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How did you get into guns?

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I was introduced somewhat recently by a buddy of mine who I guess you could call a desert redneck. Because he was born and raised here in AZ and yet fits the "redneck" stereotype almost perfectly. He's been into guns for years and I have been freinds with him for over 7 years. I bought a 12ga shotgun from his advice and "peer pressure" and it kind of went from there. I stockpile ammo and would like to get more guns but ammo, parts for what I have, ar receivers, and ak and ar mags are more important as they might be banned next year. But thats getting off subject. I origianlly came from Chicago and my entire family on both sides are liberal. Excluding two uncles on my dad's side.

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  1. born (in seattle) and raised into it.


  2. I still have my first gun.  It is a Crosman 761xl.  I started hunting very young and progressed through the years from pellets to .22lr and onward as I got more passionate about shooting.  After serving in the US Marine Corps, I purchased my own AR15 and have used that for hunting small game to Whitetail Deer on occasion, although I still mostly use my 7mm Rem Mag and .300 Win Mag and Rem Ultra Mags on the Deer and larger game.  .  Shooting is more than just a sport, as it is a life skill.  Firearms are used to provide food and as a means to defend life and liberty if need be.  

    If you are interested in precision iron sight shooting competency, check out a local Appleseed shoot.  

  3. I was born and raised in south Idaho. Hunting and shooting are as much a right-of-passage here as kissing a girl. I'm sorry to hear you're from a liberal family. Shoot 10000 rounds and you shall be forgiven.

  4. I started with the classic Red Ryder BB gun at about 6. I was a holy terror for the birds and lizards around the house. My best friend and I used to set up our Army men in columns in the sandbox and stand behind each of our armies and shoot the other guy's men. At about 10 I graduated to a Stevens "Crackshot 26" .22 single shot rifle. My dad used to take my brother and me out to the local gravel pits and shoot turtles. I also got a .410 single shot when I was 10. (My dad was a big believer in making each shot count.) I went deer hunting for the first time with my trusty .410 with slugs at 11. I shot one deer, after missing another because I misjudged the distance. The next year,my dad bought me a Pre-64 Winchester 94 in .30-30, and my brother a .30 caliber M1 Carbine. We used to go to the city dump and shoot at rats for target practice. I could hit the rats from 40 to 50 yards, but my dad could hit them at 150 yards withhis German Mauser. I hunted deer, doves, ducks, rabbits, and squirrels every year until I left for college. I got married while in school, and my wife is pretty anti-gun and anti-hunting. The combination of that plus the fact I was raising two sons precluded my hunting for years.

    But now, at 54, I've regained my interest in shooting and hunting. I still have all my old guns, and I have bought a Mauser like my dad's for sentimental value, a .22 auto rifle and pistol for target practice, and plan to get a couple of others soon. My wife has lightened up on the anti-gun stance, and I went deer hunting last year and brought home a 7 point buck. My hands shake a little more than I remember, and my vision isn't as sharp as the old days, but I can still put 5 shots from the mauser in a 4 inch circle at 100 yards, and 5 from the pistol in a 2" bull at about 30 feet. I forgot how much I enjoyed shooting, and it's become a real fun pastime lately.

  5. My dad and my best friends dad. They are hunting partners and my dad has 6 guns, his best friend has 8 guns, my neighbor has 15 guns and my other neighbor has 12 guns. They gave me guns and sold me then all the time and i hunted with my dad alot. Live in Ontarion

  6. A friend of mine came over to my place several years ago to show me a new purhcase and it turned out to be a Walther P99QA in .40 caliber. I shot a handgun for the first time the next day and had to go out and buy my own handgun a few weeks later.  

  7. I honestly cannot tell you when I started shooting.  I was so young I cannont remember.  I do remember shooting when I was in kindergarden.  I would shoot paper with a BB gun and then a 22 rifle.  I loved it.  I later grew into larger caliber weapons and was firing a 300 Winchester mag. when I was in Jr. High.  I also shot a 20 shotgun and then a 12.  I loved it.  I have shot every caliber of pistol from .22 to a 50 Desert eagle.  They are all good. I think that most people who start at a young age respect the weapon.  They know what they can do with it and are responsible.  You mentioned rednecks.  Hmm how many rednecks have gone into a school and shot it up?  I have not heard of any.  Learn young, respect the weapon and have fun!

  8. Bravo for you! You know I have met some like you and its inspiring. Maybe there is hope for the USA yet!

    I grew up with guns, I mean I was born in a doctors home office on his desk under his gun rack! No joke. And my folks all had guns and bows and every one hunted. I shot a Colt Peace Maker at age 6. Had my own 22 and 410 shotgun at 9. Very boring story about hunting all over the USA. Jk

    May I suggest you share this new activity with the less educated? That’s what I do. I have had a tourist stop me here in Alaska and ask me why I carried a sidearm. I gave them a brief about the local 900+lb brown bears eating people. Then I offered to let them shoot it. This guy from NYC said; you mean I can hold it?! I said well that’s necessary to shoot it! Lol So I put a few 44 specials in that 44 mag super Blackhawk, explained how to hold it and fire it, held my hands over his and let him fire away. Soon I had him taught gun safety and he was all fired up about guns! Um he didn’t like the full house 44 magnum round though.

    But it made both of us feel good that day.

    The best to you fellow gunner!

