Most likely going to a Gun Range

Be very careful if you try firing some of the larger calibers.
If you're not careful, could hurt your shoulder.
Have also seen some beautiful black eyes from the butt-stock kicking back and up on people.

 

Or threaten your significant other for a dinner to "not tell tales"? rolleyesrolleyes

 

Quoted from TimW
No, BUT, it is pretty common for a novice to either hurt their shoulder with a rifle or blacken their eye with a scope.

ESPECIALLY for somebody not used to the larger calibers.
Just don't want to see you hurting yourself by accident.

 

Tim have you no shame?rolleyes I'd love to see the pics of you guys shooting,be careful though Laura those big guns put out a lot of heat so you need to keep you guys have to keep cool by wearing tight fitting conductive clothing with a low thermal resistance and you have to keep each other cool by dowsing yourselves down with a high thermal capacity fluid.

I just want you to be safe

:-D

Nah I'm really jealous I hope to one day experience firing some real guns,full auto especially:yum

 

Been there, done that.
All in the name of Service in the U.S. Army.
M-60 machine guns and .50 caliber co-axial machine guns.
Very pretty at night with every 5th round a tracer.

 

Heck yeah, a gun range! Have a 'blast'!! :-D

Seriously, if you have little experience with guns, consider an AR-15 in the 5.56 or .223 caliber. The recoil is negligible. If you fire fairly fast, it feels like someone is pushing your shoulder back, opposed the hard hit you can get from some shotguns and rifles. Also, depending on how they charge for ammo, you might look into buying some ammo online, as it is much cheaper. Last time I bought .223 ammo, it was like $30 or so for 100 rounds. Locally, they usually want $7 to $20 for 20 rounds.

With a little instruction, the AR is not difficult to load or shoot. The 'recoil' is nothing. One thing you might look into, is quality hearing protection. I would look for 30db or better ear muff style hearing protection. They most likely have some there you can use or rent, but they may not be the best. You can really mess up your hearing shooting with poor ear protection. Plus, you are visiting the south, think about that pair of ear muffs on some stranger in the summer.... :-D

Now, if they rent a M-16 in the 5.56, rent that! Semi auto and auto... Shoots the same ammo, just is the military version of the AR.

 

Military=M-16.
Civilian= AR-15 (supposedly semi-auto only. rolleyes)

 

Legal... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U6tORrODJE :-D Easy bump fire.

 

LOL, I suspect Heather might be from Texas. Does show the lack of recoil from the AR.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aovS8X1AGdM Fast forward to 1:30

 

Laura, you will have a blast!! i haven't done that in forever.

With an intro lesson you'll be fine. They will probalby come hang out with you for a while after the lesson just to make sure you remember not to turn around with the gun or something. They will also keep an eye on you and will come back to correct anything potentially dangerous. They may also come back to offer tips once you've shot a few rounds so expect lots of visits.

They probably won't let you use a flash to take pictures. Depends on how the range is set up , they may let you take a picture pretending to shoot between actual shots.

Maybe someone else can answer whether it's usual to have a rangemaster at a private range. Rangemaster will know there are newbies and be watching too. You won't be left to fend for yourself much but it's fun.

Whatever you do, don't think of holding the gun a little away from you because it hurts when it pushes you. I did that once when my shoulder was starting to ache. Left a nice blue mark.

 

Nice video. Probably safe to assume that Heather ain't one of them there New York City girls.

Laura, I'm not familiar with the differences between state laws but around here you can carry a gun, get a concealed weapon's permit and shoot someone on your property -- within some rules. Since it's protected under the right to bear arms, I'm sure there is some version of that in every state and not just Texas. They do tend to be pretty extreme about their guns and take full advantage of the laws that are available in Texas!

