Who here has fired a gun ??

[lost-in-nj]

in any circumstance???
I shot one 20 years ago. Went skeet shooting, and got 9 out of 10 skeets.
my one and only time

My son is a Distingushed Expert in rifle shooting....
He was competitive during his teen years...

so

anyone???



lost

[DarkTirade]

1. Does nerf count? :)

[lost-in-nj]

8. yes

for you


anything!!!



lost

[DarkTirade]

9. Then I'm a crack shot. Sucker sticks in the center of the forehead, every time.

:P

[MissMillie]

2. target shooting

a .22 (rifle?)

and a 357 magnum that nearly knocked me on my butt

[Callalily]

3. I've shot a rifle,

shot gun, and a 44. I also used to target practice with a compound bow. I still have the bow, but haven't used it in years.

[fizzgig]

4. a few times

an old bf took me shooting. shotgun, .22 rifle and a .45 auto (i think)

went shooting another time with a friend of mine...i must admit i really liked the glock :blush: i still have the target from the range and i did pretty damn good

edit: there was also a .357...thanks to miss millie for reminding me

[Xipe Totec]

29. I remember the first time I shot a .45 automatic

first shot went off level.

Next shot, 30 degress above the horizon.

Next at 60, and the next straight up.

That's the point when the instructor grabbed the gun out of my hand.

[SPKrazy]

5. Growing up in the west and the south

plenty of opportunities to fire guns

yes

not a bad shot either

[GOPisEvil]

6. Handguns, rifles, an assault rifle, shotguns...

...but not in years. I worked at a Boy Scout Summer Camp. Shooting can be cathartic.

[Kali]

17. so is blowing up stuff

}(

how about shooting at dynamite? talk about a fun target!

[GOPisEvil]

21. I want to work on Mythbusters so I can blow stuff up.

I can see why it makes them smile. :D

[SacredCow]

72. That's my dream job.....

If it makes me a geek, so be it! :hi:

[lizziegrace]

7. Handguns

.38, 9mm and my own, a .25 (I know it wasn't a .22)

I got rid of it a few years ago.

[Lautremont]

10. Some friends of mine and myself shot a rifle in a basement.

We were fourteen and later, post-adrenaline, realized how close we'd come to killing ourselves. (One bullet ricocheted back towards us.) This goes some way towards explaining my feelings towards guns today, which is not a charitable feeling.

Edited to add: yes, if we'd died it would have been our fault, not the poor innocent gun's. Doesn't matter much to me.

[LeftyMom]

11. I was raised by a bona fide gun nut.

:shrug:

[LostinVA]

37. Did you ever go Tofurkey hunting?

I've heard they're hard to track.

[LeftyMom]

54. Empty beer cans fear me.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. Only in the Army. 25 years ago. -nt

[Kali]

13. Today?

nah, last time was probably a couple of months ago.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Target shooting with pellet guns and .22 rifles at my dad's cabin when I was younger.

Pretty fun.

[democracyindanger]

15. Boy Scouts

A .22 rifle and a black powder musket.

[RetroLounge]

16. Been awhile, but I used to shoot a bit...

Did .22 rifle target shooting a lot as a teen.

Shot Clay Pigeons with my great grandfather's 10 guage pump goose gun. Damn heavy, rediculously long barrel.

Shot handguns a bit out in the woods. Mostly .38's.

Been many years since...

RL

[Inchworm]

18. Umm.. mebbe once or twice

:blush:

or a kabillion times.

:hi:

[CatholicEdHead]

19. Skeet shooting a few Labor Day weekends growing up

Shotgun kickback is tough on the shoulder.

[Deep13]

20. Regular pistol shooter, occasional rifle.

bang, bang.

[flvegan]

22. Let's see...AR-15, Mossberg, .22, Colt .45, SMG 68 paintball,

I've run the gamut.

All target work.

Well, except the paintball gun. That was live targets.

[Ptah]

23. Quite often as a yute, and as a younger adult.

My favorite was my 12 gauge single shot.

