new toy time (rifle)

[Vulcan]

I have a new plan for my hunting... have a damn sexy rifle so the deer will stop to admire its beauty:



(it's a Howa .243 ranchland with a Nikon scope on it)

[Nefarious]

Nice. .243 is a real popular round here in WV for deer.

[TheBug]

So what do the neighbors think about you running around outside with guns wearing your Buzz Lightyear pajamas?   

[DEECONX]

So what do the neighbors think about you running around outside with guns wearing your Buzz Lightyear pajamas?   

 

Nice .243 

[cooldued]

WOW!ok knowing there are people walking with this in the woods I'm NEVER going hunting because ill get shot.

[Jayhawk]

WOW!ok knowing there are people walking with this in the woods I'm NEVER going hunting because ill get shot.

...why don't ya give it a try anyway.

 

[Vulcan]

So what do the neighbors think about you running around outside with guns wearing your Buzz Lightyear pajamas?   

they know not to mess with me

[Wildcat1]

nice .243!

i just picked up a R710 in .308, shoots great. the elk in Montana will love me from 600 yards

[whipster22]

WorldOfWarcraft!

fixed

[SIK1]

Nice 

IIRC you live in New Zealand?

I'll assume it's legal to hunt with a suppressor there. Do you have to have a special permit for the suppressor? How much does it quiet down the shot, and how much does it effect accuracy? Are they (suppressors) expensive, and where is it made?

 

WOW!ok knowing there are people walking with this in the woods I'm NEVER going hunting because ill get shot.

Why, do you look like a deer?

[Vulcan]

Nice  

IIRC you live in New Zealand?

I'll assume it's legal to hunt with a suppressor there. Do you have to have a special permit for the suppressor? How much does it quiet down the shot, and how much does it effect accuracy? Are they (suppressors) expensive, and where is it made?

Yes NZ. All you need is a firearms license (you sit a simple test about firearm safety, two references are called, your storage area is checked). Suppressors are not restricted in any way. Mine cost US$126 + threading on the barrel ~ $50. There are dozens of brands to choose from home, many made locally. The only thing you need to flash your license for is firearms and ammo.

Click here for some examples  ... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchType=0005-0386-&searchString=suppressor&type=Search&generalSearch_keypresses=10&generalSearch_suggested=0

The suppressor takes the boom out of the shot. You still get the supersonic crack but not the ear ringing boom. So for a start it saves your hearing.

Generally the suppressor improves accuracy, it lowers recoil and lowers turbulence at the muzzle. Most people find muzzle velocity goes either way by 50-100fps (sometimes up, sometimes down).

As far as animals go only .22 subs are dead quiet (I have a Savage 22 as well). Anything centerfire is still noisy with the supersonic crack. However farm livestock are not spooked by it. I hunt on and around the fringe of some farms for rabbits, hares (you call them jack rabbits I think), goats and pigs, for deer we have our national parks (hunting is free).

Game animals cannot place direction on a supersonic crack, so tend to hesitate on fleeing. It gives you time for follow up shots - in case you miss or for any other animals nearby.

So the suppressor is great no matter which way you look at it (I cannot understand why you guys restrict their use when their benefits are so great). I put the latex camo tape on mine to cut down on noise it makes brushing past trees and scrub (aluminum is a bit 'tinky').

[katanaso]

Yes NZ. All you need is a firearms license (you sit a simple test about firearm safety, two references are called, your storage area is checked). Suppressors are not restricted in any way. Mine cost US$126 + threading on the barrel ~ $50. There are dozens of brands to choose from home, many made locally. The only thing you need to flash your license for is firearms and ammo.

That's it, or did you forget a zero on the price? 

Here, in the US, it's a $200 Tax Stamp + the cost of the suppressor.  And then they're illegal for hunting.  To get mine, it cost over a grand.  If they were that cheap, I'd have multiples.

And, nice looking rifle!

mir

[Vulcan]

That's it, or did you forget a zero on the price? 

Here, in the US, it's a $200 Tax Stamp + the cost of the suppressor.  And then they're illegal for hunting.  To get mine, it cost over a grand.  If they were that cheap, I'd have multiples.

And, nice looking rifle!

mir

The exact model I have: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Hunting-shooting/Firearm-parts/Silencers-suppressors/auction-322807872.htm  (NZ$180)

[katanaso]

Very cool!

[mtnman]

So the suppressor is great no matter which way you look at it (I cannot understand why you guys restrict their use when their benefits are so great).

Their use is restricted here for a few very good, very simple reasons. 

They look scary to some people. 

And, some people think that naughty people might do naughty things with them, so it would be better if nobody could have them at all, including the non-naughty folks (who are only non-naughty because they haven't been caught doing the naughty things they've obviously been doing... yet...).