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 jonathon1289 is correct, if on the interstate I would guess there would be little to salvage but on the slower roads and a well placed bumper there is not too much damage.  Most of the ones we recovered were hit in the head/shoulder area so a lot of meat left.

This wont work?  http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/82698-handmade-custom-bar/

Nothing here southwest edge of Montgomery county.  Got two doe's about three weeks ago about 11a, nothing seen after that.  I see a few at night on my way in, mostly between 10:30 and 11:00p.

It's smaller, but they have a good layout.  I would call them to see if they have what you need in stock, that way you get what you want and can see the store too.  If they don't, then ordering to the store is an option.  I got a shooting bench from there, they had it in stock and saved me in extra shipping due to size.

I hoped you recovered her, we used to hit one at least once a month when I worked by the bunkers.  We would call the MPs, then throw it in the back and have a cookout.

Docs are pretty good at these things nowadays, good luck, and heal quickly.

On the second day of Christmas Mr. Browning gave to me:

Looks like they were in stock; just received mine and my stainless fat bottom coffee cup. Now I need to go put on my ac/dc.

Ok, that target is close, but without trying to pick nits it also is inaccurate. Again, without getting into 3d, angles, caliber etc. The place to aim is the sternum notch, which is the place where both sides of the ribs meet in the middle. Here is what we train with, this,one is the one in color which we use to see the target area. In the shoot house, its more subdued so you have to be close up to see the area hit. The red portion is a hv target area for rifle, get hit there and its bad news, but as you can see there are other target areas. In your graphic, I would aim just below the 9 but above the x. The problem with those type targets is that the human anatomy does not quite allow an equal distance between rings which gives you what you see. But if you look at the other one, it would still do alot of damage in the 10 ring. You can also see what you would hit in the pelvic area if you are so inclined. More and more we are going with 3d targets because when you turn it to different angles, you need a different POA to get the same effect.

Though not to scale, they are close enough to demonstrate what he is trying to get at.  Though the sternum can deflect a bullet, I dare say that even a .22 has a very good chance of getting through; there is a reason why its one of the most favored calibers for assassins.  I have other saved articles which give very good information to consider for those that care to study such as distance, caliber, angle etc.  Ill post those docs, or links if anyone is interested.  I have seen many wounds from projectiles that one would consider impossible to get that far into a body, while at the same time I have seen large caliber wounds that I though should of been a kill.  The point is that you have to take the highest percentage shot and hope its good enough. 

Though I don't quite share the sentiment of either of you the fact stands that you don't train to wound.  You shoot to stop the threat, which means you shoot at the largest mass that will give you the best chance of a successful hit..  You seem to indicate that its not a bad thing to aim to wound, that is a sentiment that can get you killed.  If they survive, ok, if they die,so be it as long as you survive the encounter.  If that means you have to empty your gun before they stop, or if you have to reload to keep you in the fight then that is what you should do.    Harsh as it may be, you WANT to kill your opponent, you want him to be out of the fight and have no chance whatsoever to return fire, stab, slash or throw rocks.  You want your story to be the only story there is.  When it comes down to it, all this worrying will cease when the fecal matter hits the rotary impeller and you have to make the choice of where to shoot and I hope no one on this board has to actually experience this.  But until then, train as you fight and fight as you train.

Some good reading:   www.mouseguns.com/Defensive%20(Combat)%20Accuracy.pdf  

Yes, but if the keypad goes it's stuck closed unless a bypass is present..  We had a keybox with electronic key pad that would wear out those things quick, but it had keyed access to allow for battery replacement and maintenance on the electronics. 

I think I covered that.  While body armor is getting easier to get, most bad guys are not going to be wearing it.  If they are, well as a civilian with minimal training you just may be up the fecal creek without a paddle because then the bad guy is probably a little more trained and determined than the average one.  But getting hit with body armor is not fun, and if you are a little guy, or not supported you will end up on your backside.  Continued attack is a very good likelihood, and there is no way to keep it from happening 100% of the time.  If you get a CNS shot, which is difficult, he is down, no matter what.  But with adrenaline, fear, anger etc, it just makes the situation worse on both sides.  Doing head shots at the range is hard enough, but add any of the mentioned things and it just makes it that much harder.  That is why COM is taught to even the most capable shooters.  Now, this is not to say that you should not take that shot if it presents itself, heck I would take a shot at a hand or foot if that is all I could see.  But percentage wise, you are better off shooting at the largest portion you can see.  As far as pass through, I don't worry about that as much as missing. 

