OT: Bought my first firearm yesterday.

[papes]

I found a heck of a deal on a used Remington 870 Wingmaster 20 gauge. Its in good shape and came with a rifled barrel and scope, and a smooth bore barrel. Im going to be using it mostly for shooting trap and skeet, but I also hunt pheasant quite a bit. I'm just happy to finally own my own gun and not have to borrow my old man's anymore. :-D :-D :-D :-D

[Limey]

If ya see summit yellow, shoot it. :-D

[Spendthrift]

I'm jealous of you guys over the pond,I've always loved shooting but owning a gun in the middle of London is a no no, Legally anyway.

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[martinyoung]

It's a different world innit?

[dr_gallup]

870's are nice scatterguns. Haven't bought a new gun for awhile, I never seem to find the time to shot the seven I have now. I di buy one of these yesterday:

[StuckInKansas]

I used to live in a crappy part of town, and had a great home protection gun. It was a winchester model 1300 tactical 12 ga. Scary looking, had dual pistol grips and a short barrel. Fun to shoot, it had a trigger that you could hold and pump the shotgun to fire it. BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM!!!
I traded that at a gun show for a .45 ruger auto, that was confiscated by the secret service. (looong story)

[Avi8or]

On 2006-12-17 14:01, Spendthrift wrote:
I'm jealous of you guys over the pond,I've always loved shooting but owning a gun in the middle of London is a no no, Legally anyway.

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Confucius says that if gun ownership is criminalised then only criminals will have guns. UK seems a prime example of this adage after the Dunblane clampdown.

[TheGuvnor]

Uhh nice topic.

I have:

Mossberg 835 ultimag, used mostly for turkey.
Marlin 30-30, used for hogs, deer, and coyotes.
Ruger 10/22 (in pieces)
AR-15 (Bushmaster lower, with an Olympic Arms SUM 16" upper, helluva accurate) used mostly for target and nasty coyotes

Walther P99 .40 used for home protection and hog hunting.

[papes]

Guvnor, my sister is on the TCU rifle team. Not too far from you I believe... She has the control for target competition, I just like to shoot moving things. :-D

[Euro]

I used to have an 870 when I was little. I had the youth model; it worked well. Now, I have: Benelli Super Black Eagle 2 12 gauge, Husqvarna 30-06 with Leopold scope, Husqvarna 30-06 with out a scope, Marlin 22 mag with Leopold (gift), Winchester 30-30, and a Hekler & Koch .45 auto. I use my Benelli the most. I enjoy the Huskies the most. People around me get the most nervous when I pull out my HK. I owned a series of Glock products until I bought a .45 GAP, and I swore I would never buy another one. In my opinion a shot gun is the most practical and most likely to be used. The Remington 870 is a good model; not too fancy, but very functional.