  9. born and raised in the north to a family wo feels that guns are needed only for hunting so my dad only had his shotgun.everything i know i learned my self with the help of a friends dad who loved guns. he would supervise while i taught my self to shoot.

  10. being born american, and the god given right to self defense, and the ruling of the supreme court  of the united states.  

  11. My folks were trappers in Alaska.

  12. I'm a southerner it's in the blood

    And has been since the first of our family  got here in the early 1700s

    I can never remember not having guns around

    Every friends house had the old time gun cabinet

    The ones where you could actually see the guns

    There was never a "go ask yer dad" when you asked to see a gun and it was as natural as asking for a glass of water

    Letting you see a gun also usually included going out in the back yard and shooting it at least once you were big enough to handle it

    But that was back in a time before people like Charelton Heson helped push the first major unilateral gun control measure through congress

  13. ever since i was like 5 yrs old i had liked guns. i had fake ones and all. but i started getting serious around 12 or 13 when i started learning names of guns and stuff like that. when i hit 14 i could start naming off guns that i saw, and knew the basic ammo types(9mm, .45, .50, .44) then i got into even more depth cartridges like the 5.7 the different 7.62s and more complicated ones. when i proved that knew alot more bout guns than my dad he got me my first gun on my 15th birthday. i am almost 16 and on my birthday he will get me another one. and i am still learning bout the guns and ballistics(just so many numbers). but now when ever my friends, my dad or my dads friends has a question pertaining to guns and ammo they ask me. my dad is still suprised that i know more than him in a subject.

  14. Texas, born and raised. 'nuff said.

  15. Guns have been a part of my home for most of my life. I received my first bb gun at the age of 7 years old. It was a hand-me down Daisy pump from my Uncle...The kind often seen at county fairs converted to shoot corks.

    For my ninth Christmas My Mother and My Grandfather got me a beautiful Stevens .22 single shot, and my Grandfather and Uncle took me shooting that very day. I've been a dedicated firearms person ever since.

    Both of these guns are still in my family.

  16. I grew up in south Texas.  My Dad and older brother owned and used guns to hunt.  My Dad kept a .38 Special under the mattress for home defense.  I grew up to like and respect guns as tools and to use them safely and responsibly.  My parents gave me a brand new single-shot .22 for my twelfth birthday. The rest is history.

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  17. Guns have been in my family for generations, I shooting rifles shotguns and pistols at a very young age. My kids shoot some of those same guns......

  18. Born into it. Another South Texas on the Rio Grand Boy. Far too many details to list.

  19. I'm a southern boy (but old enough to remember when the NRA and the government got along), and I started shooting (and my father, I think, must have started drinking heavily) before I started school.

  20. Older brothers, a dad who's an NRA Endowment Life member, and a grandpa with a farm and plenty of room for target practice.  I probably shot my first BB gun when I was around 5 or 6.  Learned to shoot a 22 rifle and 22 and 9 mm pistol a few years later.  Got to fire dad's 44 magnum and 357 when I was 13.  Not much though, they were way too powerful.  I remember the 44 almost flew back out of my hands.  Lots of laughs from my older brothers of course.

    Then I took some gun safety and marksmanship classes.  Then dad gave me an NRA Life Membership as one of my gifts when I turned 16.

    Hubby's an NRA life member too.  As a matter of fact, we went shooting at a local range just last week, got to fire his 357 with 380 ammo (much less kick, I liked it).

    Guns aren't just for guys.  I highly recommend it to any girl.  (It truly is a lot of fun.)  There were 2 other girls at the range incidentally.  One was taking lessons from a Sheriff's deputy.  (I noticed her target was mostly shot out in the crotch region of the silhouette!  Must be a response to a problem with the ex.)

    My dad and older brothers got to fire an UZI, M16 (.50 cal?) and some other rifle known for sniper use at grandpa's farm once.  I wasn't there though and pretty disappointed, since I remain curious what it would be like to fire one of those!

    ;-)

  21. I've always liked guns and everything about them.  Which is quite surprising since my parents are ex-hippies and are currently 2 of the farthest left liberals on the planet.  Although, I love them to death, we are like night and day on politics.

    I joined the Marines out of high school and went into Recon/Infantry.  Then I got out and concentrated on my career for a while.  Eventually, I started buying up guns like it's nobody's business.

    And today I'm a proud gun owner and a full blooded Libertarian.  

  22. From a city enviornment at the time & was introduced to target shooting ( indoors) & later outdoor ranges.

    Not a gun nut at all ( they scare me) but have & have owned rifles, pistols & shotguns most of my life..

    Hunted only once (not for me)

    I keep my guns properly stored & home defense is not why I have them.

    No politics involved ....  I just like mechanical things.

    Now , shooting is a once in a while thing that I enjoy.

    Best regards

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  24. My Father introduced me to the Sport of Hunting , Fishing, Target shooting, and Plinking.*

  25. Just leave your liberal lineage where it belongs, behind you in the past and get on with acquiring firearms as fast as your wallet will allow. It's fine to collect receivers and parts kits too, just don't forget to stock up on ammo also. Firearms are an investment that will never let you down. Even if firearms are ever outlawed, that will be when you will need them the most. In that event you will probably need a few for self preservation or for a source of income from the black market. The black market for high cap semi-autos in California where they are banned is said to be in the low thousands of dollars. So, the sale of a few during a national or regional ban and or state of emergency/marshal law may be the difference between your family eating or starving. Guns are a good investment. Don't forget to invest in a good safe too. Bell

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