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Why yes, I own several guns: SKS Russian made 7.62 X 39 (exquisitely crafted), .380 pea shooter, 20 Ga. and 12 Ga. shotties (winchester and Mossberg respectively), .30-06 Winchester Model 70.
And those auto's someone referred to would be SEMI-AUTOS. They don't make automatic pistols! Except if you consider the UZI a pistol. >>
Funny,
THIS isnt an uzi, but its firing full auto. Its a Glock 18. I think beretta also makes a automatic pistol (its limited to 3 round bursts by design, but, the point is, it is not a semi auto). Anyway, automatic pistols picked up the name when there were only revolvers and the new, "automatic" pistols. Conventional ones only fire SEMI-automatic, but they are still classed as "automatic" pistols. I know, I know, it pisses me off too, but thats how it is.
Oh, I too am an "owner"... and jealous of your M-70,
jbod.
PS,
Viper GTS, if you want to get a pistol, get one in a better caliber than 9mm. I'd recommend 40 S&W, 45 ACP, or 10mm. A 9mm just lacks the power of the previous rounds. Yes, you can get big magazines for a 9mm, but they have to be pre-ban to have a (legal) capacity over 10 rounds, and that makes them more expensive. Also, the size of your magazine doesnt matter if the first one hits somewhere vital with enough power to do some damage. In regards to Glocks, I've fired the Glock 23 (40 S&W), Glock 30 (45 ACP), and the Glock 17 (I think, it was a 9mm in any event). I personally like a 45, my uncle has a Colt 1911 (yes, that actually a 1911, not a 1911A) made in 1913 or 1914 (I always mix that up). Anyway, it still works pretty well for a gun that is almost 90 years old. Furthermore, if you have to defend yourself, the 45 ACP was designed to knock down a charging man on drugs. He "might" get back up, but if you put someone on the ground, they are easier to deal with.