 

I’m sure that you'll have a great time, Laura. Australia is a bit better than the U.K. in the gun laws, but still pretty strict. Not much chance of firing full-auto weapons here.
The most important things to remember are about personal safety. Eye protection, ear protection. Just one or two rounds out of a .45 pistol without ear protection will make you wish you had. Other common sense things like never grabbing the barrel, etc.
Even when used correctly, a heavy day's shooting with large cal. and shotguns can leave you with a lot of burst shoulder capillaries. Not necessarily painful, but unsightly for a few days.
Have fun, Laura. And yes, we need pics.!:cool

 

Be careful, each state is different. Castle Doctrine here, but some states require you to retreat, even in your own home. :confused

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-r-0052.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine

I know my state laws, and am comfortable with my use of them. Just make sure you know the laws of the state you are going to, so you don't break a law by mistake.

 

to Fred:
Video link you posted is WAY cool.
Didn't know about that.
Know some people who modded theirs by polishing and grinding inside parts.
Converted to Full auto only with no options.

 

Texas is like it's own country, because at one time, it was!

We are different than other states and I like that frankly. I am just waiting for Texas to become a right to carry state, then I don't have to worry about having my entire right side of my body sweating up a storm with a concealed handgun.

 

They do have a feral hog problem in Texas, he might not have been joking. And I think Heather wears that top for YouTube popularity more than marksmanship... You can always head a few hours east of Dallas, and I will take you shooting. We have an indoor and outdoor range here. I might could find a gun or two for you to shoot.


Hrlow, the stock in the video is legal. If you think about how a 'bump fire' works, the trigger is reset and pulled once for every shot. You 'fire' it by pushing the gun away from your body, while keeping pressure on the trigger with your other hand.

I am surprised they are able to sell that stock. I would get one, but too expensive.

 

5 minutes! :eek I've never shot one before so I'd prolly be done before the ammo,then light cigarette.

Two 30 round clips would do it I think,put a fork in me I'm done!

Then come back to England where its safe:-D

 

to Rikky
The M-16 goes through a 20 round clip in 3.2 seconds on full auto.
At least the model I trained with in 1970.

 

There is no full auto on an M16A2 Service Rifle.

there is Semi and Burst. Burst is three rounds with one trigger squeeze.

 

NRA life member.

Waiting to see how the SCAR pans out. Preliminary tests are very interesting.

 

Don't know about y'all, but I think: Gods, I love Texas.

 

I was tryna describe girls in bikinis,dowsed in water firing guns the way they would on The big bang theory as I know you like that show.:-D

Seems the theme I've just mentioned is really big on Youtube,not my bag really just pointing pout the cliche.

 

Are you sure about that top, Fred. I think maybe it could really help her aim somehow!

Now you have me worried that the Judge may not have been joking about the pigs. Even so, I don't think those pigs have anything to worry about with me.


Btw, I am so picturing you opening up this huge double door closet, with pomp and flourish."


Nope, I am pretty sure that top does not enhance accuracy. And If I was traveling, the guns would be in the trunk... :-D

Actually, Shreveport is almost half way between where I am and Dallas. They have some ranges there if you, or any Texas people are interested in meeting for a friendly range shoot. If anyone is halfway interested, I will look more into the ranges in that area.

 

Free bacon,ham, and pork chops?
Let me at the varmints.

 

I'd LOVE to visit the US,shooting range would be on the top of my list along with bush gardens,Disney Land,cedar point ect.

I'd want to ride all the coasters in the US,especially the top thrill dragster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPjN7zArwiI





Not had a holiday in 15 years so I'm owed one me thinks:-D

On a side note my brother now has his shotgun license so were going buying shotgun and going shooting soon Well not anything compared to shooting rifle but they bang and crap comes out the end so its a start:-D

 

If you ride that sucker, be sure to have clean underwear handy.:-D:-orolleyes

 

I'm a vomiter not pooer.Not so much roller coasters just stuff that spins.

Round and round and round and uke

 

Have fun Laura, and make sure you post picts! If you shoot wild hogs, go for the young ones. Nice and tender. But, the hogs are smart as heck, you most likely wont' see any, unless you are out at night.

 

Have you arrived yet in the Lonestar State?

 

To be fair to Disney, he did build Disney World first, and then took the lessons learned from that to build Disney Land.

 

wrong


He built Disneyland in California first, then Disneyworld in Florida.