The Gun Thread

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by cronincal

weapons and legit hunting are fine and all, but anyone who shoots something just to put the head on their wall is an asshole. the very least you can do is eat the ass-end of what you kill.

I don't hunt...never have. Our land is posted no hunting. (And surrounded by leased hunting clubs).

[Malkavian]

Originally Posted by Free Parking

I shot some rifle twice. Once at a TV, and once at a rabbit. Both were destroyed with a single shot.

The rabbit was messing with the garden, and the TV quit working.

Before or after you shot it? That goes for both rabbit and TV set

[Free Parking]

Originally Posted by Malkavian

Before or after you shot it? That goes for both rabbit and TV set

Before! Before! Those were the reasons why they were shot.

[Malkavian]

Originally Posted by Free Parking

Before! Before! Those were the reasons why they were shot.

Nice shot then, if the rabbit guts didn't mess up the garden afterwards

[DanS.]

Originally Posted by Malkavian

Nice shot then, if the rabbit guts didn't mess up the garden afterwards

fertilizer

[Malkavian]

Originally Posted by DRS112

fertilizer

Dog food in my house

Usually, they kill their own though.

[bengalcat]

Question for the experts - I have been wanting to learn how to shoot and buy a gun to keep in my home for protection - what type of gun would you recommend for a lady who has never used a gun before?

[SPRINGFIELD]

Originally Posted by bengalcat

Question for the experts - I have been wanting to learn how to shoot and buy a gun to keep in my home for protection - what type of gun would you recommend for a lady who has never used a gun before?

I would first advise that you get some training, either from a knowledgeable freind, or a gun club with a private range. They usually offer free safety courses and basic marksmanship training. That being said, most females tend to do best with a light weight revolver, double action, chambered in something with low recoil. Usually .38 special. Taurus also makes some great little revolvers chambered in 9mm. Why a revolver? Well, they don't jam. With most semi-auto's you have 13-17 rounds. Revolvers have 6. But you have "six for sure" as opposed to 3, then a possible jam which for someone new to the gun world could prove catastrophic. Also, revolvers don't have a number of steps to go through before getting off the first shot. No hammer to cock, no slide to rack, no safety to disengage, just pull the trigger and it goes bang. And realistically, if you have a problem that 6 rounds of .38 Special hollowpoint won't solve-you're screwed anyway. They can be stored loaded indefinitely because unlike an auto, a loaded revolver has all of it's internal springs at rest. An auto has a a compressed magazine spring with 15 rounds on top of it, and you have to rotate out magazines every couple of months or so. A .38 has low recoil, low muzzle blast, and very low muzzle flash. All of these things help you stay focused on stopping the attack, as opposed to worrying about what your weapon is doing to your eyes and ears.

[bengalcat]

Thanks Springfield, great information. That is one thing I'd like to do in the new year.

[gonzo]

This is not meant as a judgement or any attack, ok? It's an important question anyone should think over carefully before buying a handgun.

Are you capable of shooting someone? (And living with the results.) Being a misanthropist I'd have no problem with it, but many buy handguns and wind up not being able to "do it" when the time comes...and they get hurt. This comes from an old police dispatcher, so like I said..it's simply said in friendly concern for those not already engaged in handgun ownership.