In article , DSK
wrote:

Peter Wiley wrote:
BTW, Oz, when I was working in the NT back in the early 80's, I used to
carry a Ruger Security 6 with 4" barrel (croc defence, ya know). No
probs hitting floating cans & old fishing floats 30+ m behind the boat,
it used to be a regular activity.

That would be pretty good shooting. I have one of those, IMHO it's the
best utility grade revolver.

Lotta practice. The fishing floats were the 8" dia polystyrene ones so
hitting them wasn't all that hard. Beer cans are more of a challenge.

I've always liked Ruger guns, Mini-14 excepted as it wouldn't hold its
point of aim. OTOH their Old Army was a superb bit of gear. You could
buy them over the counter in Victoria at one stage without a licence
(skip mandatory Aust gun confiscation thread) so we did. Never heard of
one being used in any criminal activity - not real concealable - but
they got restricted anyway. Lot of fun on country properties, we used
to go rabbit hunting with them for a challenge. Long gone, alas, in a
burglary, one of the many that the police never solved.

What the hell, boats are more entertaining these days. I managed to
break 3 pieces of wood trying to replace my 12' daysailer gunnels on
the weekend, might have to build some form of steamer or find some
better wood. CCA treated pine isn't exactly traditional, but it won't
rot out in a hurry either. Plenty of hardwoods about but I'd need a
steamer for them too.

PDW