Took my thirty-ought to the cottage yesterday and today I shot a few rounds to check the scope. Turned out it needed some adjustments and I think I got it pretty good. But I can´t put it in a vice or anything to hold it completely still which would be the best thing to do to make sure it´s on.

But I guess it´ll do. Before tinkering with the scope I took a couple of shots at the green bird but missed and later I shot and hit it three times and I must say I´m really surprised and impressed how well the target material handles such a powerful round. Really, the only visible difference between the thirty-ought and the .22LR is that the thirty-ought leaves a more black mark, but no big holes or anything.


Oh, and another difference is that the thirty-ought kicks a little bit more...

I took out a Turkish pistol yesterday for a couple of hours. It is a Canik TP9SA 9mm and I have to say that I'm impressed with the quality of handguns coming from Turkish factories these days.

I honestly think you made that post just to tease me, Kiln. You know I can´t get any handguns here


And thanks for the pic, btw. Totally didn´t need to google what it looks like or anything It´s a fine piece I must say and when were you gonna hide one in an xbox and send it to me again?

A gun thread YAY!!!

The only rifle I have at the moment is an American Tactical AR-15. Originally I had an AK-47 civilian model (aka WASR-10 from Century Arms) which I traded for a Century Arms C-93 which sucked so I traded that for the A.T. AR-15 and I've been loving it ever since .

It's too bad, the AK is so simple it always amazes me that companies can screw up the manufacture of them.

The AR15 is a solid performer but needs to be pretty carefully maintained.

One of my favorite comedic comparisons between the AR15 and AK:

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinHumor.htm

I loved that AK-47 and I might buy it again it shot REAL nice but boy was it loud. I like the AR-15 couse I know that rifle like the back of my hand, the WASR was also VERY simple to strip and clean but the only thing that gave me an issue was the putting the blast plate back on and no front sight tool. Other then that I love both rifles equally .

Sort of like my foray into the world of .22s.

Got the Remington 597 magnum because I thought I´d like it and well, I kinda did. But the five round mags and the extra cleaning they brought eventually steered me towards the Chiappa I have now. Have fired 200 rounds and I can´t say I made a mistake getting it

And out of those 200 rounds I had one failure to fire, but it fired once I put it through once more.

Though Khajiit grew up shooting guns for this and that, this one prefers blades!

Helped my Dad buy a Gen 4 9 MM and so far he loves it .

Don´t bring blades to a gun range!


Can you help me get one as well??

I wish I could . For now just enjoy this picture of the Glock: Gen 4 Glock 9MM .

*sniff*

God bless Murica!

Guns are fun. I tried shooting clays for the first time, a few months ago. It was my first time using a shotgun.

Humble brag; I hit it on the first try.

Beginner´s luck, eh?

Khajiit used to shoot clays as a warm up before dove season. It was easier shooting real birds, lol

Never really gone bird hunting (for obvious reasons ) so I can´t comment on that. But regarding clay pigeon shooting I found that my pump action suited me a little bit better than my over/under.

Hmm, we both, but I didn't try the over/under. It was a finicky gun and didn't always do what you wanted it to do.

Oh yeah, pump action is great. Khajiit has a short-ish 3inch magnum double barrel (side by side) 20-gauge for home defense, along with a 20 gauge Ithaca pump in the closet, the latter being a good bird gun, though this one no longer hunts birds. Or anything really.

I think my next and probably last gun to get for awhile is going to be a .44 Magnum. I'm looking at the Taurus Raging Bull .44 Magnum and the price is about right. If I get it I'll show the picture of the sexy beast.

I had a .44 Mag once. It was a snub nose and the recoil was absolutely brutal. I shot .44 Special through it and it was very nice. With a full size gun it may not be as bad.

Is that a gun or a Pr0n star?

Could be both

Anyway I didn't get the .44 Mag BUT I did get another sexy magnum. Say hello to my little friend! It's a .357 Magnum and it can shoot a .38spl. It shoots great but I really need to change the grip on it, it's hard to get my hand around it.

Looks like a Deringer!

It is .

Doesn´t Khajiit have claws for that?


Looks like that gun Hickok once shot. The one hed an extra grip on because it was too small for his hand

If you're getting a derringer Bond Arms probably makes the most solid one that exists. Those solid hunks of steel remind me of classy old guns like the 1911 or High Power.

The derringer is one of the oldest existing designs still in current production and as such is a really neat piece of any collection. Even most people who dislike guns are normally okay with the two shot derringer.