I just traded away my Mossberg 635, I purchased it for hunting on post but only got one doe before I stopped hunting on post.  They are very accurate with sabot slugs, and agree that it can go beyond 100 yards, but unless you are restricted to shotgun only I would rather use a centerfire of what ever caliber you have.

Yes, a faraday cage has to be able to conduct electricity all around it.  Maybe if the lock portion is isolated from any metal portion on the outside that would conduct the electricity it may stay safe.  The best bet is to get a digital safe lock that has some sort of mechanical fail safe since dead batteries and/or loss of electricity can disable it.  I also think EMP is very unlikely, and if that did happen then we would have much more to worry about than a locked safe. 

I think the difference is between who is being taught.  For everyday SD situations COM is the best course or action, if you are a trained professional such as a patrolman, SWAT or Hostage Rescue then it may make sense to give them the option depending on circumstance and target.  We were/are taught COM, body, body, head is the string; this is for the times the opponent may be wearing body armor.  The two body shots will either kill or disable a non protected opponent, or take him off balance if he is, with a follow up CNS shot.  While shooting at the pelvic region is effective and may take an opponent down, even kill him it does not take a determined one out of the fight, specially if armed.  Of course many thieves are not that determined, most will run when confronted with any weapon which they feel may kill or injure them such as a .22, but if they are cranked up on drugs they may feel little to no pain and have no sense to stop the attack no matter what. 

Are you stalking or using a stand?  I find that in areas that have no clear backstop its a good idea to use black powder rifles or shotguns with slugs, but the best is to shoot from an elevated position so you will be firing in a downward angle into the dirt.  If you use black powder, make sure you have the distance beyond the target, at least a couple of hundred yards.  They have less range than centerfire but can still reach out, so if you don't have that then stick with the shotgun.

So I got curious of how fast the two gut piles would last and who would come to diner, so I put up a game camera to find out. Looks like the only one missing is the bobcat, must of been busy.

Only if they are grounded, and a faraday cage only protects things on the inside not on the outside like the lock.

I love Fiskars, their loppers are top notch.  I keep a small pair in my field dressing bag for ribs like these  http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-PowerGear-Bypass-Lopper-96256935J/dp/B0000950Q2 and have a bunch of other things like paper cutters, scissors and even a machete which have served me well.

I think they have a reasonable right to put the blame where they have.  The rugs in question have at least two clips that keep the mat from moving forward.  They are a bit of a nuisance how they stick up so its possible to step on them or stub your shoe on them so I can see how some would remove the clips.  As for the key chain part, come on why would you want to have a ton of keys on a ring like that.  Its like those gas station bathroom keys with the brick on them, you expect a lock to hold a brick in the keyhole without bending the key?  In those instances I do think that they made the recall to keep from having to litigate a bunch of cases and spend way more money than the recall will cost.    Like I said, there are plenty of cases where the equipment does have genuine problems.  But once you go messing with factory settings I don't think its the manufacturers fault or responsibility to fix it.  You think a manufacturer will warranty a product when you do something like rooting a phone, chipping an xbox or something as simple as using reloads in some guns?  I am not one of those that think that all these corporations have no faults, on the contrary, they have plenty and it affects us in one way or another.  But not everything is their fault either.  Heck I read where the parents from Newton CT (Sandy Hook) are considering suing Bushmaster for wrongful death.  And they may get some money out of it, but it doesn't mean Bushmaster is at fault; they did pay out in the Washington sniper case so it may be likely they will pay here too. 

Phones can be a PITA as I found out a couple of weeks ago.  I have a small trailer I sleep in when I hunt, it has a propane heat source but I don't like to leave any flames on at night.  Anyway I set my alarm to go off at 5 and went to sleep, I woke to find the sun had come up already so I went to check the time on my phone.  The darn thing had shut itself off, it seems that the phone has a temperature range and if it hits any of those extremes it will shut itself off.  So now I make sure I put it under the covers with me to keep it above the freezing mark.

Its been a bit since I went looking, but it seemed that most wheel guns and t/c guns that were billed as hunting guns were close to or above 1k. I had looked online to read what guns were being used for hunting and would run into articles like this one: http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/deer-hunting/2013/01/best-handguns-deer-hunting which placed many in that range too.

Don't most of these safes have a mechanical fail safe in case of loss of power?