Enough Gun ?? (pardon the pun)

[bigfellascott]

Snakes and swallows? 12 gauge will do the job

only if you want holes in ya roof! 410's the go for those buggers that want to hang out in the rafters

[Heckler303]

Snakes and swallows? 12 gauge will do the job

only if you want holes in ya roof! 410's the go for those buggers that want to hang out in the rafters

And if you really want to make sure the snake is dead without reloading:



A .410 revolver, what more could you ask for?

[bigfellascott]

Only problem I see with shooting snakes is it's not legal apparently They are allowed to kill you but you can't kill them.

[Heckler303]

Only problem I see with shooting snakes is it's not legal apparently They are allowed to kill you but you can't kill them.

Though technically, in self defense you can kill a snake (E.G if it is coming up towards you ready to send you the ER by biting through your steel-capped boots) and TBH, I doubt many people will come around knocking to see if you have killed any snakes recently.


Thats at least what can happen here in tassie, due to there being literally hundreds of the bastards

[sandgroperbill]

Snakes are the least of the problems in tasmania. Its also loaded with tasmanians, though if you run any sort of business that charges by the head, you can double your profits down there

[bigfellascott]

Only problem I see with shooting snakes is it's not legal apparently They are allowed to kill you but you can't kill them.

Though technically, in self defense you can kill a snake (E.G if it is coming up towards you ready to send you the ER by biting through your steel-capped boots) and TBH, I doubt many people will come around knocking to see if you have killed any snakes recently.


Thats at least what can happen here in tassie, due to there being literally hundreds of the bastards

That's it mate, see no evil - if one's trying to harm my family it will be shown no mercy no matter what the rules say.

[bigfellascott]

Snakes are the least of the problems in tasmania. Its also loaded with tasmanians, though if you run any sort of business that charges by the head, you can double your profits down there

bloody rippa

[deye243]

I can't see myself buying any more firearms.

unfortunately me either scott

[Heckler303]

Only problem I see with shooting snakes is it's not legal apparently They are allowed to kill you but you can't kill them.

Though technically, in self defense you can kill a snake (E.G if it is coming up towards you ready to send you the ER by biting through your steel-capped boots) and TBH, I doubt many people will come around knocking to see if you have killed any snakes recently.


Thats at least what can happen here in tassie, due to there being literally hundreds of the bastards

That's it mate, see no evil - if one's trying to harm my family it will be shown no mercy no matter what the rules say.

Same thing here with what can happen if someone's mentally retarded nasty-ass dog tries to go for one of the cats or a chook. They will have rule .303 applied to them. Better safe than sorry!

[bigfellascott]

Yeah well if they are attacking ya livestock they ain't going to live long hey, that's a problem that needs to be sorted out with lethal force ASAP before they become a massive/expensive problem.

[Title_II]

Remember the three "S"s. Shoot, Shovel, Shutup.

And never tick off anybody with more than 5 acres and a backhoe

[brett1868]

And never tick off anybody with more than 5 acres and a backhoe

I have 400 acres and access to a bulldozer....

[Heckler303]

And never tick off anybody with more than 5 acres and a backhoe

I have 400 acres and access to a bulldozer....

Mind if I borrow the bulldozer? I'm thinking of trying to make a backyard shooting range like what Hickok45 has. Although knowing some of the idiot neighbours that are too far away to probably even hear a .22 go off, I would get some complaints and a knock from the fuzz, and how do you respond to them with

"Oh its ok sir, the SMLE was only blowing up watermelons and vegemite jars".

[bigfellascott]

love it.

[Gwion]

Only problem I see with shooting snakes is it's not legal apparently They are allowed to kill you but you can't kill them.

If a snake is a threat to people or pets you can dispatch it legally.

I've only had to shoot one so far, since living here. It decided that living under a log next to the path to the chook shed was a good idea. Liked to come out and bask about 10m from the back door.

410 would be perfect. Good ladies gun for the wife.

[brett1868]

If a snake is a threat to people or pets you can dispatch it legally.

Yes....but only if yelling out "It's coming right for us!!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6kKhlX8vU

[Title_II]

^LOL

[Gwion]

Eermahgurd.....

[sandgroperbill]

The old man woke up one morning to fimd a 2m dugite by the back door. Now, it had rained quite heavily all night the night before.

So the old man walks out and this thing strikes at him, luckily missing, but the old boy managed to grab a nearby shovel and drive it down just behind the snakes head.

Now, remember where i'd said it had been raining heavily the night before?

