schink wrote:Condition of having a handgun in Victoria though is you have to do 16 official shoots per year?
1. Air handgun
2. Rimfire handgun
3. Centrefire handgun with a calibre of .38 inch or less or a black powder handgun
4. Centrefire handgun with a calibre of more than .38 inch but not more than .45 inch
1 class of pistol - 10 shoots
2 classes of pistol - 10 shoots
3 classes of pistol - 12 shoots
4 classes of pistol - 16 shoots
6 of these events must be matches;
6 of these events must be as a competitor;
4 events for each class of handguns owned (matches or shoots); and
Participation must take place on no less than 10 separate days.
Pilch wrote:I guess that made sense somehow in some politicians mind somewhere...
Monty wrote:If you fail to meet the requirements I believe your license is automatically cancelled for 12 months.
If you want to shoot again following that you have to go through the license applications process again too. It's not just automatically reinstated upon request.
keen wrote:They really don't want you to have a pistol do they
schink wrote:keen wrote:They really don't want you to have a pistol do they
I think they've got their way in this case.
I'm been mulling it over for ages but in the end I can't justify it.
So no pistol shooting for me.
Chronos wrote:That's stupid. In nsw it's only 6 attendances per class, you don't have to shoot a match afaik just attend and sign the club book. I've also been told if your club shoots hi-cal there is no attendance requirement for this.
Some club rules vary from this as they want to get more money out if you.
Chronos
Baldrick314 wrote:Chronos wrote:That's stupid. In nsw it's only 6 attendances per class, you don't have to shoot a match afaik just attend and sign the club book. I've also been told if your club shoots hi-cal there is no attendance requirement for this.
Some club rules vary from this as they want to get more money out if you.
Chronos
In NSW you have to do 6 attendances if you have 1 pistol. If you own 2 or more different calibres then it's 4 attendances per calibre. And you have to submit a score for it to count as an attendance. Scores for practice shoots count as an attendance though so you don't have to shoot in the main competition.
Pistol laws in Australia are designed to keep people who aren't willing to jump through the hoops from getting them. That being said I reckon it's worth it in the end. It's a whole different side of shooting, not as precise as rifle shooting but faster and more instinctual.
SendIt wrote:IMO it's not the 10 times a year that's the problem for most people, it's the lack of flexibility that's the problem.
e.g. have to go and shoot in an 'official' session etc. Yet not allowed to go sign in and practice on their own time table.
Requirements fine, but a bit of flexibility wouldn't hurt anyone.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. You must notify the Licensing & Regulation Division of any change in residential,
storage or mailing address, employer, relevant employment responsibilities / roles,
or other details affecting your licence within 14 days of the change taking place.
Failure to do so is an offence. Contact should be made via mail, facsimile or e-mail.
2. A holder of a general category handgun licence for the reason of target shooting
must not possess, carry or use a general category handgun;
(a) unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner, any handgun that has a barrel
length of
(i) in the case of a semi-automatic handgun, less than 120mm
(ii) in the case of a revolver or single shot handgun, less than 100mm; or
(b) unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner any handgun that has a calibre of
more than .45 inch or
(c) unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner , any handgun that has a calibre of
more than .38 inch but not more than .45 inch or
(d) a handgun that has a magazine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds.
** End of Special Conditions **
MRadd wrote:Hello everyone,
Some clarification needs. In my mate's General Cat H licence letterSPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. You must notify the Licensing & Regulation Division of any change in residential,
storage or mailing address, employer, relevant employment responsibilities / roles,
or other details affecting your licence within 14 days of the change taking place.
Failure to do so is an offence. Contact should be made via mail, facsimile or e-mail.
2. A holder of a general category handgun licence for the reason of target shooting
must not possess, carry or use a general category handgun;
(a) unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner, any handgun that has a barrel
length of
(i) in the case of a semi-automatic handgun, less than 120mm
(ii) in the case of a revolver or single shot handgun, less than 100mm; or
(b) unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner any handgun that has a calibre of
more than .45 inch or
(c) unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner , any handgun that has a calibre of
more than .38 inch but not more than .45 inch or
(d) a handgun that has a magazine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds.
** End of Special Conditions **
Does it means that the only available max. calibre is .38 (9mm.)?
I saw a lot of people in the clubs using .40 .44 .45ACP - how is it possible if 2. A holder of a general category handgun licence for the reason of target shooting
must not possess, carry or use a general category handgun... unless authorised by the Chief Commissioner, any handgun that has a calibre of
more than .38 inch but not more than .45 inch or
No1Mk3 wrote:The answer is right there in your post, read it carefully. it says quite clearly "UNLESS AUTHORISED". Your Club Secretary can approve your application for a 45, upon which you will receive an authority from the Chief Commissioner for an over calibre pistol
MRadd wrote:No1Mk3 wrote:The answer is right there in your post, read it carefully. it says quite clearly "UNLESS AUTHORISED". Your Club Secretary can approve your application for a 45, upon which you will receive an authority from the Chief Commissioner for an over calibre pistol
Thanks a lot! I was confused with ...authorised by the Chief Commissioner...
As far as I understand, the approved PTA is the "authorization by the Chief Commissioner." Am I correct?