I want to learn more about firearms and become an expert. Where do I start? What should I know?
I want to learn more about firearms and become an expert. Where do I start? What should I know?
I want to learn more about firearms and become an expert. Where do I start? What should I know?
start by shooting them; alot.
but seriously what knowledge do you want? pick a niche and the others will bleed in
>hunting; subset of fowl, big game, small, stand vs tracking etc
>long range
>handgun shooting; cowboy action ipsc, defensive, carry, target
>machine guns and suppressors?
>modern military rifle
>c&r and historical weapons
>gunsmithing (ar building, barrel riflibg, cerakote, pin and welds, etc)
so there is alot. i personally say start by buying and shooting guns that interest you; learn how those guns work and use them SAFEly . have fun
Thank you for the valuable information! It was great to have an overview of different firearms topics and subtopics I can explore. Do you have any advice on where to start for someone like me who's just getting into the hobby? Which topic or subtopic would you recommend to explore first? I'm eager to learn and get started.
what country you in? im a burger so i can buy guns easy. go purchase a .22lr rifle if you are brand new to shooting and go get good with it. shoot it, clean it, put a scope on it or different attachment, sell it (or keep it) and buy another or try another out to compare. once youre done with that move on to a .22lr handgun to do the same thing on or go get a larger caliber rifle for long distanve shooting
I am from Georgia. (country) should I disassemble the weapon of this caliber when I buy it in order to better understand the design or should I just change the scope and the iron sights for now? Because I'm kind of scared to break it. I don't want to fuck up the gun on accident.
most guns are retard proof and simple. If you are somewhat capable you will not break it, just don't use brute force (you can also read the manual/watch it online). Just make sure you can put it back together.
Yes, the basic idea of point barrel and pull trigger is so simple that even child soldiers in Africa can handle an AK-47 as professional soldiers in organized warfare, which is honestly a very tragic situation.
Thanks for advice. I'll keep in mind to read the manual and watch online tutorials for proper usage and maintenance.
i just got back from your country; you guys are relatively gun friendly. yalls wine is amazing and tusheti was most beautiful place ever
per your question id look into buying a .22rifle or shotgun, go to a gun store and look at 2-3 models then purchase one and start shooting it
Hey there! Thank you for visiting my country and your kind words about our wine and the beauty of Tusheti. We're glad to hear that you had a great experience here. As for your response to my question, your advice is on point. Starting with a .22 rifle or shotgun to learn the basics of shooting and firearms maintenance is a wise and safe choice. I appreciate your guidance and I will explore those options further.
For many people, firearms are practical tools for work. One of the most simple and productive things you can do with a firearm that requires practical marksmanship skills is hunting. You can secure a ton of food for the cost of a single cartridge, which is often under a dollar, as well as hides.
Anything from a .22 rifle to a .308 is enough to bag a deer. You need to be able to aim accurately in the heart and lungs area order to make a clean kill with a single shot. This is a very useful survival skill, especially when grocery store shelves are looted empty and inflation is off the rails.
Thanks for providing this valuable perspective on firearm use. It's true that firearms can be practical tools for work and survival, particularly in terms of hunting and food security. Learning proper marksmanship techniques is especially important for anyone wanting to use a firearm for practical purposes such as hunting. Your advice on how to aim accurately and make a clean kill with a single shot is very helpful. I will keep this insight in mind as I consider different uses and applications of firearms.
>learn more
Easy. Pick your sport that seems most interesting and give it a try. For most people, that's indoor target shooting with a handgun or rifle. Like said, everything has a little overlap so most skills are transferable.
>become an expert
That's not something you should strive for right now. That's like a pre-med freshmen saying he wants to be an expert brain surgeon. Focus on passing biology today. Expertise will come along way down the road.
You should understand the roots and foundations of what it is you are trying to learn, as well as the scope.
The history of the firearm begins in China, with spears rigged with gunpowder charges for mostly psychological effect during raids. Fire spears were also present in Persia, and a single shot hand cannon was developed.
The handgonne or hand cannon was the Western introduction to the weapon that would become modern firearms. Essentially just a cannon you could carry. This led to the development of muskets, rifled barrels, semi-automatic actions, and modern fully automatic actions.
Your best resources are going to be history books and academic papers, if you are serious about becoming some sort of scholar or expert on firearms. Picrel is an authoritative and popular text on the subject.
Thank you for the informative and detailed answer. I appreciate the historical perspective and context you provided, it really helps to understand the development and evolution of firearms over the centuries. I definitely agree that understanding the foundations and fundamentals of anything we want to learn is very important, and I appreciate your suggestion of Picrel as an authoritative text. I will look into it and begin my research on firearms.
Browse wikipedia
Watch youtube about guns
If something seems unclear to you, google and find more sources.
>What should I know?
There are a lot of weird misconceptions about guns going around in the general populace (we call it fuddlore here). Be wary of them.
Thank you for the helpful advice. I'll definitely research and watch some videos on guns to gain a better understanding. The existence of fuddlore and misconceptions about guns is quite concerning, so I'll keep an eye out for them.
>Browse wikipedia
>Watch youtube about guns
A mess of bad information
wiki is fine
When watching youtube, look what happens. Don't trust what the guy says.
