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I saw a group of macho-looking guys trying to shoot trap with an 18.5 inch barrel. They just kept on missing and missing. They were even loading three or four rounds per single target until the range employee told them to only load one round per target. My friend and I were a couple of slingers...

http://www.vice.com/read/how-does-it-feel-to-kill-someone?utm_source=vicefbus Part of the reason I own firearms is for self defense. I live in a bad neighborhood in east Oakland. Home invasion is a real danger, I hear gunshots every week, and there have been several shootings, some fatal...

I would feel more comfortable on campus if I were carrying my .45, but, frankly, I wouldn't want any of the idiots I go to school with to be allowed to carry, especially the Campus Republicans. They're the biggest idiots of the bunch.

A brick of .22 LR used to--and still should--cost about $14.99. This is deliberate supply restriction on the part of ammunition producers. They could easily produce more and charge us what they used to charge us, but they want more money for less product and Obama makes a convenient...

Yeah, well, there are fatal shootings almost every week here in Oakland, and most of them happen a few blocks away from my house. The sheriff's office here refuses to issue carry permits. Another thing Mr. Piedra said was that if a police officer catches him carrying his gun, he'll go to...

My Ruger 77/22 is my most cherished firearm. My dad bought it for me when I was a baby and it sat in his closet, amongst his personal armory for 13 years until it was time to give it to me. He gave it to me for my 13th birthday. It's incredibly accurate. It's a bolt-action rifle with a...

Please try to ignore the prose in this article. I know that it's terrible and annoying, but that's not my point. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Man-killed-in-attempt-at-robbery-2563908.php#next I just had the somewhat random privilege of meeting Mr. Catarino Piedra, the man...

That Mossberg Bantam 20 gauge looks like a pretty good match. I'll have to find a local shop that carries them so she can hold one and see how it suits her. Thanks!

She's about 5 feet tall and she has a small frame. Virginian: Hehe, yeah, she'll start to do that leaning-back thing, too, but I correct her when she does so she won't knock herself over. A 28 gauge might be the way to go. I noticed that Remington makes a 28-gauge 870. Does anyone have...

My girlfriend likes going to the range with me, but she doesn't like shooting trap--which is my favorite range activity--because both of my shotguns (Remington 870 and Mossberg 500) are too heavy for her (she's very petit). She doesn't have a problem with the recoil, she just can't hold the...

I keep a Ruger p345 as my secondary home defense firearm. The first is my Mossberg 500 because I'm better with it, but I'm also good with the .45 and, in a pinch, I can make ready with it faster. Anyway, I recently read a thread on this site from a few years ago in which the author said that...

Here's an interesting blog post: http://modernsurvivalblog.com/security/only-one-gun-in-a-survival-situation/ I think he makes a compelling argument. I would probably choose my 77/22 over my 10/22, though. I thought this line was pretty funny: "If you are shooting at someone farther...

Well said. If I were in the OP's situation, whether I would say anything and what I might say would depend heavily on who the family member is, but I do know that callous insults to other people's intelligence, thought processes, and so forth never help you to get your point across. All that...

I think all of you are missing my point. I'm talking about public perception. See the link I posted above. I recently read an anti-gun editorial (I wish I had the link) that basically lumped us all together as nut jobs waiting for someone to try to break in so we can shoot them. Of course it...

Look at this article: http://www.lohud.com/article/20121224/NEWS04/312240045/The-gun-owner-next-door-What-you-don-t-know-about-weapons-your-neighborhood Personally, I'm not comfortable with the idea of my name and address being published because I am a gun owner. I don't want criminals to...