First Guns.

[TotalerKrieger]

Why bother responding to the gun haters? They have every right to voice their opinion, but making a big deal out of it by responding will just derail the thread into a political debate that is rarely constructive...

My first gun was a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.1 (lower rifle pictured)(LE No.1 Nk.3 pictured above):

Any proud citizen of the British Commonwealth should own either one of these fine rifles. They are the best bolt-action battle rifles ever designed and are a pleasure to shoot.

 

[Dragoon]

The first real rifle I ever used was a m1 Garand-

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The first pistol I ever used was an m1911-

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If I ever move back to America these are the guns I'll want to be my first, I've always loved them in games and being able to hear the Garand ping in real life would be amazing.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Because I am disgusted by guns, I do not own nor will I ever own one. Good day, sirs.

And you feel a need to tell us about it, why?

Well, 'need' might be stretching it a bit. Why do we all 'need' to write to absolute strangers?

 

[thedoclc]

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I bought a Marlin xt .22 lr, blued barrel and synthetic stock. I also got a Remington 700 in .243 sps tactical with synthetic stock and stainless barrel, for that I bought an Elite 4-16 by 40 scope and put the free sabre 3-9 by 40 on the Marlin.
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The first firearm I fired was my issue M-16, then all other US BCT weapons, then finally my issue M4. The first civilian firearm I owned was a relative of the OT's Remington, a 770. The irony is that I can't recommend that weapon to anyone who plans to keep it, but as I just wanted to plink targets for a while before selling it, it worked out quite well. Between its purchase and sale, I basically "rented" and used it for a year for approximately $50 USD. Explanation: I was moving from a location with very loose gun laws to one which was much more restrictive, and attempting to transport the weapon was simply not worth the hassle.

However, the 770 is not a great rifle and should be avoided despite being "like" the 700 (which likely is giving you a fine experience). The majority of reviewers have given it mediocre reviews, though it does have its fans. To me it felt clunky, with poor action. And if you have the 700, there's not much to recommend a weapon which is a bargain version of something you already own.

 

[thedoclc]

May I add when a person enters a thread simply to say the topic annoys them, that they are usually either deliberately trying to get a rise out of you or else feel their opinion is obviously right and unassailable. In either case, especially when nothing relevant to the topic is posted, all you will accomplish by responding is starting a pissing contest.

If only there was some kind of four word phrase about that.

 

[Thaluikhain]

The most accurate soldiers are sent to sniper school, etc, etc. Some weapons, like M209's, are just selected and trained. For the most part, though, you use what your squad needs you to use.

They are? I thought that was down to psychological profile. Or do you mean designated marksman?

...And I just noticed she has a pistol. Which is a bit weird...

Why is that weird?

 

[DefunctTheory]

The most accurate soldiers are sent to sniper school, etc, etc. Some weapons, like M209's, are just selected and trained. For the most part, though, you use what your squad needs you to use.

They are? I thought that was down to psychological profile. Or do you mean designated marksman?

...And I just noticed she has a pistol. Which is a bit weird...

Why is that weird?

They don't check every soldier for sniper school, they look at the top x% of soldiers, determined by weapon skill and general soldiery, and go from their. To be a full blown sniper, you need to pass a lot of test.

As for the pistol, only actual infantry machine gunners usually get pistols, and females can't be infantry (Well, I think they can now, judging by some of the articles I've been reading over the past week, but they couldn't before). The only rear line soldiers who get pistols are officers, CSMs, and people who suck up to those first two. And I doubt someone in that position would carry a M249.

At least, that's my experience in the US Army.

 

[Thaluikhain]

As for the pistol, only actual infantry machine gunners usually get pistols, and females can't be infantry

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[Patathatapon]

My first gun was this beaut.

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My second was this one.


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Yep. I'm totally the most bad ass guy here.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Of course, check your state laws before you buy any gun.

In the state I live in (why did I have to be born in California? >_<) I would be in deep !#%^ if I even tried to buy a .50 BMG caliber rifle I would get my @$$ thrown into prison before you can say "I want a lawyer," even though there has not been a single murder committed with a .50 BMG rifle ever (bullets to expensive, power is extreme overkill, a grenade would of been quieter...).

OT: Only gun I think is a Marlin .22 (not sure, couldn't bring it to college).

 

[Fijiman]

My first gun was this beaut.

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My second was this one.


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Yep. I'm totally the most bad ass guy here.[/QUOTE]Damn it! I was going to do that!
[sub]Bloody ninjas.[/sub]

 

[Tanis]

I, currently, don't own any guns.

