Firearms

Firearms are essentially the roots of man hood. A correctly used firearm is one that is used to put food on the table. Guns were not made to kill people. Which more often then not is what they are used for. I feel that firearms are a key to the past and are turning into a key to violence of the future. If we can continue the education of the use of firearms, potentially we can reduce the misuse and harm they can cause. There are all different types of firearms. Some of the different kinds can be breaking down into pretty much several groups, groups such as rifles, shotguns, pistols, revolvers and from here can be broken down even farther. Guns can be semi-automatic, pump action, lever action, bolt action, break action, the list seemingly continues on. The most common firearm of choice around Oakland County for the ever popular whitetail season, is either the shotgun or the muzzleloader. A shotgun is normally a smooth bore gun with a short range, that can be modified to increase range for desired performance. Things you can do to increase the range of a shotgun while hunting, say whitetail, is getting a rifled barrel. However more often then not your average person will simply purchase a rifled slug. Although this is the cheaper and more popular way to get a little more distance, it is not the most effective, which lies with a rifled barrel. Muzzleloaders on the other hand somewhat resemble a shotgun, other than they do have a rifled barrel. Not to mention they are essentially one shot, and hopefully one kill. Muzzleloaders have to be manually loaded with powder, bullet, and primer in order to fire whereas all other firearms use previously assembled ammunition you can buy in bulk. Muzzleloaders have been used since the time of frontiers and have only increased technologically from then till now. The rifle as also a widely popular choice for whitetail, however it can only be used in certain areas of Michigan because of the long distances the projectile can travel. Common deer slayers are the 30-30, 30-06, .243, .223, 300 savage, 300 win magnum, the list is potentially endless it just depends on the hunters preference. Rifles can easily travel miles whereas shotguns only travels yards accurately. Because of the shotguns inaccuracy, they are more commonly used for small game, fowl hunting, or birds. But with areas becoming more and more populated it is essential the range is kept down. Pistols on the other hand, are primarily used for target practice and protection, however there are several hand guns out there that can be used for big and small game hunting. Pistols are used quite frequently in short range, speed shooting, competitions. This is a game in which the competitors go through a series of areas of targets, in which speed and accuracy is the name of the game. This is much like the competitions and training that police officers go through in order to get qualified. Firearms are an everlasting topic to be discussed in many different ways, its just a matter of the question at hand.