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Just curious. Personaly its the 25mm XM109.

Just curious. Personaly its the 25mm XM109.
Never even touched a gun in my life.

Got a few 12 gauge shotguns that I shoot skeet with, fun fun :D.

Never even touched a gun in my life.

Seconded. The closest I've gotten to one was an antique in a museum.

I nuked my neighbour in a dream I had once, does that count?

Sorry for the discrepancy between the poll and the Thread.

I've fired a rifle, but not a pistol.

Makes it kinda hard to answer the poll.

I think I'll make another poll.

Strongest pistol? BB hand gun. Strongest other? Bolt-action rifle... or 12-gauge. I'm not sure which is stronger (what with the spread and all).

Sorry for the discrepancy between the poll and the Thread.

That confused me. I was going to awnser 120mm followed by 50 cal. Then you had pistol calibers so I awnsered 9mm. I may have fired a 45 once but I cant remember for sure. I forgot about shotguns too.

I've used the rifle of my neighbour for target shooting. No idea what calibre it was. My guess is on 9 gauge.
Not used a pistol though.

That confused me. I was going to awnser 120mm followed by 50 cal. Then you had pistol calibers so I awnsered 9mm. I may have fired a 45 once but I cant remember for sure. I forgot about shotguns too.

Are you a tanker?

Strongest pistol? BB hand gun.


That's probablythe strongest pistol I've fired. Though not sure if it counts as a firearm though

I used to work at a skeet field so I have fired just about every shotgun guage. I have also shot assorted pistols and rifles. My favorite would have to be the fully auto shot gun that I got to play skeet with :D

Try Firing a 7mm Magnum some time. Blows the heck out of Pistols.

A BB gun is not a firearm. Firearm denotates concussion fired by means of an explosive (gunpowder)

Fired a 66 KES 88, so the caliber would be 66mm. I suppose it's a 'firearm'...


Edit: Its seems to be called M-72 LAW in the US.

In a pistol -I've fired a Smith & Wesson .44 magnum revolver several times.

In a rifle- I dont know which was larger- a .44-40 ( a really cool pump action rifle-May have been a Colt?) or a Winchester 300 Magnum.

Does my uncle's 12 gauge (.729 inch or 18.5 mm) with a 12 inch barrel and pistol grip (no stock) count as a handgun? :)

(Yes, he has all the required permits for that, as well as for his full-auto rifles.)

Listing only the .45 and bigger

Owned: FA .454 Casull .50cal Inline Black Powder Pistol & Rifle

Fired (pistol): .50 Bowen

Fired (shoulder): .78 Cal double rifle. .50 BMG .40mm Grenade

Fired (Fixed): M2 .50 cal; PBR turret mounted Double .50; 75mm recoilless; 105mm arty; 203mm arty

Does my uncle's 12 gauge (.729 inch or 18.5 mm) with a 12 inch barrel and pistol grip (no stock) count as a handgun? :)

(Yes, he has all the required permits for that, as well as for his full-auto rifles.)


I have a Mossberg 500 12 gauge with a pistol grip. It really bangs the hell out of my thumb's 1st knuckle. I wear gloves when I shoot it now.

People at my range consider me mastocistic, recoil doesn't bother me.
The only thing that prevents my from shooting more is the cost of my ammunition. 14.5mm for my PTRS isn't as cheap as it used to be.

What the hell, you're missing the AK-47 caliber, 7.62 mm or 0.3 inch.

And also the 122 H 63A, 122 mm.

In a pistol -I've fired a Smith & Wesson .44 magnum revolver several times.

In a rifle- I dont know which was larger- a .44-40 ( a really cool pump action rifle-May have been a Colt?) or a Winchester 300 Magnum.

The 44-40 was probably a Remington 1914, though it could have been a Colt Lightning... but those are pricy & rare..

http://www.aci.net/SCHAEFER/page5332.jpg

This one is selling for over $1200.

The Bullet in the 44-40 is larger in diameter, but the 300 WinMag is more "powerful" - having more range and kenetic energy.

Pistol caliber: .45
Rifle caliber: .50 cal BMG
Black Powder: .74

Lets see;

Pistols: .45

Rifles: (well, smoothbore actually): .577

Bigger: .50 BMG, 40mm GL, and a 155mm an arty buddy of mine let me pull the lanyard on once...

Nerf Bow and Arrow.

largest would have to be a 10guage shotgun, that is a big one.

I cannot recall anything larger than a .308 in rifles, although as a child my father had a 7mm magnum which I may have fired at some time.

.44 (magnum, of course) in pistols or .45 depending upon what you want to measure.

