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Originally Posted by janwbrown616
I would NEVER carry any automatic for protection WITHOUT a round in the Chamber. If the chamber is empty, the gun might as well be in a locked case somewhere.
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Thank you kind sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
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At the end of the day (make that days)...I convinced myself that I could take this gun, load it to full capacity, set it in the middle of the floor, run around in circles, jump up and down, call it names, make fun of it, talk about its mama, do a Cherokee rain dance, taunt it, sneak up on it and scream bloody murder, make it watch Days of Our Lives for 9 hours straight with my mother-in-law (enough to make me go off:D), not feed or water it, leave the room, etc...
And finally I convinced myself of the one simple truth regarding a fully charged deadly weapon...
IT WILL GO OFF, IF...AND ONLY IF, I PULL THE TRIGGER !!!
Ripping good stuff !!!
:clap:May I use this ?
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Hang on to that woman !!
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Show hours anyone ?
P.S. thanks for the coup, VolzFan
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yea... we really need to do something about that video.
+ 1. The answer I always get as to why we still have an 8 year old video is that "there's no money to update" it.
Clearly, there was not a large expenditure for the old video, and there won't be for its replacement.
Secondly, as I tell my HCP students, with the $ 115 they pay, and the fees every HCP school AND instructor have to pay, I submit that there IS money available for a new video.
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Mods........we have 2 duplicate threads going on this one.
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The way I read the poll results it's 61-38 in favor of at least some form of carry in National Parks, if state law allows CC in the first place.
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Ron Paul.
McCain would never offer it. Paul would never accept it.
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Thanks for the heads up (pun intended)
Next time I need to get into the attic, I'll put on my old baseball umpire gear. Like I'm getting ready to call a game behind the plate.
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The news is "reporting" that McCain may very well pick his VP by the end of the week.
It would be a major tactical mistake to announce his pick before Obama does. I really hope he waits until right after the Democrats convention.
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I like Ridge, and he could probably bring Pennsylvania, but the ultra conservatives (already suspicious of McCain) would stroke out at his pro-life positions.
Jindal is a rising star. I like him too. But he is exactly HALF of McCain's age, and that will only bring more attention to it.
Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, wouldn't bring much electoral vote wise, but she would provide a big convention bump and soften McCain's mean uncle image. Conservatives love her. Plus, she's pretty hot.
Romney makes the most sense, but McCain doesn't like him. Romney could help raise large cash, and maybe put Michigan in McCain's column. He would also bolster McCain's shaky economic credentials.
KBH would not be a good selection. Texas will already go for McCain, and she's not a great speaker or campaigner. McCain is terrible on the stump....he needs a good orator on the ticket with him.
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Drink some coffee...the mandatory video is painful.
+ 1. and watching it once or twice every month doesn't make it any less painful, either.
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Title: Mountain Pie
Categories: Dessert
Yield: 4 Servings
What is that, Mars......150-160 calories per serving ?
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Jelly on a sausage biscuit?.
+ 1 - I'm with you, Grout.
Sausage on a biscuit ? great. blackberry jelly on a biscuit ? terrific.
Both.......at the same time ? no thanks !
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I will ask some locals, my instructors and classmates, where to go.
what kind of skewl you going to ?
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Eat lots of pizza while you're there and report back to us who has the best.
BTW, don't take your pistol up to the Sears Tower observation deck like the woman from Memphis did.
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"Sir, if you continue this dreadful slander, I shall have no choice but to challenge you to a duel"
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Didya fly into Midway or O'Hare ?
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BUSTER'S in Murfreesboro. Wash it down with a cold Miller Lite.
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Conflict of Interest Disclaimer – The following training review reflects a course I attended at a school that could be perceived by some as my “competitorâ€. While we do offer two (2) similar classes in the same region, I do not necessarily consider them a competitor, primarily due to geographic distance. Nonetheless, I post this disclaimer up front in the interest of full disclosure.
I have just returned from a 2 day Handgun II course at Personal Responsibility, Inc. (PRI) at Bucksnort, Tennessee. This is my second time through this course, and I plan on going through it at least once a year from now on.
