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Offline DanoInTx

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Oh man, now I've done it.......
« on: June 29, 2009, 12:18:48 PM »
.....couple buddies from work invited me to go out skeet shooting this past weekend.  I've never shot skeets, and only once in my life have shot a shotgun at all....when I was 13 years old.  I have to say, those skeets are pesky little devils, but they are sure fun to kill.  I've been researching shotguns all afternoon, think I may add my very first powder burner to the stable.....doh!
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

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RE: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2009, 12:47:04 PM »


Go for it Dano !!



A nice 12 gauge will make you feel so much better, even when your at home, and not out hunting !



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RE: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2009, 12:51:01 PM »
Back away Dan !!! it can get real expensive , even more than airguns . Don't ever try sporting clays . Talk about fun. My wife and I went a few times with a friend of mine and her husband a few years back. Cost me about $75-$100 each time we went IIRC , and I was shooting a Remington 870 20 gauge . kirby
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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2009, 12:52:29 PM »
I think you're right Bill, it's probably about time I get myself armed.  I've been wanting to for awhile anyways, but my wife is very afraid of firearms.  I think with a little more work and a good safe she will come around.  I'd actually like to get her out shooting with me too, but even though I built her an airgun of her very own, she has only shot it twice.  She may like the skeet though, more action than pellets on paper:)
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

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RE: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2009, 12:59:13 PM »
HOLY COW!
Dano - you don't own a shotgun?!!  And only recently shot one for the first time??!!!!  We need to talk, buddy.  You going for over/under, pump, or semiauto?  Browning Citori, Remington 870 Wingmaster, or Baretta A303?  And of course, you know you will need some reloading equipment, right?  Boy are you in for an awakening.

Check it out:

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=008B&cat_id=013&type_id=355

ooooooooohhh, aaaaaaahhhhhhh.  I may need one, too.  28" 12 Gs. Sporter.  The only shotgun you will ever need.

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RE: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2009, 01:11:12 PM »
Doesn't GAMO make an air shotgun  :)

Sorry, I couldn't resist......

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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2009, 01:27:30 PM »
LOL Jeff.... I bought me a ShotGun last summer for personal protection. Got 500 shells which would be more than enough but just in case they come collecting our firearms I will blast there butts with lead..:)
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Offline DanoInTx

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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2009, 01:31:47 PM »
I "think" this is what I was shooting on Sunday http://www.stoegerindustries.com/firearms/stoeger_condor.php and I also shot a synthetic stocked semi-auto, which I liked a little more(don't know the brand).  I first shot a gun, any gun, airguns included when I lived with my uncle when I was 11-13 years old.  He was in law enforcement and I HAD TO learn some basic gun safety just to live in that house, he is an avid collector.  In the Navy I shot a .22 pistol in bootcamp, then spent some time with my cousin shooting his .22lr.  I shot his 12 gauge when I was 13 with him leaning up against my shoulder so it wouldn't knock me over and only took 1 or 2 shots.  I have never shot a rimfire at all, and have only shot a .22 half a dozen times since bootcamp.  I'm pretty naive when it comes to firearms, my mom quickly confiscated my Daisy 880 when I moved back to her house after living with my uncle, hence the need to own adult airguns now.  If you've ever talked firearms with me you can quickly learn that I have no clue what you're talking about, I remember your brother Jerry showing me one of his pistols when I went to his house and he could have been describing brain surgery and I would have understood just as well...haha!!  I love shooting and airguns seem to work fine for me, but I'm definately interested in powder burners, just never really had anyone take me out shooting so I could really learn much more than "don't look down the barrel".  I think I will get a shotgun here before too long, just have to save some $$$'s and talk my wife into it:)
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2009, 01:37:23 PM »
It wasn't too bad.  We had two boxes of clays at $20 a box, and 3 boxes of 12 gauge ammo at $20 a box, so $100 total for three guys and we had some ammo left over.  I don't think I could shoot more than the 70 or so shots I took yesterday, I gots a bruise the size of Texas on my shoulder as it is, haha!
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

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Air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzzz!!!  ...You will feel better\" T.E.C.2008

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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2009, 01:53:19 PM »
Dano, Dano . . .

OK, well we have a lot of ground to cover, I see.  Probably to start with, we need to get you a Ruger 10/22 (22LR rimfire), a Ruger Mini 14 Ranch Rifle (.223 centerfire), an Abrhams M1A (308/7.62 mm  semi-auto military style assault rifle), a Remington 870 12 ga. (basic pump shotgun), and probably a SigSauer P225 (.45ACP semi-auto pistol).  Then we can fill in the gaps in your firearm collection after you outfitted with the minimum basic arsenal and 1000 round or so of ammo for each of the weapons mentioned.  BTW, how much is in your bank account?

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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2009, 02:04:10 PM »
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TCups - 6/29/2009  8:53 PM
.......... BTW, how much is in your bank account?


Not much pal, I think I just need to find a shotgun for now so I can kill some more of those skeets.  Btw, I've been thinking of dragging my 13 year old and my 11 year old along with me, you think a .410 would be good for them?  I know they can't shoot a 12 gauge, but have no idea what would be "too much" for a young kid to handle without getting turned off.  Wonder if I can rent guns at the range, not in a big hurry to buy them guns that will just sit in the safe like their airguns do.  My 13 year old is a little on the small side for his age, would a .410 be an effective skeet hunter?  
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2009, 02:12:58 PM »
Don't bother with a .410 Dan. It's actually harder to hit a clay pigeon with a .410. Get them a 20 ga. Not too much for a 13 yr.old and they can use it the rest of their life.
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Re: Oh man, now I've done it.......
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2009, 02:18:24 PM »
.410's are easy to shoot, but hard to hit with -- not enough shot in the pattern.  Your boys will do better with something like an 870 pump, .20 ga. youth model.  For you, I would suggest and over/under 12 ga, particularly if your intent is to shoot skeet, trap, or sporting clay.  If you think you would like to hunt dove or quail, you might want to go with a Beretta semi-auto 12 ga.  The third shot comes in handy.  If you want to shoot waterfowl (ducks, geese) you will need a 3" or 3.5" 12 ga. magnum.  I would suggest a 2 3/4" over/under for you, though.  Good basic shotgun.  My tastes run toward the Brownings, especially the Browning Citori and Belgium Browning Light 12 and Light 20 semi-autos.  Beretta makes good shotguns, too, but I see that the price of good shotguns has increased considerably over the last 20 years since I last bought one.

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« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2009, 02:30:46 PM »
These darned shotguns cost almost as much as good airguns!  Just looked and it looks like the range where I went rents shotguns for $10, so I'll take the boys out and let them shoot a little before I go investing in a gun for them, they may not even like it...  Thanks for the info folks:)
Dan

Current shooters: Beeman HW97K .177 with Hawke Eclipse 4x16x50SFAO and Steve C. stock, Beeman R9 .177 with Hawke Airmax 4-12x40AO and Gene\'s Midas touch, Air Arms S200 with Bushnell Banner 6x24x40AO Rowan brass bling and Steve C. custom stock, BAM B25, BAM B40 .177 with BSA 3x12x44AO, Benjamin Marauder .22, Benjamin 397 pumper.

\"repeat this mantra:
Air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzz, air gunzzzzzzz!!!  ...You will feel better\" T.E.C.2008