Funny you mentioned Hickok as I just watched him shooting one .



The Derringer I have is from Bond Arms, I love it (my neighbors didn't as they called the cops on me for my test firing last night...oh well screw them ). I do need to get a different grip as the one I have is a little too wide for my hand, other then that I love it .

Yeah I saw you'd bought the Bond. Sorry for the confusing post. I was just noting that your Bond Arms derringer is a great choice, I was reinforcing the quality of your purchase. I was meaning "if you're going to get a derringer" that the Bond is the way to go in a general sense. Don't forget to submit your warranty registration, it's a lifetime warranty!

I think I got the warranty when I bought it. I will say one thing if I want to a different caliber Derringer all I have to do now is change the barrel to the .45ACP/410 barrel .

Yeah, doesn´t Hickok mention that too? Quite nifty

They all come with the warranty but you usually need to fill out the factory warranty registration to activate it. You can also register on their website instantly.

Enjoy this video of me and my father playing with our new toys.
A day at the range.

I'll say one thing firing a Deringer isn't as smooth as firing a revolver.

The one perk of owning a Derringer is that if I want to upgrade to a .45ACP/410 instead of buying another Derringer all I have to do is simply buy the barrel for it and swap it with my .357 mag/.38spl barrel since the trigger and action part of the gun is compatible. Pretty niffty little handgun if I say so myself....now just to buy a new grip cause I HATE the wood one for it, oh it's okay but it's thick around the middle part as it makes my hand cramp trying to hold/shoot it. Still I don't regret buying it best handgun purchase EVER .

I´m getting the impression that you kinda like your new gun, mr Reaper. But I´m not quite sure...

Considering if I want a different caliber all I have to do is buy a new barrel which are inexpensive ($225.00 for a 4.25 inch barrel or $180.00 for a 3.5 inch barrel which is what I got), OH YEAH I LOVE my new handgun .

Over here, if you want another caliber barrel for the same gun it´s a whole nother license application. It´s treated as its own individual firearm but you still need the same mechanism because that barrel ain´t gonna shoot anything by itself.

It´s like if you needed a separate license for shooting slugs in your shotgun. But then again, we have licenses on suppressors too. Makes sense though. I guess they can be used as throwing weapons...

Heck a Ruger Super Blackhawk was painful to shoot, I can only imagine how a shorter barrel would be .



One can only hope you can throw hard enough to KO a person .

Found a video with Hickok45 where he shoots the SCCY CPX-2 doubleaction pistol. Nice little gun, if I could get it I don´t think I would mind it


Linky

Just shot the CPX-1 the weekend before last. It is a compact, a class of pistols which normally have more recoil than full size handguns, and the SCCY is no exception. The trigger is also heavy and double action only, coming in at around 10 lbs, maybe slightly less.

Overall it was a good experience but not my favorite firearm. I shot my CZ75 last weekend and it was just as pleasant as ever. The all steel CZ75B may be my favorite handgun.

Also currently trying to repair two revolvers, one for a cousin and one of my own.

What kind of revolvers are they?

Mine is a Weihrauch .357 Magnum with a broken firing pin and his is a Ruger Single Six with fire/smoke damage.

That's a cool little gun! Does Ruger not make anything other than .22 cal?

They make several other calibers and models. They have magnum revolvers and even a polymer revolver. Then there are a half sozen models of semi auto pistol as well. They're a pretty diverse company.

Yeah, I´ve seen Hickok display a number of different Rugers. One of them was caleed Hunter and it was in .44 or .45 magnum I think.

I just realized something.


When my dad no longer wants to keep his shotgun, formerly his dad´s shotgun, I wanna take it under my wings. But the thing is that would become my fifth gun meaning the people looking at my case are gonna wonder why I need a fifth gun, and also why another shotgun (third).


-Mind your own business, that´s why!

I feel for ya man, this is why even with the firearms I own I don't take them for granted .

I reckon by then I´m gonna have to get rid of my pump action because I do not want to part with the last of my first two guns that I have left; the Miroku 12-gauge. I like the pump action too but I won´t let Dad´s side-by-side family heirloom get away. Might try to get that license anyway first though before I sell the pump.



Short video interviewing Hickok and his son.

Man I've been wanting to shoot my AR-15 and/or my Derringer but every time I've tried to go to shoot it my neighbors are outside with their kids and it become to busy for safe shooting. I really need to get further in to the country.