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I'm borrowing my brother in law's Beretta Cx4 Storm this weekend while we go down to South Carolina to do some shooting this monday. Right now I have a Beretta 9mm pistol (92fs) that I got for $600 out the door. But he got this thing for not much more fully dressed (through a friend). I can't wait to try it out.
Any other shooters @ AN? http://will.dealdonkey.com/userfiles/Will/Storm%201.jpg Note: I really enjoy shooting, but I'm not self-defense nut. I never ever want to shoot anybody. I'd do anything possible to avoid using Deadly force, but that being said if its him or me, or worse - him or my family ... i'd be him. So I enjoy guns but I'm not a "you can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead hands" guy with a basement full of Grenade launchers. Note#2: yes I know the safety is off, it was totally empty and I was dry firing it a few times. Can't dry fire w/ safety on. Last edited by Brad : 2005-07-02 at 11:27. Reason: image too big. thumbnail it, please. |
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In my country we shoot with cameras.
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Oh dear! Why on earth does anyone have access to this type of weapon outside of military/law enforcement use? The UK has its problems but I am pleased that weapons of this type are not readily available to the masses over here. No offence intended but the very fact you are standing in front of a mirror photographing yourself with it is a bit strange.
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Would have been easier to have asked the person who's legs appear from under the gun to take it for you
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And as for saying it's fine to have the safety off "because it's not loaded". Sheesh. 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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Dry Firing approx 5 times will not harm your gun, and i've talked to 2 gun smiths who said that dry firing helps polish and smooth the trigger action.
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They sell guns by any chance? |
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Acatually he was a medal winning competitve shooter / personal friend / gun smith.
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I enjoy shooting, but I try not to do too much of it lately :P
I dry fire my M-16 a few hundred times a year. It doesn't harm it and it is a great way to improve your marksmanship. Different weapon systems are more prone to damage than others, though. You really have to go with what the manufacturer suggests. It is better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six. |
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Ok Scratt - you win THIS time.
He told me that about my Beretta 92fs ... but I made an assumption about the Cx4. Anyways ... I only dry fired like 5 times so it's ok. But thanks for the correction. |
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The only time you should dry fire a weapon is if you're dropping the gun when you fire and you need help catching yourself doing it. Best way to manage that though is to put a round without the primer in somewhere in your clip. It's funny to watch people jerk.
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Never done any shooting but it sounds good - it would beat the hell out of reading a book to wind down.
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Why does everyone have to go to South Carolina to shoot... We don't want your projectiles.
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that sounds like a pretty good idea. |
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Why would dry firing be bad? Didn't mess up my M-16 either...
It's still a good way to work on that slow, steady squeeze. |
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If it's bad for paintball guns, it's bad for real guns, haha. That said, I don't know anything about guns, only paintball markers. Those are slightly less dangerous, and that's why I fire those, not real guns. I wan to give someone a welt, not a hole in the head.
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The link isn't working, a 404 error.
I admire that you have a gun and are actively using your 2nd Amendment rights. |
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Yeah, add a few ribs and an extra handle to a .22 and suddenly people think it's some high-powered fully-automatic Rambo machine. It's like slapping a spoiler on a Yugo.
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No firearm is dangerous per se. Just depends on the mentality of the operator Last edited by Squonk : 2005-07-06 at 08:44. |
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