Firearms: History, Hobby, Awesome

Azisien · 06-22-2009, 05:51 PM

I've recently taken an interest in firearms. I think I can safely blame years of first person shooters, or I just like shiny objects that make loud noises, or both.

Either way, I figured since this is an American-dominated forum and your average American is given his/her first handgun by age 3, assault rifle by age 7, and just, well...God damn mini-guns are legal in the US so I'm hoping to find some good educational resources.

So far, my attempts of typing "firearms" into Amazon or my local bookstore result in either price guides for firearms or Billy Bob's Practical Guide to Gaining Street Cred, neither of which I'm interested in.

So I turn to NPF. Any of you guys recommend anything? Or should I just find some sparse farmland and a bunch of tin cans?

I suppose this thread could also be used to relay any interesting firearm-related stories any of us have had. For instance, my vacation out west to Edmonton, Alberta was probably what sparked my biggest interest in real life firearms. I was able to go to a shooting range (there aren't many around here) and I paid $30 to shoot 50 rounds from a Glock. A Glock! Wooo! The poster I also bought to shoot at was a bunch of zombies, and thanks to my many years of video games I'm proud to say I only missed twice. Kickback was a bitch.

And no firearm thread would be proper without this:

06-22-2009, 05:51 PM	#1
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	Firearms: History, Hobby, Awesome I've recently taken an interest in firearms. I think I can safely blame years of first person shooters, or I just like shiny objects that make loud noises, or both. Either way, I figured since this is an American-dominated forum and your average American is given his/her first handgun by age 3, assault rifle by age 7, and just, well...God damn mini-guns are legal in the US so I'm hoping to find some good educational resources. So far, my attempts of typing "firearms" into Amazon or my local bookstore result in either price guides for firearms or Billy Bob's Practical Guide to Gaining Street Cred, neither of which I'm interested in. So I turn to NPF. Any of you guys recommend anything? Or should I just find some sparse farmland and a bunch of tin cans? I suppose this thread could also be used to relay any interesting firearm-related stories any of us have had. For instance, my vacation out west to Edmonton, Alberta was probably what sparked my biggest interest in real life firearms. I was able to go to a shooting range (there aren't many around here) and I paid $30 to shoot 50 rounds from a Glock. A Glock! Wooo! The poster I also bought to shoot at was a bunch of zombies, and thanks to my many years of video games I'm proud to say I only missed twice. Kickback was a bitch. And no firearm thread would be proper without this: