New Era: Casey Briggs' First Post-Kohler Finance Segment Is How To Build An Owen Gun With Scrap Metal Around The Home

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The world is becoming a darker, meaner place, and not because Alan Kohler retired from the public broadcaster. No, the world is transforming in a way that makes people like you and me feel less secure and less likely to believe that the government has our best interests at heart.

These sentiments were echoed last night by the new guard of the ABC's nightly finance segment, Casey Briggs, who dedicated last night's report to showing Australians how to make an Owen gun using bits of scrap metal from around the home.

"You're gonna wanna find your own barrel somewhere, make sure it's a .22 calibre, then cut it down to 250 mm. Or less if you think you'll be fighting room to room, like in an apartment building or something similar," Briggs said as he used a hacksaw to trim the end off an old Anschutz target rifle.

"This old Anschutz has a thick barrel, so you can put a lot of lead down a corridor in a really short amount of time and won't have to worry about the barrel warping."

Briggs started the segment with a disclaimer, telling his audience that what he was about to show them was a joke and a bit of fun.

"Now, .22 is available in abundance. You're gonna wanna get as much as you can. The magazines are very easy to make. Here, look."

The camera then focused on Casey fashioning a very crude magazine out of a pair of tongs and sticky tape.

"Then you put a bottle cap on top with the spring and away you go. Now, you don't need a stock, but it does help if you're looking at targets further away than you can throw an orange. I'm a stock man, but you don't have to be. I made mine out of an old chair leg; you could do the same."

Briggs then exhaled and looked away.

"Things are about to get very difficult. And I want you all to be prepared. As you can see, with a few household objects and a stolen rifle, you can make sure that when the government gives up on us, you'll be able to defend yourself," he said.

"Good luck. Tomorrow night, Shaun Micallef will be joining me and we're going to be showing you how to make a fertiliser bomb."

More to come.