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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF PISTOL NEW ZEALAND ISSUE# 242 AUGUST 2016

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Ruger SR22 .22LR On this note once again firearms have hit international headlines due to tragic events in both Europe and the From The Presidents Desk US. It is a sad reflection on society in that people feel by Pistol New Zealand that they have no other option or that they are fighting President Debbie Wakker a cause, yet are able to harm others with little disregard for them or their families. I spent time in a meeting today discussing what my work environment would do in such Well winter keeps trying to set in and a situation – not a pleasant discussion and sad that it has to be considered. It dismays when we hear of another then we have some almost spring days. occurrence as I know it means that we have to justify our So I hope this means that you are enjoying the ranges we sport and our need to have firearms. This highlights the have around the country. fact that we need to talk about our sport and share the good side of shooting to as many as we can. Lately I have been spending quite a bit of time organising the team for the Australasians in Indonesia in August – Lastly, looking at the PNZ calendar it seems that we about when you are probably reading this magazine. To are gearing up for another busy time of year full of be clear dealing with the team is straightforward – it’s all competitions and events. So get out to the range – practice the paperwork that is proving time consuming. what you need to and make the most of another club’s If you hope to travel through or compete in Australia in hospitality. Records were challenged and broken last year the near future make sure you allow some time to get the and I’m sure there are more that can be challenged. necessary paperwork in order. If you are transiting through Make the most of your sport and see you on the range. Australia and are changing planes, even though you don’t see your checked in baggage you need to have an export Kind regards permit to leave the country. What you are actually doing – according to the Defence Department – is transhipping. Debbie From the Australian Customs: Firearms and related goods that brought into Australia Extracts From the XO and have been or will be transferred from one conveyance to another for the purposes of export to another country, by Pistol New Zealand such as persons travelling to another country and Executive Officer Phill Brown changing flights at an Australian international airport, and sending goods through Australia via air and sea cargo, are transhipping for the purposes of the Act. We are entering a busy time of the year, This involves applying for a CCID (Customs Client ID) and so a quick update...... a DCRN (Defence Client Registration Number) number which you keep for life and can be used again and again. Returns Then applying for export permits. All of this takes time The returns are well under way, thank you to the clubs (around 2-3 weeks) so the moral of this story is – if you who have sent in their returns already. are travelling overseas for an event check thoroughly what is required. Requirements change and it’s better to AGM be prepared and have all that you need. You don’t want By the time you read this, clubs would have received the to get to an airport somewhere and have your firearms or AGM update and delgate information. Please make sure magazines or ammo confiscated. you send your delagates or proxies names back to me by the 31st of August. It’s great to see more of us travelling overseas to compete – this is the reason that our sport exists so give it a go. Not all events require a qualification period – you can travel to PNZ Website The new PNZ website is now under construction. The new State Titles and regional events – make the most of your site will have many new innovations, to help with member sport. security and service. When the site is ready to go live, I And all the best to the IPSC team will be in contact via the current site and clubs with more representing us in Indonesia at the information. Australasians 2016. Keep your articles coming through, especially club articles on any topics including open days, or ideas you may have AGM that you can share with the other clubs...... Yes, this is coming up in September. This year it’s Auckland’s turn to host Regards us. It would be great to see delegates from as many clubs as Phill possible – it’s a great opportunity to meet fellow shooters and to discuss both local and worldwide issues.

4 www.pistolnz.org.nz Bullshooter #242 identifies and acts on issues. Recently while visiting Australia COLFO Chairman Paul Clark attended the SSAA Gun Show and met with SSAA President Geoff Jones. While there, Paul also met with pro-firearm Australian MPs and established relationships with them. Plans are currently underway to send Board Members to the next WFSA meeting in America and the SSAA Conference on Sustainable Hunting in Australia. by Paul Clark- Chairman COLFO Meeting with NRA America www.facebook.com/colfonz/ COLFO Chairman Paul Clark will soon be meeting with Tom Mason from the NRA of USA. Tom has been the Website: colfo.org.nz NRA’s representative to the United Nations for 21 years. Select Committee Inquiry into Illegal He is also an Executive Secretariat to WFSA. They will be discussing the impact of what is happening in the United Possession of Firearms States and its effect on New Zealand. Paul is reminded of As reported in our last newsletter COLFO was invited to a time in 1992 when the then President of the NRA Mr brief the Law & Order Select Committee as they prepared Corbin visited New Zealand. He came to offer support and their Terms of Reference. We followed this by inviting solidarity with the firearms users of New Zealand prior the Committee to a morning at the range. The members to the introduction of the 1992 Arms Regulations. COLFO were shown a variety of firearms and got to shoot some is looking forward to taking the opportunity of renewing of them. They were also encouraged to ask questions those contacts and discussing our ownership and licencing about all aspects of our chosen pastime. A report and differences. photos of the event are at http://www.colfo.org.nz/9- Protecting the Interests of New Zealand colfo/latest-news/128-law-and-order-select-committee- range-visit-01-06-2016.html Firearm Owners for the Past 20 Years We have since made a comprehensive written Case Law Database submission to the Select Committee which can be COLFO has employed Barrister Nicholas Taylor to read at: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en- prepare a database of useful firearms case law. There are nz/51SCLO_EVI_00DBSCH_INQ_68642_1_A516760/ approximately 100 cases Nicholas believes will be relevant dbafb19a51f53256a9bdbceb42e9bc22727ef15d to the firearms community. Research has been conducted We are now preparing to make an oral submission on around the most common case law. These examples 10 August 2016 to reinforce what we have already said should be helpful to firearms owners if they need legal and also rebut some of the more outrageous claims and precedent in any matter likely to be before the courts. proposals made by a few of the other 96 submitters. Over half the cases identified now have a commentary adjacent to the case details outlining its relevance to NZ New Zealand Deerstalkers Association firearms legal history. As soon as Mr Taylor has completed all commentaries we will publish the information on our Annual Conference COLFO website. We believe that this reference database Our Chairman Paul Clark represented COLFO at the is a world first by a lobby group specifically focused on annual NZDA Conference which was hosted by the firearms matters. COLFO thanks Nicholas Taylor Barrister Auckland Branch of NZDA on 16 and 17 July 2016. We for his work and our membership for their financial feel it is important to speak at the NZDA Conference as support. a full representation of the NZDA membership attends and they form a major part of our membership base. It is Lead Shot Ban imperative that COLFO keeps all members up to date with We are aware of moves to extend the ban on lead shot for our achievements in order to cement the support needed water fowl for all shotgun gauges and other issues around to campaign on member’s behalf. the use of lead ammunition. We have been advised of Resource Consent being refused for a clay target range Going Global because of possible lead contamination. We see the Our organisation is known around the world and 20 years opposition to lead ammunition as a major threat toall of lobbying and representing New Zealand firearms users forms of shooting and we will do what we can to oppose has ensured our presence is taken seriously. this development. We have taken pride in our ability to meet with Ministers of Parliament both in New Zealand and in Australia. We Renewing your Firearm Licence strongly represent the New Zealand case to the United Check the expiry date of your licence and renew it at least Nations Programme of Action and Arms Trade Treaty 3 months in advance. Many people have been caught meetings; have an ongoing formal relationship with out by waiting for a reminder from police and then not Sporting Shooters Association of Australia; have recently getting the new licence before the old one expired. As a become a full member of the WFSA (the World Forum of consequence their shooting activities have been put on Shooting Activities); are participating first hand in global hold until the new licence arrived. information sharing and participating in workshops that Cont Page 6

Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 5 Appeal for Funds For those not familiar with the term “Winter Series” these The members of the COLFO Board are volunteers who HMS Sanctioned Shoots were held over two weekends, give their time freely to undertake the work of lobbying the first one in June and the second one in July. on the member’s behalf. However the more we achieve First of all I’m going to say that the weather was the more our costs escalate. surprisingly good, ergo, we had a good “Winter Series” We ask the firearm owners and dealers of New Zealand to with 54 matches shot, and believe it or not, we had two, put their hands in their pockets and make a donation to 40x40 scores, also a couple of impressive Standing scores, COLFO funds. a 30x40 in Big Bore and respectively a 31x40 in Small Bore. Although we represent the largest body of New Zealand Many thanks to those people that volunteered to take the firearm owners COLFO is not the NRA of America or even role of Range Officer, and made the shooting go smoothly, the SSAA of Australia. and also thanks to all the shooters that gave me a hand with setting and painting the targets. COLFO is a volunteer based organisation made up of representatives from various national shooting related I was pleasantly surprised to see that our “Winter Series” associations and a couple of independent volunteers. brought shooters not just from Far North but also from COLFO is funded by contributions from its member Wellington too; I personally want to thank them for their associations and a relatively small number of individuals effort, as this shows true dedication to our sport. and clubs. Talking about our sport, I want to mention that I was Through the good offices of past and present members of contemplating introducing a few new matches to our the Board COLFO has built up a good working relationship discipline, this, in order to satisfy the shooting needs of a with various government agencies and politicians. wider range of shooters, two new matches will be shot in By making well researched and fact based submissions we Big Bore as well as one match in Small Bore, an inspiration have gained respect and achieved NGO status. This has from “IMSSU”. Related to this, I want also to mention that enabled us to attend various international meetings as it will be discussed with our shooters at the meeting on part of NZ government delegations. the 20th of August, and I hope that we will have a positive support to it. COLFO cannot make firearm laws or policy. We can only hope to influence policy and law makers by presenting Many thanks for reading my lines. sound and effective arguments at every opportunity of I’m looking forward to see you at the range. the due process of our parliamentary system. We also advise and encourage our members to do the same. Regards Octavian What you can do? • Give your support to COLFO to make our voice stronger.

• Go and visit your local MPs and voice your concerns In the Black Muzzle Loading News over any legislation or policy that affects you. By Section Director Hugh Bullmore • Stand for a position on your local Council, Community Precision shooting, shooting historic firearms Boards or DHBs and become a decision maker. 5 shooters contested the 50 meter Muzzle What you should NOT do is sit on your butt and do nothing expecting others to do it for you. Loading rifle event at the recent N.I. Champs in New Plymouth...... If we could get more support we could be Thanks to Gavin for lending 2 of your 3 rifles. This event more effective – worldwide adds a bit of renewed interest, the Sections that are ‘growth oriented’ are increasing the types of firearms they use, Multigun has Pistol Carbines, CAS, Semi Autos. At the recent Annual Gun Show in Christchurch, the Christchurch Pistol Club had a display of Cowboy Action RAMBLINGS Section and Muzzle Loading BP Section guns and holsters

by Section Director Octavian Talpos plus all manner of other items. The public voted our display

Animal Silhouettes shot at distance to be the “Best” which came with a massive Trophy! between 18 and 200 meters Many people left contact details for our next Induction day. We also displayed the COLFO banner supplied by PNZ. Greetings to all silhouette shooters, and Next event on the calendar is the South Island BP Champs all other shooters reading my lines. in Nelson on the 26-28th August feel free to join us.

As an introduction I’m going to mention that our reinstated Cheers Tokoroa “Winter Series” went well. Hugh Bullmore

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Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 7 This is a fantastic opportunity to participate in a world shoot in your own back yard and mix it up with world class shooter without the major expense of travelling overseas. Where most other shoot have limited slots this is open to one and all and your chance to tick off that “world shoot” ACTION UPDATE on your bucket list. NRA Action Shooting - by Section Director Peter Hansen All details and entry are on the WAPC web site http://

