Have You Ever Fired a Gun?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-10-02 02:22am

I've had this thread idea kicking around in my head for a while now, and decided to post it before I got back to my homework.

So basically, have you ever fired a gun? If you answer yes, listing the basic types (ex: revolver, semi-auto handgun, rifle, muzzel-loader, shotgun, SMG, etc...), is optional. (Please note that I'm not an expert on gun type classification.)

Additionally, if the country of your current residence has a ban on civilian gun ownership, please indicate such.

Note that this thread is not intended as the setting for any sort of gun control/ownership debate or discussion, just a survey and related discussion.

I'll go first.

Yes. Revolver, semi-auto handgun, pump shotgun, bolt-action rifle, and whatever a Mauser 98 rifle is (drawing a blank on the class).

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-10-02 02:25am

Yes.

Revolver, semi-auto pistol, bolt-action rifle, pump shotgun.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-10-02 02:26am

No... not yet, at least. Just a bow, no firearms.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-10-02 02:26am

I've never fired a gun. But I would like to do it someday, just to know what it's like. Ideally, I'd like to practice a few times and be able to hit targets. I don't like the idea of being completely unpractised in this skill, even if I don't feel like I have a regular need for it.

However, there are time and money constraints which keep me from doing this in the near future.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-10-02 02:49am

Ported 12ga
20ga
.22
30-06 (sniper/hunting)
AK-47

I can't hit a damn thing with the 30-06 or the ported 12ga (too light, the gun was majorly modified, really sweet too, just no kick and not enough weight for me to work with)

AK-47, spray and pray with the typical semi-auto (the only kind you can buy of course) will hit the target unless you are way off in the boonies with your aim. That, however did not mean I had good hit patterns...

.22, no kick, fairly heavy (the one I was firing at least), and I had about a 50% hit rate.

Now that 20ga... ~80-90% hit rate on both trap and skeet. heavy as fuck, and kicked, but not too badly.

Anyway, if you are going to learn how to fire a gun, and you are constrained for money, get a standard Remington 12ga or 20ga from Wal-Mart for around $99 (they had a sale last summer here, they're probably higher now), or a .22. Those are all pretty fun to mess around with, also decent for hunting small shit, the shotguns also can be used against larger stuff by getting slugs.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-10-02 02:53am

Money and time. I need to get a firearms license to buy a gun in this country, and then I need to find somewhere to shoot it, because you don't just go firing shotguns in the middle of the city unless you want to find yourself in the back of a police car. That's far too much hassle.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-10-02 03:01am

Darth Wong wrote:Money and time. I need to get a firearms license to buy a gun in this country, and then I need to find somewhere to shoot it, because you don't just go firing shotguns in the middle of the city unless you want to find yourself in the back of a police car. That's far too much hassle.

The next time you go on a camping trip you could go to one with a shooting range or find some rather isolated spot on a two-lane highway and shoot up some rocks or something.

But I live in California, where a 3-hour drive can take you to an almost-flat middle of nowhere place with a two-lane highway and a road or two as your only signs of civilization so, yeah.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-10-02 03:03am

For ex-military this is obvious...

M-16
M-203
M-60
M-2 (ma duce, .50 cal)
Shotgun
Mauser 8mm (wwII bolt action)
Smith & Wesson 9mm

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-02 03:10am

.22LR. That's it.

I plan to eventually get a handgun license so I can practice with my father's .38s.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-10-02 03:10am

Yes.

- .22 Bolt Action Rifle. I think it was from Sears or Money Wards.
- M-16 chambered with .22 rounds for the underground shooting range at the San Jose State University ROTC unit.
- some sort of small semi auto skeet shotgun designed for women or children
- 9mm Beretta
- Some caliber Glock pistol

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-10-02 03:23am

Hmm yes

Some of stuff I played with in the Army:

KSP 58 , FN MAG
HK G3 , AK4
Submachinegun M45/B
Glock 19
Carl Gustav grg/48 , Recoilless Rifle Model 48
Pskott 86 , Bofors AT-4

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-02 03:47am

Yes, I have, when my dad was teaching me how to, and the last time was when I was with a friend in another city. But that's about 4 years gone, so it's been a while.

~ver

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-10-02 04:08am

B.B.
.22 (I think I got that right)
Glock 18
Glock 17C

I think that's all

I would like to take a firearms course sometime

Dargos · Post by **Dargos** » 2003-10-02 04:56am

I've shot everything from .22 shorts to .50Cal.

My favorite was my friends .45 Cal Thompson submachine gun(refited to be only semi automatic) Loved listening to the rounds tumble in the air to strike the target THWIP THWIP THWIP SMACK!!!

