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rkzenrage 04-23-2007 04:58 PM

I'm going to get a class-3, full auto license.
I have not decided what my first will be, my family owns a few.
I know what I want, but it is really expensive, a Barrett M468 assault rifle. What will probably end-up happening is that I will convince them to buy it for the compound and get to take it to target practice whenever I want.
I miss being able to shoot the .50. It tears-up my hands now.
What I have now is a .45 semi-auto and .38 revolver. My rifles and shotgun are at the ranch. Company owned. I can get them when I want. I am going to get a Saiga urban setup 12 gage for my home when I can afford it, though.
Is an over the top folding stock legal again yet? Punk-ass idiots who have no idea what stops people from using guns. Criminals just cut-off wooden stocks, they don't buy special gear, especially tactical gear that makes their weapons easy to ID.:headshake

piercehawkeye45 04-23-2007 05:26 PM

I don't have a gun.

I might get one when I own a house when I'm older but I won't have to worry about that for a few years.

pourbill 04-23-2007 05:41 PM

Having lived most of my life in rural areas I have always had guns in the home. I own 9mm and 22 cal. handguns, 22 cal. and 33 lever action rifles and a 12 gauge pump shotgun. All my neighbors own guns. I don't know anyone who (other than in the military) has ever shot anyone. There is no real crime where I live.

xoxoxoBruce 04-23-2007 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 336844)
I figured you would have more.

I have the rest.

bluecuracao 04-23-2007 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pourbill (Post 336887)
Having lived most of my life in rural areas I have always had guns in the home. I own 9mm and 22 cal. handguns, 22 cal. and 33 lever action rifles and a 12 gauge pump shotgun. All my neighbors own guns. I don't know anyone who (other than in the military) has ever shot anyone. There is no real crime where I live.

My mother lives in a rural area, and I kind of wish she'd get a rifle or shotgun, or something. Not really because of any crime element (although there are unruly kids who raise hell in the area sometimes), but a couple of times, there's been gigantic, aggressive bulls that have gotten loose from nearby properties, and came a little too close to her house. Well, maybe not that close, but it made me nervous!

zippyt 04-23-2007 09:32 PM

I have a few pistols(.22, .357mag, .40, .44mag , and a 7.62x25mm) , shot guns ( .410 ga , 20 ga , 12 ga ), Rifles ( .22 , .44mag ) , and LOTS of bb and pellet guns , I hunt when I can , shoot for practice and fun , and feel secure .

TheMercenary 04-23-2007 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao (Post 336937)
My mother lives in a rural area, and I kind of wish she'd get a rifle or shotgun, or something. Not really because of any crime element (although there are unruly kids who raise hell in the area sometimes), but a couple of times, there's been gigantic, aggressive bulls that have gotten loose from nearby properties, and came a little too close to her house. Well, maybe not that close, but it made me nervous!

A shotgun might not be the best choice for a rampaging bull. Well unless it was an autoloader and filled with slugs. She would need something a bit bigger and the strenght to deal with the recoil, not to mention being a good shot with a steady hand. Oh, and a scope.

7mm, .300 Win Mag, etc.

busterb 04-23-2007 09:39 PM

2-.22s 1-12 ga pump 1-9mm Tarus ss

Urbane Guerrilla 04-23-2007 09:55 PM

Several.

An armed population can effectually resist not only crime but genocide as well. And really -- can you be overly proof against crime or genocide?:headshake

bluecuracao 04-23-2007 10:12 PM

Or rampaging bulls? ;)

Urbane Guerrilla 04-23-2007 10:14 PM

Them too, but for Pete's sake and yours, use enough gun. (Advice attributed to outdoors writer Robert Ruark)

Radar 04-24-2007 12:20 AM

I own a few, but I'm considering getting a lot more

bluecuracao 04-24-2007 12:55 AM

Just curious--why?

rkzenrage 04-24-2007 01:34 AM

Remember, my side-arm saved me from a charging, very large, wild boar. I also had a close-call with a, larger, wild sow... but I did not have to shoot her. However, I am VERY glad I had my gun with me. I have killed more than one rattle snake and cotton mouth that I could not have gotten away from (part of my job was crawling under the canopy of old growth orange trees (checking and repairing irrigation).
They close in behind you and you cannot see inside until your eyes adjust. You also cannot just run out, especially if the snake is in the tree over you or right in front/next of/to you.
Either your gun or machete are all you can use.
A sleeping, then, surprised pig is also a very bad deal.
Rats and large nests of bugs just suck.
One needs a large caliber, reliable, semi-automatic weapon.
Unless, you want to do the job without one? ... feel free.

ROBB 04-24-2007 03:27 AM

I've shot IPSC,PPC and Bowling Pin matches.
I rely anymore on old 870 for self protection.
I like my 22, but anymore my Daisy Match air
pistol gets the most exercise.

The sound of an 870 racking in in the dark will
cause people to reconsider their actions.
That is why they are used in prisons.

Tactical buckshot is just standard velocity
buckshot. Cop issue, its just easier to control.
like I said, its my old bird gun.
I can cary it disassembled and with the
magazine retaining nut in my posession,
no one can use it without a visit to a gunsmith.
This makes it kid resistant.

A thief was shot in the night.
Whose hand was on the bow ?
Robb.


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