Anyone here into firearms?

Crash · 06-28-2009, 06:17 PM

I have someone who's teaching me to shoot. My stance is OK and like I said, I hold my breath while firing. I do have to work on the firing finger position. By habit I use the back of the pad on my middle finger and have been trying to correct myself to use the middle of the pad on my index. With the hand gun I did have a problem with recoil anticipation, but I didn't on the AR-15. In fact, it really didn't feel like it had much kick in the first place. But my friend did one of those range-master tricks to see if I was anticipating the recoil on the AR, and I didn't have any issues with that. The recoil on the hand gun was a lot more than I was used to and the pistol grip was too large for my hands, so it wasn't easy to shoot.

I'll work on grouping when I pick up my own guns. I don't want to sit there and practice with my friend's guns. My purpose to go to the range was simply to keep up on knowing how to use a gun. I'm kind of one of those people that like to know a little about everything. LOL

GMZ · 07-01-2009, 02:05 PM

You could call me a gun nut, but it helps that the Navy pays me to do it too. For AR's I have a regular DI AR that I built (CMMG A3 upper/AP lower) and one I built around an LWRC upper. To be quite honest I like the regular AR better. Its lighter, better balanced, cheaper, and has been 100% reliable so far. I drank the piston kool aid and its not that sweet IMO. If you give your gun the slightest modicum of care youll be fine. If youre shooting auto or suppressed then maybe a piston might be worth it. For the price of my LWRC gun I could have built another DI gun, got a case of ammo and taken another class and been way better off.

k20z3 · 07-01-2009, 02:52 PM

AK47 some of my family has... and some other nice guns as well

wstar · 07-01-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GMZ

For the price of my LWRC gun I could have built another DI gun, got a case of ammo and taken another class and been way better off.

A lot of truth to this. Practice and classes (and good maintenance practices) are going to buy you a lot more value than the same money dumped into a piston upgrade cost.

tvfreakazoid · 07-02-2009, 04:12 AM

LWRC are pretty pricey. But i'm looking into getting a POF, still pricey but not quite as the LWRC. The POF are gas piston. Still deciding and I have to find a dealer to get me one.

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Originally Posted by GMZ

You could call me a gun nut, but it helps that the Navy pays me to do it too. For AR's I have a regular DI AR that I built (CMMG A3 upper/AP lower) and one I built around an LWRC upper. To be quite honest I like the regular AR better. Its lighter, better balanced, cheaper, and has been 100% reliable so far. I drank the piston kool aid and its not that sweet IMO. If you give your gun the slightest modicum of care youll be fine. If youre shooting auto or suppressed then maybe a piston might be worth it. For the price of my LWRC gun I could have built another DI gun, got a case of ammo and taken another class and been way better off.

Pushing_Tin · 07-03-2009, 01:42 AM

I went to the range today with a friend who is a parole officer for the county. They are required to carry and qualify quarterly, so he showed me some of their drills etc. One thing he showed me was holding the slide on a semi-auto with the palm of your hand. It forces all of the gases out of the front of the gun leaving a massive blast wound. This does force you to rack the slide to clear the shell though.

The picture is from his .40, the other is me shooting my two 9mms.

Pushing_Tin · 07-03-2009, 02:52 AM

Alison Haislip Learns to Use Heavy Artillery and Explosives - G4tv.com

tvfreakazoid · 07-04-2009, 06:18 PM

I saw that. Damn she was shooting some heavy artillery. Even though i'm not to serious about guns, but I would like to attend one of those shows so that I can experience shooting different weapons.
I really want to try and shoot the mini gun.
Probably expensive.

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin

Alison Haislip Learns to Use Heavy Artillery and Explosives - G4tv.com

CrownR426 · 07-04-2009, 10:23 PM

Aren't assault rifles illegal in the us?

StLRedrider · 07-04-2009, 10:35 PM

I think as long as they are not fully auto it's ok. You can get a special liscense to have fully auto's i believe. If im wrong let me know.

weltall · 07-04-2009, 11:47 PM

yes they are legal again

full auto ones however you have to have a special permit and on top of that the weapon had to have been originally manufactured as full auto and cannot be a converted full auto (example is an ak47 there are only a handfull of legal registered full auto aks in the hands of citizens the rest belong to military or law enforcement)

for you to buy one of those the price alone is a turn off as you would spen close to 10-15k for a legal ak47

no automatic weapons for personal use were allowed to be manufactured after the firearms safety act of the mid-early 80s (it was earmarked in the bill which primary intent was to allow for mail order ammunition sales)

i have an AK47 semi auto (but bump shooting gives me my fullauto fix)

you can buy the full auto conversion online for the ak (ftf industries i think) but wheras posession is legal including th templat for drilling the extra rivet and all the parts to do so

utilizing them however is a federal offense

the ar is just a sear and a bolt filing and its all drop in and owning the sear alone is against the law from what i have been told

StLRedrider · 07-04-2009, 11:49 PM

how new a street bike are we a talkin?

