The GUN thread

[Cygnus]

Hey Jack or Riv, Is the desert eagle all its cracked up to be?

[Jack Aubrey]

QUOTE (Cygnus @ Aug 2 2005, 10:05 PM)

Hey Jack or Riv, Is the desert eagle all its cracked up to be?

It's a bit bulky and unwieldy.

 

[Riv]

QUOTE (Cygnus @ Aug 3 2005, 05:05 AM)

Hey Jack or Riv, Is the desert eagle all its cracked up to be?

It is a little bulky like Jack said, but it is really fun to shoot. Really kicks. However, it is also really expensive to shoot - a buck a shot for the rounds.

 

I don't believe there are too many practical applications, though. I wouldn't want to shoot anybody with it if I had to clean up the mess. Especially if you have neighbors close because it will probably just keep going through walls.

 

Oh, I forgot - I pulled the lanyard on a howitzer once. Now there's some "enthusiasm" for ya.

 

Rushgoober: quit being so damn sensitive. You act like a little girl.

[physics23]

QUOTE (Digital Man @ Aug 2 2005, 01:55 PM)

Maybe it's just me but: Why is this posted in the Forum about drinking????? Seems like an odd combination to me.

It didn't occur to me to start this in Champion Players, and alcohol seemed the closest cognate at the time.

 

QUOTE (Earthshine)

Moving this thread from The Macallan to Random Samples.

I whole-heartedly agree.

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

QUOTE (physics23 @ Aug 3 2005, 01:46 AM)

QUOTE (Earthshine) Moving this thread from The Macallan to Random Samples. I whole-heartedly agree. That was earlier. Are you saying it should still be in RS?

[physics23]

My first:

The M16 A1

Caliber: 5.56 mm

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/amirror/m16-a1.gif

 

Occasionally:

FN MAG (M240)

Caliber: 7.62 mm

Bulky, but what fun...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/amirror/fn-mag.jpg

 

Carbine M1

Primitive stuff, a real nuisance to carry around.

Used for civilian escorts for class field trips here, mostly.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/amirror/carbine-m1.jpg

 

CZ 75B

The only 9mm I've ever known.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/amirror/CZ75B.jpg

 

 

[physics23]

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Aug 3 2005, 12:49 AM)

QUOTE (physics23 @ Aug 3 2005, 01:46 AM) QUOTE (Earthshine) Moving this thread from The Macallan to Random Samples. I whole-heartedly agree. That was earlier. Are you saying it should still be in RS? Oops, no I'm not. No better place than Champion Players. Bad reading comprehension on my part.

[Arndrake]

My dad is a real gun enthusiast. He grabbed a bunch when the former Eastern Bloc was clearing out their arsenals. He really wanted a Dragunov sniper rifle, but could never get the money for one.

 

I have had the chance to shoot:

 

Savage falling block single shot .22 (my first gun)

A very light 12 guage (knocked me down when I was 8, bruised my shoulder too)

.243

 

CAR-15 (civilian version of M-16)

Russian SVT-40 (cool weapon, wicked looking too, WWII infantry and sniper rifle)

Chinese SKS

Czech AK-47

44 Magnum (now THAT'S power)

 

I think the rarest weapons my father owns are a .218B (which is considered illegal now because of the small caliber) and a 17th century French muzzle loader pistol my grandfather obtained as heirlooms for my father and uncles.

[invisibleairwaves]

http://www.thomasinstrument.com/b52-2.jpg

 

http://www.nachohat.org/top_end_2001/PIC00026.jpg

[daveyt]

QUOTE (Digital Man @ Aug 2 2005, 01:55 PM)

Maybe it's just me but: Why is this posted in the Forum about drinking????? Seems like an odd combination to me.

sounds like a great thread to be in!

[Cygnus]

Its not the size of your gun, but how you use it.

 

Shoot

[Indica]

QUOTE (daveyt @ Aug 3 2005, 11:19 PM)

QUOTE (Digital Man @ Aug 2 2005, 01:55 PM) Maybe it's just me but: Why is this posted in the Forum about drinking????? Seems like an odd combination to me. sounds like a great thread to be in! lol Yeah, mix this up with the tupac thread and you might have something!! Bah

[Cygnus]

These Kids Know How to Have Fun

[Cygnus]

Fun Day in the Park

[Riv]

Got varmint problems? Eliminate those nasty critters the fun way!

 

DogBeGone

 

Watch the videos

 

 

these videos will probably only be appreciated by cygnus and the poster of this message bears no responsiblity for any aging hippie liberal douchebag whom they upset

Edited August 21, 2005 by Riv

[Riv]

A Must Have

 

Awesome deal.