The Super Soaker 250, of course!

Desert Eagle .50

Blew a concrete cylinder in half that was at least 9 inches in radius. The top half flew off like it was trying to get away from the bottom half. :)

40mm, out of an M203.

12 guage 3 1/2".



Oww.

.50 rilfe

also, some home made rockets that where 2 inch. They took off like a mother. About 2 feet long, soild fuel. (dunno if counts as fire arm...im looking at it like rocket artillery...which for all pratical purposes, is used like a fire arm. However, it was not fired by specific impulse, but by alonger impulse) either way, it was a fun sunday afternoon.

and I should be firing some 20mm autocannons and gustav rifles this fall. :D

A 610mm electro-thermal cannon.... 24 of them to be exact.





































Oh...... you meant in real life?

How about a .45-70 Howda :eek:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/gun.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/chambers.jpg

Oh... BTW, this was made by a guy in Norway.... who has a big bump on his head from touching off both barrels at once. :eek:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/head.jpg

Silly Norske! :D

I've fired numerous .22 (rifles and handguns), a .38 revolver, a .357 revolver, a .45 pistol. I have also fired an 8mm K98 mauser (made in 1938 in Belgium), a 7.62 mosin nagant (made in Russia in 1942) as well as a 7.62 by 34 SKS (also a Soviet toy). Oh yeah, and a 20 gauge and 12 gauge shotguns. Hmmm, I also shot a Winchester 30 30 (not a replica, made in 1870s).

my wife's S&W .357 magnum revolver.:D

.357 should have been a choice.

will go bigger when I buy something for myself...:cool:

50 cal. full auto machine gun while taking "Military Weapons" while in college - Awesome experience. Whole class got to go to a military firing range and shoot up an old junker car with it. It looked sorta like this:

http://www.sarcoinc.com/images/50calmg.gif

I've fired all of the listed calibers and more. My favorite is .357 mag.

203mm arty

Looks like we have winner to me, unless we come up with a Navy boy or a foreign gunner. (Gotta love the old Russian Tulip Tree 240mm SP mortars. AFAIK, that's the largest regular production artllery piece, not counting oddities such as rail guns or the Kondensator 2P, which mounted a 406mm naval gun on a T-10 chassis.)

I've fired all of the listed calibers and more. My favorite is .357 mag.

Including the 105mm, 120mm, and 203mm?

.380 Browning Automatic Pistol.
30-06 Rifle
12-gauge shotgun

That's all folks

You fired the XM109? Who do you work for? I have fired the Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher and the Bradley's 25mm gun during my 'fantastic' time in service.

I’ve never fired a gun in my life and probably never will unless living conditions make it a matter of safety.
Personally, I think anybody obsessed with firearms has a bit of phallic regression. There’s nothing wrong with that, truly, but it still isn’t psychologically healthy behavior.

i shot an H&K USP .40 once. i was very impressed.

Pistol: .50 AE and .45-70 The .45-70 has alot worce recoil than the .50

Rifle: 8mm/7.62x54r

.30-06

Browning Automatic Rifle
M1918A2

Looks something like this (http://world.guns.ru/machine/bar1918a2.jpg)

I've also fired several .30-06 rifles. I've also fired an M-16.

Just curious. Personaly its the 25mm XM109.
50 calibre deck gun.

Just curious. Personaly its the 25mm XM109.

i liked the buffalo bore 45-70 i shot..woohoo..what aBLAST hehe:D

I don't want to hijack the thread, but I find it fascinating for some reason that 29% of the people responding to the poll have never fired a gun. I don't know what this means, if anything, but for some reason it bothers me. I grew up with and around guns, getting a .22 for my 9th birthday, so the idea that someone has no experience with guns goes against my upbringing. It's just strange to me to think that so many people have never fired a gun and it worries me to think that people who make gun national gun policy have never even used a gun.

Sorry for the digression, I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread. :)

Pistol: Colt .45 Officers model (Probably my favorite pistol too, although the .357 is a close second)
Rifle: .22 Rimfire (Not very big I admit, I don't do much Rifle shooting though>)
Shotgun: 12 gauge, fairly standard all told.
other: 8 pound cannon, with a nearly four inch bore, that probably beats anything besides a modern MBT or artillery. and certainly the most anachronistic firearm on the board, outside I suppose a musket.

I don't want to hijack the thread, but I find it fascinating for some reason that 29% of the people responding to the poll have never fired a gun. I don't know what this means, if anything, but for some reason it bothers me. I grew up with and around guns, getting a .22 for my 9th birthday, so the idea that someone has no experience with guns goes against my upbringing. It's just strange to me to think that so many people have never fired a gun and it worries me to think that people who make gun national gun policy have never even used a gun.

