john_anderson_ii
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We've gained quite a few new members since the last time we broached this topic, so I'd like to start the gun owner's conversation up again.
I'm a "gun enthusiast" and we make marksmanship a family event around here. I live in Arizona, so as long as one is willing to accept the responsibilities, owning a firearm and a CCW is pretty easy to come by. I'm also a former Marine, and as such I value marksmanship. I really, really enjoy the sense of pride a well placed shot gives me.
On a daily basis, I carry a Glock 23 (.40 cal compact) or an HK P2000 (.40 cal subcompact). My wife and I trade out these two pistols, depending on who has more room and who wants to carry the heavier pistol. I'm a big fan of Glock, they are pretty much unbreakable and will fire every time you ask them to do so. However, I've got to say, the HK with the LEM trigger is by far my favorite handgun, even if I put looser groups on paper due to it's smaller frame. I can only hold the HK with three fingers.
As far as long arms go, my main long range choice is my Lithgow SMLE MKIII rifle. I recently obtained a boatload of reloading equipment and am beginning to learn to the ammunition manufacture trade, a.k.a reloading. That seems to be the only way I'll be able to afford British .303 rounds in the future because it seems no one is making this round anymore. With Federal ammunition I can put saucer sized groups at 500yds from prone with iron sights. I don't care much for optics.
I'm also really getting into shotguns. The only shotgun I have is a Mossberg 590A 12ga, which I picked up for practically a song and a dance. I'm currently looking for a kit that offers a folding stock, pistol grip and rubberized slide for it. I'm also looking for a 20ga of some sort for the kids.
The most accurate pistol I have is surprisingly a Glock 22C (.40 caliber, full sized, compensated). Too bad it's not practical to carry. It's too big, and the muzzle flash from the recoil compensator will blind you at night.
For family shooting I keep a Walther P22 .22lr semi-automatic pistol, and a Mossberg 46B .22lr bolt-action rifle. My eldest, at 9 years old, can go to the ranges with me, but even my 7 year old can handle these weapons well in the informal environment of open desert shooting. My 9 year old is about to grow out of the .22lr rifle, so I'm looking for something bigger than .22lr but smaller than .223 or .270 and semi-automatic. I still haven't figured out what I want next for her.
So, if there are any new gun enthusiasts on this board, what do you own and how and when do you use it?
I'm a "gun enthusiast" and we make marksmanship a family event around here. I live in Arizona, so as long as one is willing to accept the responsibilities, owning a firearm and a CCW is pretty easy to come by. I'm also a former Marine, and as such I value marksmanship. I really, really enjoy the sense of pride a well placed shot gives me.
On a daily basis, I carry a Glock 23 (.40 cal compact) or an HK P2000 (.40 cal subcompact). My wife and I trade out these two pistols, depending on who has more room and who wants to carry the heavier pistol. I'm a big fan of Glock, they are pretty much unbreakable and will fire every time you ask them to do so. However, I've got to say, the HK with the LEM trigger is by far my favorite handgun, even if I put looser groups on paper due to it's smaller frame. I can only hold the HK with three fingers.
As far as long arms go, my main long range choice is my Lithgow SMLE MKIII rifle. I recently obtained a boatload of reloading equipment and am beginning to learn to the ammunition manufacture trade, a.k.a reloading. That seems to be the only way I'll be able to afford British .303 rounds in the future because it seems no one is making this round anymore. With Federal ammunition I can put saucer sized groups at 500yds from prone with iron sights. I don't care much for optics.
I'm also really getting into shotguns. The only shotgun I have is a Mossberg 590A 12ga, which I picked up for practically a song and a dance. I'm currently looking for a kit that offers a folding stock, pistol grip and rubberized slide for it. I'm also looking for a 20ga of some sort for the kids.
The most accurate pistol I have is surprisingly a Glock 22C (.40 caliber, full sized, compensated). Too bad it's not practical to carry. It's too big, and the muzzle flash from the recoil compensator will blind you at night.
For family shooting I keep a Walther P22 .22lr semi-automatic pistol, and a Mossberg 46B .22lr bolt-action rifle. My eldest, at 9 years old, can go to the ranges with me, but even my 7 year old can handle these weapons well in the informal environment of open desert shooting. My 9 year old is about to grow out of the .22lr rifle, so I'm looking for something bigger than .22lr but smaller than .223 or .270 and semi-automatic. I still haven't figured out what I want next for her.
So, if there are any new gun enthusiasts on this board, what do you own and how and when do you use it?
