Would you like to shoot a gun?

Balfie

I don't mean at someone, I just mean like target practice, me an the owl lad were watching a tv show one night, an cops in the states were shooting at targets, an I asked him an he said no..

I'd like to shoot one just to see what its really like, only target practice tho.. Just too feel the recoil go back thought your body, the adrenaline rush,

Anyone else?

J_E

For an experience I guess. Never at anything but a target though.

Aoifey!

Nah, I don't really see the appeal of it.

But each to their own and all that.

Balfie

Cydoniac wrote: »

For an experience I guess. Never at anything but a target though.

Yeh I only mean at a target, wouldn't be able to bring myself to shoot an animal never mind anything else..

CongoPowers

Balfie wrote: »

I don't mean at someone

Ah, okay, never mind then.

Oranage2

I've shot several guns - shotguns are about the least amount of fun you can have -It like getting a full force punch to the shoulder, its actually very painfull

DirtyBollox

there's a few places around dublin that do clay pigeon shooting and possobly other stuff too. bought my da a day at one a while ago in the hopes he'd bring me but nothing yet.

pappyodaniel

been there done that :cool:

KeithM89_old

Iv shot a gun a few times and it felt great. I felt this incredible surge of power, like God must feel when he's holding a gun. :pac:

BluesBerry

Been there done that and yes its great :pac:
Get friendly with a farmer and ask him

Dangerous Man

It would be an experience. I've fired an air-pistol - not much to write home about. But, a fully-fledged assault rifle or suchlike? Yeah, maybe - it could be fun. I wouldn't mind owning a gun, for home protection though. That would be nice.

OutlawPete

I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

ElaElaElano

KeithM89 wrote: »

Iv shot a gun a few times and it felt great. I felt this incredible surge of power

What you don't consider keef is how it makes the recipient feel. Been trying to clean up this 'incredible surge of power' of yours all week, and not even the dry cleaners can manage it :mad:

Griffen262

Darn city slickers!

KeithM89_old

ElaElaElano wrote: »

What you don't consider keef is how it makes the recipient feel. Been trying to clean up this 'incredible surge of power' of yours all week, and not even the dry cleaners can manage it :mad:

Dont call me keef ya little ******, im holding a gun, remember??

Ruu_Old

I was a sweet shot with a cap gun! :cool:

Really though, shot from a rifle and knocked over a couple of times by a double-barreled shotgun. Most I ever shot at was clays. PULL!

Manic Moran

I own more firearms than I need, not as many as I want.

They're kindof addictive, but most hobbies that people are interested in probably are to those people. Different firearms and different disciplines have their own quirks, appeals and challenges.

NTM

ElaElaElano

KeithM89 wrote: »

Dont call me keef ya little ******, im holding a gun, remember??

Come at me bro, come at me.

At me, not on. Remember that this time KEEF.

RichieC

I have shot a gun.. twas only a rifle.

lalee17

Probably never again... I hate guns so much

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I really want to do target practice.

KeithM89_old

baz2009 wrote: »

I really want to do target practice.

I think the queens visit is pretty soon... :pac:

My name is URL

Only if it's coming right for us

Kojak

pappyodaniel wrote: »

been there done that :cool:

+1

Nothing major, to be honest.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I have a double barrell shotgun :cool:

Me and my mate took it out when we were 13 and shot a rabbit. Neither of us were able to look at each other for two weeks after. Never felt worse, the rabbit screamed like a child
I dont see the point in shooting animals for the sake of it. There's no foxes left in my area because the gun clus have the lot of them killed. And now the gun clubs are gone :rolleyes:

That said if there was foxes killing our lambs I would have no bother shooting some but thats necessity over ..., over well being a dick

I was talking wih a mate about buying a clay pigeon trap, did it a few times and it was fantastic, especially the 1/50 times you hit something

But you need a gun where I come from, this house was robbed before...

Balfie

I've never actually shot one, but I remember when I made my confirmation, goin to all the familys houses, I went to one of the uncles, an he had this really old revolver, well to me it was old, couldn't tell ya what type it was/is but I was allowed to hold it cause it was my confirmation, an it wasn't loaded ha,

I remember just the weight of it tho, it was unreal how heavy it was, but I was like 12, Haha

mikemac

Shot a double barrelled shotgun

Well just for practice, I've never loaded a gun, my Dad loaded and handed it to me

I just shot in the air, a right kickback against the shoulder

There is clay pigeon shooting local to me, realy should head out some day, I'll hire a gun from someone

mk6705

Oranage2 wrote: »

I've shot several guns - shotguns are about the least amount of fun you can have -It like getting a full force punch to the shoulder, its actually very painfull

You're doing it wrong...You need to hold it against your shoulder. Not in front of it. You can hardly feel it if you do it right.

Savage Tyrant

OutlawPete wrote: »

I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

I shot J.R.

I shot Liberty Valance.

I shot the sheriff.

But I DID NOT shoot the deputy.

thunderthing

I've shot a lot of guns on holidays, it's seriously a lot of fun. Handguns are good craic, especially some of the bigger ones. Shotguns are OK, but just kinda decimate the target with the spray so seems a bit pointless. Shot a couple semi-automatics too which were deadly, heavy things though!

So yeah, in answer to your question, I'd love to go shooting a bit more often!

deaddonkey

I've shot a few rifles. The most fun was a wwII .303, and when you put a bullet in and slide the bolt up and back it's a very cool feeling, very clean amd mechanical and well designed.

Love the feeling of the recoil being absorbed by your shoulder too, and watching the target (tin cans) fall.

