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I'm a new shooter. I've only been shooting since December or so when I took my NRA first steps class. Recently we went to get my brother a Ruger 10-22 for his birthday and my dad decided while we were there to pick up a Remington 700 so that he and I could start practicing the long range...

So I think I'm ready to get a handgun. Well, really, since I'm 17 my parents will buy it and lock it up with their rifles and I'll get to bring it out to the range until I'm 18 and can take posession. Anyways, I want the CZ 75 BD in 9mm. I asked my range if they could order it and the owner...

My 18th birthday is coming up in August and I've asked the parents for a CZ75-BD. We own some guns but it will be my first gun. It'll be one that I'll keep locked in my own safe with me in my room, I'll take to the range to pactice myself, I'll compete with, and maybe I'll carry concealed when I...

I just stumbled across this that somebody posted on Facebook, bashing the article. http://m.vice.com/read/the-most-hilariously-paranoid-things-you-can-buy-on-the-nra-website It's a list of "paranoid things you can buy from the NRA website". Some of the items are arguably hard for the average...

If you had the money, how big of a destructive device could you own? I hear a lot how during the time of the framers many private citizens owned cannons and war ships and I believe this is somewhat appropriate in the modern day. I'm fairly certain you could own a mortar. But what if we step up...

Title says it all. I'm not sure what rifle I'm going to end up with (got a little while of saving up money first before I can choose). Lately I've been contemplating getting an AR so that I could have a 5.56 upper for short range competitions and then switch to another caliber for longer range...

I see people talking about shooting objects like cans and I'm wondering if it's safe in terms of fragmentation. I know we shoot at steel targets but they're thicker and designed not to fragment as far as I can tell. For something like a tin can this might not be the case. I had a thought that...

I was looking at a local gun website browsing SKS prices and was absolutely shocked. I could hardly find one below $500. I found a Norinco in rough condition with no bayonet for like $380. There were several people selling them with Tapco stocks for $600-$800! At that rate I could get an entry...

Just a question I had. As the Heller decision protects weapons that are considered commonly used, would that prohibit the broad banning of assault weapons and standard capacity magazines? Semi automatic weapons are undeniably in common use and those that aren't (like, say, a Tavor or AUG) aren't...

Another fun piece for you. Here we have New York representative Charlie Rangel on the Assault Weapons Ban being removed "“We’re talking about millions of kids dying — being shot down by assault weapons,” he continued. “Were talking about handguns easier in the inner cities, to get these guns...

I'm doing some research on 3 gun shooting competitions and the part that's going to kill me financially is going to be the rifle. What are some low cost alternatives to the AR-15? I think an AK in 5.45 would just be awesome but the cartridge is too small for competition. So naturally it got me...

We bought a Remington 700 SPS recently and took it out to the range. A lot of fun. Anyways we got some PMC rounds (I think, black and red box) as well as some CBC's. The CBC's were labeled 7,62 X 51 mm NATO. The black and red box was more expensive at $20 for 20 and the CBC's were $40 for 50...

I've only been shooting for a short time but in that time I've come to think that I would enjoy shooting in 3 Gun competitions. My first question is, what type of competitions should I be researching and looking for? All the abbreviations can be confusing at times and I'm having a hard time...

I was just reading a thread about shooting without hearing protection and the kind of damage it can do in an emergency situation. I found myself wondering if you can carry a concealed weapon with a suppressor (that is, if you could manage to conceal it) or on one that you keep in your car to...

While looking at a store for a Makarov (which they didn't have) I asked about the CZ pistols and while they didn't have any of the surplus they had a CZ 85 in .40 and he took it out for me. It felt awesome. Probably the nicest feeling gun I have ever put in my hands. I'd get one in 9mm though...

So recently we bought a couple rifles, two in .22 and one in .308. When holding them I went to set one down. I immediately went to set it down with the barrel on the floor and immediately got yelled at as if I was going to shoot somebody and told never to put a rifle barrel down. However, I...

I don't know if this is the right forum but it feels right to me. Anyways, something I noticed is that after a few trips to the range I've started becoming more aware of my surroundings and operating safety in other situations. For instance, I'm a fairly new driver, but I noticed earlier I...

So I see this come up a lot but when I searched couldn't find any topic on it. Anyways, it seems people can't agree so I figured I'd ask here. In the same platform (weight and everything) would one have more than the other? I've been told that a .40 actually has more recoil than a .45. We...

We went out today to buy my brother a .22 rifle for his upcoming birthday. I've been interested in long range shooting and my dad's been researching it. So, long story short we came home with a Ruger 10-22 (my brother), a Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 in pink and black for my mom, and a Remington 700...

So I really love my range but I get the feeling from other posts here that it's atypical. There are range safety operators (or at least staff that keep an eye on the range) but there's no one standing at a given post that we can go to, at least that I know of. There are no ceasefires, no 1...