[invisibleairwaves]

B-24

 

http://www.b24bestweb.com/AirShow/B24-NoseGunP.JPG

 

http://www.b24bestweb.com/AirShow/B24-TailGun1.JPG

 

http://www.b24bestweb.com/AirShow/B24-WaistGunP2.JPG

[Cygnus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/RushForum/imaogun600a.jpg

[Cygnus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/RushForum/PoohBearwithAR15.jpg

[troutman]

QUOTE (Cygnus @ Sep 7 2005, 08:07 AM)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/RushForum/imaogun600a.jpg

[defrushfan01]

Guns. What make America what we are. The right to Bear Arms, some of the Constitutions greatest words. right now i currently own:

 

1972 Savvage 20 gauge Shotgun. Very good for pest control over at my friends place what i like to call the "Plantation" all 42 acers must be varmit free so the gardens can grow

 

1895 Remmington .22

This gun has been handed down in my family since it was bought. Great gun, very dependable. Pump action, octogon barrel. Fun gun to shoot.

 

Ill try to post some Pics of them as soon as i can.

 

Want list:

 

Ak-47 (gotta have one)

some hand guns

Walter PPK

Glock 45 cal

S&W 38 special

 

[troutman]

QUOTE (defrushfan01 @ Sep 22 2005, 10:09 PM)

Guns. What make America what we are. The right to Bear Arms, some of the Constitutions greatest words. right now i currently own: 1972 Savvage 20 gauge Shotgun. Very good for pest control over at my friends place what i like to call the "Plantation" all 42 acers must be varmit free so the gardens can grow 1895 Remmington .22 This gun has been handed down in my family since it was bought. Great gun, very dependable. Pump action, octogon barrel. Fun gun to shoot. Ill try to post some Pics of them as soon as i can. Want list: Ak-47 (gotta have one) some hand guns Walter PPK Glock 45 cal S&W 38 special

Awesome please post that Remmington ASAP!!!

[war2112]

QUOTE (physics23 @ Aug 2 2005, 01:48 PM)

Firearms are an exciting world. Yes, they're associated with killing and maiming, but that only accounts for a small portion of their applications in the world. If your initial reaction to the title of this topic is to recoil in disgust, you probably represent the majority of people in the world; guns have been responsible for incalculable loss of life. But that is not the point of this thread. The point is to appreciate their power, their elegance, their ingenuity, their diversity. So... What have you handled?

Man, I totally missed out on this thread. I don't know how, but I did. I was AWOL for awhile so that's probably when you sent this topic up or otherwise I would have been an active participant.

 

Time to make up for lost time.

 

What have I handled?

 

Not nearly as much as I would like.

 

I only own two firearms. My pride and joy is a Remington 700 BDL Deluxe chambered in .223 Remington. It is super accurate and the Remington 700 action is widely considered to be the best in the world. The U.S. Marine Corps uses this action as the basis for their sniper rifle and many custom gunmakers do so as well. I handload my own ammo and take particular joy in doing so.

 

I also own a Marlin 60SB chambered for the .22 LR round. This is my "fun" gun for plinking at tin cans.

 

I do have 2 BB guns, a pump rifle and CO2 powered pistol.

 

Other than my own firearms, I have shot my dad's Winchester 12-gauge and his sweet, sweet 1952 vintage Winchester .22 LR.

 

I once had the opportunity to fire a .50 BMG at the range one time. That was quite an experience. I split an old washing machine in two with it.

 

 

Great topic.

[war2112]

QUOTE (Alsgalpal @ Aug 2 2005, 01:59 PM)

I like the Berretta. The largets I have handled is a Thirty ott six. (spelling) I think I felt my hair fly back on that one, and I took a limb off a tree. I had the hugest bruise on my shoulder,even tho I held it tight to me. I enjoy shooting.

You go girl!

 

A .30-06 (thirty aught six in case you are interested - you were real close on your phonetic spelling) is a handful for anyone. I'm proud of you AGP; a lot of women would really be put off by the recoil from this cartridge. Hey, a lot of men would be too. Especially in a lighter weight rifle - it can kick like a mule.

 

BTW, just a bit of history because I'm a geek. It's called a .30-06 because it is .30 caliber developed in 1906.

 

God help the man that tries to mess with you!!

 

 

[war2112]

QUOTE (Riv @ Aug 2 2005, 02:14 PM)

Oh boy..... I've handled: many different .22 's since a kid 4 different models of Glock Desert Eagle .50 m16 a2 m16 a4 .50 cal machine gun MK-19 automatic grenade launcher M240 Golf M249 SAW 2 different AK-47 models (Chinese and Russian) AK-74 M-1 M-14 Colt 9mm SMG And I "handle" a Berreta 9mm - Browning 870 12 gauge and an M-4 DAILY I probably skipped a dozen or so weapons.

Riv, I'm jealous but you probably knew that.

 

Of all the weapons you have used, the one that I would most like to have the opportunity to fire would probably be the SAW.

 

The weapon from earlier years I would most like to fire if not own (don't I wish) would be the MP-38 or MP-40. You know essentially the same weapon except that the MP-40 is the later iteration without the stamped steel receiver.

 

Unfortunately, they are very, very rare. I have only seen one at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox and I had to wipe my slobber off of the display case.