What is the silliest thing you've heard in a gun discussion?

[Meanoldfart]

This came from a U.S. Navy SEAL, I know, but this guy was genuine. Saw his documents.

"Our .300 Win. Mags shoot 190 gr. bullets at 5200 fps."
"It shoots flat out to 700 yards."

I wasted about 3 minutes trying to explain ballistics to him before I realized, It was hopless.

 

[hksw]

When the subject turned to gun rights :

In one occasion, "You don't need an AK-47 to hunt deer."

In another, "Who needs 15 rounds of 9mm to hunt deer?"

 

[Mike Irwin]

"Pagan, American, Homosexual, Pro-gun Libertarian. Any Questions?"

Yo! Lonnie! Question!

Mithras, Marduk, or Cuthlu?

 

[Mike Irwin]

Lost one,

You CAN silence a revolver.

You just have to have either a Nagant Gas Seal revolver from the Soviet Union, or have one with some other special arrangements.

Don't kid yourself, it can be, and has been, done.

 

[faustulus]

"The .45 is the only caliber to have, a (insert any round other than a .45) it will only sting/hurt/wound/annoy/fill in the blank."

Somehow no one has ever taken me up on my standing offer to trade shots with my "wimpy" 9mm. With the stipulation that I shoot first.

Don't kid yourself, it can be, and has been, done.

but why?

 

[jrhines]

Supperssed wheelguns, you bet...

I had the distinct pleasure of firing what I remember to be a modified Ruger Redhawk, can't recall the caliber, but something around .38, that was suppressed. It had a cylinder that moved forward against the barrel and compressed some plastic seals that surrounded the bullet. Made by Knight Arms out of Tampa as I recall. We had the distinct displeasure of firing the Colt 2000 prototype, which had what we lovingly called a "coffee break trigger". Pull, pull, pull, drink a cup of Joe, pull, pull, Bang! Marvelous machine, lousy gun.
As far as dumb things heard, "The .45 was designed to push the charging enemy up and out of your foxhole."

 

[WeThree]

Oh yeah, and, on the subject of .45's at gun shows...

"You won't find many there because its a military round, you're gonna see more 9mm."

 

[chaim]

Silliest (stupidest) thing I've heard:

I was at the range the other day and some guy at a lane a few lanes down was trying to impress his friends with his knowlege. He was talking about how only 2 or 3% of shooters were good enough w/ a handgun to hit anything at 50 yards.

Then we were checking out at the same time and his friends were interested in the Hi-Point Carbine I had (hey stop laughing, I know I'm slumming it, I bought it last week thinking it would be fun, which it is, not thinking it would be good for serious needs). When he asked the caliber he was surprised because he didn't know any 9mm long guns were made (I could be mistaking his friend on that one).

Then the conversation somehow got to 1911s when he started talking about how perfect Les Baer was and if you do happen to have trouble with one he will drop everything he is doing to fix yours.

Valtro came up (mentioned by me as what I wanted). Well, he never heard of it but told his friends "probably former employees from Les Baer, all the decent new top of the line 1911s are made by people who started with Les Baer, like Rock Island Armory" (where is the rolling on the floor laughing icon)

Then he asked me what game it was set up for. I told him that I didn't know since I don't play games with guns, after which it was clear that he decided I must not be a "serious" shooter. I then told him that it was set up in a way that would be good for some games but not being into IDPA or any other competition I don't know which and also it could be a carry gun. It is kinda set up like a Kimber or SA with functional and useful accessories like adjustable target sights, THEN HE INTERUPTED. "Did you say Kimber?!!! Never say Kimber in my presence!!! They are complete and total sh,t! You said a carry gun, I want to carry something that is reliable not a jamomatic. If it is ANYTHING like Kimber I'll take my Les Baer for carry. I want to live!"

What an idiot!

 

[CZ-75]

That a "silencer" will work on a revolver!!!!!

Besides what has been mentioned, I believe someone has modded a Dan Wesson (adj. B/C gap) for use w/ a silencer.

 

[Mizzoutiger]

That guy's asking for a proper Kimber pistol whip upside the head.

Kimber fan right here.

 

[CZ 75 BD]

During the serial killings in DC one of the info-babes said "the .223 travels at 2300 SQUARE FEET PER SECOND"

 

[Stevie-Ray]

In a conversation with an old fart at work, he stated we needed more restrictive gun laws because,"I don't want all these damn guns on the street!" and "Way too many people are killed with unloaded guns!" He also stated that people like me and the NRA are nothing but criminals.

I made him look like a total moron in front of a filled cafeteria that were practically all laughing at his expense. He retired soon after. Good riddance.

 

[Yohan]

Stevie-Ray,
DO tell us how the conversation went- I'd be interested.