Sorry for the digression, I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread. :)

Really, if you think about it for even a second, it's not at all unusual for people to have strong opinions on something they know nothing about. Here on NS General, I'd say the uniformed opinions usually surpass the informed, at least in quantity.

12 gauge shotgun. s.o.b. kicked like a blessed mule too.

=^^=
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Looks like we have winner to me, unless we come up with a Navy boy or a foreign gunner. (Gotta love the old Russian Tulip Tree 240mm SP mortars. AFAIK, that's the largest regular production artllery piece, not counting oddities such as rail guns or the Kondensator 2P, which mounted a 406mm naval gun on a T-10 chassis.)

Including the 105mm, 120mm, and 203mm?

Boom.
http://tanxheaven.com/m110a2/m110a2-069.jpg

http://tanxheaven.com/m110a2/m110a2-071.jpg

Join the Army, and blow things up several kliks away. :D

The 44-40 was probably a Remington 1914, though it could have been a Colt Lightning... but those are pricy & rare..

http://www.aci.net/SCHAEFER/page5332.jpg

This one is selling for over $1200.

The Bullet in the 44-40 is larger in diameter, but the 300 WinMag is more "powerful" - having more range and kenetic energy.


Thanks. IN checking out the picture you showed-I'm pretty sure it was a Colt. I felt it was valuable based on the fact it was a pump action and I hadnt ever seen one. I wanted to buy it, but my friend wisely chose to keep it. He gave me ammo to fire when I was using it-I chose not to fire the magnum rounds he included. Luckily.

I do remember the 300 WinMag having a substantial kick.

.30-06

Browning Automatic Rifle
M1918A2

Looks something like this (http://world.guns.ru/machine/bar1918a2.jpg)

I've also fired several .30-06 rifles. I've also fired an M-16.


I'd love to fire the BAR. That is a .30-06 too, right?

Thanks. IN checking out the picture you showed-I'm pretty sure it was a Colt. I felt it was valuable based on the fact it was a pump action and I hadnt ever seen one. I wanted to buy it, but my friend wisely chose to keep it. He gave me ammo to fire when I was using it-I chose not to fire the magnum rounds he included. Luckily.

I do remember the 300 WinMag having a substantial kick.
The .44-40 and .44 Mag are essentially the same case, with the .44mag having thicker brass. If you put a .44mag load in a .44-40 you will ruin a fine old antique.

The .44-40 and .44 Mag are essentially the same case, with the .44mag having thicker brass. If you put a .44mag load in a .44-40 you will ruin a fine old antique.

I had that feeling. The cartidges had an extra crimp in them.
When I have a doubt involving guns/ammo, I always err on the side of caution.

The most I've fired is a .22 long, and a 20 gauge shotgun. I have no desire to fire anything more powerful. I have no need for it, nor do I want my arm and/or shoulder to hurt afterwards.

I'd love to fire the BAR. That is a .30-06 too, right?
Yes,it is in .30-06.

I will say though it is heavy as hell. Twenty freaking pounds.

A .30-06
Since I was 13 and weighed about 70 pounds, it nearly knocked me flat. It belonged to my uncle, since I personally have never owned a gun. As an , the only thing I've fired much is a 12 gauge pump action shotgun, which is what we used in the Texas State Guard.
The only gun I really ever wanted to own was one my mother used to have. A chrome .45 revolver with a mother of pearl grip. A very pretty piece my father gave her one Valentine's day. What a romantic.

I don't want to hijack the thread, but I find it fascinating for some reason that 29% of the people responding to the poll have never fired a gun...
Well, many might not be from the US, or Canada, or another place where guns are used a lot.

In Germany there was a shooting club, but that was only and strictly sports. No one goes hunting because there is nothing left to hunt, and for self-defence I'm not even sure they would be allowed.

So given that, I don't think it should be too surprising that the biggest gun I ever fired was a spring-powered airsoft.

Join the Army, and blow things up several kliks away. :D

Bah, what's the fun of blowing stuff up if you're not around to enjoy it?

SA 80 http://www.sa80.org/l85a1/images/pic1.gif

I don't want to hijack the thread, but I find it fascinating for some reason that 29% of the people responding to the poll have never fired a gun. I don't know what this means, if anything, but for some reason it bothers me. I grew up with and around guns, getting a .22 for my 9th birthday, so the idea that someone has no experience with guns goes against my upbringing. It's just strange to me to think that so many people have never fired a gun and it worries me to think that people who make gun national gun policy have never even used a gun.

