I bought my first gun

[Natebishop3]

Ok, a few weeks after starting this thread and buying my first gun, I got my second. This time it was actually a gift from a good friend who thinks everyone should own a .22. I got a Ruger 10/22 and can't wait to just go plinking and practice shooting.
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Right now it's just out of the box, no scope or other accessories. I'll pick up a scope tomorrow, nothing special, and I'll keep the factory stock for now. I also need a few magazines and some ammo, which seems hard to track down at the moment.

Anyway, I'm excited to have my new pinker, hopefully I'll get a chance to catch my dinner with it sometime in the coming year, rabbit or something. But I need to learn to shoot first, get a hunting license and then my friend will take me hunting and teach me the finer points.

It's such a light, small rifle, and the ammo seems tiny, I've held BB guns with more heft. It's king of weird, but it's also kind of cool, a gun and ammo round much more about accuracy than destructive force.

The Ruger 10/22 is a classic.

 

[Mamba]

I like your choice of of .40. At least in my pocket in SoCal, and from what I've heard nationwide, .40 is readily available compared to 9mm and .45. The majority of people who use .40 are LEO's. .40 is a fantastic round and I don't find it to be much more expensive than 9.

Myself, I prefer .40 and .45. I have a RIA 1911 and in the next couple of months will probably buy either a Glock 23 or a Glock 27.

 

[Further]

The Ruger 10/22 is a classic.

And the nicest thing about picking up a .22 is ammo is cheap cheap cheap. I know it's been hard to find the past month, but it's starting to show up again, and I know of at least one store locally that has been getting .22 ammo in 3 to 4 times a week lately, although they run out within a couple hours each time. But for $100 I should be able to buy 2500 rounds, compared to 250 rounds of .40. That's a huge plus. Right now I don't want to shoot my .40 too much because the ammo is expensive. But with a .22, i wouldn't think twice about popping off a couple hundred rounds.

I did read online that many believe that .22 ammo is about to get a big price increase, from about $20 per brick to about $33 per brick. but even at that elevated price it's still over 1500 rounds for $100, not really breaking the bank.

 

[Further]

I like your choice of of .40. At least in my pocket in SoCal, and from what I've heard nationwide, .40 is readily available compared to 9mm and .45. The majority of people who use .40 are LEO's. .40 is a fantastic round and I don't find it to be much more expensive than 9.

Myself, I prefer .40 and .45. I have a RIA 1911 and in the next couple of months will probably buy either a Glock 23 or a Glock 27.

I shot the Glock 23, loved it. I almost bought one, that was what I would have selected if I didn't get my Kahr. Haven't shot the 27, but like everything Glock, I'm sure that's great too. I was told when buying the Glock 23 to buy a generation 3 and not a gen4, there is a jamming issue in the gen 4 that still isn't fixed, but the gen 3 is smooth as butter.

 

[Natebishop3]

And the nicest thing about picking up a .22 is ammo is cheap cheap cheap. I know it's been hard to find the past month, but it's starting to show up again, and I know of at least one store locally that has been getting .22 ammo in 3 to 4 times a week lately, although they run out within a couple hours each time. But for $100 I should be able to buy 2500 rounds, compared to 250 rounds of .40. That's a huge plus. Right now I don't want to shoot my .40 too much because the ammo is expensive. But with a .22, i wouldn't think twice about popping off a couple hundred rounds.

I did read online that many believe that .22 ammo is about to get a big price increase, from about $20 per brick to about $33 per brick. but even at that elevated price it's still over 1500 rounds for $100, not really breaking the bank.

People have been ridiculous with the stocking up on ammo.

I've heard that the ammo companies are making a false shortage so they can jack up prices.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Why practice?

 

[Further]

People have been ridiculous with the stocking up on ammo.

I've heard that the ammo companies are making a false shortage so they can jack up prices.

Except for the most part the manufactures aren't upping their prices yet. It's the stores that have been raising the prices. That's why the price for the same ammo varies so much store to store. I have read the same thing but I think it's just people with their conspiracy theories, most of the true experts say the shortage is real. There are also too many manufactures to get them all to be in on the scheme, some would certainly look at that situation to grow their market share if the had the capacity to produce more.

