Quirkiest gun-related thing you do...
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Hmmm, this is a tough one. I'm not as bad as Philip964, but am a little. Even if I've emptied and checked the gun 2-3-4 times, I still can't point it at myself or anyone else.
I also do what Salty1 does. This is one training thing I've done to learn to acquire my sights with both eyes open. I usually do this at least 2 times a day.
Possibly the quirkiest thing I do that a non-firearm person would find odd is that I don't clean all my guns after every range trip. They might find that odd if they think that they must be cleaned every time after being used. Some guns I do clean after each trip to the range, but not all of them. Heck, some of you guys will also find that odd.
I also do what Salty1 does. This is one training thing I've done to learn to acquire my sights with both eyes open. I usually do this at least 2 times a day.
Possibly the quirkiest thing I do that a non-firearm person would find odd is that I don't clean all my guns after every range trip. They might find that odd if they think that they must be cleaned every time after being used. Some guns I do clean after each trip to the range, but not all of them. Heck, some of you guys will also find that odd.
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I don't clean my AR's after every time after I shoot them, but I ALWAYS clean my pistols after shooting them.
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Everything that I do serves a specific purpose. I don't consider any of it quirky. And since non gun owners would be baffled by the notion of owning a gun all that goes with it, I'd have to answer both everything and nothing.
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TexasCajun,
"And since non gun owners would be baffled by the notion of owning a gun all that goes with it, I'd have to answer both everything and nothing."
Is that "Gun-Zen?
"And since non gun owners would be baffled by the notion of owning a gun all that goes with it, I'd have to answer both everything and nothing."
Is that "Gun-Zen?
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I randomly " shadow shoot " dove. And, just like real life, I usually take two shots at the same imaginary bird.
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Condition One, Code Yellow.
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Dadtodabone wrote:Condition One, Code Yellow.
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Same here. Head on a swivel. I'm always watching who is coming & going. I watch the exit's & what is between me & it. I watch other peoples body language & demeanor.Dadtodabone wrote:Condition One, Code Yellow.
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When out in public, I wonder how many other people are carrying. I also go window shopping for firearms and look to see if anyone else doing the same is carrying. (By checking for printing)
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Usually after watching a movie with firearms in it, I head over to http://www.imfdb.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Internet Movie Firearms database)
and look up all the guns used in the movie to see how many I identified correctly.
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and look up all the guns used in the movie to see how many I identified correctly.
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3rd Saturdays: Golden Corral, 465 E. I-20, Collins St exit, Arlington.
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I pay attention to firearms in movies as well and have seen flaws like where the actor actually uses two different firearms in the same scenesurprise_i'm_armed wrote:Usually after watching a movie with firearms in it, I head over to http://www.imfdb.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Internet Movie Firearms database)
and look up all the guns used in the movie to see how many I identified correctly.
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ME TOO!!! My wife is usually impressed at how many I get correct. She claims I looked them up before.surprise_i'm_armed wrote:Usually after watching a movie with firearms in it, I head over to http://www.imfdb.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Internet Movie Firearms database)
and look up all the guns used in the movie to see how many I identified correctly.
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Almost nightly draw/dry-fire/reload practice for USPSA/IDPA.
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Every time I re-aquire or store my duty gun, I always drop the mag, clear the chamber, and do a function check. Even if I left my gun in my truck to run into some place, and I come back, I do it. I go into a secured facility, I empty, function test, place in box, when I come back out, I function test then reload. I'm paranoid I guess, my wife doesn't say anything when I get home, go to my safe, unload, function test, then reload a mag before locking it away. I'm not sure if it's because I'm afraid it won't cycle, or that somebody tampered with it. I never understood, but I can't stand blindly holstering up without checking it first.
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