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Hello there THR members&I bring to you a sad day,in our country,as a lunatic taxi-driver,went postal and shot dead& several people.The amount of casulties is unclear,as the cops have sealed off the town in Cumbria.Just like Micheal 'Rambo' Ryan,back in 1987,this guy has caused a gun massacre.It...

Hi there,Im seeking any information regarding any rare&limited models of handguns,of historical production significance,that are currently in existance.The reason being is,that I'm going to be studying pistols&revolvers that qualify as classic pistols under Section 7.1&3,as this is the only way...

Hello there,can anyone recommend me a good manual or tell me a recipe for handloading .38-40 winchester& S&W Russian? As any old gun that is chambered for these rounds,are considered 'obsolete'&no license is required to own them,providing they are not used,otherwise they'd be on a Firearms...

Hello there,could anyone be of assistance to me&tell me what repeating 10&16 guage shotguns are still being manufactured at present and on the market today.Also what manufacturers are the best buys,in personal opinions.Much appreciated folks,as I can't wait to get a bruised shoulder,lol.

:fire::banghead::cuss:Read the following below: Click here for full press release - ACPO Firearms Amnesty press release The police have highlighted that the Olympic BBM .380 calibre blank firing revolver (all variants) is now a prohibited weapon due to recent forensic tests and their...

Hello there fellow shooters.Now,some of you non-UK residents might know that we have general elections,every five years and that the last one was in 2005,in which the Labour Party won it again. According to the British Association Of Shooting&Conservation,each of the three main political...

'Why should you care' and 'You Worry too much' left a bitter aftertaste in my parched-mouth,not to mention,making me more annoyed,after a female friend of mine,said this.I said to her that 'these politically-correct' morons in power and in the ACPO(A Police Cheifs Country Club,or...

Hello there fellow Uk& International shooters.Whilst trawling the web,looking for potential firearms manufacturers,who'd be willing to make a manual-opearted versions,of the standard semi-auto fullbore models,I encountered a suprise,on the google search engine-the R8 rifle.:cool::):):D The...

I've always been a fan of the Professionals tv series(I watched an episode today,on dvd.) and although it began 30 years ago and ended 24 years ago,it left a legacy of cool guns,cars,watches and other gadgets.Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins were the two main cast members,along with Gordon...

Does anyone know how companies that manufacture replica guns(blank/airsoft/non-firing.get permission to stamp them with the authentic manufacturer markings?Do they have to write to the gun manufacturer and ask permission and buy a mould,or do they have to be sent,to them?

Hello,now: yesterday I had just bought my monthy copy of Shooting Sports and whilst I was flicking through the pages,I came across an advert,displaying a Steyr Aug,straight-pull rifle,with a threaded-barrel and silencer.The retailer is The Sportsman Centre,in Dartmoor and they've got a limited...

I know a movie and at least three tv shows,where In real life the on-screen characters would be armed and in these particular movies and shows they aren't.All of these sad cases are movies and shows,that could have been better,but were ruined by the possibility of an anti-gun agenda. For...

Hello,my friends dad went out clay-shooting at a local range yesterday,with one of my other friends dad-who is a member of this club as well as being the head-shotgun coach,for the squads,regional,national and international competitions. Now,he told me,when I visited my friend,that he liked...

Hello,yes it's once again,(not for the last time.) going over old ground about this massacre,which occured in the town of Dunblane,in Scotland,11 years ago.However,there have been new developments,in the truth surrounding the accuracy of events,on the 13th March 1996. A Special Report into...

Everytime that I seach this site for interesting posts,relating to all of what I call 'the good stuff',I am amazed at what is available in the USA and not,in the UK.Times have changed and bans have been put in place,restricting us to only certain types of rifles-but the straight-pull variant...

Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent Last Updated: 7:05pm GMT 13/02/2007 Audio: Revelation makes US action against Iran more likely, says Thomas Harding Austrian sniper rifles that were exported to Iran have been discovered in the...

Time to bite the bullet on gun ban By Kate Hoey Last Updated: 12:53am GMT 08/02/2007 Comment on this story Read comments Dear Home Secretary, I know you have much on your mind at the moment dealing with crises such as bulging prisons and escaped drug traffickers. It may seem...

Computer game Reservoir Dogs has been banned in Australia. The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) refused to give the title an MA 15+ rating. The game is based on the Quentin Tarantino cult classic, and the OFLC said the decision was made on the basis that the game...

I would like to ask our resident UK shooters on THR,as well as those Australian shooters,who live in those states,that actually permit them.If anyone else,has fired those types of guns-then they are free to contribute their opinions.:) :) My favourites are as follows::) Saiga AK-103...

Can anyone also tell me what bolt-actions are the best types, on the commercial market?