M-2 .50Cal Machine gun was also a trip.

Favorite Handgun was Colt 45
9mm Beretta is for wimps...like shooting a BB gun.
M-16 is accurate but it is/was a very touchy biatch if you didn't service it regulary.
Mk-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher. Only fired a belt of 6 rounds in Iraq back in 1991 for practice/weapon familiarzation...but BOY WAZ DAT FUN YEAHAAA. The trainer showing off how durable the weapon was, dumped a ammo can full of sand into the chamber, tipped it over to get rid of the sand from the weapon, then fired off a full ammo can of rounds down range without a hitch. That was interesting.
and BTW... Claymore Mines are your friend....live fired one in Grafenwhoer Training Area. The targets were SHREADED. Please always read the mine before placeing FRONT TOWARD ENEMY!!!

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-10-02 05:05am

Never fired a real gun. I've fired compressed-air pellet guns, and I own a pellet gun replica of a Sig P229 handgun, and a Daisy air rifle.

I'd like to fire some real weapons, but I'm not itching to do it any time soon.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-10-02 05:06am

Jacked off- Yes

Civil War Reinactment- Yes
Student Made bad action movie-yes
Hunting-Yes
Paintballing-Yes
Target Shooting-Yes
Rattlesnakes w. 22 long-Yes
Deer-No (actually the 3 deer I have killed have all been with Chevy's)
Ducks-No
Wild Turkey-Yes

Been Shot at!
Crazy Ex-Co-worker-Yes
L.A. Gang Members-Yes (white boy working for state government during 1992 riots, ok I shot the other gun too, ducking behind that wall of concrete)

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-10-02 05:11am

Yes. Semi-Automatic Pistol. Semi-automatic Rifle, Semi Automatic Shotgun,
bolt action rifle.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-10-02 05:11am

Darth Wong wrote: However, there are time and money constraints which keep me from doing this in the near future.

Mike, just go to a shooting range and rent one of their range guns and try it out.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-10-02 05:16am

As for fire arms...

BB gun
22LR
9mm luger (1st Stepdad was a fucking bastard and a french canadian neo-nazi)
30.06 Rifle
Winchester Pump (targets/Clay)
.68Cal Ball Rifle (Erm which side am I on this year?)
.44 Cal Ball Pistol (YeeeHaaaw, Ok I'm a bad guy AGAIN!)
.38 Cal Pistol
.45 Cal M1911
Sharps Trapdoor fun, but the first time it knocked me on my ass, of course I was 10 at the time....

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-10-02 05:22am

And of course I also had to make the distinction of the Firearm vs. The GUN (Dick), sorry it was there.

Grand Moff Yenchin · Post by **Grand Moff Yenchin** » 2003-10-02 05:26am

M1903 Rifle
T-57 Rifle (Made in TW M-14)
T-65 K1, K2 Rifle (MiT M-16 A1, A2)
T-74 Machine Gun (FN MAG M240)
T-75 Machine Gun (Minimi M249)

And yes, my country (Taiwan) bans the use of civilian guns.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2003-10-02 05:29am

Yes, I've personally owned a .22 semi-auto rifle, .357 magnum revolver, .44 magnum revolver, 12-gauge over/under double-barreled shotgun, 30-06, 9mm Barreta and a 9mm Smith and Wesson.

I've fired dozens of guns before but a few notables are a Tango-51, AK-47, AR-15 and an M1 Garand. My personal favorite was a revolutionary war era musket that my roommates grandfather owns. We got to shoot it only once (and as far as I know, it hasn't been fired since) but it was a hell of an experience even though we couldn't hit a damn thing and it took forever to load.

I've also gotten some hands on time with several working 50-calibur machine guns, but I never got a chance to fire them.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2003-10-02 05:31am

Dalton wrote:.22LR. That's it.

I plan to eventually get a handgun license so I can practice with my father's .38s.

Dalton, where are you from that you need a handgun license to use your father's gun? I thought we in California had the strictest gun laws and I never needed one to shoot my dad's pistols.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2003-10-02 05:38am

Darth Wong wrote:Money and time. I need to get a firearms license to buy a gun in this country, and then I need to find somewhere to shoot it, because you don't just go firing shotguns in the middle of the city unless you want to find yourself in the back of a police car. That's far too much hassle.

Is your oldest boy old enough for paintball? That's a good way to get in to target shooting while getting to do a family activity. If not your son, then perhaps your wife might like it as well; my girlfriend LOVES it and she took a liking to shooting real guns very soon after paintballing. It's not exactly the same, but it gives you an idea of what it is like and is a whole lot of fun to boot.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-10-02 05:38am

New York STATE, the real strictest and oldest gun laws.

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