Chapter 17 Gun Buying Discipline
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Shi Lei slept until 7 o'clock before getting up. After cleaning up, I ran to the beach like yesterday, so that the system can replenish energy, and by the way, you can also see the more refreshing beauties on the beach.
Then he returned to the ranch happily, and after carefully brushing the body of Fei Zi who had quietly lost a small circle of weight, he put on a full set of clothes for Fei Zi, and took his two real dog-legged seventh and eighth masters to chase Hanks and them.
Whoever asked Shi Lei to be the boss, no one asked to be the boss, and he had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to work.
After Shi Lei joined the cowboys, Shi Lei, who seemed a little idle, felt that he had forgotten something important, and carefully recalled that the things at hand had been completed recently, until Shi Lei saw the guns hanging on the waists of the cowboys.
There is no doubt that guns are something that many men like and yearn to own, and some people even immigrate to foreign countries just to have a good time playing with guns.
Hanks and the cowboys each carried at least one gun, and Hanks not only had a revolver pinned to his waist, but also a shotgun in the saddle pocket of his horse, a standard western outfit.
Because they are in the ranch and are not considered to be taken outside, their guns and bullets are loaded, not the bullets and guns must be separated when outside, as required by California law.
After a hasty look at the situation of the livestock, Shi Lei, whose heart was no longer here, rode back again. Only two dogs were left as the leaders of the cattle dogs.
For these dogs, Shi Lei is very relieved. Today's first cattle herding work showed their super high level and greater potential, which was unanimously praised by Hanks and other cowboys. This made Shi Lei secretly feel very comfortable in his heart.
After leashing the flying boy, Shi Lei couldn't wait to drive his beloved Raptor pickup truck, rushed to downtown Los Angeles, and went straight to the largest gun store in the city.
This gun shop is not as heavily guarded as many people think, but rather like an alternative supermarket.
As soon as you enter the gun shop, you will be greeted by a large rockery, and there are many taxidermy bears, goats, wild deer and other animals on and around the mountain, as well as specimens of jaguars and cougars.
Bypassing the rockery, I entered this gun shop with a large area. The counter is divided into many areas, with a large special knife counter, a bow and crossbow counter, and a variety of hunting clothing, tents, and hunting equipment such as deer whistles.
Of course, most of them are all kinds of firearms, all kinds of pistols, shotguns and rifles, and some of them are second-hand firearms or simply put on consignment by others.
Shi Lei, who entered here, was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and he didn't know where to put his eyes. It was only when a shopping guide came over and asked him what he needed that Shi Lei came back to his senses.
The shopping guide asked Shi Lei's needs very seriously, including what guns Shi Lei had been in contact with before, what kind of guns he planned to buy this time, whether it was for self-defense or hunting, and so on.
Shi Lei had never touched these guns before, but as a pseudo-military fan, he studied a lot of firearms when he was in China, but at that time he was still just in fantasy, and now these are within reach, and there is a feeling that happiness has come too suddenly, but he doesn't know where to start for a while.
Now Shi Lei has no hunting needs, so of course he chooses a gun for self-defense. For self-defense, the shopping guide recommends a shotgun or pistol. Due to California's disgusting rule that you can't buy more than two guns in a row in 30 days, this first time buying a gun requires a careful choice.
Shi Lei decided to simply take the guns recommended by the shopping guide and his previous favorites to the shooting range to try and then decide which gun to choose. However, if Shi Lei wants to go to the handjob, he must first pay the money in the gun shop to get a pistol safety license, and with this thing Shi Lei can touch the pistol, or he will not even be allowed to enter the shooting range to fight the pistol.
After completing the exam and getting the license, Shi Lei happily handed over the ammunition for the test shot and the cost of using the shooting range, and by the way, he paid dozens of yuan to buy a hunting license, so that Shi Lei could hunt animals in a limited way.
Then Shi Lei moved a large number of guns and ammunition to the shooting range in the gun shop with the help of the shopping guide. Since Shi Lei had never participated in live shooting, he found another shooting instructor in the shooting range.
Shi Lei tested his favorite guns one by one, and the coach guided and corrected Shi Lei's shooting posture on the side, and pointed out a lot of details that need to be paid attention to, such as not pointing the muzzle at people, and not putting your finger on the trigger at any time (commonly known as gold finger).
After bringing thick soundproof earplugs, Shi Lei first tried firing a few 22 caliber pistols, the accuracy of the 22 caliber is quite good, with Shi Lei's current body, he can't feel the recoil at all, and under the combined effect of excellent eyesight and body coordination, Shi Lei quickly mastered the essentials of shooting.
Except for the first few shots that either missed the target or one or two rings, the next few shots got closer and closer to the bull's-eye, making the coach keep saying OMG (OH, MYGOD) to call him a genius. After firing all the point 22 bullets, Shi Lei already had a better feeling for the pistol.
However, the power of the point 22 is really too small, especially after the coach said that he used the point 22 rifle to shoot a sambar deer in the head 5 times, the deer was still alive, Shi Lei decisively gave up all the guns of this caliber.
Shi Lei lives in a pasture, and when he defends himself, he deals with either large wild animals or vicious intruders, and he uses a gun that can only shoot birds to defend himself, which is simply a joke with his own life.
Then Shi Lei tried a few 9mm caliber semi-automatic pistols, all of which were well-known guys.
For example, the M92F in Beretta in Italy, the Glock 17 and 19 in Austria, the Colt M2000 and SigP226 in the United States, the HKP7 in Germany, the CZ83 pistol in the Czech Republic and the ** ones exported in China.
