What was the most silly thing you did as a new gun owner?

[Mauser98]

My very first gun was an M1A SOCOM 16. I probably could have learned on something cheaper. :lol:

 

[XJThrottle]

New, as in first gun? Or, new, as in new to me gun?

Think I was under 10 when I got my first gun. Don't remember any silliness. Dad wouldn't allow...

New to me? Put it the safe for years without sending one down range...

 

[Tenring]

I had a BB gun very young age...shot frogs, snakes, birds, neighborhood kids oops.

 

[Crippledtrigger]

I was 6. I'm sure I did something silly but I cant remember.

 

[mtptwo]

Six or seven. I looked down the barrel of a charged CO2 pellet revolver, while my parents and grandmother where standing there. Boy did I learn gun safety right then and there. I was razzed for a few days, and haven't looked down a barrel since.

 

[Pscipio03]

I’ll assume you mean real firearm, so probably buying every accessory known to man when I got my first AR

 

[Vyadmirer]

I was a broke college kid and tapco’d an sks. Worst balance on a gun EVER.

 

[zold]

The silliest thing I did after starting to buy guns was waiting before getting some training. I got more out of a few hours with an instructor than I did in months of self practice.

 

[Solar_Empire]

Back when I was 18 I bought a WASR because they were dirt cheap, I found a PSL scope and slapped that bad boy on. It had the dong grip and I put a "crapco" folding stock and pistol grip on it, and don't forget the 75 round drum to top it off. It looked ridiculous but boy did I love that thing.

I kind of miss that silly stuff actually, guns seemed a lot more fun back then. Maybe because WASRs and the like were affordable even for an 18 year old out in the world.

 

[TacMedic]

I’ll assume you mean real firearm, so probably buying every accessory known to man when I got my first AR

This right here. My AR was so heavy that I seen built a second and left just about everything off.

 

[THE ICEMAN]

New to me? Put it the safe for years without sending one down range...

Been there... Still doing that... :shock:
I picked up a S&W M&P FDE .40 about 3 years ago that has been in the safe ever since... Simply haven't had occasion... :icon-rolleyes:

 

[Pipedoc]

Been Shooting since I was 3, Silliness was not tolerated by Dad when we was around guns.

 

[Isnake]

I moved here from 1 month before the AWB expired And went to my 1st SAR show ever. I had a hard on for a PSL and finally found one there. Went to Avery and realized I didn't put the scope back on correctly, first shot it fell off hit the ground and shattered the optic. I did get lucky though and bought one off of ebay, it arrived in a cake box sealed with nothing but string and a few pieces of tissue paper. No idea how it made it in one piece but it did.

 

[deadshot556]

Knocked myself over firing my grandpas .444 marlin lever action when I was 11 years old. Landed on my ass, but I kept the rifle in a safe direction and didn’t drop it. My grandpa, uncles, and Dad couldn’t stop laughing. That was my first time shooting and when I got my first BB gun.

 

[xerts1191]

Yeah I would have to say some hairbrained stunts with the BB gun 50+ years ago

 

[vtachrn]

I was 18 and bought one of the "Hell Fire Trigger" gadgets. You do not get to be old and wise without being young and foolish. But it was a fun way to waste a lot of ammo without hitting the target.