[Madrone]

24. A bunch.

I currently have a large-ish collection - most of which I've yet to put a round through. Maybe this spring/summer.

[GOPisEvil]

25. Oooooh! Take me, take me!!!

:bounce:

[Xipe Totec]

26. .357 Magnum with telescopic sight

I still have the scar right under my eyebrow from the recoil.

Nobody told me I shouldn't put my eye right up to the sight, and everyone assumed I knew.

:blush:

[Bennyboy]

27. Lots and lots...used to be a collector

of black powder guns. had a 60 caliber Sharps Buffalo rife, a Blunderbuss, a couple of pistols and a replica Hawken rifle. I learned to shoot at a very early age, maybe 5 or 6 I was trained with guns.

[IsItJustMe]

28. Use to own one. Got rid of it.

[NightWatcher]

30. tons of guns, tons of times

9mm, .45, 38 spl, .380, 357mag, 44mag, 40 cal, 22
ar15, ak47, hkmp5, idf uzi, 12 gauge

How do you like the "gun speak"?

I'm sure I've forgotten a few.

[Mojambo]

31. Once when I was around 14.

I'd be quite glad to never pick one up again.

[Codeine]

32. Tons when I was kid.

Then I shot a deer and felt awful.

[ThomCat]

33. Many, many times as a kid.

I haven't shot one since I was a teen though.

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. You can read about it here:

Part of a 12-part series on the citizens police academy I wrote about five years ago.

http://www.freelancenews.com/special/4960-part-nine-on-the-firing-range--these-are-not-toys

[Wapsie B]

35. Rifle and shotgun.

Both for shooting targets as a kid.

[LostinVA]

36. Used to do .22 rifle target shooting, and have shot .410/.20/.12-gauge shotguns many times

And BB guns. Never a handgun -- I'm very anti-handgun.

[Redneck Socialist]

38. Yup

Whole bunches of times. I like shootin'

[Tyler Durden]

39. .22, .45, .357, .44, 8mm, 9mm

Damned good at all of them, too.

Love the name, by the way.

[Adsos Letter]

40. let's see...

.22, .45, .357, 410, 12, and 20 gauge shotguns, M-16, M-60 machinegun, .50 cal machinegun, M-203 grenade launcher (mounted under the M-16, 155mm Howitzer (both towed and tracked)

some grenades and claymore mines in the mix also...oh, and the LAWS shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket.

I like guns... :D

[LynzM]

41. I have.

I dated a guy for several years who was in the Coast Guard, and whose family lived in a relatively rural area where they'd been for more than a century. They had lots of guns. I got to shoot a lot of rifles and a few pistols. I was relatively good for having no previous experience. I don't own any guns of my own, but I'm glad to have had that small amount of training, where I now feel like I can safely handle a gun, and have some idea of how to load and shoot one.

[ileus]

42. The bulk of my collection are shotguns.

I have 10 Shotguns, most I've never fired. (410,28,(3 16's)(2 20's)(3 12's)
3 or 4 22 rifles
4 Pistols (3 22's 1 9mm)
1 BAR (270)

I enjoy shooting, I used to hunt but haven't hunted in several years now.

[Mugu]

99. Most people have never heard of a 28ga. let lone shot one.

I believe that it was a 28 that VP Cheney shot his friend in the face with.

Regards, Mugu

[ileus]

114. I have a full set of Remington 11-48's semi-autos 410,28,20,16,12

They are my pride and joy...

[Mugu]

116. Lucky you.

I have never been able to afford a complete set of anything worth having. However, in the unique and strange category I have a few. One of the strangest is a CO2 powered 28ga.shotgun. It looks like an over/under but the bottom tube is for bulk CO2 storage. I'm unable to find the instruction manual now, but if I remember correctly, it advised using shot for fowl and small mammals, crossbow bolts for mid-sized game, and TNT torpedoes for very large game. Never found out where to obtain the TNT units, but I can only imagine how much fun they would be.

