20 Dec
2004
20 Dec
'04
10:40 a.m.
Not trying to start any flames but I didn't think they had any 30/30
rifles in UK. I thought that's why the Bobbies carried batons and a
whistle.
Sellam says
Maybe it was both: the 30/30 evoked the name of the rifle, which also
happened to be the name of a nearby locale, and the naming was obvious
thenceforth.
Mike
20 Dec
20 Dec
11:24 a.m.
McFadden, Mike wrote:
Not trying to start any flames but I didn't think
they had any 30/30
rifles in UK. I thought that's why the Bobbies carried batons and a
whistle.
Erm, if they exist, someone will have one. Are you propagating the
erroneous USian idea that you're not allowed guns in the UK?
Nearly everyone I know owns some sort of firearm, mainly shotguns. It's
actually easier to get a shotgun licence over here than it is to get a
motorcycle licence.
Gordon.
9:58 p.m.
Hi,
McFadden, Mike said:
Not trying to start any flames but I didn't think
they had any 30/30
rifles in UK.
A few "thutty-thutties" in the UK, I saw some ammo on sale recently...
Not popular over here as they are not considered accurate enough for
target work and are not powerful enough to be legal on deer :-)
Winchesters in other calibres are quite common though...
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