Thread: The future of 3gun in nz?

Originally Posted by Towely

Is that sport in the above videos always shot prone? Is there any movement or shooting around/through/under barricades/obstacles or from positions designed to be tricky to the shooter? And do they have a power factor of some description? Genuine questions.

Phils talking of maybe using ipsc mini rifle which is 22lr and colour coding targets on the longer distance ranges, it could work but sounds messy. But might be what happens when we run rifle nats next year.

Can you please point me to the wording that may still allow box fed shotguns to exist? Very interested in your answer to this one!

Arms act wording:

2A Meaning of prohibited firearm
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, prohibited firearm—

(a) means any of the following firearms:

(i) a semi-automatic firearm (except a pistol), other than—

(A) a semi-automatic firearm that is capable of firing only 0.22 calibre or lower rimfire cartridges and that has a magazine, whether or not detachable or otherwise externally fed, that is capable of holding no more than 10 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size:

(B) a semi-automatic shotgun with a non-detachable tubular magazine or magazines that are capable of holding no more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size:

(ii) a pump-action shotgun that is capable of being used with a detachable magazine:

(iii)a pump-action shotgun that has a non-detachable tubular magazine or magazines that are capable of holding more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size:


The way I read this...
- semi shotguns may have only tubular magazines, and max 5 shell mag capacity.
- pump action shotguns may have tubular mags with max five shell capacity, OR fixed (non detachable) box mags with 5 shell max capacity.

So box mags are out for all practical time saving purposes, unless you miraculously manage to make them double stack, double feed and loadable by 5-shell stripper clips. You can get speed loaders for tubular mags though, which have an advantage over the stripper-fed box mag that they may be topped up any time and with the gun in battery, safety rules permitting.