It felt like a meteor had struck the earth’: Reporter describes his experience firing an AR-15 at the range

[ridleyman]

This is what he learned in journalism school, I mean Stalinism school.

 

[Knob Creek]

I would call him a Girly Man but that would be an insult to Girls on every range.

 

[fencer]

Why can I sing along and nail the lyrics to this, but I can’t remember what I had for lunch 2 days ago?

I dunno. Lets go on a picnic to discuss. I'll bring the wine.

 

[quinnjalan]

I would invite anyone of these folks to the range with my 300 weatherby magnum - it doesn’t have a brake. It does have a scope with about 3” of eye relief

Ha….I have one in 7mm. Love it but it hurts to shoot on the pocket and the shoulder! But I still shoot it.

 

[RIFLEMAN1000]

I'll Let him shoot my .500 S&W rifle . I think i should use the 700 grn hard cast lead ammo so the recoil won't be so bad.

 

[Prepper]

I can relate. The other day, I accidentally stepped on some bubble wrap. I assumed it was full auto fire from a helicopter gunship so I dove for cover and shit myself.

 

[exo]

I can relate. The other day, I accidentally stepped on some bubble wrap. I assumed it was full auto fire from a helicopter gunship so I dove for cover and shit myself.

Amateur. You’re supposed to piss yourself and suck your thumb, too.

 

[chindogg]

I can relate. The other day, I accidentally stepped on some bubble wrap. I assumed it was full auto fire from a helicopter gunship so I dove for cover and shit myself.

Thank God it wasn't a Lego piece. You may have been hospitalized.

 

[SHOCKNAWE]

That guy deserves to get the shit kicked out of him, like viciously for being such a faggot

 

[enbloc]

It felt like a meteor had struck the earth’:​

 

[99105]

I was one of those special $3500 models. C’mon man.

 

[TC McQuade]

"felt like a meteor had struck the earth"


What are we made of? We shoot 100 rounds of ammo through our AR15 on a range trip so we must be superman to be able to take 100 meteors and walk away!

 

[paul73]

"felt like a meteor had struck the earth"


What are we made of? We shoot 100 rounds of ammo through our AR15 on a range trip so we must be superman to be able to take 100 meteors and walk away!

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Amazing, America had Soviet underware back in black&white superman movies time? Who would believe… I always wondered why underwear here goes below the knee. Looked so odd, always.

 

[dcmdon]

Is this where I upload the video of my 11 year old daughter shooting an AR?? ha.

 

[MaverickNH]

The author starts with the disclaimer that he knows next to nothing about the topic he’s writing about. Then says he was amazed that gun ranges rent guns to shoot, confirming he has made no effort to research his article before or after his shooting experience.

Yet, it’s a step up from journalists that knowingly and intentionally lie about guns. He was just ignorant and negligent in his work, not malicious. But to what end does he write? Are there any liberals on the fence that his article would have informed and persuaded to support more gun control?

Writing anti-gun articles like this is just part of the gang-sign ritual that low-level journalists perform for their fellow liberal media gang members and employers. When NYT opera critics and WaPo food columnists write anti gun screeds, it’s just their turn to make obeisance to their editors.

 

[Malodave]

"felt like a meteor had struck the earth"


What are we made of? We shoot 100 rounds of ammo through our AR15 on a range trip so we must be superman to be able to take 100 meteors and walk away!

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Superman would stand there for all the bullets fired, But would
duck when the bad guy threw the gun when he ran out of Bullets.

Malodave

 

[Dennis in MA]

I can relate. The other day, I accidentally stepped on some bubble wrap. I assumed it was full auto fire from a helicopter gunship so I dove for cover and shit myself.

TACTICALLY shit yourself. Get it right!

 

[ridleyman]

The name "short", as in .22 short is a misnomer. I once shot a .22 short cartridge bullet thing from a friends .22 high power rifle and the noise was deafening, the recoil left an invisible bruise on my shoulder, and I wept with fear. On yeah, and I had a little accident in my favorite Spiderman undies.





The left is so ignorant, and so hell bent on control, that you can't trust a word they say. They are much worse than socialists, they're Stalinists.

 

[mikeyp]

 

[Picton]

The author starts with the disclaimer that he knows next to nothing about the topic he’s writing about. Then says he was amazed that gun ranges rent guns to shoot, confirming he has made no effort to research his article before or after his shooting experience.

Yet, it’s a step up from journalists that knowingly and intentionally lie about guns. He was just ignorant and negligent in his work, not malicious. But to what end does he write? Are there any liberals on the fence that his article would have informed and persuaded to support more gun control?

Writing anti-gun articles like this is just part of the gang-sign ritual that low-level journalists perform for their fellow liberal media gang members and employers. When NYT opera critics and WaPo food columnists write anti gun screeds, it’s just their turn to make obeisance to their editors.

I read it as one of those, "Hey, fellow normie locals! Some gun nut just opened up a store nearby, and I went and checked it out. It's actually pretty nice inside, and the owner doesn't seem like a douche! All in all, it's not what you'd expect. Just don't try to shoot any of the Assault Weapons; they kick like a mule. But seriously, he rents things if you're curious."

Not the worst article, not the best. I got the impression he was at least open to the possibility of enjoying a gun purchase... until the AR rocked his soul with its vicious, shocking recoil.

 

[Garys]

I'll bet he soiled 'is armour!

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[Amputee Marksman]

this soyboy needs to fire a bolt action 30-06 before he works up to some big guns.

I was thinking he needed to shoot an M1 Garand however you are correct. A trip to the range with a 1903A3 would do him good.

 

[Garys]

I wonder what he'd think of a Mosin carbine?

 

[EMTDAD]

I miss twitter for ragging on douches like this.

 

[jhblaze1]

I shot a 22 once and it was like the death star just blew up Alderaan.

I think I'll stick to airsoft, thank you very much.

 

[Picton]

I wonder what he'd think of a Mosin carbine?

I was gonna say, I've got a No5 Mk I in .303 and it's got this guy's name on it. It's even got a nice, hard "buttpad" to concentrate the force.

 

[thesyguy]

Op-Ed: I Tried Firing An AR-15 Yesterday And I Have Literally Been Soiling Myself For 17 Straight Hours

 

[99105]

I wonder what he'd think of a Mosin carbine?

I was thinking the same. M44 would be quite the story.

 

[Dadstoys]

I was thinking the same. M44 would be quite the story.

I think he would die from shock before he got the story out.

 

[gerrycaruso]

maybe if the meteor was the size of a BB. enbloc's post reminds me of when my wife called me at work one night, She was in a panic and said there'd been an earthquake. It turned out our Mastiff Ben had been running in his sleep and was banging the bed against the wall.