Another odd one is a revolver that started life as a .38 Special. The original barrel was replaced with a .177 barrel. Brass cartridges of .38 size were machined with an air valve replacing the primer. You use a hand pump to charge the cartridges with air and then placed a .177 pellet in it. The cartridge is then loaded in the swing-out six shot cylinder and fired like any double-action revolver .

Regards, Mugu

Edit: spelling

[pokerfan]

43. Early and often

Rifle from .22 to .50BMG.
Handgun from .22 to .454.
Shotgun from .410 to 12 gauge.
SMG: Thompson and MP5
Assault Rifle: M16 and AK47

[Aristus]

44. I've fired one of these:

A LOT!

Here's me in the driver's seat (or "driver's hole" as we called it) :

[lost-in-nj]

47. OK my favorite

PA wins.......


:hug: :hug:

lost

[Aristus]

61. Aw shucks!

:blush:

[x-g.o.p.er]

45. Yes

Often, mostly military, but a little recreational as well.

[xchrom]

46. me. i thought it was boring. nt

[Neoma]

48. Shotguns only.

Well...and a pellet gun.

[EstimatedProphet]

49. Plenty of times

[rustydog]

50. I have and still do

[coffeenap]

51. .22's at sleepaway girls camp for four years. Riflery was

required from age 9 or so. Never since, but my almost-14 year old daughter wants to learn so we will likely go to a range this year.

[Flaxbee]

52. firing range - a boyfriend at the time was interested

in learning to shoot. I shot a handgun once or twice; I have never been so bored in my entire life. Some people say it gives them a thrill, but for me... :boring:


Now archery (with targets, not animals being shot) is an entirely different matter.

[VenusRising]

53. Quite a few times.

I enjoy going to the shooting range with my friend or shooting cans in the backyard.

[Redstone]

55. You'd rather not know.

Trust me.

Redstone

[Maine-ah]

56. yep.

in a sand pit with my husband shooting at targets. When we moved in together he came with his guns and we decided that if we were going to have them in the house, I had better learn how to use them. They're safe from BB Maine-ah, and when she's old enough, and capable (mentally and physically) of handling such a responsibility, we'll teach her too.

I'm not a very good shot, but they're shot guns, so if something is close enough, I can hit it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

57. Which time? What kind? Shot a bunch of them. Own one.

Locked and Loaded:patriot:

[ornotna]

58. I have

Still do occasionally. Have to keep the stock rotated.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

59. Mostly target shooting these days

well, maybe not exactly THESE days, I like the temp to be at least 20F.

But yeah, I like it, nice calm activity.


Mrs Bozo is a good shot, too. Probably better than me. Okay, definitely better than me.

[Der Blaue Engel]

60. I took a shooting lesson a few years ago thinking it would be fun

or at least an interesting learning experience.

I absolutely hated it and couldn't get out of there fast enough. Ugh. x(

[Zoigal]

62. Grandpa taught me to shoot a rifle when i was eight. z

At paper targets. Gave my rifle away many years ago though. z

[MrScorpio]

63. ME!

Military training, I qualified!

[theredpen]

64. Tonight? Oh, you mean ever.

Sure. Lots of time. I almost joined the pistol team in college, but that was too much like work.

[Shine]

65. Just last summer, for the first time. It was a hi-powered military issue rifle

we shot at a special target thingie out on my cousin's 220 acre farm.

Another cousin works for the DEA and also is a firearms instructor, so he brought along a gun to our family reunion, in case anyone was interested in doing some target practice, in a totally safe and protected environment.

I'd never shot a gun before and probably never will again, so I thought, "What better time?"

It was weird, though, and I can't say that I liked it.

Don't worry, we all get along really well. :D I realize it sounds a bit odd having hi powered weaponry at a family reunion.

[lastliberalintexas]

66. Yes, and I have even killed something, unfortunately

It was a snake, a cottonmouth, and I am sad to say I would do it again.

