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I held a gun for the first time!
4/4/2012 | POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Posted on 04/04/2012 8:46:47 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN

I was visiting a friend who owns two guns and I held his Baretta. I thought I'd be nervous but I wasn't.

What is the proper stance when firing a gun? I know how to hold one correctly.


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1 posted on 04/04/2012 8:46:59 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Now try a CZ52.


2 posted on 04/04/2012 8:48:31 PM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

The keywords are supposed to seperate:how do I fix that?


3 posted on 04/04/2012 8:48:37 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
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I'm not sure I would admit to that. ☺
4 posted on 04/04/2012 8:49:33 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Sign up for a ccw class and defensive training class then hit the range every weekend for practice.


5 posted on 04/04/2012 8:50:38 PM PDT by hope
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Did you gesticulate wildly while talking forcing everyone to duck one or more times until the gun owner took it away from you? LOL!


6 posted on 04/04/2012 8:50:54 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Now learn the operation and theory of it and go shooting.


7 posted on 04/04/2012 8:51:12 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN
'What is the proper stance when firing a gun?'

Stay at the end that ain't spitting lead.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920


8 posted on 04/04/2012 8:51:48 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Don’t point it at anything that you are not ok with shooting. Ever.

Don’t put your finger on the trigger until you have your target in your sights and you also know what’s near or behind what you are about to be shooting at.

Congrats. Be safe. Train regularly.


9 posted on 04/04/2012 8:52:38 PM PDT by EasySt (Life is precious. Live it well.)
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To: mylife

lol

This should be interesting...


10 posted on 04/04/2012 8:53:39 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN
I held a gun for the first time!

Good for you. Now go get some basic knowledge, then find a gun store with a range that rents guns. Feel them, fondle them, then rent a few and fire them. From this point forth you'll be hooked, soon you will be a gun owner and before you know it, you'll be a well versed semi-expert on firearms.

11 posted on 04/04/2012 8:53:39 PM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

keywords don’t separate unless you put them on separate lines. Hit the ‘enter’ key after each one. I put the most relevant keyword for this subject in for you. banglist


12 posted on 04/04/2012 8:55:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: smokingfrog

I couldn’t help myself.


13 posted on 04/04/2012 8:55:12 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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14 posted on 04/04/2012 8:55:45 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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My Favorite Shooting Technique Will Teach You How to Shoot Your Handgun More Accurately
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2682424/posts
(FR Thread)

http://rationalselfdefense.com/Tactics/My_Favorite_Shooting_Technique_Will_Teach_You_How_to_Shoot_Accurately.htm
(Actual Article)

What kind of Beretta? A 92FS?


15 posted on 04/04/2012 8:58:05 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Look for the union label, then buy elsewhere.)
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To: Viking2002

LOL. I’ll make sure I’m not the one being aimed at!


16 posted on 04/04/2012 8:59:52 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
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Every time I have introduced a friend to firearms, I make a special point of introducing them to the four firearms handling safety rules.

I have them recite the rules back to me at least three times during the session.

1. Treat all firearms as if they were loaded.
2. Never point the gun at anything you aren't willing to destroy.
3. Don't put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

You need to know these rules and follow them always.

17 posted on 04/04/2012 9:01:21 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I didn’t fire it. It wasn’t loaded. I just held it to see what it would be like.

I was at his house,not at a range.


18 posted on 04/04/2012 9:01:41 PM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (I love you,Pumpkin. You are the best cat in the world. You're my Sweet Pea.)
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To: smokingfrog

LOL


19 posted on 04/04/2012 9:03:09 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: William Tell

The best safety is the one between your ears.
Remember, You can “never take it back”


20 posted on 04/04/2012 9:03:16 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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