Yes, THANKS SO MUCH for all your efforts Lace. It's muchly appreciated! :cheer:

Very true Angel. Any bullet can be deadly if it hits a vital spot. I apologize for making a generalization and inadvertently minimizing possible dangers. :blush: I was replying to her question about what .22s are good for.

Two british men were shot dead in florida recently by a teenager with a .22. A bullet is a bullet and will still tear flesh on its way through.

Lace, as always we're grateful for everything you contribute to the guild.

Thank you so much for this!

Jask/Enjam

I know some folks are MIA due to Diablo and other interests but for those of you still playing SW:TOR I been tyring to craft up some boons for you in the way of purple items ...

I have put many purple aug type items or wearable gear items in the bank along with some augment open slotted items, and lower leveled orange moddable gear (like head moddables for lowbies) on the republic side. Remember if you have toons on both sides you could technically get from one guild bank and mail to your other factioned toon that needs the item ... I stole all my crafting stuff from my other account and am focusing on my republic side crafting right now .... but later will go back to empire side and all the purple stuff I can make there in a month or so ... just please dont sell on auction house I could do that lol, and will, with some items I make cause I use those funds to support making purples for free for yall.

Its a range of gear so use it up to make room for more as I learn more purple recipes, and farm mats to do that.

Enjoy, use them as you can and make room for me to make more.

I had not noticed an issue of having to copy and paste on this site... have on others ... so maybe you are golden .... but I tend to jump in and jump out again... thanks for your diligence

Well I've always thought the website was working against me, so that's why I only lost a post when I least expected it, otherwise I would also copy/paste it prior to hitting the submit button.

I have to admit I've not lost any posts to a "timeout" for a while, so... Thank you Nick!

I'll be back tomorrow with a whole new list of complaints, lol.

.22s are mainly used for cheap target practice and for "varmint" hunting as well as for learning the basics like you are doing. Then you "graduate" to a larger caliber for personal and home protection. Although a lot of people use shotguns for home protection. It all depends what is allowed in your place of residence.

Yeah I figure in crisis situation I would want the 15 in the clip one in chamber kinda thing, or with like the 380's it what only 6 or so depending on gun least dads 380 only holds 6.

My ex is thinking 380 for when she is riding bike trails and then I think she fell in love with some kind of sig this weekend for home protection.

Everyone says 22 no good .. but why do they still make em? for newbies like me learing or what? As for 38, well cops carried those for years now mostly do the 9mm cause more bullets ... my other friend that went shooting with us has a 38 now and her cwp .. and oddly enough it was another ex ... rofl I go shooting with my exes .. wonder if they picture me as the target .. just kidding. ( I just stay in good with the exes I guess; went to a funeral once had 9 exes there .... I used to be a bit of a slut I guess heh ... prolly shouldn't be learning to shoot with them)

Nice shooting Lace! It will be important for you to carry that over to the larger caliber guns. You don't want to carry a .22, all that will do is make "the bad guy" mad and unless you happen to hit a vital spot and drop them where they stand, they will come at you with intent to kill. I carry a .380 semi-auto with laser grips. Those are the items that put the "little red dot" on your target and allow you to sight quickly and fire. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you don't have to fire because "the little red dot" usually makes them think twice about approaching you. They know "the little red dot" means a bullet isn't far behind.... B)

The longer the distance you are firing the more your shots may vary. Most handguns aren't very accurate out past about 25 yards but the longer barrels can help with that. You won't want to be carrying anything with a long barrel though as they are next to impossible to conceal. Revolvers really limit the number of shots you have because they only hold anywhere from 3-6 bullets depending on the make. There are "speed loaders" for revolvers that make reloading them fairly easy but it's better having a clip that will hold more shots to begin with (at least IMHO) and when you are in a crisis situation, you don't want to have to worry about reloading. :blink:

I used to have problems posting messages to the website if I was logged in for a while but that seems to have stopped. I haven't had to compose messages using Wordpad and then copy/paste and transfer them to the text box on the website. I was never actually logged out by the website but it refused to post any messages on the forums or PMs if I was logged into the website for a while. It's been really nice being able to click "reply topic" and actually be able to compose the post within the text box. Thanks for fixing whatever it was that was broken. :woohoo:

The grip doesn't rub my hand raw, it's that the LCP is such a tiny little gun and very very narrow. Every shot forces it back into your palm. With a bigger gun that isn't too much of a problem (until you start getting into things like .454s and .50s) because the broader face presses back more evenly on your palm.
Even dry firing the little thing gets a little painful.

