Any Gun Fans Out There?

I have only shot a gun once or twice in my life. I would like to own a gun though. (for protection) I think shooting skeet would be fun. That used to be a hobby my boyfriend liked, but I've never seen him shoot.

Have you won any competitions?

barbadosslim93 wrote:

Nah, I'm not good enough to compete in a competition. I have shot my fair share of pheasants, woodcock, and partridge though.

I am kind of a paradox when it comes to shooting though. I am left eye dominate, but right handed, so I either have to close an eye (which you shouldn't do), or raise the gun up to my left eye (which isn't the best). Depending on the gun, a hot bullet casing can eject and hit you sometimes!

It really is a fun thing to do, and once you get the thrill of doing it, you want to come back for more!

I feel for you. I have one eye that is near sighted and one that is far sighted. A hot gun casing to the eye would not be fun.

I would love to fire a gun and got chicken out..! 😂 My husband bought me a target rifle. He thought I am a good shooter 'cause I always won when we played at the arcade. My in-laws had gone a lot of hunting back then. They have unusual old gun collections being passed by their generation.

Sorry to hear about your grandfather, B'Slim.

Can't contribute to the gun conversation. Just not my thing, and my dad was not a hunter, nor were any of my four brothers, even though we all come from northern Minnesota, where hunting is popular. We were all more geared toward fishing. 🙂

Does anyone watch Pawn Stars? They have some very nice, old, collectible guns on there.

barbadosslim93 wrote:

That's neat Ubetcha. My grandfather just passed away and had some really neat guns.

Among his collection were:

- His WW2 M1 Rifle
- His WW2 1911 Pistol
- A late 1800's shotfun
- A revolver pistol

Pretty neat stuff to say the least. My guns will be passed down to my kids. Hopefully I can build up a neat collection.

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Priceless.. you can't put value to it! You may also donate it to the museum for preservation and appreciation of the past..

If I could afford to purchase it I would but at 2,000+ and its in Florida, so that means I have to go there to get it, plus a box of 20 bullets will run around $36-$50

gun listed above is an IMI magnum research .50 AE desert eagle.
just forgot to mention it.

Its quite confronting when I've travelled to the States before and seen walls of guns in the sports stores next to the footballs and bikes. Its tough to get a gun here in Australia. You need to be licensed and have a really good professional reason or be a member of a shooting club or something.

It scares me to think that there are people walking around packing a desert eagle!

But those WW2 era and older guns - they are true family treasures slim. Its cool to have a piece of history like that in the family.