Love The Sound Of Metal Hitting Metal

[deadeye18]

Everyone loves playing with melons,free range or modified.....

[ShaggyRS6]

I am actually looking forward to firing the rifles more than anything. There are no automatic weapons allowed in NJ. I have not shot for 2 years so I cant wait. The range I am going to is state of the art. They have over 100 fire arms to hire. If you join as a platinum member you have unlimited free hire's they have anything you can imagine even 50 Cal rifles. The only gun they don't allow if 50 Cal BFG - It would actually penetrate through the system that catches the bullets.

 

I will try and get some pictures of video.

 

The Place is called Gun For Hire (I hate the name) in New Jersey. Have a google!

[deadeye18]

Just had a gander at it.looks like a really nice place.the rental menus made me rather jealous,that M1 GARAND would be my first stop!

[ShaggyRS6]

Yeah that M1 looks top!

[TriBsa]

Yeah that M1 looks top!

 

You still get them through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

[ShaggyRS6]

 

You still get them through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

Wassat?

[deadeye18]

My dad had one pre 88.its de act now :-(.and sat in my cabinet.

[TriBsa]

Wassat?

 

Here you go: http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/

[ShaggyRS6]

 

Here you go: http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/

That's pretty cool. Thanks for the info.

[evo]

now I know why shooting pistols and handguns never appealed to me,,to many idiots around them , made oi laaarrrrffff though, all you girlies getting exited about an exploding melon, as said I cannot for the life of me see any sense in it at all, now shooting targets 100yrds away with that gun yes I can admire that but really,,,, blasting melons from 5 ft away,,just look where it got Oscar pistorius

 

 

tin hat on ,,again girlies

 

ps, oh by the way blasting at melons is not my cup of tea unless attached to a woman,,

 

atb Evo

[fenboy]

now I know why shooting pistols and handguns never appealed to me,,to many idiots around them , made oi laaarrrrffff though, all you girlies getting exited about an exploding melon, as said I cannot for the life of me see any sense in it at all, now shooting targets 100yrds away with that gun yes I can admire that but really,,,, blasting melons from 5 ft away,,just look where it got Oscar pistorius

 

 

tin hat on ,,again girlies

 

ps, oh by the way blasting at melons is not my cup of tea unless attached to a woman,,

 

atb Evo

 

No need for a tin hat Evo , of course your right and every one else who posted just hates fruit !

 

I like springers , you like PCP does that make you a idiot since you enjoy something I don't ?

[Cannon]

now I know why shooting pistols and handguns never appealed to me,,to many idiots around them , made oi laaarrrrffff though, all you girlies getting exited about an exploding melon, as said I cannot for the life of me see any sense in it at all, now shooting targets 100yrds away with that gun yes I can admire that but really,,,, blasting melons from 5 ft away,,just look where it got Oscar pistorius

 

 

tin hat on ,,again girlies

 

ps, oh by the way blasting at melons is not my cup of tea unless attached to a woman,,

 

atb Evo

Bet you couldn't make it to 5 feet

[Scully]

now I know why shooting pistols and handguns never appealed to me,,to many idiots around them , made oi laaarrrrffff though, all you girlies getting exited about an exploding melon, as said I cannot for the life of me see any sense in it at all, now shooting targets 100yrds away with that gun yes I can admire that but really,,,, blasting melons from 5 ft away,,just look where it got Oscar pistorius

 

 

tin hat on ,,again girlies

 

ps, oh by the way blasting at melons is not my cup of tea unless attached to a woman,,

 

atb Evo

'blasting melons form 5ft away.. just look where it got Oscar Pistorius'......another bed wetter! Yet another attempt to link handguns with nutters. Nothing like sweeping generalisations eh? It would be hilarious if it weren't so pathetic.

[Jay]

Thats some recoil.

[evo]

'blasting melons form 5ft away.. just look where it got Oscar Pistorius'......another bed wetter! Yet another attempt to link handguns with nutters. Nothing like sweeping generalisations eh? It would be hilarious if it weren't so pathetic.