 

[Detritus]

Naw you don't want to get her(my wife) one of those (the fullsize Mil-spec style 1911, she wants) that thing will kick the #@%* out of her you shoud get her one of those (pointing at one of those tiny ultra compact 1911s that weigh half as much, but it's still a 45acp)

does someone not understand physics??


right up there with the guy who claimed that it would be EASY to kill an elephant with a 1911 and issue hardball!!

 

[makdaddy03]

A co- worker told me that he had a .35cal Rodchester semi-auto revolver in his car.

 

[CZ-75]

right up there with the guy who claimed that it would be EASY to kill an elephant with a 1911 and issue hardball!!

He's right.

The hard part would be getting close enough to shoot him through the eye, in the ear, or the mouth.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Lemme think...

"Forget the revolvers and get yourself a Glock, kid. Revolvers are for hunting and cowboy shooting." (When asking about getting a defensive revolver.)

"Rugers are ugly, low-grade weapons. Get a Glock." Not a direct quote, but often implied or said in more words than this. Glocks and Rugers are in about the same category, actually. It's just that Glocks are selling better now so Gaston raised the prices. I, for one, don't think they should be $600 guns...

And this isn't an exact quote, but I once had a Glock fan (the same one that said the first quote) get MAD at me after I said that Glocks don't fit my hand and therefore I won't be buying one. He INSISTED the Glock 21 has the same grip diameter as the 1911 and that if it didn't fit me then I must be holding it wrong.

Yeesh. Not a bash on Glocks, just some of their more vocal owners...

 

[Quintin Likely]

Suppressed revolvers..

but why?

I guess if you were some kinda lone wolf CIA/KGB/FSB etc al spook and didn't have time/didn't want to leave brass at the scene along with a body

Oh yeah, another one, I think someone said this already though: Glocks don't show up on airport metal detectors.

 

[Fed168]

Worked with a guy who said that his 226 was designed for Hydra Shoks, and Glocks had no safeties and were unsafe.

The gentleman who asked why he could not shoot at people who trespassed on his land. Apparently he thought that putting a round in the motor was okay.

Reed Knight made a suppressed revolver back in the early 90s, based on the Ruger frame.

 

[TheOtherOne]

El Tejon:

1. Glock 7s;

I've been looking all over for one of those "undetectable by metal detectors" ceramic Glock 7's! They have to exist because Bruce Willis said so on Die Hard 2.

 

[Tim Burke]

danny writes:

I bought a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt from a fella a few years back. He was explaining to me just how powerful this "magnum" firearm was. If the bullet were to graze someone on the upper arm, it would tear the arm clean off.... if one missed someone but the bullet whizzed past their ear, the shock-wave would suck the poor guys brain right out through the ear! He had never fired it himself

Had someone fired it near his ear?

 

[larry_minn]

Stevie-Ray
..........In a conversation with an old fart at work, he stated we needed more restrictive gun laws because,"...and "Way too many people are killed with unloaded guns!" ...................
Actually that is a line I often use. That most people are killed by accident with UNLOADED guns. I.E you NEVER treat a gun as if it is unloaded. Treat it as if loaded
Edit to add" UNTIL YOU HAVE PERSONALLY CHECKED IT YOURSELF. Then check it again and if you ever leave the room start all over. "

Read these boards about stupid shootings where they shooter says. "I didn't think it was loaded so I pointed it at my best friend and pulled the trigger as a joke"
I have a number of guns in my safe. I am only person in 1400 miles with combo. IMHO EVERY gun is loaded in there. I unloaded them before I put them in there but when I take one out I treat it as loaded. Check chamber and then STILL will NOT point it at anyone unless they are threat.

 

[Lone_Gunman]

I once heard a guy claim that a 45 wouldn't knock a man down just by grazing him...

 

[Erik]

I've heard so many silly things that after a while they begin to blend together.

But, novice, no-nothing gun owners, who may or may not have actually shot with their first, only, and newly aquired pistol, who insist on repeating whichever marketing campaign corresponds to their purchase as proof that they made the "best" choice strikes me as silly. When they go on to bash other options in the process of bolstering their argument it is even sillier; more so if they are the only ones "arguing."

(Polymer-framed, high capacity owners seem to be particularly guilty of this, though by no means it is confined to them.)

 

[Shweboner]

I, for one, don't think they should be $600 guns...

Not when you can get an XD for $400


I heard a good one at the last gunshow here, I was looking for some bullets (reloading) for 9mm Makarov(.365). Everyone kept handing me 9mmPara bullets (.356), and just stared at me when I informed them that there was a difference. The one vendor who actually had them only had Hornady XTP, I asked if he had anything other that JHPs, he told me that 9x18 is a non-standard caliber and nobody makes reloading components for it except Hornady. I started laughing and walked away. Considering there are at least three mfr's that make New brass, every bullet mfr makes 9mm Mak in at least 3 different types. I hate it when ppl lie to you about products simply because they dont carry what you want... rather than saying " Im sorry, all I carry are XTPs, you might try ______" Because I cant imagine he believed what he told me.


~brain