Dionysusigma
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(And yes, mods, this is gun-related)
Well, first off I'd like to congratulate Azrael256 on a happy birthday (he's now 22). Exactly one year ago today, he was 21 (duh) and introduced me to firearms.
It was one of those days where you sleep late, eat a simple lunch of a sandwich and chips, and head off to Wally World for some dirt-cheap ammo. Included in the bunch were Azrael256, me, three other guys, and a girl. AFAIK myself, the girl, and one of the other guys had never shot a gun before in our lives. Once out in rural Oklahoma in the Lawton area with 2 pump shotties, one SxS, a Marksman BB pistol (mine, as I had no actual interest in "real" guns yet
), and a Winchester lever 30-30 we spent the afternoon blasting away clay pidgeons, bits of paper, lumps of dirt, and any other naturally occuring, inanimate reactive target.
It was the first time I had ever fired a gun. And thus far, I've been doing a pretty good job of not letting it be the last. We didn't even get out there without hearing the four rules heard first (to be credited to Azrael256), and in the course of the day learned the dangers of FTFs, FTEs, and how holding a shotgun 3" away from your shoulder can leave lasting... um... consequences.
The evening was spent around a campfire, with freshly-grilled steaks, a case or two of Shiner Bock, some tequila, and some Jack Daniels (all guns were safely stowed, and we had pretty much shot all the ammo we had for 'em anyhow). Once nicely... uh... settled in, we sang the night away to a slew of Pat Green songs accentuated by the occasional Rodney Kerrington outburst .
It was a night to remember. Going back to college on Monday was a difficult task, but we all seemed to do pretty well. Not long after, I rented an M-1A at a local range and proceeded to satisfy an addiction that only seems to have increased over the year. I finally got my first rifle, a Marlin 60, about three months later by a recommendation of Azrael's. When we got back to my parent's house, he then showed me how to diassemble it, clean it, put it back together, etc. He had introduced me to The Firing Line (although I wasn't into guns before it closed down), and then later to The High Road, where we both remain to this day.
Now that the embarassing's over, I'd just like to say
and of course the 22 gun salute...
And Happy Birthday to G35, TarpleyG, 40SUPER, Ram, Tommy Gunn, Tweak, StarPower, NinjaLawyer, JPNH, TWHughes, and TMix as well!
Well, first off I'd like to congratulate Azrael256 on a happy birthday (he's now 22). Exactly one year ago today, he was 21 (duh) and introduced me to firearms.
It was one of those days where you sleep late, eat a simple lunch of a sandwich and chips, and head off to Wally World for some dirt-cheap ammo. Included in the bunch were Azrael256, me, three other guys, and a girl. AFAIK myself, the girl, and one of the other guys had never shot a gun before in our lives. Once out in rural Oklahoma in the Lawton area with 2 pump shotties, one SxS, a Marksman BB pistol (mine, as I had no actual interest in "real" guns yet
), and a Winchester lever 30-30 we spent the afternoon blasting away clay pidgeons, bits of paper, lumps of dirt, and any other naturally occuring, inanimate reactive target.It was the first time I had ever fired a gun. And thus far, I've been doing a pretty good job of not letting it be the last. We didn't even get out there without hearing the four rules heard first (to be credited to Azrael256), and in the course of the day learned the dangers of FTFs, FTEs, and how holding a shotgun 3" away from your shoulder can leave lasting... um... consequences.
The evening was spent around a campfire, with freshly-grilled steaks, a case or two of Shiner Bock, some tequila, and some Jack Daniels (all guns were safely stowed, and we had pretty much shot all the ammo we had for 'em anyhow). Once nicely... uh... settled in, we sang the night away to a slew of Pat Green songs accentuated by the occasional Rodney Kerrington outburst
. It was a night to remember. Going back to college on Monday was a difficult task, but we all seemed to do pretty well. Not long after, I rented an M-1A at a local range and proceeded to satisfy an addiction that only seems to have increased over the year.
I finally got my first rifle, a Marlin 60, about three months later by a recommendation of Azrael's. When we got back to my parent's house, he then showed me how to diassemble it, clean it, put it back together, etc. He had introduced me to The Firing Line (although I wasn't into guns before it closed down), and then later to The High Road, where we both remain to this day.Now that the embarassing's over, I'd just like to say
And Happy Birthday to G35, TarpleyG, 40SUPER, Ram, Tommy Gunn, Tweak, StarPower, NinjaLawyer, JPNH, TWHughes, and TMix as well!
