All of us who have actually fired a gun IN REAL LIFE.. ..And you other guys can come too.
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I've fired guns in real life. It wasn't anything special.
It was neither positive or negative.
I don't believe there is any reason for anyone outside of military or law enforcement that has a legitimate reason to own a gun. I don't understand why hunting can't be done with a bow.
I realise that most people don't agree with me, I'm not asking you to. I'm just stating my opinion.
Also, I think playing paintball is both, more fun and has had more affect on how I play video games than shooting with actual guns.
I don't think real fire arms have impacted how I play at all.
Painball has sort of, I get frustrated by chest high walls and lack of better cover systems in games. Taking cover and tactical advancement is the best part of paintball.
It was neither positive or negative.
I don't believe there is any reason for anyone outside of military or law enforcement that has a legitimate reason to own a gun. I don't understand why hunting can't be done with a bow.
I realise that most people don't agree with me, I'm not asking you to. I'm just stating my opinion.
Also, I think playing paintball is both, more fun and has had more affect on how I play video games than shooting with actual guns.
I don't think real fire arms have impacted how I play at all.
Painball has sort of, I get frustrated by chest high walls and lack of better cover systems in games. Taking cover and tactical advancement is the best part of paintball.
I own 8 firearms, shotguns, rifles, and a handgun, and my father owns about 18 firearms I believe, so I'm pretty used to them. For the most part we just go out and target shoot as a recreational activity. I also worked in a sporting goods store during high school, so I'm pretty comfortable around firearms, although my father hammered the rules of gun safety into me before he let me touch a firearm.
The thing I've noticed in games after I started using firearms regularly is that I've become far more concerned with accuracy. I'll take time to line up a shot, and if I don't think I can hit the target I won't take the shot. I also like when games include at least a reasonable simulation of recoil when you fire. Generally represented by your point of aim going slightly up and to the right, and when firing an automatic it kicks your aim around, just makes it feel slightly more realistic. Also, at this point I can barely stand games that don't have iron sight aiming, it just bothers me that someone is running around with a rifle angled off to the side and can still hit a squirrel in the nuts at 50 yards without slowing down.
The thing I've noticed in games after I started using firearms regularly is that I've become far more concerned with accuracy. I'll take time to line up a shot, and if I don't think I can hit the target I won't take the shot. I also like when games include at least a reasonable simulation of recoil when you fire. Generally represented by your point of aim going slightly up and to the right, and when firing an automatic it kicks your aim around, just makes it feel slightly more realistic. Also, at this point I can barely stand games that don't have iron sight aiming, it just bothers me that someone is running around with a rifle angled off to the side and can still hit a squirrel in the nuts at 50 yards without slowing down.
The sound of the gun being fired depends on the ammo just as much as the suppressor. For it to be quieter, you must be using subsonic rounds, which i do, and there is still a rather loud crack. Not some little "psew" of escaping air.DonMartin said:
Sure it can, a lot of people do it. But the standard is still firearms, for a few reasons..StBishop said:
Efficiency. While still difficult, hunting with firearms is a lot easier than using crossbows or bows.
Mercy. A well placed bullet kills the animal instantly, or atleast with minimum pain, while it's difficult for an archer to both place an arrow in an equally deadly spot on the animal, or kill it as quickly.
Money. Bowhunting takes more time, and so the meat will be more expensive.
..I see your point though, "I don't believe there is any reason for anyone outside of military or law enforcement that has a legitimate reason to own a gun"
I agree with that, it's VERY hard to determine who should be allowed to own firearms and who shouldnt.
Well, when I actually started firing guns, I was also maintaining them. So I found myself looking at the working parts and (I really do hate to use this example) but when I saw the ACR's charging handle at the top of the gun, near the butt on MW2, it made me think it was a great idea. (I've heard the M4 has a similar charging handle?)
Also made me take another look at the sound of it. Pistols sounding like cap guns are just plain wrong. I fired a 7.62 rifle, and the boom was incredible.
Also made me take another look at the sound of it. Pistols sounding like cap guns are just plain wrong. I fired a 7.62 rifle, and the boom was incredible.
I use to practice quite regularly at the gun club in Ham & Petersham, of which i was a member. I have also acted as the Range Officer and shown newbies how to aim properly, how to reload and deal with jams. I have been signed off for .22 and .38 calibre rifles. I have experience with shotguns and am fairly good at clay pigeon shooting. I only own a .177 air rifle and pistol because the rules for owning a firearm and procedures you have to go through in the UK are ridiculously strict and expensive. I have never fired a black powder handgun, nor did i ever get signed off for archery, but i have had a go and i have fired a military crossbow before on the range. I am reasonably skilled and won a bronze medal in a competition, only two points behind second place.
Of course, the only reason i got interested in the sport of shooting to begin with was video games. I like the feel of the gun, i like to be accurate, and there's something satisfying about it. I do not spray and pray in games and believe in dropping my opponent with short, controlled bursts or single shot weapons, such as the FAL in MW2. Performing in competitions has taught me when it is best to reload and what i should really be aiming for. Has playing video games enhanced my abilities with a gun or vice versa? I can't say, but probably not. Firing a gun in real life is vastly different to firing one in a video game.
