Anyone into Shooting?

[Mossy68]

Used to shoot on the army ( even got a medal for it ) and used to shoot pistol and rifle when I came out had a few hand guns , 455 webley, 38 special had a nice Ruger super black hawk s/a44 mag and s/w 357 , plus a few rare ones and still got me black powder 600 express game rifle , 577mini officers fussel ( very accurate did the Bisley 1000yds for a couple of years ) and a tower 750bore musket ( 3/4 inch ball smooth bore ) a very nice boxed Adams & Adams with all the bits and an 1880 cold navy in box with bits , saying that I might just join MLGB club to dust them off all the above are genuine 1800 percussion firearms

My dads mate used to love the old black powder. Had an old Black Bess ???
I know it was smooth bore 3/4 ball. My dad said it was crazy to fire. No recoil , more of a push !!!
My mate has an early hammer action gun. Damascus barrelled. Lovely old gun and he uses black powder cartridges. Proper muzzle flash !!!

[TyreFryer]

Used to shoot on the army ( even got a medal for it ) and used to shoot pistol and rifle when I came out had a few hand guns , 455 webley, 38 special had a nice Ruger super black hawk s/a44 mag and s/w 357 , plus a few rare ones and still got me black powder 600 express game rifle , 577mini officers fussel ( very accurate did the Bisley 1000yds for a couple of years ) and a tower 750bore musket ( 3/4 inch ball smooth bore ) a very nice boxed Adams & Adams with all the bits and an 1880 cold navy in box with bits , saying that I might just join MLGB club to dust them off all the above are genuine 1800 percussion firearms

If you want to shoot them John they have to go on FAC, idiosyncrasy of our gun law is that you can own an antique firearm and put it on the wall with no security but the minute you want to actually use it you have to obtain an FAC and lock it in an approved gun cabinet.

I think that would be a Brown Bess Gary.

[db]

When I was about 8 my brother, about 14 at the time, took me out rabbit shooting. No sign of any bunnies so he got me to shoot a sparrow. There was nothing left but a poof of feathers.
That was me done with guns for life.
I know I'm a bit of a hippy but guns are made for killing, great if you're hungry but I fail to see the 'fun' element.

[Doug]

Member of my local Club,since pre Dunblane, has 25,50,100 yd outdoor Ranges and seperate Airgun Range

Since Dunblane now I use a Anshutz .22 Scoped and a Winchester 357 underlever, Reload Ammo myself for it, apart from initial outlay of Equipment, makes it lot less expensive and can go alot more often, once a Week if I can .

Its also used by the Police Firearms Teams.

[Jem]

I got a marksman level using the Lee Enfield .303, kick like an elephant gun, it was the rifle of choice in the Second World War.

The moved onto .762 target rifle and got marksman on that at Bisley

Then left doing all that stuff behind until I became a PMC

You name it, MP5, AK's, M20, H&K, shot all of them, mostly on valley ranges in Kabul and Iraq, not the worlds most accurate weapons but boy did they pack a punch !

I think you've inspired me to get back into target stuff, probably .22

Good call

Talking of kicking like an Elephant, was it anything like this?

[Philth]

ATC marksman on a .22
RAF marksman on a .303 bolt action (bloody hard work, including when chucking it around for the ATC rifle display team)
RAF marksman (again) on a 7.62mm SLR (single shot setting)
Left the ATC before I could get another RAF Marksman on the "new" 5.56mm SA80 (which apparently turned out to be a shockingly unreliable rifle).

Fired a high power air pistol since, and had a go at several shotguns. Lost a recent <sheets and grins> competition shooting clays....the wife won (she is bloody good!).

I bought an air pistol once when I was 14 but my mum made me take it back (more like marched me back).

Probably a good idea I don't own a firearm now (bloody pigeons), but I have several mean elastic bands...