Post Your Guns

[couch]

Just saw that movie for the first time a few nights ago. Pumped on Vincent's 1911. Not into the pearl grips though.

[sundaze]

Quick question for you guys.. I will be heading to America in July (Florida) would i be able to go to a shooting range and rent out some guns to play with? i have only ever shot a rifle but it would be a dream to fire a desert eagle or some big ass revolver!

[Christopher V.]

Florida has pretty lax gun control laws from what I've heard, so chances are yes you can.

[wastecoast]

Really depends on which place you end up in, in washington state, we have ranges where typically you can rent a plethora of .40, .357 and 9mm hand guns. Not sure of a .50 Cal or .45 being able to be rented at least at the places ive been to.

[Birdmane]

Quick question for you guys.. I will be heading to America in July (Florida) would i be able to go to a shooting range and rent out some guns to play with? i have only ever shot a rifle but it would be a dream to fire a desert eagle or some big ass revolver!

Yes.

Expect to pay a lot for the ammunition for .50DE or SW500.

[couch]

You'll also probably need to be with someone else if you rent. That's how it is around here at least.

[sundaze]

well i will be 23 when i go.. money is not a concern really, but out of interest how much roughly will it cost to rent a powerful pistol fire say 12 rounds and have someone show you how to fire it properly?

[couch]

Its not about how old you are, its about nutjobs going by them selves, renting a gun and buying a box of rounds and emptying the magazines into others and/or them selves. Chances of you killing yourself (suicide) are much lower if you're with a friend/family member.

At my local indoor range they rent all sorts of handguns. Only up to .44 Mag though. You have to be 21 years old and its $10 to shoot whatever you want. Its a flat fee so it doesn't matter how many different firearms you want to shoot. You have to buy the ammo though which ranges from $11-$15 for 50rnds. Again, this is only at my local indoor range. Call around and see what the prices are. You'll need to pay for a lane, pay for the rentals, pay for ammo and pay for targets. I usually end up spending around $50 when I go there. That's including a couple hundred rounds. If I go to the outdoor range I only spend $14 + my own ammo.

[Birdmane]

You'll also probably need to be with someone else if you rent. That's how it is around here at least.

You should go with someone else, a range by me had suicide renters there 3 times in a year, so you cannot shoot alone.

Expect to spend around $40 in fun.

[sundaze]

Sounds like the ultimate deal!!

i'm in

[Birdmane]

If you want to just shoot big guns, then get a S&W500 and some ammo, it will go by fast.

If you want to have longer fun then rent a 1911 in .45 and get 20-50 rounds of ammo and rent a .22 pistol (ruger probably) and 500 rounds of ammo and just blast it off.

[(jeff)]

Its not about how old you are, its about nutjobs going by them selves, renting a gun and buying a box of rounds and emptying the magazines into others and/or them selves. Chances of you killing yourself (suicide) are much lower if you're with a friend/family member.

I have always wondered how indoor/outdoor ranges prevent crazy people from shooting innocent people.

[B.E.N.]

I feel a bit inadequate posting these, but since it's all the fun I can realistically have here:

My RPK.


My friends M14 EBR


There's more pictures of both ini my Flickr if anyone is interested... Here

[Birdmane]

Evil Black Rifles!

[B.E.N.]

It's set my friend back in excess of £1300... which is frankly, quite LOL.