Bianchi Cup Results wapc2016.com Leading the kiwi contingent at Bianchi this year was Tiffany Piper not only winning the women’s category but finishing top kiwi at 23rd overall. Joanne Fisher also finishing in a credible 4th place. FLAGLER CUP by Chris Skews Finishing one place behind Tiffany was dad Karl Piper in 24th spot. Rounding out the remaining places was Hisaya Ishii at 33rd, Allan Alley at 36th, Richard Munt 63rd, Ian The Sunday before the start of the Bianchi Coates at 66th and Paul Loftus at 71st. Cup...... Competing in Metallic division was Chris Skewes finishing in Columbia Missouri the Pioneer Gun Club hosts a really 8th place, and with a Master grade score pushing him up good 1920 Action Pistol match in Bates City, Lafayette a grade in the process. Well done Chris. County Kansas. Bates City is about two hours West of Columbia on interstate 70. Bates City sounds like a Upcoming Events substantial place however funnily enough the population Cowley Cup in Whangarei is the next event on the calendar is only 209. on Sept 17-18 and this will be a good opportunity to get range time and match practice for the WAPC. Entry forms This year four of us made the pilgrimage to shoot the are on the PNZ website. Flagler Cup, Karl and Tiffany Piper plus Ishii and myself. On the way Ishii and I visited the Harley Davidson factory Nationals will be held in Hamilton over the last weekend and did their Steel Toe factory tour, so named because in October, this will be an excellent warm up match before you have to wear rubber galoshes with steel cap toes over heading north to the world shoot a week later. yourshoes. We saw lots of fabulous bikes at all stages Entries are online, details on PNZ website. of construction. Ishii liked the V-Rods and I liked the Fat Boys, ha-ha. Well worth a visit if you get the opportunity. World Shoot Teams have been announced and are as follows There were about 90 competitors so it was a busy day. After the match directors briefing the competitors quickly go to each of the four ranges and put their names on the lists which determine the times of their shoots. The trick is to guess when you will be ready to shoot each event because if your name is called and you are not present and ready to compete your name goes to the end of the list. This would be painful in the case of the Mover event which saw the last competitor finish at 7.15 pm. With so many shooters I am not sure how they even managed to get everyone through by then. We have been assured that there will be a second mover operating next year. This year the weather was kind to us, sunny and calm. The terrain in Kansas is very flat for miles and miles and sometimes the wind is so strong that you sway about which is especially problematic when shooting the Mover, it’s like shooting while standing in a small boat. Kansas regularly experiences tornadoes but I have not yet encountered one, touch wood. The day mostly went really well, competition was strong, Karl finished a good 5th in Congratulations to all that made the teams, it was great Open grade, Tiffany finished 2nd Lady, Ishii had multiple to have everyone that qualified make a team. jams but still managed to keep smiling, he’s aninspiration, For those that are not aware, the World Action Pistol and I finished very happy at 3rd in Metallic. Championship is an open competition and any individual A great warm up match for the Bianchi Cup, I hope to do can enter this match. You do not need to be part of the it all again next year. teams to enter.

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A huge thank you goes out to all those Schedule of Events: WAPC volunteers who attended the Oct 31st – Nov 6th WPC ranges open for practice 9am - 6pm Range Officer course on Sunday 10th July at Whangarei Pistol Club – we Sun Nov 6th Registration 8am-4pm received an awesome number of Distinction Hotel, Riverside Drive in Hatea Room attendees. This course bought all participants up to National RO level and Mon Nov 7th All ranges closed for maintenance 8am - 1pm they will have an opportunity to put Meet and greet + bar-b-q at the club house 3pm their learnings to the test at the Cowley onwards Cup in September. Tue Nov 8th Official opening / Competitor briefing 9am Great progress has been achieved over Shooting starts (2nd gun) 9.30am - 5pm the past couple of months with the WAPC website offering online registra- Nov 9th – 11th Competitor briefing 8.45am tion and payment, sponsors are coming Shooting starts (primary gun) 9am – 5pm on board and also confirmation has been received that the event will be Sat Nov 12th Spare day – weather/equipment delay televised. Tie-break if required 9am – 1pm Dinner and Prize giving 6pm until late at Toll Entries are steadily arriving, don’t forget Stadium that even if you aren’t selected to shoot Dress code is semi-formal in a team this does not prevent you Gentlemen, this is jacket & tie from entering the competition as an Ladies a similar standard of attire NO JEANS – NO EXCEPTIONS! individual. All shooters are welcome, you just need to be holster qualified. So come and join us. The teams can be Competing in an International competition in your home country seen here: http://goo.gl/eBv8u8 doesn’t happen that regularly so make the most of this opportunity and register today! In addition to the schedule of events, you can also find a lot of information at See you all in November. www.wapc2016.com – the website is regularly updated so do keep visiting. Clair Salter – Event Organiser (WAPC)

Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 9 Having people on hand who either know the rules or know where to find the answer in the rules is of great assistance PRACTICALLY to any Match Director. SPEAKING Wally Cole- IPSC Regional Director By Wally Cole. IPSC Regional Director

Once again there is very little happening with only three Level 2 events planned for July, August. With this year’s “Double Tap” being cancelled due to sound issues at Auckland it has left a hole in the competition calendar and unfortunately no clubs have stepped forward to host a competition. This leaves the three major competitions later in the year. Course Trainer Gary Elmes and Class at the Wanganui Seminar There has been very good number attending our recent competitions, but unless we get a club to step forward and run some of these events we will not have competitions to attend which would be a sad state of affairs considering Speed Shooting the attendances we have been getting. The next events for you to consider are two Level two News competitions, one at Kaimai Pistol Club on the 20th “The ultimate display of speed and accuracy” August, followed by one at Hawkes Bay Pistol club on the Steel Challenge Shooting - by Interim Section Director Phill Brown 28th August. These will be followed by the three major competitions, 2016 North Island Champs in September Winter is here and things are quiet on in Wanganui, 2016 South Island Champs in Dunedin in the Steel front...... October and the 2016 Nationals in Rotorua in November. I will be sending out a new speed survey soon to gather 2016 Events feedback from shooters on the dates for the coming years NI Champs, Wanganui PC, 23rd to 25th September. events.....send in your feedback. I will hand over the rest SI Champs, Otago PC, 28th to 30th October. of ths article to an excellent new Speed and IPSC shooter, Andre Boiser from Christchurch...... IPSC Hangun Nats, Rotorua PC, 22nd-26th November. 2017 Events Hawkes Bay PC Summer Challenge, (L2) 21st-22nd Jan Are you new to New Zealand River City Open, Wanganui PC (L3) 17th-19th Feb and the sport of Pistol Shooting? Wanganui Classic. (All Divisions) (L2) 22nd-23rd April I am 45 years old and moved to New Zealand in 2008 from the Philippines. My first time shooting a pistol was in Grading List November 2014 using a .22 pistol during the Christchurch With the major competitions getting closer, now is the Pistol Club induction day, only 10 rounds though!. I got time to check your grades. If you believe that there is an my first pistol in October 2015 and within less than a year, error on the grading list contact me on [email protected]. I managed to get some good results in a competition. nz. If you do check the current grading list you will find During the 2016 River City Open Level 3 IPSC Competition, that many names have been removed from the advertised I won second place in Production, ungraded. My score has list. We have removed all the names of those members moved me into a B grade. who have not shot a grading match in the last 5 years. Further, at the recent North Island Speed champs in This keeps the list showing current active members. If you Wanganui, I won first place in Open – ungraded, this are one of those who have not shot a grading match in the moved me to a B grade as well. last 5 years we still have your name on the list showing your last grade, it will just not show on the main list. Being a migrant and not knowing anyone in the pistol club was a challenge for me. Even though I knew that there Range Officer Seminar are plenty of new migrants in New Zealand, particularly By the time this issue goes to print there will have been Filipinos, who are interested in pistol shooting, I was a Level 1 RO Seminar held in Wanganui. This seminar hesitant to join the locals at a club. had a great turnout with 21 members registered and on completion will give us a new group of members able to In Canterbury, the sport of pistol shooting is already very assist RO at matches around the country. It is important popular and growing. I am thankful I took the courage to that where a club is holding IPSC matches that they have come along and visit the CPC club and get involved. members present who hold the IPSC Level 1 qualification. Being new to the sport has been challenging and there

