Gun nuts - US of A

mudcow007

just got an email off a bloke i worked with. he is from Liverpool but we moved him over to Exton - Pensylvania a few years ago to open a branch up for us over there

he got his US citizenship so can own a gun now

for his 35th his wife just bought him a AK47 semi automatic

:shock:

Kieran_Burns

Like you wouldn't give your right nut to fire a Barret 50 cal sniper rifile...

jonginge

When you absolutely, positively have to kill every moth$%f*cker in the room

rubertoe

Like he needed to go all the way to the US of A to get hold of one - he worked in Liverpool FFS.

CiB

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Like you wouldn't give your right nut to fire a Barret 50 cal sniper rifile...

TWH & FossyAnt have just done that for nothing more than casual sex though.

Is just me that never sees images at work on these threads?

Kieran_Burns

CiB wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Like you wouldn't give your right nut to fire a Barret 50 cal sniper rifile...

TWH & FossyAnt have just done that for nothing more than casual sex though.

Is just me that never sees images at work on these threads?

Just you but I know why :P

meanredspider

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Like you wouldn't give your right nut to fire a Barret 50 cal sniper rifile...

I worked one summer at the Royal Ordnance factory in Enfield when it existed - I got to fire a 50mm cannon down the range - now one of those would be seriously cool when a bus cuts you up! 8) :twisted: 8) :twisted: 8)

CiB

Oh...

It's time then...

mudcow007

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Like you wouldn't give your right nut to fire a Barret 50 cal sniper rifile...

isnt that a cgi barret?

an yes i would mucho give all love spuds to pop a few caps from a 50 cal

anyone seen the video of the guy firing a barret one handed :shock:

FoldingJoe

Anonymous

I fired a few fun guns with the SAS in Jersey. They had a van full of guns just chucked into the back like discarded toys and then came opened the side door which had several crates of ammunition and just said

"Go on then boys, turn these rounds into empty cases"

M4, Sig 552, AK47, Sniper rifle (this wasn't a Barret as it was single shot with a 10 round magazine), Mp5, uzis.

It was awesome

The Rookie

Fired a few interesting guns while in the navy, mostly Brit/American stuff but we were taught how to use an AK47....

The Americans manage every year to have 35,000 deaths due to gunshot injuries (yep 100 a day average) - not a surprise really!

mudcow007

The Beginner wrote:

Fired a few interesting guns while in the navy, mostly Brit/American stuff but we were taught how to use an AK47....

The Americans manage every year to have 35,000 deaths due to gunshot injuries (yep 100 a day average) - not a surprise really!

i mentioned this my mate yesterday an he said "that's rubbish"

he said its safer because you can protect your house from burglars an shoot if they enter your property :shock:

so i said what about burglars that carry guns because they know house owners might have one

rick_chasey

Tony Martin ftw.

:roll:

rebs

I'm happy with my SA80 A2 L85 )

meanredspider

rebs wrote:

I'm happy with my SA80 A2 L85 )

Aha - I was at Enfield just as that was being launched. I can't say what I did to help launch it but it was a lot of fun

paulg99

rebs wrote:

I'm happy with my SA80 A2 L85 )

Rustbucket.

Big_Paul

mudcow007 wrote:

The Beginner wrote:

Fired a few interesting guns while in the navy, mostly Brit/American stuff but we were taught how to use an AK47....

The Americans manage every year to have 35,000 deaths due to gunshot injuries (yep 100 a day average) - not a surprise really!

i mentioned this my mate yesterday an he said "that's rubbish"

he said its safer because you can protect your house from burglars an shoot if they enter your property :shock:

so i said what about burglars that carry guns because they know house owners might have one

Can't think of anything less suitable to take on a burglar with than an AK-47, he's liable to shoot at the burglar and the bullet go through the wall and kill whoever is in the next room.

Kieran_Burns

Big_Paul wrote:

mudcow007 wrote:

The Beginner wrote:

Fired a few interesting guns while in the navy, mostly Brit/American stuff but we were taught how to use an AK47....

The Americans manage every year to have 35,000 deaths due to gunshot injuries (yep 100 a day average) - not a surprise really!

i mentioned this my mate yesterday an he said "that's rubbish"

he said its safer because you can protect your house from burglars an shoot if they enter your property :shock:

so i said what about burglars that carry guns because they know house owners might have one

Can't think of anything less suitable to take on a burglar with than an AK-47, he's liable to shoot at the burglar and the bullet go through the wall and kill whoever is in the next room.

