Tell us when you go to a range...

[DoNotRefill]

I went out shooting today. Fired a semi AK, a FA Reising, 6 rounds (single shot, it's broken) through an MP-40, a Glock 19, a Walther P-38, and a Walther P-99. Total rounds expended: around a thousand, ballpark. Casualties: a bunch of boxes, several sheets of paper, some plastic soda bottles, a few prominent rocks, and one pumpkin. No people were harmed, unless I count when I slammed my thumb in the AK's action (no broken skin, just kinda hurt) or when a casing from the AK hit me upside the head.

So, let us know when you go shooting, and what you shot. I'm curious to see what DUer's shooting habits are. :)

[CarinKaryn]

1. Is this really necessary?

Why brag about this? It just makes visitors think everyone here is obsessed with assault weapons. Don't you have something nicer we could talk about?

[Township75]

2. What could be nicer than a great Fall day with some kick ass firearms?*

*

[RC]

3. A nice Fall Day

with piece and quiet for all.

You like gun noises, sign up for Iraq.

[Township75]

5. If you want to promote Bush's war go to freeper land.*

I will enjoy the gun range just down the road.

[Wcross]

6. You like gun noises, sign up for Iraq.?

What if I already have done my time in the service? I am 40 years old, I don't think they need a 40 year old lance corporal! Hey,you don't like shooting ranges, don't move next to one. Problem solved.

Peace and quiet for all? Car stereo's, Harley davidsons,and airplanes piss me off.

[Liberal Classic]

24. Car stereos, Harley-Davidsons, airplanes, and guns

They are the sounds of freedom if you ask me. Turn it up!

[Wcross]

35. Stereos?

I can't agree with the stereo part-sorry!

[DoNotRefill]

8. RC...

the place we go to shoot is out in the middle of nowhere, and is a dedicated firing range. Regardless of if we shoot or not, there is always the sound of gunfire there, since it's quite a popular facility. Our noise didn't add much to the overal harmonic.

[Man_in_the_Moon]

12. Been there, done that, got the bum knee to prove it.

Of course the knee wasnt from the Iraq, I wasnt around for that (I was medicaled just before August of '90). Of course I was in a Latin American country in '88 and '89 (different countries) I hope that counts.

Personally I have little respect for those people that say 'if you like guns join the Army' (yes, that includes certain 4 star retired repub..., err Democrat, generals), I had them before, I have had them since. Guns had jackshit to with going in the Army. Anyone stupid enough to go into the Military simply because they like 'guns' will be in for a rude awakening.

[mikehiggins]

18. guns and the army

That wasn't the quote, but I imagine you know that.

[DoNotRefill]

7. This is a thread about the proper and safe use of firearms...

as opposed to other threads routinely posted here about the improper and unsafe use of firearms. If you're not comfortable talking or reading about guns, I must wonder why you're in the "gun dungeon". This would be out of place in the GD or Lounge, but it's appropriate here.

[CarinKaryn]

22. I didn't go to the dungeon

I responded from the Lobby and it's just insane to brag about shooting your big bad weapons.

Let me ask you a question? Ever see any women at the "range?" Why do you think that is?

[Man_in_the_Moon]

23. All the time

Let me ask you a question? Ever see any women at the "range?" Why do you think that is?

Heck the last couple of 'big shoots' there has been as many women (if not more) there as men.

[DonP]

26. You mean not counting my wife and 3 daughters?

If you ever actually made a trip to a shooting range, indoor or out near any major city, you would find a very diverse group; age, ethnically and genderwise.

If you came to one of our once a month training shoots, you would also find from 12 to 20 gay and lesbian folks there from the local Pink Pistols chapter. They are there lot of other times too practicing but at the training shoot they wear their Pink Triangle T-shirts to announce their membership.

Shooting sports are not dominated by the inbred, mouth breath\ing racists as some folks would like you to believe.

Try to be a little more tolerant of groups until you actually know them better. I know that's a tall order for some folks, but we are supposed to be progressive and more tolerant than Republicans, aren't we?