10 www.pistolnz.org.nz Bullshooter #242 are plenty of things to learn but I realised I didn’t need to right hand side of the barricade with your right hand and master everything before I started competing. then 6 rounds around the left hand side of the barricade with the left hand. Its here that the new shooters identify In our club (CPC), there are actually plenty of shooters themselves and it goes something like bam bam bam bam who are very skilled but hesitant to enter a competition. bam bam reload change position bam bam bam bam bam Even though I am new to this sport, I forced myself to bam reload change position bam bam bam bam bam bam compete regardless. This has greatly benefited me in reload change position bam bam bam bam bam bam gaining experience and enjoying the sport more. unload finished meanwhile the old hands are just moving And lastly, as a beginner I cannot emphasize more the to the second or third position. value of hard work, training and having a good attitude. Remember Service Pistol is about hitting the target and When I got my first pistol in October 2015, I also bought getting the points there are no bonus points for speed, a dry fire training guide, training books/DVDs and mental now score and patch after this series then move to the training tools. I dry fire four times a week (about an hour 25yard line. per session) and range practice at least twice per week. I also train my mental game using visualisation, etc. I At 25 yards the first series fired comprises 6 rounds in believed that mental training is equally as important as 15 seconds on the right hand side of the barricade, in the physical training. the next series repeat this but with the left hand, then combine both in the 3rd series for 12 shots in 35 seconds In addition, I have also consulted a lot of shooters about 6 right hand and 6 left handed….time to score and patch. their equipment, training regime and approach - do not How did you go? be afraid to ask! I think to learn faster, you need a good attitude. I feel I will always be a student no matter what After scoring the first 24 rounds at 25 yards its time to achievements I have in the future - A Boiser step away from the barricade and display your ability to shoot unsupported at 25 yards, this time with a bit more [I could not agree more, Andre!.....all the best, Phill] emphasis on speed, you will shoot 6 rounds, 3 on each of 2 targets, in a total of 6 seconds. Repeat this with 6 rounds again in 6 seconds but this time 2 rounds on each of 3 targets… lots of 10’s to be had here, we are getting warmed up time to patch and move on down to the 10 yard line. At the 10yard line we are at the “gimmie” stage of the match that 10 ring is looking pretty big now, first series is 6 Service Match Shooting - by Section Director Aaron Thomason shots on target in 4 seconds, but this is not spray and pray 90 shot Action match testing your accuracy skills they had better all be 10’s or your giving the game away. Then we are ready for the next 6 rounds, this time in 8 Over the winter months there is not much seconds but with a twist, 3 rounds left hand only and to report..... 3 rounds right hand only (who practiced weak hand shooting?) then the final string at 10 yards is again 6 so I thought it was time to go over the match itself, while rounds in 4 seconds this time 3 on each of 2 targets and many have heard of Service Pistol many don’t know that’s it for using the sights. exactly what is involved. Now we are at the Signature Series of Service Pistol The most basic description is a 90 shot match shot over Shooting, 7 yards, 12 rounds, 15 seconds with a reload in 4 distances with time frames from 4 seconds to 165 the middle all from the “unsighted” or “crouch” position seconds. Service Pistol has a signature series fired at (as long as the gun is below the shoulder here you are 7 yards with 12 rounds fired in 15 seconds on 2 targets good to go) but again you need to get your points about from the “unsighted” or “crouch” position. Though the 110 out of 120 is where you want to be at. experienced shooters make it look easy a newcomer usually walks away having saved his or her club 12 patches. So that’s it for the match, its 90 rounds in about 35 minutes and if you want to have another run and you have the You will need a pistol or revolver that can hold 6 rounds time and the ammunition you can. and (it’s a good option to have a holster for your gun even if you are not drawing from the holster during the Next time I will have a look at what you need tobe match) and a least one speed loader for your revolver competitive and give you some indications of what guns or two preferably 4 magazines if using an auto loader. are competitive and where you can best spend your Magazine pouches or speed-loader holders are handy but money for the greatest return. not necessary. Mark your competition calendar for the North Islands Onto the match itself, remember this match is about held in November at New Plymouth go and give Grif and hitting the target and getting points so we will be starting the boys a run for their money and enjoy their yummy at 50 yards where you will fire 24 rounds in 165 seconds food. (that’s 2 minutes and 45 seconds) at 4 targets. 6 rounds Cheers AT prone, 6 rounds sitting or kneeling, 6 rounds around the

Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 11 2016 Australian 40th Anniversary IPSC Handgun Nationals By Craig Clark

Lets start with WE WON the TRANS Thank you to the RO committee and especially Arthur M TASMAN TROPHY. yes we did it! and Peter B our Range Master. As a RO at a Australian National we get well treated. We Now thats out of the way I’ll start at the beginning.... from New Zealand were put up in houses just across the 21 stages 380 round count. 439 Competitors. It was good road from Maslin beach. We also had the use of a rental to see so many New Zealanders make te trip over. car. The Aussie Nationals was at the Southern Vales Practical The Pre-match was on the 23rd and 24th and Main match Shooting League, Long Gully Road, McLaren Vale, South 25th to the 27th. Easter weekend. The main event started Australia This was always going to be a big match, with this being the 40th anniversary and being Southern Vales where the very first Australian IPSC Nationals was held. The Australian’s put on a very good show. Steve Brown and his team did a fantastic job, especially Darrell the Quarter-Master who was staying in the same house as us Kiwis. Who after falling down the stairs still managed to get up at Sparrows Fart to be at the Range to keep it all running. The Range is not far out of Adelaide, some 42 minutes from the centre of Adelaide. (Well thats what Goggle maps put it as. With Adelaide traffic it’s probably be a wee bit longer.) With ranges spread over two levels. 5 down in what they called the hole. This is where Jim, Steve and I were, Cyrus was up the top. Bit of favouritism I think was for us Range Officers at 5.30am with Cyrus our chauffeur going on their. taking us the scenic root to the Range...... after that All stages had with their own unique challenges. Two that we used my Navman! stood out for me was Stage 6. Using your feet to hold Once at the Range, straight to our designated Ranges to down pedals that stand up the 3 separate Target arrays target up and get ready for the start. We had 45 minutes to and Stage 15 where you were seated on a Trolley using put each squad through the stage, so no messing around. your feet to pushing yourself backwards down the train So, other than when we had lunch I didn’t get much time tracks. to get to catch up with anyone to see how they were going. 4 of us from New Zealand Cyrus, Jim, Steve and I were The days just flew past and before we knew it we where lucky enough to get picked as Range Officers for this off to the Presentation Dinner. lots of medals and trophies. match.

