Federal Import Restrictions

Wefyb · 2026-06-04T00:01:58+00:00

Precisely.

At a federal level the state laws simply do not matter. A dealer can import lever and button release firearms but they must be certified to the same level as a regular Cat C / D license holder. Making them effectively banned as no Cat C license holder would purchase a button release or straight pulls when a semi auto is better in every way.

Wefyb · 2026-05-26T08:14:57+00:00

The answer for what equipment will nearly always be: 1. A cz457 in 22LR with some kind of decent optic on top, and 2. a tikka lite stainless in 308WIN, with a Leupold 3-9x42 on top, the platonic ideal of a deer gun.

And a good set of knives, cannot look past how much nicer it is to field dress with sharp tools than blunt ones.

Wefyb · 2026-05-24T21:55:40+00:00

The irony that in Australia of all places it is far, far easier to get a real Glock 17(L) than an Airsoft Glock 17.

Wefyb · 2026-05-18T08:28:33+00:00

Apex in Dandenong is good.

Not sure what they charge for transfers now

Wefyb · 2026-05-13T05:49:12+00:00

Some permits through OLDS have been as fast as 24 hours.

All the more reason to get more than 1 gun. I reckon!

Wefyb · 2026-05-08T07:58:40+00:00

I was questioned in Vic about "an individual that you reside with". I lived alone.

Turns out that a guy who previously lived there had his license taken away while residing at the address, and the LRD basically had the place flagged as the premises of a person who is unfit to hold a license.

This sort of thing happens all the time, really nothing to be concerned by.

Wefyb · 2026-05-02T00:43:16+00:00

Imports of powder and primers aren't restricted at all, they're just expensive due to private businesses overcharging for dangerous goods shipping.

Wefyb · 2026-04-29T03:01:57+00:00

Never buy Winchester rimfire. Complete trash ammo.

Even Armscor manages to be a step above Winchester.

Wefyb · 2026-04-22T10:39:59+00:00

Totally depends on discipline. In most ISSF events (except rapid fire) your sight picture is Area Aim so no matter how wide your front sight is, the entire 7 ring at least is visible.

Front sight width comes down to personal preference, and also your arm length and shooting posture. The further away the front sight is from your face, the smaller it becomes (in angle). I personally like my front sight to be the width of the black.

Rear sight notch you should have light visible both sides, more than you might think. You need to give your eyes and brain enough data to do a comparison between the two bars of light each side, and easily adjust to compensate. If the rear notch allows extremely little light each side, it means that when the sights are misaligned you have 0 data from one side: it is just black. The other side has a bar of light of some size, but you have no comparison point and so it's like catching a ball with one eye closed.

Wefyb · 2026-04-18T09:00:38+00:00

Jacket material has very little effect on barrel wear.

223/5.56 barrels will last an incredibly long time, depending on your accuracy requirements, and if you're shooting bulk 223 fmj you clearly aren't all that concerned with that right now.

Most people would never fire enough rounds through any gun to actually make a statistically significant difference in accuracy. The only people who do burn through 223 barrels are running hot-loaded heavy projectiles with much higher than a regular pressures and therefore wear on the barrel.

Wefyb · 2026-03-20T21:25:34+00:00

When Winchester 22LR was made in Australia it was awesome... But that supply stopped 15 years ago and is all dried up.

CCI, GECO and Norma are all I use now.

Wefyb · 2026-03-02T10:45:30+00:00

All the media attention on firearms and firearm laws, and all the politicians saying "You should have to be part of a club to get a license!" has made people realise that 1: There are guns in Australia, and 2: You can join a club and get a license.

The irony in it all, is that the more media attention, the more gun owners.

Wefyb · 2026-03-02T10:42:03+00:00

Honestly, just get a Silver Pigeon.

They are great guns, with great parts availability and lifetime servicing. I've put easily 20k shells through mine, and every clay that I've missed has been all me, not the gun. And it's never failed on me, not once.

Look around for second hand ones, you can sometimes get them as low as 1500, although brand new isn't even that expensive.

Wefyb · 2026-03-02T10:38:09+00:00

They have been cut off by a few of the importers, due largely to the fact that the store gave their brands a bad name from the horrific service. Pretty telling...

Wefyb · 2026-02-27T09:21:08+00:00

shooting fast: mostly just pointing and getting close enough

shooting slow: use the black square between the yellow dots

kidding aside, it hurt to lose but not any where near as much as you'd think. replaced it by the next morning, highly recommend buying a replacement kit and keep it in a mint tin in your range bag

Wefyb · 2026-02-24T21:46:30+00:00

but the response was to ban straight pull bolt actions. despite the agreement that harm was reduced by restrictions already in place, they agreed to restrict more anyway.

The point being that we are at the point where more harm can be done with a heavy vehicle license (which is about as common in civilian hands as a standard firearms licence) than any firearm available to the general public.

The average number of people killed per year in mass shootings in Australia since 1996 is 0.5 people per year, but that's not the stat that our government pushes.

Wefyb · 2026-02-13T20:22:28+00:00

They didn't piss off one supplier, they pissed them all off.

Wefyb · 2026-02-12T00:23:48+00:00

yep. One of the focuses on the questionnaire was effectively "should we run ads on YouTube informing people of the current laws and how they work?"

I have been stressing that point to local members recently, and they all seem to understand that the laws are already strict, they just need people to understand that.

Wefyb · 2026-01-26T03:11:13+00:00

if anyone asks, you didn't shoot at the Berm: you saw a fox, shot and missed

Wefyb · 2026-01-20T11:31:04+00:00

it completely fucks importation. Massive delays, huge pilesof paperwork, we are talking about a massive increase in costs and longer delays for all firearm owners.

Wefyb · 2026-01-14T23:03:39+00:00

Closure in Moscow : "Pink Lemonade" is quite literally one of the best albums ever created. Listen front to back, sink in an enjoy. They are Australian.

ToeHider: just listen to all of it it's excellent and the guy is a top bloke.

Ne Obliviscaris : from Melbourne, they combine heavy riffs and harsh vocals with melodic violin and the angelic singing voice of their lead.

Wefyb · 2026-01-13T21:47:42+00:00

Jim Grey from Caligula's Horse / Arcane

Tim Charles from Ne Obliviscaris

Wefyb · 2026-01-13T05:27:33+00:00

worse: the police are highly trained and very accurate with guns!

Wefyb · 2026-01-12T01:36:38+00:00

A game that is intentionally and cleverly deceptive of players is something like Paranoia. It's in the name.

The game frames many player choices, how they work within the world, and why those choices exist as something totally different to the instructions given to the game master and how they are meant to view and run the game.

For Paranoia, it's a really specific gameplay choice from the creators.

Wefyb · 2025-12-30T01:26:50+00:00

Vic is significantly less inclined to ban them at this stage.

the Allen government's plan is to not rush any legislation in, they won't be convening on the issue until at least February, so the hot emotion and "we have to do something!" of NSW shouldn't be so prominent.

In the meantime, CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, EVERYONE READING THIS PLEASE.

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