Thread: 1977, and now how things have changed

yeah, it's wrapped up in cloth, disguises the fact it's a rifle.

I remember the news item. For some reason that was current at the time, the reporter wanted to test people's reactions to a firearm being carried but as it was illegal for him to actually carry a rifle like that, he used a rifle stock and a piece of pipe with a cloth wrapped around it so it appeared to be an actual rifle. The film crew filmed him wandering around Melbourne CBD at lunchtime. Nobody gave a toss.

Sounds about right. Around the same mate and I got chatted in Broken Hill for carrying uncovered firearms on our pushbikes. We wrapped them in old blankets and towels from then on.

I remember about '77, my dad used to pop my 8yo brother seated in the spare wheel of the SeriesIIa, and I'd sit up on the roof rack holding a .22 as he drove through open scrub looking for vermin!

As a 15 year old, Me and my mates would often be riding bikes around town or down country roads with either a rifle or a 12 gauge going to our favoured shooting spot or to the local sports shop. Often seen the cops and we were never chatted over it. Used to do things like put the rifle bolt in the pocket or break the 12 gauge. Just seemed so very normal at the time. That would have been 75/76. At about that time I was working part time and owned a couple of rifles and a couple of shotties and reloaded our own gun ammo. Seemed such a carefree life
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blaze

Originally Posted by bblaze;275229[COLOR="#FF0000"

3]As a 15 year old, Me and my mates would often be riding bikes around town or down country roads with either a rifle or a 12[/COLOR] gauge going to our favoured shooting spot or to the local sports shop. Often seen the cops and we were never chatted over it. Used to do things like put the rifle bolt in the pocket or break the 12 gauge. Just seemed so very normal at the time. That would have been 75/76. At about that time I was working part time and owned a couple of rifles and a couple of shotties and reloaded our own gun ammo. Seemed such a carefree life
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blaze

So you are likely to be the cause of all the animosity towards cyclists these days ! No wonder the govt hit us with the one metre rule and helmets and the riding bretheren "patching " up in lycra !
In those days myself and a few mates all wanted to be The Ramones , or any one the the hundreds of punk bands popping up all over the world.

I'll have to double check, but I'm pretty sure my mate used to take his rifle on the train to Cadets at around the same time ?

In the early 80`s a mate and my self went away shooting on our Motor Bikes with a rifle and a Shot gun strapped to our backs .

We did get pulled over by the fuzz and all they were concerned about was that i was a licensed shooter nothing else