Thread: Going to give pistol shooting a go

Originally Posted by Savage1

By that logic then all of your opinions on using pistols in real world situations, not pretend situations, is equally worthless.

Have you had any direct experience with police firearms training, initial and regular?

Thanks @seano , I didn't realise there was more involved in the course than just holster use.

Police firearms training has improved a lot in recent years (perhaps because a mate, who was one of the initial very small group that got IPSC started in NZ, is a Police firearms trainer). I shot the Police pistol course at Porirua Police College back when they were still using .38 Spec S&W Model 10 revolvers, and observed the pistol training in progress. I found the course very easy and 'cleaned' it with both the revolver, and then my .45 auto. The recruits were not showing good results at all, and I put that down to group training rather than 1 on 1. I think now more emphasis is placed on firearms training than it was back in the '80's when it was considered by many recruits to be a 'chore' rather than a survival skill.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

That has to be one of your most PC replies ever pal

Yeh I just got un PC in another thread and didn't want to go all out and call Towley a twat. Oh shit!

Security check passed, might be a new toy for christmas!!! Anyone got a CZ shadow they want to sell?

Originally Posted by stug

Security check passed, might be a new toy for christmas!!! Anyone got a CZ shadow they want to sell?

Good choice.

Originally Posted by stug

Security check passed, might be a new toy for christmas!!! Anyone got a CZ shadow they want to sell?

Check out GunsNZ, they have Eugenes ones before he switched to Tangfog ones, listed under 2nd hand.

Yep seen those ones, seems a bit pricy for a pistol with 50,000 rounds down it.

Nothing is cheap in pistol shooting

PNZ Trading Post has a CZ75B with belt,etc. might be a good way to start. Or just dip into the piggy bank and buy new, after all it'll last a while.

Originally Posted by Kscott

Nothing is cheap in pistol shooting

PNZ Trading Post has a CZ75B with belt,etc. might be a good way to start. Or just dip into the piggy bank and buy new, after all it'll last a while.

That looks like a good deal but what bloody calibre is it?

Must be 9mm if it's a CZ 75B.

I paid $750 for my CZ 85 (9mm) and it is a great pistol IMO Hard case and 2 mags

1200 seems farkin expensive

there's a CZ85 at the Pistol New Zealand Trading Post for $900 ONO — Pistol New Zealand

Ive still got my cz75 shadow sitting in the safe and could be tempted to sell but at this stage haven't got anything that I "need" to replace it with. And the wife will quickly convert it to 400 coffees if the money sits in the bank

I know that feeling, had $600 left over after selling one of my rifles, it was going to be towards my pistol, ended up paying bills with it.

Originally Posted by specweapon

Ive still got my cz75 shadow sitting in the safe and could be tempted to sell but at this stage haven't got anything that I "need" to replace it with. And the wife will quickly convert it to 400 coffees if the money sits in the bank

A wise woman, guns come and go, but a caffeine addiction lasts a lifetime...honestly if you get 400 coffees for it that is a good deal, mind you I'm thinking Auckland coffee prices.

Seriously though I used to be of the don't sell unused firearms you'll regret it later school of thought; however my accountant of all people changed my mind and I have yet to feel a pang of regret...that being said I now have a lot of optics that aren't being used ...

I might import one of the Norinco CZ clones when I get my B.