OKAY WHO ON THIS BOARD IS A SHOOTER AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WEAPON

[dirty dog]

I am so sick of politics, I thought I would start a thread where we can discuss a topic and GET ALONG LOL. I went through the process to regain my civil rights and one of them is gun ownership. I am an avid shooter and own many different weapons, my favorites are

Sig Sauer 566
HK 94
Springfield .45 1911
Kimber Custom Eclipse .45

So what you packin LOL. How often do you shoot and do any of you shoot competitions.

[aRandyOne]

Heckler & Koch P9S in .45ACP

[Boots&Spurs]

short range,, ruger blackhawk, 44mag, 71/2 inch barrel
mid range,, marlin 30-30, 3X9 centerpoint scope(dialed in at 100yds)
long rang,, remington, 308, 4X16 centerpoint scope(dialed in at 500yds)
for birds and clays, remington model 870, 12 guage
then for some real fun on clays a little 410 single shot
and yes all are loaded all the time, I have my conceal and carry permit, and everyone in my family from my 75yr old mother to my 19yr old daughter has been through hunter safety and know how and when to use a gun

[Bartman1963]

My all time favorite weapons:

Browning BAR in 30/06 with the BOSS and a Leupold scope

My Benelli 12 gauge autoloader (what beautiful wood that shotgun has)

My Springfield Armory XDM 40 just keeps on shooting and shooting and shooting.

My tack driving Ruger 10/22 autoloader with bull barrell, customized stock, trigger and another excellent Leupold vari-xIII scope

I love to shoot. Best day on the range I ever had? A 3 shot 1/2 inch group with that BAR at 200 meters. Yes I was sitting behind a benchrest, but I'm still proud of that. Factory ammo, Federal premium 180 grain Nosler Partitions. I've still got the target somewhere...

[kcbigpapa]

My favorite gun shoots a liquid discharge. Although, it does take a while to get it to shoot, the accuracy is suspect, the range is nothing to brag about and the reload time is a bitch.

These are my other favorites, plus much more reliable:

HK .45 ACP USP Tactical
HK .40 S&W P2000 SK

[Cheaper2buyit]

me I am a home & car protector so i have a just legal sawed off pump with sabat hollow points it has a casing but inside it looks like a hourglass one side is solid acts a weight & the other flatens puts a nice hole in deer buck. And for the car its a glock 40 or i think glock 22 its light & I can hide it by my side in the car so carjack & see what I have for you or run in my house & I'll make sure GOD talks to you about how to have a good life. Ps I have beams on both not red but a sort of green.

[john_galt]

I guess I'm old fashioned; I like the .45 1911 Colt, my Mossberg Wingmaster w riot magazine, rifle sights, and target load sabot deer slugs (accurate as hell out to 35 yards), and I have had two favorite long weapons; the M-1 Garand and my Weatherby in .338.

If I were dropped in the woods with only one weapon that can do it all; Colt .357 Mk III Trooper (prestrike).

[Cheaper2buyit]

see john we have something in common. now if I was at war its a 6 shot 50 cal or sniper 50 cal or auto 50. fuck them the rock they hide behind or vest but you have to be strong to hold it. other wise a sabot will do the job we put them in some junk engine blocks & some 2 foot trees & well say it dose it job

[Omahan]

S&W Model 57 for home defense.

S&W Model 649 for carry.

[Harvester]

Beretta Model 96 .40cal
Remington 870 12 gauge for clays

Good idea for a change of pace!

[JRLawrence]

1. Browning BAR; 30/06 Groups are usually too loose (unless a good gunsmith has worked on the action to tighten things up); at over 300 yards go to bolt action. The BAR is a bullet burner, and someone has to carry the bullets. The M-60, although heavier gives better firepower. Instead of the BAR, the M-15, or M-14 converted for full auto pumps out the shells enough to heat up the barrel. I always felt that automatic weapons limit one's ability to achieve the calmness and concentration needed to bring us tight groups at long distance.
2. 1911 45; trained on it in the corps. Qualified expert. Too heavy, most groups are loose. Hated the military version. A lot of nonmilitary gun smiths have done some fabulous things with this platform. I have seen some fantastic shooting with worked on models. For me, I just can't get around the bad experience. I was issued a 38 in the corps and carried it for 2 years. Sorry guys, I just told you how old I am.
3. Now? I like the S&W Featherweight 38, 5 shot; loaded with High Pressure hollow points (not factory recommended) A light weight personal protection that with HP hollow points packs all the punch one needs. Easy enough to hold to be sure of a shot. Practice with regular rounds to prevent frame damage. Always load all the guns you carry with factory loads. Never load a carried gun with a hand (or wild) load, it really looks bad in court. By the way, if you need more than five, you haven't taken the time to aim. The 38 is good because most all needs for a hand gun are 21 feet and less (that statistic is why MO - and a lot of other states) qualify for concealed carry at 21 feet. If you must, the hammer is pulled back for a steady shoot, or trigger pull for the close shot. Sometimes the 38 is too much for work, a 308 is a nice personal gun along with an older style High Standard 22 magnum derringer, an accurate little gun with a magnum surprise, and without the weight of the 45 derringer.
4. For long distance, the 308 (military 7.62 NATO round - 30 caliber packs almost as much punch as a 30.06, same bullet & slightly shorter case; shorter case designed for auto and semi auto fire) is the weapon of choice, with the sling rig in prone position, an open site can be used at up to 1000 yards; 8 out of 10 shots in an 8 in bull @ 1000 yards was common in the corps for unofficial range practice, WITH THE WRAPPED SLING IN PRONE POSITION!!! Qualification distance was always much shorter. The M-14 in semi auto brings you right back to the target position with a 20 round clip; it is fantastic without a scope. I never felt the need for full auto, just a waste of bullets and concentration. At 500 to 1000 yards, a scope mount just limited the amount of time needed to get on target. At 1000 yards and over, we used a single shot 50 caliber with scope and a couple of sandbags.
5. Perhaps the sweetest weapon is the 79 single shot grenade launcher. But you can't get your hands on one as a civilian. This is the weapon that John Kerry shot himself with because he shot straight for the shore from a boat, instead of up to put it further out. He wrote himself up for the Purple Heart. What a fool. Please read the book "Unfit to Command" by those who knew him before any response that may favor the idiot whose commander warned him that he was about to shot himself.

[ANONONE]

I am a shooter. I like the shiny blue ones the best!

[john_galt]

Talk about heavy metal...

I used the M-14 in the navy and I was pretty proficient with it to the envy of the gunners mates. We snipes are supposed to know wrenches and grease guns not semiautomatic weapons. The 8 shots in the Garand force you to pick your shots instead of having 20 in the M014. I also regularly outshot our GMC chief with the .45. My .45 was a tack driver until it was stolen by LE.

Never had an opportunity to try a real machine gun but I liked what I could do with a MP-5.

[PSD]

Down here in Tulsa, a little further south, my Glock 9mm compact keeps the fort safe. 2 clips of 15 hollow points each guarantees no one comes through the door unwanted.

Oh, and a Remington 16 gauge pump for backup, or for tearing the hell out of some skeet! Sweet damn gun!

Great thread!

[lookn2u4fun69]

Ruger 7mm rem mag., ruger super blackhawk .44, ruger single 6 .22 ( this one I have taken to the range with several providers for their first shoot).

Ruger Old Navy blackpowder