Interchangeable Barrels (PTA for each barrel?)

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Interchangeable Barrels (PTA for each barrel?)

Post by Mic » 13 Aug 2014, 3:23 pm

I am new in shooting and am looking at purchasing a CZ455 as my first rifle this weekend. The package I am looking at has all 3 barrels in it. (22 LR, 17HMR and 22 WMR).

Do I need a PTA for each interchangeable barrel, as I only have a PTA for a 22 LR bolt action rifle. Do each set of interchanging parts constitute an "action"?
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Re: Interchangeable Barrels (PTA for each barrel?)

Post by garbeth » 13 Aug 2014, 9:00 pm

Just the one PTA required. Purchased the same rifle a few months ago but with just the .22 and .17HMR barrels. Lovely rifle, very happy with it.
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Post by Bourt » 14 Aug 2014, 11:55 am

I think you'll find it's only centrefire calibres that need individual permits.

Not rimfire.
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Post by brett1868 » 14 Aug 2014, 4:15 pm

Bourt wrote:I think you'll find it's only centrefire calibres that need individual permits.

Not rimfire.


Nope...same policy as rim fire, they just note the additional calibers on the same PTA. Picked up a DTA SRS last week in 308 & 338 on a single PTA. Should have the DTA HTI in 375 Cheytac / 50BMG in a few weeks as well and only need the 1 PTA. I asked about buying additional calibers later on and apparently the dealer just goes online to the registry and updates the rego. This is for NSW, not sure how other states do it though.
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Re: Interchangeable Barrels (PTA for each barrel?)

Post by Mic » 15 Aug 2014, 8:48 pm

Thankyou very much for your help. I didn't realise anyone had answered until I checked my spam folder.

QLD Gun exchange has a 15% off new firearms and ammo this weekend so I am heading in to get one. :)
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Post by ployer » 18 Aug 2014, 8:30 am

Mic wrote:I didn't realise anyone had answered until I checked my spam folder.


My hotmail was doing that for some stupid reason as well.

I was waiting on a few notifications of topics I was subscribed to without getting anything. Came back to the forum and there were like 30 replies but the email had tossed all the notices for me :roll:

No problems since I added the enoughgun email to my safe senders list though. :)
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Post by Norton » 18 Aug 2014, 8:31 am

Mic wrote:QLD Gun exchange has a 15% off new firearms and ammo this weekend so I am heading in to get one. :)


Enjoy the new CZ :D
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Post by Monty » 18 Aug 2014, 8:38 am

ployer wrote:My hotmail was doing that for some stupid reason as well.


One problem with services like hotmail, yahoo etc. is sometimes they can block the mail from a domain for everyone, based on the complaints of a few.

You'd be amazed how many people flag emails they asked for as spam. I work on another web project which has a signup, and afterwards members receive a confirmation email with all their account details and a activation link. Pretty standard practice of course and the email is very clear who it's from. Right after the launch we had something like 105 signups, and 16 people flagged the confirmation email as spam, even though they'd joined the site 2 minutes before hand. :roll:

Other peoples spam complaints can start sending your legitimate email into the filter.

We briefly had the problem here with hotmail (fixed now), probably the cause of your issue. It seems a people subscribed to topics for replies, and then marked the notifications they asked for a spam instead of unsubscribing from them. The link to change your notifications is right there in the email so I don't know... What can you do.
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Re: Interchangeable Barrels (PTA for each barrel?)

Post by AussieTimmeh » 04 Sep 2014, 9:50 am

brett1868 wrote:Should have the DTA HTI in 375 Cheytac / 50BMG in a few weeks as well and only need the 1 PTA.

We're allowed 50BMG in NSW? I thought it was banned here and you needed to be in Qld for that. Learn something every day.
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Re: Interchangeable Barrels (PTA for each barrel?)

Post by brett1868 » 04 Sep 2014, 10:20 am

AussieTimmeh wrote:
brett1868 wrote:Should have the DTA HTI in 375 Cheytac / 50BMG in a few weeks as well and only need the 1 PTA.

We're allowed 50BMG in NSW? I thought it was banned here and you needed to be in Qld for that. Learn something every day.


Perfectly legal in NSW as it's QLD that's banned them, I've both the Steyr HS50 M1 and a DTA HTI in 50BMG. Reloading components are easy enough to obtain now that CCI 35 primers have arrived and Winchester has dropped the price of factory ammo to about $10-$12 a shot or $6 to reload. They are great fun to shoot if you have access to a property large enough though definitely not very practical for hunting. The DTA can be grunted around on a sling if your keen and don't need a lot of ammo.

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