Netflix which showed an historic video of Bautista looking over a cache of captured weapons they took off of a band of guerrella's they captured and there he is holding a boys anti tank rifle with the harmonica flash suppressor. Would like to know the story on that rifles travels through history!
Derk

[Douglas Greville]

Rob

Believe it or not, where I live in NSW they are classed as a pistol due to having
the pistol grip.

Never underestimate the stupidity of officialdom.

Thus they are in the same category for licencing.

Regards
Doug

[Lynn Eades]

Doug, it is the changes they make in the dead of night that worries me about your second statement.
Over here, I think the Boyes rifle is just a rifle. (not sure at all) They would be a fortune and nearly never seen for sale. I wouldn't even tease myself with the idea.

[Douglas Greville]

Lynn

They come on the market occasionally here. As you say, never cheap. But the hassle of owning one is not worth it. Having something 5' long that is classed as a pistol and has to be stored in a pistol safe that complies with the law is just sheer lunacy. For starters, the safe has to be specially made, because, surprise surprise you can't buy a 5' long pistol safe.... nor for that matter normally a 5' long rifle safe. Pistols are a special category as they are classed as a "concealable weapon", I have yet to see anyone who can conceal a 5' long anti-tank rifle up their shirt!

Regards
Doug

[Lynn Eades]

Doug, in an ideal world you would petition your local M.P. about it, and he / (she?) would go into bat for you to tidy up a stupid unworkable law.
(on that note, Is it law or policy? because policy is often put forward as law)
The police firearms people should also be embarrassed by the stupidity of the law and support the idea of sensible change.
The politicians should see that good people proud to be Australians would want sensible laws for good Australians to live by and also support change.....

Sorry Doug, my wife must have put something in my coffee.

[Petr Brezina]

Uff, I was a bit worried about you at first, Lynn

[Douglas Greville]

Lynn

You had probably not fully awoken for the day and faced the reality of the being
a "citizen" in a "democratic" society......

I have photos of my dad, riding his WW2 Indian around the South Island in
1946 with a .22 on a sling over his shoulder. He and his mate would stop
at a farm every night, ask permission to shoot rabbits etc for dinner. He said
they always got permission usually with the caution not to shoot towards the
house. Often they would be invited in for dinner.
Not once did anyone ever phone the police or react badly to 2 armed men
on motorcycles riding up to a house.
Amazing how much common sense and civility people used to have.

I often say to my son, we have the least worst political system, not the
best. Looking at the current circus and the ones that have gone before
it in NA, the alternatives don't seem real attractive.

Regards
Doug