How about an M1 carbine shoot? I know ASRA and WSRA both have "carbine days", but this attracts everything from the AR15 M4 clones to SKSs. I held a "War Baby" shoot on the 100m range at the New Plymouth pistol club when I was a member there. Only got three shooters, but we had a lot of fun, and a lot of other people turned up to have a look. Club President thought we should do it again as the reason for low turnout was poor advertising of the shoot. I would have, but moved away a few months later with work.

Lots of guys have M1s out there in A and E cat forms. I'm in Auckland now and there is plenty of opportunity to get a decent group together and have a shoot. If someone has a decent bit of farm land we could even build in a "Jungle Lane" component!

Waddaya think??

Yeh, it's a bit sad really, lotsa people have an M1, but how many actually get them out there? ASRA short range champs at Ardmore are an example. The range is 100m, 25-30 odd shooters turn up every time, but in a sea of AR15s and Sig 550/PE90s there are only 2 M1s. Must admit I'm guilty of using my 'black rifle' in preference.

Now you have me thinking about this, I may be able to organise to get a few of us Canterbury M1 Carbine owners together for a section in the monthly Antique arms shoot here.

We have a service rifle detail already, so we may be able to piggy back on that so to speak.

Watch this space

We'll need a few of these boxes to get to Auckland and take those guys on. Kinda cute, don't you think ?. What will Air NZ say about that !. Mike.

The next shoot of the Christchurch Antique Arms is being held on Sunday the 30th of September, I will take two of mine and see if I can get a couple of others there as well, even if they are not all shot, I will try and get a few pics of them all together.

If you want details of where and what time it is, and whats required to participate in the shoot, just post a question, or E-Mail me.

Alex.