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Ride Naked.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
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wonder if i'll ever be on a deployment that this skill would be beneficial?
Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the relative safety of Kosovo, but in a way I almost feel bad that I'm not getting into or having to live through the "action" |
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not sure who WOULD (short of Branch Davidians)
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Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
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im guessing you arent in the service? You'd be amazed how many folks continue to pull the trigger after the bolt locks
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no...never have been. One of the larger regrets of my past.
Recreational shooter with aspirations of Armageddon Zombie killer one day...but nothing that pays for now
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CrabTown USA
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Grew up in N Minnesota in a military family; had my first BB gun @ age 4. first 22 at age 6, first pistol (High Standard Target) @ 12; shot the school rifle/pistol team in Jr High (yes, our school actually encouraged shooting). Was a back-bencher at the college rifle-pistol team; hunted and shot regularly and after college took part in occasional PPC and bulls eye matches, usually placed in the upper 1/3. Carried in my business for years; felt comfortable around firearms and could usually hit the wide side of a barn at 20 paces. Read the gunscribes like Ayoob, Chuck Smith, et al and practiced the various scenarios they preached. I have had the unfortunate experience of having to present a weapon "for real" three times in my lifetime. I have always lived in "decent" areas, stayed away from high-risk (illegal or drug-related) activities and people, yet found myself in the unfortunate position of having to defend myself and/or loved ones from evildoers, multiple times. The first was a drugged-up home invader looking to score some loot. The other two times were when I owned a restaurant; bad folks looking to rob and plunder. On two of the occasions, the simple sight of my handgun was enough to send the folks fleeing; the last time required me to discharge the weapon. In all cases, for me the buildup was the same; massive adrenaline dump; focusing of vision and auditory exclusion, fine motor skills vanished (I felt ham-fisted and clumsy) on the one occasion my auto pistol jammed (stovepiped a stock 1911) and it took me what seemed forever to clear it (fortunately two rounds of .45 caliber "flying ashtrays" were enough to stop the fight). Fact of the matter is that most folks will NEVER have to draw in anger; but if you do; there's a pretty good chance everything you thought you knew will go right out the window unless you train well, train often and train a lot. It isn't like punching paper targets. PS. All of my encounters involved 7 FEET or less................ PPS. Any gun is better than no gun.................
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Biggest problem then. Its heavier. Again... go back to the facts as to why I own and carry. Self defense. As OTB said, it will happen fast, and it will happen very near your person. So I prefer to carry weapons that are easier to carry. I'm not packing a 8" barrel dirty harry. F that. That again goes to why I am a strong believer in the Crimson Trace lasers. I have one on my Ruger and have one on order for my glock. I love them that much. Not a believer? Watch the Video they provide on their website. About 35mins for all the chapters. Sure they show some crazy stuff, but they also show why the lasers are so dominating in real world defense. http://www.crimsontrace.com/Home/Vid...9/Default.aspx |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
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ok, i have a decent amount of experience with ct's and ive got no clue what it is that you just said.
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