i've been told that a lot of australians have guns anyways, just not legally

is this true?

Hahahaha there are about 2 million gun owners

Ish

@d3adlyz3bra Just since I've already asked Rye North for his opinion, I plan to get my first firearm in the coming months. What would you recommend?

Not bad for a country of 25 million of which have been convinced guns mean death

@Revan that’s a complicated question 😂😂 depends what you want to do

I was planning to start with a pistol, and maybe get a single-shot rifle

Depends how much I spend on the pistol

Do you want to get into precision shooting?

Last I shot any firearms (back in my Boy Scouts days), I wasn't too good at grouping the shots

If you’re in a state that allows you to conceal carry you’d be dumb not to... chances are you’ll never need it but if you do you’d want one

Get a cheap bolt gun

Maybe I'll have gotten better with age, though

Learn the basics

OR

An AR

Apparently the Ruger precision is a very popular entry level bolt gun

I have yet to hear anything negative about a Ruger gun

This is what I bought over the Ruger

At some point I want to get a .308 rifle, but that's probably some years down the road

Again, caliber all comes down to what you want to do

Well, if I was using .308... I'd be hunting?

_doesn't know if .308 is a good hunting caliber_

😂😂

It does the job

Any 30 cal will do the job

I mean, I know it'll stop a squirrel or a rabbit dead in their tracks for sure

There might not be a lot left of them, but they won't move

😂 .308 tends to do the job, again depends on what you’re hunting

If I ever get big into firearms stuff I want to buy a .45-70 Government lever-action rifle and mess around with it

recoil buffers in the butt stock, custom barrel and compensator, etc.

Basically, make it so I could shoot the thing for an entire day and not feel like I should surgically replace my shoulder afterwards

Because from what I understand .45-70 Government kicks like a mule

It does

And out of Levers that shit hurts

Honestly, look into a .357 lever.
Hunt with the .357 and have fun with the .38s

Hmmm

Thanks for the advice

There's still a few things I want to purchase before this year is out that take priority over a firearm though

bookshelf, new computer desk, and maybe a new Bass Guitar