My dad owned a number of guns, and he thought we should be taught about guns, how to shoot them and the dangers and responsibilities of the weapons. I found it was much like everything else, my brother and I seemed to experiment less with weapons (or "toys" like firecrackers, stinkbombs and the like) than other kids in our area just because we had been taught about them. Kind of how my parents taught us about drugs, alcohol and sex, rather than ignoring those kinds of issues as too many parents do.

[Orsino]

67. Expert in M-16...

...fourteen years ago, courtesy of Uncle Sam. Haven't fired one since.

[MonkeyFunk]

68. Me!

My cousin used to take me out target shooting when I was a kid, and I'm so old that my high school had a rifle team. We had a shooting range under the school. The rifle team would bring their guns to school on match day - nobody was worried about it.

I used to try out for the team every year, just for fun. I almost made it one year.

[MrCoffee]

69. Lots and lots of times

mostly plunking around with a .22 rifle, but also a 20-gauge shotgun, 9mm Beretta, and a .25-06

[SacredCow]

70. Many times....

But not in several years. I own a fairly extensive arsenal, but they're all in storage at my parents' house.

[Jamastiene]

71. Couple BB guns, nothing major.

Wouldn't mind making target practice a hobby though for when I get my dream home out in the country and some rednecks try to trespass. :evilgrin:

[Fovea]

73. I can still put a palm sized group

in a pistol target at 15yards.
I feel pretty good about that, considering the circumstances.

But I credit that big heavy Colt model 3 dragoon for keeping my hand steady.
I feel connected to history when I shoot that old 5lb .44 B/P monster.

[Burma Jones]

74. I have

Both Literally and Figuratively.......

[Ryano42]

75. Many...

And believe it or not I am NOT a gun nut! I want gun ownership to be earned; a spotless record, licsenses and gun safety school at a MINIMUM!
M1 Garand
M-14 in competition
45 Auto
For ZOMBIES!!! :o

[montanto]

76. Yeah, all kinds. n/t

[trof]

77. How's 4 .50 cals at once?

Two in each wing root.
;-)

[Ryano42]

82. THUNDERJET!!!

AWESOME! :patriot:

[trof]

85. YO! RF-84/F. 106th Tac Recon Sqdrn.

ALANG
The RF was the Thunderflash.
:rofl:

[mwb970]

78. My dad and I used to occasionally target shoot in the basement! (1960s)

He had this bullet-trapping heavy metal target holder and he'd sometimes let me fire off a few rounds at it.

This may seem amazing but here's another one from the 60s. My dad was a personnel director for a cement company and occasionally had to give speeches at business conferences. One time he took his pistol with him (!) and began his speech by saying, "If anyone disagrees with my points, I would be happy to listen to their objections," taking out the pistol as he spoke, ostentatiously "cocking" it, and laying it on the podium. It got a huge laugh and his speech was a big success. Somehow I don't think that joke would work today.

(Context: No NRA or gun nuttery at our house, Dad had the gun from his Navy days somehow. He rarely took it out and the whole thing was a very tiny part of my childhood. Nobody gave it a thought. Things were calmer then.)

[mwb970]

81. There *was* a gun incident in my neighborhood, however.

In the opinion of psychiatrist Charles A. deLeon, any adult who murders another person's child, except in connection with a kidnapping or acts of sexual perversion, must be psychotic. Dr. deLeon expressed this conclusion as an expert witness for the defense in the 1966 trial of housewife Mariann K. Colby for the apparently motiveless killing of a neighbor's eight-year-old son, John Cremer Young Jr., in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an eastern suburb of Cleveland.

Mrs. Colby had moved to the Cleveland area in 1952 with her husband Robert, a space engineer. Soon after their arrival, Mariann, then 27, formed a compulsive and unrequited attachment to an unmarried man.


More at http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/etext/lsf/29-2/murderoftheboy.html

The Colbys lived on the next street over, right behind our house, when I was a teenager. The husband, Robert, was a ham radio operator (K8CEZ) as was I (then K8YSO) and he often had me over to use his fancy voice-enabled rig (I was using Morse code only). One time we had a rat in our house and Mr. Colby brought his rifle over and shot it for us.

