Apparently not Terry, here we are...
Regards, Jim
Several of us.
I notice that there are 20 to 50 new posts every time I check in. That's not dead.
Later 42rocker
Still kicking, I'd say.
Here's one of the last sent to Nepal in the 1908-9 shipment.
1) Mk I & Elcho
Mk I/II & Pat 1853 Bushed
Mk II & Pat 1876
2) Mk III & Pat 1860 Bushed
IC1 A/C & Pat 1879 Artillery
IC1 C/C
3) Mk IV (A) & Pat 1887 Mk I
Mk IV (B) & Pat 1887 Mk III
Mk IV (C) & Pat 1887 Mk IV
All deacts or exempt? I thought South Africans were only allowed one rifle, one pistol and one shotgun these days?
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
It all depends.
There are different gategories for self defence, sport and hunting, and collectors. And restrictions on ammunition. And gunsmiths, business, shops, transport, manufactuing, etc.
I can be a collector, hunt and sport, and have firearms for self defence. Or any combination with their own restrictions.
Each firearm requires its own licence application.
As for the original topic of the thread, most of us are to some extent I think aware that the world is changing rapidly and one's hobbies though they can be a distraction from that, increasingly seem rather pointless in comparison to more pressing matters.
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
Dead is a relative term. A good example of "very dead" is gunco.net. This forum has plenty of life compared to...