Trans-Tasman Team winners - 2016 Australian Nationals

12 www.pistolnz.org.nz Bullshooter #242 Did I mention that We. Steve W, Eugene, Cyrus and yours truly (me) WINNING THE TRANS TASMAN TROPHY! 7 years in the making but we did it. Unfortunately the Aussies wouldn’t let us bring it home, AROUND THE CLUBS something about we would’t give it back. Poor sports, it’s Club and Member Articles not as if it’s the Rugby World Cup. Heretaunga Level 2 IPSC Shoot 17 souls braved the intermittent rain showers and blustery winds to participate in the HPC invitational IPSC shoot on Saturday, 30th July 2016. An excellent 4 stage event and a lot of fun was had by all, with some swearing mixed in at the Strong Hand only swinger stage. Match Director, Jordon, said that he personally learnt the lesson of making sure he did his stage walk-throughs, as he remembered about a target, yet to be engaged, after removing his magazine to show clear. Safe to say he lost a few seconds on that stage! The Club will be looking to host more matches like this in the coming months - keep your eyes peeled for notification Australian Nationals Photos - by C Clark of a September event - J Moss and M Brown (Photos by M Brown)

You know the one they just don’t seem to be able managed to get their hands on. Some of us did manage to get off with the odd stage banner and one or two glass AKs. Well that one is over, I have already entered for next years in West Australia at Pine Valley Pistol Club.For those wanting to go we need to apply for our WA visitor licences as a group as the organisers have managed to talk the WA police to do free Licences for group applications. if you apply separately there is a hefty cost. Thats all Folks. Now to get ready for The Australasians in Surabaya Shooters enjoying the Wellington weather! Indonesia. Yes I’m a RO at that one too!

Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 13 thanking them for their support. The app is all about creating a connection between New UPDATE Zealanders at home and on the field of play in Rio. Oceania 2017 By ISSF Section Director Maria Jefferis At best NZSF believe there will be an event but it could be Olympic and Commonwealth Games sometime before we get confirmation. It appears that the shooting shot at 10 to 50 meters event, once confirmed, will be around November 2017. There is a need to have a criteria and ranking list to cover Hi all ISSF shooters...... this. Due to timing of the event the ranking list will start Websites of interest in August this year and finish at each disciplines 2017 http://www.targettalk.org/ Specifically dealing with Nationals. Both the venue and dates of this shoot will be ISSF topics and hosted by Pilkinsguns.co advised as soon as they become available. Selection will be taken from the scores posted in the NZSF General interest topics Ranking List and should include: http://www.issf-sports.org/ Our International Bodies official website Northland O&G http://www.shootingaustralia.org/ Shooting Australia Hamilton Open South Island Champs http://www.pistol.org.au/ Pistol Australia North Island Champs 2016 ISSF General Assembly Moscow Auckland Anniversary Shoot NZ Shooting Federation President Ewan Pirie was the official NZ representative at this meeting. From Southland O&G this meeting some rule changes that some have seen Nationals previously have been adopted effective January 2017. All participants would be required to meet PNZ and NZSF Key ones are: strengthening the rule prohibiting phones selection criteria and conditions. Team members will be and communication devices to be used while shooting, no selected from the Ranking List published on the NZ side blinkers for those few who still like to use them and Shooting Federation website. Please contact me if you a tidy up of the women’s finals which makes them much have any further queries. more efficient. Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 4-15 Full details of the changes will be made available before the new Rule Book is published in January 2017. April 2018 There are still a lot of unknowns regarding the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics App Games. We continue to wait on updates from the Games The NZ Olympic Commitee has released an Apple Store and organisers. Rumors abound but they are just that until Google play app that connects to our athletes competing confirmed by the NZ Olympic Committee. in Rio The free app is available for New Zealand residents The NZSF continues to work with the NZOC regarding their from Apple Store and Google play. A great way to keep requirements for team selection. up with the three NZ target shooters Natalie Ryan, Chloe Tipple and Ryan Taylor. The selection process will run through the 2017 year and will include seven NZ Matches and several Australian Cont Page 14 We do not have any Pistol Shooters attending but let’s competitions and a number of World Cups. support our fellow Rifle and Shot Gunners! As soon as full official details are available they will be The official NZ Olympic Team app includes athlete profiles, widely distributed. medal notifications, schedules and results, daily updates and behind the scenes content from Rio. It is a quick ISSF Match Guidelines method to keep up with the three Shotgun Shooters: These are now available in printable form on the PNZ Natalie, Chloe and Ryan. Any support their fellow shooters website for clubs and individuals to download. here in NZ can give them is always appreciated. The guidelines give the sequence of fire, range commands We would appreciate any support you can give us by and malfunction procedures. encouraging New Zealanders to download the app - via If you are running a club day these are a great guide to passing on this email, putting in newsletters and or social doing things right and will help give confidence to fellow media. club members to run these matches at the range. Supporters can send messages to the stars and the athletes can use their phone to scan the night sky to see Regards that New Zealanders are right there with them. Maria In return, athletes can connect with New Zealanders

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If you would like to get involved in any of these events and lend a hand let me know. Things have been shaping up for 10 of us to go and shoot Pistol, Rifle,Shotgun Matches shot to IPSC and Multigun Rules in Russia for the IPSC world rifle shoot. We are getting by Dean Albiston- Section Director teams together for standard and open now with a couple HI All that just want to go and shoot which is cool. This I hope will be the start of New Zealand sending more Well its been a slow month this time. Winter has come in teams to these types of events. and not a lot of shooting has been done. Dean When you read this our first Multigun match would have come and gone. Warkworth came to the party and offered to run the first Multi gun match at their club on the 6-7 August. The plan was to shoot 5 stages for this match with a ROs training half day on the Saturday morning. All 3 guns were to be used. The new rules would have been used to get this up and running. The divisions used were the same as the 3 Gun Nation divisions. More details on how this event went will be posted in the next issue of Bullshooter. The North Islands 3 gun will be held at Hamilton on the 3-4 September. 15 stages 5 each gun as per normal. Entry forms etc will be coming out as soon as I can get it sorted.