These pistols all have their own highlights, making it difficult for Shi Lei to choose. Therefore, Shi Lei still plans to consider which one to choose after all kinds of test shots.
Shi Lei tested several 9mm caliber revolvers, and the one that impressed him the most was the M686 produced by Smith & Wesson (S&W), which was rated as the best self-defense pistol in the United States, and Shi Lei chose the version with a 6-inch barrel and rubber grip. This gun seems to be at ease in Shi Lei's hands, and it feels very good.
Next is a few high-power pistols, the first is the century-old classic Colt M1911, which can be called the national pistol of the United States. This gun is 11.43mm caliber, which is the most popular large-caliber pistol in the United States.
Shi Lei test-fired different versions of the M1911 produced by several companies. The gap between these models is relatively large, and the cheap ones even appear to be stuck, while the most expensive ones are very comfortable in terms of feel and control.
Finally, of course, it is inevitable to try two pistols known as hand cannons, one is the famous point 50 caliber **, and the other is the S&W M500 revolver with a kinetic energy of more than 3500 joules and a power comparable to a high-power rifle, which can knock down an African elephant with one shot.
Seeing that Shi Lei was going to test shoot these two guns, the coach next to him was a little uneasy, and hurriedly approached for further guidance. However, Shi Lei, who has an inhuman body, easily grasped these two guns, if he was not afraid of being too shocking, Shi Lei also planned to play with one-handed rapid fire, but in the end, he honestly held the gun with both hands.
However, after the fight, Shi Lei eliminated these two guns. Both guns are only suitable for hunting large animals, so consider collecting one or two when you have a free place to buy them in the future.
After shooting these pistols, although Shi Lei didn't feel anything, the coach who couldn't rest assured still urged Shi Lei to move his wrists or something, so as not to cause any damage to his body.
After the coach felt that the rest was almost over, Shi Lei's second round of shotgun test firing began again. The reason why Shi Lei didn't consider buying a rifle is because many common castrated versions of famous guns are banned as offensive weapons here in California, including 75 common civilian semi-automatic rifles such as AR15, AK47, and FAL, and there is really nothing left that can catch the eye.
The shotguns selected by Shi Lei are all shot with 12-gauge shotguns. For example, Remington 870, Winchester 1300, Mosberg 590 and other shotguns suitable for self-defense weapons, as well as a replica of the Winchester M1887 lever shotgun, because of the influence of many Westerns, especially Arnold's super handsome shooting posture in the Terminator, Shi Lei also plans to try this gun.
These shotguns are generally fired against the shoulder, as California stipulates that shotguns must have a long barrel, and a short barrel is not legal. Under the guidance of the coach, Shi Lei tried these guns one by one, especially paying attention to the loading action and changing bullets of these shotguns, because these are factors that affect the speed of shotguns, as well as the grip when shooting.
After all the test shots, it is time for Shi Lei to be extremely entangled in the choice time, for Shi Lei, who has difficulty in choosing, it is too difficult to make up his mind to choose.
After worrying for a long time, I first excluded the shotgun, although due to the influence of film and television dramas, Shi Lei has an inexplicable good impression of the shotgun, but this is really not needed now, and because of the need for two-handed collaborative operation, it is not as free to use as a pistol for Shi Lei, who is new to firearms, like an arm command.
Among the pistols, Shi Lei likes 9mm and 11.43mm two calibers, 9mm Shi Lei finally decided to choose the S&W M686 that impressed Shi Lei, this gun is not only the most suitable for self-defense, but also the most beautiful revolver, due to the natural advantages of the revolver, there is no need to worry about duds and other situations when self-defense, because you only need to pull the trigger again to solve it, and the semi-automatic pistol is a nightmare for novices in case it jams.
Due to California's ultra-disgusting rules prohibiting the sale of magazines of more than 10 rounds, the advantage of the 9mm semi-automatic pistol's large reload was completely undemonstrated.
For example, Shi Lei's original favorite is also a very popular gun, Glock 17 can be equipped with 15 rounds, 20 rounds, 30 rounds of magazines, and even some companies have launched the best 100 rounds of double drums, but in the face of the California special edition that can only hold 10 rounds of magazines, these advantages are completely non-existent.
And the M686 has a version with a 7-round magazine, which is very small from the semi-automatic pistol.
As for the other gun, Shi Lei did not hesitate to choose the national sharpshooter Colt M1911. Of course, Shi Lei's choice will definitely not be those bargains, but the premium version produced by a well-known gun studio.
More scientific grip shooting, better parts, a barrel with a life of more than 20,000 rounds and an increased magazine of 10 rounds instead of 7 rounds in the regular version.
This gun is also the most comfortable among the pistols that Shi Lei has tested, and now Shi Lei, who has no shortage of American knives, of course does not care about the difference in the price of thousands of American knives, and decides to take this high-end goods that are several times the price of the revolver.
(Actually, California stipulates that you can only buy one pistol at a time, but here for the needs of the plot, it has been changed, forgive me.) )
However, after Shi Lei finished choosing, he was told by the gun shop that he could not take these guns home, and he had to wait for the gun bureau's review of him (similar to a political trial) to be cleared, and he could not get his hands on it for about 10 days.
Shi Lei, who was extremely depressed, simply changed his itinerary and returned to the shooting range with a few boxes of bullets. No matter how you want to go back after having enough gun addiction today, anyway, the recoil or something has little impact on Shi Lei.
By the time Shi Lei came out of the shooting range satisfied, the pistol could basically reach 100 shots, and what Shi Lei needed to work on later was how to shoot quickly and other actual combat shooting content. Those can only be practiced after the gun is in hand.