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Hearing gunshots in the wild and not giving a shit. I came straight out the woods, not even off a trail, and there was a young couple by the creek. Having a .22, though really wimpy, didn't want to frighten them. Not the sort of place you typically see other humans. Also, I look like a well-outfitted homeless guy when hiking. I waved and smiled, walked up to introduce myself.
The were super nice. "Sorry if I worried you. I was popping beer cans down the creek and I never fire any other direction." "Oh! That must have been you we heard!" Given how sound carries over water, I must how sounded like I was very close. No worries.
LOL, how many non-Americans would hear gunfire in some lonely woods and not run like hell? :) We're rednecks, or redneck adjacent, so it's plenty safe to assume we know how to be safe. Shooting is a brutally Darwinian sport for dumbshits.
What's this raygun looking contraption?
Italian-made Chiappa Little Badger Extreme. $209. My god. I have never had so much fun with a new gun. Breaks in two pieces, 3.5lbs., hella accurate. Got it two weeks ago, probably took it out 10 times since.
Wanted a Chiappa Rhino, not practical, just for giggles, can't afford it. Talk about a science fiction weapon, it was even in The Expanse!. And yes, the barrel is on the underside.
I live in City/Suburban (its like within a city but no tall buildings), and I hear what sounds like fireworks all the time and nobody gives a shit. And sometime I hear "fireworks" going off in rapid succession like pop pop pop like idk maybe its fireworks, maybe its gunshot, who knows. Just another day. 🤷♂️
(Yes, this is USA, its a liberal city, so its not the hillbillies)
I'm WAY more concerned with pops in a city. When I lived in Elgin, IL (Chicagoland), the 4th of July made me a bit nervous.
Apparantly nobody cares. Didn't even hear police sirens lol. And "stop and frisk" is a thing here.