Then all of a sudden the incident described in the article occurred. I never saw Mr. Colby again.

[Dora]

79. Ladies Night at the indoor shooting range. nt

[supernova]

80. I have used a rifle and a pistol

This was years ago.

I used a rifle at at setup the National Guard had at the State fair I think I was about 8 or 9 at the time. I was completely uninterested but my family was somehow adamant that I try it. And I was completely flummoxed why they were so het up about me doing it. :shrug: I was very nervous, annoyed and overly stimulated. Hated it completely. Had to lie down, and shoot at a paper target with several other kids. It was kind of a mini contest to see who could shoot the target the best. I missed the target completely out of 8 or 10 tries (probably) and only shot the edge of the paper. LOL. I told my mother afterwards in very definite terms, to never ask me to do such a thing ever again. She didn't. It was the only time I said emphatically that I didn't want to do something they asked of me. They had crossed a boundary and they knew it! :D

The seond time, I used a beebee gun to shoot at a target out in the woods. That was fine. I could do that. But, I don't have anything to do with guns. I don't hate guns; I think hunting for food is fine. Guns just don't appeal to me.

[AlCzervik]

83. plenty of them, my Dad has a big gun collection, he had us out at the sand pits

by the time i was seven.

[unpossibles]

84. I have, as well as a bow and a slingshot

smaller rifles and shotguns. I own a pistol that was my grandfather's but have not shot it yet.

[Parche]

86. me me me Gorn

When i was in the air force i shot the M-16 M-60 and M-203 grenade launcher

:woohoo: :woohoo:


:hi:


found gun

[underpants]

87. I'm trained to kill

No really I am. Anyone who has completed Army basic training is determined by the UN to have been "trained to kill" I can't serve in the Peace Corp (or so I heard). I also can't give blood but that has to do with the food source for US Army personnel in Europe-nice huh?

I was fairly accurate with a M16. Pretty good with the old ass 45 I had. Great with a 9mm. and one of the best in Europe with a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (25MM and 7.62 Coax stripped down M60)

[jus_the_facts]

140. Damn...cue the Nazareth now....

:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVtJKErRBpI

[Ilsa]

88. Handguns, shotguns, bb guns, pellet guns. water guns. nt

[ET Awful]

89. M60, M16, TOW missile, various handguns (ranging from HK USP to M1911), and various others

Being in the Army and Army National Guard gave me quite a few opportunities to fire all kinds of weapons.

[benEzra]

90. A whole lotta DU'ers own them...

...including me.

[Greyskye]

91. My grandfather was a gun nut

He had a large collection of guns and ammo that he kept for when "the A-rabs come". :eyes: Yeah, he was nut. When he died, my grandmother gave me a number of his rifles - a couple .22 tube loaders, and a 30-30.

I used to go target shooting with some friends fairly often. So I've also shot a number of handguns, including an Israeli made Desert Eagle, and some various caliber black powder guns. I still have one of the .22's, but haven't fired it in almost 20 years.

[HamdenRice]

92. All summer as a kid on my grandma's farm -- an old .22 rifle

My sister and I would often spend much of the day lining up and shooting bottles.

We were city kids, but spent a few weeks' vacation on my grandma's farm in Virginia most summers.

The gun had originally belonged to an uncle, who died very young. He had ordered it by mail by saving up cupons from a soap company in the 1940s.

The gun is in my house now dismantled and unregistered. If I ever get the energy, I would like to figure out how to register it.

[Mugu]

93. I shot daily for years and years.

My eyesight has gotten bad enough that's it's not much fun anymore. I personally know that a Browning Buckmark requires the recoil buffer to be replaced about every 37K rounds, having replaced mine twice. I have a Ruger MK-I that I'm sure has well over 100K through it.

My first centerfire handgun was a Ruger Blackhawk chambered in .357. It has been been retired for over 30 years, but has been shot so much that it rattles when you shake it.

