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Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:39 pm
by Christel
I have found some numbers that I think is interesting.
In Australia there are approximately 23 million people living right now, think of all that space. Out of that lot in 2012 there were approximately 730.000 licensed shooters. Hunters/Target/Practice/Anything Else.
From 2011.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-12/g ... se/3662504
http://www.ssaa.org.au/index.html
This organisation has over 160.000 members, I saw that number on their "about me" page.
In the UK there are approximately 64 million people living right now. Just over 170.000 FAC holders and around 620.000 SGC holders, numbers are from November 2013.
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:41 pm
by DW58
I'd be interested in similar statistics for New Zealand where the number of rifle/shotgun users would be at least as high I suspect.
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:48 pm
by Christel
About 230,000 licensed firearms owners own and use New Zealand's estimated 1.1 million firearms (Wiki)
Population, January 2014 estimate 4,509,461 (Wiki)
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:23 pm
by DW58
Thought it would be pretty high. They also produce some pretty good kit down there in Kiwiland.
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:28 pm
by snayperskaya
DW58 wrote:Thought it would be pretty high. They also produce some pretty good kit down there in Kiwiland.
Them Kiwis have some very nice Dragunovs, semi-auto too.
DW.......just noticed the group in your avatar looks like a very small knob and a pair of balls!........sorry I couldn't help it!
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:37 pm
by DW58
snayperskaya wrote:
DW.......just noticed the group in your avatar looks like a very small knob and a pair of balls!........sorry I couldn't help it!
wtfwtf I'm shocked ... ... it looks very like a sub-1/4MOA group to me
I'm off to eat worms
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:38 pm
by Blu
My good mate from my Army days who I still keep in touch with using Skype has lived in NZ for the last 30 years. He is also shoots and hunts and tells me that shooting in NZ is not one of the cheaper hobbies around. A while back I was having a look at their prices online and all I could think was Wow, he was right, it isn't a cheap sport down there.
Blu
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:41 pm
by Blu
snayperskaya,
DW.......just noticed the group in your avatar looks like a very small knob and a pair of balls!........sorry I couldn't help it!
Get some help mate, you're not a well man :lol: :lol: :lol:
Blu
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:10 pm
by snayperskaya
Blu wrote:snayperskaya,
DW.......just noticed the group in your avatar looks like a very small knob and a pair of balls!........sorry I couldn't help it!
Get some help mate, you're not a well man :lol: :lol: :lol:
Blu
In the words of Roy Walker.....if you see it say it!
I do apologise, I didn't mean to lower the tone of the thread
Re: Australia Versus UK
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:20 pm
by Blu
snayperskaya wrote:Blu wrote:snayperskaya,
DW.......just noticed the group in your avatar looks like a very small knob and a pair of balls!........sorry I couldn't help it!
Get some help mate, you're not a well man :lol: :lol: :lol:
Blu
In the words of Roy Walker.....if you see it say it!
I do apologise, I didn't mean to lower the tone of the thread
snayperskaya, dude I was only kidding you on. No offence taken or implied.
Blu