Sorry for the digression, I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread. :)

i am someone who has used guns for a large part of my adolescent years (mostly this kind also .22 target rifles and some sort of lmg can't remember what type tho) and i happen to be pro gun control simply because guns are entirelly unnecessary and allowing unrestricted private ownership is dangerous. you only have to look at the statistics to understand that. the proportion of murders using firearms is always higher in countries where gun control is lax.

Well, many might not be from the US, or Canada, or another place where guns are used a lot.

In Germany there was a shooting club, but that was only and strictly sports. No one goes hunting because there is nothing left to hunt, and for self-defence I'm not even sure they would be allowed.

So given that, I don't think it should be too surprising that the biggest gun I ever fired was a spring-powered airsoft.

Airguns can be fun too...

Here is a buffalo that was shot with an air rifle www.bigborebob.com

Lewis and Clark (US Westward Expansion) carried a Girondi repeating Air Rifle. http://www.beemans.net/lewis%20assault%20rifle.htm

(scroll way down. The technical details are SWEET...)

Currently Quackenbush is making 500-600+ FtLbs Air Rifles for hunting.
http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/index.html :eek:

I've fired weapons with the following calibers:

5.56:
Rifle/Carbine, : AK5 (http://www.soldf.com/ak5.html) a,b and cf (it's swedish remakes of the FNC, a is the standard infantryman-weapon) (the cf is to the a as the M4 SOFMOD is to the M16 in comparison, same shit only you can put more useless crap on it)
Machinegun: Minime (http://www.soldf.com/ksp90.html)
Pistol: None

7.62:
Machinegun: Ksp58 (http://www.soldf.com/ksp58.html)...Fun unless you get to carry it.
Rifle: none
Pistol: none

9mm:
AT4-trainingtube, it's basicly an AT4 (http://www.soldf.com/pskott.html) with a pistol built in, you fire traced 9mm to get a feel for the weapon since it's kinda expensive and dangerous to fire away 20.000 SEK (2500USD) worth of explosives for 1 practice-shot. Feels kinda pathetic fireing it...just a sound *bomp* and that's it, you hardly even feel it, sure would have been nice to fire of a live round just for the hell of it tough.

Just curious. Personaly its the 25mm XM109.
If you're referring to any weapon and not just handguns, I've fired .50 cal machineguns ( including a quad-50 ), 40 mm grenade launchers, 7.62 rifles machineguns and gatling guns, M79 grenade launchers, etc, etc, etc.

If you're referring to any weapon and not just handguns, I've fired .50 cal machineguns ( including a quad-50 ), 40 mm grenade launchers, 7.62 rifles machineguns and gatling guns, M79 grenade launchers, etc, etc, etc.
Yeah, but unless you have fired a 16" Rifle on a battleship, I've still got you beat as an M110 8" Gunner.

That and the 75mm Recoilless... :p

Yeah, but unless you have fired a 16" Rifle on a battleship, I've still got you beat as an M110 8" Gunner.

That and the 75mm Recoilless... :p
I've fired the M40A1 106 Recoilless Rifle, but only once. Although I was assigned to an 8" self-propelled artillery battalion for a brief period, I never got to fire one of the guns.

I've fired the M40A1 106 Recoilless Rifle, but only once. Although I was assigned to an 8" self-propelled artillery battalion for a brief period, I never got to fire one of the guns.
Neayh Neayh. I still win. :D

Neayh Neayh. I still win. :D
[ drops an 8" round on Syniks' foot ] Oh! I'm sorry. Did that sting a bit? :D

[ drops an 8" round on Syniks' foot ] Oh! I'm sorry. Did that sting a bit? :D
Hey, I have a broken toe from doing that. Started buying steel-toed Combats after that. 210lbs of HE & Steel doesn't fel so good. :mad:

The biggest hand gun I've fired is a .44 Magnum but, the largest calibre firearm was a .460 Weatherby Magnum. Very sweet.

As a kid at Rememberance Day ceremony I got to load and dry fire a 105mm C1 Howitzer (drill round, no boom just a click :( )

Hey, I have a broken toe from doing that. Started buying steel-toed Combats after that. 210lbs of HE & Steel doesn't fel so good. :mad:
Heh! Yeah, 'specially when it lands crosswise to your toes with the rim hitting first! :eek:

Since firearms were defined as pistols in the poll, I've never fired a firearm.
Now, if you include guns that actually make sense to legally use to hunt... i.e., rifles (And not the semi/full automatic ones) then I've used a firearm.