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BrightCandle

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I live in the UK, we have quite strict gun laws as to what someone can own in terms of weapons and unless you join a club and spend at least 6 months there you can't even apply for a fire arms certificate, without which you can only own air weapons of restricted power. Admittedly I did join a rifle club so in 6 months I might very well own a genuine 7.62 rifle and ammo, but today I went out and decided to get a plinker from some practice a simple air pistol.

Its a Swiss Arms built Colt 1911 replicate 0.177 steel BB Co2 powered air pistol. Its a blowback model so each round kicks the gun off target requiring reacquisition, although nothing like the strength of the real thing.



The whole time I am travelling back with it in my backpack I felt very strange, it was a strange sensation being in public with a concealed firearm in my backpack even completely unloaded as it obviously was. I get it home, go through the instructions and my first 18 rounds through it (mag size) got the adrenaline going. It was my first time with a firearm without a professional supervising. I have fired 0.22s through m4's, ak47's and even m60's but always on a range with other people around. Firing this at targets felt strangely more dangerous and enjoyable. I wasn't having to wait or be waited on to check the papers and if I thought I had pulled a round I could go check immediately.

There is something in the back of my mind telling me people just aren't meant to have "guns". I love shooting but its just not part of our culture.
 
SpatiallyAware

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BrightCandle said:
I live in the UK,

<snipped melodramatic BS>

There is something in the back of my mind telling me people just aren't meant to have "guns". I love shooting but its just not part of our culture.
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You're right, it's not in your culture. You've been trained to submit, to let your leaders think and decide for you, and the majority of your population are submissive followers. So it makes perfect sense that your adrenaline goes raging off the chart and you get scared of yourself when you have a small hunk of metal in your backpack.


I am proud to be an American, with the direction our US society is heading. Our founding fathers would be proud to hear people from the UK are terrified of this sort of thing.


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OCGuy

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This belongs in OT, but congrats OP! Post this in the "I love guns" thread, where you will get some educated responses.
 
kage69

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I don't feel nationality and/or popular culture are the deciding factors on if firearms are appropriate to use and possess. There are only warriors and non warriors. Are firearms appropriate for warriors? Absolutely.
 
Newell Steamer

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Son, if you aren't able to fire off a munition that will rip a man's head off or blow a foot wide hole in his chest,... then you aren't carrying a firearm.
 
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desy

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where's the fire in the armament?
A co2 powered handgun would be less lethal than a blow dart and maybe outranged ;)

I'll add, an air pistol is great for cheap practice mimicking the process needed for breathing. trigger pull. balance etc
 
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OCGuy

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A "firearm" is whatever the local legislation or culture says it is. The definition of firearm has nothing more to do with "fire" being in the name, than "foot" has to do with American Football.

Good for you OP for at least going beyond what most of your fellow subjects do.
 
MrPickins

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OCGuy said:
A "firearm" is whatever the local legislation or culture says it is. The definition of firearm has nothing more to do with "fire" being in the name, than "foot" has to do with American Football.

Good for you OP for at least going beyond what most of your fellow subjects do.
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This is true of all words.

Now, it may be different in the UK, but in the US, air guns are definitely not classified as firearms.
 
Atreus21

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BrightCandle said:
I live in the UK, we have quite strict gun laws as to what someone can own in terms of weapons and unless you join a club and spend at least 6 months there you can't even apply for a fire arms certificate, without which you can only own air weapons of restricted power. Admittedly I did join a rifle club so in 6 months I might very well own a genuine 7.62 rifle and ammo, but today I went out and decided to get a plinker from some practice a simple air pistol.

Its a Swiss Arms built Colt 1911 replicate 0.177 steel BB Co2 powered air pistol. Its a blowback model so each round kicks the gun off target requiring reacquisition, although nothing like the strength of the real thing.



The whole time I am travelling back with it in my backpack I felt very strange, it was a strange sensation being in public with a concealed firearm in my backpack even completely unloaded as it obviously was. I get it home, go through the instructions and my first 18 rounds through it (mag size) got the adrenaline going. It was my first time with a firearm without a professional supervising. I have fired 0.22s through m4's, ak47's and even m60's but always on a range with other people around. Firing this at targets felt strangely more dangerous and enjoyable. I wasn't having to wait or be waited on to check the papers and if I thought I had pulled a round I could go check immediately.

There is something in the back of my mind telling me people just aren't meant to have "guns". I love shooting but its just not part of our culture.
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If you've got replica written down the side of your gun I've got a Snatch clip to show you.
 
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BrightCandle said:
Its a Swiss Arms built Colt 1911 replicate 0.177 steel BB Co2 powered air pistol. Its a blowback model so each round kicks the gun off target requiring reacquisition, although nothing like the strength of the real thing.

... The whole time I am travelling back with it in my backpack I felt very strange,..

There is something in the back of my mind telling me people just aren't meant to have "guns". I love shooting but its just not part of our culture.
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If you have the interest, I'd suggest getting as much training as possible. Without the proper training, you will never feel comfortable with a weapon.

Even though I have earned three college degrees, the drill sergeant that taught my M1911 class was one of the best instructors that I have ever had. Though, I could of done without his jokes about winning a silver medal in a gun fight.

Then again, the Colt 45 Automatic (M1911) is the only hand gun that I have ever carried. And I only carried that for 15 months and 28 days.

Best of luck,
Uno
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US Army 69-71
 
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