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So I know there HAS to be gun people on SE++ because judging from the overall IQ level i figure we're about at the sweet spot for people who own things that are invented solely for killing human beings.
I own:
M1 Carbine.
This was my grandfathers gun, he got it in Saipan when he was piloting a B-24 in the pacific. He kept it in the plane with him in case he had to bail out. It still fires and it's a great gun to shoot (though .30 carbine ammo is a bit on the expensive side). I got it when he died and I cherish it.
Mauser 8mm Bolt-Action (German made).
This was a gun given to me by my brother. If you've ever shot a Mauser you know what it's like. It's akin to being punched in the shoulder by someone wearing brass knuckles. It's fun to shoot though and there's something about hand-ejecting smoking cartridges with a bolt that is primal in nature. It's awesome.
SKS 7.62x39 (a Yugo made piece of shit).
I bought this for like $200 and spent somewhere around 20 hours cleaning the hell out of it because it was covered in cosmoline. It still jams if you put more than 4-5 rounds in it. The only advantage is that it is easy to use, semi-auto and the ammo is fairly cheap (same round as AK-47). I plan on buying another, higher-quality maintained one if I get the chance. I've fired SKSs and they are great guns. Mine just sucks
What about the rest of you?
I own:
M1 Carbine.
This was my grandfathers gun, he got it in Saipan when he was piloting a B-24 in the pacific. He kept it in the plane with him in case he had to bail out. It still fires and it's a great gun to shoot (though .30 carbine ammo is a bit on the expensive side). I got it when he died and I cherish it.
Mauser 8mm Bolt-Action (German made).
This was a gun given to me by my brother. If you've ever shot a Mauser you know what it's like. It's akin to being punched in the shoulder by someone wearing brass knuckles. It's fun to shoot though and there's something about hand-ejecting smoking cartridges with a bolt that is primal in nature. It's awesome.
SKS 7.62x39 (a Yugo made piece of shit).
I bought this for like $200 and spent somewhere around 20 hours cleaning the hell out of it because it was covered in cosmoline. It still jams if you put more than 4-5 rounds in it. The only advantage is that it is easy to use, semi-auto and the ammo is fairly cheap (same round as AK-47). I plan on buying another, higher-quality maintained one if I get the chance. I've fired SKSs and they are great guns. Mine just sucks
What about the rest of you?
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I think you should get your hippy ass off my property.
i think they were a great invention used mainly to horrible ends
It's Gaias property, fascist!
figured I'd rather have a weak-ass gun to stop people with than one that blows their shoulder off.
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To the OP: My dad has an 8mm Remington that kicks like a mule so I know what you mean. It's fucking insane.
I'm pretty much a gun-shy bitch. I was flinching at loud noises the rest of the day.
After I ejected the not-emptied clip I racked it back like six times just to be utterly absolutely sure there wasn't a bullet in the chamber because I was afraid it would accidently go off after I set it back on the counter.
So scared of guns.
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And I love all of them
1911 .45 pistol
Remington 870 Express 12 gauge shotgun
M44 Mosin-Nagant
And I'm in the process of getting a Dragunov SVD, but they are hard to find.
My uncle is a little bit of a gun-nut. He has:
Steyer Aug, AK-47, HK G3 SG1, Calico 9mm (magazine looks like an elongated drum). Among many other things. Those are just the exotic ones. Oh, and there's a 12 round drum-fed semi-auto 12gauge shotgun he calls the "street sweeper" that I don't know the manufacturer of.
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Because bigamy is illegal.
Serious question: Who enjoys cleaning their gun? I find it really relaxing.
Edit: I'm an evil shot with my step-brothers .357 I can't shoot the fucking thing for shit with two hands, so I always stand sort of sideways and shoot one-handed, like some sort of fancy duelist. I hit an empty pack of cigarettes from like forty yards away, like four times.
The 1911 is exciting to clean because you know that at one point or another you are going to lose your grip and the recoil spring plug is going to break a window or something.
* Yes, even my 1911. Maybe that will change if I ever lose my grip....
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It was a little too short and too easy, but I had a lot of fun playing it.
It was like a more interesting Grand Theft Auto, only instead of cars you rode animals you could whip to death.
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oh, they did
If they had just made it GTA in the old west it would have been awesome. But once you beat parts of the plot there was really no reason to go back and play in old areas.
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what could be described as a firing pin strikes the ammunition from below when you pull the trigger. I never saw bullets with the thing, but the guy claimed it was his grandma's and fired .22
Was he bullshitting or what? I ain't never heard a no gun that fires bullets that make a 90-degree turn out the barrel.
.22 LR are rimfire rounds. That means that the casing is struck on the edge of the base to fire, instead of in the middle, like in a centerfire round. So what he had could very well be legit.
Man, I am jealous. Kimbers are indeed very nice.
i've been wanting to get a black-powder rifle forever. god, i want one. like a .50 or something.
fuck yeah.
My dad owns a few flintlock rifles. Muzzle loaders. They kick so hard.
So in gun-related news: there was some crazy dude on campus yesterday (go to Indiana University) with an AR-15 and AK-47, randomly shooting at things from his balcony. Pretty sure he did not actually hit anybody, the police got him relatively quickly.
The rumors that there was a sniper on campus were fun.
Also, I want to live in a state where I'm allowed to own a fucking automatic weapon, goddamnit.
Primitive rifles and pistols are actually pretty affordable. It's a lot of work though and they're a bitch to clean. My dad and I have a couple percussion caps rifles (.40 cal I think). We never use them.
EDIT: They are also easy to get because you can order them straight out of a Cabela's catalog unlike a modern gun.