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Thread: what is one thing you wish you knew before getting into guns?

  1. 07-03-2016, 04:48 PM #11
    Megaclocker
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    Get a bigger safe than what you think you need.
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  2. 07-09-2016, 02:38 PM #12
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    Be patient. Know what you want to buy and don't "settle".
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    Nothing really. I knew what I wanted for my first gun back in 1986 and each gun I purchased for hunting had a specific reason for being purchased.
    "This is about unenforceable registration of weapons that violates the rights of people to own firearms."—Premier Ralph Klein (Alberta) Calgary Herald, 1998 October 9 (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) OFAH Member
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    Sell NONE of them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Claybuster View Post
    Buy the very best gun you can afford, get it properly fitted and take instruction from an acknowledged expert in the field.
    Quote Originally Posted by MackForce View Post
    That saving money... usually doesn't save you money when it comes to quality firearms and optics.
    Both of these. Cheap guns and cheap women don't save you much. Inexpensive and decent quality are fine if you don't expect custom feel or looks.
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    I wish I had of known that another Trudeau would become elected PM. Would have skipped on buying all these handguns and semi rifles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tootall View Post
    Buy classic milsurps
    Yes, if only I would have been on the ball when I was 17.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by THE_SASQUATCH View Post
    Skip .22 handguns
    LOL, 22's are great for plinking. Get 500 rounds of 22LR's for less than $100's and spend all day at the range firing it.

    Do that with a 9mm or 45 cal and you're looking at $600+.

    I consider the 22LR a glorified pellet gun. Still fun to shoot though.

    Personally, I went backwards. Went with a 45, then a 9mm, and soon a 22.
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  9. 07-10-2016, 11:23 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Megaclocker View Post
    Get a bigger safe than what you think you need.
    Glad to hear this. I picked up a 14-gun safe. Big! Thought it was too much, but hearing this is a plus!
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    I had 18 months to be able to buy them before they became prohib... I should have.

    I should have started writing and supporting the sport 15 years before I started, maybe even 20 if anyone would listen to a minor...
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