[Closed] Who's into shooting?

Raoul Moat ?

You're on form today xiphon. You need an agent. Ricin should do.

I did from about 14 to 22, then took to beer and ladies, with Rallying, Athletics and Badminton taking up any other spare time.

These days i'd rather shoot with a camera.

Yep, shotgun mainly. Air rifle for pest control only.

Mainly driven bird, but occasionally get to go after duck. Have had some cracking days down in Pembrokeshire after Snipe and Woodcock, too.

Favourite game bird? Pheasant. A fast bird, but also a tasty one! 😉

You need an agent. Ricin should do.

Never really been in to shooting at all, although my brother did recently spend a fortune on an air rifle with a scope. I had a play around with that and it was pretty good fun. I think the novelty would wear off on me though.

shotguns for me, clays only though, love shooting but can't do the killing.

Field archery for me. Not shot in years now though.

I love 9mm pistol and assault rifle shooting, but sadly can only do it when I'm in the states....

I was in a gun shop today, I don't know why but I find them a bit strange, grown men running around in S.W.A.T. Tshirts or POLICE jackets playing the hard man. An old guy, 65+ yrs, was buying a mechete while I was there. 😯 , all very strange.

I used to do a lot of shooting when it was still legal to shoot proper guns without the authorities assuming you were clearly a raving psychopath who was about to go 'Columbine' if one day you woke up and thought that mummy didn't wuv you enough

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None of that in [url= http://www.greenfieldguns.com/ ]Greenfields[/url], Don Simon

I do a fair lot of shooting, mostly clays and range work with both rimfire and centirefire rifles. I also get to shoot fullbore pistol when I go to the states, plus pistol and 5.56 rifle when I'm training with the Army.

As the saying goes, a bad day on the range is still better than a good day at the office. It's true... The other week I shot a 9" group at 1000m in cold, wet weather and had a great time. Shame it wasn't my rifle though.

Do a fair bit of Pest Control with an air rifle and also have an air pistol for targets etc. I also do quite a bit of clay shooting with my fathers over and under but once my shotgun certificate has gone through i'll be off shooting grouse in the dales 🙂 At the moment though only beating.

None of that in Greenfields, Don Simon

That "h" really does make a lot of difference, doesn't it? 😉

I am a member of the shooting club at work - they organise various shooting type events each year, and last year a private visit to a museum for an explanation of the evolution of the assault rifle.

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I have an air rifle in the UK and occasionally get back to shoot it. Would also really like to do a bit more clay shooting at some point.

I used to do a lot of shooting. Started when I was 12 with an air rifle in the back garden and it progressed from there.

Did loads of match air rifle shooting and field target shooting. Had a couple of shotguns too for clays.

Had one of these for the target shooting...
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A Browning for clays, and Beretta 5 shot pump action for fun!

If I had the money I'd like to get into clay shooting again.

That "h" really does make a lot of difference, doesn't it?

Sold my 'best' shotgun to help pay for my Spesh pitch pro a couple of years back. Kept 1 gun back and my air rifle but cant remember the last time I used them . . . . . anyway they are there if I ever need them . . . . . 👿

I grew up with an air rifle, and was a damn fine shot (if I do say so myself). But I also did archery for many years, until I gave my bow away before moving here.

I miss it, though, and am happy that two of my kids have started going to the local archery club.

I do a bit of clay shooting and go on pheasant shoots whenever I can afford it/get asked! New dog means I'll be going beating again in the coming winters 🙂
Nice to have a few guns in the cabinet but don't use them very often.

I used to go clay shooting with muzzle loaders in the Cock, Ball, Nipple and Touch Hole Club.

Cranberry, das ist ein Sturmgewehr ya? Sehr gut!! Seriously though, guns are nasty things but generate a morbid fascination too, hummm 😕

Airgun boy at heart. Have shotgun, have a couple of clay traps so go out weekly in summer, only shoot game on beaters day

Ja das ist ein Sturmgewehr.

We sat round in a group, and had everything from early automatic weapons from WW1 onwards shown to us, then we got to pass them round/have a good look at them. Also we were given AK47s and told to take them apart as much as possible. An interesting afternoon, and some of my colleagues got to claim it as research.

Used to shoot air rifles and pistols when i was a teenager then i joined the army and worked my way up to anti tank missiles, after i left i never really got back into it, shot clays a couple of times but find it a bit dull compared to the big stuff. Would like to get an air rifle again for a bit of rabbit and pigeon shooting but my other half isn't keen with the kids about.

