Poll: Pull the trigger 101

[Shuswah_Noir]

Living in Australia, guns aren't quite so readily available (they're not hard to get, but they aren't common either).
My parents had a gun when I was little. My main memory of it was when dad used it to put down one of our cats (he was really old and starting to suffer).

I haven't fired a gun, and I don't care if I ever do.

 

[tharglet]

Yeah, company day out last year we went to a shooting range lol. Was fun, would go again if the opportunity arose, but not looking to shoot at stuff regularly or anything.

(UK-based if anyone's wondering)

 

[MrJKapowey]

Hmm, I'm 15 so I havn't had much time to shoot weapons (live/blanks) but I've still fired more than most people I know:

Live -

L98A2
L86A2 LSW
Lee Enfield No 8


Blank:

L85A2 (SA80)
L98A2

And now some pictures...

Spoiler: L98A2

[http://img822.imageshack.us/i/l98a2.png/]

Spoiler: L85A2

[http://img855.imageshack.us/i/l85a2.jpg/]

Spoiler: L86A2

[http://img651.imageshack.us/i/l86a2lsw.jpg/]

Spoiler: Lee Enfield No 8

[http://img151.imageshack.us/i/no8h.jpg/]

And now some pictures I took myself as people have disbelieved me...

Spoiler: Proof - kinda

[http://img534.imageshack.us/i/dscf0650q.jpg/]

[http://img820.imageshack.us/i/dscf0661o.jpg/]

 

[Griffolion]

I have a passing interest in firearms for the sake of target shooting, not the killing of anything living. I have shot a S&W revolver, no idea on the type of ammo, but it was pretty cool. Feeling the full recoil of a gun like that is really eye opening and teaches you how unrealistic CoD is in some situations.

I have some airsoft weapons that i fire regularly but that's nothing to be honest.

I would like to fire a full sniper rifle just to see what that's like and maybe a full auto assault rifle as well. But as far as firearms are concerned, i wouldn't be too bothered if all of them in the world disappear tomorrow.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

I've fired a couple of different 12 bores, a Lee Enfield and an AK of some kind, probably an AKM or 47 but I'm not entirely sure of the difference.

Most likely not a true blue 47 and while I don't have any pictures to look at, I'd wager it isn't a true blue AKM either. Any idea as to where it came from?

Well, I was about 70km NE of Minsk and it was 1994, so I'm guessing it probably was a "true blue" or more appropriately "true red" AK47 or M. Also it had a wooden stock if that helps.

 

[Scolar Visari]

I've fired a couple of different 12 bores, a Lee Enfield and an AK of some kind, probably an AKM or 47 but I'm not entirely sure of the difference.

Most likely not a true blue 47 and while I don't have any pictures to look at, I'd wager it isn't a true blue AKM either. Any idea as to where it came from?

Well, I was about 70km NE of Minsk and it was 1994, so I'm guessing it probably was a "true blue" or more appropriately "true red" AK47 or M

Fun fact: Something like 80% of AK variant weapons in circulation are not true Russian made. Not saying yours isn't, though a picture would really help with identifying it.

The only thing I'd say it most likely isn't is an original model AK-47. The late 40s early 50s models are very rare.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I go shooting at every opportunity, so needless to say I love it. Everything from the crack, the recoil, to the smell, it all adds up to bliss for me. I also like it because it helps me focus not just when I am shooting but at other times as well. I spend most my time on a Glock 19, but I've handled shotguns, rifles, revolvers and even an assault rifle a few times.

 

[Shock and Awe]

Hmm, I'm 15 so I havn't had much time to shoot weapons (live/blanks) but I've still fired more than most people I know:

Live -

L98A2
L86A2 LSW
Lee Enfield No 8


Blank:

L85A2 (SA80)
L98A2

And now some pictures...

