I like long guns and target shooting. I'd love one of those .50 calibre sniper rifles. Any gun fans here? Hugs, Devlyn

I'm more than a little biased towards the Sig 551

although I'll probably start out with a self built AR-15 (with piston upper) in 7.62x39 because of cost.

Best day of my life was firing a  Browning M2 mounted on a tripod. You can't hold those paddles down and not walk away grinning like an idiot!

I am a bit of a gun nut myself. In fact, I just got a new Savage 270 this weekend. I have about 7 guns in my condo. I have a gun to hunt just about everything in North America.

btw, those .50 cal snipers are really fun to shoot.

Don't care for guns.  And hunting with one is not hunting.  Not when you can take down a deer at a 1/2 mile.  Hmmmmmm.  Maybe give a gun to the deer so they can shoot back.

We have some pellet target pistols. That satisfies my need to shoot paper. The good thing about pellets is they don't cost much. They can be pretty fun from time to time.

When I took the kids into the mountains, to teach them how to shoot, we used clay pigeons and a 10-lb sack of potatoes.  Biodegradable.

Watermelons are nice too.

I used to shoot quite a bit, then moved to Mildura in the NW of Victoria, edge of top pig country.  I realised that after I had been there for 2 years I had not had the time to go out even once.  I sold my rifles and loading gear and stuck to fishing, as I didn't have to worry about safes and security.

At the time I had a 1911 8x57 Mauser (sporterised ex-military), a Savage lever in 243 Win, .45 cal underhammer muzzle loader, and a couple of .22s.

If I do get back into it, it will be black-powder I think.  Slow but fun.

Karen.

Hey, how about "snogging", hum?

Sure beats "Hunting/shooting" for me... 

Just saying,
Axélle

Nice bit of spanking works just fine if I can find a girl who is a switch.

Shooting is fun, give me a .22 and some targets and I can go all day, as for hunting, well I have the same problem with it I have with fishing, and that is I am all fine with eating or killing it is the um....cleaning, gutting cutting part I want none of, even with fish that is nasty, I couldn't imagine it on a deer.

Gives me the creeps just thinking about it.

I also like to target shoot with a bow, not a compound bow but you know like a real one. I find it quite a bit more fun than shooting a gun.

I had a friend who went bear hunting once and he almost quit hunting entirely.   They look like a human when skinned.

In my part of the country just about everybody owns guns & hunts. Not really much else to do. I own 5 rifles, 4 shotguns, 4 handguns 2 bows & a crossbow.  People never even give women a 2nd look in the outdoor stores. That was one of my wifes biggest concerns when I started transitioning, that I wouldnt want to go hunting or fishing with her any more . I've been an outdoor enthusiast my whole life, couldn't or wouldn't give it up if I had to.

I love shooting and hunting.  As a matter of fact, I was seriously thinking about gunsmithing school but then I saw where they are... And that's nowhere near me.

Shooting my .22 is a blast.  Cheap, quiet, easy.  It's also fun to show off to the 10/22 owners that sunk a few hundred into their rifle and my $150 Marlin outshoots it.  More the shooter than the rifle but I don't want to brag too much.

I'm not a big fan of the 7.62x39. 

Anyway, I currently have

- Marlin 795
- Remington 597
- Ar-15 (built myself, DI 20"barrel with a fixed stock and A2 upper)
- Marlin 336 (took my first three whitetail with this one.  Dad finally gave it to me after the firing pin took a poo and my little brother decided to take it apart and mess it up.  After a while it's up and working flawlessly now, just gotta realize it again and refinish the stock.)
- Beretta 92FS
- Ruger LC9

More to be added once I get back to the states.

I think I have mentioned this before, but it is an interesting little bit of English history.

In the Middle Ages, before the advent of firearms, the English were recognized as superior archers.  The reason for this was the tradition of villagers and yeomen, who more-or-less comprised a militia in the service of the local Lord, would go out to practice their archery at a place called "the butts."

Indeed, the tradition turned into a contest, with prizes being awarded for archery skills.  It is said that the person who won the contest was in charge of the next one.  That person held the title of "Butt Master."

No nasty jokes!



Shooting at Butts

It stinks when the Butts shoot back. Ill bet you a farthing.

I love popping targets. I am for hunting for food, not trophies. I adored my friends 22 rifle. Was just so much dang fun.

Okay this guy was a-m-a-z-i-n-g

http://www.inquisitr.com/647807/sharpshooter-tom-knapp-dies-at-62-video/

Not much of a gun fan but if you shoot it you should eat it or wear it.Sport is boxing,football etc not blasting away at creatures and leaving them dead.

We have a little youth 20 pump... for snakes.