Handgun II offers an excellent review of the fundamentals while introducing enough new material for novice shooters or for those whose only formal training is the HCP course. It’s also a comprehensive refresher and tune up for more experience shooters.
All of PRI’s staff are multi-session Gunsite graduates, and one PRI Instructor / co-owner (Ron Fielder) is now a staff instructor at Gunsite, so much of PRI’s doctrine is Gunsite influenced. PRI is an excellent opportunity to get the nuts and bolts of Gunsite level training without investing the time and money to go to Paulden, Arizona.
During the two (quite hot) days at Bucksnort, our instructors were Ron Fielder, John M.L. Brown, and Andy Veazey. Ron is a retired Metro Nashville SWAT cop, and John and Andy are both practicing attorneys. John is also the lead attorney for officer involved shootings for the Nashville Fraternal Order of Police chapter. This variety and depth of experience and knowledge is unusual and adds an extra element to PRI’s training. Just listening to these guys during the breaks makes your tuition worth it.
Saturday, Day 1, was a balmy 92 or so, sunny and clear. Most of Saturday was spent reviewing fundamentals such as stance, grip, proper drawstroke, trigger press, and administrative loading and unloading. Some of our classmates were either relatively new to defensive handguns and/or had developed some bad habits that had to be addressed. Ron, John, and Andy were patient with these folks and rather than saying “Do thisâ€, they were always “Do this and here’s why….â€. We ran through various marksmanship drills, and began to get into movement (lateral, backward, and forward).
While normally we create distance from an adversary, Ron went into why, sometimes, you’ll need to go toward the assailant. His description of the “second surprise†was the high point of the day for me. The gist of it is this………the bad guy is first of all not expecting his would-be victim to produce a gun in response. Following that, the bad guy is DAMN SURE not expecting his prey to turn into the predator and start coming TOWARDS him while shooting !! That’s the sweet psychology of giving the turdbag mugger/carjacker HIS “Oh SH*#%^†moment. I have always said that one of the advantages to training like this is that you get to see the true colors of your gun and gear. And by Saturday afternoon, a couple of my classmates had seen that their gun/holster/other gear was NOT what they would want to rely on in a real life gunfight.
Sunday was another warm one – 94 or so, and I couldn’t buy a breeze. But hey, I’m shooting and having fun. We took advantage of the morning’s relative coolness, and went into position shooting first thing. We shot from three different kneeling platforms, and from prone. John and Andy set us up with some malfunctions and stoppages that we had to fight through, fix, and get back in the fight. We also continued to polish our emergency reload skills. A shooting on steel tournament was conducted that introduced us to the mild pressure of shooting against a fellow student for time and hits. The tournament drill was set up to reinforce our skills in smooth reloads, good trigger press, and acquiring and acting against multiple threats. After lunch, we ran through some force on force scenarios that reminded all of us that bad situations can develop very quickly and we need to either get to cover or get shot.
Did I, personally, learn lots of new material in this course ? No. But new shooters would, as well as those who haven’t had as much formal training beyond the HCP course. This course’s value to me was the review and practice of the fundamentals, because, as we all know, skill at arms is quite perishable. This, along with Ron, John, and Andy’s sage advice, and “world view†made this a worthwhile endeavor for me.
I urge my HCP students to follow up with additional, quality training – even if it’s not from me. PRI has always been on my list of recommendations. It’s good stuff, and I heartily encourage any TGO’er who has a chance to get out to Bucksnort.
I'm headed back for Handgun III in two weeks. Stay tuned for a review.
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What are the prerequisites ? Does Tom accept prior training from other providers ? or is this a deal where you have to have RangeMaster Pistol I-IV or whatever and nothing else can get you in ?
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I haven't been to that one, but I do believe Bob Pope's show is better than Bill Goodman's.
This is true, IMO.
Dead Snake
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Thanks Buddy
That just scared the @*&$#^& out of me. right here at bedtime !!!