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cuda1179 wrote: For those guys out there that have a larger collection, have you ever just looked at a gun and thought to yourself "Dang, that thing is ridiculous and would serve no practical purpose..... I must have it"?
I have a few of those all ready, and there are a few more on my list to buy. Included on that list is an Excel XP-22 (Imagine a .22 version of a Tec-9 that actually works) and a Remington 7615 (Imagine a Remington 870 shotgun rechambered for 5.56 nato and takes AR style mags.)
I used to be bad for that. After filling two safes, I realized that I really didn't have the room for more.
It's been a while since my last impulse buy, despite having drooled over a few since then.
cuda1179 wrote: For those guys out there that have a larger collection, have you ever just looked at a gun and thought to yourself "Dang, that thing is ridiculous and would serve no practical purpose..... I must have it"?
Yeah, I bought a tactical shotgun on impulse once because it had a pistol grip, rails everywhere, ghost rings, and heat shield. Turned out to be a huge POS. I try to avoid impulse buys now, with mixed success.
Still have the shotgun.
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As a UK target shooter we are limited to no "proper" pistols and no semi-automatic rifles above .22LR.
But I have a good collection and use them regularly for target shooting and competition.
I like to take part in the CSR (Civilian Service Rifle) competitions at Bisley, the home of the British NRA, it's a good mix of shooting at ranges from 25 up to 600 yards, and involves "rundowns" down the range, like shoot at 500, run to 400, shoot, run to 300 and shoot again.
Here's a video of one stage, I am the 4th chap along in the light t-shirt with the AR-15 - note the manual operation between shots!:
I am happy to answer any questions you might have about shooting in the UK
Nostromodamus wrote: Nice stuff Slinky! That No.4 looks just like the Long Branch sitting in my safe
Mine's a LB too - 1950 dated, lovely condition and shoots well when I do my part
They're a slick shooter for sure. Dad had one in the RAF and always loves shooting it when he visits. My LB is a '44. Also got a '43 Savage No.4, a '46 Fazakerly No.5 and a '18 Enfield No.1 Mk.3.
Slinky wrote: I do have a SMLE too, not pictured, but it's a .22 trainer - Lithgow 1943, converted to no 2 Mk IV in 1949 or so.
Very jealous. I really want a want SMLE .22. Once I finally pull my finger out get my FAC sorted (I need to actually shoot something other than an air rifle on a regular basis, and sort out somewhere to bolt down the safe that won't have my wife complaining about it being damaging the walls or floor) that is high on my list of "toys I want" after I have got the requisite cz/rugger .22lr and a shotgun for clays.
insaniak wrote: Sometimes, Exterminatus is the only option.
And sometimes, it's just a case of too much scotch combined with too many buttons...
As a UK target shooter we are limited to no "proper" pistols and no semi-automatic rifles above .22LR.
But I have a good collection and use them regularly for target shooting and competition.
I like to take part in the CSR (Civilian Service Rifle) competitions at Bisley, the home of the British NRA, it's a good mix of shooting at ranges from 25 up to 600 yards, and involves "rundowns" down the range, like shoot at 500, run to 400, shoot, run to 300 and shoot again.
Here's a video of one stage, I am the 4th chap along in the light t-shirt with the AR-15 - note the manual operation between shots!
First, nice collection. It is great to see other than us US types enjoying shooting.
But manual operation between shots for an AR type rifle? That makes me sad. I guess for the types of competition shooting you do it does not make much of a difference, but I know it would take a lot of joy out of the type of shooting I do.
Every time a terrorist dies a Paratrooper gets his wings.
Limits on the amount of ammo you can possess? How much is the limit? Between my various calibers I own approximately 25,000 rounds of ammo. Admittedly about 9,000 of that is .22 LR, but still.
The reason they banned suppressors in the US wasn't because of violence. In the Great Depression people were going onto federal land and poaching animals with suppressed rifles to feed their families. Can't have that now.
Slinky wrote: It tends to be between 400 and 1000 rounds per calibre you use.
That is funny. I tend to buy the calibers I need in bulk, 500-1000 round lots minimum. If I'm under an amount, find a good deal, or plan more shooting than normal I buy more. The UPS man LOVES when I restock...
Every time a terrorist dies a Paratrooper gets his wings.
The other day I was getting a pair of pants out of my dresser and I bumped into it. To my surprise a secret drawer open up that my wife and I did not know about. We just bought a new bedroom set in December and the salesman didn't show us this secret drawer. Perfect for my Sig 45
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
For a second I thought you said you bumped into your dresser and a secret drawer you didn't know about containing a Sig 45 popped out and was about to congratulate you on the free gun.
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
