All that and a bag of chips

[mousme]

I enjoy music, long walks on the beach, knitting, and shooting zombies:



In other words, fearsclave sent along some photos of me from this weekend.

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[mousme.livejournal.com]

Which isn't bad, considering what a rank amateur I am. ;)

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

From a technique point of view, you should lean forwards, get your support arm under the rifle and your right elbow higher, and do a hasty sling-up like what I'm doing with the SKS in this pic. To the extent possible, of course; M-14s weren't really designed for smaller-statured shooters. If you were to get one, you might want to get its stock shortened.

We can work on this next time you're out, if you like.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I doubt if I'll get a SKS, I didn't really enjoy shooting it all that much (enjoyed the bayonet charge, mind you). I'll probably stick with smaller-caliber rifles and shotguns, inasmuch as I'll ever consort with non-restricted firearms.

I could *really* get into the handgun thing, though...

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... handguns. Lots of potential fun there. If you like, I can try to arrange an evening at the Vankleek Hill club with my buddy Enrico, who has more Smith&Wessons than I have guns. And that's just the Smiths :). There are a lot of options out there on the handgun market, and it'd be good to try as many as you can before buying.

The SKS is a cheap ugly military arm designed for use by illiterate Communist peasants. I kinda like it, but I'm a Sovietophiliac recoil slut.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Hee!

Don't get me wrong: I love the *idea* of the SKS. I just didn't enjoy the feel of shooting it.

I would *love* a chance to get my hands on a S&W, to see what it's like. Is this your LMI from work?

Gah. Must remember to go get my photo taken for the RPAL application...

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

Yes. Got get you application in!

Yup, Enrico is the LMI from work. Good guy; we have virtually identical MPOs, and it turns out that he used to knit, too. Big quiet gentle Italian guy with a beard. You'd probably like him.

Selecting firearms is kind of like selecting golf clubs; there are all sorts of different niches. Depends on what you want them for, what feels right in your hands, and then there are all sorts of other considerations. I seem to have emphasized cheap, powerful, reliable, and high-capacity; good zombie guns, in other words :). Given that you're thinking of eventually homesteading, you might want to have a look at Rawles' thoughts on firearms selection...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link!

It is *awesome* that Enrico knows how to knit. :D

He isn't LJ-enabled by any chance, is he?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

No.

He's good people. He gets the zombie thing.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Cool. I look forward to meeting him. Unfortunately, work and WorldCon are going to take up my entire month of August. Bleh.

Does Enrico keep up with the documentaries?

[fearsclave.livejournal.com]

He's not really into the documentaries, just the in-joke :).

He's spending most of August off in the woods fishing, the insufferably lucky bastard, so September might work better...

Bayonets over Guns

[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

So, you signed the Compact?

Re: Bayonets over Guns

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Hah! No way. I *like* the shooty things. Just not the heavy ones. :D

Although I'd probably draw the line at laran weaponry just on principle.

Re: Bayonets over Guns

[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

Ha! Boy, don't I wish I had me some of that.

Of course, I wouldn't want anyone else to have some.

Dick Cheney with laran doesn't bear thinking about.

Re: Bayonets over Guns

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Oh, the humanity!