You live in New York. Come out to the real world. You will learn.

so i've never shot a gun in my life...

...and would like to. where would i go for this sort of thing? would i look up a shooting range in the phone book and give them a call? is that like a normal thing they do, have classes about this sort of thing?

Since you mentioned the song might as well mention the author

thats a really neat way to get yourself either shot or into a whole lot of trouble.

im all for people having guns and whatnot, but stuff like this is just crazy. have you considered the consequences for shooting someone? you do realize you can kill them right? you are going to take somebody's life becouse they rob you for $50 and some pizza? no i'm going to take somebody's life because they would most likely take my life for that $50
now this kind of scares me. not becouse you hear that somebody got pulled over and ran from the cops in your neighborhood and get scared and run for your gun. no, that kind of paranoia is just sad. it's not paranoia, it's heightened awareness what scares me is that you seem geniunly excited about the prospect of getting to use your gun to shoot somebody. no, we're satisfied with being able to balance the scales and refusing to be victims
exactly. you really think you need to own a gun to feel safe? no, but it sure helps i've lived in new york city for 24 years and i've had a gun pulled on me once, and you know what? i was probably asking for it. way to go douchebag, if you deserve it i'll pull my gun on you too with your "slight heroin problem if I think your a junkie coming after me. if you want to decrease your likelihood of dying stop smoking and eating like a pig and maybe go for a walk once in a while. and if you want to keep your kids safe, you can try making them do this too. want to decrease your likelihood of dying? stop trying to confront legal gun owners
again, don't get me wrong. i think that people should be able to own guns. i think its 100% necessary that people be allowed to own guns. but sheesh, you sure are an awfully paranoid lot. it's not paranoia when people are really out to get you or see above

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sorry to hijack your thread hank. ill try to contribute something a little more on topic.

so i've never shot a gun in my life and would like to. where would i go for this sort of thing? would i look up a shooting range in the phone book and give them a call? is that like a normal thing they do, have classes about this sort of thing?

In New York City, you're basically ****ed. That right has been taken away from you. Hope you feel "safe" because of it.
But hey, look on the bright side. Even though that option isn't open to you, at least you don't have anything to be "paranoid" about.

Wow. Stop the presses. What a shocker.
In New York City, you're basically ****ed. That right has been taken away from you. Hope you feel "safe" because of it.
But hey, look on the bright side. Even though that option isn't open to you, at least you don't have anything to be "paranoid" about.

I think that not having a gun in NYC really doesn't hinder how protected you are. I understand the logic of wanting a gun if you live in a rural area miles away from anything else. In this city, at least, I think you'd do fine without a gun.
I've only fired a gun once in my life. It was at a police station firing range with whatever standard gun the cops there used. It was pretty fun, I guess. I'd do it again. I used to be really into guns, especially the history of them. For some reason I was fascinated by the developmental history of weapons and firearms.

I don't own any and I don't foresee myself ever owning any. In the city, I think a deadbolt gives me a million more times the protection of a handgun. But, maybe some day I'll wonder over to a range and have some fun.

why would i feel safer because of that? if i am going to end up getting shot most likely it would be from a gun that wasn't purchased legally.

i think you misunderstood me. whatever.

why would i feel safer because of that? if i am going to end up getting shot most likely it would be from a gun that wasn't purchased legally.

i think you misunderstood me. whatever.

That's kind of the point. When guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns. Just because it's a cliche doesn't mean it's not true.
NOW STOP DEBATING THE +/- OF GUNS IN THIS THREAD

That's kind of the point. When guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns. Just because it's a cliche doesn't mean it's not true.
NOW STOP DEBATING THE +/- OF GUNS IN THIS THREAD

I've got a 12 gauge Sears & Roebuck that my great uncle gave to me and then a Remington .22 long rifle that he also gave to me. For now those are the only guns I own, but I'm only 20. When I get older I hope to expand this collection into a few high powered rifles and some sort of pistol. My friend had a 9 mm pistol that he would bring out to my farm to shoot and he let me shoot it obv. It's so much fun to shoot pistols.

I know my shotgun is pretty old and not the greatest brand but it's got sentimental value. I pretty much just use it for pheasant hunting and trap shooting.

chrozzo, i applaud your choice. for the simple fact that you took the time and effort to do it LEGALLY.

Hope you never have to use it brother.

lol. I AGREE. anyway.

i found this place a few blocks from where i work. the fee is only $50 i think im gonna go down after work one day this week and try it out. its exactly what you suggested which is a .22 riffle.

a quick google and several places in nyc came up actually, i figured i'd have to go to long island or jersey.

chrozzo, i applaud your choice. for the simple fact that you took the time and effort to do it LEGALLY.

Hope you never have to use it brother.