Don P.

[Township75]

27. Have you ever been to a range?

Why do you think that is?

I went on Monday and saw a woman there...you are stereotyping women with you remarks and it is completely uncalled for.

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[DoNotRefill]

29. during my trip yesterday...

around 25% of the people there were women, and they ALL were shooting.

Do you need links to prominent women shooters?

Here are pics from USA shooting, the folks who put together the US Olympic team...These women are all part of the team...


















http://www.usashooting.com/bios/images/Johnson,N.jpg











http://www.usashooting.com/bios/images/Dement,J.jpg

































http://www.usashooting.com/bios/images/Johnson,H.jpg




Any questions? Women certainly seem to be adequately represented on the team...

[demsrule4life]

30. My wife is a much better pistol shot then Iam

and has won many competitions in Germany. My daughter is a ranked small bore rifle competitor in Germany. Now that she is living in scotland she hasent been shooting much. It is not very often I go to the range and not see a woman.

[CarinKaryn]

31. No need to lecture me about guns

I am VERY well informed. I've taken a look through the dungeon (and feel a bit dirty now :puke:) and most of the posters seem to be male. Why do you think that is?

[DoNotRefill]

32. because some posters engage in personal attacks with impugnity...

driving sensible people from the Dungeon.

BTW, reading Brady propaganda doesn't make you well-informed. You basically stated that women are underrepresented in the shooting sports, which is blatantly FALSE. That's hardly the act of a well-informed person.

[CarinKaryn]

39. I haven't engaged in any personal attacks.

And I haven't said anything about Brady propaganda. How informed are you about my knowledge of firearms? I'll ask again: Why so many males, so few females?

[Superfly]

40. Well, looking at this little cross section of the

shooting population, namely my house, there is a 50:50 split of male:female shooters.

There are a ton of women shooters out there, even organizations devoted only to female shooters.

B

[DoNotRefill]

41. I didn't say you had...

I was referring to other posters who have driven off certain pro-gun female posters here.

Did you see the pics of the US Shooting team? It looks like there's a pretty close to even distribution there between males and females. My wife shoots and has a CCW. My mother shoots sometimes too, as does my mother-in-law. When my daughters get old enough, they'll have that option too. There are lots of resources available for female shooters, and there are lots of female shooters. In fact, the only person in my extended family who doesn't shoot is my sister, because she doesn't have time, and if she needs something shot she calls me.

I don't think that many women hunt. I chalk that up to their having better things to do than wander around in the woods getting their asses frozen off. I don't hunt for the same exact reason.

What makes you think that women don't shoot?

[CarinKaryn]

43. Regardless of your claim

I'd guess that 90% of the posters here are male. Any females, feel free to speak up and prove me wrong :eyes:

[MrBenchley]

44. If it's any help.....

I am also male but would no sooner go to a gun range than a Klan meeting.

But then I don't claim to be so terrified of everyone and everything that I have to wander around armed....or answer the door with gun drawn...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=118&topic_id=16884

[DoNotRefill]

46. that shows a fucked up sense of priorities....

"I am also male but would no sooner go to a gun range than a Klan meeting."

doesn't it? Or are you saying EVERYBODY you might meet at a gun range is in the Klan?

[MrBenchley]

47. Compared to what??

I spend enough time now with gun nuts and their dishonest paranoid horseshit on line....and I don't have to endanger my life or my hearing doing so.

[Superfly]

48. Eh?

Were you saying something? Can't hear a thing. All I hear coming from you is bzzzzzzzz....bzzzzzzz

Must be my f'd up hearing.

[MrBenchley]

52. Would that your hearing was all, fly.

[Superfly]

53. What is with your grammar?

There's not one verb in that whole "sentence"

"Would that your hearing was all, fly"

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[MrBenchley]

62. Or English, evidently.

In ANY dictionary "was" is a verb.

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[Superfly]

55. "lying asswipes"

"Kettle, you are black"

-Signed, the pot.

