Make your own ‘Air Rifle’

[AjohnwParticipant @ajohnw51620]

My Diana has gone – it's illegal now.

As there are some gun type people about and it's vaguely connected to building one I have one gun with a problem. C02 and very winchester like. It's pretty good in the summer, nvg on cold days. It went away for the winter and came out again next summer. Stuck the sparkets in it and gas hissed all over the place. Several seals must have gone in a rather short time. I can't see anyway of getting it apart to replace them.

It takes several pellets in a small round magazine and next one is selected in the same fashion as a winchester.

Any idea on how the thing is taken apart? This is the one

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I still sometime still get the urge to go out and shoot at a swinging snooker target and like this one.

John

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[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Just in case there is an Australian who would like to build a firearm (air rifles spud guns, crossbows and many other items.) are all covered by the legislation, it is against the law. The penalties are onerous including jail time. No I am not particularly pleased, it is however law. For the very keen you can apply for a permit to manufacture for sale. That is if you like paperwork, security systems, Vaults, and regular inspection visits.

Regards
John

Oh and please (Please) don't let this post start a rant on the pros and cons of firearms legislation. Its intention was to inform nothing more.

[mark brockley 1Participant @markbrockley1]

I know this is now an old post but I have seen the for mentioned book along with a book I think called the tool makers air gun. Is it legal to make your own gun ? I now there is a power limit in the uk 12ftp for a rifle but do remember an article the other year saying the powers that be wanted to licence the purchase of engineering equipment to combat illegal guns. I think this was regarding the conversion of imitation guns though.

[ronan walshParticipant @ronanwalsh98054]

Posted by mark brockley on 11/07/2018 17:55:58:

I know this is now an old post but I have seen the for mentioned book along with a book I think called the tool makers air gun. Is it legal to make your own gun ? I now there is a power limit in the uk 12ftp for a rifle but do remember an article the other year saying the powers that be wanted to licence the purchase of engineering equipment to combat illegal guns. I think this was regarding the conversion of imitation guns though.

They did, i think it was during tony blairs time, and never happened. The idea of restricting and licencing machine tools, is like something out of Orwells 1984, or communist Russia, simply impossible unless the UK became a police state.

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Posted by ronan walsh on 11/07/2018 23:34:58:…

…simply impossible unless the UK became a police state.

I don't know about the UK but Australia is well on the way, and not just in the area of gun legislation. So don't think it can't happen.

[I.M. OUTAHEREParticipant @i-m-outahere]

Unfortunately Hopper is right Australia is the world leaders when it comes to the Nanny or police state ! Overrun by hipsters and namby-pambies!

BB guns – banned

Slingshots – banned or need a permit – possibly banned altogether now .

Fire crackers – banned or need a permit – possibly banned altogether now

Firearms – strick gun laws ( stricktest in the world ? ) and semi autos banned .

Air rifles – come under firearms laws .

Fishing – licenced and under constant attacks by greenies who want to ban everything including cars – especially 4wd Vehicles !

And i could go on and on and on !

The only good thing our government has done recently is to ban those damne hire bike things that litter the streets .

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