I know that there's a few lovers of militaria that love the Aussie L1A1, and SMLE (all built at the range that I attend), but there's a new Aussie made rifle on the block.
http://www.sportingshootermag.com.au/news/aussie-made-auto-bolt-action-to-follow
Quote:
WFM has not used forged parts, which can be bought cheaply before being finished off by the gun maker.
“Ours are solid billet then machined, everything, the whole lot, which is a far superior product,” Scott says. He adds that the WFM4’s tolerances are all tighter than off-the-shelf US-made parts.
He had no plans to set up as a manufacturer until WFM tried to import US-made weapons to rent out as part of its business supplying militaria and weapons to the film and TV industry in Australia.
Scott found the importation laws demanded such weapons be brought in only for a specific film before being returned or destroyed, and the budgets of many local productions, including TV series like Rush and Underbelly, weren’t big enough to do this.
Not cheap...
http://www.acmefirearms.com.au/rifles/wfm4-rifles.html
but check out their rifles in stock section for run of the mill .22s and the like.
Naturally, the media react to this in a responsible and non sensationalistic manner.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013...in-us-massacres
http://www.sportingshootermag.com.au/news/aussie-made-auto-bolt-action-to-follow
Quote:
WFM has not used forged parts, which can be bought cheaply before being finished off by the gun maker.
“Ours are solid billet then machined, everything, the whole lot, which is a far superior product,” Scott says. He adds that the WFM4’s tolerances are all tighter than off-the-shelf US-made parts.
He had no plans to set up as a manufacturer until WFM tried to import US-made weapons to rent out as part of its business supplying militaria and weapons to the film and TV industry in Australia.
Scott found the importation laws demanded such weapons be brought in only for a specific film before being returned or destroyed, and the budgets of many local productions, including TV series like Rush and Underbelly, weren’t big enough to do this.
Not cheap...
http://www.acmefirearms.com.au/rifles/wfm4-rifles.html
but check out their rifles in stock section for run of the mill .22s and the like.
Naturally, the media react to this in a responsible and non sensationalistic manner.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013...in-us-massacres