My TC chambered in 30/30 Win. (have other TCs in other calibers, but always preferred the 30/30) has launched over a thousand rounds downrange. It won't group like it did when new, but with a stiff charge of IMR 4064 it will still spit 125gr Sierras into a minute.

My XP-100 chambered in .308 Win. is the only weapon that I own that after touching it off a few times, you can ask if anybody would like to shoot it and get very few offers. A bicycle glove and archery wrist protector helps to tame it, but it's still a handful.

I can't even begin to guess how many tons of .357, .44, .45 ACP & LC, 9mm, .223, .243, .308, 30/06, .338, and lead shot that I have scattered around the countryside.

In the Autumn months I still occasionally like to step outside and shoot walnuts out of the tree with a Feinwerkbau pistol.

Regards, Mugu

[Mugu]

131. I'm a little surprised that somebody hasn't ask about the Feinwerkbau pistol.

It's one of the least known/most expensive handguns that I own ($1350 USD when I bought it fifteen years ago and $1888 today,) but the least powerful (it's an air gun.) I also have an Anschutz air rifle. By any standard, the trigger on either of these weapons is truly a work of art, adjustable in every way. Once set, you only need think to the trigger, and the projectile is launched. The guns are very expensive, but arguably the best buys that I ever made. They are machining works of art and with proper lubrication should last forever.

I set in my living room and watch television while shooting into a pellet trap in front of my fireplace (sometimes it makes my lady friend crazy, while other times she's the one shooting.) With enough light, even with my failing eyesight, I can light matches or split pellets on an axehead to pop two balloons with one shot.

If accuracy is what excites you...

Regards, Mugu

[Mugu]

94. Oops. double post.

[LSK]

95. bb gun?

Not a real one thou.

[KitchenWitch]

96. Me

Also skeet shooting.

I also fired a pistol at the firing range a number of years ago.

[The Traveler]

97. We do that a lot

down here in the deep South. Shoot guns that is. Though I always preferred shooting beer cans to Bambi, if ya know what I mean. :)

[krispos42]

98. Yo...

At some point, I've shot a 12-gauge pump and side-by-side, a .410-gauge side-by-side, a .30-06 semiauto, a 7mm Mauser bolt-action, a .30-06 bolt-action, a .270 Win bolt-action, a civvie AK-47, a .223 bolt-action, two 9mm autos, a .45 auto, a .45 Colt single-shot, two .22 revolvers, two .22 pistols, and two bolt-action, one semiauto, and one lever-action .22 rifle.

I think that covers it. Some of those were 'loaners', and a couple were either rentals at a range or "hey, want to try it out?" offers from other shooters.

A brick of .22 ammo $11
Range fee: $2
A refill of my ginormous 64-oz soda mug: $0.89

Three hours of blasting the shit out of clay pigeons, expired canned goods, rotten apples, old milk jugs, and the occasional expired piece of electronics? Priceless!


And with tht .223 bolt I put four shots in 5/8th of an inch at 100 yards! Woot!

[sarge43]

100. Let's see.

My mother was a crack shot with a rifle, so sometimes I would practice with her.

Small arms training in the service, many times.

Fired my husband's black powder musket a couple of times.

And no, I've never shot at any living creature.

[huskerlaw]

101. I have...a BB gun

I grew up in rural Nebraska. Hunting is a huge thing in my family. But I absolutely detest guns. After years and years of "oh come on, just shoot the damn gun," I finally gave in and shot some soda cans with a BB gun. I'm actually a pretty good shot, but I got zero enjoyment out of it.

[Fox Mulder]

102. I shot a pellet gun, a Red Rider bb gun, and a .22

I haven't shot a gun in nine years and I'll never shoot one again.

[Orsino]

103. M-16 Expert...

...fourteen years ago, courtesy of Uncle Sam. I was only making Sharpshooter for years, until an optometrist discovered that the Army had reverse my lens prescriptions. Fixing that, and issuing myself an M16A2, perfected my marksmanship.