I'm currently at a point in my life where I tend to move a lot and am too lazy to learn what each state's laws are.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Of course, check your state laws before you buy any gun.

In the state I live in (why did I have to be born in California? >_<) I would be in deep !#%^ if I even tried to buy a .50 BMG caliber rifle I would get my @$$ thrown into prison before you can say "I want a lawyer," even though there has not been a single murder committed with a .50 BMG rifle ever (bullets to expensive, power is extreme overkill, a grenade would of been quieter...).

OT: Only gun I think is a Marlin .22 (not sure, couldn't bring it to college).

You can get completely legal .338 and .416 versions. The .416 is arguably better then the .50.

 

[Grant Hobba]

Funny, i am not even a gun owner. There is nothing to be "insecure" about.

I didn't say you were a gun owner. I didn't say you were insecure.

And secondly, yes you did.

But his replies to JN in this thread do kind of read that way

You can't just slap "kind of" in front of something and say you didn't say it.

Read what I wrote again. I said your post "read" that way. Meaning that it sounds as if you might be insecure. I wasn't calling you insecure, because I assume that you are not and you are simply projecting an impression that you don't intend to.

There is such a thing as nuance. Please recognize it.

If I came into a console gamer thread and said "Console games? How quaint." That would be insulting the people in the thread,

It would not. It would be obnoxious, but it doesn't say a single thing about people. Stop reading things into posts that aren't there.

The point is you don't have to be outright called a "dumbass" to be insulted.

People can feel insulted by all kinds of things, but that doesn't mean someone actually insulted them.

There is a big difference between insulting someone by saying "guns are disgusting" on a forum post about first guns to a whole lot of people who enjoy and love the culture as opposed to perhaps saying you are agnostic when someone asks your faith...

One is looking for trouble the other is being asked a question......

This is the whole point..... ><

 

[generals3]

While i do not own nor wish to own any guns I did shoot with the FNC in the army and i can't say i was dissapointed

Depends.

Infantry are assigned weapons due to skill or ability - The strongest guy in the squad gets the M240B...

Oh God how do i dislike people who let others take pictures of themselves with guns while breaking safety rules. (if you're going to break em at least have the intelligence not to make it public)

 

[spartan231490]

So I recently got my A and B class licence and got around to grabbing my first two rifles.

I got a fairly good deal and they don't seem to be lemons (although as a novice shooter I am sure some better marksmen will tell me otherwise)

I am curious to any shooters out there what were your first guns ? do you still have them? did you regret choosing that set up ?

I bought a Marlin xt .22 lr, blued barrel and synthetic stock. I also got a Remington 700 in .243 sps tactical with synthetic stock and stainless barrel, for that I bought an Elite 4-16 by 40 scope and put the free sabre 3-9 by 40 on the Marlin.

I only paid 1100 for both rifles brand new with bags, the 3-9 scope and trigger locks and i paid 560 for the better scope.

Probably a little too much for a first rifle but I do love them (I've only shot out to 200 meters so I am not really proficient just yet )

Experienced shooter here. That sounds a bit high for those two rifles, but I'm guessing from what you mentioned about licences you're from a strict regulation country, so a good chunk of that is probably some kind of tax or importation cost. The Rem 700 is a great rifle, to get a better one you'd either need to spend 2-3 times as much or have a gunsmith put one together from the ground up, and frankly there isn't much reason why you'd need a better rifle, unless you're gonna do competition bench-rest shooting the rem 700 is as good as you need. The marlin is a rifle I've never shot before but they're supposed to be good, they're right up there with the ruger 10/22 in reputation so I would say you did a damn good job picking your first two rifles. Only suggestion is trigger locks kinda suck, if you've got kids in the home you are gonna want some sort of better lock, at least cable locks and probably a gun safe or cabinet.

My first rifle was a bb-gun that I was given on my 10th birthday. My first real rifle was a semi-auto tubular magazine fed .22 youth model made by nobody special that I got when I got my hunting licence at 12, along with my first shotgun which was a model 66 Ithica break action 20 guage. Couldn't have asked for better starting guns, both were more than sufficient to teach me the basics of marksmanship, and though I've upgraded my equipment since, those are two guns I will be proud to hand to my kid(s) and say "Your grandad got me this when I got my hunting licence"

If you don't mind me asking what are you using your rifles for and why did you pick the .243 caliber. Nothing wrong with the choice, I'm just curious.