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I did. I still use the same gun (Winchester 1200).

Yes, I was in my early 40's when that (not very photogenic) picture was taken.

Yes, I did a small number of heavy barrel rifles which shot very well. One of the important things was to make the lower receiver a very tight fit and have minimum headspace. On some of them I had...

Hi Rushy. A bit of a long shot but quite possible! My 1,000 was from the sale batch of 2,500, from a total of just over 15,000 SLR's in NZ service. We were issued No4's when I went through Burnham...

Some photos from 1988 and 89. First two are the 1,000 SLR's and 1900 Bren gun magazines the day they arrived from Trentham 1988.
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This one is the custom L1A1 we built to donate as...

Good to hear! I am enjoying retirement but still keeping busy and active. I still do quite a lot of shooting (pistol, rifle, and shotgun) and just agreed to do a bit of part-time shooting for one...

No, just knowing where to look in my records.

Ah, yes! 9 June 1989. How are you, my friend?

It was a FN FAL, engraved and high polish blue, fully restocked in high-grade NZ walnut with fleur-de-lis checkering on the grip and fore-end.

Yes, I did a few of them in both .243 and .308. The Shilen barrel blanks (I was importing them at the time) were turned to a slightly heavier profile which gave better accuracy, a steel Weaver type...

Slightly off-topic but SLR related. A mate told me of his first ever contact in the jungle. Everyone hit the deck and looked for targets, and seeing one cross the track in front he fired a shot and...

Nah! printer cartridges are too expensive.;)

Yeah, I know! Seriously, full-auto rifles of that type are a complete waste of ammunition as the muzzle climb is enough to ensure that 80% + will go over the top of the target, it burns the barrels...

I had not heard about that event but it would be easily possible if someone had tried to alter the trigger pull to the wrong angle or engagement. That could trip the hammer from the impact of the...

They were manufactured as semi-autos and that was the way the Army used them but it was a parts change to convert then to full auto. Before they could be sold to the public dealers had to modify...

Yep, I am with you Rushy! That is a commercial AR15 rifle that was in A category configuration before the bigger mags were added (when found, or just before the photo was taken?), therefore no...

No, The SLR's were semi-auto but they had to be further modified to Police specs before they could be sold to the public. The gangs guns were either stolen or purchased before the MSSA laws came...