[MrBenchley]

57. Fly, you're the ones

pretending I'm missing some exquisite thrill not slumming with the scum at shooting galleries.

Clearly, that's not the case.

[Superfly]

60. "shooting galleries"

Is that another Bechleyism? I don't think anybody has called firing ranges "shooting galleries" since TR was president.

[Overkil]

69. The range I go to.....

MrBenchley,

The range I go to is run by off-duty sheriff deputies and it is frequented by families that do competition shooting practice, hunters keeping their skills sharp in the off-season, and lots of other people from all walks of life, or so I assume. Everyone is freindly and courteous and beyond that I don't ask if they're in the Klan or if they are RKBA nuts, etc....I don't consider it any of my business. We're all there because we enjoy a common activity.

BTW, I haven't seen you drop the "pantload" bomb yet in this thread. If you choose to respond could you work that in? I've kinda grown fond of that particular expression of yours......

[DoNotRefill]

45. two female posters here:

Iverglas and Maine Mary, who was "run off" by the anti-gunners.

BTW, referencing "my claim"....do those organizations NOT exist?

The fact that you may not shoot doesn't mean ALL women don't shoot.

[MrBenchley]

49. Iverglas!? Ri-i-i-i-i-i-i-ight, refill.

When was the last time she was at a shooting gallery, do you suppose?

"Maine Mary, who was "run off" by the anti-gunners"
Yeah? I'm sure you can link to that....

[DoNotRefill]

51. I was referring to her presence here....

[MrBenchley]

59. Yeah, I know

That's why I was laughing my ass off.

[DoNotRefill]

61. Are you suggesting she's not female?

it wouldn't surprise me if you took that approach....

[MrBenchley]

63. I'm suggesting she'd laugh her ass off too

to hear YOU bring up her name in this context.

[DoNotRefill]

64. Why?

I mentioned her in response to a question about female posters in the gun dungeon. She's female, and a prominent poster down here.

[MrBenchley]

65. Try her and see...

[DoNotRefill]

42. Oh, yeah...

Take a gander at these...they're links related somehow to women's shooting....either in the form of specialized products for female shooters, or organizations for women shooters, or things like that. What makes you say women don't shoot?


http://www.nicashooting.com/vestswm.asp
http://www.bridleandbit.com/artman/publish/article_2904.shtml
http://www.ohiosportingclays.com/annieoakley.htm
http://www.airguns.f9.co.uk/clubs/women1.htm
http://www.dnr.state.co.us/news/press.asp?pressid=2409
http://www.txdiva.com/about.php
http://www.nrahq.org/women/wot.asp
http://community.webshots.com/album/18840743wyQGAvrSMp
http://cowboyshootin.homestead.com/women.html

[Township75]

33. Did you lecture yourself about guns or something offline?

Why the F did you respond to your own post?

[CarinKaryn]

37. Why the F not?

It seemed like a logical way to address all the posts replying to mine? And what the F is wrong with your attitude, that you address people this way?

[Superfly]

38. Hey, you're the one who

had the number one reply to this thread. And, in that reply, the tone suggested that we shouldn't talk sbout this hobby of ours, which you find so objectionable. YOU set the tone and YOU should be prepared for what responses you get.

[Wcross]

36. Of course there are women at the range.

One couple would be out at the range every sunday morning like clock work. I guess it is the same ratio as men at the mall- not many, but they do shoot.

[Overkil]

68. Women at the range??

"Let me ask you a question? Ever see any women at the "range?" Why do you think that is?"

--I see several every time I go - any they handle the "big bad weapons" very well. In fact, it's one activity where physical size and strength have little effect on who's good good at it.

[Wcross]

11. Puppy's!

I have puppy's free to a GREAT home. They are extremely rare and well behaved dogs. There is likley no other dog to be found on earth with the qualities that these dogs have. I am willing to sacrifice these dogs to the right home.

