Boring Guns?

Skribs said:

I shot my Dad's .22 revolver at the range, and realized I had more fun shooting cans with an airsoft gun in my house than I did shooting paper with a .22 at the range.

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I'm like that too. Shooting any gun at paper targets is mind-numbing to me, whether its a bb gun, .22LR, centerfire handgun, or big-bore rifle.

Give me a shotgun & clays, a bb gun & empty coke cans, a slingshot & little plastic army men, rubber bands & crickets, compound bow & a punching bag, or just about any other combination of a projectile & a target that does something when it's hit.

To me boring equates to accurate and reliable. Those are two qualities that I enjoy having with any firearm. I strive to own all boring firearms--ho hum I need to make a new firearm into a boring one. The hunt is on, just bought a 303 Jungle carbine that is really beat up so this may take a while.

I have a no-dash S&W Model 67 that is boringly accurate. I usually just move targets further and further out to make things interesting.

I don't think "boring" is the word you were looking for. That word is banned in my house. My daughter used to use the word for an activity in which she was uninterested in putting forth an effort. If you have a boring gun, you are probably not exploring the full range of possibilities with it, thus placing the "boring" label on yourself.

I would have to say Glock as well. They are just boring guns but they do work. I trust a Glock simply because they are boring as they are reliable and I can expect them to work right out of the box.

Every time I read your sig, I'm totally baffled. Also, regarding:

HGUNHNTR said:

I don't think "boring" is the word you were looking for. That word is banned in my house. My daughter used to use the word for an activity in which she was uninterested in putting forth an effort. If you have a boring gun, you are probably not exploring the full range of possibilities with it, thus placing the "boring" label on yourself.

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I really like this idea.

Most AR's are boring for me to shoot. No recoil, no real accuracy challenge, doesn't destroy anything the way some other calibers I have/shoot do, and it is honestly just mundane. Which is odd, since there are so many options to make them unique.

I have a Ruger 77/22 MK II with the old V-bolt that is so accurate my little girl loves it because she can shoot a smiley face with it.
Boring to me is combat tupperware.

I don't have one any more.....traded my Glock for a single stack Para 1911. The Glock failed to interest me at any level.

Every time I read your sig, I'm totally baffled. Also, regarding:

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Egos and Ideologies are responsible for a tremendous amount of unneccesary violence and conflict. Both religion and patriotism tend to galvanize groups in a way that makes them blind to differing points of view. You can believe in something, but don't stop questioning the basis for that belief, or discount someone else whom has ideas that don't match your own. Both religion and patriotism have components that are very much like the worst facets gang mentality.

Interesting perspective.

Townsend Whelen said it best: "Only accurate rifles are interesting."

When my brother and I were kids (read: 9-13 or so), we always spent our allowance on those gallon-sized buckets of plastic green/tan army men. We had this long dirt mound we set them up in, and backed out to 12-15 yards or so, and shot at em with bb guns while prone, sitting, offhand, etc. We eventually graduated to setting them on fallen trees, in branches, etc in the woods behind our house, and playing 'commando'... lol.

I dunno why, but between those and shooting empty coke cans are some of the most fun shooting memories I have in my life. Innocent times, good memories.

HGUNHNTR said:

Egos and Ideologies are responsible for a tremendous amount of unneccesary violence and conflict. Both religion and patriotism tend to galvanize groups in a way that makes them blind to differing points of view. You can believe in something, but don't stop questioning the basis for that belief, or discount someone else whom has ideas that don't match your own. Both religion and patriotism have components that are very much like the worst facets gang mentality.

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Quoted for truth.

Quoted for shared opinion, you mean. 2+2=4 is a truth.

Patriotism isn't a form of ego or pride. It's belief in the importance of a way of life, and the willingness to protect it. If you had spent a few years earning your right to run your mouth, you'd both have learned that, and you'd appreciate the fact that you're actually able to share your flawed opinions, instead of using them to spit on this country and everyone who gave it to you, because of the ideals of patriotism.

And blaming religion for violence is just stupid. If you want to find someone to blame for violence, stop using your prejudices to target random groups and look a bit further. I mean, by your logic, all men should be removed from society and killed, because men are far more violent than women. The ratio of violent men to violent women is far greater than the ratio of violent religious people to violent unbelievers of any faith.

