Thread: Hi there, new member

Originally Posted by steven

Yeah like you I dont hunt either but I enjoy shooting.

The WSRA ppl are really great IMHO, Ive always felt welcome there.

Gun, well most ppl now seem to shoot an AR15, but they have categories and a day for each over the year. So "303" day, "carbine" day, "bolt action day", 'semi-auto" day, "American" day, "USSR" day...etc.

303s now are pretty worn out, so you are looking at $600+ for a reasonable no4 and a re-barrel is that and more. SKS isnt competitive nor a M14, if you have one OK, I wouldnt buy either one though for WSRA, you need light and fast IMHO. One of the better bolt action guns would be a good fully wooded 6.5mm Swede, about $600 and they are fairly light, flat shooting with low recoil.

No retailers carry 303s worth mentioning, (avoid guncity in wellington what they have are utter crap) its TM or a private sale, WSRA ppl could well sell you a decent gun.

Also there are 3 auctions throughout the year the next is April? ish but its hard to spot a good gun, most are utter rubbish.

If you have $2k then I'd suggest buying an AR15 straight off, they are huge fun.....

When your FAL is done and if a 303 is what you want and you spot one PM me and I can take a peak, I am also in Wellington.

Your best bet is a No4 mk2 as they are often in good condition but that will be around $800 to $2000 depending.

Solid advice.

+1 on the Swede. An M96 or M38 best bang for buck around. Before you sink a wedge of cash into something that may or not be for you, go have a play on someone else's (most people end up with a harem after a while) to see what suits you. There are many good people in the shooting community who would absolutely give you a whirl with one of theirs, given the chance, and talk your ear off about whywherewhenwhoandwhat

Be aware a centerfire is going to cost a lot more to shoot than a rimfire. Step one would be a bolt action .22 just to get some trigger time IMO. You can bang away happily for an entire afternoon for $40 to $50 with a .22, whereas with a centerfire that will get you 40 - 50 rounds, often a lot less depending on the calibre. Whatever you do, don't get sucked into spending heaps of coin tacticooling the shit out of an SKS from Guncity hahaha