# The OFFICIAL Gun Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 1, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496 "2009-03-01T21:19:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**Author:** ![v8lonoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@v8lonoma](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8lonoma)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1981 "2012-07-14T14:02:38Z")
Everything? I’m getting rid of 1% lol. Plan on picking up a few others, I don’t need three glock 23s. And fs2000 wasn’t my cup of tea. If I wanted yo shoot .223 I’d shoot my Ar and the fs just sat in the safe. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1982 "2012-07-14T13:35:33Z")
I gotta go out and shoot some of my guns. ---
**Author:** ![v8lonoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@v8lonoma](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8lonoma)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1983 "2012-07-17T18:47:55Z")
My Arizona pistol permit arrived yesterday, just waiting on Utah and Florida to come in. Also bought a new pistol today. Picked up a bi tone XDS > **[Springfield Armory | Handguns, Pistols, Semi Automatic Rifles](https://www.springfield-armory.com/)** > > With a huge selection of pistols and rifles, Springfield Armory is the premier manufacturer of quality handguns for protection and competitive shooting. It’s that except the slide is stainless. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1984 "2012-07-17T21:58:36Z")
Because FLORIDA. > **Innocent Man Shot to Death Inside Own Apartment by Deputies Who Mistook Him for Attempted Murder Suspect** [http://gawker.com/5926344/innocent-man-shot-to-death-inside-own-apartment-by-deputies-who-mistook-him-for-attempted-murder-suspect?comment=51024232](http://gawker.com/5926344/innocent-man-shot-to-death-inside-own-apartment-by-deputies-who-mistook-him-for-attempted-murder-suspect?comment=51024232) Clifffnotes: Cops don’t identify themselves, start knocking down the guys door at 1:30 am or so in a bad neighbourhood and shoot him because he allegedly was holding a gun when the door was broken down. Murder in cold blood and they are blaming the innocent man as being at fault. So much for stand your ground law eh? :ponder ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1985 "2012-08-08T14:31:37Z")
[ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZlciP6gUQ&feature=related[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZlciP6gUQ&feature=related%5B/ame%5D) ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1986 "2012-08-08T16:47:51Z")
Wat ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1987 "2012-08-08T17:12:46Z")
saw that on mythbusters. They finally got to the point where they could replicate it without a problem, was pretty damn cool ---
**Author:** ![CJRando](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cjrando/32/6369_2.png) [@CJRando](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CJRando)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1988 "2012-08-11T18:09:39Z")
Another day in the Marine Corps… ![http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7762516768_9008a07e14_b.jpg](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7762516768_9008a07e14_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1989 "2012-08-11T18:22:22Z")
Send a few my way? ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1990 "2012-08-12T06:17:45Z")
> [@fs: 12 second 1g talon.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-12-second-1g-talon/50454/4): > > Send a few my way? I would be good with just one of the ones setup with an ACOG ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1991 "2012-08-14T18:02:46Z")
> **[A Brief, Yet Inaccurate, History of Ammunition...](https://www.ammoland.com/2012/08/a-brief-yet-inaccurate-history-of-ammunition/)** > > Many lengthy diatribes discuss whether a single .45 ACP projectile, launched from a 1911 designed by John Moses Browning, can really cause an earthquake in Dubuque, Iowa... Pretty funny read. Recommended to all. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1992 "2012-08-20T09:27:04Z")
Just bought my first gun. Hi-Point 995TS. Wanted something cheap to learn on. ![http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/jakeslack87/image1-1.jpg](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/jakeslack87/image1-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1993 "2012-08-20T09:34:03Z")
Welcome to the club. Pistol caliber carbines are always fun! ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1994 "2012-08-20T09:37:27Z")
> [@any way to find out who did this?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-way-to-find-out-who-did-this/50534/6): > > Welcome to the club. Pistol caliber carbines are always fun! Thanks! And that is what everyone was telling me. Hi-Point seems to be a little controversial though. Some people say they are awful, other say they are great. It is hard to beat the price point and lifetime warranty though. Now I just need to find time to go shooting. ---
**Author:** ![Sketchy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sketchy/32/6378_2.png) [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1995 "2012-08-20T12:14:47Z")
Looks gud ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_123](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin_123/32/6478_2.png) [@Justin\_123](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin_123)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1996 "2012-08-20T21:28:11Z")
Picked up my P220 Beavertail .45 recently. Haven’t had a go with it yet. Maybe tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1997 "2012-08-21T05:36:02Z")
Finger on the trigger, nice. ---
**Author:** ![notbennyfizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@notbennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/notbennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1998 "2012-08-21T07:05:35Z")
:rofl ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_123](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin_123/32/6478_2.png) [@Justin\_123](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin_123)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1999 "2012-08-21T10:01:56Z")
NBD. There was no live ammunition. It was pointed to a designated safe area. I’m fairly well qualified. You’ve never dry fired a firearm? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2012, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/2000 "2012-08-21T10:35:22Z")
Isn’t dry firing a gun damaging to the mechanism? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496.md?page=99) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496.md?page=101)