I applaud his choice to defend himself if it proves necessary, but he could do a lot better on the choice of carry weapon IMO. A .38 snubbie is a terrible defense weapon. It's 50x as terrible in the hands of someone who doesn't practice with it very often, if ever, you'd be lucky to hit a tree from 10 feet away.

I applaud his choice to defend himself if it proves necessary, but he could do a lot better on the choice of carry weapon IMO. A .38 snubbie is a terrible defense weapon. It's 50x as terrible in the hands of someone who doesn't practice with it very often, if ever, you'd be lucky to hit a tree from 10 feet away.

got a new savage .30-06 last night. it is purty. think I'm gonna go get me some ammo and a sling today. probably gonna go shoot it and a few other guns tomorrow if it isn't raining. success!

They'll kick the soul out of your body if you shoot them with a heavy buck or slug.

I used to shoot pigs with an old 10 gauge Spanish SXS cut down to 18". I'd load brass hulls full of #4 buck. Even @ 18", that ****** was still a bear to tote. Those huge bores use up a lot of steel...

Of all the firearms I've ever owned, if I were to pick one that most closest resembled a "hand of god" sort of result against gods living creatures, it would be that 10 gauge with 4 buck up close on hogs. It absolutely destroyed them, immediately and without exception. I shot a Florida deer (much smaller than other deer) with it one time and damn near turned it for a flip.

i'm told my grandpa had as old 10 gauge shotgun. it's probably in his attic somewhere.

anyone know anything about these?

Yeah, they're really good.
Some Internet Gun Board theorists don't like them (for whatever reason; web board theorists are usually tards anyway), but the 92FS I had was probably the only 9MM I've ever owned that was as reliable as my G17 or CZ75.

Absolutely. Plus, the ammo is fairly economical which makes for great plinkibility.

But if you're looking at a Beretta I like my 96FS. Not as good penetration from the round but it's got more stopping power which I like on the off chance that'll I have to actually use it. Not a lot of crackheads wear body armor.

Man hospitalised after shooting car wheel
A US man is recovering in hospital after an attempt to loosen a stiff wheel nut on his tyre with a hand gun backfired...

...Frustrated with the inability to loosen the wheel nut, the man pulled out a 12-gauge shot gun and blasted it at the wheel.

Sigh.
See what happens when you accept all in withouth to see the floop?

yeah so anyways.....my Dad mentioned a gun he thinks would suit me......a Walther PPS. As an Army General, he does know weapons a bit too.

I mentioned this to my Uncle in Tucson, who is a Marine and a Police captain...he agreed.

We have a gun show coming up in Harrisburg, im gonna try to get over there December 8th or 9th to get a feel of it. Anyone ever use this weapon or know anything specific about it?

I don't know about the PPS in particular, but my dad bought a walther .380 and absolutely hated shooting it. Constant feed problems and nasty recoil that actually bruised his hand after 50-100 rounds.

If I remember correctly, American model PPS's are actually produced by Smith & Wesson.

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I talked to my dad and he said the Walther he had was PPK, which is a scaled down version of the PPS. The PPS carries an extra round etc.
He strongly recommends you reconsider the Walther purchase. He returned his in under 30 days and bought his Beretta.

yeah so anyways.....my Dad mentioned a gun he thinks would suit me......a Walther PPS. As an Army General, he does know weapons a bit too.

I mentioned this to my Uncle in Tucson, who is a Marine and a Police captain...he agreed.

We have a gun show coming up in Harrisburg, im gonna try to get over there December 8th or 9th to get a feel of it. Anyone ever use this weapon or know anything specific about it?

Took the .380 to the range the other and got to talking with another guy there that was shooting a Sig P229 in .40 S&W. He let me shoot off a clip with it and I let him try out mine.
All in all a very nice gun. I noticed the recoil a bit more than I did with my Beretta .40, but I'm not sure if that was simply because it was a gun I've never fired before, if it was because I had fired a couple dozen rounds with the .380, or if was because of the actual gun itself. Given that the guy commented on how little recoil there was with the .380 I'm inclined to believe it's the 2nd but I'd like to do a comparison sometime.

I love my 229. It's lighter than your Beretta so you should have felt more recoil.

Here's a pic from my last trip to the range. IIRC this was from the 4th clip of the day @ 25ft.

Nice shooting Tex.

I shot a replica colt black powder 44 over Xmas that my Uncle brought over, my dad (who was a cop and a bad shot) and I could not hit a paint can from like 20 feet with that thing.

Some of the first long guns I ever shot were black powders. I think I hit a dishwasher box once. Those things are beyond frustrating to shoot.

Here's a pic of me with the .380 testing the new camera. The target on the wall is one from the first time I shot the .380. The one lonely shot in the 8 ring and slightly left always reminds me of super troopers. "What that lil guy? I wouldn't worry about that lil guy."