After which, I plan to sue the range for allowing me to fire in a dangerous environment that, in addition to allowing guns, gets too loud and too full of lead. And that makes me feel a bit cramped when I choose to try a 360-degree spinning shot from an automated wheelchair.
Ain’t America great?
It is good you are keeping those necessary skills up.
Have fun and let us know how the spinning and shooting goes…
What kind of firearm are you training with?
Where is your well regulated Militia badge? How are you allowed to carry a weapon, comrade?
Make sure to bring your rubber gloves to pick up your shell casings. The evil that is inherent in all guns might just ooze through your unprotected skin otherwise.
Don’t forget the hazardous pollution from the smokeless powder.
Make sure they have a handicapped ramp and allow seeing eye dogs. (I forget the PC term)
Just because someone is blind doesn’t mean they’ve lost their right to shoot guns.
Don’t forget to duck.
Not sure what I’ll be shooting. The only pistol I own right now I don’t fire, because it was my Dad’s and because it may be a nice little collector’s piece (it’s an old Belgium Browning). So if I had to guess, I suspect the instructor will stick me with a 9mm or a .22.
This next month, if I’m able to financially, I’m picking a .45 ACP (1911 or that new Taurus) and maybe a .40 or 9mm and buying them. Maybe a nice revolver, too. And some sniper rifles. And some shotguns. And maybe a canon and some grenades.
Don’t forget a nice Claymore or two.
Service animals please, and now starring ……
The person who figures out how to house-break a miniature pony is going to make a fortune.
“Oh give me a home
Where the buffalo roam
And the carpets are replaced every day…”
Leigh, I don’t buy Claymores, I make my own. Environmentally friendly too! I use chicken bones, soup can lids (cut up fine), sewing needles, and all those screws I used to accumulate in a big can. Mix it with used kitty litter, fill those used cans (nothing goes to waste!), add the right mix of explosives (be creative!), trip wires, etc.
It’s fun for the whole family. We even decorate them for the holidays. The neighbors love them, but they know to stay off the lawn, so…
That sounds like fun for the whole family indeed, Burt. Do you stencil them with a handy reminder to “point this way”?
Me, I have the boys digging tiger traps next to the electrified fence.
I put up a sign:
trespassers will be shot
survivors will be shot again
Very good, Lee. Is it big enough to see from the road or do the interlopers have to be prying your doors to see it? We have a No Trespassing sign that is partially obscured by bushes. If it’s good enough for the highway signs, it’s good enough for me.
Having a .22 (for frequent target shooting and training) is economically sound. If you start enjoying the activity, with larger calibers, reloading the reclaimed casings is more than worth your time.
The larger shell casing are easier to reload. Just sayin’. )
serr8d, I’m glad to see you embracing your bad self again.
Heh. Sometimes I have too much fun at this.
Thanks, leigh. I was afraid that other fellow was too easily swatted aside.
You’re welcome, serr8d. I’ve been keeping you in my prayers. Is your site back up, too?
A friend sent me this link. The fellow makes a case for a .410 shotgun as the first line home defense weapon. Which I hadn’t heard before, but it’s worth considering. Especially the part where he points out the man of the house may be gone and the wife or kids might be doing the defending.
The same article also makes a case for the .22. Anyway. I thought he made some good points, whadda ya think?
Don’t start another brush fire. That’s all I’m sayin.
Brush fires only start when you’re shooting outside. Or so the authori-tays would lead us to believe.
Just for when I feel like it, leigh, which isn’t so very often.
OH! Jeff, here’s a newly-published “Buying your first gun” article that’s helpful. Probably no so much as the excellent commentary you’ve amassed from this site, but with some neat graphics. They sell ammo too, shipped directly to your door. Nice!
The ultimate in family personal defense.
If you do go for the 1911 then consider a .22 conversion in order to get some inexpensive practice.
‘feets isn’t gonna be happy about this.
I thought the AR-15 was the carbine version of the M-16, developed for airborne and special ops.
the constitutionality of DOMA Section 3 is “an issue of great national importance”?
in obamataxed failshit america’s post-rape fever dreams maybe
This is majorly OT, but fascinating. Chris Hedges, known (at least by me) as the ‘Intellectual Godfather of OWS’, writing on Jonathan Haidt’s newest book…
Seems a natural reaction to moochers, to let ’em learn to do for themselves, and not require goods and services taken from the rest of of. Hedges’ mileage obviously varies.
Only, ‘feets, if you realize that by NOT supporting DOMA, Baracky had to do tremendous push-back against the Constitution. Which he does oftener and oftener as he gains momentum from the successes he’s notching into his anti-Republic weaponry.
