04-12-2004, 03:06 PM | #1 | ||
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So who's a gun enthusaist here?
I myself shoot at least twice a month at the local ranges. Havent gotten into handloading quite yet, need to get the proper equipment. So any other fofc'ers shoot here?
I have a Smith & Wesson model 57 .41 Magnum, 4 inch barrel nickel plated. Shots great, mild kick to it, but thats what makes it great! |
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04-12-2004, 03:10 PM | #2 |
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What's the point? And this isn't a bating question I just want to know what you get out of going to the range and shooting a gun.
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04-12-2004, 03:16 PM | #3 |
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04-12-2004, 03:18 PM | #4 |
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I have a super soaker...
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04-12-2004, 03:20 PM | #5 |
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I'm ardent.
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04-12-2004, 03:23 PM | #6 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:24 PM | #7 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:26 PM | #8 | |
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I believe (if I took your answer correctly) that you can actually use the skills acquired in a driving or batting cage in actual functions IRL (playing golf/baseball/softball). Now, unless you hunt with a handgun (which I kinda doubt), that doesn't really apply to the gun range... |
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04-12-2004, 03:27 PM | #9 |
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My dad hunts deer with a handgun. He also has hunted pheasant and duck with a hand gun.
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04-12-2004, 03:28 PM | #10 | |
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Then your dad is allowed to go to a gun range and shoot a handgun. Proceed. |
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04-12-2004, 03:28 PM | #11 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:28 PM | #12 | |
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Many many hunters with a handgun....and those who require a gun for thier line of work, it behooves them to practice at the range. And dont knock it untill you've tried it. i have my hobbies you have yours. |
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04-12-2004, 03:30 PM | #13 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:30 PM | #14 | |
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No, its certainly not a baiting question. what i get out of it? for one i take the practice for work. Two, its developed into a nice hobby. |
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04-12-2004, 03:33 PM | #15 | |
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I'm not knocking it, anything that is practice for a skill you'll use is fine. Obviously law enforcement would use a gun range, as would hunters. I was just kinda reading into Bosco's question is all. I know people that just go to shoot a gun yet don't hunt EVER, which is kinda dumb to me. I would never go to a range and hit golfballs if I didn't play (and suck at) golf. |
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04-12-2004, 03:33 PM | #16 |
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I waiver on the gun ownership issue, but I won't have on in my house, as I don't want to risk having my kids hurt themselves with it. Besides, I doubt I would use one, so what would be the point?
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04-12-2004, 03:36 PM | #17 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:39 PM | #18 |
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I don't shoot much (less than once a year), but I have a few weapons. Currently, I have a M1 Carbine (early style), Winchester 1300 shotgun, and Remington Rand .45 automatic.
I don't hunt, and doubt I ever will.
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04-12-2004, 03:41 PM | #19 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:45 PM | #20 | |
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Many people think golf is dumb. Does that mean it is? Or maybe it is something that they enjoy but you don't? By the way, I'm not a shooter or a hunter, but I don't think people are "dumb" because they enjoy something I don't. |
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04-12-2004, 03:46 PM | #21 | |
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Although I haven't been on a range in what seems like forever now, I'll offer up a little something anyway. I don't hunt, don't really need weapons skills for work, etc., when I was shooting somewhat regularly I'd say it was similar to how some people feel about their golf habit or whatever. In other words, target shooting wasn't "practice" (like a golf range) but rather it was akin to playing 18 holes. The firing range itself was the end, not the means-to-an-end. |
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04-12-2004, 03:48 PM | #22 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:48 PM | #23 | |
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04-12-2004, 03:52 PM | #24 |
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eh, shooting for the sake of shooting just seems boring to me that's all but whatever floats your boat.
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04-12-2004, 03:58 PM | #25 | |
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here that gun owners... you have Chubby's permission! /breaths a sigh of relief by the way, has anyone shot the Springfield Sub-Compact XD?