Sharif@Forged · 07-05-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by CrownR426

Aren't assault rifles illegal in the us?

You need to get out of NJ.....the most gun unfriendly state in the nation.

Perfectly legal in many states....move to Atlanta, GA.

StLRedrider · 07-05-2009, 01:11 AM

Illinois is pretty tough too, i might as well throw my HK in the mississippi before i hit the state line.

MightyBobo · 07-05-2009, 02:00 AM

Never mind my ridiculous face - my photographer didnt know how to use a camera to save their life, and the sun was right in my eyes

. But I got to hold onto this not long ago

06-28-2009, 06:17 PM	#46 (permalink)
Crash A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,853 Drives: 02 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 589	I have someone who's teaching me to shoot. My stance is OK and like I said, I hold my breath while firing. I do have to work on the firing finger position. By habit I use the back of the pad on my middle finger and have been trying to correct myself to use the middle of the pad on my index. With the hand gun I did have a problem with recoil anticipation, but I didn't on the AR-15. In fact, it really didn't feel like it had much kick in the first place. But my friend did one of those range-master tricks to see if I was anticipating the recoil on the AR, and I didn't have any issues with that. The recoil on the hand gun was a lot more than I was used to and the pistol grip was too large for my hands, so it wasn't easy to shoot. I'll work on grouping when I pick up my own guns. I don't want to sit there and practice with my friend's guns. My purpose to go to the range was simply to keep up on knowing how to use a gun. I'm kind of one of those people that like to know a little about everything. LOL __________________ 2002 Corvette Z06 - Totaled 2003 Corvette Z06 50th Anniversary

07-01-2009, 02:52 PM	#48 (permalink)
k20z3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denver CO Age: 33 Posts: 2,146 Drives: 2006 Civic SI HFP Rep Power: 405	AK47 some of my family has... and some other nice guns as well __________________ 2006 RALLYE RED HONDA CIVIC SI HFP Clint's Helpful Photoshop Hints!

07-04-2009, 10:23 PM	#54 (permalink)
CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 848	Aren't assault rifles illegal in the us? __________________ Love + Hardwork + Passion RIP SVTRacer

07-04-2009, 10:35 PM	#55 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	I think as long as they are not fully auto it's ok. You can get a special liscense to have fully auto's i believe. If im wrong let me know. __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

07-04-2009, 11:47 PM	#56 (permalink)
weltall Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: socal Posts: 72 Drives: 2013 PW sport 6 Rep Power: 16	yes they are legal again full auto ones however you have to have a special permit and on top of that the weapon had to have been originally manufactured as full auto and cannot be a converted full auto (example is an ak47 there are only a handfull of legal registered full auto aks in the hands of citizens the rest belong to military or law enforcement) for you to buy one of those the price alone is a turn off as you would spen close to 10-15k for a legal ak47 no automatic weapons for personal use were allowed to be manufactured after the firearms safety act of the mid-early 80s (it was earmarked in the bill which primary intent was to allow for mail order ammunition sales) i have an AK47 semi auto (but bump shooting gives me my fullauto fix) you can buy the full auto conversion online for the ak (ftf industries i think) but wheras posession is legal including th templat for drilling the extra rivet and all the parts to do so utilizing them however is a federal offense the ar is just a sear and a bolt filing and its all drop in and owning the sear alone is against the law from what i have been told __________________ this one time, i had a civic that could rape liter bikes

07-01-2009, 02:05 PM	#47 (permalink)
GMZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 304 Drives: 07 V8 4Runner 4x4 Rep Power: 16	You could call me a gun nut, but it helps that the Navy pays me to do it too. For AR's I have a regular DI AR that I built (CMMG A3 upper/AP lower) and one I built around an LWRC upper. To be quite honest I like the regular AR better. Its lighter, better balanced, cheaper, and has been 100% reliable so far. I drank the piston kool aid and its not that sweet IMO. If you give your gun the slightest modicum of care youll be fine. If youre shooting auto or suppressed then maybe a piston might be worth it. For the price of my LWRC gun I could have built another DI gun, got a case of ammo and taken another class and been way better off.

07-03-2009, 01:42 AM	#51 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 228	I went to the range today with a friend who is a parole officer for the county. They are required to carry and qualify quarterly, so he showed me some of their drills etc. One thing he showed me was holding the slide on a semi-auto with the palm of your hand. It forces all of the gases out of the front of the gun leaving a massive blast wound. This does force you to rack the slide to clear the shell though. The picture is from his .40, the other is me shooting my two 9mms.

07-03-2009, 02:52 AM	#52 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 228	Alison Haislip Learns to Use Heavy Artillery and Explosives - G4tv.com

07-04-2009, 11:49 PM	#57 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	how new a street bike are we a talkin? __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean

07-05-2009, 01:11 AM	#59 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	Illinois is pretty tough too, i might as well throw my HK in the mississippi before i hit the state line. __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today J.Dean Last edited by StLRedrider; 07-05-2009 at 01:29 AM.

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