Thread: 1977, and now how things have changed

All good back then probably right up to the mid 80's,,, what I did notice in that clip was the parked up XA GT

It was nothing back then when we had rifles just laying in plain sight on the back seat of the car, ammo on the dashboard, parked up in the main street of Mornington, windows down, keys in the ignition,, still the same when I moved up to Albury at 21,, even left the wallet on the dash or front seat. No-one would touch anything,, although in Albury I did get told "one shouldn't leave money in plain view young man" by an old couple.

I miss those days,, everyone was a lot more honest, respectful and trustful.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Australia was a VERY different place 40 years ago and I can't honestly say that it has changed for the better.

We only have ourselves to blame as we all let it happen.

I was too young to shoot, but my two older brother used to spotlight rabbits on Eildon dam wall and shoot them. I used to set snares with my brother. That would have been through the 1970`s
Cheers Hall

I remember in the 70's going into the bank with my father.
He had just picked up a double barrelled Vostok 12 gauge from the gun shop.

It was wrapped up in plain brown paper,in two separate pieces,he had the barrel and i had the stock.

Just imagine if you were caught doing that today....

The local Tojo dealer told me if they find any ammo in a vehicle that is in for service or repairs,they have to contact the police.

The Indy that services the D4 has never said anything,even though there is sometimes the odd live round in the door pockets,or wherever.

Originally Posted by mick88;2752325[COLOR="#FF0000"

]Back in the seventies and eighties our local "SSW" Supermarket[/COLOR] sold firearms and ammo.
As kids we were always out the bush shooting, trapping, ferreting, etc.
As someone else said, life was pretty carefree in those days.
Sadly though, there were quiet a few lives lost due to shooting/spotlighting mishaps with firearms.
I can recall several over the years here having grown up in a country region.
Nowadays if there is a firearm death or injury it's due to aggression/violence.



Cheers, Mick.

Even A mart Sports used to sell air rifles and also .22 rifles.
I think any larger calibre, a gun shop was the go.

We used to 'borrow' the old mans .22/.410 and head off into the scrub after school.No one was really worried.
I remember we took the 12 gauge once,it nearly knocked us over,and we had sore shoulders for a while.
Only used the .22/.410 after that.

Originally Posted by scarry

Even A mart Sports used to sell air rifles and also .22 rifles.
I think any larger calibre, a gun shop was the go.

We used to 'borrow' the old mans .22/.410 and head off into the scrub after school.No one was really worried.
I remember we took the 12 gauge once,it nearly knocked us over,and we had sore shoulders for a while.
Only used the .22/.410 after that.

Our local Rebel sport sold guns, i went in and bought a 22 magnum with scope, 100 rounds of ammo all using my dads paper license .

Originally Posted by trout1105

Australia was a VERY different place 40 years ago and I can't honestly say that it has changed for the better.

Indeed. Try walking through Melbourne with what that reporter was carrying these days. Or, on second thoughts, don't. I enjoy your posts, and would probably miss them. Or not. Seems that life in Victoria's prisons isn't really that bad, if Julian Knight can spend his time online getting Law degrees and making a nuisance of himself.

Originally Posted by scarry

Even A mart Sports used to sell air rifles and also .22 rifles.
I think any larger calibre, a gun shop was the go.

We used to 'borrow' the old mans .22/.410 and head off into the scrub after school.No one was really worried.
I remember we took the 12 gauge once,it nearly knocked us over,and we had sore shoulders for a while.
Only used the .22/.410 after that.

AMart used to sell M1 Carbines, SKSs, Ruger mini14, lever 3030s, John Wayne specials etc etc.