Thread: Firearms licence waiting times

Originally Posted by TheJanitar

Was dead set on getting a t3x lite in 7mm-08.. Went to hunting and fishing today in pukekohe, talked to one of the guys there and when I said 7mm08 he pounced on the idea immediately... Said that he is a professional hunting guide and that he's seen more wounded/missed animals with 7mm-08's than any other caliber and recommended I get a 308, so yea that kind of put me off getting the 7mm-08 (which they had in Stock). But then when I asked him if they had a t3x in 308 in Stock, he shuffled all over the place and couldn't find one. Funny how he and his colleague changed their tune after that, suddenly the 7mm-08 was "not such a bad caliber" any more and I should "not let their opinions affect what I buy"... Sale people I tell ya. Walked out not feeling comfortable with a purchase at all. They were friendly tho at least but yea. Any other auckland gun stores I could try out with decent selection of stock? Serious shooters? Gun city?

There's reloaders, Sai.

Assuming that you don't have any shooting experience then I'd suggest that you look up which calibers barnaul sell (223. 243. 7.62 x 39. 7.62 x 54 r, 308 etc)

and then get a second hand rifle in one of their calibers. 243 and up is good for deer. My reasoning is is that the rounds are cheap so you can easily afford to buy a fair bit and spend a couple of weekends shooting to get rid of any flinch etc.

I am planning on getting a second hand 308. Powerful enough for all nz game. (Good for thar and chamois too? Not sure.) Barnaul for goats and decent ammunition for deer.

There's a 308 Mauser on the forum. 400 bucks. Comes with a red field scope and then all you need is a suppressor.

Or there was a Swedish Mauser for 500 bucks up in kerikeri hunting and fishing. Good caliber too.

If you go to gun city leave your bank card at home as they're bloody expensive.

That's my 2 cents.