Thread: Hello, everyone.

Hi all,

I've been lurking around this forum for quite some time now, vacuuming up the vast array of knowledge on offer. As of 6:50pm tonight, I'll be attending the safety course to finally begin my firearms license application, so I figure it's about time I introduced myself.

I'm a 27 year old student paramedic, currently based in both Auckland and the Waikato (I move back and forth as university demands). Although keenly interested in all aspects, my actual hunting experience is pretty limited to popping a few pests on farmland, and bowhunting koi karp. My level of fitness isn't where it should be, and in part I'm looking to hunting to provide motivation to climb up stupidly steep hills and such.

For as long as I can remember I've had a fascination with firearms as mechanical devices, there's something particularly special about the way they click and clack. Naturally, this means I want to own lots of them. I'm particularly interested in firearms with a military heritage.

I look forward to taking a more active part in discussions from now on as I learn and become more involved in hunting and shooting activities.