What Do You Take To Investigate "That Sound"?

Dwight55 · June 18, 2006, 08:14 PM

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

skeeter1 · June 18, 2006, 08:30 PM

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.

Twycross · June 18, 2006, 08:31 PM

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.

pumpkinheaver · June 18, 2006, 09:04 PM

Kimber 1911

Trip20 · June 18, 2006, 09:11 PM

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.

garryc · June 18, 2006, 09:30 PM

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

kozak6 · June 18, 2006, 09:38 PM

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.

BobK · June 18, 2006, 09:45 PM

XD 45ACP with Streamlight M3 attached. 870 12 guage not too far away however.

kjeff50cal · June 18, 2006, 09:54 PM

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)

Walter · June 18, 2006, 10:23 PM

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.

Capt. Charlie · June 18, 2006, 10:45 PM

Depends on what room I'm in when I hear the noise. Every room has a different gun

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Blackwater OPS · June 18, 2006, 10:56 PM

Quote:

I've been a light sleeper since my military days, but lately it seems like
any little noise startles me awake

You're not alone.

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.

stevelyn · June 18, 2006, 11:17 PM

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.

Jeepmark2005 · June 18, 2006, 11:36 PM

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.

fmjgordo · June 18, 2006, 11:45 PM

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.

CWO4USCGRET · June 18, 2006, 11:46 PM

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...

WhyteP38 · June 19, 2006, 12:07 AM

Quote:

I take Pounce:

20 months old, 103#; anyone want to enter uninvited?

+1. Only mine is "Gipper," a 2-year-old female GSD, 85 pounds of solid muscle (she gets 30 minutes of continuous exercise 3-4 times per week).

Actually, I don't take her; she takes me. And I take Mr. Milspec and the nine dwarves.

dawg23 · June 19, 2006, 01:08 AM

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) ??

stratus · June 19, 2006, 01:46 AM

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).

hsim · June 19, 2006, 05:44 AM

Sig 229 in 40S&W, with night sights and surefire flash light.

Tim Burke · June 19, 2006, 06:25 AM

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.

308Enfield · June 19, 2006, 06:42 AM

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.

Big Calhoun · June 19, 2006, 08:13 AM

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.

Samurai · June 19, 2006, 08:38 AM

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...

Maser · June 19, 2006, 08:39 AM

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.

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%
Voters: 164. You may not vote on this poll

June 18, 2006, 08:14 PM	#1
Dwight55 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,568	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 __________________ www.dwightsgunleather.com If you can breathe, . . . thank God! If you can read, . . . thank a teacher! If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a Veteran!

June 18, 2006, 08:30 PM	#2
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	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.

June 18, 2006, 08:31 PM	#3
Twycross Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 1,187	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. __________________ The test of character is not 'hanging in' when you expect light at the end of the tunnel, but performance of duty, and persistence of example when you know no light is coming. - Vice Admiral James Stockdale, USN (ret.)

June 18, 2006, 10:45 PM	#11
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	Depends on what room I'm in when I hear the noise. Every room has a different gun . __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie

June 18, 2006, 09:04 PM	#4
pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 294	Kimber 1911

June 18, 2006, 09:11 PM	#5
Trip20 Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Posts: 2,181	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
garryc Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2005 Posts: 2,536	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

June 18, 2006, 09:38 PM	#7
kozak6 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,113	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
BobK Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2005 Posts: 838	XD 45ACP with Streamlight M3 attached. 870 12 guage not too far away however.

June 18, 2006, 09:54 PM	#9
kjeff50cal Member Join Date: January 2, 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 27	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
Walter Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 641	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, 11:17 PM	#13
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,655	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. __________________ Stop Allowing Our Schools To Be Soft Targets! http://fastersaveslives.org/ East Moose. Wear Wolf.

June 18, 2006, 11:36 PM	#14
Jeepmark2005 Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 171	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. __________________ Ed Brown Special Forces .45 - Glock 22 .40 - Bushmaster Modular AR15 5.56 - Benelli M1 Super90 - Ruger 10/22 - Ruger 22/45

June 18, 2006, 11:45 PM	#15
fmjgordo Junior Member Join Date: June 14, 2006 Posts: 11	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. __________________ I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.Albert Einstein Stimulate the economy, buy a gun.

June 18, 2006, 11:46 PM	#16
CWO4USCGRET Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2005 Posts: 197	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...

June 19, 2006, 01:08 AM	#18
dawg23 Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2001 Location: Louisiana Posts: 403	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) ?? __________________ . www.PersonalDefenseTraining.net

June 19, 2006, 01:46 AM	#19
stratus Senior Member Join Date: October 5, 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 881	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).

June 19, 2006, 05:44 AM	#20
hsim Junior member Join Date: June 8, 2006 Location: NEO Posts: 82	Sig 229 in 40S&W, with night sights and surefire flash light.

June 19, 2006, 06:25 AM	#21
Tim Burke Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 1999 Posts: 551	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. __________________ TB., NC

June 19, 2006, 06:42 AM	#22
308Enfield Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 239	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. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato

June 19, 2006, 08:13 AM	#23
Big Calhoun Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2006 Posts: 213	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.

June 19, 2006, 08:38 AM	#24
Samurai Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 901	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
Maser Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Mysterious Cities of Gold Posts: 920	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.