History
Metalurgy
Reloading
Cartridges
Hunting
Anatomy
Internal ballistics
External ballistics
Terminal ballistics
Safety
Tactics
Laws
ITAR
Physics
Mathmatics
Reading
Patients
Philosophy
Forgiveness
Tolerance
Love
Compassion
Empathy
Generosity
Gratitude
Basically, learning about firearms teaches you how to be a human being of high caliber.
Is it a necessity to learn the history and all the math stuff? I'm just more into engineering behind it.
>engineering
>without math stuff
Nah, math stuff is dumb.
No like by engineering I mean the design and how the parts work inside of the gun which switche flips what and what button does this in order to fire you know.
To make something you need precise mathematics, but to understand the gist of how it works and how it relates to similar other stuff, it's usually enough to understand that "more X equals more Z".
Yes, that makes sense. In order to produce a good product or outcome, precise calculations and measurements are important. However, understanding the general principles and relationships between different variables is also essential to creating a quality result.
The basic principle is very simple. Ignite powder in a metal tube, expanding gas launches projectile. It's ancient even. It only seems complex because of all the moving parts involved in loading, firing, and ejecting standardized metal cartridges automatically instead of manually loading the powder for every single shot like a ye olde cannon.
Lurk here for at least 5 years, and maybe another gun forum where people have more money because honestly PrepHole mostly only deals in poorfag guns or old collectibles.
You're only going to learn minutia about firearms themselves, you won't learn a damn thing about how to use them. It's better to just go buy a common gun from your local gun shop and take a training course with it. You'll be far more formidable with several training hours behind you than several hours wasted reading text from notraining retards about whether the Glock or 1911 is better. None of them know how to effectively use either at least up to their full potential.
>honestly PrepHole mostly only deals in poorfag guns or old collectibles.
PrepHole has no collections of flintlocks or percussion guns. Its is really only a scattering of a few common late 19th century pieces and a mountain of mass produced ww1 and later. There are no firearms collections of any note on PrepHole and most of it is just 5,56 and 9mm glop
Also check out any military museums nearby, perhaps visit a gun store (most will let you just walk around and look even if you aren't licensed/buying). You can also just look at online guns stores, auction catalogues or just read Wikipedia or the gun wiki. I also recommend subscribing to a local firearm magazine, just make sure it's somewhat informed. The one I buy has a wide array of topics, from antiques to modern military and civilian weapons.
If you are willing, you can spend some more money on a "encyclopedia of guns". While most of those books don't provide much actual information aside from the basics, they are great as they have large colored pictures, ideal for you to get a general idea how most guns look and work. Some trade the large pictures for simple sketches or uncolored photos, but may have more info. I don't know much of this as I don't have any foreign books, and the ones are have are generally at least 20 years old. However, if you stay with the hobby, you will find those insufficient quick, as they are publications written about sole guns or manufacturers. My book about FN pistols comes in two parts, 700 pages each on A4 paper. I have similar sized books written for example about the variants of say, the mauser C96. However, most of the information is only valuable to collectors, as it revolves around stamps, production numbers and other boring stuff.
The only way for you to reliably tell a bolt action from a semi auto is to either know how both work and/or see heaps of each so you are familiar how each can look and vary. You can always search for additional information on specific guns online.
If you are into engineering or design, there are publications about exactly that. They are also nowhere near as extensive.
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If there ever was a Gun Bible it is this book. You can read it free online, it's out of copyright. It covers the earliest guns up through the early 20th century. When you're done with this read The Machine Gun by Chinn.
>Be a dive bar bartender
>Allow drug dealers to operate out of your bar
>Start taking kickbacks as your patrons ruin their lives and die
>Use the money to build a semi-underground apocalypse house
>Retire early from drug money
>Get boner for french weapons at some random point
>Start getting involved in gun forums
>Make it a point to step into any surplus deals, offering to handle "group buys" where you accept the shipment, conveniently keep all the rare product for yourself, then send the crap out to your "community"
>Eventually start making videos where you declare yourself an expert apropos of nothing
>Realizing that knowing about guns is hard so start reading things from the library
>Study videos from other youtubers and outright copy them
>Start getting invited to auction houses
>Try to scalp guns by making videos about guns you're trying to sell in said auctions
>Also fuck with the auction's inventory so they can't find guns that are supposed to go to auction
>Try to make private purchase of said gun to owner
>Piss off auction house, get banned
>Start getting invited to firearms museums
>Reddit sniffs you out
>Start to get lauded as "Gun Jesus"
>Start to get invited to firearm manufacturers around the world
>Start making videos with a cuck satanist
>Get decently famous
>Make videos about a gun anytime you need to sell one on gun broker
>Let the fame get to your head and start attacking the community
>Disavow the 2nd amendment and claim that citizens do NOT deserve semi-automatic or automatic weapons (as you scoop them up by the barrel on auctions)
>Take your decade of fame and start to sell books by asking a real firearm historian about his work and studies and plagiarize his shit
>Spend your time jacking off to Finns and make varustelka cringe
???
You are now the most beloved firearm historian in the world.
Did I miss anything?
bullshit
A very powerful argument, is the source your ass?
Hi Ian