The gun thread...

[lone-wolf]

Pellet guns aren't cool? Since when?
Very good tool to have when squirrels enter your barn.

 

[4.0B2]

Pellet guns aren't cool? Since when?
Very good tool to have when squirrels enter your barn.

never said they were'nt cool guys... calm down! calm the down....

 

[mattc113]

i have great memories of walking the railroad tracks behind my house growing up in South Carolina, popping anything that moved, lol. shot tons of squirrels and birds. we actually take a few pellet guns to our deer camp. they are great for plinking during the afternoon or popping birds for fun, and they are quiet enough to where they dont bother deer. i used to carry a pellet pistol in the stand for squirrels, coons, armadillo's, ect.

 

[88_Eddie]

we used to get on the roof at the fraternity house and shoot all sorts of stuff. we had a cow field behind our house and we got all sorts of rodents in the back yard. it was good b/c it was a gun that was safe to play with while drinking

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

we used to get on the roof at the fraternity house and shoot all sorts of stuff. we had a cow field behind our house and we got all sorts of rodents in the back yard. it was good b/c it was a gun that was safe to play with while drinking

We went out to a classmates parents farm and shot bluerock with shotguns... no drinking though.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

How do you like that stock set? Is it on a regular Arsonal gun or a different make?

I was playing with one at Cabela's the other day with the same stock but in black... didn't know dit-squat about AK's at the time but it did have the Tula arsonal mark on it. Got the wheels turning and I think it may be on the list to pick one up sometime... probably not an Arsonal gun though.

 

[Will]

I'm not impressed by cool looking weapons.

When you served with a weapon it's a part of you--even years after, or decades. I can close my eyes and feel every sharp edge of my Smith & Wesson .357. With my eyes closed I could shoot you in the dark with it if i heard even a rustle. The 870 shotgun I had for the same time period as well, but it's unfamiliar by comparison. With that K-frame Smith, it is like a 15 yard slap to me. Within that range, I will kill you as easily as tapping you on the shoulder. The M16A2, I carried longer but used less. I could take it apart blind, know every part, put it back together and I certainly have a lot of rounds through it. It was just not as personal. The M92, it's a great weapon but I only carried it for a year. Shooting through the sights, I did better than the Smith on the Marine Corps pistol course--400 compared to 378--but in a fight, the Smith I know in my hand a lot better. Punch and hit.

The Beretta Bobcat I carry in my pocket I know even better. It's as familiar as my car keys. It's as familiar as pointing my finger.

I'm not afraid of someone that has a weapon they aren't trained with. Muscle memory--your weapon is a part of you. Pick something and train with it and use only it. Having a .22LR that you have become intimate with is better than having a bazooka that you can't afford to shoot.

I bought my Beretta Bobcat in 1999 and it's been in my pocket ever since. I have shot thousands of rounds through it--all of them punching style, not aiming through the sights. I can pull it out and put 8 shots into you in a heartbeat like pointing my finger at you. I'm not afraid of some guy with a 10mm that has barely any practice.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I have never served with a weapon and don't really plan to.

That particlular stock set has a longer than normal butstock if it is the one I am thinking it is, which is why I liked it at the store because I am fairly tall. The regular wooden stocks make them feel like a toy which is partially why I never really bothered with them before. The green is a really neat (IMO) change up from black which is very common anymore... and my favorite color is green. Same price, so why not?

This will be for a tinker/research project, target shooting for fun and maybe a little deer hunting. Pretty what my Mosin turned into and it was a project I had a lot of fun with. I am not looking for a defense gun, just something that I can have fun with.

 

[88_Eddie]

the 7.62x39 is a good cartridge for a plinking. i think only .22 ammo is cheaper. you used to be able to buy 20 rounds for $2.99 a few years back, i think it's a little more now. not high quality stuff, but that caliber isnt really known for it's accuracy.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

the 7.62x39 is a good cartridge for a plinking. i think only .22 ammo is cheaper. you used to be able to buy 20 rounds for $2.99 a few years back, i think it's a little more now. not high quality stuff, but that caliber isnt really known for it's accuracy.

Ballisticswise it is pretty comparable to the 30-30, which is one of the most common deer hunting calibers in North America.

Comparable to about 200yds which is the practical limit of the 30-30 anyway. Then the 30-30 does pull ahead in energy then because of its heavier bullet but by then things are starting to drop in a hurry. That is according to Winchesters ballistics calculator anyway. I try to keep my hunting shots under 100yds anyway, usually any farther than that is out of the question with open sights (hard for me to drive tacks when the front sight is covering up more than half the animal)

Beyond that I don't think it is the round so much as the gun and/or shooter. Watching them on youtube there are a lot of people that are not very kind to their guns.

I want to try different things, and I have nothing like an AK in my collection.

 

[hoosier1104]

Just picked up a Taurus PT 24/7 Pro in .40 cal w/ 50 rounds of fmj and holster for $250. I will post a pic later.

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[4.0B2]

Just picked up a Taurus PT 24/7 Pro in .40 cal w/ 50 rounds of fmj and holster for $250. I will post a pic later.

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whhhhaaattt????

 

[hoosier1104]

That is right. Appreciate do not hate.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Just picked up a Taurus PT 24/7 Pro in .40 cal w/ 50 rounds of fmj and holster for $250. I will post a pic later.

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You're gonna need it when grandpa finds you in the closet...

 

[hoosier1104]

Grandpa aint got shyt on me.