shooting

I used to in my ye olde army cadet days.

I was on the Target Rifle team for about a year, which was 7.62 rifle target shooting at 500m, I considered myself a farely good shot, or did, I'm kind of out of practice having not fired a weapon in 4 years. Also obviousely 5.56 Cadet GP ,
an SA80 with gas parts removed so it only fires a single shot and iron sites, fairely decent to shoot but slightly annoying as it's practicaly impossible to keep in the same position having to **** it after every shot, this isn't helped by the cocking handle being changed so its done with the right hand like your starting a bloody lawnmower.

Really was great fun though.
 
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Fenris said:
I used to in my ye olde army cadet days.

I was on the Target Rifle team for about a year, which was 7.62 rifle target shooting at 500m, I considered myself a farely good shot, or did, I'm kind of out of practice having not fired a weapon in 4 years. Also obviousely 5.56 Cadet GP ,
an SA80 with gas parts removed so it only fires a single shot and iron sites, fairely decent to shoot but slightly annoying as it's practicaly impossible to keep in the same position having to **** it after every shot, this isn't helped by the cocking handle being changed so its done with the right hand like your starting a bloody lawnmower.

Really was great fun though.
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I remember the old L98A1 which was fun and i agree about the cocking!-much preferred the SLR when i was a cadet and i even remember a female corporal bursting in to tears when the recoil nearly took her shoulder off:D, oh how she made my life rubbish after that for laughing during the range visit (at least until i got her drunk at a cadet xmas party and things went a little too far-but that is another story! :D:D:D)
 
zooankski said:
I just sold my CZ Varmint .17 HMR due to lack of use!, every time i reached in to my cabinet a .22 LR would emerge although it was a great bit of kit for 100 yard plus although a tad loud even when moderated. Go for it mate and enjoy!:D
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I've fired the .22lr as my dad has one, I want the HMR for the crazy 100+yard range with minimal bullet drop :D

I've also just realised that the Hawke website I linked you to, are the people who made the Chairgun software :o
 
Air rifle for rabbits and shotguns for geese :)

Air rifle is my old HW77 that i got back in mid 80s....still shoots as good as ever esp after a vmach tuning kit :)

In process of getting shoty ticket so looking forward to getting my own gun instead of borrowing and being under supervision all the time.

Makes a nice change from computers:)
 
Id like to get back into rough shooting again, i used to go out every saturday of the season for about 4 years, after my german pointer dogs passed on i sort of gave it up, started getting into clays on a regular basis, mainly dtl trap shooting. Thinking of geting another german pointer to train.
 
Rainmaker said:
Never thought about going out shooting real ones and suchlike? Much more fun, plus you get to take home some free food for your ferrets and/or dogs.
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I have a couple of friends who do it, and went with them once a year ago, but never thought of taking it up myself. I shoot clays with my dad, and I don't think he'd fancy shooting real ones regularly/at all. We also don't have any dogs or ferrets. :p

I don't doubt it's probably more fun, so I might take it up one day. :)
 
I just shoot air rifles these days - nothing serious though - mostly use .177, though I have a .22 as well. I've shot .22 rimfires and 5.56 in the past, but not for a few years.

Never tried clay shooting... I guess I should give it a go sometime.
 
I go pistol shooting with friends now and again, I've actually got pretty good and can shoot 10 rounds in a group about the size of a saucer or side plate at 20m.

We almost always just shoot 9mm stuff like the various flavours of Glocks, K100 Grand Power, CZ 75 but occasionally we get an AR-15 chambered for 9mm. I've fancied trying something that fires .45 ACP but the ammo is almost twice the price so haven't bothered.
 
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Vermin and pest control for the local farms.
As well as a few shotguns and rilfes, my fav has to be my FAC air arms sl410 air rifle.
36 ftlb power 40 shots and very accurate out to 60 yards+ with bisley mag pellets.
The crows hate it.;)
 
Col_M said:
I go pistol shooting with friends now and again, I've actually got pretty good and can shoot 10 rounds in a group about the size of a saucer or side plate at 20m.

We almost always just shoot 9mm stuff like the various flavours of Glocks, K100 Grand Power, CZ 75 but occasionally we get an AR-15 chambered for 9mm. I've fancied trying something that fires .45 ACP but the ammo is almost twice the price so haven't bothered.
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I read somewhere that there is a world shortage of .45 ammo?????, might explain the cost (not that we can shoot pistols here in the uk anyway!)
 
I used to go shooting in France, but haven't done it here. Something quite satisfying about catching game and eating your own catch.
 
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