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22 lr handguns are used here for shooting trapped animals or for "Baujagd" - hunting fox and badger in the den with dachshunds and spates

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No unfortunately the NT doesn't allow it, but I know a few farmers in Queensland that do.
Great for riding past a mob of pigs on a motorbike, or for telling a wild bull to back off when checking the water.

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Maybe it was a more liberal interpretation of the "outfitters" licence in the NT.

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No unfortunately the NT doesn't allow it, but I know a few farmers in Queensland that do.
Great for riding past a mob of pigs on a motorbike, or for telling a wild bull to back off when checking the water.

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Maybe it was a more liberal interpretation of the "outfitters" licence in the NT.

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I know that hunting guides, fishing guides and remote area pilots used to be able to have one for emergencies.
But I've never met anyone that has done so in all but the past tense.

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No unfortunately the NT doesn't allow it, but I know a few farmers in Queensland that do.
Great for riding past a mob of pigs on a motorbike, or for telling a wild bull to back off when checking the water.

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Maybe it was a more liberal interpretation of the "outfitters" licence in the NT.

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I know that hunting guides, fishing guides and remote area pilots used to be able to have one for emergencies.
But I've never met anyone that has done so in all but the past tense.

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I think Matt Graham said he could.

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Did. He passed on several years ago.

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Did.
Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull was the big one, also a .44 Magnum.
I scoped the Super Redhawk for him and sighted it in. Glued the scope mounts on with High Strength Loctite and they held up perfectly during the sighting-in and subsequent fun-shoot. The next time I saw it, a few months later, a client had requested open sights so the scope had been removed! That revolver will still be recognizable by the remnants of red Loctite on the top-strap!

The NT situation is interesting. An Occupational Firearm Licence may be granted for handguns (H-class) if the applicant can demonstrate genuine need, ie a long-arm is not practical or cannot reasonably be used. Its definitely not a given, though.

Also, a permit to use a handgun registered for another purpose, eg club target shooting, may be granted for a different purpose under certain circumstances.

It was much simpler before the post-Port Arthur apocalypse:
If a handgun owner had written permission from a land-owner and a letter of support from his pistol club, then he would be granted a permit to hunt with a handgun.

The good ol' days!

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The .22 RF I will probably acquire. A Ruger S/A Mk IV %arget pistol.

First this is discussion only, it is illegal to add a stock to a semi auto handgun or use it for hunting.

But add an ugly oiccatinny rail fit a QD red dot sight for better accuracy. Or replace the rear sight. Or a small low powered scope.

And I could see a handgun like this with a C96 Mauser style wooden Butterick holster.

Would make a very handy usuable firearm.

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