The SLR?

That would probably go through 3 or 4 houses and still kill the occupants in all of them.

mtb-idle

quite glad the laws different here but I can't help but love guns.

I love watching American Guns on Discovery, great stuff.

Fired a few myself in my youth as my school had a cadet force. Great fun firing live rounds at aged 14, 15 and 16

Marksman with Lee Enfield mk II .303 at 100, 200 and 400 yards

marksman with Lee Enfield converted to .22 at indoor range at TA barracks in Stonecot Hill

fired a Browning automatic pistol, Sten gun, Bren gun, at various cadet camps at Warcop and Crowborough as well as setting off thunderflashes, setting up ambushes etc. Cool beans.

Kieran_Burns

MTB-Idle wrote:

quite glad the laws different here but I can't help but love guns.

I love watching American Guns on Discovery, great stuff.

Fired a few myself in my youth as my school had a cadet force. Great fun firing live rounds at aged 14, 15 and 16

Marksman with Lee Enfield mk II .303 at 100, 200 and 400 yards

marksman with Lee Enfield converted to .22 at indoor range at TA barracks in Stonecot Hill

fired a Browning automatic pistol, Sten gun, Bren gun, at various cadet camps at Warcop and Crowborough as well as setting of thunderflashes, setting up ambushes etc. Cool beans.

*cough* Paige *cough*

Hoopdriver

I grew up in small twn America and did quite a lot of shooting as a kid. Big bore rifle, small bore rifle, trap shooting and pistol. I really enjoyed it.

Kieran_Burns

Yup completely sensible.

mudcow007

the actual gun

gbsahne001

on the same vein as this, did any of you see Panorama this week, where they delved into the gun culture in the USA and the controversial "stand your ground" law, which has seen gun related deaths increase significantly in the states that have adopted it.

twist83

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Like you wouldn't give your right nut to fire a Barret 50 cal sniper rifile...

Nothing stopping you owning one here! You can have a bolt action version of the above on an FAC. There is a 50 Cal shooters club. I have been once or twice and it is a great experience. Owning one is another matter. They cost £6K+ and then you need to factor in glass, the monster cabinet needed to house them, a massive car to transport them and high ammo costs.

In fact I think a lot of people would be surprised what can still be kept on ticket these days on a Section 1. I have shot my entire life with a small break after the Pistol ban in 1997. I also make yearly or every 2 yearly trips to Kentucky for a weeks shooting and sometimes over to Germany/Spain to shoot as well.

Greg T

rebs wrote:

I'm happy with my SA80 A2 L85 )

What's that?

The Rookie

Current standard issue rifle in the UK army.

L85 refers to the fact that the barrel is 85 times the diameter of the projectile (5.76mm).

The Americans really do slaughter circa 35,000 people a year with guns - and another 35,000 on the roads.

Once made a homemade 'gun' using an aluminiumm cigar tube, drill, some wood and a banger and ball bearing....that went straight through the corrugated iron shed including a piece of 4x4" frame.

Greg T

oops

Greg T

The Beginner wrote:

Current standard issue rifle in the UK army.

L85 refers to the fact that the barrel is 85 times the diameter of the projectile (5.76mm).

Ahem - Wah

Also . . .

5.56mm x 45mm nato standard round.

twist83

I have only ever shot the SA80 three times. Once many years ago at a Naval base on work Experience. Later again at a Naval base with the later model and someone at our club has a straight pull version of it on ticket. Also I have shot several times the Steyr AUG which is a similar bullpup design and layout.

Not a big fan compared to the M4 Platform like the US Military and Special Forces use which I have put thousands of rounds through during 3 Gun matches in the states. The M4 is far more flexible and ergonomically superior to the SA80. Plus with it being so popular there is nothing you cannot attach to or modify to make it better.

However I guess for your average soldier as long as it goes bang it doesnt matter. However under stress the M4 is far more user friendly to operate.

Obviously you cannot compare the stress of a quick mag change in a practical competition environment to a war situation but the principles apply.

The AK I have shot numerous times and in numerous variants. .22, 7.62 Short in Full Auto, Semi and straight pull. Fun to shoot but not very accurate but good as a plinker.