I do a bit of clay shooting, have a few guns

28" indy shadow
29" Berretta 686 sporter
32" Miroku mk38
30" perrazzi americana with fully adjustable combe and chokes.

The perrazzi pretty much shoots itself

A friend of mine owns a Saiga 12. Went to a range to try it out but unfortunately they didn't have the right shells. Doh!

Shot loads in my teens because the school ran a cadet force and so had a 25m range on site. I shot pretty competitively as my nominated sport at school on wednesday afternoons - we had a team that did pretty well against all the posh fee-paying places. Via cadets I got to shoot fullbore competitively too, plus all sorts of automatic weapons for fun. Had a couple of air rifles (well, still do, in the back of a wardrobe at my parents) just for shooting targets in the garden and I did a few field target competitions too.

Kept it up through uni but despite better equipment (nice Anschutz rifles, proper jackets, etc) didn't do so well. I blame the booze and other distractions.

Except for some fun clay shooting at stag dos and the odd bbq, I've not really shot since uni. Never bothered finding a new club to go to so just fell out of the habit of it.

Not into shooting, but had a go with these on the weekend:

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First time I have shot with an automatic rifle since I was in the army. It's amazing how far they have come with the composites.

And for added yee-haw, Billy-the-Kid action, one of these:

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Still have an odd relationship with guns though. As much as I admire the technology, they are instruments of death. Always feel uneasy around them.

10 metre Airpistol shooting with a Morini EA162 pistol. I started in 82 and did everything from airweapons to small-bore/full bore pisotl and rifle but did loads of Practical Pistol and Rifle shooting. I did pretty well and enjoyed a lot of success in different disciplines but marriage, kids and job soon had me moving on to other things - that and some dork going round shooting other people making it impossible to own guns too. My favourite handguns were my Colt Python 6" barrel and a very highly modified 45ACP Colt 1911 Gold Cup. My favourite rifle was my Heckler & Koch 7.62 SLR which I used for PR - fabulous gun and really accurate for a semi-auto. Those were the days........

was about to go 'Columbine' if one day you woke up and thought that mummy didn't wuv you enough

As does actually happen from time to time.

I've shot a .44 revolver - it was extremely unpleasant.

I shoot clay competitions (DTL) most weekends. I have a Krieghoff K-80 pro trap, which is lovely if you like that sort of thing.

Still got my old Airsporter which I bought new for about £30 yonks ago. Had an Anschutz 520 .22 some years ago along with 2 shotguns. Have tried a Steyr Mannlicher .243 stalking rifle, a H & K 9mm pistol & 'sub machine gun' the police use & an Accuracy International .243 sniper jobby.
Would love to get back into it but my eyesight isn't what it used to be!

.243 BSA CF2 Stutzen in the cabinet next to me, running a Swarovski 6x42, pretty much the perfect woodland stalking rifle 8)

Also awaiting a variation for a .303 for target and a .22 for the bunnies, 😈

torsoinalake - know what you mean - there is something weird about holding a gun and knowing you could just kill someone in the blink of an eye - quite an odd sensation.

I found firing an AR-15 pretty incredible - and the fact you can just walk into a shop and buy one - there's not a lot that will stop those rounds...

blimey - swarovski, kreighoff, perazzi - this is middle class world !!

The nice thing about premium shotguns is that if you buy them sensibly (ie second hand at the right price) and look after them they will not lose any value. Hopefully !

True. Even though it's been well used, my (extremely middles class) Beretta Silver Pigeon 5 would probably sell for a goodly chunk of the purchase price. Not that I would ever sell it though, I like it too much and it fits me perfectly.

I used to do a lot of game shooting, was in a few syndicates and got invited to the odd estate shoot. Great sport but I'd prefer to be out on my bike and not having to be friendly with the Nice But Thicks. I shall probably transfer my gun to a mate's collection when the licence expires.

Owned an airifle as a kid - the ubiquitous 177 BSA Meteor*

At school, I used to shoot:

.22, 7.62 and 5.56 (SA80 single shots - L98, I think?)

I've shot clays a couple of times, and TBH I'm not a bad shot. I've been thinking recently about doing that a little more seriously, but not sure I can handle the expense.

