Thread: old lever actions in NZ?

Kea guns were quite popular on the 1960's. I bought one and reamed it out to take 3" cartridges and carried it in a custom-made long leather holster on a web belt. I used it a lot on NZDA hare drives in the mid 60's and always bettered the drive average which pissed off a lot of the old guys with their expensive shotguns! They got banned in 1967 because some dickhead carried one in his back pocket on the Wellington-Auckland express. That was NZ's first 'buy-back' and the Police paid $28.50 (about 20% above retail) regardless of condition. I always carried a few slugs with mine but never took a pig with it. It was handy on country roads at night as I could fold it open with a cartridge in the chamber and hang it through the door handle on my old '39 Chev. Life was so much more fun back then!

Originally Posted by gundoc

Kea guns were quite popular on the 1960's. I bought one and reamed it out to take 3" cartridges and carried it in a custom-made long leather holster on a web belt. I used it a lot on NZDA hare drives in the mid 60's and always bettered the drive average which pissed off a lot of the old guys with their expensive shotguns! They got banned in 1967 because some dickhead carried one in his back pocket on the Wellington-Auckland express. That was NZ's first 'buy-back' and the Police paid $28.50 (about 20% above retail) regardless of condition. I always carried a few slugs with mine but never took a pig with it. It was handy on country roads at night as I could fold it open with a cartridge in the chamber and hang it through the door handle on my old '39 Chev. Life was so much more fun back then!

Rub it in a bit more, would ya.