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Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 17 Section Director Election ‘ ’ Cowboy Section CAS Section news by Tuscon Election of a Section Director The process of identifying a Section Director for each of the sections End of Trail 2016 relies on the participation of the shooters who are involved with the discipline, by way of an election. Section Elections are carried All of Team Kiwi are now home and getting out every 2 years at that Section’s National Championship. used to the cold again and saving up for Nomination Process

1, The XO will call for nominations at least 6 weeks prior to the next time. Nationals. Rooster, Dusty Barrels along with Daisy Rae & Laredo Kid, 2, Candidates must put forward their nominations 3 weeks prior to Miss Kitty, Bobby Steele, Witch Doctor, Lindis Ranger, the Nationals-no late nominations accepted. a) All nominations must be in writing on the form provided Nightshooter, Lightning Jack and Tuscon all made their b) Nomination forms are available on the section page on the way to New Mexico for the World Championship of PNZ website or from the PNZ XO if required. Cowboy Action Shooting, End of Trail. c) No nominations will be accepted without the signature of About 640 shooters would be competing for glory or fun, the person being nominated or both. A few of us would shoot at other venues as warm- d) The voting process (If needed) along with a list of Section up matches leading up to EOT. This helps in acclimatizing Director Goals is on the section page on the PNZ website to both the heat and the altitude. EOT is always exciting. as a guide to the duties and expectations of the position. The top guns are out in force. Nominations are now called for the position of: Cowboy Section Director Some young up-coming shooters will dazzle everyone with their speed. There are always lots of vendors selling all the Closing date for this positions nominations is: cowboy stuff we don’t see at home. And the gunsmiths 13th October 2015 at 5.00 PM are on hand to fix that gun that has worked flawlessly for Phill Brown Pistol New Zealand Executive Officer the last four years and just decided to play up at EOT. Or for very special price, can fit the new beaut accessory that will allow you to shoot your gun at 100 miles per hour. Or if you like bling, maybe some gun engraving or clothing accessories are more your thing. The stages were a mix of close targets with straight- forward target order, to moving rifle targets and more Can now be provided with challenging target set-ups. One set of pistol targets were DUMP PLATE FACING at 3.3 meters, but were angled such that there was zero splatter. 440mm disc of 12mm 700-grade Bisalloy Miss Kitty and Witch Doctor both shot Wild Bunch well enough to get into WB Master Gunfighter. Miss Kitty recons if her pistol hadn’t jammed she would have got through to the next round. They were both presented with EOT Winners Buckles. Lightning Jack shot well enough to get into the Top 16 Cowboy Action Master Gunfighter. His first round was against Cobra Cat (EOT overall winner 2014) that he won. For his second round he was up against Missouri Lefty (EOT overall winner 2016) and came second by about 10th of a second. So that was the end of shooting at EOT ‘16 for Team Kiwi. Our team would be presented with another three buckles during the awards ceremony. There were big smiles for Lightning Jack, Rooster and Lindis Ranger. Nightshooter, Bobby Steele and Witch Doctor all won buffaloes for shooting a clean match. Congratulations to all. Texas Star Targets The Lady & Men EOT Champions for 2016 were Missouri For details and ordering information Lefty and SASS Kicker. contact Carl at [email protected] See the accompanying article for a more in depth look at EOT ’16 or look on FB ‘End of Trail 2016’. Cont Page 20

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Lightning Jack and Tuscon for a month long trip, taking in wild west history, local culture and three shooting 1. One of the topics discussed was the operation of matches. Travelling by RV, we would travel over 2,000 the loading table. They would like those checking the miles and the country would change from snow-covered rifle and shotgun to make an effort to actually see the passes at 12,000 feet in the Rockies to the 42c of the magazine follower instead of just watching the shooter parched Nevada desert. rack the action. Spirits were high as we arrived in Denver then into the RV 2. There was also a clarification on starting position – it and onto Cheyenne to stay with our good friends Deputy the shooter starts a stage in a faulted position then the Cuny & Doris. Next morning it was down to Briggsdale to shooter has just earned a procedural. a one-day match. ‘Begin early and finish before it gets too 3. The Henry Big Boy is now legal in Wild Bunch. You will hot’ seemed to be the plan. probable see more on these subjects in the next Cowboy The range area was dead flat with berms made out of Chronicle. large square bales of maize. It seemed to work really well South of the Border but offered no shade from the hot hot sun. Nightshooter The New Zealand Wild Bunch Championship, ‘South of shot a clean match thus winning a buffalo and Lightning the Border’ is coming up from 23rd – 25th Sept so I hope Jack won overall. Next day we spent time at a gun show in you have your entry in. Get that 1911 out and fire a few Cheyenne as well as the local shooting range. magazines through it. Talk to Rustler for more information What a great facility, built by the city for sporting shooters. and entry forms on the PNZ website Users are charged for using the range, but what an asset. North Island Champs Our next port of call was to Buffalo Bills gravesite just Entry forms also on PNZ website. It will be a great shoot outside Denver. This wild-west showman brought a from 8th – 11th Sept. Get your entry in today. romantic version of the American west to people around the world. And onward we travelled stopping off at Mesa High Noon Verde and then out to Monument Valley. The New Zealand CAS Champs / SASS NZ Regional ‘High The film director John Ford used this valley as a backdrop Noon’ is being hosted by the Golden Downs Rangers from to many John Wayne movies. But since then ‘Back to the 3rd – 6th Nov. Weather will be great, food will be great Future’, ‘Forrest Gump’, ‘The Lone Ranger’ and many and the stages exciting. So send that entry away today. more have had scenes filmed there. Horses were saddled RIP up. We ‘cowboyed up’ and with our Navajo guide rode We hear with sadness the passing of young Tommy off into the sunset. It was a great experience in such a Hawke, son and cowboy shooting mate of the late Dirty remarkable place. Harry. Condolences to the family. The next shoot was the Revenge of Montezuma at Cortez. This fun shoot hosted by The Windygap Regulators has always been known as a good warm-up match before EOT. After setting up camp and partaking in a cold adult beverage, along comes another RV holding the rest of Team Kiwi shooting this match. Rooster and Dusty Barrels, along with Daisy Rae and Laredo Kid were keen on catching up with our adventures so far. Ten stages over two days with some great cowboy action shooters was a recipe for a great time. All of Team Kiwi commented on how close the targets were. My reply ‘you haven’t seen anything yet. Just wait till EOT’. Lightning Jack ended up winning the match with Nightshooter shooting a clean match and 4th Duelist, Lindis Ranger 3rd Duelist, Rooster 1st Young Gun (and a girlfriend), Dusty Barrels 2nd Wrangler, and Tuscon 3rd Senior Gunfighter. As soon as we had said our goodbyes, the two RV’s began the five-hour run down to End of Trail. The first thing any newcomer says when they first see the shooting grounds at ‘Founders Ranch’ is ‘Wow it’s big, look at all the RV’s. Look at all the ranges and the buildings’. The rest of Team Kiwi, Miss Kitty Russell, Bobby ‘Yeah, we’re coming too’. Steele and Witch Doctor, rolled into camp shortly after as they had been out to a party. They had all been shooting Those were the few words that got us to work organizing Wild Bunch for the last four days with one more day to go. our USA road trip to End Of Trail ’16. Team Kiwi was now complete.

