Have you ever fired a gun?

[mattdaniels]

Went to a sporting club in Barbados a couple of years ago and shot a 9mm pistol. Just had to show driving licence as ID, pick gun from catalog and buy as many rounds as you wanted.

[aeropilot]

Saddle bum said:

For those in the vicinity, there's a gun show on at Bisley this weekend. Friday - Sunday. Free entry.

Yes, Pheonix Meet. I'm hoping to get there to check out the Gallery Rifle event as this is something I'm keen to take up.

[FasterFreddy]

aeropilot said:

Pesty said:

aeropilot said:

Colt Delta Elite
Colt 1911 .45

How does the 10mm recoil compare with the .45?

From dimming memory.....as it's been 20 years since firing the Delta Elite, the 10mm was more vicious. I recall it being harder to double-tap as accurately as with the .45....but at the time the particular DE I fired was a brand new gun (they hadn't been out that long at the time) and it had only had a few mags through it previously, and it really could have done with a bit of 'smithing on the action tbh.

I've never had the chance to try a .38 Super 1911, which many consider to be the best.

I had a .38 Super based on a Springfield 1911. Depends really what use you are putting it to as to whether it's 'the best'. The advantage of .38 Super for IPSC-type practical shooters are that you can make major power factor with it relatively easily, with a volume of gas sufficient for the compensator to work well (so very little muzzle flip), the trajectory is very flat so there's not much variation in elevation between targets and different distances and you can get quite a few rounds in a magazine.

Only really works though if you do all those modifications to the standard gun. If you wanted to use a standard 1911 frame and keep most of the parts stock, I think I'd favour .40 S&W or 10mm (much the same) as you then get good capacity and accuracy with a round capable of making major power factor.

I also had a .40 Glock which I could get to make major PF for competitions. It survived quite well despite being a bit of a handful. With excellent timing it eventually broke its firing pin on the last shoot I attended before I had to hand all my pistols in for the ban.

[Hurdsey]

This is me in 1967 aged 17, and yes I have fired it with HE rounds.

[BruceV8]

Hurdsey said:

This is me in 1967 aged 17, and yes I have fired it with HE rounds.

Blimey! 3.5 in Rocket Launcher. The rockets for those still turn up in the strangest of places.

Nice green combats btw!

[dudleybloke]

Hurdsey said:

This is me in 1967 aged 17, and yes I have fired it with HE rounds.

is that a carl gusthav? (sp)

[BigS]

BruceV8 said:

The rockets for those still turn up in the strangest of places.

Car boot sales?

[BruceV8]

BigS said:

BruceV8 said:

The rockets for those still turn up in the strangest of places.

Car boot sales?

[hectic]

I went to this small prep school near the SE coast (circa 1980ish) and the mad old headmaster there had this walk-in lockroom absolutely stuffed with guns. With some really weird examples like a handheld anti-tank rifle from WW1.

He happily let 10 year old boys play with some of them in the shooting range on the grounds.

(Christ I sound like a terrible Toby-Nathan-Farquar)

[CooperD]

I used to fire one when I was in RAF every year as part of refresher training. Started off on the old SLR, then graduated onto the SA80 as it progressed and finally a pistol. Because I had to shoot with an eye patch, they then said you can't fire the SA80 with an eye patch on safety grounds so I was taught how to fire a 9mm pistol. I didn't fire it too much as I left the forces shortly afterwards though.

Edited by CooperD on Wednesday 26th May 15:55

[Pesty]

FasterFreddy said:

The advantage of .38 Super for IPSC-type practical shooters are that you can make major power factor with it relatively easily,

isnt that where the term 'superface' came from with people loading beyond case/primer specs?

[goblinslayer]

I'll be there competing in most of the gallery events Friday and Sunday, with a bit of long range fun on Saturday.
Look out for me on the ranges if you want to chat about it, I'll be the one in the straw cowboy hat if it's not raining :-)

aeropilot said:

Saddle bum said:

For those in the vicinity, there's a gun show on at Bisley this weekend. Friday - Sunday. Free entry.

Yes, Pheonix Meet. I'm hoping to get there to check out the Gallery Rifle event as this is something I'm keen to take up.

[BaronVonVTEC]

L85A1 & A2, L86A1, Mk44 Minigun, Gimpy and Browning 9mm in the Forces.

Glock 21, Ruger .22 pistol, Sigpro 9mm, big bd .44 Taurus revolver, Desert Eagle .50, various rifles and shotguns... but my favourite by far, Winchester lever action

[Ayahuasca]

BaronVonVTEC said:

L85A1 & A2, L86A1, Mk44 Minigun, Gimpy and Browning 9mm in the Forces.

Glock 21, Ruger .22 pistol, Sigpro 9mm, big bd .44 Taurus revolver, Desert Eagle .50, various rifles and shotguns... but my favourite by far, Winchester lever action

Get off your horse and drink your milk!

[BaronVonVTEC]

Only if it's in a dirty glass!

[FasterFreddy]

Pesty said:

FasterFreddy said:

The advantage of .38 Super for IPSC-type practical shooters are that you can make major power factor with it relatively easily,

isnt that where the term 'superface' came from with people loading beyond case/primer specs?

Can't say i've heard that term before. I'd use the term 'a bit too pokey' probably

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

The usual CCF/OTC quota of L98A1, L85A1 + A2, as well as the LSW and Lee Enfield No. 8. During my time in the OTC I blagged my way onto a military competition up in the Italian lakes, during which I fired a Beretta 92fs, SPAS 15 semi-automatic shotgun (that was mind-bogglingly long and generally hilarious tearing up the turf on the advance to contact sort of lane) and the Steyr Aug, which was possibly the most comfortable thing I've fired.

Not fired anything other than an air rifle in 3 years now

Edited by TimmyWimmyWoo on Wednesday 26th May 17:34

[ErnestM]

FasterFreddy said:

Pesty said:

FasterFreddy said:

The advantage of .38 Super for IPSC-type practical shooters are that you can make major power factor with it relatively easily,

isnt that where the term 'superface' came from with people loading beyond case/primer specs?

Can't say i've heard that term before. I'd use the term 'a bit too pokey' probably

I would use "ka-boom"

[Hurdsey]

BruceV8 said:

Hurdsey said:

This is me in 1967 aged 17, and yes I have fired it with HE rounds.

Blimey! 3.5 in Rocket Launcher. The rockets for those still turn up in the strangest of places.

Nice green combats btw!

Eeh them were the days, Bren guns, Sten guns, green combats, we had all the latest gear

Later on we got the Carl Gustav, 84mm Anti tank weapon, plus GPMGs and Sterling sub machine guns.

[Harry Flashman]

Slightly O/T, but my Outlook reminder has just flashed up for me.

"Remember to pack gun, cartridges, kite, catapult and water balloons".

I'm 33. My weekends shouldn't be this fun anymore, right?