phillc

Hello. Australian living in Austria. Used to hunt in Australia in my yoof. This was mostly up around Timor, at the top of the Hunter Valley, NSW. I have fond memories of going though a lot of SKS ammo, when they were still legal. Hunted a bit in Scotland in recent years. Firearm ownwership in Austria is quite relaxed. Any citizen or permanent resident over the age of 18 may own "Class C" firearms, which means essentially shotguns (not pump action), single shot, lever action or bolt action rifles in any calibre. The firearms just need to be registered and stored safely. I own a Husqvarna 1640, 6.5x55mm (Swedish mauser). I can use this at any licensed range. Hunting is a whole different story though. There is a very intensive and pretty difficult course to attend and test to pass. All in German. I haven't done that bit yet. But hunting in places like Hungary, Croatia and Serbia is quite accessible. Bow hunting is not permitted in Austria, but it is in Hungary. 🤷‍♂️