Should you buy a gun or not?

[El Capitan]

I see Alec Baldwin is claiming that he 'never pulled the trigger' when he shot that young woman.

He can’t prove that statement. In fact, I can prove he did.

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

Do any of you guys sell your guns? I have every gun I have ever bought, except 1, I had a pistol chambered in 357 sig that my son really wanted so I sold it to him.

 

[Gofirstclass]

Jayhawk, over the years I have sold about 75 guns. Mostly to strangers and all before Washington's restrictive laws about the transferring of guns of any sort.

 

[OllieC]

Do any of you guys sell your guns? I have every gun I have ever bought, except 1, I had a pistol chambered in 357 sig that my son really wanted so I sold it to him.

Sold one and bought/gave another as a present. The present was a matching Mark IV Hunter that I have, to a buddy for taking me on a fly in.

 

[Steve S]

Years ago I had a Ruger Security Six, in stainless. I wish I had never sold it and would buy one again if I could find one. Had a great time shooting that gun.

 

[El Capitan]

I’m buying my Glock or Sig off private party.

No paperwork.

 

[boatman37]

I have sold or traded quite a few. Never got rid of any long guns except a few I have passed down to my kids. I had a junk Jennings Bryco 59 that I sold or traded around 1996. Had a Ruger P94 I sold or traded around 2000. Had a Ruger P101 in .357 that I sold around 2003. Had a Glock model 27 I traded about 3 years ago for my S&W M&P Shield. I think that's it. Still have my model 27 Glock (.40 cal) and my M&P Shield (9mm). All were bought/sold and or traded legally

 

[Woody]

Do any of you guys sell your guns? I have every gun I have ever bought, except 1, I had a pistol chambered in 357 sig that my son really wanted so I sold it to him.

I think I've sold 4. One was my S&W Mod36, actually a gift to my son in law. The one I regret was a Model 12 Winchester. It was like new and the case was quality leather with real sheepskin liner. I only paid 70 bucks for it but that was when I was 16. I've got another one but wish I'd have keep that first one just because. The last gun I bought was in '94. I bought a little Beretta with the idea I'd velcro it to the bottom of my bikes gas tank after an incident I had near Chicago. Never did it, just another gun in the gun case. Don't need anymore. Pretty much the only guns I shoot are my .22s and that's not anything like I used to.

 

[OllieC]

I think I've sold 4. One was my S&W Mod36, actually a gift to my son in law. The one I regret was a Model 12 Winchester. It was like new and the case was quality leather with real sheepskin liner. I only paid 70 bucks for it but that was when I was 16. I've got another one but wish I'd have keep that first one just because. The last gun I bought was in '94. I bought a little Beretta with the idea I'd velcro it to the bottom of my bikes gas tank after an incident I had near Chicago. Never did it, just another gun in the gun case. Don't need anymore. Pretty much the only guns I shoot are my .22s and that's not anything like I used to.

My dad had a Model 12 and was the 1st gun I learned how to shoot - kicked like a mule (to me at 12) with that wood stock. Embarrassed to say but I almost blew my foot off shooting trap with it. Held my finger on the trigger and pumped it while pointed at the ground waiting my turn. Not sure who was more scared, me or all the adults standing with me. Dangerous safety lesson for a 12 year old.

 

[Woody]

My dad had a Model 12 and was the 1st gun I learned how to shoot - kicked like a mule (to me at 12) with that wood stock. Embarrassed to say but I almost blew my foot off shooting trap with it. Held my finger on the trigger and pumped it while pointed at the ground waiting my turn. Not sure who was more scared, me or all the adults standing with me. Dangerous safety lesson for a 12 year old.

My cousin did something, never was clear what, but he shot through one foot with a 12ga. His dad wasn't a hunter or gun person so he made a big boo boo learning on his own. I rarely see him but I know that foot has been a problem and hurting ever since.

 

[Gofirstclass]

Now that this thread has turned in the direction of dumb things we've done let me share one of mine.

The security guards for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation used to use one of the cops I worked with (usually I got stuck with doing it) to hold their qualifications. They didn't have a range so they used our range. Easy to do, I just had to be there to make sure things got unlocked then locked up again when we all left the range.

We had one of those old aluminum frame office chairs that had a thick cushion on the seat part. It had been around the range for years but was comfy so nobody tossed it in the trash. The local mice had chewed a hole in the front of the seat cushion and used it for a hotel when we weren't using it to sit on.

So there I am, the range officer, watching carefully to make sure these guys didn't shoot each other. I was sitting behind the firing line and keeping watch on the guys on thye line.

I leaned back in the chair and quite unexpectedly, a mouse jumped out of the hole in the front of the seat. It scared the bejesus out of me so, operating purely on reaction, I drew from the seated position and shot that flippin' mouse before he'd gone 5 feet.

