How many fired off a round or more on New Years at the stroke of midnight?

[texasjohn]

When I was much younger and it was multiple miles to the next house, I sometimes would shoot things to see if I could hit them...with a .22.

Now, when I pull the trigger, I either expect something to die quickly, or to better understand/adjust the scope sighting.

With current cost of ammo and my opportunities for other diversions, shooting to hear something go "bang" isn't on my to do list. Certainly not at midnight and shooting into the air.

 

[Tomtint]

I bought my wife a Sig Saur 380 for Christmas. We plan to bring it to the range this afternoon so she can break it in. Wanted to do it on new years but time did not permit.

 

[EddieWalker]

Not this year. The wife and I are sick and where in bed by 9 pm. In years past I have enjoyed shooting off a few rounds or more into the ground where I know it's safe. My nearest neighbor is a quarter mile away, and then it's about a mile to the next house. It's fun to listen to all the explosions, gun shots and fireworks at midnight and joining in with our own noise making.

Why does everybody assume that firing off a firearm at midnight means being irresponsible and shooting into the air?

Eddie

 

[MacLawn]

Not this year. The wife and I are sick and where in bed by 9 pm. In years past I have enjoyed shooting off a few rounds or more into the ground where I know it's safe. My nearest neighbor is a quarter mile away, and then it's about a mile to the next house. It's fun to listen to all the explosions, gun shots and fireworks at midnight and joining in with our own noise making.

Why does everybody assume that firing off a firearm at midnight means being irresponsible and shooting into the air?
Eddie

Not nary assuming firing into air. It's just wha' somebody said. But, y'all boys here know better than to shoot into air, unless ye're bird hunting with shot. Y'all know.

 

[Silvic]

Good grief if you really feel that you have to do such actions please point the weapon down into the ground. This is not a third world country and we are not (well hopefully not) a bunch of nuts here.
Gravity falling spent bullets are quite capable of killing or serious injury, they still have a lot of energy.

 

[ovrszd]

I'll not argue the potential danger of shooting in the air. But I'll also not declare peoples that do as being from third world countries and/or a bunch of nuts.

That mentality is why us Americans are so well loved on this Planet. :ashamed:

 

[rtimgray]

Not to be a prude, but firing a gun in the air violates a core safety rule for firearms, in my opinion. That is, know your target and what is beyond it should you miss.

If you want to take your gun out and fire it into the ground or an otherwise safe backstop at midnight, with no chance of errant rounds, I'm all for it.

I don't think that folks that fire guns into the air are equivalent to third world dwellers or nuts, just either misguided or misinformed.

Good luck and take care.

 

[sseelhoff]

You da MAN!!



I'm kinda cheap. Sending a round off into the air seems wasteful. The woman thing is much more fun.. If not, you have issues...

I'm married. The cost of one round is much less than the cost of one wife.

 

[dragoneggs]

Wow... I expected some interesting comments but sure are some assumptions being made. First, who said anyone was shootin' off in the air?

 

[TripleR]

Wow... I expected some interesting comments but sure are some assumptions being made. First, who said anyone was shootin' off in the air?

Air, ground, bucket of sand, makes no difference to me, I just don't do it which was your original question.

I'm just a pretty low key, boring kind of guy.