*Which I asked my mother about recently, expecting it still to be in the loft: "Oh no, I cut the barrel off it and threw it in the dump." Cheers Ma....

I do the odd bit, mainly clays, Nazis and fifth-columnists but if a woodpigeon crosses my sights ....

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In boyhood years I had some experience with air-rifles/pistols when the opportunity was there, and also - through the cadets at school - got to try a .303 rimfire a few times. I wasn't a bad shot, as it happens.

In recent years I have dabbled with air-rifles again, and bought a .22, but not being a countryside type I don't get the chance to use it much. My work involves keeping an eye on a disused factory which local pigeons have found useful as a toilet - the temptation to 'go to work' in there has been strong. There's plenty of dry, illuminated indoor space to get some target practice in before deciding whether I'd be skilful enough to take a clean shot at the birds though.

Tried clay-shooting too, as a bonding exercise with my dad - didnae last long! (but I didn't shoot him, just in case I implied it) However, I did enjoy that, and proved to have some good hand/eye co-ordination. It's a tad pricey though, so more of a rare treat than a regular pastime.

Toy guns for a living! (I run a couple of airsoft sites, and assist in some tactical firearms courses.) I also shoot rabbits and small vermin, mainly with a .22 precharged airrifle and very occasionally clays with a 12g.
I have fired a host of 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62 weapons including M249 and GPMG as well as Glock and Sig pistols and MP5s of various designations.

My final collection included:

Daystate Mk3 FTR in .177
Theoben Rapid 12 in .20 cal. (on FAC at 28 ft./lbs)
Miroku 3800
Anschutz XIV carbine in .22lr
Weihrauch HW45.

All gone.

.303 rimfire a few times

I have fired a host of 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62 weapons including M249 and GPMG as well as Glock and Sig pistols and MP5s of various designations.

i find the quasi-military willy waving a bit disturbing.

i find the quasi-military willy waving a bit disturbing.

+1.

My limited experience with firearms has been with a small bore shotgun (Four-two or something like that? Can't remember) and a 12 gauge off a beach on the Isle of Sheppey (Highly irresponsible tbh), and a couple of rifles a few times on a range in Norway. I actually 'cut my teeth' using 6.5mm hunting ammo, which apparently is more powerful than target ammo, and by Christ it had a kick on it.

I found it really enjoyable, I have to say; the whole process of shooting, the breathing, squeezing the trigger, all that, really focusses the mind, and I definitely felt the 'buzz'. Would love to do it again.

One of the rifles I got to fire had been used by a Norwegian Resistance sniper. It had several notches on the butt. Holding something that had killed Human Beings really drove home what horrible, nasty things guns can be, but they are also tools for hunters, and it's in our 'nature' to hunt, so I think target shooting is a perfectly legitimate sport, but it's sad we live in a World where such things are used to such needlessly destructive purposes, far too often.

Shot for Agriculture college's Clay team, don't shoot live stuff.

i will add that i grew up with firearms/gunshops/firearms dealers/guntrade/shooting to the point of familiarity/boredom.
it's the fetishistic angle/boasting thing.
i guess it's no different from saloon cars capable of 200mph in a country with a 70limit and carbon/ti bling/7inch xc bikes

I had a .177 gatt gun when I was a kid, only thing I ever shot was my brother

When I was 12 my dad bought me a side by side 20 gauge shotgun, quite rubbish, but meant I didn't struggle holding the gun up. At 14 my Grandad bought me an over n under 12 bore, quite a nice one too. My Dad and I would usually shoot clays with Avon Smooth Bore, won a few trophies too 🙂

By the age of 18 I had pretty much stopped shooting and then found out my Dad had sold my gun! That was the end of my shooting days. 🙁

Only shot in recent years at stag doo's and things, but I'm still able to mount the gun and hit about 80%+. 🙂

ME!!!! I LOOOOOVVVVVVEEEE IT, REALLY HELPS ME WIND DOWN AND RELEASE PENT UP FRUSTRATION BUT HURTS MY THROAT AFTER A WHILE. Oh that's a second "o" in the title and not a "u"....

Back before the bans used to shoot Practical Pistol, and Police Pistol I and II. Had a Colt M1911a1 .45 ACP, a S&W Model 19 4" .357 magnum, and a Taurus PT99 9mm (Stainless Beretta 92 Copy), and an AR-10 7.62mm.