Lee, you’re thinking the M4 variant of the M16, with a shortened stock so it’s easier to maneuver in confined spaces, like the back of an APC or in house-to house. The AR-15 is considered the civilian version because it only comes in semi auto without a selector switch.
Jeff, please do check out Ruger’s 1911 offering.
In the past, Ruger’s incredibly reliable and accurate autoloader pistols were panned for ergonomics. During this period the expanding market was saturated with SIG, Glock, H&K, S&W, and a lot of other folks marketing to the public after marketing to military and law enforcement.
Ruger just went after the people that were looking to spend $500 bucks or less… and spent about a decade looking at ergonomics while quietly turning a profit. I like everything they make. The 1911 design demands superb manufacturing standards and that is step one with all Ruger products.
I used to pan the wheelchair systems until I realize you could trailer your belted ammo. It’s all good!
FWIW:
If you “old Begian Browning” doesn’t show evidence of hammering on any mating surfaces, all you really need to do is measure the operating spring and compare it to OEM spec and replace it if necessary.
This is mainly for blowback (.22, .25 ACP, .32 ACP, .380 ACP) models. If you are dealing with a locking design like the High Power or 1911 you should get it checked by a gunsmith.
Well, the civilian version sure, but the military version has a selector (I’ve been told, and also told there is a conversion you can get, if you’re like a Mexican cartel member or something).
My point was, the AR wasn’t originally a civilian design, it is a military design first that was modified for civilian use.
I could be wrong…
Looks more to me as though Haidt ignores Max Weber, than “the wisdom of all the great moral and religious writings on the ethical life […] “. Not to mention, Haidt thinks himself a liberal.
If that “old Belgian Browning” is a Hi Power, I would be on it like white on rice.
So, I guess that whole negotiating with terrorists thing isn’t working out exactly…
I wish I could have an AR-15. Stupid California.
By the way, now that the POTUS has notified the world Arizona has open borders, think Islamists may take advantage?
Just go buy one in Arizona, Lee. You live out in the country, no one is going to know unless you take it to town.
BBH, have you been eating chili again?
Leigh, I’m pretty sure you have to have at least a resident drivers license to buy gun anywhere (legally).
A master criminal I’m not. My luck, I’d get a Fast and Furious murder pinned on me.
I wish I could have an AR-15. Stupid California.
California is nearly as retarded as Britain. That’s some accomplishment.
You don’t have to be a master criminal, you just have to know someone who knows one. I thought we were all about selectively enforcing the law in this country or is that only applicable to the DOJ’s office?
I’m pretty damn sure it’s not applicable to me.
Well, have it your way then. (I’m just teasing you, anyway.)
You can have an “almost” AR-15 in CA:
http://www.riflegear.com/t-evilfeatures.aspx
Wow, cranky, those look, um, different.
You can also change the rifle to make the magazine harder to remove and keep all the standard AR-15 features.
I would like to note that any of the changes required to make an AR-15 California legal could easily be reversed if the owner moved to another state.
It’s OK Lee, I’ve got you sorted.
I thought you could, with a couple of mods to make it less scary.
Generally, if you buy out of state you have to have it shipped to an in-state FFL and have them background you. But I hear you can buy off the shelf nuclear weapons and then evil gun shows, no questions asked.
“…at them evil gun shows…” Derp.
Speaking of starting fires, I was watching TV a couple hours ago when I heard an almighty POP. Thinking it was fireworks, I ignored it until I heard the sirens outside the house.
And saw this.
Not long afterward, one house east of the flaming SUV, a water main broke, so I have no water, and without water, I can’t run my swamp cooler.
All things considered, I’d rather be without water than electricity, but still.
Only 97 degrees of dry Utah heat. A wet bandana and an electric fan do nicely.
what kind of bbq sauce do you use on a suv?
– Typical HuffPravda agitprop for the weekend:
* Trotting out the “RomneyCare was the template for ObamaCare” defense. – Check.
* The Issa document ‘drop’ into the Congressional record……….
……*crickets* – Check
– If they didn’t have Hollywood gossip to fill the page they’d have no page at all.
– HuffPo – Lying for Proggressives one day at a time.
@dicentra: I love all the firefighters standing around and just gawping at it.
Not that I would not do the same. It just amuses me.
Salami said war is inevitable, and the Iranian forces are ready. […]
Salami neglected to mention he also sounds delicious. I’ll save up my meat ration stamps for him.
I love all the firefighters standing around and just gawping at it.
