I’m going to keep posting this, so I apologize if you have read it before.
In the US we have the Second Amendment. The fascists have been the ones screaming and yelling about the Second Amendment, but the truth is that all Americans have the right.
Owning a gun isn’t enough. Driving to Cabela’s and picking up a vermin killing 22 is not enough. You should buy a rifle, a pistol, and a knife. (Bonus points for a shotgun) Then you need to train with said rifle, pistol and knife. Go to a range and shoot. Look for local self defense/hand to hand combat with knife classes and train.
I am not advocating for violence…far from it. But I am advocating for knowledge because owning a weapon and not knowing how to use it is a recipe for disaster.
PS: If you can afford it, buy suppressors. Especially for your rifles. Suppression for the common citizen isn’t about stealth like in the movies, it is about protecting your hearing. Guns are LOUD. Much louder than you expect.
+1 to guns being louder than you expect. I wear earplugs + over-ear muffs with auto noise cancelling for noise over certain decibels and I still find gunshots kinda jarring.
+1000 for learning to use them. You need to understand what you’re shooting at + what might be behind and around what you’re shooting at. You need to always be aware of what you’re shooting at even if you aren’t actively shooting.
Also if you can’t go to a range, don’t forget PCP (Pre-Charged Pneumatic) rifles exist. They are a lot quieter than a typical firearm and where I live you can shoot air rifles within city limits as long as the pellets don’t leave your property.
Going with .22, .25, or .40 cal and you can practice your aim and shooting habits on the daily (pellets and air are a lot cheaper than pellets and powder in a cartridge). Plus then you can play with things like moderators (silencers), full auto… Even automated turrets if you are that kind of crazy (don’t be).
They go all the way up to around .72 cal if I’m up to date but unless you are planning to stop a truck you’ll get a lot more fun from something like the Air Venturi Avenger (or the AvengeX line so you can swap calibers); just consider getting an electric pump, I used a manual one for a few months but pumping 3,000 psi manually sucks.
Dude wtf are you on about. Those air rifles run $500 and up and the .4 cal is over 1300 dollars. For that price people could get 2 or 3 guns. Sure maybe pick up a cheap air rifle if you want to practice handling or something but if you’re in that price range you should probably get an actual gun.
An actual gun has a major ammo cost associated, which is why I rarely gonto the range. 500 shots for one chambered in .22 is about 11 bucks, I get .22 is probably the cheapest plinking ammo out there but a bucket of 1,400 rounds is going to cost $100 plus range time.
One of my wants last year was to hit the range more often. Sometimes that isn’t practical due to cost, time spent driving, etc.
I ended up getting a laser optic target for my 9mm. I can charge it, set it up at home wherever, and practice my aim. I feel like I have gotten better in a few months - or at least my grouping of shots is closer to where I want it to be. Highly recommend looking into one of them if you are at least pistol training.
Is this a cartridge-sized laser that shines out the muzzle? I have a friend who got one and was wondering if it made a difference since there’s obviously no recoil, making it unrealistic. But I guess it’s helpful to see where you line up immediately upon drawing your weapon.
You’re right that it doesn’t have recoil and casings aren’t being ejected. It isn’t identical to hitting the range, but it does help build your aim which does translate a bit to the real thing. I don’t have infinite money for ammo (have ya SEEN the prices of a box of bullets lately?) so it was a nice compromise.
It’s literaly why I started posting that reply. A lot of people writing comments asking others to kill ICE and/or politicians. They need to stop asking others and train.
Well said. I would also recommend building a cheap, shitty AR15. You learn a lot about how they work not just from building it, but by fixing it when it inevitably breaks.
And yeah, suppressors are awesome safety devices that unfortunately cost as much as a gun, if not more. The tax is gone, but I’m pretty sure manufacturers are just jacking up the prices now.
I agree with all of this except the bit about silencers. Yes it’s better for your hearing but the amount of red tape bullshit you have to go through and manage is ridiculous.
Congress just removed the fee for the for a silencer, SBR, and SBS tax stamp as on January 1. Now there’s gonna be some lawsuits to remove them from the NFA entirely because NFA items are regulated through the $200 tax stamp.
And even without a lawsuit, you can now form 1 (stamp for a home-manufacturered NFA itm) a silencer with no fees, so you can 3d print them super cheap. Just wait a few weeks for the paperwork before you hit “print”.
Okay I’m super curious about this because I have a handgun that would absolutely benefit from this. So you’re saying as of Jan 1st I could go out and simply buy a silencer? Shop online, ship to house, no paperwork or stamp needed?
You still need fingerprints, photo and form 4. It still needs to go through an FFL. I don’t think the waiting period is 14 months long anymore, though.
Paperwork and stamp are still needed, but no extra $200 fee. The cost of a the materials to print supressors (including the printer itself) is pretty close to that $200 price point.
But there’s lawsuits brewing that have a decent shot. The NFA’s authority is based on Article I tax powers, and that setting the fee at $0 effectively removes them from the NFA. The government’s argument is that since the dealers still have to pay taxes, it still applies. That’s a bit of a stretch, but also doesn’t address the question of homemade items at all.
americans had Trump 1 already, anyone with a brain knew where this was going, certainly the last years.
But hey, he, and Biden for that matter, only put brown kids in cages. Didn’t seem to bother them that much.
Now they’re everywhere and good heavens, they even kill white people now!
The red white line has been crossed,let’s go get a gun!
I’m going to keep posting this, so I apologize if you have read it before.
In the US we have the Second Amendment. The fascists have been the ones screaming and yelling about the Second Amendment, but the truth is that all Americans have the right.
