ipsc, idpa, steel challenge
Sol1821
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Any of you guys into practical shooting?
Over in the uk we cant have handguns so we have to use air pistols and bb guns, which is a pain in the ***.
But its still good fun and requires the same basic skills.
I cant wait to give it a go with the real guns, i recently one a big steel challenge equivalent that had shooters from all over the country attending which was cool as it was my first major comp. Also topped my class in my first idpa equivalent comp the day after:p
Over in the uk we cant have handguns so we have to use air pistols and bb guns, which is a pain in the ***.
But its still good fun and requires the same basic skills.
I cant wait to give it a go with the real guns, i recently one a big steel challenge equivalent that had shooters from all over the country attending which was cool as it was my first major comp. Also topped my class in my first idpa equivalent comp the day after:p
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My wife and I like to just shoot for fun, and of course I love to hunt.
My wife and I trap shot, she is great she called a guy on the range a pu$$y since he was shooting a .410, my wife owns three 12ga shotguns and is an awesome shot. She told him when he was ready to man up he should get himself a real shotgun. lol she is great!!!
Sorry to be a stick in the mud, ShotgunJohn, but IMO the gun community needs less **** measuring and talking down to other shooters and more embracing of what anyone wants to shoot. In all reality, if I saw two 24s on the skeet range and one was shooting a 12 and the other a .410, I would think, all things being equal, the .410 shooter is likely the better shooter. I have shot all manner of firearm and am not recoil sensitive in the least. That said, I carry a 9mm Glock daily. It really doesn't phase me when someone else wants to spout off about "real calibers start with a '4'". Fact of the matter is all service handgun calibers suck about equally for stopping a threat. I can, however, have faster timed splits and carry more rounds with a 9. Those two things, combined with putting rounds where you intend them is far more important than caliber, which is way down the list of important things in a gunfight. Calibers have their niche, for the most part. I just have a big problem calling someone a *** for what they decide to shoot. Heaven forbid the guy had surgery or an ailment that means his choice is shoot .410 or don't shoot. I'm sure he really appreciated the comments
To me, someone's derogatory comments about what I shoot mean about as much as the gunshop commando's statements as to the ultimate carry package. However, for some shooters, dumb statements like that are enough to turn them off from the sport. I just wish folks who obviously enjoy shooting very much were better embassadors for it.
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Fact is gun control in the uk is only allowing the criminals the guns.
The amount of shooting crime in the uk with handguns is higher now than it was before the ban.
Thing is if we were allowed license for concealed carry here, the nut with the shotgun wouldnt have got as far as he did as Im sure someone would have dropped him.
Shotguns are great fun as well, Ive had a go at sporting clays with a 12g under/over, only thing is it works out at about $1.70 every time you pull the trigger
I guess I left out the part that he was teasing her for being a "beaver" on the meat line.
He felt differently after he saw her handle her 12 ga pump on continental 5 stand.
I guess after reading the post and seeing it out of context, really made it seem like an a$$hole thing to do. This is just the normal ribbing that goes on at our range.
I agree with you about the whole caliiber issue, as long as the shots go where you need them that's all that counts. I carry a XD 40 subcompact or a KAHR 40 daily and my wife carries a .32 tiny pistol that is accurate as hell, but doesn't fit my hand, the slide pinches after ejecting.
I agree 100%.
Last year in Lakewood we had a nut (recently paroled felon), gun down 4 of our finest police officers in a coffee shop. I was glad when he was killed by a Seattle police officer a couple days later.
The state tried to exploit this issue by wanting to ban "assault weapons" and any weapon that held more than 10 rounds, they also tried lumping hunting rifles into assualt weapons. The truth is it was already illegal for the felon to posess the handgun he used.
It pisses me off that the lawmakers try to make rash decisions based on nothing more than knee-jerk reactions a tragedy.
If everyone that was eligible to conceal, actually did, criminals would think twice about victimizing citizens.
I feel for you sol.
Didn't I read recently that knife crimes were on the rise in the UK?