Spoiler: L98A2

[http://img822.imageshack.us/i/l98a2.png/]

Spoiler: L85A2

[http://img855.imageshack.us/i/l85a2.jpg/]

Spoiler: L86A2

[http://img651.imageshack.us/i/l86a2lsw.jpg/]

Spoiler: Lee Enfield No 8

[http://img151.imageshack.us/i/no8h.jpg/]

And now some pictures I took myself as people have disbelieved me...

Spoiler: Proof - kinda

[http://img534.imageshack.us/i/dscf0650q.jpg/]

[http://img820.imageshack.us/i/dscf0661o.jpg/]

Gotta love the British cadet programs.

 

[Jedamethis]

Nope. But I do want to. I'm a pretty good shot with almost every other method of propelling things at other things, apart from just throwing them. I want to see if I'm good with a gun as well...

 

[MrJKapowey]

Hmm, I'm 15 so I havn't had much time to shoot weapons (live/blanks) but I've still fired more than most people I know:

Live -

L98A2
L86A2 LSW
Lee Enfield No 8


Blank:

L85A2 (SA80)
L98A2

And now some pictures...

Spoiler: L98A2

[http://img822.imageshack.us/i/l98a2.png/]

Spoiler: L85A2

[http://img855.imageshack.us/i/l85a2.jpg/]

Spoiler: L86A2

[http://img651.imageshack.us/i/l86a2lsw.jpg/]

Spoiler: Lee Enfield No 8

[http://img151.imageshack.us/i/no8h.jpg/]

And now some pictures I took myself as people have disbelieved me...

Spoiler: Proof - kinda

[http://img534.imageshack.us/i/dscf0650q.jpg/]

[http://img820.imageshack.us/i/dscf0661o.jpg/]

Gotta love the British cadet programs.

Damn straight! If there was a war then High Wycombe has Bomber Command sitting in the outskirts and the RGS on the hill with 4 LSWs, 20 no 8s and 50 L98s. We are like a goddamn fortress of (sigh) 'rugbyness' as a classmate called it. We also have the navy and the RAF...

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Fun fact: Something like 80% of AK variant weapons in circulation are not true Russian made. Not saying yours isn't, though a picture would really help with identifying it.

The only thing I'd say it most likely isn't is an original model AK-47. The late 40s early 50s models are very rare.

It wasn't mine, it belonged to the father of the family I was staying with who was in the army before the breakup of the USSR and then went into the Belarus Police. While it is indeed possible, I find it unlikely that the Soviet Interior ministry used foreign manufactured weapons.

 

[Scolar Visari]

Fun fact: Something like 80% of AK variant weapons in circulation are not true Russian made. Not saying yours isn't, though a picture would really help with identifying it.

The only thing I'd say it most likely isn't is an original model AK-47. The late 40s early 50s models are very rare.

It wasn't mine, it belonged to the father of the family I was staying with who was in the army before the breakup of the USSR and then went into the Belarus Police. While it is indeed possible, I find it unlikely that the Soviet Interior ministry used foreign manufactured weapons.

Huh, that changes the facts a little. I'll assume it was select fire correct? Safe, Semi, Auto? And you said it had a wooden stock. Do you happen to remember what the end of the muzzle looked like? Was it flat or did it have a slant? Did the dust cover have ribs on it?

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Huh, that changes the facts a little. I'll assume it was select fire correct? Safe, Semi, Auto? And you said it had a wooden stock. Do you happen to remember what the end of the muzzle looked like? Was it flat or did it have a slant? Did the dust cover have ribs on it?

We weren't allowed to fire it on full auto but I imagine it was capable of doing so, the very tip was flat. I'm not quite sure what you mean by dust cover, not that I remember much about the details, it was 17 years ago.

 

[Zergadooful]

I've shot about 30 different guns and I own 9. I would go into detail, but I don't think anybody actually cares.

 

[Riddle78]

C6 (Like an M16,but has more options on the selector switch,and an optical sight is standard issue). I liked it,actually...Makes a satisfying sound,and it's an ambidextrous weapon. Feels light,too. Fired at targets,though. Might not enjoy it if I'm shooting at real people,however. (Why would a medic need a weapon,anyway? They're non combat personnel!)