Well, far from removing the head, it just pushed the snake deep into the mud. This was quite a fewyears ago and I was still at home at school but i still distinctly remember being woken by the old man yelling for someone to come help as he couldn't reach for anything else and there was no bloody way he was letting go of that shovel. Meanwhile, the snake was slowly gaining more and more freedom and it was bloody pissed.

I walked outside to see what the commotion was and quickly grabbed an axe and finished the job, much to the old man's relief

[Title_II]

And never tick off anybody with more than 5 acres and a backhoe

I have 400 acres and access to a bulldozer....

All this silly talk reminds me of a story from a few years ago. I walked into a Sears and there were told old guys (employees) milling about when I asked them about a deal they had on buckets.

Old Guy #1: "You got a gun out in the open. You a cop?"

Me: "Nope."

Old guy #1: "Well, you plan to kill somebody or something?"

Me: "Not really, why, you got somebody in mind?"

Old Guy #2 Jumps in: "Yeah, my wife!!!"

LOL ha ha ha

[Blu333]

I've always wanted to have a pretty good mix.

Air rifle for laughs, The CZ because 22lr, Short barreled pump for heavier close work, heavy barreled .223 for longer range pests,heavy barreled 308 for longer range bigger pests and the O/U for flying pests. I wasn't in the market for another firearm for a while but I've got an Adler on order and now getting itchy feet about a longer range caliber rifle now I've stretched the legs on the 308, hopefully that's the family complete lol.

[aaronjo]

Well I've only got one rifle now but always thought that a 12ga, 22LR, 223 & 308 should cover all my bases.

Now I've got the 223 but the problem is what to get next...

[headspace]

And I don't mean using a 50 cal on a rabbit.

Why not ?

Personal favourite for bunnies is a 40gr ZMax departing the muzzle of my Sako 22-250 at 3990 fps...it's my red mist load

For the odd bit of explosive action I disassemble Galahs with the .204 Ruger.

14 Rifle calibres, 8 Pistol calibres and 2 Shotgun gauges so I should have virtually any game likely to be encountered in Australia at ranges from 0 to 2000 meters. I won't go into the anti-material capabilities of some of the big rifles....

Why the hell would you shoot a bloody Galah?

[headspace]

222Rem for foxes, 243W for bigger dogs goats and small deer, 270 W for deer and pigs, 9.3x62 for Buffalo, Sambar and pigs

[Die Judicii]

# 1 reason to shoot a "bloody galah"

They would have to be the most raucous, irritating, loud, screeching, annoying, aggravating, abominable bird that God ever put breathe into, that have a habit of sitting on the house roof at 6-30am specially to wake you up.

[headspace]

You should be out of bed by then anyway, I have them all around my place. Unless they get into the sunflower crop you leave them alone. If you think Galah's are annoying you haven't spent much time in the company of Corella's. And I don't shoot them either.

[brett1868]

Why the hell would you shoot a bloody Galah?

I've shot thousands of the buggers, 5 gallon bucket of 12ga every morning and evening for weeks on end during the Christmas school holidays as a young fella. They sit on the top of the sunflower crop and get fat at the farmers expense eating the seed. Tried "Gas Guns" which worked for a bit then the feathered clays got used to them and took no notice so we went back to 12ga deterrents. When there's follies of Galahs containing thousands, the only effective crop protection came in the hail of hot lead shot. I got so good with the old Bentley SxS I was dropping more birds then shells fired, often nailing 2 - 3 per shot, they were so thick. If they ate too much seed over a period of time their feathers used to fall out due to all the oil in the seed, there'd be bald ass galahs wandering around which was quite funny to see. I have the same dislike for Galahs now as I did then so I still up them any chance I get up the farm with whatever firearm I happen to be carrying. If it's a pest and causing damage then it's a target be it rabbit, fox, cat, dog, galah or feral project manager

Long-billed / Hooked beaked Corellas are a different ball game, I have a pair that will come and sit on my back doorstep teasing my cat through the sliding glass door waiting for me to feed them. They are not very noisy and cause no damage, I feed them from time to time as I don't want them getting lazy as they are wild and should be able to fend for themselves.

This guy I can hand feed and occasionally pat him.

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Sometimes he brings some friends.

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[wrenchman]

that is why i like to come here those are cool looking

[Title_II]

Yeah, bird looks cute.

But knowing Australia he's probably venomous and his natural prey is human children!

[COLLECTOR 1]

I love this part....

From .22 rim fire, up to and including 458 win mag......got it all covered. He who has the most toys wins.

COLELCTOR 1