By the way, America wouldn't exist without religion, patriotism, or violence. Make no mistake, the concept of necessary violence absolutely exists, and that'll never change; even in a world without religion, a world without patriotism, pride, or egos, it would exist. Because your perfect world would require tyranny of the kind the world has never seen.

^ Not to be confrontational, but you have a very minimal view of patriotism and religion.

It's belief in the importance of a way of life, and the willingness to protect it.

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What if I don't agree to your way of life? I don't want to live under your oppression?

Christianity, Islam, etc have absolutely been a catalyst for tremendous violence.
Patriotism whether you are talking about being a "patriot" in the US, Pakistan, Malaysia, whatever has certainly led to claiming countless lives. Flag waving mentality has certainly casued its share of bloodshed. No where did I say that there weren't positives as well, there most certainly are, but I just happen to feel the negatives, throughout history, have far outweighed any positive outcomes.

By the way, America wouldn't exist without religion, patriotism, or violence.

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--Thats doesn't make it right, ask a Native American.

And blaming religion for violence is just stupid.

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Oh boy, where to begin.

I didn't think of any boring guns, but the most exciting was surely my first cap gun, a 1911. That thing would take geese, deer, sparrows, one shot all day long.

Okay two pages and no one has made the obvious pun so I have to.

I just checked. All of my guns are bored.

HGUNHNTR said:

What if I don't agree to your way of life? I don't want to live under your oppression?

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Then you're free to leave. Nobody's forced to stay in America (unless you're a convicted criminal, but you know what I mean). This country is the way it is because most of the people here want it this way. If you don't (and I know we're speaking hypothetically), go somewhere else.

HGUNHNTR said:

Christianity, Islam, etc have absolutely been a catalyst for tremendous violence.

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Necessary violence.

HGUNHNTR said:

Patriotism whether you are talking about being a "patriot" in the US, Pakistan, Malaysia, whatever has certainly led to claiming countless lives. Flag waving mentality has certainly caused its share of bloodshed. No where did I say that there weren't positives as well, there most certainly are, but I just happen to feel the negatives, throughout history, have far outweighed any positive outcomes.

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You're entitled to your opinion, I'm just saying I disagree.

^Free to leave? What's that supposed to mean? Asking someone to leave a forum because they have an opinion different than your own is a childish way to act. Not everyone you encounter in life will agree with you. You might need to learn how to just get along with folks. A little decorum goes a long way.

It means exactly what it says. I'm not the one complaining about the country in which I live. If you don't like it where you're at, leave. It's this way because most of the people here do like it. Should the majority change for a minority?

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You keep editing your post after I reply. -.-

A forum? I didn't say leave the forum. We're talking about a country and the ideals of those who live in it; not a website.

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Patriotism whether you are talking about being a "patriot" in the US, Pakistan, Malaysia, whatever has certainly led to claiming countless lives. Flag waving mentality has certainly caused its share of bloodshed. No where did I say that there weren't positives as well, there most certainly are, but I just happen to feel the negatives, throughout history, have far outweighed any positive outcomes.

You're entitled to your opinion, I'm just saying I disagree.

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Since you are big on facts I offer these: Vietnam, Gulf War, Korean Conflict.

Then you're free to leave. Nobody's forced to stay in America (unless you're a convicted criminal, but you know what I mean). This country is the way it is because most of the people here want it this way. If you don't (and I know we're speaking hypothetically), go somewhere else.

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Oh for crying out loud, do people ever get tired of reguritating that. As I said, I appreciate the freedoms I have. I just don't care for the gang mentality that leads to a lack of understanding.

You keep editing your post after I reply. -.-

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ummm so did you my friend.

It means exactly what it says. I'm not the one complaining about the country in which I live. If you don't like it where you're at, leave. It's this way because most of the people here do like it. Should the majority change for a minority?

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I'm not asking anyone to change anything....are you trying to turn this into an immigration thing? Ugh.

Come on now, enough crap, back to the OP's questionn Boring Guns Anyone?

Semperfi63 wins.

Otherwise... there are no boring guns, just a lack of a good location, or imagination.

Yep ... Knights SR-25.
I could pick off dandilion heads at 300 yards with my handloads or factory ammo. Absolutly boring.

I got to where I didn't shoot it at all; and at the time there were a buch of guns still on my want list ... I was "growing my collection" and being a $3,000 gun (back then) it represented a way to obtain several of those on my list, so it found a new home ... now 20 or so years or so later I'm kicking myself as I contemplate thinning the collection to keepers and finding another.