What's the best gun you've fired?

[creet]

It's limited these days, but some of you guys are I'm sure had stuff before '96, or have been in the army, or have been where ever where you can shoot a better range of guns than we have here in Aus.

What's been the best?

Whether just for fun, or shooting some cannon for some loud/recoil fun or whatever does it for you.

What's your best?

[fordj]

Not terribly exotic but a .458 Lott really gets the adrenaline flowing

[harlow]

Just your normal spread of bolt actions like everyone else for me

I need a trip to the states to play with some real toys

[Lorgar]

I'm not really into full-auto but an M4 with all the trimming was a bit of fun.

Dot scope, fore-grip and all the 'tactical' extras.

30 rounds in about 3 seconds didn't do my shoulder much good though

[Klem]

Officially jealous right now

[fawksel]

That was in the US I guess, Lorgar?

[Warrigul]

We had a BREN on the farm and masses of milsurp, Pop occaisonally let us have a couple of magazines worth . This was in the late seventies in a soldier settlement area so not much was said.

He was a pretty cool Pop and insisted we know about things like that, it was a generation that still remembered the threat of invasion.

He shipped a Bren gun carrier and a Blitz truck back home for use on the farm a year or so after the war was over, having been an armourer and an instructor I reckon he shipped a lot more than just the carrier. All of the work clothes were ex aust army uniform and I hated the boots. There were at least half a dozen crates of .303 ammo just sitting at the back of the implement shed when I was a young bloke in the late seventies.

The BREN carrier didn't last long but the BLITZ was sold in the mid eighties with the farm and is still going.

[Hercl]

This was in the late seventies in a soldier settlement area so not much was said.

Except for "Can I have a go?"

[Grrzrr]

If you want 'fun' you've gotta get to a range in the states.

'Kid in a candy store' setup over there.

[Phaine]

AK-47 was kind of sweet as it's "the" movie gun and I can say I've fired a few mags with one.

Pistols was new for me though, this is in the US again. Did a few mags with a 1911 and a Glock.

Pump action shotgun was fun too...

Actually it was all awesome

[Noisydad]

Hard to choose between my (pre'96 theft) Mossberg 12g pump action, Remington 870 (factory camo synthetic stock) 12g pump action - loved that one to bits, and my new fave, my .40-65 Pedarsoli Sharps. In spite of it being ridiculously heavy (12.5kg), ugly, clumsy, lonnnggg and front heavy it oozes COOL!

[Vati]

...and my new fave .40-65 Pedarsoli Sharps

Old school.

[Kaine]

Gen 1 Aus Steyr, back in Cadets. Ever since I have always wanted an AUG A3, ruined me for life I would have to say.

[reddog]

After starting with and old single shot .22 walking around while my uncle milked the cows , he finally let me
use his semi auto .22 ,used to get a couple of days out of a box with the single shot , and about 20mins with
the semi auto
Later on in cadets got to pump a few mags through a SLR L1A1 kicked a little more than the .22
Back of the ute chasing a certain large flightless bird with a A5 auto shotgun with my primary producer cousins
But back in cadets again 105mm howitzer f**ing huge rush

[Baldrick314]

My brother in law was in the navy and right before he retired we went on a trip on his ship for a few days. When we out in the middle of nowhere the fired flares over the side and let us rip a few rounds through the .50. Talk about a rush!

[jeebo]

When we out in the middle of nowhere the fired flares over the side and let us rip a few rounds through the .50. Talk about a rush!

Now that would be awesome...

[Lorgar]

That was in the US I guess, Lorgar?

Yeah mate it was.

Shooting anything new is fun for me, and the US is the place to do it.

M4, Ak-47, pump-action 12g, glock, 1911, UZI... Did all those in one trip and there's plenty more to shoot there.

[Combat_Wombat]

Coming in late here but on the trip to Phuket I got to fire a .44 mag six shooter, a H&K .45ACP and a saiga 12 gauge. Didn't shoot an AK because they are all converted to .22s

[marksmanVIC]

My dads desert eagle and mp5.

[von_klitzing]

SR98 with a suppressor. A fine tool of the trade

[Hennie Dreyer]

R1/FN/.308 CZ - guess these are my family members.

The FN/R1 during my 'army' days, and the .308 CZ nowadays for hunting purposes - totally in love

[petemacsydney]

Top 3 fun guns were... M16, AK47 and M60...

Mmm, love that power of an M60 !

Favourite is still my Tikka T3 Varmint in .308

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[wrenchman]

Many of the guns so far are real fun to shoot but I like old guns with craftsmanship like a 6.5x55 swede or a well made shot gun like the old model 21 Winchester.

I have a 22 Remington 513T it was a WWII training rifle it is one of the most accurate I have ever shot.

[Chronos]

"Best" gun I have fired?

Best to me would mean most accurate and that would be Apollo's Stolle Grizzly in 6.5X47 with the 8-80 March. First group I shot from it was under 1/2" at 200 yards.

Having never served in the military and coming to shooting after '96 I've never shot a semi auto rifle so like most Aussies I'll have to wait till I visit the US or SE Asia.

Chronos

[Prios]

Didn't shoot an AK because they are all converted to .22s

Pffft

What the hell did they do that for?

[Seconds]

Coming in late here but on the trip to Phuket...

I went to Phuket but missed out on getting to a range there

Just couldn't fit it in... *sigh*... Next time!

[Norton]

Top 3 fun guns were... M16, AK47 and M60...

Mmm, love that power of an M60 !

Favourite is still my Tikka T3 Varmint in .308

Whaaaat? An M60 loses out to your Tikka? C'mon

[dustin]

I'll have to wait till I visit the US or SE Asia.

If you go to the states Vegas is where you want to go

[Old Fart]

SR98 with a suppressor. A fine tool of the trade

Australian Army?

[wrenchman]

Knob creek in Kentucky has the best shoot were lots of guys get together and shoot full auto and big bore guns and flame throwers
All types of fun if you get a chance To go lots of stuff for sale.