Is that nicer? I am serious about the pups, but this is the gun dungeon ya know!

[MrBenchley]

20. Yeah...

There used to be a regular lounge act put on here between two "enthusiasts."

One would claim to know nothing about guns but JUST HAPPENED to have wandered into a shooting gallery. He was always "surprised" to learn the standard gun nut lies and horseshit, which would then be wallowed in by the rest of the pack.

[1a2b3c]

67. newbie

I think this is what they call a troll post.

[Wcross]

4. I can go out back now!

I shoot on an irregular basis, I go to a rifle range for my rifle shooting. I usually shoot slow fire, trying for good groups. The range allows rapid fire, and every once and a while I will throw some clay pigeons out on the berm and try to take them out as fast as possible.

I shoot pistol and skeet at home, nothing more relaxing than skeet shooting!

I've got a buddy in upstate New York that can't say no to a new gun. He lives in the same city as my parents so twice a year, I get to shoot new guns. This years highlight, the serbu .50 and a siaga .12 guage shotgun.

[Man_in_the_Moon]

9. Went yesterday

Shot a full-auto fal, set up in the 50-63 config. (it is a shame that the US Army of the 50s/60s didnt adopt the FAL, but then because they didnt, we have the AR-15/M-16 and its configuartions).

And a couple of semi-auto Fal kits I finished assembling.

A select-fire M-16 'home-defense' config. (my own configuration, 14.5 light weight barrel (not an m-4, no grenader launcher step down), birdcage, surefire, A1 upper with a OKO site on a long rail.

Not to mention, the .45 (pre WW2 colt), the 590, the m97 trenchgun (noting beats shooting skeet with a shotgun that has a 16in bayo on it), the m9 (aka beretta 92fs)

Also had a friend run by with the Barrett m82, but a 100 yard range (max) isnt enough.

[Wcross]

10. I shoot skeet with------

My Benneli M-3 super 90 with pistol grip. Sweet gun, fastest auto loader around (I have been told)

[Man_in_the_Moon]

15. Once saw a guy use a USAS-12.

Was kinda funny, youd think that putting a wall of shot up would make you hit em better. Didnt seem to work though.

[CO Liberal]

13. I Went to a Range Yesterday Morning

It was in my kitchen - General Electric, four-burner, gas. While standing there, I cooked breakfast for myself and the lovely Mrs. CO Liberal.

:-)

[DoNotRefill]

16. How many died?

Sorry, couldn't resist... ;-)

(CO, you know I'm just playing with you...)

[CO Liberal]

17. Four Eggs Were Sacrificed

And an onion, a few potatoes, and a little bit of oil.

:-)

[Superfly]

14. I went this afternoon

but I didn't have a gun, I had a bow. And I had to sit in a tree, getting eaten alive by mosquitos.

Had to leave early because I noticed my arrow rest was about to fall off the bow...the bowsmith I go to is a complete moron. I was also running out of Jolly Ranchers.

Never even saw a woodland creature larger than a squirrel.

[Withergyld]

19. I went last Thursday afternoon

The UPS man brought my "new" Albanian SKS on Tuesday. After I cleaned it up and repaired the stock it was time to shoot it. (It was $89 delivered to my door with a replacement stock)
School was out Thursday and Friday for October Break. My wife was out of town with my daughters so that they could spend time together and do "girl" things.
I took my 10 year old son with me to the range. I also took my Yugo M59/66 SKS, Ruger P95DC, CZ-52, Ruger 10-22 and my Maverick 88 12 guage shotgun.
Before we went I reinforced to my son the rules of safe firearm handling. I started him out with the 10-22. Next after I put 20 rnds through the Albanian SKS, it was his turn. Then we took turns shooting the Yugo SKS, then the Ruger P95. Lastly we shot the CZ-52. We didn't have time to pattern the shotgun as the range was closing.
When we arrived home we again talked about safe firearms handling. We also talked about what to do if one of his friends asked to see my guns and also about what to do if he or one of his friends found a gun or wanted to play with a gun.
We then cleaned all the firearms that we shot. I stripped and cleaned the Albanian SKS and showed him how to do the same with the Yugo SKS. If he is old enough to shoot then he is old enough to help me clean up afterwards.
After the cleaning was done we locked the weapons in the gunsafe and washed up.
Overall 500 to 600 rnds of ammunition were expended. The only casualties were paper targets and the 100 yrd, 200 yrd and 300 yrd gongs.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

