Ever Bought A Gun Just For Laughs?

[DadSmith]

I have one. Never shot yet. More of a conversation piece for me.

Shoot it sometime let me know what you think of it.

 

[zachcz]

Got another for shits and giggles gun today. The naa in 22lr. Always intrigued but have never had one until today

 

[Hohenheim]

Maybe not as much for laughs but I bought a gsg-16 in bright blue just for fun. Mp5 style. 22. It was sitting in the clearance section of a gun store and thought it just looked really fun. Put a little red dot on the top to enhance that tactical feel. People love it. Cheap to shoot and looks like you pulled a skined gun right out of a video game.

 

[actaeon277]

Got another for shits and giggles gun today. The naa in 22lr. Always intrigued but have never had one until today

Gonna have to work out holding on to it.
It's a 22 that actually kicks and wants to jump.

Also, I cock the gun with my (non shooting) hand.
If you use the one you're shooting with, you have to move your grip to cock it, and then regrip.
To me, it's easier to keep the grip on the gun, and cock with the other thumb.

 

[actaeon277]

Got another for shits and giggles gun today. The naa in 22lr. Always intrigued but have never had one until today

Also, be careful. The gun is small enough to put a finger in front of the barrel.
22 or not, that will hurt.

 

[BigMoose]

Whoever designed and or buys this thing?

221 Fireball? What the... lol

REMINGTON MODEL X-100 - C58858

Firearms for the Finest Collectors

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[two70]

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Whoever designed and or buys this thing?

221 Fireball? What the... lol

REMINGTON MODEL X-100 - C58858

Firearms for the Finest Collectors

simpsonltd.com

It was designed for handgun silhouette shooters and varmint hunters that wanted a long range(for handguns) capable platform. The .221 fireball was created specifically for the shorter barrels in these handguns to reduce flash and blast. The only real flaws of the design are that it is only a single shot and the bolt is on the wrong side.

 

[purdue98]

Purchased a cheap Chinese Air Pistol in .22 caliber a year ago.
Broke it down, cleaned it, shot it and then laughed at my self. It was barely able to penetrate card board.
Even the neighborhood squirrel laughed at it.
A fool and his money are soon parted

 

[63PGP]

Bought a Ruger Super Redhawk 10mm that had the barrel cut down to 3" from 7.5". It just called to me. I have shot it quite a bit since buying it a year or so ago.

 

[zachcz]

Got another for shits and giggles gun today. The naa in 22lr. Always intrigued but have never had one until today

This was not my smartest purchase. Novelty has worn off and I no longer need a super concealable piece for anything

 

[Creedmoor]

It was designed for handgun silhouette shooters and varmint hunters that wanted a long range(for handguns) capable platform. The .221 fireball was created specifically for the shorter barrels in these handguns to reduce flash and blast. The only real flaws of the design are that it is only a single shot and the bolt is on the wrong side.

I have a few Fireballs, not lots of loading info with a Fireball in a rifle out there.
I have a XP, two Contender barrels and a Cooper bolt in it. Super fun and cheap to shoot.

 

[Dholcomb]

Noreen 50bmg with 16.5in barrel

 

[Talkinghalls]

I bought a Mossberg Rolling Thunder as my first gun… laughed at myself ever since. Awful gun, and awfully dumb purchase.

 

[Hawkeye7br]

It was designed for handgun silhouette shooters and varmint hunters that wanted a long range(for handguns) capable platform. The .221 fireball was created specifically for the shorter barrels in these handguns to reduce flash and blast. The only real flaws of the design are that it is only a single shot and the bolt is on the wrong side.

I'm guessing the bolt was a tooling cost decision. Some engineer designed it to be made into a handgun, but can be easily fitted with a rifle barrel and rifle stock. Wasn't the model 600 the same action but with different bolt face?