Poll: Poll: Have you ever shot a gun? (Also note which country you live in)

[Nobodyman]

Yes, I have shot a gun, a .22 revolver, which is my dads. My dad is more or less a pacifist and he doesn't even like having it in the house. Being in America, I want to join the NRA, if only for the fact that I find firearms and weapons (I collect swords) interesting.

I have also shot an Colt .45, which is my grandfathers from WW2.

 

[ryhnarch]

I have and I live in Texas. The gun I shot was a WWII classic, the M1 Garand and it kicked like a mother.

 

[RC1138]

Retired US Army here. Carried an M4 and have fired (in training) the M16A2, M249, M240, M2, M9 and a few others. Plus I own a bunch of personal weapons.

 

[NaMorham]

Australian Army - yes I have fired a few, in and out of the Army. or those that have guns, I hope you are never in the position of having to shoot at someone, or treat someone who has been shot. It's something you'll never forget, and not fun.

 

[Dags90]

.410 shotgun, started shooting skeet when I was about 7. I fired a very light 12 gauge in middle school, kicked like a mother. Haven't really done it in years though. American.

 

[Michael Wilbur]

This might surprise you, but I'm from Texas, and the only gun in our house is an old BB gun. Still, it is a gun I suppose ...

 

[Stu1701]

I've never shot a gun, but I live in Detroit so I hear them in the distance every once and a while.

 

[Jujucachu]

I have, there is a shooting range by my house and every once in a while we go down there and rent a pistol to fire generally small caliber

 

[zeeky130]

I never shot a real gun, I'm guessing Nerf doesn't count. Shame too, 'cause I'm a really great shot.

I also live in America, in a quiet suburb, with parents who are "non violent".

I don't mean to rag on you but a real gun can really mess up your aim unless you are use to it so until you shoot one you can't say much about how your aim is.

I used to compete in shooting competitions but I'm off the circuit now and beyond that I have never shot a gun or owned one really. I just rented what ever I needed from the coaches. I live in America and have never gone hunting. Non violence has its perks.

 

[Pimpy01]

I've shot competatively and also have hunted. Its all fun.

I'm from the USA

 

[Brad Shepard]

Yes, and i enjoy shooting too, its fun.

 

[ezeroast]

Nope, just air rifles and compound bows.
Not really one of my life goals
Australia

 

[StBishop]

I've shot a rifle what hell if i know then again am a American so I say to hell with the name I just wanna shoot thing mwuhahahaha >_>

I think what you meant was:

I've shot a rifle. Hell if I know what it was though. Then again, I'm an American so I say 'To hell with the name, I just want to shoot the thing. Muwahahahahaha. >_>

OT: There's no option for having shot the gun but not owning it (Including parents not owning it).

I'm Australian and have shot a gun once. I didn't particularly want to but my dad offered when we were near a shooting range and I like to try everything once (within reason).

It was a 9mm pistol (Don't know any more details than that) I got to fill the magazine and load it which was pretty cool and then I failed at firing pretty hard. Over all the experience was boring at best.

My dad use to own a pistol of some sort which he got rid of before my younger sister was born.

I have no desire to ever own a gun or hold one again. I understand the utility of being able to use one but feel that they are the worst invention to date.

 

[Koganesaga]

Shot for my schools rifle team, I'm a marksmen first class. I was considering doing more years, maybe become a ranked sharpshooter but the jackets they make you wear were unbearable for more than a year.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

I've fired my dads .22(frequently), an ak-47(3 times), and a very low caliber pistol(once). I don't own any myself at the moment but I do love guns and I intend to own/collect them one day.

 

[Cryogaijin]

I own several firearms. As I live in Alaska, this shouldn't surprise anyone. As I like to describe alaska to my relatives, "Alaska is a state full of beautiful scenery that occasionally tries to eat you." While I've never actually HAD to use my firearms for self defense, it is kinda like a condom. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

 

[Skorpyo]

Yes, I've fired guns. Several in fact.

I purchase old SKS rifles, restore them, and put them on consignment at the same place I bought them. Turns a small profit, actually.

Besides those, 2 AK-47's (An old Romanian and a PAR-1, which was made in 2003), A Mosin Nagant M44 and M91/30, a .308 Vepr, an H&K .308, a typical 30.06 by Savage, a .223 Saiga, one Mossberg security 12-G shotgun, one sawed-off Winchester 12-G (illegal, yes, I know. I got rid of it), an F&N 5.7mm Pistol, several iterations of .22 rifles, and any given designation of CZ pistol.

In case you haven't already guessed, I hail from Colorado, U.S.

 

[majormajor]

Hmmm... dont want too much of a list but heres my favorites that i have shot through my years in the military:

1. Barret M82A1 (.50 cal)
2. Stoner SR-25
3. The New M110 SASS
4. British L96A1
5. British AW .50 cal rifle
6. M4 SOPMOD (Yes, its real and yes I have used it before, many times.)
7. AK-47
8. DSR-1 Sniper Rifle

And many many more, some of which are not out yet..

And to answer the questions I know I am going to get I am a spec ops sniper which is why I have used all the different sniper rifles. Been to Germany and the UK to train with the SAS and GSG-9. Best 2 months of my life.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

When i was in army cadets many eons ago i shot an SA80 mind you they wer eonly blanks though