I'm not sure who was the most scared/startled....me or the guys on the firing line who had some dumb shit crank off a round from behind them. Word of that never got back to my department.

 

[OllieC]

I was listening to a show the other day and I don’t think this could be more true. You ‘typically’ will never find a more geeked out group than legal firearm owners in regards to firearms & especially safety. Just go to a range sometimes and not follow basic safety protocols. Chances are you will get a talking too from the owners of the range and/or other gun owners. This thread is a perfect example of that. There are exceptions of course.

 

[firecadet613]

I was listening to a show the other day and I don’t think this could be more true. You ‘typically’ will never find a more geeked out group than legal firearm owners in regards to firearms & especially safety. Just go to a range sometimes and not follow basic safety protocols. Chances are you will get a talking too from the owners of the range and/or other gun owners. This thread is a perfect example of that. There are exceptions of course.

Every class I've ever taken, it's always the same. You break a safety rule, you're done for the day. Zero tolerance for unsafe gun handling.

 

[TimW]

I’m buying my Glock or Sig off private party.

No paperwork.

Since you list it first, I'll guess you're a Chicago resident, rather than Vero Beach.

You're not legally buying any gun in IL without the State Police knowing about it.

You're not allowed to purchase a handgun in Florida unless a resident.


Nothing like announcing you're gonna commit a felony on a public message board!

 

[boatman37]

One year I was at qualifying and there were 8 of us on the line. We had 4 PA State Police firearms instructors (2 students per instructor). So I was #7 and the guy next to me at #8 was a lose cannon. He was about 75 and always carried 3 guns everywhere he went and when not in uniform he would have 1 on his hip, 1 in the small of his back and 1 on his ankle, all out in the open. So this guy would always tell stories about how he was a war vet and firearms expert and could shoot a booger off a gnat at 100 yards and he didn't need instructors. So he begins firing and 1/2 his rounds missed his paper completely and pretty sure 1 of his rounds actually hit my target. So the instructor says something to him and the guy slowly turns with his gun still pointed about waits high turning towards the instructor (away from me). The instructor stuck his hand out to 'stiff arm' the gun to stop it coming towards him. The guy got an earful after that.

 

[Woody]

I was listening to a show the other day and I don’t think this could be more true. You ‘typically’ will never find a more geeked out group than legal firearm owners in regards to firearms & especially safety. Just go to a range sometimes and not follow basic safety protocols. Chances are you will get a talking too from the owners of the range and/or other gun owners. This thread is a perfect example of that. There are exceptions of course.

There's plenty of goof balls and clowns out there I think. When I was a kid a neighbor man down the road(a nice guy but didn't seem to bright) went out shining deer. He was shining a field on another neighbors farm and shot a deer....except it wasn't a deer, it was one of the farmers cows. I don't think that surprised anyone that knew him....he was the same guy that once built a garage into a side hill. He dug it out by hand, worked hard at it, took him a while but he finally had a garage. Problem was, first time he pulled his Jeep pickup in it's roof hit the top of the door opening, wouldn't fit.

 

[OllieC]

There's plenty of goof balls and clowns out there I think. When I was a kid a neighbor man down the road(a nice guy but didn't seem to bright) went out shining deer. He was shining a field on another neighbors farm and shot a deer....except it wasn't a deer, it was one of the farmers cows. I don't think that surprised anyone that knew him....he was the same guy that once built a garage into a side hill. He dug it out by hand, worked hard at it, took him a while but he finally had a garage. Problem was, first time he pulled his Jeep pickup in it's roof hit the top of the door opening, wouldn't fit.

There’s always the exception.

 

[Creekwood]

My dad had a Model 12 and was the 1st gun I learned how to shoot - kicked like a mule (to me at 12) with that wood stock. Embarrassed to say but I almost blew my foot off shooting trap with it. Held my finger on the trigger and pumped it while pointed at the ground waiting my turn. Not sure who was more scared, me or all the adults standing with me. Dangerous safety lesson for a 12 year old.

The first gun I bought myself when I was 16, and still have today is my Winchester model 1200 12. Such a smooth action. I bought it for waterfowl so it’s a 30” win choke barrel. I wish I bought an upland bird barrel for it while they were still available. Such a smooth action for a cheap gun.

 

[RBB]

The first gun I bought myself when I was 16, and still have today is my Winchester model 1200 12. Such a smooth action. I bought it for waterfowl so it’s a 30” win choke barrel. I wish I bought an upland bird barrel for it while they were still available. Such a smooth action for a cheap gun.

Desirable shot gun sir, great first gun purchase. What is the barrel length?

 

[Creekwood]

Desirable shot gun sir, great first gun purchase. What is the barrel length?

It’s 30. They made lots of different barrels for it but had to find them now. I lucked out as a kid picking a good one. I spent all my summer job money on that gun, just in time for hunting season.