# Just got back from shooting **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [November 18, 2002, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300 "2002-11-18T04:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![reverendflash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@reverendflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reverendflash)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/1 "2002-11-18T04:33:58Z")
When I lived in Reno, NV (before the Brady bill), I had a friend who was a bit of a gun freak… He had uzi’s, H&K .308 assault rifle, mini Mac, etc. etc. etc. It was fun to go out in the desert and blow things up… awesome amount of power in big guns… ::grunt:: Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/2 "2002-11-18T05:50:06Z")
I like accuracy shooting. a .22 is plenty of weapon for me. 🙂 Sometimes some friends of mine and I run up to the cats for a weekend retreat. We have a hand held skeet launcher and a nice enclosed quarry area. Usually we squeeze off a couple hundred .22’s and a couple dozen shot slugs on any given outage. Occationaly we’ll do still targets as well. To tell the truth, it doesn’t thrill me the way it does some, but to each their own. I’m doing paintball. Went into Penn to visit the country’s largest paintball turny. Lasted 8 hours and felt like I had been run over by a horse, but it was a blast. We blew through about 1500 paint balls in the 8 hours, per person. It was a good time. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/3 "2002-11-18T06:09:16Z")
well… _Mak feels outclassed_ i like playing with cap gunS! 😛 😛 seriously tho…guns are fun, especially when the chicks see you with ur gun and come up to talk to you…i dont think they come talk to phil with his buddies and their guns…you would think they are going to war…hell, phil and his buddies probably have more weapons than the all of those horse police combined…dam them and their horse…j/k i luv the mounties!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/4 "2002-11-18T06:50:51Z")
just out of curiousty…how much did that cost you and where did you get it…local gun shop? :bandit: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/5 "2002-11-18T07:19:32Z")
I used to have a Charter Arms .38 … what brand is yours? Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/6 "2002-11-18T07:24:09Z")
My fav gun was a S&W .357 Mag, 2" stainless steel… small, powerful, personal protection… 😛 [SIZE=1]::before realizing I was a pacifist::[/SIZE] Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/7 "2002-11-18T07:32:10Z")
All my life… my father and brother are still avid hunters… If I were to own a gun today, it would prob be a Colt Commander .45 auto. One of the best for stopping power for size (I am not a big guy), and being a semi-auto, the recoil is fairly small. Beautiful gun… Good friend of mine loves her Walther PPK (SF cop)… Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/8 "2002-11-18T07:32:39Z")
You scare me Phil. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/9 "2002-11-18T07:42:55Z")
Yes I have… I actually like the H&K M9 (I think) 9mm… smooooooooth… smaller than the ar-15, just as accurate… ■■■■ Germans… :beam: Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/10 "2002-11-18T07:48:23Z")
Yes, H&K makes a beautiful weapon. I have also found the Glok 21 a very nice weapon (both 9mm and .45auto). Light weight, holds 17 rounds (I think), light kick… Just a bit big with all of that ammo in the handle… Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/11 "2002-11-18T07:54:00Z")
I sold all of my guns when I left Nevada… Too many people in too small of an area (SF)… Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/12 "2002-11-18T07:57:04Z")
lots of space in NV… Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/13 "2002-11-18T10:30:13Z")
you still scare me phil. lol Something about strong oppinons and shooting… lol just given ya hell Phil =) I used to go out to shoot, but i really have no reason to now, since im in a city and i dont like to hunt. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/14 "2002-11-18T19:49:51Z")
I like paintballing - you get to shoot living, breathing creatures without permanently damaging or hurting anyone… unless they’re stupid enough to remove their goggles. Plus it’s active, aggressive and challenging and so far I haven’t encountered any bad sportsmanship. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/15 "2002-11-18T20:17:11Z")
i shoot paintballs…but my dad is friends w/ cops so i get to go to the qualifiers w/them and shoot their guns. :P. one has an AK 47 or sumthing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/16 "2002-11-19T01:29:59Z")
_runs and hides beneath bed_ _Guns dont kill, people do_ _looks at Phil_ :hat: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/17 "2002-11-19T01:49:03Z")
There’s one right down the street, in Palo Alto… Will you pay for shipping? Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/18 "2002-11-19T01:54:28Z")
The kink is going to be finding a box that will fit over a bldg which is over a mile long… Addy: Cyclatron Stanford Univ Palo Alto, CA 94385 😛 Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/19 "2002-11-19T02:00:06Z")
Zoit! I loaned out my 50 Terahertz Bromide Laser with Scalar capabilities built in, and it hasn’t been returned… Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300/20 "2002-11-19T07:26:29Z")
I really can’t think of anything more challenging in terms of guns than paintballing. In paintballing your opponent has a human mind that develops plans and tactics. Plus I could never shoot a non-human animal. Paintballing pretty much takes the whole day - from 9am-6pm. There’s a lot of running and crawling in the dirt and sliding behind bunkers. I only do it about once or twice a month as it is pretty expensive. You come home all covered in welts and bruises, but I find it very satisfying. [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-got-back-from-shooting/8300.md?page=2)