A few months ago, I changed the session time to 1 day. This means that a user's login session doesn't expire and force them to log back in for 1 day. Now that we've been using that for awhile, how is it working for everyone? Has it decreased the number of time's you've been disconnected or logged out of the site when making a post or sending a message?

Episode 617 - Voyager - "Shattered" - 01/17/2001

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=4711

Voyager is fractured into several time periods by an accident, and only Chakotay is able to move between them, in the process meeting old friends and old foes from the previous six seasons.

Enjoy!

You're not the only one. :woohoo:

Quote by Angelsilhouette

I fired my first gun last year while taking my conceal and carry permit and gun safety class. :3 Was a .40 and my very first shot was a bulls eye :D. My next few shots were just left of the bulls eye and then I started pulling down before firing in anticipation of the recoil.

My first gun is a Ruger LCP .380 but it's not as loud as the .40 or the 9mm I fired. The kick is more noticeable because the gun is so tiny and I have to wear weight lifting gloves because after a few shots it starts to hurt. xD

I can't wait til I have a little more disposable income so I can buy a baby eagle. :)

yeah after the first shot on the 380 and 9mm my dad noticed me pointing down .. I just need to get over the fear on that .. but gonna stick with the 22 for now then 38 and teach myself to get used to each type ... and now it seems there are like maybe up to 7 of us women willing to go shoot, today just 3 could make the same time but the guys in the gun shop loved it ... they were like so nice to see all you ladies smiling and happy after shooting ... (we of course then went for wings to look at scantily clad women far too young for us ROFL!)

my ex has the same problem as you described with the grip rubbing her hand a bit sore or raw ... not the thingie that comes back on firing hitting her (which I know could ruin your day and am super careful of) but just the butt of the gun rubbing her kinda raw. I may suggest a soft golf glove for her when practicing ... you might like the feel of that as well less padding and more natural feel with a golf glove perhaps.

Here is my first of my .22 targets today doing a rapid fire like 1-2 to sight then burst of 3-4 .. rinse and repeat through 2 clips of 10 each.



(and reason I am saying how I am shooting ... I figure I should only need to shoot in basically a panic mode since I am not a cop .. so its shoot see if they run if they don't fire away ... and that may not be the best philosophy havent taken any classes but it seems natural to me - but I am not aiming full bore on each shot .. I get a gauge on the center and fire rapidly -- even made my target swing a bit today to see if I could adjust to a tiny bit of movement - cause a live target isnt gonna present themselves to me lol) would love comments if I am learning to fire incorrectly based on personal experiences or expertise.

yes those lower shots of mine I think would be effective but I tend to hestitate alot with the larger caliber guns .. I think its the sound getting to me being a newbie and all (not so much the kickback)..

I went shooting again today and went back to that trusty .22 not my fathers this time just a rental ruger with a very long barrel (aka more accurate no kick less sound and I can fire off a clip of 10 very accurately and quickly but loadint the clips on the 22 hurt my wittle thumb LOL, did learn a cool way to load say a 38 revovler or a 22 revolver that is making like the rock symbol with your fingers - pinkie and thumb out fingers in the barrel to push it out - hard to type but it made me like revovlers more lol)

Forgot to take a picture of the gun this time but I got my targets will post tomorrow I am very good at 21 feet on the 22, a bit less at about 35 feet.. I am feeling more confident in the 22 .. gonna try a 38 next .. keep going up then do my cwp perhaps ... at least that is the plan.

Glad I don't feel so dorky posting about shooting in a gaming forum thanks folks!

I figured that there are enough things going on at set times. Such as Sixu's Wednesday sessions. I was wondering about the interest into flexible time sessions where I could be requested to join a mission in advance or right away if I am currently in the game.

Episode 616 - Voyager - "Flesh and Blood, Part II" - 11/29/2000

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=4710

The Doctor decides to join the holograms who have escaped from the Hirogen, but in the process he must betray Voyager.

Enjoy!

I once asked what time those were ... no response.
It'd be nice if something were concrete here. :(