20 www.pistolnz.org.nz Bullshooter #242 Our first two days were practice days (shooting with Tex) Thursday was the beginning of main match. Four stages with some gun-smithing thrown in. You’ve just got to were shot each day but the nerves were highly strung and jump at the chance of getting all the new gadgets fitted on edge for the first couple. Front sight, front sight! Matt to your guns with all those gun experts there, and the gun Black, last year’s winner, was shooting on the same posse engraver was also looking for work. “Oh, and that’s a nice as Lightning Jack & Tuscon. He wasn’t going as fast as leather rig, how much?” I think there was quite a bit of usual but was steady and calculating. A tactic that would pocket money spent! eventually see him into 2nd place overall. Our posse would actually end up having five shooters in the top fifty Then came side match day. We shot some speed matches overall for the match so the shooting was fast and furious. but the competition was FAST. Deuce Stevens and SASS Kicker seemed to dominate here. The opening ceremony With shooting only taking up three hours of the day there that evening was the official start to EOT ’16. The colours was plenty of time to catch up with old friends and ‘chew were paraded with Lightning Jack our standard bearer. the fat’, do some more shopping (SASS = Single Action ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ and the ‘Pledge of Allegiance Shopping Society?) or go back to the RV and relax and to The Flag’ was followed by a couple of speeches, then clean guns until the evenings entertainment. It’s at about drinks. this time you know you’re not going to fit everything into your large suitcase for the trip home and start working out ‘plan B’. Lindis Ranger’s rifle was working well and Roosters pistols still needed some fine-tuning. Rooster’s communication skills were unquestionably superb as shown with the harem of young cowgirls he was associating with. It rained a few times at the match, but not enough to disrupt the shooting. The type of red soil just turns to red mud, but if left to drain away and dry out, just turns back to red concrete. Miss Kitty’s golf cart seemed to get plenty of use. The RV park is about 300 metres from the ‘main street’ and the stages and seems to be uphill both ways. Any hint of exhaustion after shooting was finished for the day and Rooster would sprint up to Miss Kitty’s RV, pick up the golf cart and help us back to our RV with all our gear, our shopping and our gun carts.

Kiwi shooters and SASS Kicker Top Lady shooter at EOT.

EOT Wild Bunch Kiwi Witch Doctor = 6th overall + 6th WBM. Miss Kitty Russell = 6th WBLM. Bobby Steele = 17th WBM EOT Cowboy White Lightning Jack = 8th Cowboy + 16th overall. Kiwi Rooster = 7th Young Gun. Lindis Ranger = 10th Duelist. Tuscon the Terrible = 13th Senior Gunfighter. Miss Kitty Russell = 14th Lady 49er. Nightshooter 14th Duelist. Kiwi With Doctor = 17th 49er. Bobby Steele = 19th Duelist. Black Barrels 19th Wrangler. Lightning Jack in action Cont Page 22

Bullshooter #242 Pistol NZ 21 Clean match Miss Kitty, Bobby Steele and Witch Doctor made a fast White Buffaloes – Nightshooter, Bobby Steele and Kiwi getaway for their long trip back to Houston for their Witch Doctor. flight home. Meantime it was with a hint of sadness, a sigh of exhaustion, the elation of winning buckles and EOT Buckles an expectation of new adventures that we left Founders The following came home with EOT Buckles – Kiwi Witch Ranch and headed south to Tombstone. Doctor, Miss Kitty Russell, White Lightning Jack, Kiwi This old west town, the place of legends and gunfights, Rooster, Lindis Ranger. would keep us amused for a couple of days. Although popular with tourists, we could still rat around and find Well done to Team Kiwi, this is the most buckles we’ve historic gems like the Birdcage Theatre and Wyatt’s house. won during an EOT. A big night out cowboyed up at Big Nose Kate’s Saloon had Your next step is to win the big shiny ones – no pressure. Rooster and his brother Laredo Kid getting their photos Good luck next time. taken in the coffin, while one of two of the older cowboys had to make do with photos of them cuddling up to the pretty waitress. It’s amazing the wealth that was here back in the towns early days. This was due to the mining of silver, gold and copper. In the days of Wyatt Earp, they feasted on delicacies like canned peaches and oysters. Fire ravaged the town on at least three occasions so it was rebuilt using stone and adobe brick. Wealth in Tombstone finally dried up due to the silver mines flooding, caused by the pumps unable to work because of dirty diesel. We were now onto the final leg of our road trip heading for Las Vegas via the Dillon factory in Scottsdale/Phoenix and then Wickenburg while Dusty Barrels and family headed for the Grand Canyon. Wickenburg is another town with a rich history of mining and ranching and has a museum with a wonderful collection of western art.

Team Kiwi minus Miss Kitty, Bobby Steele & Witch Doctor who were on the way to their flight home.

