Fired my first gun!
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From: Wheeler Army Airfield, HI
Originally posted by Cedric Tomkinson
4 bores are very prized now in good condition, they really belong to a shooting era that's pretty well gone. They're still the chosen weapon of serious wildfowlers after big geese, Graylags etc. They usually have a number of reloadable brass cartridges which they reload themselves and which are pretty much the size of an aerosol can. I think you can still buy 'one shot' cartridges from specialist suppliers but they would cost serious money. The cheapest way is to reload your own!
4 bores are very prized now in good condition, they really belong to a shooting era that's pretty well gone. They're still the chosen weapon of serious wildfowlers after big geese, Graylags etc. They usually have a number of reloadable brass cartridges which they reload themselves and which are pretty much the size of an aerosol can. I think you can still buy 'one shot' cartridges from specialist suppliers but they would cost serious money. The cheapest way is to reload your own!
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From: Wheeler Army Airfield, HI
Originally posted by Cedric Tomkinson
Not really! It's the expense of buying plastic cartridges, (shells to you
)which makes the brass cases a more practical proposition for continuous reloading.... that's all!
Not really! It's the expense of buying plastic cartridges, (shells to you
)which makes the brass cases a more practical proposition for continuous reloading.... that's all!
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Hey Rick, if you wanna go shooting with me sometime, give me a call. The Koko Head range is 5 min. from your house. I'll even sell you my Smith & Wesson .40 cal cheap if you like the way it shoots. I prefer my Desert Eagle .44 magnum 
Also, we could shoot my HK91 assault rifle. That .308 packs a kick.
Also, we could shoot my HK91 assault rifle. That .308 packs a kick.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by smccurry
[B]Hey Rick, if you wanna go shooting with me sometime, give me a call. The Koko Head range is 5 min. from your house. I'll even sell you my Smith & Wesson .40 cal cheap if you like the way it shoots. I prefer my Desert Eagle .44 magnum
[B]Hey Rick, if you wanna go shooting with me sometime, give me a call. The Koko Head range is 5 min. from your house. I'll even sell you my Smith & Wesson .40 cal cheap if you like the way it shoots. I prefer my Desert Eagle .44 magnum
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rstark,
Im very happy with my GLOCKs. Theyre very durable and easy to field strip/clean. Rent and borrow as many guns to try you can before you purchase.
Mark my words, before you buy too many guns, get yourself a nice .22 target pistol and save yourself a TON of money on ammo.
Lately Ive found the 9mm ammo to be as much as 10% to 30% less than other larger caliber stuff. Perhaps test out the GLOCK models 17, 19, and 34 for larger caliber range fun. It costs me about $20 to shoot 150 rounds of 9mm, and about $3 to shoot 350 rounds of .22 The .45 on the other hand zaps almost $35 out of my pocket when I shoot 150 rounds. So buy smart.
If you are buying for self defense the larger the cartrige the better, but hopefully most of your lead will be hitting paper targets. A word of warning....firearms are extremly addictive, so be sure and buy your significant other one too so you can both play.
Happy blasting.
Wynn
Im very happy with my GLOCKs. Theyre very durable and easy to field strip/clean. Rent and borrow as many guns to try you can before you purchase.
Mark my words, before you buy too many guns, get yourself a nice .22 target pistol and save yourself a TON of money on ammo.
Lately Ive found the 9mm ammo to be as much as 10% to 30% less than other larger caliber stuff. Perhaps test out the GLOCK models 17, 19, and 34 for larger caliber range fun. It costs me about $20 to shoot 150 rounds of 9mm, and about $3 to shoot 350 rounds of .22 The .45 on the other hand zaps almost $35 out of my pocket when I shoot 150 rounds. So buy smart.
If you are buying for self defense the larger the cartrige the better, but hopefully most of your lead will be hitting paper targets. A word of warning....firearms are extremly addictive, so be sure and buy your significant other one too so you can both play.
Happy blasting.
Wynn