Had no interest since the UK bans on SLR and then Pistol shooting, so shooting reserved for holidays abroad. I have a friend abroad with a nice collection of fully auto weapons, so that's some consolation.

Still into air rifles and I have been since a child and all through Cubs the ATC, and at school. Imagine that, children being encourage to shoot!

.303 rimfire a few times

it's centerfire not rimfire

I have fired a host of 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62 weapons including M249 and GPMG as well as Glock and Sig pistols and MP5s of various designations.

i find the quasi-military willy waving a bit disturbing.

Have you thought about talking with someone about that?

Fired everything from 9mm sidearms to .50 cal support weapons. Fun at first but in the end I just considered them a tool as a carpenter would a hammer.

i find the quasi-military willy waving a bit disturbing.

Willy waving? I work in a quasi-military environment as indeed I mentioned at the start of my post. I have the opportunity to handle and occasionally range test a variety of firearms as a part of that job including training others in their correct use. How is the fact that they are military or police weapons an issue? This thread seems a relevant place for such information, based on the posts prior to mine.

I'd love to get back into rifles, I used to love shooting, its one of the few things that I have a genuine natural talent for.

Willy waving? I work in a quasi-military environment as indeed I mentioned at the start of my post. I have the opportunity to handle and occasionally range test a variety of firearms as a part of that job including training others in their correct use. How is the fact that they are military or police weapons an issue? This thread seems a relevant place for such information, based on the posts prior to mine.

sorry i thought you were involved with playing at soldiers not dealing with the training of real combat personnel and their tools of the trade. my mistake.

Have you thought about talking with someone about that?

i guess experiencing discomfort at the sight of grown men who are not military personnel wearing camo in public places and drooling over MP5's in guns and ammo is something i'll have to live with.
i don't think talking about it is going to help me deal with those anally retentive sociopaths.

I love how you just know me so well. You must be one of my friends, or maybe my wife. I'm sure you can't just be a stranger on an internet forum who has made wild assumptions based something I wrote.

Oh, the

anally retentive sociopaths

playing at soldiers

Forgot to mention I was in the ATC and we used to shoot Lee Enfield 303's, they had one hell of a kick for a 14 year olds shoulder!
Also shot .22 Winchesters yeeeee haaaaw!!!!

He's got a point though. This thread is evidence of the fact that some people like to act out their war fantasies by playing with guns. Truth is, most of 'em, meself included, would shit themselves in a real war situation. As would anyone. Stuff like Paintballing, Quasar/Laserquest and Airsoft, whilst far removed from 'real' fighting, do still glamourise war and weapons to some extent. I do think such activities serve a purpose in giving people the opportunity to indulge in a form of combat, which is close to sport really, but yeah, lusting over guns as weapons rather than tools, points towards insecurities within the individual.

I've seen guns being used in the context of training/practice for hunting and sport, which is a part of our nature really (the tool may change but the act remains the same), and in a conflict situation. Very, very different.

I wonder how people view archery, fencing or javelin throwing, not to mention martial arts?

One of the rifles I got to fire had been used by a Norwegian Resistance sniper. It had several notches on the butt. Holding something that had killed Human Beings really drove home what horrible, nasty things guns can be, but they are also tools for hunters, and it's in our 'nature' to hunt, so I think target shooting is a perfectly legitimate sport, but it's sad we live in a World where such things are used to such needlessly destructive purposes, far too often.

I love how you just know me so well.

but I think you're unhappy about something you simply don't understand.

I wonder how people view archery, fencing or javelin throwing, not to mention martial arts?

Well all those things were designed for killing, so anyone that takes part in any of those activities is obviously an anally retentive sociopath.

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I like both sporting weapons and military weapons. Military weapons are the epitome of form follows function: built to be used in unfavourable conditions by stressed soldiers with just basic training. From an engineering standpoint that's quite interesting.

Guns in general fascinate me but in equal measure scare the shite out of me.

Its for this reason i dont want to get involved and will stick to computer games.

An old work mate has got involved. Started with being addicted to COD then within 6 months had a gun licence and 3 dirty great shotguns. Now this guy lives in suburban London with no game shooting around. He is borderline alcoholic and has been out of work for 6 months, to top it all he is slightly unhinged.

It was far to easy for him to get these guns, the licence process took just a few weeks. Not saying anything WILL happen but out of everyone I know he is the one that should not have a gun......