GUNS :D

Sirrel Squirrel · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:24

I got back from Vegas on Saturday (had an awesome time) and while I was there I went to a shooting range (went there 3 times lol).

I thought you'd only get to fire a pistol but I was suprised to see all the machine guns there that you could shoot, I ended up firing an M16, MP5, 12 Gauge Shotgun, BAR 10, Beretta Assault Rifle (not sure the model name), .308 Sniper Rifle and a Desert Eagle (huge kick on this thing

) and an M249 Machine Gun (******* crazy gun). My mate who was with me also fired an Uzi.

Here's a video of all the guns except the BAR10, Uzi and Sniper Rifle. If you ever get a chance to do something like this do it!

http://www.mia-media.co.uk/ocuk/guns.wmv

I'll have a proper Vegas video ready in a couple of weeks for your enjoyment

BillytheImpaler · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:29

GUNS

They're awesome.

Kreeeee · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:30

What did you break on the deagle?

I love the M16 bullet shells bouncing off the wall

cheets64 · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:31

Never fired one, never been into bb guns or any type of shooting, just pointless in this country.

Sirrel Squirrel · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:32

Kreeeee said:
What did you break on the deagle?

Had a shell get jammed as it was ejecting, the guy fixed it easily enough though, my mate managed to break one of the other pistols though

Vulcan · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:34

lol @ M249 in a 10 yard range.

dun · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:35

cheets64 said:
Never fired one, never been into bb guns or any type of shooting, just pointless in this country.

:Emo tears:

Only fired air rifles, but I do enjoy it.

Sirrel Squirrel · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:37

Longbow said:
lol @ M249 in a 10 yard range.

I was actually pretty scared about pulling the trigger at first but it turned out to be the easiest of the guns to shoot!

badbob · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:38

cheets64 said:
Never fired one, never been into bb guns or any type of shooting, just pointless in this country.

Good fun, using a high calibre gun is a rush. And no I don't shoot people.
Do you do anything "fun"

What does "pointless in this country" mean? :confused:

manoz · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:40

BillytheImpaler said:
They're awesome.

No they ain't :rolleyes:

One of the worst inventions to come out of a mans mind, ever. Yes I've fired lots and think some are beautiful but I still don't appreciate the social consequences.

BillytheImpaler · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:42

manoz said:
No they ain'tOne of the worst inventions to come out of a mans mind, ever. Yes I've fired lots and think some are beautiful but I still don't appreciate the social consequences.

I wasn't making social commentary about the relative excellence of firearms. I was mocking Sirrel Squirrel's statement regarding pornography that stands as his most quotable on this forum.

churned · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:43

Sirrel Squirrel said:
I was actually pretty scared about pulling the trigger at first but it turned out to be the easiest of the guns to shoot!

Yeah I think they assign the SAW to the newbies in the US army.

The 10-yard range must have been a bit under-challenging right?

BlairH · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:43

Oh man. I really envy you. I'm a massive firearms enthusiast (as you can see from my contributions to the "gun control" thread over in the speakers subforum) and you've really got me in the mood for a wee trip to Vegas. I'm a member of a rifle club. Our rifle range is much longer than the one in the video, but we're restricted to "smallbore" rifles.

I'd love the chance to shoot full auto. That M4 has my name written all over it (actually, I think it's actually an NFA registered M16A1 lower reciever with an M4 upper reciever, rather than a "true" M4, but still! :eek:

)

PS: You're certianly not a bad shot, especially if this was your first time. You seem to be ok with pistols, but your shotgun skills were...questionable.

manoz · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:44

BillytheImpaler said:
I wasn't making social commentary about the relative excellence of firearms. I was mocking Sirrel Squirrel's statement regarding pornography that stands as his most quotable on this forum.

I had an inkling(sp?) it was to do with that lol.

titchard · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:46

Looks like fun - wouldn't like to have to use them out of that kind of scenario but would be cool after playing lots of counterstrike to see what it felt like to shoot a gun rather than click a mouse!

The Desert Eagle looked like it had a hell of a kick!

Rich

badbob · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:47

manoz said:
No they ain'tOne of the worst inventions to come out of a mans mind, ever. Yes I've fired lots and think some are beautiful but I still don't appreciate the social consequences.

You mean gun clubs are a means of socialising and having fun? Picking up a gun doesn't make you a killer or anti-social.

Those that owned guns were responsible people, such as armed services, policeforce etc. I guess you don't trust these people with guns....oops :rolleyes:

Jet · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:48

Looks like great fun. Can't wait to do this one day.

BlairH · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:51

manoz said:
No they ain'tOne of the worst inventions to come out of a mans mind, ever. Yes I've fired lots and think some are beautiful but I still don't appreciate the social consequences.

The social consequences? Before gunpowder based weapons came of age, the ultimate weapon was Feudal noble cavalry. People who mastered noble cavalry in war also became the masters of domestic politics. As such, they could screw over the local citizenry without fear of retaliation. In Feudal Japan, the Samurai could even kill any citizen who disrespected them.

Gunpowder changed all that! With the invention of guns, a peasant with minimal training could kill a well-trained Knight. Citizen and Lord achieved parity on both the battlefield and the domestic political arena. One might say that gunpowder and firearms helped give rise to modern democracy as we know it. Why do you think the Samurai tried their level best to keep guns out of Japan?

Gun control is -by and large- a failed experiment in social engineering.

Glaucus · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:51

Look s awesome. I would love to go and do some target practice and also see what a hunting trip is like.

manoz · 11 Sep 2007 at 00:53

badbob said:
You mean gun clubs are a means of socialising and having fun? Picking up a gun doesn't make you a killer or anti-social.

Those that owned guns were responsible people, such as armed services, policeforce etc. I guess you don't trust these people with guns....oops

Urr I'm not saying that, I'm saying they should have not been invented in the first place. Your second point somes up why I dislike them so, cos they were with responsible people but not so anymore. As for getting a thrill, no point shooting one unless it's at something for which it was designed in the first place, if not, get your thrills elsewhere. And how can something with such an evil purpose ever be "fun"?

BlairH said:
The social consequences? Before gunpowder based weapons came of age, the ultimate weapon was Feudal noble cavalry. People who mastered noble cavalry in war also became the masters of domestic politics. As such, they could screw over the local citizenry without fear of retaliation. In Feudal Japan, the Samurai could even kill any citizen who disrespected them.

Gunpowder changed all that! With the invention of guns, a peasant with minimal training could kill a well-trained Knight. Citizen and Lord achieved parity on both the battlefield and the domestic political arena. One might say that gunpowder and firearms helped give rise to modern democracy as we know it. Why do you think the Samurai tried their level best to keep guns out of Japan?

Gun control is -by and large- a failed experiment in social engineering.

We should stick to swords and pens.

GUNS :D

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