Guns Guns and more Guns!

[Justaguyin_nc]

My latest toy outside the music arena...
.22lr Henry GoldenBoy...wooohooo..
what a hoot to shoot..
Very smoothe action..
if you like plinking..get your hands on one..
very well made here in the ole U.S.A.!
GrandKids love it!

http://www.henryrepeating.com/h004_goldenboy.cfm

think Im gonna try one of the 17 hmr Varmint rifles next!!

:AOK:

 

[just strum]

I thought you were referring to the USPS theme song.

 

[Robert]

Is a weapon a toy?

 

[street music]

I've been thinking of selling a couple of my guns to buy more guitars, could be my next big move. I'll keep the 9mm just for intruders and maybe the 12ga riot gun.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Is a weapon a toy?

Ofcourse... back in MY day... Plinking with a .22 was a great sport..
OMG... it's not my day anymore.. throw them all away...
run and hide from them..
Let's just let the bad guys have them!!

lol.. plinking is a hobby.. and a .22 is a toy.. that needs to be explained in it's use...

Adult gun users knew what I meant...

Yes, I know how to explain them to kids.. something alot of people have forgotten how to do.

wayyyyyyyyyy cooooool x10

 

[just strum]

Is a weapon a toy?

No, but they are fun when used properly and the fact that Justaguyin has the grand kids shooting my assumption is there is a lot of safety discussion before anyone pulls a trigger.

I was raised in a poor neighborhood (everytime I hear something like that I think of Steve Martin). Anyway we use to stick 22 rifles down our pant leg and go underneath this bridge and shoot rats the size of cats. No safety discussion, but it was a blast.

My uncle is a big gun advocate, but I tell you what, no one gets near them without a discussion about safety.

Is a gun a toy? Yes, in a sense that it can be entertaining and it is a developed skill to be good at using one. Remember, any toy can become a weapon. I'm much more fearful of a drunk behind the wheel of a car, than I am a responsible person with a gun.

Edit: Justaguyin posted while I was writing, it's good to see I was accurate.

 

[Childbride]

i was taught to shoot as a teenager, and you had to learn The Rules. i learned at my grandparents' ranch with a 410, and gun respect was utmost. you had to be ready to shoot wild boar... i was never the hunter type. but i respect hunters.

i've owned many in my lifetime, but the one that was the Abso-Most fav to shoot was a 50 cal Desert Eagle. [my second fav was an M1grand, man, is that sucker accurate]

i used to go to a shooting range in south austin back in the early 90's, and my ex made some smarty pants bet about me not being able to hit the target.

i got it dead on every shot...

then turned around to hear someone ask why my forehead was bleeding...

the gas assist from that sucker kicked the shells back into my forehead and i was too focused to even notice.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Lol, I can understand focused...

back in cowboy action shooting dauz.. the first day with the double barrel..

I shot it half the day.. that night... all bruised from the shoulder to my tit.. ummm pecs...

Never felt it till morning though..

Such a rush...

Never fired a Desert Eagle.. hope to someday..

 

[just strum]

The funniest thing is to yell "take cover" around Shiner.

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Those Henry's are fine toys uh weapons. Seriously I've always wanted one and in a .22 it would probably be affordable but I still want a new Ruger 10/22 in stainless steel...although that Henry in .22 Long Rifle is giving me gas. My old Marlin Model 60 is ready for retirement.

 

[street music]

Desrt Eagles are wicked guns to shoot, I don't own one but Ive seen what they feel like and what they can do. My Ruger 9mm is my favorite pistol and my Savage 270 is my favorite rifle.

 

[Algonquin]

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

My old Marlin Model 60 is ready for retirement.

Memories..Marlin/Glenfield 60...
anyone aged 50-70 should have had one of these sometime in their life if they plinked alot...
that was a neat cheap lil .22.
I believe mine went to my youngest boy many years ago.

Tone, you would love the cycling action of these golden boy .22's...
just a pleasure to hold and shoot.

 

[sumitomo]

My parole officer said to me more more guns or bombs for you Sumi :nono:

 

[Epiphone]

Those 17 hmr varmint rifles are real good. ive shot them before and never had a problem with them.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Those 17 hmr varmint rifles are real good. ive shot them before and never had a problem with them.

The explosive effects this round delivers really is impressive.
Actually a pretty modern load.. 2001?



Although the ammo does not qualify for cheap plinking. about $18.00 for box 50 after taxes etc.

