I shot one today and it was a lot of fun. 🙂
OT/ Have you ever shot a machine gun?
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I am assuming you are talking about a fully automatic gun, not a AR-15 type, if so no, but would love to. I own a AR-15 and enjoy shooting it, but it will eat ammo real quick if you choose to hammer it, I would hate to buy the ammo for a full auto, if you could find them.
No, but I've never shot much of anything. Shot a pistol a few times and that's about it. I have nothing against guns. They just don't interest me. In fact, when my father passed I gave his 16 gauge and 12 gauge to my boy, who does a lot of hunting. I just had no interest in them for myself.
I got to do a full “John Wayne” with an M60 When I was in the Navy. That was an experience.
Note. I’m left handed. I tried shooting the gun left handed and it jammed. You have to shoot it right handed.
We shot an MP-5, it has settings and auto is one of them. You pull the trigger and the bullets start flying.I am assuming you are talking about a fully automatic gun, not a AR-15 type, if so no, but would love to. I own a AR-15 and enjoy shooting it, but it will eat ammo real quick if you choose to hammer it, I would hate to buy the ammo for a full auto, if you could find them.
I use to feel the same way. I still refuse to go hunting, but I enjoy going to the range and shooting. We have a bunch of different types targets and it makes it fun in a competitive way.
They designed a new MP-5 when I was in the USMC. Even being in Aviation Ordnance I am familiar with a lot of the Ordnance that came through the USMC/USN in the 80's and 90's. Even the small arms.
99.9% chance you fired the older version.
99.9% chance you fired the older version.
I have no idea what age or version it was. But, it was a hoot to shoot. I haven't seen you on here lately Buford, I hope you're well?
Always well. Paying attention to football recruiting more recently.
The older MP-5's are rare and rather expensive.
So not too many people get the chance to fire them.
Happiness is a belt-fed weapon.
Shot one back in '99 or '00 at the Knob Creek machine gun shoot. Used to go every year. I could by 1000 rounds of 7.62x39 for $75 back then. Wish I had invested in more ammo at a young age; that isht is heavy though.
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The gun we shot uses 9mm ammo. Normally, I only shoot pistols. I prefer to shoot .22 because it has minimal recoil. The big cal bullets beat me up.
It's not funny CDbearde. You shoot a box of 45 cal and your arm feels like jelly.
LOL, I have a 7mm mag hunting rifle, a 300 Weatherby mag, or a 12 gauge 3.5 mag if you want to feel recoil, they get brutal for an old man like me. But I understand, just having fun with you.
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I am actually a very good shot now. I can shoot the big .45's, but a box of them will wear me out.
I like to shoot target pistols, mostly .22s, but I have a 9mm too.
I don't have a 22 pistol anymore, traded my Ruger and gave my daughter my Smith & Wesson, semi auto's, I have 38's 357 mag's, and 44 in revolvers, in semi's it's 40 and 45. They are Ruger, Smith & Wesson on revolvers and Glock on semi's, I don't shoot anymore because the ammo is hard to find because of people hoarding, times are really weird. I am glad to hear that you enjoy shooting, it's very fun to go to the shooting range or the farm and enjoy.
At all the family gatherings at the in-laws we shoot skeet, and the wife loves large caliber bullets. I'm sure she misses them.I don't have a 22 pistol anymore, traded my Ruger and gave my daughter my Smith & Wesson, semi auto's, I have 38's 357 mag's, and 44 in revolvers, in semi's it's 40 and 45. They are Ruger, Smith & Wesson on revolvers and Glock on semi's, I don't shoot anymore because the ammo is hard to find because of people hoarding, times are really weird. I am glad to hear that you enjoy shooting, it's very fun to go to the shooting range or the farm and enjoy.
I would have never thought it would be fun, but it is.I don't have a 22 pistol anymore, traded my Ruger and gave my daughter my Smith & Wesson, semi auto's, I have 38's 357 mag's, and 44 in revolvers, in semi's it's 40 and 45. They are Ruger, Smith & Wesson on revolvers and Glock on semi's, I don't shoot anymore because the ammo is hard to find because of people hoarding, times are really weird. I am glad to hear that you enjoy shooting, it's very fun to go to the shooting range or the farm and enjoy.
I have shot skeet a few times, and it is very enjoyable, I would like to do it again when all this ammo shortage stops.
The people that has hoarded the ammo up is now selling it on line at a mark up, we need to not buy a round from them and wait until the ammo companies catch up and let the hoarders lose there butt!!!
Edit: You have to love a woman that likes a large caliber.
My FIL makes a lot of his own. He keeps all the casings and he has a building where he reloads. He does a lot of hunting trips across N. America. I don't know much about guns, but he has one rifle that is obscene. That had a kick.I have shot skeet a few times, and it is very enjoyable, I would like to do it again when all this ammo shortage stops.
The people that has hoarded the ammo up is now selling it on line at a mark up, we need to not buy a round from them and wait until the ammo companies catch up and let the hoarders lose there butt!!!
Edit: You have to love a woman that likes a large caliber.
I hope. Like I said above, I hope they lose their butts when trying to sell it. But as of now they are selling it at raised prices with ease. I have not checked in the last 2 weeks but the 40 CAL and 223 that I looked at was a dollar a piece.
Definitely not a hobby that stuck from boy scout merit badges. Nothing better than running into someone from high school who always called school "gay" and now they think technical firearm knowledge is like an interesting thing people who've read books care to hear about.
The definition of an educated person is one that knows something about a lot of things. You sound like someone that has been hurt in the past by a lack of knowledge in certain areas. If so, it would be wise to consider that the lack of knowledge of said subject did not hurt you. It was mean spirited people that hurt you. The knowledge was benign.
There are, at least in Iowa, an abundance of gun people who talk about guns as often and as casually as a gearhead talks about 70s and 80s cars listed for sale in Auto Trader. The difference is there is a spiritual component to it for a lot of the gun people that is mostly absent with the car people. The things they believe about themselves is just baffling to me.
Aren't they more prepared to defend themselves against a physical assault with a gun than without a gun?
That seems more common sense than spiritual.
I know y'all are in the middle of all that corn in Iowa. Does corn figure into this any, cause that could explain a lot?
Anyone who buys anything other than a shotgun for home defense.... the last person that gun is ever going to kill is an intruder. Just how it is in reality. Those are the people who want to show you their guns and talk about guns and talk about the 2nd amendment (lol).
I also get a kick out of the people who think they're just part of the natural order of things when they blast a buck with a 12 gauge slug (and that I'm a pussy who can't feed my family because I have no interest). I'm glad people pick off deer here, but anyone using anything other than a bow to hunt deer who wants me to consider him or her "sporting" or whatever can lick my nutz. There is a lot of overlap in the Venn diagram of 2nd Amendment experts, would-be gunsmiths, and pious hunters.
Seems like you don't have a problem with guns, 2nd amendment, home defense (gun) or hunting.
You just have an issue with people that take a self sense position of superiority over you cause you're not into guns and don't like to hunt. Well, not everyone of any group is an a-hole. There are plenty of people that like to shoot guns and don't think it makes them better than anyone else.
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