Owning a gun isn’t enough. Driving to Cabela’s and picking up a vermin killing 22 is not enough. You should buy a rifle, a pistol, and a knife. (Bonus points for a shotgun) Then you need to train with said rifle, pistol and knife. Go to a range and shoot. Look for local self defense/hand to hand combat with knife classes and train.
I am not advocating for violence…far from it. But I am advocating for knowledge because owning a weapon and not knowing how to use it is a recipe for disaster.
PS: If you can afford it, buy suppressors. Especially for your rifles. Suppression for the common citizen isn’t about stealth like in the movies, it is about protecting your hearing. Guns are LOUD. Much louder than you expect.
+1 to guns being louder than you expect. I wear earplugs + over-ear muffs with auto noise cancelling for noise over certain decibels and I still find gunshots kinda jarring.
+1000 for learning to use them. You need to understand what you’re shooting at + what might be behind and around what you’re shooting at. You need to always be aware of what you’re shooting at even if you aren’t actively shooting.
Also if you can’t go to a range, don’t forget PCP (Pre-Charged Pneumatic) rifles exist. They are a lot quieter than a typical firearm and where I live you can shoot air rifles within city limits as long as the pellets don’t leave your property.
Going with .22, .25, or .40 cal and you can practice your aim and shooting habits on the daily (pellets and air are a lot cheaper than pellets and powder in a cartridge). Plus then you can play with things like moderators (silencers), full auto… Even automated turrets if you are that kind of crazy (don’t be).
They go all the way up to around .72 cal if I’m up to date but unless you are planning to stop a truck you’ll get a lot more fun from something like the Air Venturi Avenger (or the AvengeX line so you can swap calibers); just consider getting an electric pump, I used a manual one for a few months but pumping 3,000 psi manually sucks.
Dude wtf are you on about. Those air rifles run $500 and up and the .4 cal is over 1300 dollars. For that price people could get 2 or 3 guns. Sure maybe pick up a cheap air rifle if you want to practice handling or something but if you’re in that price range you should probably get an actual gun.
An actual gun has a major ammo cost associated, which is why I rarely gonto the range. 500 shots for one chambered in .22 is about 11 bucks, I get .22 is probably the cheapest plinking ammo out there but a bucket of 1,400 rounds is going to cost $100 plus range time.
One of my wants last year was to hit the range more often. Sometimes that isn’t practical due to cost, time spent driving, etc.
I ended up getting a laser optic target for my 9mm. I can charge it, set it up at home wherever, and practice my aim. I feel like I have gotten better in a few months - or at least my grouping of shots is closer to where I want it to be. Highly recommend looking into one of them if you are at least pistol training.
Is this a cartridge-sized laser that shines out the muzzle? I have a friend who got one and was wondering if it made a difference since there’s obviously no recoil, making it unrealistic. But I guess it’s helpful to see where you line up immediately upon drawing your weapon.
You’re right that it doesn’t have recoil and casings aren’t being ejected. It isn’t identical to hitting the range, but it does help build your aim which does translate a bit to the real thing. I don’t have infinite money for ammo (have ya SEEN the prices of a box of bullets lately?) so it was a nice compromise.
Interesting. Any links or names you can share?
I didnt want to post a link unless someone asked, but here ya go
https://vnshholsters.com/products/vnsh-laser-strike-training-system
$100? I’m totally getting that. Thanks!
The number of vast posers in these threads who aren’t going to do fuck all is hilarious. Tom Clancy fans.
It’s literaly why I started posting that reply. A lot of people writing comments asking others to kill ICE and/or politicians. They need to stop asking others and train.
Well said. I would also recommend building a cheap, shitty AR15. You learn a lot about how they work not just from building it, but by fixing it when it inevitably breaks.
And yeah, suppressors are awesome safety devices that unfortunately cost as much as a gun, if not more. The tax is gone, but I’m pretty sure manufacturers are just jacking up the prices now.
Pretty much my new years resolution right there ^^^
I agree with all of this except the bit about silencers. Yes it’s better for your hearing but the amount of red tape bullshit you have to go through and manage is ridiculous.
That is hopefully actually changing soon.
Congress just removed the fee for the for a silencer, SBR, and SBS tax stamp as on January 1. Now there’s gonna be some lawsuits to remove them from the NFA entirely because NFA items are regulated through the $200 tax stamp.
And even without a lawsuit, you can now form 1 (stamp for a home-manufacturered NFA itm) a silencer with no fees, so you can 3d print them super cheap. Just wait a few weeks for the paperwork before you hit “print”.
Okay I’m super curious about this because I have a handgun that would absolutely benefit from this. So you’re saying as of Jan 1st I could go out and simply buy a silencer? Shop online, ship to house, no paperwork or stamp needed?
You still need fingerprints, photo and form 4. It still needs to go through an FFL. I don’t think the waiting period is 14 months long anymore, though.
Gotcha. Thanks!
Paperwork and stamp are still needed, but no extra $200 fee. The cost of a the materials to print supressors (including the printer itself) is pretty close to that $200 price point.
But there’s lawsuits brewing that have a decent shot. The NFA’s authority is based on Article I tax powers, and that setting the fee at $0 effectively removes them from the NFA. The government’s argument is that since the dealers still have to pay taxes, it still applies. That’s a bit of a stretch, but also doesn’t address the question of homemade items at all.
Ah okay. Thank you for the breakdown, appreciate it.
I need to refresh myself for certain.
Maybe you could try hugging the enemy instead of shooting them.
Something the Mexican president would say lol
americans had Trump 1 already, anyone with a brain knew where this was going, certainly the last years.
But hey, he, and Biden for that matter, only put brown kids in cages. Didn’t seem to bother them that much.
Now they’re everywhere and good heavens, they even kill white people now!
The
redwhite line has been crossed,let’s go get a gun!