Three big fire trucks, one small motor. A 2-3 person job, max. Yet they were all there.
With fire in this dry weather I’d rather see them have enough guys and equipment to deal with anything likely. Better to roll with too many than not enough. Fire can get big fast.
Not in deep in the middle of the ‘burbs. If we were on the edge of the scrub I could see it, but there’s nothing but houses to burn around here.
Still, they wanted to be sure there were no open fields and stuff nearby.
carbqs aren’t just a french thing
Good thing you’re not in DHS or that training would be for “duck, find cover, & run away“
A very, very, special 4th.
Wonder if there is a good golf course nearby?
A very, very, special 4th.
a carbq in honor of the baracky
DHS or that training would be for “duck, find cover, & run away“
yes i hear being a coward is the thing to do these days.
So, Obama will be spending the 4th in a foreign country. How surprising.
Cranky-d, muse.
#Democrat4th Why we’re in Paris, snorting cheese off of Johnny Depps untrimmed left pinkie fingernail. Why, what are the rubes doing?
#Democrat4th We may have CAIR over for some goat.
– Red fish, Blue fish
– Brown Fish, Clown Fish
– Where else would he vacation but with his fellow statists so they can discuss new ways to spend the fruits of other peoples labor.
– Lee Harvey, where are you now that we need you. Outlaw!
This doesn’t say Obama is going to be in Europe for a fund-raiser. It says George Clooney and various ex-pat supporters will be at the fund-raiser(s).
Not that it would matter, but I believe soliciting funds from non-citizens is illegal, isn’t it?
– Yes Leigh. They cover their asses by manipulating contributions “through” Americans obstensibly stationed overseas.
– I read somewhere that Bunnblefuck is down to “begging” Dem party leaders for funds by phone now.
Hey great news! I live in Austin. Austin’s “conservative/business friendly” Mayor Lee Leffingwell ( a real Texas conservative not the usual Austin Liberal!) joined with the city council in declaring this past Thursday to be Chief Justice John Roberts Day in Austin.
I’m really glad I didn’t know about it until now, because I’m pretty sure that if I had heard about it on Thursday that blood would have leaked or even shot right out of my head in quantities sure to lead to long term medical consequences.
I found out about it from a KLBJ news commentary call in “comedy” show run by a couple of local dunces.
Well, I’m not going to vote for that stupid fucker now. What a jack ass.
Perhaps you’re thinking of the CAR-15? It was indeed a select-fire carbine version of the M-16, introduced in 1965 and intended for Special Forces & such. The few folks I’ve known who’ve used them didn’t like them. Apparently they had reliability issues. I’d think full-auto fire with a 10″ barreled 5.56 would also tend to singe your eyebrows.
But you’re not. The AR-15 was originally designed for the Air Force, with “AR-15” being Armalite’s (AR= Armalite Rifle, eh?) model designation for the rifle.
Incidentally, the AR-15 family of rifles now has the distinction of being the longest-lived rifle design ever to serve with the American military. Adopted in 1963, 49 years ago, and still the first-line rifle in its M4 version. So far as I know that record is only surpassed by the venerable 1911, adopted in 1911 and officially replaced in 1990. After 79 years in service you deserve to be called venerable!
Thanks Swen. I was probably still wrong though, I thought the AR-15 was basically a M-16, shortened and chambered for .223 ammunition.
California now allows a .22 version, but that’s just a liberal metaphor. Style over substance.
The M-16 is .223 as well (or 5.56 mm if you like). The AR-15 is merely the semi-auto only version.
I believe the AR-10 was the original design, which used 7.62×51 ammo.
Wait, I was thinking your average AR-15 was shooting NATO rounds.
I’m a bit confused.
Okay, I googled a bit and I was thinking of the 7.62 as the NATO rifle round and I guess I was firing the 5.56.
While the 7.62×51 and the .308 are generally not interchangeable unless the manufacturer says they are (the M1-A or M-14 must use nato-spec rounds), I believe that many if not most AR-15s can chamber either the 5.56 or the .223. At least, I’ve seen barrels listed that claim either round will work fine. I’m not sure of the actual differences between the latter two rounds.
Okay, I should have looked it up sooner. The external dimensions are the same, but the 5.56 can be loaded to a higher pressure than the .223, which means the 5.56 could damage a gun that only expected to shoot .223. So, one can shoot .223 in a 5.56 gun but not the reverse.
I’m coming to realize I might like the .303 and 30 hyphen symbol 30 just because I’m lazy.
hyphen symbol would work even better as a hyphen
stupid phone