Griffen262

feelingstressed wrote: »

Shot a double barrelled shotgun

Well just for practice, I've never loaded a gun, my Dad loaded and handed it to me

I just shot in the air, a right kickback against the shoulder

There is clay pigeon shooting local to me, realy should head out some day, I'll hire a gun from someone

hehe..

hairy sailor

fired a assault rifle,gpmg,50 cal machine gun & belt fed grenade launcher,what a feeling,50 cal was by far the best

Glico Man

Yes I have fired a gun before. A .22 long rifle and a shotgun. Rifle is much more fun... you can put sights on it

Manic Moran wrote: »

I own more firearms than I need, not as many as I want.

They're kindof addictive, but most hobbies that people are interested in probably are to those people. Different firearms and different disciplines have their own quirks, appeals and challenges.

NTM

Possibly a stupid question, but are you allowed to own assault rifles in the States?

Just curious

Gneez

Fired a German Mp40 (it's big way bigger than in the movies) and fired a Soviet Mosin Nagant rifle (its massive long)

Saila

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auTwQcuYzdk

mikemac

Griffen262 wrote: »

hehe..

For hiring a gun from a range or gun club

J. Marston

Yes. A sniper rifle would be class to shoot I'd say.

Coke can: 450 yards. PEW! DING!

entropi

Never fired any, have held a few during a thing that went on in my bro's barracks once...handguns, rifles, a sniper rifle, gpmg, .50 rifle on a frame you sit into.

Would be nice to fire off a couple of guns at some wooden/paper targets once in my lifetime, just for the experience.

kowloon

The portrayal of guns on TV and in games and the likes has really polarised opinion when it comes to guns. They seem to attract and repulse people in equal measure.

Real guns and media guns are in different worlds. Sporting firearms aren't everyones cup of tea and for a lot of people they're tools of the job much like any other. Someone is no more a killer when they pick up a gun as they are when they pick up a knife in the kitchen.

Nobody thinks much of it when I tell them all about my ducks and chickens, or about my motorbikes, but I've gotten some strange reactions to my interest in historical firearms.

Manic Moran

aaronh007 wrote: »

Possibly a stupid question, but are you allowed to own assault rifles in the States?

Just curious

Depends on the State. Some States, like California, are not machinegun friendly. Other States are. The catch is that to buy an assault rifle in those friendly States, you first need to go through a fairly lengthy, but not uncompleteably so, verification through the BATF to receive your permit, you then need to fork out quite a bit of dosh. A Chinese-made AK-47 (As I check a random online shop) is currently running $16,995 plus tax. An M16A1 will set you back some $25,000. As a result, though you're allowed to own one, actually owning one is another kettle of fish entirely. Personally, I don't make that much money that I can blow $20k on a rifle.

However, SURs (Sport Utility Rifles, AKA EBRs: Evil Black Rifles) which are basically assault or battle rifle type designs which will fire semi-auto only are far more affordable and are legal in pretty much every State. As a result, the AR15 (civilianised M16 to most people) is the most commonly sold rifle in the US today. It'll do anything from hunting through long-range marksmanship to self defence quite ergonomically.

NTM

arybvtcw0eolkf

Yes but only for target shooting at cans... Afri-CAN's

Just a scoped rifle back in Monaghan and an AK47 here in Vietnam for me.. Close to indifferent to them.

JohnMearsheimer

I've fired a few guns, can't say I enjoyed it too much.

shaunandelly

Had an afternoon on a shooting range in Pennsylvania a few years ago. Great fun. Pretty much every type of assualt rifle you could think of. each booth had about six different ones on the walls. Just take your pick. You had a rangemaster helping you to load at the booth and helpfully sorting out the safety when you forgot to take it off ....doh!...............read a couple of years ago that one of the staff shot himself at this place.......Oh Oh !

bnt

When I was living in South Africa, I got to play with a R5 assault rifle on a range. (Like the R4, but with shorter barrel and folding stock i.e. lighter). OK, I suppose. I was hitting a large target at 800m, but nowhere near the bullseye. The ammo was tiny (5.56x45) but the muzzle velocity is over 900 m/s (nearly Mach 3). Can't say I'm keen to get a gun of my own at any time.

cbmonstra

Did it in Cambodia while on holiday...

An AK47 and some kind of 'lady gun' can't remember what it was.

Hated it tbh, can't believe I spent the money doing it. Never again, I found it a huge anti climax and actually felt a bit crappy afterwards, not sure why, just had a horrible feeling.

CreepingDeath

I was in the States for 3 months, and completed an NRA basic pistol course for the novelty. Only got to shoot 3 rounds of 5 bullets, but it was good to do.
It was only a glock .22.
I hit the bullseye with my first shot, although it was only 15 feet away I think.
But now I have an imaginary kill zone of 15 feet around me at work, I may even mark it off with red tape on the floor.

The teacher was an ex-marine sniper trainer, who said that at maximum range a sniper bullet can arc up something like 44 feet.

syklops

Oranage2 wrote: »

I've shot several guns - shotguns are about the least amount of fun you can have -It like getting a full force punch to the shoulder, its actually very painfull

Probably already been said but....You're doing it wrong.

And I disagree about it being the least fun.

Donny5

bnt wrote: »

When I was living in South Africa, I got to play with a R5 assault rifle on a range. (Like the R4, but with shorter barrel and folding stock i.e. lighter). OK, I suppose. I was hitting a large target at 800m, but nowhere near the bullseye. The ammo was tiny (5.56x45) but the muzzle velocity is over 900 m/s (nearly Mach 3). Can't say I'm keen to get a gun of my own at any time.

What size target? A barn? 800m is way, way outside the effective range of 5.56 through a 13 inch barrel.

Kiera

I have done. Knocked my shoulder out with a shotgun. The handgun was fun tho.