Marty has been writing pieces for his Pistol Club Journal for
years – indeed he had several articles published in early
editions of NEW ZEALAND GUNS magazine. He started
posting these shooting and gun related stories January 2014 in his new 'blog'
located at:
flicense.blogspot.co.nz
Marty says that he was taught to shoot at school in
London in 1959 as part of military cadet training ( missed 'Marksman' by one point - damn!) – and notes that
'things have changed a lot since then.' -He has hunted pigs, 'roos,
and feral cats in Australia, pigeon in UK, and lots of rabbits and possums here. He adds that if he could sing like Otis Redding or Leadbelly - he'd likely not be scribbling stuff here!
He built and ran an underground pistol shooting range in
central Christchurch (a location badly affected by the earthquakes) The Garden City Pistol Club dungeon . This, and
being the NZ factory Agent for Glock Ges kept him busy for some years in the
1990s while also working full-time for an airline. - Gosh - that's two more stories to tell - getting police approval for 'The Dungeon' and introducing the same unwilling NZ Police to Glocks.
An endorsed (A,B,C,E) pistol shooter in Canterbury for 25 years –
reloader - firearms collector – hunter - Marty enjoys researching
his stories - and says he wants to promote all shooting sport as a
great way of enjoying the outdoors and to celebrate the finest people you could
hope to meet in any society – All of them have to pass regular in-depth
investigations to be certified by NZ Police as 'fit and proper persons' - to own
and use firearms .. ( What percentage of the population could pass such scrutiny - maybe less than half or a third?)
Lovely people - Lovely music
Anyway, Marty says that he makes a supreme effort to ensure that his writings are readable and scan OK, - re-reading them at least once (mostly) - so if you are a bit of a nitpicker and spot a small error, like a missed decimal point or bad spelling - please enjoy feeling bright and cosy - but don't keep it to yourself - pass it on to at least five friends and family members to share too.
- Enjoy, as life is good.
Cheers
Anyway, Marty says that he makes a supreme effort to ensure that his writings are readable and scan OK, - re-reading them at least once (mostly) - so if you are a bit of a nitpicker and spot a small error, like a missed decimal point or bad spelling - please enjoy feeling bright and cosy - but don't keep it to yourself - pass it on to at least five friends and family members to share too.
- Enjoy, as life is good.
Cheers
-
Good stories, pictures and video: on target shooter nz
: flicense.blogspot.co.nz
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