[jus_the_facts]

104. BB guns...my Dad's .22 and my sister's little pistol...

....I forget what it was...it was years ago and only target practice...never shot at a living thing and never understood how anyone could. :(

[Road Scholar]

105. Are we getting a group together in case the super delegates

throw these primaries??:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I guess I popped almost kind of handgun rifle or shotgun there is.. Almost, that is.

[Scarlett17]

106. Lots

My dad was a target shooter and my husband is a hunter, so I've fired many different kinds of guns. My favorite is my husband's 50 caliber muzzle-loader, but his 10mm Glock would have to be the most memorable--big and loud!

Last year, all four of our kids (2 boys, 2 girls, ages 11-13 at the time) earned their Hunter Safety Certification. At the beginning of the class, the instructor said that anyone that scored a 100% on the final exam would get to fire a police sniper rifle or a submachine gun. My 13 year old daughter was the only 100%. Daddy was so proud and she really impressed the cops/instructors with her aim with the submachine gun (set to 3 shot blasts). She's still got the target hanging up in her room--nice deterrent for any teenage boy that might get ideas.

:evilgrin:

[LaurenG]

107. I have, many times

Not recently though. My favorite is a 22 rifle, it has a fairly dainty kick, compared to lets say a shotgun. :)

[Javaman]

108. I did...

It just wasn't doing the job. I know it had a family and bills, but the gun just wasn't stepping up to the plate.

I finally had to call it into the office and tell the gun, "you're fired". I felt miserable about it, but then the gun got all mad and asked why?

I responded by saying, "well, you are always shooting off your mouth!"

LOLOLOLOL :rofl:

Thank you thank you! Ill be here all week!!!

[JackBeck]

109. A flare gun.

Into the bay on LBI when I was 16. I almost crapped my pants. I was afraid I was going to blow off my face.

[seemunkee]

110. Boy Scouts and drunken quarry shooting

Did it as both a Scout and as an adult leader.
Went to a quarry with some friends, I was drinking they were not. They let me try the AR15 and then promptly took it away.

[cordelia]

111. I have,

but not in decades. Mostly shotguns and rifles.

Was raised on a farm, so was expected to hunt and shoot. Didn't much care for any of it.

I shot a bird once, and cried for 3 days. (Think back on a very special episode of The Andy Griffith Show.)

[xmas74]

112. How about a potato cannon?

I'm an expert in that field. We used to shoot them off every time we got drunk during our teen years.

Actually, I've fired a handgun a few times-target practice with beer bottles. I didn't care for it and have chosen to not touch one again.

[appal_jack]

113. Yes: .22, .38 spl, .45 ACP, 12 & 20-gauge

I'm no crack-shot marksman, but I hope to get better at hitting empty cans and paper targets with practice.

I AM a proud Democrat and supporter of the whole Bill of Rights, 2nd Amendment included.

-app

[ulysses]

115. sure.

I'm no sniper, but I'm not a bad shot.

[DS1]

117. shitloads

[LibertyLover]

118. I've shot several times over the years

pistols (a 45 caliber, a 9 mm Glock 19, a 22 caliber), a musket, an AK-47, a shotgun, a German machine gun, a Swedish machine gun, an M-16. My husband has shot a lot of other things. It was only at targets however, not at anything alive. I was not particularly good, but I had lots of fun. Now I sometimes shoot a 40 pound recurve bow or a 35 pound self bow. Again, just at targets.

[Rhythm]

119. Captain of my HS rifle team... used to target shoot most weekends

20 years ago, the wasband and i had several rifles that we would take out on weekends to blast targets with. He also had a couple of cap-and-ball pistols and such that he liked 'playing with'.

That was then... this is now.

I don't currently own any firearms, but Oktoberain and i aren't opposed to changing that in the future... it's just not a priority in our lives right now. We live inside the city, and rarely go anywhere that using one recreationally would be a possibility.

