Rider888 wrote:On the NSW PTA, it states that I can apply for category H6 Specialised Target Pistol
I cannot find anything that states that I need to have completed a particular course to be eligible for a Specialised Pistol and frankly, I would just love to have something like a Beretta Pico or a Glock G26/G43 or the likes
Any advice would be greatly appreciated and my question would be related solely to NSW regulations
Thank you
It has to be specifically designed for Olympic competition. There is no way you will get approved for anything else. This was explored by a member at my old club who had a habit of "finding" loopholes that were easily closed by Firearms Registry. If it was as easy as ticking a box to get a Glock 26 every man and his dog would do it and there would be no point in having minimum barrel lengths. Remember, the only reason to have a pistol is target shooting ergo every pistol would be a specialised target pistol. Use some common sense.
Next you will come up with the brilliant idea of becoming a dealer or armourer so you can have anything you want. Hint: It isn't that easy. Everything you have thought off has been tried before.
Sorry to sound like an asshole but I deal with these questions every week working at a gun club. Drives me insane.
The only Glock 26 you are gonna get on a normal sporting license is one with an extended barrel like the one below. Glock 26 with Lone Wolf Glock M19XL barrel cut down to 120mm. Barrel has been threaded to make it look like it has a reason to exist. For anyone curious, a G17 or 34 barrel will not work, the locking lug in the 19 and 26 is different.
Now, if you want some helpful information I recommend getting your NSW Collector license. It is much easier to get post 1947 collectables in NSW than QLD or Victoria. If you are in the SSAA that will be enough of a genuine reason. There are no barrel length or magazine capacity restrictions with a Collector license. My mate has a S&W Shield, a Commander length 1911, Remington 870 plus some other stuff on his Collector license. You can't shoot them except under certain circumstances though.
Cryptic wrote:If anything like QLD under 120mm needs to be security organisation, armourer or collectors licence.
Incorrect.
You can have a semi automatic with a less than 120mm barrel or a revolver with a less than 100mm barrel on a normal QLD Cat H provided it:
is semi automatic and has a barrel length of less than 120mm unless it has an overall length of at least 250mm measured parallel to the barrel
is not semi automatic (e.g. revolvers and single shot pistols) and has a barrel length of less than 100 mm unless it has an overall length of at least 250 mm measured parallel to the barrel
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/ ... pons/catH/A member of my club has some weird ass semi pistol with a sub 120mm barrel and Weapons rang to question the barrel length but when he pointed out the OAL they approved his PTA no worries.