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04-12-2004, 04:01 PM | #26 | |
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lol, there's nothing wrong with it. i won't thread-jack into a 2nd amendment tangent which is where i'm sure this thread will end up. but i mean, it's legal and as long as safety procedures are followed is harmless so I don't care what other people do. /looks for phone number to cam's new show so I can call in and rail against all guns |
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04-12-2004, 04:03 PM | #27 |
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I would love to try skeet-shooting sometime...
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04-12-2004, 04:05 PM | #28 |
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I don't hunt and would never own a gun,
but I'd love to go to a shooting range sometime. I'd also rather go to a driving range than play 18-holes of golf. I don't see what the big deal is against it.
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I just know if we had a gun, one of my cats would find it and use it on the dog. Then probably frame the other cat.
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04-12-2004, 04:07 PM | #30 | |
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I agree. That looks like a lot of fun too. |
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04-12-2004, 04:07 PM | #31 | |
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I've done a little years ago. It was fun. As a matter of fact, the church I was preaching for at the time sort of sponsored a skeet-shooting day every year. |
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04-12-2004, 04:09 PM | #32 |
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I'd rather people shoot for pleasure at a range then down my street. And as to what the point may be if you are not going to do it anywhere else, well........i'm sure some of us around here masturbate even though they won't get to use that skill in a real situation (with a woman).....
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Annette Bening: "What?" Gallagher: "I fire a gun." Bening: "Really?" Gallagher: "Oh yeah, I go to this little firing range downtown, and I ... just pop off a few rounds." Bening: "I've never fired a gun before." Gallagher: "Well, you've gotta try it. Nothing makes you feel more powerful." |
04-12-2004, 04:14 PM | #34 | |
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If you are trying to insinuate that i fire the gun to boost my own sense of self being you are wong, its a hobby. Why cant you get that? |
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04-12-2004, 04:17 PM | #35 | |
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04-12-2004, 04:32 PM | #37 |
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Chubby, do you ever play darts?
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04-12-2004, 04:33 PM | #38 | |
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Yup, the more I drink the better I play too. Was thinking about getting in the tourny that's coming up here in NY (saw a poster in my dad's friend's bar). Darts = free drinks |
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04-12-2004, 04:42 PM | #39 |
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Are you going to use darts for hunting and/or in your profession?
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04-12-2004, 04:44 PM | #40 |
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I'm not a big gun fan - I highly doubt I'll ever own one and I have no interest in hunting. I support stringent gun ownership requirements, mandatory safety lessons and limits on what kinds of firearms are allowed for public ownership.
That said, one of my favorite things to do in Scout camp was the .22 rifle range, and the one time I got to try skeet shooting it was great fun. I have no problems with either activity, and if someone wants to go fire off a few clips with a handgun at a shooting range, why not? I do get a little uncomfortable with the way some gun owners get a little too attached to their guns, almost like a fetish... |
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Like I said, darts = free drinks therefore it has value |
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04-12-2004, 05:27 PM | #42 |
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I just don't understand the fun in operating a device that's sole purpose is to kill. Unless you're a hunter or a law enforcement agent I don't see the point. I don't think I'll ever fire a gun or own one, I personally would be afraid to have one in my home, but to each his own.
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04-12-2004, 05:29 PM | #43 | |
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04-12-2004, 05:40 PM | #44 | |
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04-12-2004, 05:44 PM | #45 |
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My wife and I just decided that we need to get a rifle or shotgun after we had some coyotes and wild dogs running around on our acreage which could be dangerous. I have never hunted or even fired a gun in my life, so I will absolutely get some training and head to the range every once in a while to make sure I don't shoot an appendage off if I ever have to use it (which I hope I don't).
I just wanted to chime in as a person who will hit the range but never plans on hunting or using it for my profession. Last edited by Toddiec : 04-12-2004 at 05:44 PM. |
04-12-2004, 06:04 PM | #46 |
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I've used my 9mm to kill a fox that got into my chicken coop a few months back...
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04-12-2004, 06:16 PM | #47 |
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I am deeply saddened to say that this thread has supplied me with enough evidence to commit a second FOFC member to my ignore list.
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04-12-2004, 06:18 PM | #48 | |
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