tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post3957471444021679668..comments2024-03-13T15:25:14.628-04:00Comments on ThrillWriting: Shotguns and Rifles 101 for WritersFiona Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446624235636372505noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-46287273123563680452016-04-22T04:51:37.938-04:002016-04-22T04:51:37.938-04:00I simply love people being associated with the gun...I simply love people being associated with the guns as most of the times they are supposed as the killing machines but one must remember that when anything is not used properly then they can be really hazardous. People who are related to gun must deliver proper training and message to their trainees as having guns is always associated with having moral duties associated with it.<br />Regards:<br /><a href="http://www.bostonfirearms.com" rel="nofollow">MA Gun License</a><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455779831351440576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-78303692657487328362016-03-02T22:34:22.256-05:002016-03-02T22:34:22.256-05:00I really didn't like the "As a general ru...I really didn't like the "As a general rule,hunters can't hit an elephant staked in the yard." but then I realized, "I resemble that remark." Friends tell me I don't hunt with bullets because I never come home with anything.<br />But VERY good post. Very accurate and useful.<br />Thanks!M.D. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902397310228049766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-79929480002003208652015-12-20T19:34:30.670-05:002015-12-20T19:34:30.670-05:00I find that if my main character doesn't know ...I find that if my main character doesn't know anything about guns, and ends up with a gun in their hand (which has happened) it's always fun to play with that ignorance, which probably drives gun nuts crazy. <br /><br />In other words, "I had a gun. It was a gun. I don't know what kind of gun. I had no idea how to use it, but I had it just in case."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681955812957892817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-27699475002019117512015-08-14T07:37:00.503-04:002015-08-14T07:37:00.503-04:00For a long time I've just been looking up weir...For a long time I've just been looking up weird forums and reviews of guns when I needed to talk about them. I always worried I sounded a bit like someone that had just read a Wikipedia article. This is pretty stuff to make it sound more natural.<br /><br />I do find though that some people actually don't want too much realism. They like the fictional portrayal of guns as these really unstable and mysterious things. Scott Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347183094887782810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-86803152209221311052015-06-05T10:51:15.962-04:002015-06-05T10:51:15.962-04:00Excellent point, Lela, read more about guns in a s...Excellent point, Lela, read more about guns in a structure in these articles under the weapons tab.<br /><br />Dynamic Handguns and Shooting in a Structure: Prt 1 Plotting Gems<br /><br />Dynamic Handguns and Shooting in a Structure Prt 2 Ready! Aim! Fire!<br /><br />Dynamic Handguns and Shooting in a Structure Prt 3Fiona Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446624235636372505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-51544096019914769632015-06-05T00:56:33.953-04:002015-06-05T00:56:33.953-04:00Always keeping your gun pointed in a safe directio...Always keeping your gun pointed in a safe direction may mean that up and down are not safe. If I'm in an apartment, for example, I have to be aware that a bullet could to through a floor or a ceiling and injure someone. That said, down is usually better than up. And, yeah, I know what I'm talking about. I grew up in Alaska where there is a huge gun culture and own several myself.Lela Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623625891488179861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-65551413197834229592015-01-07T13:08:16.712-05:002015-01-07T13:08:16.712-05:00Heather,
Are you in England? There are a lot of p...Heather, <br />Are you in England? There are a lot of people who are writing crime from countries where guns are not part of the culture. I'm wondering if there are places you can go to train/learn that allow you to see and hold even try weapons? <br /><br />Here, while I can't actually run C4 and create an explosion, at least I've been in writers' classes where explosive experts can show us, and we can feel the shock waves, etc. Is that allowed for writers where you are?<br /><br />Just curious...<br />FionaFiona Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446624235636372505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-81662806222349692192015-01-07T13:04:10.715-05:002015-01-07T13:04:10.715-05:00Hi Heather,
Thanks so much for your support. I app...Hi Heather,<br />Thanks so much for your support. I appreciate you trying.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />FionaFiona Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446624235636372505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-26130068167077208522015-01-07T10:26:43.217-05:002015-01-07T10:26:43.217-05:00Also I didn't know the difference between a sh...Also I didn't know the difference between a shotgun and a rifle. Now I do. I always learn so much from your posts!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180048355518579006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-28202555250351119022015-01-07T10:20:11.102-05:002015-01-07T10:20:11.102-05:00Fiona, I tried to nominate you but it wouldn't...Fiona, I tried to nominate you but it wouldn't let me because I'm not in the US. :( Hope you get it anyway!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180048355518579006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-13014955827395562862014-06-23T17:51:24.050-04:002014-06-23T17:51:24.050-04:00Oh, I know you're right. I'm trying hard t...Oh, I know you're right. I'm trying hard to correct it. What I need is the ammo prices to come down so I can shoot as often as I like - fix those niggling body alignment issues.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to help me :) appreciate you!<br /><br />FionaFiona Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446624235636372505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-32172698038011325982014-06-23T16:25:24.882-04:002014-06-23T16:25:24.882-04:00Lean into those guns Fiona. Y0u're leaning bac...Lean into those guns Fiona. Y0u're leaning back a bit in the top photo. (and yes, I do know what I'm talking about...been shooting for years!) Love uya, lakee a lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281428235580511227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-31261061333297733522014-05-17T08:27:13.894-04:002014-05-17T08:27:13.894-04:00I'm in Orange, VA and love the wild-opened spa...I'm in Orange, VA and love the wild-opened space for hunting and appreciating wildlife. Just got to keep the cat from dragging baby possums in the darn house!Sezoni Whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064610006235159980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-5547330366657196312014-04-22T10:47:54.689-04:002014-04-22T10:47:54.689-04:00Fascinating post! Lots of great information.Fascinating post! Lots of great information.Darcía Hellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08871305842854494215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014794345851547607.post-73040024319918592882014-03-18T08:29:51.899-04:002014-03-18T08:29:51.899-04:00...great post, very informative for crime writers ......great post, very informative for crime writers like me... LUVVED the bit, "As a general rule,<br /> hunters can't hit an elephant staked in the yard."<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205251775637958014noreply@blogger.com