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View Poll Results: What do you first grab to check out "That Sound"? | |||
Semi Auto Pistol | 100 | 60.98% | |
Revolver | 26 | 15.85% | |
Hunting Shotgun | 6 | 3.66% | |
Hunting Rifle | 1 | 0.61% | |
HD Shotgun | 27 | 16.46% | |
HD Rifle | 2 | 1.22% | |
Ball Bat | 2 | 1.22% | |
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June 18, 2006, 08:14 PM | #1 |
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What Do You Take To Investigate "That Sound"?
Ddelange posed a good question:
What do you grab when you hear glass break, . . . a bump in the night, . . . a "Noise" that is not normal? I take my CCW / nightstand handgun, a full sized 1911 with a total of 9 rounds of FMJ, and a flashlight (turned off), if it is something inside the house that I am more or less certain is benign, . . . but want to check out anyway. I take my Beretta shotgun: 3 loads of #4 buck, 2 loads of 00 buck, 2 slugs if I have to go outside (again, checking some benign sound). Any serious sounds will get the sheriff on his way while I hole up in the br. Now, . . . how about the rest of you good folks? May God bless, Dwight
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June 18, 2006, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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I voted revolver...
But truth be told, when I first hear "that sound" I usually grab for the big maglight, but that wasn't a voting option. It's big, bright, and would be a great Shillelah. The .38 Special wouldn't be far behind.
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June 18, 2006, 08:31 PM | #3 |
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I voted semiauto pistol, because that's what I have. I would have voted HD shotgun, but I still need to get one of those.
I have only so much of a gun budget, and I just spent it on a varmint rifle. But a HD shotgun is next on the waitlist.
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June 18, 2006, 09:04 PM | #4 |
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Kimber 1911
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June 18, 2006, 09:11 PM | #5 |
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For inside: Semi-auto pistol in .45, & and a bright LED flashlight.
Outside: Haven't had to go outside and probably will not. If I suspect something is (truly) going on outside, I have enough time to call the cops and take up a safe position inside protecting my family. |
June 18, 2006, 09:30 PM | #6 |
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GP100 at my bedside, 870 in the closet. I have night lights in every room so I don't need the flashlight. I put the lights in when I got up to go to the can and stubbed my toe breaking it
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June 18, 2006, 09:38 PM | #7 |
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I would go for a semiautomatic pistol.
But, that's only because I don't have a suitable shotgun for home defense. If I did, that would be my first choice. |
June 18, 2006, 09:45 PM | #8 |
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XD 45ACP with Streamlight M3 attached. 870 12 guage not too far away however.
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June 18, 2006, 09:54 PM | #9 |
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I voted for Semi-Auto Pistol but I also have my cell phone & LED light.
BTW, I have a "new" puppy so I use the light first and formost because he is still getting used to the yard and he barks at everything at night. (He is usually giving the neighborhood cats the blues) |
June 18, 2006, 10:23 PM | #10 |
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It's amazing how just the sightest "bump" in the night can cause that
.40 RAMI to jump into my right hand, and that LED flashlight into my left. I've been a light sleeper since my military days, but lately it seems like any little noise startles me awake. |
June 18, 2006, 10:45 PM | #11 |
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Depends on what room I'm in when I hear the noise. Every room has a different gun .
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June 18, 2006, 10:56 PM | #12 | |
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If I'm not really sure I heard anything I just take my beretta 96 and maglight, since I often have other people staying with me and I don't want to freak them out. Breaking glass or a forsurethereissoneinthehouse noise gets the 870 with streamlight.
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June 18, 2006, 11:17 PM | #13 |
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Depends. Normally a Glock and a flashlight. However, there are snuffling and scratching noises which occurr from time to time on the outside walls that mandate a shotgun response w/spotlight illumination.
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June 18, 2006, 11:36 PM | #14 |
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The only guns I own are tactical weapons. They include a AR15 tricked out with Eotech and surefire light, A Mossberg 590, A Kimber dessert warrior and my wifes SP101.
Most of the guns stay locked in the safe but the Kimber is always at my bed side. A shotgun is AWSOME but it limited in tight quarters. My AR is a little more handy and with the weapon light it is well suited to check out the thing that goes bump in the night. But like I said it is usually locked in the safe and by the time I got it out and all of the gadgits turned on the bad guys would have already made off with everything down stairs. My .45 is my go gun as a wepon of convienance.
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June 18, 2006, 11:45 PM | #15 |
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if its an inside noise i grab my 870. only holds five shells, but i dont think i'll need more than that inside. if i gotta go outside i grab the sks. hopefully i never have to drain 40+ rounds outside my house,but if i have to id rather be switching mags as opposed to reloading a shotgun.
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June 18, 2006, 11:46 PM | #16 |
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Pounce
I take Pounce:
20 months old, 103#; anyone want to enter uninvited? If the "noise" happens? Pounce will be on the job, 911 will be called, and I will defend where I am. Come to me....GLOCK 17 and PARAORD Warthog in .45 awaits...that is if Pounce leaves me anything... |
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June 19, 2006, 01:08 AM | #18 |
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Posted by Dwight55: "I take my CCW / nightstand handgun, a full sized 1911 with a total of 9 rounds of FMJ..........."
Why would you use FMJ ammo (inside or anywhere else) ?? |
June 19, 2006, 01:46 AM | #19 |
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If I hear something, the P2000 9mm on the bedside is what gets picked up because it's all I've got at the moment. Next on the list is an 870P or a Mossy 590, but only after I buy the M3X to attach to the P2000 (having to grab a separate light as is the current arrangement is rather inefficient).
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June 19, 2006, 05:44 AM | #20 |
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Sig 229 in 40S&W, with night sights and surefire flash light.
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June 19, 2006, 06:25 AM | #21 |
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The dog is probably a better force multiplier than a gun. Better eyes, better ears, & better reflexes. Given the choice between a 1911 with a tac rail light & a laser, or a Ruger Single Six & Pounce, I'd go with the dog and the 22.
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June 19, 2006, 06:42 AM | #22 |
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The XD-45 is what stays on the nightstand, so it goes with me if I need something. I do need to add a Surefire to it soon, that would make it much better for investigating things that go bump in the night.
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June 19, 2006, 08:13 AM | #23 |
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I take my Beretta 96 and my PDA. I can turn on the lights in my place with my PDA...so that nixes the flashlight and it's smaller.
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June 19, 2006, 08:38 AM | #24 |
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You guys should get a kick out of this...
I keep a carbon-steel, live katana in the window sill above my bed, and I train regularly at opening eyes, snatching sword, sitting up, drawing, and clearing the entire room. I can do it in less than a second...
The gun safe is on the opposite side of the room, so the next thing to do is to jam the door (chair nearby). Hit the gun safe (everything up to this point can be done silently), open it, and take out the Springfield 1911-A1 Mil Spec, along with two Wilson Combat 8-round single stack magazines. (Upon seeing weapon, have Chuck-Norris-based martial arts fantasy..., keep going...) *click* ... *cha-chunk!* Unjam door. Let's go look around... |
June 19, 2006, 08:39 AM | #25 |
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I take a picture of my girlfriend's ugly annoying friends and that will usually scare anyone or anything away. Seriously, I take my heavy bladed machete. I'm not allowed to keep ammo in my room so taking a firearm is out of the question.
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