Your first gun
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That's just like me, I'm getting my beauty on my 21st, though it's practically mine at the moment:soapyshooter said:
Gonna throw a reflex site and flash light on it.
Well, being practically the only gun I can purchase in the UK anyway, I might someday like to get a doublebarrel shotgun. Preferably with a long barrel, a sidexside configuration and with external hammers (I like the old timey look). I'd buy it for the soul purpose of screwing around/plinking etc.
Okay, stop listing the pistols in Counter-Strike now.Ishnuvalok said:
For me, I've shot a slug gun, paintball guns, an INCREDIBLY light hunting rifle, 3 BB guns, and... that's it, I think.
WAIT, I also shot a laser shotgun.
Don't expect too much from a 14-year-old.
really? i keep looking but looks like lots of hoops you gotta jump through. btw know any shooting clubs?Loftworthy said:This is my first gun
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Thankfully shotguns are still easy to get hold of in Blighty. Despite looks it was brand new when I bought it last year.
Despite being an Australian, I'm pretty optimistic about obtaining a (legal) handgun sometime in my life.
I intend to join a pistol club for the necessary period and do all of the mandatory shoots in a year. Thinking a Colt 1911, simply because I'll be restricted to one caliber as you have to do a different shoot for certain caliber ranges, I can handle about ten a year, not twenty or more though, .45ACP seems good enough. Also we have restrictions on magazine capacities (under 10), so I think I'd feel like a 9mm glock with 10rounds had been neutered or something.
I intend to join a pistol club for the necessary period and do all of the mandatory shoots in a year. Thinking a Colt 1911, simply because I'll be restricted to one caliber as you have to do a different shoot for certain caliber ranges, I can handle about ten a year, not twenty or more though, .45ACP seems good enough. Also we have restrictions on magazine capacities (under 10), so I think I'd feel like a 9mm glock with 10rounds had been neutered or something.
.22 Rifle. The first gun anybody should get is a .22, both because there's very little kick and accidents tend to be less deadly.
There is a lot of misinformation on what constitutes an AP round. Many types of rounds are AP, but not all involve a charge or glasing powders. Flexible ballistic armor stops bullets by catching them like a net. What can bypass that obstacle is something that has a high enough velocity, density, and or a unique shape. Your basic FMJ rifle round can penetrate armor due to it's high velocity, and tipped shape that can carve through obstructions. The next simple step would be to make it out of a denser material than lead such as tungsten or depleted uranium. But when you factor that in, it may hurt the target but it might not stop him as well, because over-penetration could occur and all the kenetic energy can just pass right through.tsb247 said:I have a Five-Seven, and it is an EXCELLENT pistol, but it is NOT the greatest thing for self defense as it doesn't really hit all that hard. The only real reason that this particular weapon exists is to put lots of very small holes in well-armored things.soapyshooter said:What was it? or if you will be a gun owner Which one will you buy?
On my 21st birthday i am gonna pick up this lil beauty:
Its mainly of self defense, The way society is progressing you dont know when shit will hit the fan.
Serious answers are appreciated (someone will say BFG 9000) but whatever, have fun with it.
EDIT: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. THIS ISNT A THREAD ABOUT GUN RIGHTS! IF YOU DONT WANT ONE THEN FINE! STOP JUDGING THOSE WHO WILL BUY ONE OR ALREADY OWN ONE. Take your opinions to the right place, they will be appreciated and this is not the right thread to start a gun ownership debate.
It is GREAT for target shooting, and it is a GREAT conversation piece as not very many people can afford to own/fire them. The only real plus on the combat side is that it can hold 20+1 rounds and it can penetrate medium level body armor (with the proper round that is NOT available on the civilian market).
If you feel so inclined to pick one up, I would suggest seeking out some of the hollow points that FN makes for it. They are somewhat tuogh to find, but they would be better suited for the self-defense role, but they will still overpenetrate quite a bit (I have tested this with water jugs and compared it to other rounds like the .45ACP). Although, the 5.7x28mm round has a habit of tumbling when it enters a target, so you may be ok. I have never shot at a living thing with it, so I have little practical experience with how the round behaves in soft tissue.
I also feel as though I should point out that holsters are VERY tough to find!
Oh... And my first gun was a Ruger 10/22. I still love that thing, but I don't shoot it as often as I should.
Don't take my word for it. I never fired a Five-SeveN, but from what I read a 5.7 round actually has very good stopping power, although different sources have different testimonials. Especially in the case of it's innovative SS190 ammunition, it is bottle nosed and tipped, almost a scaled down 5.56 round. Because of the velocity and shape, it may penetrate dozens of layers of armor but will never overpenetrate. That is because it is weighed down in the core (With a metal ball, FYI making it a literal ball round.) When impact occurs the core shifts out of place, destabilizing the bullet and making it tumble downwards instead of passing through the mark. Thus it dumps possibly all it's kenetic energy into there, and provides the best of five worlds. It's has negligible recoil, armor penetrating capabilities, good stopping power, and abides by the Geneva convention for use in warfare.
People who own a gun are 4 times more likely to be involved in a serious crime.soapyshooter said:What was it? or if you will be a gun owner Which one will you buy?
On my 21st birthday i am gonna pick up this lil beauty:
Its mainly of self defense, The way society is progressing you dont know when shit will hit the fan.
Serious answers are appreciated (someone will say BFG 9000) but whatever, have fun with it.
EDIT: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. THIS ISNT A THREAD ABOUT GUN RIGHTS! IF YOU DONT WANT ONE THEN FINE! STOP JUDGING THOSE WHO WILL BUY ONE OR ALREADY OWN ONE. Take your opinions to the right place, they will be appreciated and this is not the right thread to start a gun ownership debate.
Protection my balls.
I have the guns I get issued at work, and that's all the guns I want.
For all the people quoting specs from their favorite game fire-arm, quit jerking off and go visit an emergency room where some idiot like you is getting ready to become an organ donor.
Protection? Bull-fucking-shit. Masturbation.
For all the people quoting specs from their favorite game fire-arm, quit jerking off and go visit an emergency room where some idiot like you is getting ready to become an organ donor.
Protection? Bull-fucking-shit. Masturbation.
A .22 S&W I used to just shoot at targets I made myself. usually a bull's skull on a hill, or a plank of wood with a circle on it. That was back when I was about 7-8 on my Dad's cattle farm. He still has it apparently too.
COOLEST weapons I've ever fired would be a close three way battle between a Minimi SAW LMG I tried once at a shooting range military day, a .50cal anti-material rifle (FUCKING LOUD) or the Australian workhorse the Steyr AUGA assault rifle on a 3 week Army Cadet biv. Fun times.
COOLEST weapons I've ever fired would be a close three way battle between a Minimi SAW LMG I tried once at a shooting range military day, a .50cal anti-material rifle (FUCKING LOUD) or the Australian workhorse the Steyr AUGA assault rifle on a 3 week Army Cadet biv. Fun times.