A Cajun-Asian View

My current collection of long firearms. From the top:

• Mossberg 500 12-gauge Shotgun
• Marlin Model 60 .22 LR Rifle
• Savage Arms 187N .22 LR Rifle

I'll probably be shooting these and launching fireworks with my girlfriend tomorrow on her father's field.

In any case, have a good Fourth of July, whether you're an American or not!

I've modified the Mossberg 500 for several reasons:

• I've added an ATI Tactical Stock so that the length of pull (The distance from the butt of the stock to the trigger) could be shortened so my girlfriend could use it. Plus the pistol grip is easier to hold
• Because the new stock is higher than the original, it makes it difficult to aim with the bead sight. So I added a picatinny rail and a cheap red-dot sight on top to facilitate aiming
• Finally, I've added a shotshell holder to the stock, just because...

My next upgrades to the shotgun will include the following:

• A heat shield for the barrel
• A sling
• A tactical light mounted to the front of the tube magazine

That should be it for the Mossberg!

This is my current collection of firearms and airsoft guns, minus the Springfield XD-9 (Which is really my girlfriends) and a Savage Arms 187N .22LR rifle (Which I gave to a shop to repair a broken firing pin). Display from top to bottom, left to right:

• Crosman Sniper R38 airsoft rifle
• Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun
• Beretta 92 FS 9mm handgun
• Beretta 92 FS airsoft handgun

Just a video of me emptying a magazine at the local range. My girlfriend was holding the camera.

Got a few more shooters since my last update. First of all, this monstrous looking thing:

Picture of both the Beretta 92FS and the brand new Springfield XD-9

I now shot around 2200 rounds through the Beretta 92FS, and it has rarely missed a beat1. That and I found a great little gun store in town with some very knowledgeable and friendly staff. The downside is that they're only open 9 AM to 6 PM Monday to Friday, which means I'll either have to go during lunch or immediately after work to catch them when they're open.

1. 1. The only failure to feed happened when I attempted to load a magazine a friend had loaded; she somehow got 16 rounds into the 15-round magazine. Popping out the extra round fixed that issue, and I haven't had any other problems. Then again, I'm cleaning the gun after every time I go out to the range with it.

I've been going to the range semi-regularly for the past few weeks now, and it seems the practice is paying off. Here's what I've shot earlier this afternoon at the range with 41 rounds at 10 yards:

If I'm logging my sessions at the range correctly1, I've fired 983 rounds through the Beretta. No problems with any of them either.

I really do like this handgun.

1. 1. No guarantees of this, of course

From the range session on Nov 15, 2007.

Two magazines and a bonus gift.