Thread: Favorite .308 rifle?

Originally Posted by 308

"Duurrrrr I'm American and you little kiwis down there in upside -down land should have a 2nd Amendment like we do, it's the greatest"

Fuck off

And shove your thoughts and prayers up yer arse

No need to be rude to our American visitors here. Sure, a lot of them, usually, the less informed and untraveled ones, think they're the greatest country in the world, greatest this and greatest that. Some of them even think they're only free country in the world. Those that think that are just ignorant about the world and lets face it, we have more than a few ignorant Kiwis too. As a country and a people they do have a lot to be proud of. Overall though, they're just the same as us. Freedom loving and generally very friendly, decent people.

Originally Posted by 308

"Duurrrrr I'm American and you little kiwis down there in upside -down land should have a 2nd Amendment like we do, it's the greatest"

Fuck off

And shove your thoughts and prayers up yer arse

??? am I missing something

How is it trolling.
It doesn't offend me as I get other cultures and laws from other countries.
I am pretty used to not having what I'd like so even though the majority of the firearms pictured aren't my cup of tea, I certainly wouldn't get over excited looking at pics of them.

I think some people are being a little over sensitive. If your offended so easily go to the vaping and manbuns forum.
I like the FR8. Great wee bush rifle. Short, sturdy and makes things fall over. I've had two, one shot really well, got another years later on a nostalgia trip but could never get it to shoot right. Grouped well but had a wandering zero.

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Originally Posted by Steve123

I think some people are being a little over sensitive. If your offended so easily go to the vaping and manbuns forum.
I like the FR8. Great wee bush rifle. Short, sturdy and makes things fall over. I've had two, one shot really well, got another years later on a nostalgia trip but could never get it to shoot right. Grouped well but had a wandering zero.

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I haven’t shot my FR8 yet but I’m hopeful that it shoots well. I’m more of a collector than a shooter these days though.

Originally Posted by Joe Bob Briggs

I haven’t shot my FR8 yet but I’m hopeful that it shoots well. I’m more of a collector than a shooter these days though.

There a PITA to zero. You can only adjust the front sight post. I filed down a pair of tweezers to fit and went to it. The paddle wheel must have been out because you could zero on one setting but it would be out on the others. Then next time you fired it it would be out again.
First one I had was spot on all the time.
They kick but you never notice recoil on a hunt so no drama.

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i have owned several 308's til i discovered 7mm RM, but my all time favorite was my 308 browning blr

Welcome @Joe Bob Briggs.
I've got two 308's - Omark 44 single shot target rifle, converted to F/TR for 300-1000yds targets.
Second one is a Parker Hale Safari deLuxe - oldie but a goodie.
I reload for both and they shoot better than I can - even though the target rifle barrel was last shortened/reset in 1994, by Mike Collings of NZ.
There is some 'sensitivity' here to the incremental removal of firearms from law abiding, licensed firearms owners by Gov't's since 1898, when the first Arms Control Act was made law.
The recent event in Christchurch has triggered some hastily cobbled together additional controls by the current Gov't, under extreme pressure and misrepresentation from the current anti-gun Police Management.
This has increased the sense of vulnerability that ALL law abiding licensed firearms owners/users, while the criminal/gang community seem to have escaped without any additional resources being activated to achieve removal of firearms/increased punishment from those outside the law.
A 2A type Constitutional law would allow some redress, however, we have only a Bill of Rights, which doesn't (if I recall correctly), protect the civilian population's right to "keep and bear arms".
Anyway once again kia ora me tenā koutou (hello and welcome).

308's rock! ...nearly as much as .223's
60% of mine are destined to a new life as baked bean cans and electric shavers...

Originally Posted by grunzter

308's rock! ...nearly as much as .223's
60% of mine are destined to a new life as baked bean cans and electric shavers...
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ok here is a serious question for you...strait up dinky die serious

you know/pretty sure those things of beauty are going to be removed from your posession and we all hope the govt will pay a reasonable amount for them....its going to hurt like stink.....
now IF you KNEW that instead of being melted down and turned into baked bean cans...they were going to go into armory of the NZ armed forces for thier use...would it make the pain a little less????
man we could have the best equiped military in the world...accuracy wise anyway.... I mean the taxpayer will be forking out the $$$$ so why cant they be repurposed where the taxpayers $$$$ would be used anyway...
those that are fit for purpose,issue them,those in obsure calibre store securely for a "just in case" moment and those that are past thier use by date could be stripped of usable bits and buried with dignity....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

IF you KNEW that instead of being melted down and turned into baked bean cans...they were going to go into armory of the NZ armed forces for thier use...would it make the pain a little less????
man we could have the best equiped military in the world...accuracy wise anyway.... I mean the taxpayer will be forking out the $$$$ so why cant they be repurposed where the taxpayers $$$$ would be used anyway...
those that are fit for purpose,issue them,those in obsure calibre store securely for a "just in case" moment and those that are past thier use by date could be stripped of usable bits and buried with dignity....

to quote someone else from another thread......."STOP MAKING SENSE"...........the newly formed govt department called the sensibility authority will send someone round to give you a talking to ......(last part was in jest of course it hasnt been formed......yet)

Originally Posted by scotty

to quote someone else from another thread......."STOP MAKING SENSE"...........the newly formed govt department called the sensibility authority will send someone round to give you a talking to ......(last part was in jest of course it hasnt been formed......yet)

There is now way the touchy feely types would let our firearms go to the military even if that's what they did back in WW2 to help out.
It would be similar to why the cops don't auction off firearms anymore.
Cant be seen to having a firearm they have deemed naughty actually doing what they said it was put in the naughty corner for.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

There is now way the touchy feely types would let our firearms go to the military even if that's what they did back in WW2 to help out.
It would be similar to why the cops don't auction off firearms anymore.
Cant be seen to having a firearm they have deemed naughty actually doing what they said it was put in the naughty corner for.

I can well imagine some NZDF types having a quiet pick through our AR 15's for the best bits, while a plod turns a blind eye.

Originally Posted by grunzter

308's rock! ...nearly as much as .223's
60% of mine are destined to a new life as baked bean cans and electric shavers...
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Nice SLRs there, my dad got one at the end of his army career after carrying Jungle carbine. He hated the jungle carbine but was very impressed with what he called the FN .

My favourite 308 is my Howa. So far everything I've shot with it ended up the right amount of dead .

Originally Posted by paremata

ended up the right amount of dead .

Like that. Not slightly dead, not excessively dead, perfectly dead.