Firearms Laws and Licensing

I think we're more part in our thinking than we are in expressing our thinking.

Tactical is fashionable and I'm not really judging the people but think this fashion is not a good look for a air rifle/firearms industry in a bit of a PR crisis with many of the public thinking there is no good reason to own anything that can be used as a weapon.

It does seem that the latest and best PCPs are more and more a non-traditional look. But the default look for non-traditional seems to be tactical.

Kruzer, interesting stats but a more detailed breakdown to see what is an "incident", seriousness of injuries and deaths. Death numbers are predictably high from the weapon of choice of mass murderers.

We seem to only hear about hunters shot while hunting, accidents with loaded firearms accidentally fired (which should never happen but usually firearms are being used legally - a failure of the operator to do what he/she was taught in FAL training, gangs bringing firearms to a brawl or a stand-over murders with intent and mass shootings.

Good point Pauly and exactly my thinking re the Impact - it's the latest and greatest from FX and I'd love one but there does not seem to be a traditional option in the Impact i.e. like the Dreamline Classic.

It is interesting that most cullers have a bull-pup style. I've never even held one but can't get my head around how they would fit me...but there must be significant advantages given they usually required more trigger and cocking linkages.   

I'd like to hear from some younger people on this forum because I am definitely biased by age and perhaps experience and struggle with tactical FAs even looking like mankillers. And most regular posters here aren't young.

It's too easy for old codgers like me to grizzle "it wasn't like that in my day" ... but I guess I'm actually suggesting there is a link between tacticals and their users being more likely to be unsafe which is likely to be bollocks I'm guessing... :-)

But yeah, I do fail to see why anyone but a serious collector would want an AR-15 style FA... 

Gees with appox 400 000 air guns in nz youd think they would be a better 2nd hand market

Bottom one looks really nice
I actually dont think any of them look tactical.
No mag off them,mo ejection port/bolt charging handle, no carry handle,no fire select switch,dials pn it,,big cylinder under barrel, wood definitely looks great but very untactical. Just look like well looked after hunting rifles to me.
Wonder if they make a bull pup springer must have a search.

That in my view growlybear is a big deal. For the situations the police use guns in, they should be fully versed in fire arms, ballistics, projectiles, saftey.
They shoot in the most dangerous areas.
Heres an example i remember from years ago that shocked me, and i look it up now as an example.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/raging-bull-hornys-rampage-ends-in-hail-of-police-bullets/BFOWQ7776TNBYHQG6764VGW3J4/

Basically 9 shots to body, 3 to head.
What was the issue? To low a fpe?
Bad placement?
Wrong projectile type?
Did the cop just wildly shoot it in the side as it passed ?
I dont know , but its totally obvious this person should not have been in control of a fire arm (at least in my view)
Ill do a quick search and see if i can find the weapon used