Whats it like holdig a Gun?

[:FI:Conman]

Going shooting in the morning (atc not hunting) and just wondering if anyone knows what the expirence is like if not ill tell you tommorow (mind you ill tell you anyway)
many thanks

Conman

[:FI:Noter]

I am no expert, only been shooting once, went with my buddies about six months ago. I had a great time. Started off with a 9mm, then up to a .45. The kick wasn't too bad, you get used to it after a couple of shots. It was quite nerve racking those first shots, but you get more comfortable with each pull of the trigger. Mucho respect for the firearm. The gun was always pointed downrange, we had lots of safety rules to follow.

My first impression was how incredibly loud it was, even with the hearing protection. Holy crap was it LOUD. You do get used to the noise too though. We were in an indoor range by the way.

A guy in the range next to us was shooting a .357, it wasn't much louder than the 9mm or .45, but you could feel the concusion from each shot through the range wall. The 9 and 45 don't do that. That was pretty neat and unexpected.

A bachelor party came in and rented a full auto Uzi and Thompson. The Thompson had a slow rate of fire, the Uzi much faster. I watched one guy use the Uzi, he moved the target, a human silhouette, about 25 yards out (I'm guessing, I couldn't see it from my angle). He unloaded the clip and looked to be all over the place. He brought the target back in... and not a single shot had hit the silhouette. Had a nice chuckle, not that anyone could hear me.

Be safe, respect the weapon, and have fun. I'm trying to get the guys to go back, we just can't come up with a time we can all go, and I need them to go, as I don't own a gun. Really want to try some of the automatic weapons too.

Some military guys on the site will have some much better input, but this was my experience.

[:FI:WillieOFS]

I've shot about everything from a "Ma Deuce" to a BB gun. .75 cal muzzle loaders to air rifles. The Ma Deuce is the Browning .50 Cal M2. Same gun as was in the wings of most WWII Us fighters. Hell of a piece of machinery is all I have to say. Capable of hitting a man sized target at 2 miles!

Here's me and one of my old grin machines



.30 cal M1 Garand made in 1942.

It's not a big deal. WEAR EAR PROTECTORS!! So you don't end up half deaf like I am. Like I said WEAR EAR PROTECTORS!!! I don't care if you are shooting a .22. Wear 'em. Eye protection isn't a bad idea either. Pistols are loud, centerfire rifles are louder.

Get comfortable with the gun, get a good sight picture, take a moderately deep breath, let about half of it out, SQUEEZE the trigger thingy. Ideally, you shouldn't know exactly when the gun is going off. Don't take me literally here, I mean after you get all ready to shoot.

If it is a larger caliber rifle, like a .30 or so, don't wrap your thumb around the stock's pistol grip. Look at the lower picture of my right thumb. You can wrap it around the wrist of the stock and it can break your nose quite nicely if you want.

Above all, be safe and have fun.

W

[:FI:Airway]

An M1 Garand made in 1942???

[Jimbo23]

Lookin good with that beauty on yer arm Willie.
Thank god for the right to keep and bear

[:FI:WillieOFS]

Lookin good with that beauty on yer arm Willie.
Thank god for the right to keep and bear

Thanks!!

As for keepin' and bearin'? I figure that is gonna a hard fight to maintain for the next few years.

An M1 Garand made in 1942???

Went all through the Pacific "island hopping" campaign with a 2nd Class Petty Officer in the USN Sea Bees. When the war was over, Uncle Homer forgot to give it back.

Homer was killed in a crop dusting accident by Uncle Freddy in 1952. Homer was taking pictures of Freddy as Freddy was spraying a cotton field. Homer didn't duck in time and the left main mount of the Stearman Freddy was flying took Homer's head off. Uncle Freddy flew B-17's over Europe and was a guest of the Reich for two and half years. He willed me the rifle in '98 when he passed on.

66 years old and works just like a brand new one.

[:FI:Falcon]

... As for keepin' and bearin'? I figure that is gonna a hard fight to maintain for the next few years.

Oh Willie, be serious. You live in flippin' Texas! "... cold dead hands" and all that. As for me, I was born in Kentucky. My first toys were a pacifier, a ducky and a .22.


Falcon

[Wildcat]

Try living in the UK...

I'm a keen airsofter and I have to practically smuggle my airsoft guns around. The Violent Crimes Reduction bill is rediculous and solves nothing.

I had lots of Lego as a kid lmao.

[:FI:Noter]

Now don't forget the b-ball we were given. Kentucky state law mandates all boys be given and play with basketballs until it has been determined if they are qualified to play for either UK or UL .

[:FI:WillieOFS]

... As for keepin' and bearin'? I figure that is gonna a hard fight to maintain for the next few years.

Oh Willie, be serious. You live in flippin' Texas! "... cold dead hands" and all that. As for me, I was born in Kentucky. My first toys were a pacifier, a ducky and a .22.


Falcon

Yep, I figger his friends will want to start here. When the smoke clears and it gets quiet and the remaining heads are counted, then they'll decide if they want to continue with that folly.

I'll do my part to contribute to the noise and smoke.

[jacobdb]

try live in holland! you never ever get one change of holding a rifle of gun. i have even never seen one in RL. they are very, very illegal here. you can get in jail if you have one.

[:FI:Heloego]

That Garand's a beaut, Willie!

Hell, with the Obameter peggin out due to the "sweeping tax cuts" you oughta be able to save up for another!

Oh boy! That extra $20.00 every month really gave my bank account a boost!

[:FI:WillieOFS]

That Garand's a beaut, Willie!

Hell, with the Obameter peggin out due to the "sweeping tax cuts" you oughta be able to save up for another!

Oh boy! That extra $20.00 every month really gave my bank account a boost!

Read the fine print on that sweeping tax cut. We'll have to pay it ALL back next year. Had to decrease my dependents by one so I wouldn't have to pay the SOB's out of pocket next year like I did this one. I try to break even on the withholding thing. I see no sense in letting them hold my money without paying interest. So my tax refund is usually pretty low. My "kiss" from the Barnett Shale lease cost me over $800 more in taxes than I had planned for.

Oh well. Those banks need that money to pay their help and the Queen (NO silly NOT Barney Franks even though he is a queen as well) needs her professional make up person so she can strut her stuff when she's out eating $100 a LB steak in Chicago with the annointed one .

Buy more ammo.

[:FI:Heloego]

Been quite run on ammo here in NM. Getting scarce as hens' teeth! And EXPENSIVE due to demand exceeding supply.

Seen a few blurbs and sound bites about the Texas Gov almost, but not quite advocating secession. Is it true it would only take a 2/3 vote by the Legislature to do it?

[:FI:WillieOFS]

Ol' Rick Perry will say ANYTHING that he thinks will get him attention. He had a good point about the 10th amendment and was using Texas' supposed right to secede to throw some weight behind what he said.

Texas will never go for it. It's too well married into the money from the Fed.

Several views as to whether it can secede or not. I have no idea. We've got enough firepower to make it interesting and we do have the Confederate Air Force ( err the now politically correct COMMEMORATIVE Air Force).