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OTHER HOBBIES => OTHER HOBBIES => Topic started by: Michigan0626 on May 01, 2018, 10:40:12 AM
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I love shooting. I would love it, and practice more if it wasn't so damn expensive every time you move your finger a quarter inch. The best thing though is when I get to shoot for free every year as part of my job (LEO). If you cannot tell, I was in the Marines from 2002 to 2007. Ever since I got out I have been pining to have my own AR similar to what I carried in Iraq, twice. I had absolutely zero interest in the M4's with their collapsible stocks and little 16" barrels. M16's will always have my heart. I could have easily gotten one of a whole slue of clones, but my problem is that I am a Colt fan/snob/admirer. So when they came out with a faithful civilian version I was smitten. However, due to their high demand and that asshole in Parkland they have become unicorns. Until last night, when struggling to fall asleep past midnight I checked my go to weapons searching website. It when from nothing being available for weeks to all of a sudden over a dozen stores had them in stock. That was not the case only a couple hours earlier (I check multiple times a day). I can't wait for her to finally show up and get her dirty. 8)
Colt AR15A4 5.56
Colt Rail Gun 45
S&W M&P9
Browning 1911-22
Ruger LC9s
Mossberg Tactical Turkey 12GA
Savage 11 Trophy Hunter XP 308
Savage Rascal single shot 22
I still want need more. ;)
How many others enjoy a little gunpowder therapy?
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first of all God Bless you for your service.....Congrats on the purchase........I could use a fresh killed turkey ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Thank you for your service. NICE purchase - enjoy the new addition to the family.
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Thank you for serving our country.
Guns are not my biggest obsession, but I do have three S&W M&P9s. and a S&W AR15 223/5.56.
I don't get to shoot as much as I would like. I don't have a range close by, but I sometimes go to a friends home range to practice.
Good lookin' rifle. :thumbup:
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Thanks guys. I bought it for nostalgia. I bought it for sporting/defense purposes. I also bought it because I am a little disappointed in my Corps. They no longer teach marksmanship using iron sights in boot camp. They only use the excellent ACOG scopes. I understand training with what you will actually use in war. But what if they break? You need to know the fundamentals.
So I will make sure my son learns to shoot an AR using iron sights. Ever since he was 5 he has wanted to become a Marine Corps fighter pilot.
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THANK YOU for your service!!! That is one thing that I can't say enough!....
I went to join the Marine Corps when I got out of high school but they wouldn't take me for health reasons (back, knees and sooooooo on) But a lot of friends have been in the Marine Corps and thats why I went to sign. I mean if I went to war I wanted to trust the guys with me. Not knocking the other services but from the friends I had they would lay there life down without thinking and that was hard to match!!
Congrats on the new "Toy" and I hope you never have to use it for anything other than target shooting.
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THANK YOU for your service!!! That is one thing that I can't say enough!....
I went to join the Marine Corps when I got out of high school but they wouldn't take me for health reasons (back, knees and sooooooo on) But a lot of friends have been in the Marine Corps and thats why I went to sign. I mean if I went to war I wanted to trust the guys with me. Not knocking the other services but from the friends I had they would lay there life down without thinking and that was hard to match!!
Congrats on the new "Toy" and I hope you never have to use it for anything other than target shooting.
OORAH