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FETorino 12-13-2012 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 451635)
Glad to see there's some fellow 1911 guys here!


Sieg --- Nice shot of the gun! (is that a pun?)


Mike --- Used to be ALL of the police used revolvers... and it seems the Glock 22 or 23 fire regardless of how dirty or abused they are. Given that my son's hadn't EVER been cleaned --- and it never misfired or jammed up... I guess it's pretty true. However, you should have seen the smile on his face after "we" (meaning DAD) invested in cleaning stuff... and then we hit the range... MUCH MO BETTA.

Took my buddy to the range -- and he had the sweetest little .22 revolver.. it just fit the hand so nicely! It was a NINE shot revolver. I'd never seen one before - but of course it's a .22 so there's plenty of room.

One of my police buddies just told me that I'm a classic "idiot" --- because I don't want the gun in the house. When the Kimber is here it's in the safe... He told me that he just loves people that have the gun in the bedroom and the bullets in the basement.
I love shooting my Colt government model 1991. Some day I want to pick up an Ed Brown Kobra Carry.

But the one I keep loaded in the house is the Remington 870 Tactical. Nothing beats a 12 GA for home protection.:D

Sieg 12-13-2012 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 451640)
Nothing beats a 12 GA for home protection.:D
No matter the nationality.............everybody speaks shotgun. Fluently if you're chambering a round into a pump gun. Get's your attention like a healthy big block. The slide in my Benelli Nova makes good chambering noise. :D

FETorino 12-13-2012 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 451652)
No matter the nationality.............everybody speaks shotgun. Fluently if you're chambering a round into a pump gun. Get's your attention like a healthy big block. The slide in my Benelli Nova makes good chambering noise. :D
I smell what you're steppin in :unibrow:

:cheers:

GregWeld 12-14-2012 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 451652)
No matter the nationality.............everybody speaks shotgun. Fluently if you're chambering a round into a pump gun. Get's your attention like a healthy big block. The slide in my Benelli Nova makes good chambering noise. :D


It does have a very distinctive ring to it doesn't it....





19,69camaro 12-14-2012 08:12 AM
What about bear mace and a baseball bat?

What would you do when someone breaks in and steals you loaded, unlocked pistol and shoots some 13yo kid in a dive-by.

Or your teenage daughter sneaks into the house after staying out too late with the boyfriend and you mistake her for an intruder...

I just don't like the idea of having loaded weapons in the house. Yes I took my pistol course and yes I have firearms, but they are locked up in a 15 gun safe that is bolted to the wall. Defense weapons are just not worth it IMO

NOPANTS68 12-14-2012 09:03 AM
If I bear maced and beat my teenage daughter with a bat thinking she was an intruder, she would be dead. I think racking my 870 and calling out that Hell is coming down the hall is strangely safer lol

JMitch19 12-14-2012 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 19,69camaro (Post 451713)
What about bear mace and a baseball bat?

What would you do when someone breaks in and steals you loaded, unlocked pistol and shoots some 13yo kid in a dive-by.

Guns don't kill people. People do. What if someone steals my high hp car and kills someone with it?

Or your teenage daughter sneaks into the house after staying out too late with the boyfriend and you mistake her for an intruder...

Rule one: Don't shoot anything you can't see. I mean are we just shooting at noises and shadows in the house with no confirmation?

I just don't like the idea of having loaded weapons in the house. Yes I took my pistol course and yes I have firearms, but they are locked up in a 15 gun safe that is bolted to the wall. Defense weapons are just not worth it IMO
Reply inserted in quote... Lateral-g told me my reply was to short so I had to add something down here;)

GregWeld 12-14-2012 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 19,69camaro (Post 451713)
What about bear mace and a baseball bat?

What would you do when someone breaks in and steals you loaded, unlocked pistol and shoots some 13yo kid in a dive-by.

Or your teenage daughter sneaks into the house after staying out too late with the boyfriend and you mistake her for an intruder...

I just don't like the idea of having loaded weapons in the house. Yes I took my pistol course and yes I have firearms, but they are locked up in a 15 gun safe that is bolted to the wall. Defense weapons are just not worth it IMO


We've all heard this same argument but it just doesn't hold water....

Someone could steal a kitchen knife and kill someone with it... or a piece of rope. So that is just not really a valid point IMHO.

I agree with you - on a personal level - that I don't like loaded weapons in my house. But not based on your points. I have a safe in the shed that holds all this stuff. It has a 1/2" steel door... is BURGLAR and Fire safe.

But I bought the Kimber for the reasons I stated earlier -- in my rig when I'm on the road by myself - spending the night on the side of the highway or in some rest area... and THEN I will feel quite good about having it loaded - cocked and locked right by my bed. :cheers:

Roberts68 12-14-2012 09:59 AM
One thing I will offer for anyone who has not thought of it is that you can choose to buy a gun vault of some sort that can be bolted to the wall or nightstand. I have heard of people unlocking it when they lay down at night and locking it up when they pick up their personal items for the day, unless of course they are holstering that same weapon for everyday carry purposes.

GregWeld 12-14-2012 10:58 AM
I just finished listening to a former FBI profiler that said the REASON these mass shootings are taking place at schools and malls - is because the perp has a reasonable understanding that NO ONE IS THERE TO SHOOT BACK. In other words --- they're easy targets.

We all also understand that there's not a single thing anyone can do to stop this kind of stuff. We're not going to have armed teachers...

BTW - The profiler also reported that today someone in China stabbed 33 children... So it's not just GUNS... it's nut jobs and they will find a way if they're determined to hurt or kill others.


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