Hard to get ammo in Australia

Been waiting for some CCI ammo, for myself, and the pistol club.
Order a case in March...
Now told that I will be lucky to get any before the end of June. Seems there is 15 million rounds on back order here.

So, hey you blokes! Send some down under to us, please?

Anyone else having difficulty?

have a great day.

 

.22LR Very popular brand here in handgun.

Handguns are available only if you are a member of a gun glub, that is approved as a pistol range, and they have to be approved to shoot certain disiplines, and you are required to attend a minimum amount of shoots per year, usually 4 per year, but that increases if you have multiple weapons, or calibres. And the clubs have to send a report to police every year of attendance records.

Very few farmers and pastoralist can have "open" licenses, and usually still have to attend the range as well. Range membership usually around $500 per year, but some ranges with basic facilities can be found for less.

A new license application is around $250, and additions around $175. Then another $55 a year for the paper renewal, and a photo ID card last 5 years and another 20 bucks.

Thennnnn. around 10-12 months after you first start shooting handgun, you can apply to buy your own. After you buy a safe, and mount it in your house in an approved manner. And the cops come around every now and then, and can enter and check your safe. You can request they come back at a more convenient time, but you can't refuse them entry.

Easy as...

Rifles are a little easier.
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A case of CCI .22 (5000 rounds), retail near $600...

 

Very informative, and also very sad to hear.

 

Finally got some rounds about 2 weeks ago, and bought 2 cases for the club, which should last us about 12 months. 625/case, so not cheap.

But, as they say, the worst day shooting is still better than the best day at work...

 

Things move slow downunder. Reeeeaaaalllll slow...

 

Got an email today from our local ministry of shitty laws...
Seems they have reviewed and decided what we can and cant have...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RskeWgA4N4oG6jtD8

 

Ammo is hit & miss around here, mostly miss. The really strange part is Academy Sports & Outdoors, who should have the buying power to shove nearly every retailer out of the way, didn't have much ammo in stock around Christmas. And they never recovered, even before Covid-19.

The gun range near us has been forced to go through a middlemen, rather than their normal wholesalers.

 

nah, mate. you never read the link: Its a list of guns we aren't allowed to buy, along with a couple we are.

Cos, we can't be trusted with a firearm....

hang on, I'll see if I can ctrl c/v
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For some reason I couldn't previously read it (my phone does its own thing whenever it wants), but now I see.

If y'all can't have a Ruger SR22, you'll most likely never get the Taurus TX22.

There are few, very few, firearms we can't purchase in Texas. And since my phone sucks and I'm lazy, no link to details at this time. I'll use the laptop tomorrow.