Have You Ever Fired a Gun?
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.22 rifle, bolt action, lever action and semi-auto.
.30-06 rifle, pump action and bolt action.
.303 rifle, bolt action.
.44 rifle, bolt action.
12 gauge shotgun, double barrel (side by side and over-under), pump and lever.
10 gauge shotgun, pump action.
.22 Target pistol.
Various air-rifles and BB guns.
And now the fun stuff.
Steyr AUG - only a few rounds at an ADF familiarisation/recruitment thing.
Minimi - again, only a few rounds at a the same event.
SLR - same event.
105mm (I think) field gun - blank shell. Same event.
.30-06 rifle, pump action and bolt action.
.303 rifle, bolt action.
.44 rifle, bolt action.
12 gauge shotgun, double barrel (side by side and over-under), pump and lever.
10 gauge shotgun, pump action.
.22 Target pistol.
Various air-rifles and BB guns.
And now the fun stuff.
Steyr AUG - only a few rounds at an ADF familiarisation/recruitment thing.
Minimi - again, only a few rounds at a the same event.
SLR - same event.
105mm (I think) field gun - blank shell. Same event.
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Hell yes i've fired a gun, I've first many guns.
Lets see...
Semi automatic .22 pistol (three different guns, one with red dot scope)
Revolver .22. One is a breech loading 9 shot, one was a 6 shot shorty, one was a 10 shot targeter.
.357 Ruger single action revolver
Glock 22 .40S&W
Semi-auto .22 rifle
Pump action .22 rifle
Lever action .22 rifle
Bolt action .22 rifle
Bolt action .270 and 7mm
Lever action 35
12 gauge pump
Lets see...
Semi automatic .22 pistol (three different guns, one with red dot scope)
Revolver .22. One is a breech loading 9 shot, one was a 6 shot shorty, one was a 10 shot targeter.
.357 Ruger single action revolver
Glock 22 .40S&W
Semi-auto .22 rifle
Pump action .22 rifle
Lever action .22 rifle
Bolt action .22 rifle
Bolt action .270 and 7mm
Lever action 35
12 gauge pump
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I've never fired a gun but would somewhat like to try a sniper rifle.
I have made deliveries involving 9mm (from a military base) and a couple of rifles (from the RCMP armoury).
I have made deliveries involving 9mm (from a military base) and a couple of rifles (from the RCMP armoury).
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Oh quit hating on others who just get to fire one of the coolest automatic weapons of all time.MKSheppard wrote:I officially hate you nowSr.mal wrote: Also have fired an Mg-34.
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Yes, I have successfully operated firearms.
- Fired a .410 shotgun with 000 buckshot. Managed to hit rather small targets.
- Fired a .22 rifle. Very easy to fire, managed to hit targets at the relatively young age of 11 or 12.
- Fired a .410 shotgun with 000 buckshot. Managed to hit rather small targets.
- Fired a .22 rifle. Very easy to fire, managed to hit targets at the relatively young age of 11 or 12.
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And the 20 gauge is but a welping little puppy compared to the 12 gauge shotgun. And the .410 has practically no kick at all.SirNitram wrote:All I know is my shoulder smarted for a while after firing that thing. If a semiauto gives less, that's great.Nathan F wrote:A 20 gauge? You do realize that the smaller the number, the bigger the gun. Like a .410 shotgun isn't nearly as big as a 10 gauge shotgun.SirNitram wrote:.22 rifle and this monstrous thing called a twenty gauge shotgun(Single barrel, thank god). I'm a Boy Scout for crying out loud.
And I'm a decent shot. Though I'll leave the shooting to my fiance, I think, whose had more practice than I.
BTW, a single barrel 20 gauge is going to give more recoil than a semi-automatic.
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I've fired a .38 snubnose (revolver), .22 semi-auto pistol, hinge, pump, and semi-auto shotguns. Bolt-action, lever-action, pump-action, semi-auto rifles of calibres .22, .308, .30-.06, .30-.30, 7mm mag. And a .45 flintlock, and a .50 percussion cap muzzleloader.
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If you're ever in my area (Southwestern Indiana) give me a call. I'd be glad to take you to the range or the wooded area where I shoot my long guns.Darth Wong wrote: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.
The shop I go to even rents subguns (MP5SD, Uzi, Colt 9mm) for use on their range only.
Plinking at cans or other targets is a family activity down here.
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Back when I was about 4, my Dad took me out, and I fired his gun a bit, he was real safe about it. I fired at a Milo tin about half a football field away.
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Yup.
Fired a .22 target pistol (a breeze to fire), a pair of identical palm-sized .22 pistols (kicked like hell, too small for my hand (slide sometimes hit my hand), had a really high pull, and were poorly made/maintained--the damned slide popped off on each of them once during the shooting session!), a 9mm Glock, and a 9mm Ruger.
On a previous occasion, I went trap shooting with a friend, used his double-barrel shotgun, and actually scored higher than he did with his pump shotgun (it was my first time ever firing a real gun, and he had been trap shooting before...).
Haven't been shooting since, though, and I don't own a gun of my own. I'm generally unaware of local (Washington State) laws about guns.
Fired a .22 target pistol (a breeze to fire), a pair of identical palm-sized .22 pistols (kicked like hell, too small for my hand (slide sometimes hit my hand), had a really high pull, and were poorly made/maintained--the damned slide popped off on each of them once during the shooting session!), a 9mm Glock, and a 9mm Ruger.
On a previous occasion, I went trap shooting with a friend, used his double-barrel shotgun, and actually scored higher than he did with his pump shotgun (it was my first time ever firing a real gun, and he had been trap shooting before...).
Haven't been shooting since, though, and I don't own a gun of my own. I'm generally unaware of local (Washington State) laws about guns.
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