My favoured weapons are the old bolt-action .22 rifles for their solid accuracy and ironsights, which i actually prefer over a scope (my czech air rifle has a 9x magnification scope attached) and i am pretty good with the .38 calibre lever action rifles, like winchesters. I would love to fire a real handgun as opposed to the .177 and .22 air pistols but sadly they are banned in the uk.
Of course, the only reason i got interested in the sport of shooting to begin with was video games. I like the feel of the gun, i like to be accurate, and there's something satisfying about it. I do not spray and pray in games and believe in dropping my opponent with short, controlled bursts or single shot weapons, such as the FAL in MW2. Performing in competitions has taught me when it is best to reload and what i should really be aiming for. Has playing video games enhanced my abilities with a gun or vice versa? I can't say, but probably not. Firing a gun in real life is vastly different to firing one in a video game.
My favoured weapons are the old bolt-action .22 rifles for their solid accuracy and ironsights, which i actually prefer over a scope (my czech air rifle has a 9x magnification scope attached) and i am pretty good with the .38 calibre lever action rifles, like winchesters. I would love to fire a real handgun as opposed to the .177 and .22 air pistols but sadly they are banned in the uk.
I've never fired a gun and I'm not sure I'd ever want to. Saw the bruises my dad got after having a go with a shotgun. Damn...
Besides, knowing what stuff is actually like takes out some of the fun. Don't want to be sitting there thinking "This gun should recoil way more". I'll stick to thinking "Rar rar rar bullets bullets bullets!"
Besides, knowing what stuff is actually like takes out some of the fun. Don't want to be sitting there thinking "This gun should recoil way more". I'll stick to thinking "Rar rar rar bullets bullets bullets!"
I enjoyed firing a gun in real life, but fully automatic weapons in games are far more fun.
In terms of respect? Meh. Pretty much everything can kill someone and guns can just do it a bit quicker. You still have to be more careful with them, but I don't really understand the whole "I respect my firearm" thing.
In terms of respect? Meh. Pretty much everything can kill someone and guns can just do it a bit quicker. You still have to be more careful with them, but I don't really understand the whole "I respect my firearm" thing.
Having fired guns and shot arrows using bows I can say that archery, for me at least, was easier to learn and much, much, much more accurate.DonMartin said:
I found shooting quickly with a bow was easier, I managed to hit a toad mid jump from about 25 metres away (They're pests here by the way). (just over 82 feet).
I won't argue mercy, I believe that a gun would probably be faster, but knowing all of the people I've met that hunt... mercy is never on their minds. Ever.
Every hunter I've met has been an utter **** without exeption.
I understand this doesn't apply to all hunters, I'm also aware that in the US it's a bigger past time more assosiated with camping, fishing, hiking or what have you. That's just not the case with the people I've met in Australia.
I don't know what you mean by the meat being expensive, but here, the cost of gun ownership is so large it would offset any costs of owning a bow many times over.
If you're getting bruised firing a shotgun, you're not mounting the gun correctly. Bruises are easily avoided, but having said that I've been shooting for several years and I still sometimes screw up and get a lovely purple bruise on my shoulderFreelanceButler said:
again, only if you hold it like a nobheadhotpotat0wned said:
Or with 1 hand or something lol
Apart from on arma 2 firing guns hasnt effected my gameplay, because i know it wont make a difference, the thing that has changed my opinion is seeing inaccuracies on weapons, escpecially in MW2, it really anoys me
I've fired a shotgun two or three times. All I remember was my ears ringing, and the kickback being a lot stronger than I expected, even on subsequent firing.
I've fired a Diemaco rifle or carbine (can't remember) on an army day even before I was really into shooter games as I am now.
I loved it, even though I sucked, and from that moment on I wanted to become better at shooting guns (rifles and pistols both). When I got into shooters even more so.
Sadly there isn't a shooting range around here. Stupid country this is...
I loved it, even though I sucked, and from that moment on I wanted to become better at shooting guns (rifles and pistols both). When I got into shooters even more so.
Sadly there isn't a shooting range around here. Stupid country this is...
I too grew up shooting guns, and being respectful of them.
My knowledge of tactics more than my knowledge of guns influences my style of play more than anything. I will fire short bursts at my target, and set up small shooting lanes (areas of fire) where I will be able to hit my targets and still be in cover. I also enter rooms differently - strafe across the door to initially clear targets and then enter the the room, moving along the wall from left to right.
I can go on and on about soft cover, hard cover, foilage, etc. But overall just shooting guns has not changed the way I play, knowledge has.
My knowledge of tactics more than my knowledge of guns influences my style of play more than anything. I will fire short bursts at my target, and set up small shooting lanes (areas of fire) where I will be able to hit my targets and still be in cover. I also enter rooms differently - strafe across the door to initially clear targets and then enter the the room, moving along the wall from left to right.
I can go on and on about soft cover, hard cover, foilage, etc. But overall just shooting guns has not changed the way I play, knowledge has.