A Talk About Guns

[Hanshi]

Thanks for all the posts, guys, but this thread is still open and begging for more gun talk.  I'm with Patocazador in that I too simply like guns.  Over the decades I've owned well over 200+ guns and mourn a few I sadly wish I'd kept.  But truthfully, I still have more than I can use and even more than I have a need for.  But I agree; "need" is irrelevant, it's want that's important.

[beowulf]

As a general thought, the more newcomers, especially women and young people, but those of all ages, we can introduce to the "shooting sports" the better for the hobby, and for all us involved.
  Thats what it is, a hobby, whether you hunt, target shoot, plink, shoot competitively or informally, or whatever; pistol, shotgun rifle, muzzleguns, its a great hobby. 
Lets help recruit as many as possible to enjoy our great hobby, the shooting sports.

one of the better hobbies , and one that certain people would love to take from us ! we cant allow that to happen !

[Patocazador]

As a general thought, the more newcomers, especially women and young people, but those of all ages, we can introduce to the "shooting sports" the better for the hobby, and for all us involved.
  Thats what it is, a hobby, whether you hunt, target shoot, plink, shoot competitively or informally, or whatever; pistol, shotgun rifle, muzzleguns, its a great hobby.

It's not a hobby with me; it's a vocation. Maybe a vacation too. 

[beowulf]

always liked shooting , it was relaxing , and as for the guns , I`ve owned a lot , both muzzleloading and more modern pieces !among my favorites are flintlock tennessee mountain rifles , just like the overall looks , and I`ve owned a couple , remington model 1858 , a favorite , I`ve owned one , and have done repairs on those owned by friends , have had a few tc hawkens and renegades , good rifles , cva kentucky and big bore mountain rifle , good affordable ,and accurate , lyman mountain rifle , in flint and percussion , another well made and accurate shooter that was affordable , centre mark fusil, my first semi custom , great gun pretty historically accurate , and a good shooter , brown bess , another fun gun to shoot , and a handful of used custom rifles , like the tennessee I have now ,  and the transitional pa rifle that I sold to a cousin , curly maple stock , relief carving , sliding wood patchbox , and .69 cal ! and accurate at least to 100 yards ,  my modern stuff has been a bit varied  various revolvers , and military piece such as the ak 47 ( fun to shoot and extremely reliable also much  more accurate than 98% of the people who put them down believe , when you can pick off empty 9mm brass at thirty yards
shooting off hand , without hitting the log they are sittying on , you have an accurate weapon ! and my favorite modern handguns I`ve owned have both been german pieces , the 1898 mauser broomhandle ( most accurate hand gun I have ever pulled the trigger on , and the walther p.38 . I know why the germans used them . they were all good guns , and I regret selling those I parted with , but sometimes you just have to do things you dont want to do ! 

[Hanshi]

I just like them a lot too.  For years I haven't fired my moderns much at all, rarely in fact.  I used to be a top pistol shot but after my eyes became so bad I don't do much with them now.  But muzzleloaders are my, ahem! vocation.  And just because I no longer hunt the woods doesn't mean I don't like shooting them.  I used to know a tremendous amount about guns and could name anything I saw.  But things have changed since I went to muzzleloaders; new, different stuff and calibers I'd never heard of.  But having a "specialty" (flintlocks) is like getting a PhD, you know more and more about less and less.

[bmtshooter]

I am still looking for that magic gun that will put the bullets where I want them to go.

None of mine are very magical.