The Super Duper Haggis Hauler

[MacQuigley]

We do make some good whisky and I'm doing my best to support the industry by trying to sample as much as I can whenever I can!

As for what I shoot, well I did shoot a 1942/3 Savage made No. 4 Mark 1 for a long time as well as a Brown Bess musket, 1861 Springfield, a 1874 Sharps in 50-90 and an original Martini Henry in 577-450 (still regret selling that) but these days my collection is a little more modern.

For my local indoor 25mtr range I have a BSA Martini 22 single shot, Ruger 10/22, CMMG Evolution (with all the MagPul toys on), Marlin 1894 in 38/357 and another UK spec AR in 45 ACP. For out doors (Usually 200 - 500 yards) I have another UK spec AR this time in 5.56, a Remy 700 PSS in 223 and Remington Rolling block in 45-70 and a Desert Tech SRS with 2 conversion kits one in 308 and the other in 6.5 x 47 topped of with a Nightforce. Everything that can be suppressed is.

Sadly handgun wise we are exceptionally limited. I have a 1860 Army as we can still have muzzle loaders but the only modern handguns we can have are either long barrelled revolvers (any calibre) or pistols (In 22 only as we cant own any semi auto in any other calibre except 22, rifle or pistol). And by long barrelled I mean a minimum barrel length of 12" and an overall length of 24" meaning most have a fixed wrist brace on - stops them from becoming concealable.

For a good few years I was a member of the SASS and the UK branch, the BWSS, (watched too many John Wayne movies growing up - still do!) but as you can imagine cowboy action shooting isn't as popular over here and gradually competitions came down to a handful of shooters and there isn't much competition in that. We do still shoot some practical but our biggest problem is range space. I'm lucky as my local range is only 7 miles away, indoors and open 4 nights a week but others have very limited range time. And even in Scotland where we have loads of space and mountains and hills that would make a great back stop we can barely get to shoot.

Its a very politically incorrect sport over here. Much misunderstood and persecuted by people who don't know any better. Ive been shooting since I was 5 years old and loved every minute of it. Not just the shooting, but the history and engineering of it all.

[shp4man]

Originally Posted by MacQuigley

We do make some good whisky and I'm doing my best to support the industry by trying to sample as much as I can whenever I can!

As for what I shoot, well I did shoot a 1942/3 Savage made No. 4 Mark 1 for a long time as well as a Brown Bess musket, 1861 Springfield, a 1874 Sharps in 50-90 and an original Martini Henry in 577-450 (still regret selling that) but these days my collection is a little more modern.

For my local indoor 25mtr range I have a BSA Martini 22 single shot, Ruger 10/22, CMMG Evolution (with all the MagPul toys on), Marlin 1894 in 38/357 and another UK spec AR in 45 ACP. For out doors (Usually 200 - 500 yards) I have another UK spec AR this time in 5.56, a Remy 700 PSS in 223 and Remington Rolling block in 45-70 and a Desert Tech SRS with 2 conversion kits one in 308 and the other in 6.5 x 47 topped of with a Nightforce. Everything that can be suppressed is.

Sadly handgun wise we are exceptionally limited. I have a 1860 Army as we can still have muzzle loaders but the only modern handguns we can have are either long barrelled revolvers (any calibre) or pistols (In 22 only as we cant own any semi auto in any other calibre except 22, rifle or pistol). And by long barrelled I mean a minimum barrel length of 12" and an overall length of 24" meaning most have a fixed wrist brace on - stops them from becoming concealable.

For a good few years I was a member of the SASS and the UK branch, the BWSS, (watched too many John Wayne movies growing up - still do!) but as you can imagine cowboy action shooting isn't as popular over here and gradually competitions came down to a handful of shooters and there isn't much competition in that. We do still shoot some practical but our biggest problem is range space. I'm lucky as my local range is only 7 miles away, indoors and open 4 nights a week but others have very limited range time. And even in Scotland where we have loads of space and mountains and hills that would make a great back stop we can barely get to shoot.

Its a very politically incorrect sport over here. Much misunderstood and persecuted by people who don't know any better. Ive been shooting since I was 5 years old and loved every minute of it. Not just the shooting, but the history and engineering of it all.

That's an impressive collection. As far as gun laws go, living here in the People's Republic of Kalifornia, we have to deal with some ridiculous rules, too.