 

[Mamba]

gunbot.net is a GREAT website to find cheap ammo/mags/etc..

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[oldguy]

Look at you, Further. Buying up guns like their going out of style....tracking availability and cost of ammo. God, I think you might be turning into a redneck! (j/k) Good for you.

Just to clarify; if you ask your buddies if they want to go pinking with you, you might get some answers you're not expecting.

Go Blazers

 

[Further]

Look at you, Further. Buying up guns like their going out of style....tracking availability and cost of ammo. God, I think you might be turning into a redneck! (j/k) Good for you.

Just to clarify; if you ask your buddies if they want to go pinking with you, you might get some answers you're not expecting.

Go Blazers

I'm a little surprised how fun shooting can be, especially with friends. But what really surprised me is how interesting the entire subject of firearms and hunting is. I've never hunted, but I've been reading all about gun preferences, caliber preferences, hunting methods, ethical hunting practices, etc. And I still know nothing. I just researched and bought a couple magazines for my 10/22, now onto learning about scopes.

 

[oldguy]

If you bought one of those high capacity mags, then we'll know you've truly come over to the dark side.

Go Blazers

 

[BlazerWookee]

If you bought one of those high capacity mags, then we'll know you've truly come over FROM the dark side.

Go Blazers

Fixed...

 

[Further]

If you bought one of those high capacity mags, then we'll know you've truly come over to the dark side.

Go Blazers

I got two 25 round butler creek steel lip mags that can clip together to easily carry 50. Does that count?
(granted, it's for a .22 and not some MP5 (which I would love to shoot))



To be fair, if you go back and look at my view a while back, I don't recall being in favor of any bans (although my memory isn't what it used to be) but I was in favor of registering all firearms and requiring private sales to be tracked as public ones are.

My views today are a little up in the air. I still like the idea of registering, but understand better that there really are threats to take away gun ownership rights, and registering makes that easier. So right now, I am more just reading and learning, talking with people and figuring out what makes sense. But it sure would be nice if people were required to take some safety training or pass some reasonable safety test cause I have seen some people with guns that are a bit dumb and scary (not most people, most gun owners are very respectful of their weapons).

 

[Further]

I will say that some of the regulations seem to make no sense. You can have a AR15 with a butt and an 18 inch barrel but not a 17 inch, but if you get rid of the butt you can have an AR15 pistol with a tiny barrel. There seem to be a bunch on little things like that which just make no sense.

 

[Da Bears Oregon]

That one was classic. I had it on my FB, but not many friends found it was as funny as I did.

Any of you guys shoot skeet or trap? I shoot at least once a week at the Portland Gun Club.

 

[mook]

My first "gun" to be owned in England. It's not exactly high powered, but there are quite a few wood pigeons in the area and I suspect I'll be able to snipe them from my upstairs window Lee Harvey Oswald-style.

Incidentally, you can buy this on amazon for $40. I got one and was amazed at its power and build quality. Penetrated right up to the fletchings on through one of my bow target bags. I regret I never got a chance to try it on grouse.

I'll be buying a shotgun eventually--Berretta makes some really nice semi-autos (I have one in the US) but you need one with a breaking barrel (double barrel) if you want to shoot pheasants, apparently. I have to pay a small fee for a license, have a gun safe permanently bolted to a wall, and I have to have a police officer inspect the installation. Getting a rifle is more cumbersome, but understandable given how crowded the country is.

 

[Further]

I like your choice of of .40. At least in my pocket in SoCal, and from what I've heard nationwide, .40 is readily available compared to 9mm and .45. The majority of people who use .40 are LEO's. .40 is a fantastic round and I don't find it to be much more expensive than 9.

Myself, I prefer .40 and .45. I have a RIA 1911 and in the next couple of months will probably buy either a Glock 23 or a Glock 27.

http://www.armslist.com/posts/25479...ale--glock-27-with-ammo-and-holsters-for-sell here is great deal on a second hand glock 27. If you are interested I suggest jumping on it quickly.