Range gun? Huh!

For those living in places other than the U.S., often, every handgun is a range gun and nothing else. By law. So I'm always delighted to hear what people are buying as range guns.
 
I enjoy shooting. My guns may serve as a sidearm for protection and/or shooting enjoyment.

I have a number of guns that I love to shoot and find to be enjoyable, but would never carry such as my BHP or CZ82 or 4006.

I have a number of guns that I love to shoot and carry such as my Shield, Security Six, 75B or LCP.

Variety is the spice of life.
 
Home on the Range

Has one never heard of "home on the range?" where the targets and the firearms play???
 
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I sort of agree with the OP, but I did buy a Sig X-Five as a range gun. It's a fantastic gun and I suppose if I ever had to use it for self-defense, I would...but I have other options.
 
The only gun I don't keep loaded and available for HD is my '37 Luger, which spends most of its life in a locked display case. But like my other guns, it does get out to the range now and then, so perhaps that makes it a "range gun". I don't hunt, so the others are for range, home defense, and/or carry - but some get to the range more than others, and are more fun to shoot. :)
 
I've got lots of range guns. Pythons that still get shot, but I don't / wouldn't carry (6" python isn't a practical carry gun, hunter yes). Contenders that are target setups. 8 3/8" S&Ws - not good for anything but "range" or hunting.

It's just a term, don't let it bother you so much. Relax, take one of your guns to the range.
 
It's funny how different so many of us are. For my buck, it blows my mind that so many people get rid of a gun for the next one.

Man, I've got to have very specific and valid reasons for wanting to move a gun out, especially considering the amount of time, energy and passion I put in to many of the guns that I chase in the first place.

There's really a number of things I do differently when it comes to guns and shooting than others do. Another one: I find it completely nutty when folks get rid of guns simply to "streamline calibers" and make their ammo hunting easier. You can have ammo for a gun simply buy purchasing ONE box of the stuff. Buy more if you run out. There's no law that says if you own a .40 S&W, you must also stock 2,000 rounds. But that seems to be the mindset. "I've -got- to get rid of this so I can focus on 9mm and .45! Until I can get rid of the .45!"
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Haha -- I agree with every word of this post.
 
I buy SD and CCW guns designed for that usage.
All other guns are range guns or sporting guns as they are not built for SD or CCW.
They can be used as such but not designed with SD and CCW in mind.
 
There's no such thing as a "range gun" in my view.

All my guns are bought for potentially killing unlawfully aggressive, deadly human beings. It just so happens that they are same guns I shoot for fun or for training on the range.

Spending a large amount of money on a strict "range gun"? No thanks. But more power to you though......
 
I have 1.5 metric tons of .22LR pistols. All are target guns (from cheap to expensive). I'm not certain-outside of ranges or plinking-where a .22 with a 7 barrel is going to be useful.


I have a M&P pro tricked out for competition. It has a sub 3lb trigger pull and rather delicate adjustable sights. A 5 lb pull is about as low as I could comfortably go with a non-manual safety for a carry.
 
I have a CZ97B that you would have to be brain dead to carry as an everyday gun.

It is that way BECAUSE it is for the range and only the range.

It is perfectly safe for the use intended and can be refitted for everyday carry.

I have other guns for self defense.
 
All my guns are bought for potentially killing unlawfully aggressive, deadly human beings. It just so happens that they are same guns I shoot for fun or for training on the range.
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I'm just the opposite all my guns are bought for pleasure and practice on the range, It just so happens that the can potentially stop a unlawful threat.
 
Good grief, Evil Monkey!

For once I find myself agreeing with you.

I may have to stop posting.

What a kettle of fish this is! :D
 
I've got a number of tools in my garden shed - shovels for shoveling, rakes for raking, hoes for hoeing, etc. I could probably dig holes with the hoe, maybe even with the rake, but the shovel is designed for that sort of thing, so it works better. I could probably figure out how to do some of my raking jobs with the hoe, but the rake does a better and easier job of it. Thankfully, I don't need to do all my various yard maintenance tasks with the same tool.

My gun safe is really no different.
 
I consider my DA/SA handguns as my carry/SD handguns. I also consider my Glock 20 a SD/hunting sidearm. My VP9 and FNS pretty much are just range toys.

I dont deem them any less reliable, I just like the DA/SA trigger better on a defensive firearm.
 
Maybe I would call them "plinking guns". They might be useable for SD or hunting, but mostly I jus mess around with them - shoot them for fun.

Most of my hunting and SD guns aren't very entertaining to shoot.
 
Some of us are not as lucky as the rest of you. Without a CCW, I can't carry a gun. I'm in California. :mad:

So, home defense or range are my two legal options. Supposedly, even a handgun while hunting is supposed to be concealed, I believe. And I don't hunt.

I happen to like the craftsmanship of firearms. I like the history. I like the satisfaction of working hard enough to obtain good 'groups' [good for me, might be less than mediocre for others].

I know the limits of my skills, and my time to develop them. I know the limits of my vision and hand tremors.

A $4000 1911 will not give me as much satisfaction as 6 handguns at $650. My groups will not be suddenly perfect, because the biggest limitation is ME.

I have more than I should, because I can.

I would put any handgun with a trigger pull under 4lb into the range-only category, due to where I live. And my 7.5" Ruger SRH.:D

In California, I don't see the risk of horrible DAs being worth a SD/Carry trigger pull under 4lbs, and I have tuned all of my 1911s to the 4.5-4.75lb range, even when lighter.

I like variety. I am married. SO, I experience the variety with firearms and keep my wife happy. The opposite way to appreciate variety wouldn't be so good for my health. ;) [Yes, I'm a one woman, many gun, man!]

These are my reasons for declaring something a 'range gun': although 'plinking' is what I do with most of them.

That said, I seem to remember an old adage, that I am probably misquoting: "Beware the man with one gun, as he knows how to use it!"
 
I come from the "not all guns have to be self defense" mindset. My problem is (now that I have the only two CC weapons I want) I'm still stuck (because of budget) with dual purpose pistols at best, like my p220 and CZ p-09. They can be both...SD and somewhat accurate range pistols.

Let's face it 99.99989998889929% of all our shooting is range time. So even the most dedicated SD pistol ends up being a range gun.


Now to get that Shadow Target...
 
When I buy a handgun, I want it for protection and, yes, for sport.

But "just a range gun?"
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range gun=for sport

Unless you only use a gun that you bought for protection for "sport". Or "sport" only means hunting, and you only shoot SD, and hunting guns at the range.
My SD guns include Ruger LCP, Kahr CM9, Ruger LCR, and Springfield XD 40 Subcompact. They do however get shot at the range often.
My hunting handguns include Ruger Super Blackhawk, T/C Continder, and Glock 20. They also get shot often at the range
My range guns run from 22 rimfires by Walther High Standard, Heritage, Taurus, Browning, and others. My centerfire range guns include many C&R milsurps from 7.62X25 to 45cap, and commercial firearms in many of the same calipers. None of them however get carried for SD, put in a night stand for HD, or carried in the woods for hunting.......They are "range guns" :D
 
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