The firearm thread

**deanohit** · 3rd July 2008, 13:35

Originally Posted by Wolf

The venerable "Smelly". That was one of my learning weapons as a nipper. I have a friend who had a tidy little collection of them before he got rid of it - to me.

Only got one of them left now.

I've got to agree with the quote - I'll take a SMLE over an AK any day (though I'd probably prefer one of the "sporterised" or "cut-down" versions when trudging through the woods with a rifle).

My Grandad still uses a sporter for hunting, had it many years now.

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 16:38

I'm off to LA in the morning. I'll definitely be heading back to a favourite indoor firing range to shoot a few handguns. My favourite .45 is calling my name. Great fun!

http://www.firingline.net/northridge/

**Wolf** · 7th July 2008, 17:15

Originally Posted by alanzs

I'm off to LA in the morning. I'll definitely be heading back to a favourite indoor firing range to shoot a few handguns. My favourite .45 is calling my name. Great fun!

http://www.firingline.net/northridge/

Happy shooting. Hope you are more accurate and methodical with your shooting than that smiley...

**Wolf** · 7th July 2008, 17:17

From their site:

FOR SAFETY REASONS!!
If you bring your own ammunition...
It must be Full Metal Jacket (FMJ, TMJ, CMJ) or completely lead.
Hollow point, steel core, or soft point/semi-jacketed bullets are NOT allowed.

Wolf Brand ammunition is NOT allowed

bwahahahahahaha! I don't fucking blame them. That budget shite gives other budget shite a bad name.

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 19:04

Originally Posted by Wolf

Happy shooting. Hope you are more accurate and methodical with your shooting than that smiley...

I happen to be a really good shot.

I've been shooting since I was about 10 years old (39 years ago). I was taught to respect firearms and was trained accordingly, been to a few firearms training courses as well. It's great fun.

**scumdog** · 7th July 2008, 19:08

Originally Posted by alanzs

I happen to be a really good shot.

I've been shooting since I was about 10 years old (39 years ago). I was taught to respect firearms and was trained accordingly, been to a few firearms training courses as well. It's great fun.

Them US ranges are the schizz eh?

Full autos, pistols etc - all stuff not so easy to access in NZ.

Love it when I'm there.

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 19:10

Originally Posted by Wolf

From their site:

bwahahahahahaha! I don't fucking blame them. That budget shite gives other budget shite a bad name.

The range has about 20 lanes for shooting. They have a rule that you're not to shoot more than one round per second. I was a member for a few years. One time I was there, a rat crept onto the range. Within about two seconds, almost everyone shot that poor miserable rodent into tiny bits. The range Marshall quickly ordered everyone to "stop shooting" over the loud speaker. God damn, that was really fun!

When you approach the front door, there is a huge red stop sign, warning you to not enter without your weapon's breech being opened, and weapon unloaded as you WILL BE SHOT! All the workers there, for obvious reasons, carry handguns.

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 19:14

Originally Posted by scumdog

Them US ranges are the schizz eh?

Full autos, pistols etc - all stuff not so easy to access in NZ.

Love it when I'm there.

I agree. Whenever we would have friends over from NZ, we'd take them to the range. They just couldn't believe that you can just walk in and rent a gun and shoot away. They used to espeically like the targets that looked like a sihouette of a person. How cool and un-PC is that?

We used to joke that we can go out to the desert and shoot cans; Mexicans, Central Americans, African Americans. heheheheee... So naughty!

In Vegas, if you ever get the chance, you can rent fully automatic machine guns. They're a total blast to shoot.

**scumdog** · 7th July 2008, 19:26

Originally Posted by alanzs

In Vegas, if you ever get the chance, you can rent fully automatic machine guns. They're a total blast to shoot.

Too right - but the buggers wouldn't let me bring my own ammo - and their prices were a tad step.

Lake Havasu City AZ has a better deal.

**sAsLEX** · 7th July 2008, 19:34

Originally Posted by scumdog

Full autos, pistols etc - all stuff not so easy to access in NZ.

Depends where you work really!

Originally Posted by alanzs

In Vegas, if you ever get the chance, you can rent fully automatic machine guns. They're a total blast to shoot.

Yes, yes they are.

Shame the horses that roam around the ranges in Wiberia aren't allowed to be shot......... unlike your rat!

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 19:40

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Depends where you work really!

Yes, yes they are.

Shame the horses that roam around the ranges in Wiberia aren't allowed to be shot......... unlike your rat!

That when night shooting is handy...

**sAsLEX** · 7th July 2008, 19:41

Originally Posted by alanzs

That when night shooting is handy...

When the RSM suggests you don't shoot them....... well generally you never ignore the RSM

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 19:41

Originally Posted by scumdog

Too right - but the buggers wouldn't let me bring my own ammo - and their prices were a tad step.

Lake Havasu City AZ has a better deal.

They are a rip, but just the uniqueness of doing it is fun. The problem is fully automatic shoots a lot of rounds, really fast! I'll have to try Havasu next time I'm in the area.
Cheers!

**alanzs** · 7th July 2008, 19:43

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

When the RSM suggests you don't shoot them....... well generally you never ignore the RSM

Fair enough. We wouldn't want to give hunters a bad name either. Not like them bloody bikers!

**Wolf** · 7th July 2008, 20:08

Originally Posted by alanzs

I happen to be a really good shot.

I've been shooting since I was about 10 years old (39 years ago). I was taught to respect firearms and was trained accordingly, been to a few firearms training courses as well. It's great fun.

I wasn't disparaging you, cobber, just that Gung-Ho pistol-packin' smiley.