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March 26, 2018, 08:52 AM | #51 |
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Briandg,
Again all good points but one question: Does it matter while out and about all the "targets" are pretty young women? |
March 26, 2018, 09:46 AM | #52 |
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Excellent put, Brian!
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March 26, 2018, 07:15 PM | #53 |
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Do not wait for the timer if pretty women are in the area, make use of your observational skills at all times. Keep those eyes wandering, don't miss a thing.
I don't think that I need to remind you that it's much harder for a woman to hide a dangerous weapon on her person when wearing scanty materials. Does that mean that she doesn't have a weapon stashed? No, It's just well hidden. It is an easily located fact that one in ten people carry a concealed weapon. Every beach with one thousand people on it has one hundred people carrying a concealed weapon. Simple facts, right? Well, half of them are women, so on a beach of ten thousand people, there are fifty babes in bikinis who are packing a weapon somehow. Those women are a test of observational skill that the concealed carrier most take advantage of. When you find the glock hidden in the thong, is there any better educational experience? There it is. You read it on the internet. It must be true. Like, share, and post amen, and you will be able to spend summer at the beach enhancing your observational skills.
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March 26, 2018, 07:26 PM | #54 |
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Uh oh, Briandg, now I'm in trouble.
I'm not going to any beaches! I'll stick with Walmart. |
March 26, 2018, 08:52 PM | #55 |
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"Sir, why are you staring at me???"
Uhh,, I was looking for a weapon! According to statistics............ well, you know what I mean!:
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March 26, 2018, 09:47 PM | #56 |
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Just don't get stabbed with a hairpin.
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March 26, 2018, 11:05 PM | #57 |
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Do not look for concealed weapons at Wal-Mart. You need those eyes. A woman was arrested over on 20th street maybe fifteen years ago with about $200 of ribeyes packed in her dress. If she can hide ten or wenty pounds of steak in her clothes, it's doubtful that you will see that model 29.
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March 27, 2018, 02:18 PM | #59 |
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I used to live in TN. Where a majority
of people carried. I always assumed that everyone was carrying. Now I’m in So. Fl. & assume the same. The moral of this is “Be Vigilant At All Times”. The most dangerous people down here are the Drivers!
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March 27, 2018, 04:00 PM | #61 |
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This is not really an appropriate place for sarcasm that does not provide some value to the discussion at hand.
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March 27, 2018, 08:11 PM | #62 |
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I've used Snubbies since 1995. I've always shot well with them. But I've always had steel frames.
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March 28, 2018, 09:27 AM | #63 |
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Learn to shoot the 642 and you will be good with anything.
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April 8, 2018, 09:18 AM | #64 |
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The 3 yards, 3 rounds and 3 seconds number DOES have statistics to back it up, hence the focus on close range shooting. I'll search for the exact most recent stats (I have them at the office, I'm home today), and post later, but the numbers are based on LEO deaths... and the majority are head shots at VERY close range. Also, I read most are South of the Mason Dixon line and occur during PM hours. That being said, I agree with others who posted practicing at 25 yards, which will make 3 yards much easier if the Devil ever decides to visit you in the flesh. Many agency's are focusing more on up close fast draw / point shooting and weapon retention tactics given these sobering numbers and the outright hostility LEO's encounter today from various groups. I'm counting down my last 5 years to my pension. 642? I love mine... very accurate, more than I can do it justice.
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April 8, 2018, 09:40 AM | #65 |
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The 642 is my favorite carry gun. I can pocket carry and draw from the pocket. I have a Ruger LC9 and I'm a little more accurate with the LC but even tho I can carry it in a pocket the shape prevents drawing it. Rear of the slide hangs in pocket. I can do pretty well at 15 yards with the 642, I can keep them on the IDPA cardboard at 25 but I really scatter them. Neither gun is a 25 yard gun for me.
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April 9, 2018, 03:05 PM | #66 |
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Snubbies
A friend had me smooth the tip of the trigger of his 642 bc it was gouging his finger. I then took it to the range to try it out. Snappy little booger, but at bad breath distances it is a dandy little package.
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There's a great story I read somewhere about a LEO who was highly trained in the use of his service revolver. Found himself in gunfight one day where his opponent had him out gunned with the use of a long arm. Using available cover and his expert marksmanship he prevailed and won the fight. When his fellow officers arrived they noticed a bulge in his front pocket. When they asked him about it he was unaware of what it was. Upon emptying the contents of the pocket he discovered all of his empty shell casings that he had subconsciously inserted there during the battle. When he trained at the range he would put his empty casings in his pocket so he wouldn't have to bend and pick them up afterwards. His subconscious state had taken over his gun handling duties for him. Pretty amazing. I just read that over this past winter and am taking it to heart, because I wear a front dump pouch when I attend the defensive shoots at the local range. I keep my loaded speedloaders and deposit my empties in there (for the same reasons) because we are required to pick up our casings immediately after we shoot at each station. I think I can probably stand the exercise. |
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If you are talking about the Newhall incident as one where brass was pocketed, that seems to be a myth:
http://blog.krtraining.com/book-revi...hall-shooting/ There may be others out there but not so well researched. Here's a nice analysis of snubbie usage and practice by Claude Werner: https://tacticalprofessor.wordpress....-capabilities/ I took his snubbie class as I think if I carry a gun, I'd better come up to speed on it. If one can't take a class, Claude has quite a few good practice drills for such guns.
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The message I took away wasn't the story, embellished or not, but the training instincts that took over at the moment of the encounter. (As it turns out the lone officers assailant was over 100 yards away and armed with a .30-30 Win rifle while he only had his .38 Spl. service revolver) The take away is that right in the middle of a gunfight, this officer took the time to transfer his empty cases to his pocket. Because, that is exactly the way he trained during his range practice. Every habit he acquired in training, good or bad, became instinct when his training was called upon in a high stress situation. I guess the point I was trying to point out is, and I quote..."Under stress, you will most likely react as you have trained." I think it's telling us we should be mindful of our training exercises as bad habits are easy too make and hard to break. |
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I read that one also. I wonder how well the story was vetted. With no offense to the writers, I've heard gun trainers sometimes embellish to make a point. One told a story as if it happened to him. I then read it in a gun rag article from another author who it happened to.
So who knows?
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