Gun wankery
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So I have been to a firing range for the first time in my whole life. And of course, it was glorious!
Funnily, what has struck me, as a person who literally never fired a gun before, is how ****ty is your perception of the target once you shoot at it. I mean, once it goes bang, I completely lose the sight of the target. Even with red dotted weapons for a fraction of a second. Second is that while I was expecting guns to be loud, I haven't expected them to be smelly. Well, they are
Also, it is goddamn expensive. But I got to shoot all the cool guns, so all is well that ends well
Funnily, what has struck me, as a person who literally never fired a gun before, is how ****ty is your perception of the target once you shoot at it. I mean, once it goes bang, I completely lose the sight of the target. Even with red dotted weapons for a fraction of a second. Second is that while I was expecting guns to be loud, I haven't expected them to be smelly. Well, they are
Also, it is goddamn expensive. But I got to shoot all the cool guns, so all is well that ends well
Got a new 45 couple days ago, shot out a few mags by now, this thing is accurate af. Not a big fan of PPQ factory sights though.
The trigger is just a pure perfection.
The trigger is just a pure perfection.
Some guy did a mass shoot out with illegally owned firearms in Nova Scotia, legal gun owners pay the bill
Lame, that puts the last nail in the coffin as far as getting the guns I wanted to have.
Lame, that puts the last nail in the coffin as far as getting the guns I wanted to have.
As always... Criminals do the crimes but the lawful suffer from the consequences
I was on a shooting range again and found out that firing bolt-action rifles only in a shirt may not be the best for your shoulders I shot 20 rounds from a Mosin Nagant and 30 from a vz.24 (a Mauser rifle). Near the end I pretty much had to shoot standing because that way I could lean back to absorb the recoil, whereas in prone all the force went to my shoulder and near the end I would curse with each shot because of the pain. Then I shot a bit with M16A1, vz.58 and MP-5, but all those were completely fine as far as my shoulder is concerned. I wonder if I do something wrong, but shooting like 60 shots from prone with a bolt-action seems out of a realm of possibility for me due to the pain
Oh, and stripper clips are so cool!
Oh, and there was a guy shooting flintlock pistols who set his target on fire
I shot 20 rounds from a Mosin Nagant and 30 from a vz.24 (a Mauser rifle). Near the end I pretty much had to shoot standing because that way I could lean back to absorb the recoil, whereas in prone all the force went to my shoulder and near the end I would curse with each shot because of the pain. Then I shot a bit with M16A1, vz.58 and MP-5, but all those were completely fine as far as my shoulder is concerned. I wonder if I do something wrong, but shooting like 60 shots from prone with a bolt-action seems out of a realm of possibility for me due to the pain Oh, and stripper clips are so cool!
Oh, and there was a guy shooting flintlock pistols who set his target on fire
Oh, and there was a guy shooting flintlock pistols who set his target on fire
Prone firing wasn't as much of a long-term consideration when that generation of rounds and rifles was designed, no?
And even by the time it was, I doubt you'd be firing 60 rounds without having a very bad, very long, very adrenaline-fuelled day to ease you off the shoulder pain.
And even by the time it was, I doubt you'd be firing 60 rounds without having a very bad, very long, very adrenaline-fuelled day to ease you off the shoulder pain.
that doesn't make any sense mechanically.
in semi auto, the action doesn't add more energy to the equation.
if you have the same conditions (cartridge loading, gun weight, etc), the energy imparted on the system is the same.
the difference is that in a bolt action it all hits at once whereas in semi-auto the springs act like shock absorbers, essentially. the recoil impulse ist delayed and diffused a bit.
in semi auto, the action doesn't add more energy to the equation.
if you have the same conditions (cartridge loading, gun weight, etc), the energy imparted on the system is the same.
the difference is that in a bolt action it all hits at once whereas in semi-auto the springs act like shock absorbers, essentially. the recoil impulse ist delayed and diffused a bit.
You're right, I read up on it more and it doesn't work that way. Funny though because it definitely feels that way, especially with my NDM-86. That thing kicks like a mule.
maybe it's just really overgassed? that could make the bolt slam back hard enough to feel like a double punch
that could make the bolt slam back hard enough to feel like a double punch
Could also be you're just firing the semi-auto faster, and thus beating your shoulder more often over a given span of time.
