Do you know how to operate a firearm?

You can go to a firearms store that has a firing range and purchase a membership to practice there. A place in-town, Champion Firearms, gives you unlimited ammo if you pay a set fee for a three or four-month membership.

I first started shooting when I was a young'un. Five years old, I started firing my old man's Enfield rifle. Needless to say, I've got a lot of experience under my belt since. I am not terribly good at gun jargon, but I read up on lots of firearms. I've tinkered with more than a few firearms, so my gunsmithing skills are decent.

I own a good number of guns, but I am proudest of my two M1911's, one of which has never been fired. I also have a Colt .45 Single-Action Revolver (Colt Peacemaker) which an ancestor of mine bought in the late 1800's.

I have also secured a hefty amount of WWII weaponry of American, German, Russian, and Japanese origin. I've got a nice collection... ;D I just got a Garand recently, too! Real sweet rifle. Gotta say, slipping in a clip can really bruise up your thumb even if you're used to the action ;(

Bottom line: can I fire a gun? Yes. Can I repair a gun? Moderately. I have yet to break one... =p

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Encephalon

At one point I owned a 50-caliber Desert Eagle. Monster handcannon although I got rid of it last year.

I've fired .45's for years. And I've gotta say, I myself am scared of firing anything in the realm of a .44 Magnum or a Desert Eagle .50 =p I take it you didn't fire it enough to get used to the kick?

A lot of folks don't even touch a .45 because they claim the kick is scary, but it's all I've ever known really I've spread out in rifles, but not so much in handguns. I've got a Luger as well as a Jap Surrender Pistol, but they really don't compare. I would fire my Single Action .45, but I don't wanna risk damaging anything. I'll undergo some big repair on it someday.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Spatula

How is the feel for one of these guns. How much does it hurt your wrist from the recoil, and how much does it hurt your ears (I guess decibles) when a shot is fired? Do you keep it just for keepsake or do you actually place it in your house strategically "just in case". ::goes and tries to rob Gechmir's house::

Thinking about it now, I'm quite curious as to see what types of weapons are allowed and which ones are off limits in Canada. I don't mean to go against the grain of the rules I set for this thread, but as to Canada's gun law, it's gotten me to think what handguns and rifles are allowed.

The M1911 was the choice sidearm of our troops from 1911 to 1985 or so.

Ears ringing are a person-to-person thing. My ears ALWAYS pop from pistols, but not rifles. Very odd, I admit. Never fired a shotgun before, to be honest. Anything I've had to use a gun on at the farm is something veeeery threatening. Something with a hide too tough for buckshot or something of the sort. But some folks are never stirred by the sound of a gun going off. To be honest, as oddly as it sounds, the ringing isn't as bad if you're the one firing. Maybe just an odd personal quirk/tick.

Rob my house? Heh. Me owning this many guns should encourage opposite feelings ;D

Dunno a derned thing about Canadian gun laws. I'm in Texas, so there's a slight distance ;P

Double Post:

Originally Posted by Pietak

Jealous. Pictures. Now!!

Ahem, James Bond has the Walther PPK, not the Colt 1911. Big Boss from MGS3 uses a Colt 1911...

Big Boss uses a M1911 .45, Ocelot uses a .45 Single Action AKA: Peacemaker, etc =p I don't have a digital camera on-hand ;__; I'll try and locate one and get pictures up sometime!


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Don't play Hitman =p Fun game, but most laughably ridiculous gun physics EVER. I saw a trailer for the newest installment. Still horrible ;__; Evidently, game creators think a shotgun round to the chest makes you moon jump!

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Originally Posted by Spatula

This brings me up to my next point. How "easy" is it to get a bulls eye from say, 30 feet away from your firing line to a target. Let's say the target is basically your typical circle target to test your marksmanship. It seems relatively simple to just align your handgun sights to the target and have a steady hand and pull the trigger. Does the recoil itself affect the accuracy of the very first round, as I'm guessing a millisecond later, the bullet would have reached past the muzzle and to the target. Is it true that the recoil would affect subsequent rounds if you were to disperse your rounds immediately right after the other- sequentially (ie, keep pulling on the trigger until the magazine is empty)?

What other factors make it difficult to shoot at an outdoor target?
For short distance targets, I wouldn't imagine wind would be a major factor, but perhaps how you grip your firearm and how much of a steady hand you have.

How easy is it? Well, it depends on experience. Holding the gun just right, being used to it and not afraid. Another problem is people squeeze the trigger and don't pull it. Squeezing applies your whole hand into the motion, holding your index finger still. If you do this, your aim goes to shit. Squeezing it, in the process of setting off a round, angles the gun off from where you held it. Hold something that is like a gun, and squeeze it real fast. The barrel end doesn't stay straight-pointed. It bounces. That sets off your whole aim from the get-go. I squeezed all the time with the .45, mostly because the big bang, though it didn't bother my ears as I personally fired, is a scary sound, to be blunt.

For recoil... If you pull the trigger and don't expect any kick, a round going off would instantly knock your arm off-aim (even a slight angulation adds up over a distance), I'd think.

Rapid-fire success involves popping a round, compensating from the recoil kick, and firing again. Unless you compensate from the initial kick, your arm will just get jolted back every time you fire.

As far as accuracy, close-range firing doesn't need wind calculated into it. Across a mile-long stretch, definitely. Wind can't effect it a ton, but the longer the bullet is airborne, the more the forces pile up.

Steadiness is factor, of course. With two hands on my .45, I can hit a target pretty damn well from 60 yards in succession if I have my glasses on, and that's pretty damn hard to do. I thank my steady-of-hand for that. But, I tried out for my college's handgun team. Figured it'd be easy as pie to get onto it. Well, I found out quickly that you HAD to hold the gun with one arm, your side facing the target. I always fired from my front, both hands on the handle. I am used to guns with big oomph. But firing that gun from that awkward position for the first time and only using one arm, I did horribly.

In order to be a good shooter, you need practice, patience, experience with your gun, and steadiness, plus a comfortable firing stance.

Any grip you're comfortable with it good, however, don't fire your gun gangsta style =p You'll break your wrist easily if you fire like that using a strong enough gun. Hell, a 9mm in succession could do it.

How ya doing, buddy?