[WildEyedLiberal]

120. For the first time, a few months ago.

I joined a gun and target shooting club on campus because I've always wanted to familiarize myself with guns and I wanted to do so in a controlled setting where more experienced people would be around to instruct me and tell me how to do it right. Since then I've shot a few 9mm pistols, a .40 pistol, a .22 rifle, an AR-15, and an old WWII-era Russian-issue Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine. One of these days I'll probably get one of my own - I had a lot of fun.

[RushIsRot]

121. Lots of times. I can't hit anything with a bullet larget than .22 cal., but

I enjoy it. I especially enjoyed firing my black powder rifles and pistols. I had always wanted a flintlock (since seeing Davy Crockett) and I finally got one. They take forever to fire after pulling the trigger, but it was an interesting experience. I recently gave both my black powder rifles to my neighbor because I have lost interest in that sort of thing.

[justatrueamerican]

122. Many

military and law enforcement background.

[leftofthedial]

123. I'm confused. which one is the gun and which one is the rifle?

I *know* I shot one of them . .

[NaturalHigh]

124. I've shot one many times in the military and for fun...

but only at targets. I have no desire to shoot an animal, and I was fortunate enough to never see combat.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

125. Yes

I've blasted away with a shotgun, 357, a 22 and bb guns.
I've shot paper target things, pop cans, bottles and a barrel. Killed 'em all dead dead dead!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

126. A high school boyfriend took me target shooting once

Yawn.

[pinniped]

127. I only like blasting clay pigeons out of the sky.

But I haven't been out there in like 8 years.

[Bluestar]

128. Shot tin cans on a fence with a rifle when I was 10 years old

It was great fun and I can see why people like it for sport. That is, if no living thing gets injured or killed.

[SoxFan]

129. Military

I was an 11-B and a 13-F in the Army, so I had plenty of opportunities.

I've fired an M-16, M-60 machine gun, M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, M-203 Grenade Launcher, AK-47, Uzi, and some Yugoslavian sniper rifle that was the size of a small howitzer.

Oddly enough, I've never fired a pistol.

[Heidi]

130. I have.

I took a marksmanship course in college. We started with pellet guns and finished by shooting M-16s at the local National Guard Armory. (The course was sponsored by the ROTC, so I was an ROTC candidate for one semester in order to take the marksmanship course.)

[Skittles]

132. they made me shoot in the military

I was a f***ing AWESOME SHOT because out of boredom I would shoot tin cans at my grandparents' farm when I was growing up :D

M-16 and .38 S&W

[Forkboy]

133. I did once. The damn thing just didn't have what it takes.

I had no choice but to let it go. My next employee was far better.

[Richard Steele]

134. I have fired a wide variety of firearms; between 2 and 3 hundred. nm

[Zynx]

135. Many many guns. I've shot some wild boar too.

[Lyric]

136. No handguns, but

I've shot plenty of rifles and shotguns. I grew up poor in West Virginia--hunting wasn't a "sport", it was a regular source of dinner. I shot every gun my Dad ever had, save for one--his mean old 12 gauge that he fondly referred to as "The Cannon". I saw the bruises that thing left on HIM, and never got quite brave enough to try it myself. ;) :hi:

[Hangingon]

137. I shoot at the range year around

Rifle, pistol and shot gun. During hunting season, I shoot a case or so of shotgun shells.

[Wcross]

138. I qualified expert in rifle & pistol while in the Marine corps.

I own several rifles & pistols now and punch holes in targets every once in a while.

[Starry Messenger]

139. Yes

My husband's 9 mm at a range. I decided it wasn't for me, since I closed my eyes (a reflex) every time I squeezed the trigger.

Although, who knows...maybe a hypothetical burglar would be *more* intimidated facing someone waving a loaded gun around with their eyes closed.

MPK

[Broken_Hero]

141. Yes, nt

[Taverner]

142. I shot a gun many times

My favorite time was when we launched beercans from this trebuchet like thing, and then shot them to shit with shotguns.

I'm all in favor of hunting flying beercans, clay pigeons and targets.

[Xithras]

143. 4 days ago.

And the day before that. And the weekend before that.

[applegrove]

144. Never have. Never will. I'm gun control all the way.