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45/70. I shoot that in a Pedersoli 1886 and a Pedersoli Boss Sharps. The 1886 does 0-300 and the Sharps the rest. The 1886 now has a Lee Shaver medium Soule and the Sharps a Lee Shaver Long Range.

Apologies for the hijack Alpo.

Some very good questions I will try and get to them all. Do note like the USA we have States that have authority over firearms laws and so there are differences, and the others here can point those out. The general gist is the same. First and foremost, we cannot carry or use firearms for self defence so that is a major difference. We can only have firearms in our possession when at the range or going to and from the range or hunting (and to and from the hunting). We most definitely do not have the access many of your States do but it isn't as restrictive as many think or have been told. In general, it's no semi-auto rifles or shotguns and no pump action shotguns. Other than that, it's pretty open. There are exceptions to the Semi auto and pump, but the conditions and reasons are pretty tight (professional hunters in the main). Do you have a limit on how many you can own- Not in NSW although my wife has a different view- How long does the licensing take when you buy one? - Initial licence is very time consuming (could be a year for a pistol licence inc trg cses and probation). Once you have the licence PTA's (permit to acquire) are pretty good (couple of days for a rifle/shotgun a week for a pistol). Can you buy something private sales, or is everything through the government? -The photos were from private sellers but all sales go thru a gun store or Club Armourer. I saw a cursory list of the various firearm categories, do they have different requirements to purchase/own/carry/store?- Rifles and shotguns the same, pistols different process but not onerous. No carry- Do you have to have secure storage like England?- I don't know about England; we have to have a safe for storage at home. Different specifications for rifles/shotguns and pistols. Are the magazines on those semi autos in your picture blocked to a lower limit.- Most firearms restricted to 10 rds. Are the magazines restricted to purchase- No, just expensive here. I DID try vegemite once, must have done it wrong. - You need years of practice to get Vegemite right. And Fosters...that stuff gave me a headache. -No Aussie drinks Fosters What's a good Australian beer I might find up here? - This is close to asking if .45 or 9mm is the best calibre for a defence pistol. My favorite's are Crown Lager, Coopers Dark Ale, Coopers Vintage and I don't mind Sam Adams No offence taken we are just miffed that we are often used as a boogie man for firearms control when it isn't as bad as some claim. As a currently serving digger, thanks and back at ya.

The below are photos from used guns and so are firearms we can own. I didn't bother with all the lever guns, double barrels, etc.

Out of idle curiosity what do you believe is banned here? Just to get the ball rolling there are a lot of Cowboy shooters here and we have no problems with any of those firearms (apart from pump action shotguns).

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AAAWWWW that's sweet that you think they stay where we put them or have any control over what they do and where they do it.

Sure, so long as we can bring over all the spiders, snakes, sharks, stingers, stone fish, goannas, you get the idea.

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