Scully, lets be honest about this, i,ve nothing against handguns and think they should be brought back for THOSE that did and do competitive shooting with them, sheer paranoia in the past is why they are not here, now I understand that,,

 

blasting melons with a magnum from 5 feet away does not IMO put the gentleman in a good light, yes hes having fun mate but look at it from an "outside shooting persons perspective" it doesn,t look a very responsible thing to do , messing about with a Firearm and certainly one of that calibre a magnum,

 

yes its a beautiful piece of equipment, that I can understand but the guy shooting it is a crack shot with a handgun(as pointed out by Zapp) but can you honestly say that is responsible behaviour with such a firearm ? yes I know he is having a laugh but isn,t that how accidents happen ?

 

as much as I would like to see handguns brought back into the domain doing things like that can only add fuel to the anti,s fire,

 

I,m a shooter and have been for 40+ years and I think for someone who is very high up in the shooting world is is irresponsible to behave like that with such a firearm, "its only my opinion" but because I voiced my opinion on a public forum ,some people feel the need to have a go

 

as said,,it doesn,t rock my boat but might rock someone else,s that's life eh !!!

 

ps,,whats wetting beds got to do with having an opinion ?

 

all the very best scully , but for one minute think what it looks like to an outsider ? the reason I mentioned Oscar Pistorious is because he was filmed blasting melons and in court they said THAT was irresponsible behaviour with a firearm because they said and they commented that they did it to re inact what a human skull would do when hit with such a weapon

 

don't mean to offend , I,m just voicing my opinion of how I felt about the video, in MY EYES its irresponsible behaviour with a firearm to behave like that weather he,s having fun or not,but that's my opinion

 

enough said on my behalf

 

have a nice day

 

atb Evo

[Imperfection]

in MY EYES its irresponsible behaviour

 

Explain irresponsible. The guy is an experienced shooter and there is a safe backstop so i fail to see how it could be deemed irresponsible. A quick look in a dictionary comes up with these definitions below for the word 'irresponsible' and nothing is relevant to what was going on in the video.

 

Irresponsible

1. not showing or done with due care for the consequences of one's actions or attitudes; reckless
2. not capable of bearing responsibility
3. (archaic) not answerable to a higher authority for one's actions

[evo]

 

 

Explain irresponsible. The guy is an experienced shooter and there is a safe backstop so i fail to see how it could be deemed irresponsible. A quick look in a dictionary comes up with these definitions below for the word 'irresponsible' and nothing is relevant to what was going on in the video.

 

Irresponsible

1. not showing or done with due care for the consequences of one's actions or attitudes; reckless
2. not capable of bearing responsibility
3. (archaic) not answerable to a higher authority for one's actions

 

enough said,

 

as I said its MY opinion,

 

atb Evo

 

edit, irresponsible might be the wrong word but I would call it reckless behaviour with a firearm, but think we are being a bit picky don't you

Edited November 27, 2014 by evo

[Scully]

Scully, lets be honest about this, Yes, let's.

i,ve nothing against handguns and think they should be brought back for THOSE that did and do competitive shooting with them, Are you sure we're being honest here? Don't forget that if they were brought back the owners at some time would be possibly having great fun by shooting fruit with them.

sheer paranoia in the past is why they are not here, now I understand that,,Really?

 

blasting melons with a magnum from 5 feet away does not IMO put the gentleman in a good light, I don't care; he wasn't doing anything illegal nor causing any harm as far as I'm aware. yes hes having fun mate but look at it from an "outside shooting persons perspective" it doesn,t look a very responsible thing to do , Again, I don't care. I kill living creatures with my ​guns for no other reason than personal entertainment. I'm not what many 'outside shooting persons perspective' would call responsible, to say the least.

messing about with a Firearm and certainly one of that calibre a magnum, The calibre is totally irrelevant.

 

yes its a beautiful piece of equipment, that I can understand but the guy shooting it is a crack shot with a handgun(as pointed out by Zapp) but can you honestly say that is responsible behaviour with such a firearm ? Why is it irresponsible? Go on, tell us why it is irresponsible. yes I know he is having a laugh but isn,t that how accidents happen ?​ Eh? He's shooting melons; what is the worst thing that can happen? He gets a melon pip in the eye?

 

as much as I would like to see handguns brought back into the domain doing things like that can only add fuel to the anti,s fire, Again. I don't care about what the antis think. Are you seriously suggesting that NOT shooting fruit will endear us to antis?