Since 2004? They have a Mach II out in .17 which is the 22lr slimmed down to .17 instead of the Magnum .22..
seems to have the same effects... and costs alot less. about $4.00 for box of 50.
Fewer rifles are available though in this cal.

Exploding bottles and cans does make for smiles while plinking.

The 22lr would just go through these.. the .17 fragments on impact..
which also makes it a safer round for plinking when ya think about it.

 

[WackyT]

That video above made me immediately think of this clip from "The Jerk".

He hates these cans!

That looks like a great plinker rifle Justaguy! The one that caught my eye was the .357/.38 Big Boy.

Just as an FYI, for those who are a bit confused over what the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States says and means:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Definitions:

Bear: to have and be entitled to: to bear title. (Not Yogi & ****oo.)
Arms: weapons, esp. firearms. (Not what is attached to your shoulders.)

 

[Bloozcat]

Now, what the guy in the video really needed to try, was a few 2-liter plastic soda bottles filled with warm water, red dye, and some baking soda. Just throw them on the black bed liner in the pickup bed and drive to the range with them bouncing around back there. On a nice warm day, they'd be ready to burst all on their own. When a high velocity bullet hits it, all you see is a cloud of red mist...

 

[ZMAN]

Robert: A word to the wise. Don't go there. I learned a long time ago. To leave that one alone.

 

[Robert]

Go where?

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Memories..Marlin/Glenfield 60...
anyone aged 50-70 should have had one of these sometime in their life if they plinked alot...
that was a neat cheap lil .22.
I believe mine went to my youngest boy many years ago.

Tone, you would love the cycling action of these golden boy .22's...
just a pleasure to hold and shoot.

It's kinda like choosing between a Les Paul or a Strat huh.

 

[ZMAN]

Robert:I try not to get into a discussion about guns, with our friends from the US.
We have such restrictied access to them we can't relate to to how many people actually have several guns especially hand guns down there. Don't get me wrong I have hunted all my life but I haven't even touched a hand gun. That is what I meant by don't go there. I was going on your question about a weapon being a toy.

 

[TS808]

Robert:I try not to get into a discussion about guns, with our friends from the US.
We have such restrictied access to them we can't relate to to how many people actually have several guns especially hand guns down there. Don't get me wrong I have hunted all my life but I haven't even touched a hand gun. That is what I meant by don't go there. I was going on your question about a weapon being a toy.

Down here, purchasing a handgun is not just walking into a shop, and then walking out. There are background checks and a waiting period before you can purchase a handgun. I'm a handgun owner too, as was my father and grandfather, and safety and responsibility were ALWAYS the first things taught.

I've only used my handgun at a firing range, and hopefully that will be the only time I use it.

 

[Robert]

Ahh, don't worry ZMAN, I can tell where there is a difference.

 

[Justaguyin_nc]

Wow what a company.... Henry Repeating Arms big thumbs up!

I registered that Golden Boy online recently...

I sent an email telling the company it's a great rifle and smooth action.
I then had to let them know there was a "slight" scratch on one side of the stock, but seeing I was going to hang it the other way it didn't bother me to much, but did bother me at the price I paid.

The Pres. Sends me an email.. new front and rear stocks in the mail for FREE!

That's a truelly American made , Product proud company for ya!!

I recieved the stocks yesterday in the mail..

they even included the Brass Butt plate on the new stock!

Im buying another gun from them even if I don't need one!

Most excellent!!

What a sweet TOY!!!

 

[Kazz]

ahh the fond memories of shooting with my ex fil. He had a Ruger Redhawk Stainless with the 7 1/2" barrel...that thing is a cannon...and of all the guys in his family who have been shooting all their lives....he being over 60...and I were the only ones who could fire that gun with accuracy....all the nephews were afraid of it.....

To date my favorite shooter was his 30/30 that I learned how to deer hunt with.....and pinking cans at 300 yards uphill with that was a lot of fun.


I had a 22lr when I was a kid but did not have anyone around that would take me shooting so I got rid of it.....big mistake.

Lost my 9mm Ruger in the first divorce....

 

[ted s]

Here is my latest aquirement..

 

[just strum]

Here is my latest aquirement..

You have a permit to carry that?

 

[Robert]

Here's mine. I use it for hunting aliens.

 

[ted s]

You have a permit to carry that?

yup, but it's a ****** to conceal