22 www.pistolnz.org.nz Bullshooter #242 Travelling through the Joshua Tree National Park, past the Hoover Dam, we then entered the city of sin. Las Vegas seems to only exist for the guilty pleasures BULLSHOOTER of life – gambling, eating, drinking, partying and flesh. I could see it was going to be a pretty big job keeping my Gear Review Corner three travelling companions on the straight and narrow! A Garth Brooks concert was one of two shows we saw as well as going to the racetrack to watch Nascars with Dusty Barrels, Rooster and family. A trip through the But we did have time to also go to a gun show and also H&K Factory to Battlefield Vegas for a ‘play’. Tuscon shot the mini gun By John Herbert (4000rpm) while Nightshooter and Lightning Jack shot the Saw .223, M2 30 carbine, MP40 and Sten gun. There is nothing like shooting a belt fed machine gun to put a ‘smile on your dial’! And after a night on the loose in Fremont Street, all we had to look forward to was about 18 hours of flying in ‘cattle class’ to get home. I always liked H&K’s catch phrase...... What we didn’t realize was the shock of going from 40c down to -4c. We froze our butts off for the first week we “In a world of compromise some don’t”, for some reason were home. that seemed a perfect fit for the two H&K firearms I It was a great trip. owned at the time. An ex Bundeswehr G3 rifle and P7 Pistol; both performed perfectly, no malfunctions, very End of Trail is an experience that is always remembered good accuracy and even though the G3 was utilitarian in fondly. ‘Come for the shooting, stay for the people’ is a its design it was solid and the roller locked action always phrase SASS uses, and it’s true. struck me as being a very clever solution. The P7 with its Cowboy action shooters were always coming up and gas delayed locking and squeeze cocking action was pretty saying ‘I shot with you guys here in two thousand and left field at the time but like the G3 it just plain worked whatever. It’s great to see you again. Anything you need?’. and with a fixed barrel it was the most accurate 9mm I have ever owned. So if you can, make the trip...... When the opportunity to visit the H&K factory in Oberndorf You won’t be disappointed! came up I jumped at the chance; I spent 2 days looking (Article and Photos by R Finlayson) at the factory and shooting H&K Pistols, Rifles and sub- machineguns. The visit is an article all in itself but if there was one overriding thing I took from the visit it was H&K’s commitment to quality. The factory as you would expect was high tech and filled with the latest CNC mills but what surprised me most was the amount of hand finishing and inspection I saw. CNC mills can make just about anything Gun Oils that Extend the Life of Metal but the H&K people were adamant that hand finishing and inspection is essential if you want a first class firearm. For the purpose of this article I will focus on the H&K • Cleans carbon residue SFP9 pistol as it H&K’s newest pistol and it is real option for Production class. • Ensures smooth action The SFP9 or as it’s known in the USA the VP9 is a • Dry-to-touch lubrication conventional 9mm duty type pistol with a modified Browning tilt barrel locking system; to be honest it looks • Protects against rust similar to a number of other modern striker fired pistols, but don’t let appearances fool you the SFP9 has a number of clever features that set it apart from its competition. Cont Page 24

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The frame is polymer and like all modern duty pistols it does my personal SP01 Shadow but I was impressed at has a Picatinny rail moulded into the front of the frame. just how fast I could achieve a clear sight picture. When The pistol is completely ambidextrous, with dual paddle I started shooting the SFP9 I immediately liked it, striker magazine releases and a right hand side slide release that fired guns are always nicer to take the first shot onas mirrors the position of the left hand one. there is no double action pull to overcome. The front of the grip has an angle that seems about the The trigger wasn’t as crisp as the single action pull on my same as a 1911 and the front has 3 shallow grooves SP01 but it was better than any striker fired gun I had used for your fingers. The crackle type finish on the grips is before. The reason it felt good is that it’s fully single action comfortable and feels very adhesive. and does not partially cock the striker when pulling like a Glock does. The trigger guard has an undercut and this combined with the beavertail style tang allows you to get a very There is a bit of take-up but it transitions into a clear high grip on the pistol. In fact the first time I picked it up release point and the 5.5 pound break is easy to control I immediately noticed how close my hand seemed to the and the reset is quite short and very clearly felt and heard. bore axis. The decent trigger combined with the high grip made it a very comfortable pistol to shoot. I shot the pistol over two The SFP9 is offered with 3 replaceable back straps and sessions and let a number of other shooters try it out as six interchangeable side plates; this gives the shooter 27 well. different options to configure the grip and as I found out getting it perfect is easy and very worthwhile. As you would expect there were no malfunctions whatsoever. During my visit to H&K in Germany I was It’s hard to measure how much quicker a perfect grip given a demonstration of the reliability that included limp makes you but with a grip configured SFP9 I ran a club wristing and firing the pistol upside down, there were no IPSC course quicker than I did with my SP01 Shadow. malfunctions. I was surprised how much more control I had when I set Accuracy wise at 15 yards off hand using two loads, my the grips and back strap up to suit my hand. I guess it’s not plated 125gn and some Norma 115gn factory I was able surprising that a better grip leads to better results. to keep shots into a 60mm group. At 20m off a rest in Germany using a well worn SFP9 I could get the groups down to 50mm using Ruag and Sellior & Bellot 115 grain loads Police ammunition. I suspect if I had some 124gn loads the groups may have been even tighter as the SFP9 I shot in New Zealand liked that projectile weight best. I really liked the SFP9, it points so nicely and the ability to set the grip up perfectly for your hand is a major advantage. Accuracy was very good, fit and finish excellent and having seen how they are made I have total confidence in the build quality. John Herbert

The slide is a typical of the breed with a blocky appearance with serrations both at the front and rear for ease of cocking but H&K goes one step further and adds two ears to the back of the slide. H&K calls them “charging supports” and they are in the perfect place for quickly racking the slide. They are removable should the shooter prefer a cleaner slide and the replacements parts fit flush. The sights on the SFP9 are steel and of the low profile combat type. The rear sight has two white luminescent dots while the front has a single dot. The sights are a lot better than the plastic sights that adorn similar pistols and while the layout of sights is a personal preference I had no problems obtaining a quick and clear sight picture. As a bonus the SFP9 shot point of aim straight out of the box. As mentioned when I first handled the pistol I was surprised Editors Note: If members would like to share their at just how well it pointed, the H&K P30 which looks like thoughts on a product and write a review and/or a hammer operated version of the SFP9 points nicely as advertise the product under reveiw, let the editor know!

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