 

I,m a shooter and have been for 40+ years and I think for someone who is very high up in the shooting world is is irresponsible to behave like that with such a firearm, "its only my opinion" but because I voiced my opinion on a public forum ,some people feel the need to have a go No one is having a pop because you voiced your opinion, they're having a pop because you initially ridiculed his shooting capabilities for being so close, and then when it was pointed out he was having a laugh you started ridiculing those people who did and were likely to do such a thing with their handguns...'too many idiots'.... 'make oi larf all you girlies getting excited'.....If it doesn't float your boat then fair enough, but why the sarcasm and ridicule?

 

as said,,it doesn,t rock my boat but might rock someone else,s that's life eh !!!

 

ps,,whats wetting beds got to do with having an opinion ? Nothing, 'bed wetting' is the term which describes the paranoia with which some people react whenever handguns are mentioned.

 

all the very best scully , but for one minute think what it looks like to an outsider ? Again, I don't care. Nothing we shooters do will ever endear us to the antis so long as we remain shooters.

the reason I mentioned Oscar Pistorious is because he was filmed blasting melons and in court they said THAT was irresponsible behaviour with a firearm No doubt this was just their opinion though eh? A prosecutor trying to make a case against the defendant no doubt?

because they said and they commented that they did it to re inact what a human skull would do when hit with such a weapon That calibre, at that range, quite possibly.

I recall seeing the news item following the shootings in Hungerford with a bloke shooting melons with a Franchi SPAS from about 5 feet away in a demonstration as to what a 12 bore shotgun could do at such a range. The fact no shotgun was used at Hungerford was never mentioned but it all added to the frenzy at the time and led to high magazine capacity shotguns being made S1. Nothing whatsoever to do with reality though, merely an emotive gesture to create the shock/horror effect. If you're being honest, like you said, you made the link between Pistorius and hand gunners in order to prove your point and link the two; hand gunner = nutter. This is only my opinion of course.

 

don't mean to offend ,Yes you do.

I,m just voicing my opinion of how I felt about the video, in MY EYES its irresponsible behaviour with a firearm to behave like that weather he,s having fun or not,but that's my opinion ​There's a lot of irresponsible people on this forum then , if that's the case.

 

enough said on my behalf

 

have a nice day You too.

 

atb Evo

[Thunderbird]

I could have done that in one shot

 

I don't think there are many people here who would pass up the opportunity to try that, however personally I think I would probably have extended the range by degrees for each shot, as it would have been more fun that way.

 

One of the things which the Americans seem to do very well, which we often fail miserably at, is to embrace the fact that shooting stuff is fun!

 

When I first got into rifles, I had a couple of range days courtesy of some of the Cotswold crew on here, and I will never forget how much fun I had shooting 2L bottles full of water, and assorted fruits, with a range of rifles from T2 to a 338. Awesome, safe, and yes....fun.

[ShaggyRS6]

EVO - As much as I respect your opinion, and sometimes it can be difficult for people to respect other opinions I disagree with much of what you have said. You are judging this guy on one video. Take a look at his you tube site. Take time to see how he shoots, how he sets his range up, how he reviews almost all of the guns he shoots, how he show's them being taken apart, how he explains cleaning, how he compares them to other weapons. These are not the actions of a reckless person.

 

Shooting is a sport. Sport's are to be enjoyed safely. This guy is enjoying his sport in a safe environment, which itself promotes safety. If he were shooting melons or anything for that matter in the middle of an empty parking lot, or with a row of houses behind him then I might be concerned. But he, and many other people that post this type of video are anything but reckless.

 

Reckless means he is carrying out an act with caring of the consequences. I think this could not be further from the truth in the case of this particular shooter.

 

Again, I respect your opinion. I just happen not to agree with you.

 

Happy Turkey Day All!

Edited November 27, 2014 by ShaggyRS6

[Harnser]

Any shooter who has not experienced a fun day on the range with a hand gun is missing out on one of the best days shooting they will ever have .

We used to have a log chop shoot ,were by a team of 4 shooters would shoot a piece of 4x2 wood at 20 yards . The first team to chop the timber in half was the winner . Then there was the skittle shoot .were each shooter had 6 ten pin bowling pins on a table and had to knock them off the table in the shortist time was the winner . Then there was the ballon shoot , balloons of various sizes on strings pegged to the ground and moving with the wind shot at 50 yards ,very testing I might add . I could go on . It was called a fun day . Incidently all carried out under the strict control of 2 range officers .

Harnser