Originally Posted by Brock (Post 8447262)

I have one, it's just a plain wood stock. It's a nice little gun, but I enjoy shooting my SKS a little more.

Originally Posted by CoMoChief (Post 8447326)

link's broken

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer (Post 8447400)

Mini 14 is a great rifle. Had one since I was 16. I wouldn't ruin it with a scope, it's a great open sight rifle. You can hold it by the barrel and tap the buttstock on the ground and it will chamber a bullet. It's a wonderful gun.

Originally Posted by God of Thunder (Post 8447460)

Are you local to KC? If so, i'll let you come try anything you want.

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell (Post 8447465)

This just sounds wrong...

Originally Posted by God of Thunder (Post 8447474)

Just to clarify, I have over 1200 guns on hand, all unique, and my own personal range.....IF you want to try a particular gun, trust me, I have it.

For instance......how many of you have fired a Beretta M93R? How about a WW2 grease gun!? Or pick any automatic rifle.

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell (Post 8447491)

Heh. Just givin' ya a little shit. Good Morning.

Originally Posted by Paniero (Post 8447666)

God of Thunder, that's really nice of you. PR, let me know what you think. Are you living in Aguadilla? Its one of my favorite places in Puerto Rico, but I'm not aware of the gun laws there.

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell (Post 8447447)

I'm a bit new to this, but why would that be a GOOD thing?

Originally Posted by Paniero (Post 8447666)

God of Thunder, that's really nice of you. PR, let me know what you think. Are you living in Aguadilla? Its one of my favorite places in Puerto Rico, but I'm not aware of the gun laws there.

Originally Posted by LiveSteam (Post 8448027)

Have fun with it. The Mini action (Garand action) is hard on scopes. If you want glass? I would use 1911 buffers on both sides of your OP rod & a different gas bushing or a tune-able gas block.
The mini will launch spent brass 15 to 20 yards new out of the box.

A lot of info on all types of Mini's hear
http://www.perfectunion.com/vb/

Originally Posted by Holladay (Post 8448293)

The grease guns are a hoot. You wouldnt happen to have a M2 50 cal?? If so, I'll be down this weekend:)

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 8448294)

what is a grease gun?

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 8448294)

what is a grease gun?

Originally Posted by God of Thunder (Post 8447474)

Just to clarify, I have over 1200 guns on hand, all unique, and my own personal range.....IF you want to try a particular gun, trust me, I have it.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448332)

Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range?

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer (Post 8447400)

Mini 14 is a great rifle. Had one since I was 16. I wouldn't ruin it with a scope, it's a great open sight rifle.

Originally Posted by pr_capone (Post 8447223)

Considering picking this one up once back in stock. Not planning on going hunting with it, just spending time at the range plinking targets more than anything else.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...eFolding+Stock

I definitely want a semi-auto and something in the .223 caliber so an AR-15 is not out of the question but the Ruger seems to be outstanding value.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448401)

Honestly, that looks like an assault rifle. Aren't they banned?

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 8448414)

No. Bush allowed the Clinton “assault weapons ban” lapse, we’re back to where we started. Accept for the price of those things, that hasn’t gone back to normal yet.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448401)

Honestly, that looks like an assault rifle. Aren't they banned?

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448421)

Oh.

My wife recently said that she wanted a firearm in the house after years of saying she would never want one. We have a place up in the mountains, and that's where it would be. Protection from bears and lions, mostly, as well as potential weirdo mountain types. Both inside the house and outside on hikes and stuff.

What type of weapon would you guys recommend?

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 8448441)

Bit of a loaded question there Donger.

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 8448441)

How proficient would you say you are with a rifle? Handgun? Shotgun?

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 8448441)

A shotgun is typically the best choice for the inexperienced because it puts out a big punch up close and it’s forgiving of aim, just point and click. Thing is you’re going to have to carry some high powered loads for bear protection, not even sure you can get a load big enough to stop a charging grizzly. That typically requires a pretty big rifle caliber or monster handgun one.

Originally Posted by LiveSteam (Post 8448422)

In the UK & in Comifornia the High capacity magazines are illegal

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 8448467)

semi auto shotgun :D

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448497)

That means you don't have to "pump" the thing for each shot, right? How easy is it to "pump" a shotgun, anyway? Can women do it easily?

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 8448471)

I figure buckshot would be effective against a mountain lion. Might just piss a bear off, though.

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 8448498)

correct.

one trigger pull, one shot until out of ammo.
Women should be able to pump it easily.


that's what she said.

Originally Posted by Holladay (Post 8448293)

The grease guns are a hoot. You wouldnt happen to have a M2 50 cal?? If so, I'll be down this weekend:)

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448332)

Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range?

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 8448324)

They get the name because they look like an old time hand pump grease gun, LiveStream posted a picture.
I’ve heard they have a strange trait in that the cyclic rate increases as it warms up. So it’s shooting faster when you release the trigger than when you first pulled it. Any truth to that?

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448457)

Very punny. ;)



I've never shot any firearms.

That would be a bit of a problem.

I was thinking shotgun, but I'd prefer not to carry around a rifle-thingy on hikes. So, I guess that would leave a handgun. But, I'm guessing that hitting a charging lion while simultaneously defecating and shaking would be problematic. And, that takes me back to a shotgun.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448509)

Neat. So it uses Newton's third to expel the spent shell and load another one?

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 8448512)

For a semi-auto, you just pull the trigger. Pump action isn't difficult, but it's obviously not quite as fast/easy.

Check these out.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/i...ense+Shotguns/

Originally Posted by KC Fish (Post 8448514)

I'd recommend trying out a Taurus Judge. It's both a handgun and a shotgun.. It will shoot both .45 rounds and .410 shotgun rounds/slugs. Small enough to carry with you, and you get the advantage of having buckshot so you don't have to have perfect aim.

Great for self defense. And you can load .45 for bear when out hiking.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448500)

I really wouldn't want to kill it as a goal, mind you. I would just want to scare it and have it go away (not eat us).

I suppose I could just bring some of my English relatives over. That would probably do the trick, too.

Originally Posted by KC Fish (Post 8448514)

I'd recommend trying out a Taurus Judge. It's both a handgun and a shotgun.. It will shoot both .45 rounds and .410 shotgun rounds/slugs. Small enough to carry with you, and you get the advantage of having buckshot so you don't have to have perfect aim.

Great for self defense. And you can load .45 for bear when out hiking.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448527)

Thanks.

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 8448526)

If that's the case, you should probably stick to a repellant spray. Putting bullets in something you don't mean to kill isn't a terribly good idea. Of course, if some large animal is trying to eat you, you really shouldn't be too torn up about killing it.

Do you live in a secluded location? If that's the case, you might want to concern yourself more with predators of the two-legged variety.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448522)

Wow. Those are really inexpensive. I think that I'd want one with a stock though. Don't shotguns have a pretty good kick (more as the gauge gets lower)?

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448532)

The house is up in the mountains but not particularly secluded. And, yes, creepy mountain people are also a concern, but less so than bears and lions. Even then, I think this is more the wife being overly concerned.

We do have bear spray that we carry.

Originally Posted by Warning

Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and any persons that use the out of doors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.
We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advanced warning to any bears that might be close by so you don't take them by surprise.
We also advise anyone using the out-f-doors to carry "Pepper Spray" with him is case of an encounter with a bear.
Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear feces will have bells in it and smell like pepper spray.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 8448522)

Wow. Those are really inexpensive. I think that I'd want one with a stock though. Don't shotguns have a pretty good kick (more as the gauge gets lower)?