21. Last trip out

Shot my AR-15 on 100 and 200 yard lines with irons. Shot my AKM (stamped, semi-auto AK) at 100 with irons. Total rounds expended were ~200 each caliber.

Time before that saw my PSS notching the squares out of some bench rest targets at 300 yards. 40 rounds of handload match ammo for the day.

Friday will see me at the range with a 1911 .45 ACP and a Glock 20 10mm for some sidearm fun.

Now if I can just find the time to strap myself to the reloading bench for several hours I can get caught up on the ammo I am going to shoot up Friday.

[DonP]

25. My tribute to WW II

Last weekend I took my Dad and Uncle, both WW II vets, to the range with some of my C&R MilSurp hardware. Two 80 and 82 year old gun nuts etc.

Hardware:
'03A3 Springfield, M-1 Garand, 98K Mauser, Mosin Nagant 91-30, Enfield No. 4 Mk II and of course, the trusty 1911 .45 ACP.

Total rounds fired: 500 - 600

It was the first time since 1945 that my Uncle (USMC, Fleet Marine Force) had shot a Garand. His last "trip to the range" was on Iwo Jima were he was wounded and in a hospital for the duration.

It took him about 5 seconds to remember the mechanics of handling it. By the second enbloc clip he was reloading faster than I can change mags in an AR. He actually got kind of misty handling it.

Great trip for all concerned.

Don P.

[Romulus]

34. working on it

my last trip to the range was in late September, while I still had my membership with my old NoVA range. Since then, I've either been too busy, or have had house expenses come up to keep me from paying the $300 membership fee for the only range within 20 miles of my new home in Montgomery County, MD.

The new place closes at 9pm during the week; tho old place was open til 10pm. I don't get home now until close to 8pm, and it's at least 15min to get from home to the range.

During my last trip it was (1) Advantage Arms .22lr kit for my Glock-27, and (2) Sig 239 in .40. Next time it'll probably be the same. Maybe I'll pull the 10-22 out. Who knows.

I did go to the Gaithersburg Gun Show last weekend to do my part to tell the "Monkey County" Council where to stick it. They've been trying to shut down the semi-annual show for the past few years. There is no "gun show loophole" in MD because everyone selling any kind of firearm at a gun show has to have at least a gun show firearms dealer's licence. Handguns and certain scary-looking rifles have a 7-10 day waiting period, so you can't really get one while at a weekend gun show. I went on Sunday, and the vendors outnumbered the visitors! Talk about a dispirited group of vendors. Maybe more people were there on Sat? While there, I did decide that my first shotgun will be the Benelli Nova SP. If I manage the $$$ right, I can still get married in December, get a kayak next spring, honeymoon in May, and then possibly afford the Nova in time for deer season next fall.

Maybe a range trip will be possible next week? :shrug:

[1a2b3c]

66. since you asked

I mainly go out shooting clays but i havent been in a week or so. All my talk about my AR15 and self defense dont really mean thats what i perfer to shoot. I am a hunter with a belief in the right to self defense. I normally shoot a 12ga or sometimes the 10ga when it comes to practice/fun shooting.

[Java]

70. I was at the Range last Saturday

I sighted in my AR15. Zero'd the Battle Sight at 300 yards.

Normally I shoot something else..like a 22 LR or an M1 Garand or Lee Enfield.

I didn't shoot more than 50 rounds. Quite pleasant. I especially enjoyed the warmth of the sun, the wind blowing over me, and the faint smell of sage in the air.

[FlashHarry]

71. Locking

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