-
Posts
4,356 -
Joined
-
Days Won
6 -
Feedback
0%
Content Type
Forums
Events
Store
Articles
Everything posted by JAB
-
I wonder if mosquitos would bite zombies. If so, the gulf might not be the best place - imagine getting infected with the zombie virus without ever even seeing a zombie because a mosquito bites one of them then bites you.
-
I saw 'Day by Day Armageddon' somewhere and wondered if it would be any good. I guess I need to get that one. That is Fred Garvin, male prostitute. Actually, it is Dan Akroyd portraying his 'Fred Garvin' character. That character is from back when Saturday Night Live was still funny.
-
I have to give a shout out to the Kel Tec P3AT. While the first gen I bought NIB did have several 'issues', the second gen with which the factory replaced it has been 100% flawless (actually, they built me a brand new, second gen on my old frame, replacing everything but the frame free under warranty.) I will say that I liked the 'looks' of the first gen better but find the sights on the second gen to be more useful, probably due to the flat topped slide. The Ruger is probably a good little gun but I really can't see a reason to go with the Little Copied Pistol when you could go with the original. Maybe the Ruger looks a little better but IMO the claims you constantly hear about how much better the fit and finish are when compared to the Kel Tec are at least a bit exaggerated. The ones I have looked at in gun stores simply don't bear this out, IMO. Besides, the Kel Tec must be a pretty good gun for a company like Ruger to want to steal the basic idea/design - and Kel Tec has been building them for a lot longer than Ruger. I love Ruger guns but in this case I'll take my P3AT and pass on the LCP. I like the look and feel of the Taurus TCP a lot. That said, while I have no problem with Taurus revolvers, I am wary of Taurus semiautos. I haven't fired one of the Sigs but I have fired an older Colt pocket .380 that I believe is the same design. Really nice gun and I'd love to own one. That said, for daily carry - especially when pocket carry might be in the mix - I'll still take my P3AT (or even a Little Copied Pistol) over that design. Part of that is just personal preference but I do not like the idea of a single action pocket gun. I wouldn't want to carry such a gun cocked and locked nor would I want to be trying to thumb back the hammer if I needed to use it. Further, the P3AT is lighter and thinner. In fact, as you mentioned ankle carry, the P3AT is so light and thin that I have found it to be extremely comfortable as an ankle gun - even in just an inexpensive, elastic ankle holster I bought for $15 at a gun show. In fact, it is just about the only gun I have that I ever use for ankle carry despite my erroneous notion that I might use my 642 for that purpose when I bought it. A recent development that makes me like the P3AT for carry even more is the 9 round extended magazine that is available from Kel Tec. It really makes the grip too long for carry - kind of defeating the purpose of having such a small gun -but makes for an excellent backup carry mag.
-
Nah, we knew (basically) what it was about. I just don't think I expected Cage to be that good in the role nor did I expect the 'more true to life rather than a Hollywood, storybook' ending. Funny, another great movie (not involving Nicholas Cage) - Schindler's List - had exactly the opposite effect. When that movie was over, I wanted a drink NOW. I saw it with a couple of my buddies and we left the theater without even talking, got in the car, went to Applebees (that was our drinking spot at the time), ordered beers and sat at the bar drinking them without saying a word. It was so out of character for us that the bartender asked us what was wrong.
-
That is kind of the point I was getting at although, looking back at my post, I am afraid I failed at making that clear. Basically, I was saying that - with modern bullet designs - I can see someone questioning whether or not the extra recoil/chamber pressure is worth using .38+P just for a rather slight increase in velocity even in a handgun that is +P rated. I wouldn't consider it to be worth taking the chance if I weren't sure the revolver was +P rated.
-
True, but unlike a car the section I posted doesn't say that the described dwellings (including a tent) are considered to be 'like' residences. Instead, that section says that those dwellings are residences. Heck, I wouldn't doubt that there is some screwy quirk whereby the camper is considered a 'vehicle' while you are underway but a 'residence' while you are using it as a 'living' space. I could see that being especially true in the case of a pull-behind camper that is unhooked from the tow vehicle as it is not self-mobile any more than a mobile home would be. This is, of course, all conjecture and represents me thinking out loud for the sake of discussion - it is not intended as advice, legal or otherwise.
-
No kids here but just curious - do you also ban the Pledge of Allegiance in your home? After all, in spite of some who seem to think that the Pledge goes back to our nations birth, it was actually written in the late 1800s (by a guy who may well have been a socialist) and, like the modern image of Santa Clause, was used as part of a marketing campaign (for a magazine with young boys as the target readership) - not much different than an advertising 'jingle' in that way. Of course, it didn't include the phrase 'under God' until the 1950s (that was added as a different bit of 'advertising' - Cold War propaganda to separate us from those 'Godless commies.') Further, I think it could truthfully be argued that patriotism has become pre-packaged and commercialized every bit as much as has Christmas. At least, unlike the aforementioned Pledge, the story of 'Saint Nick' has roots that predate the marketing campaign.
-
Yay!!!...No more security at the Expo Center Shows
JAB replied to Dolomite_supafly's topic in General Chat
My impression was that they were attached to the Sheriff's Department, kind of like (maybe even the new name of) the 'schools division'. Before the 'schools division' name, the guys in that division used to just be called 'special deputies' - I had a buddy who worked for them as security at the Knoxville Zoo years ago when they were still called 'special deputies'. Kind of a weird arrangement where they are a private, contract security business that is somehow still 'part of' the Sheriff's Department. I think the idea is that they are Knox County Deputies but (like 'special deputies' in other counties) they aren't paid a regular salary from taxpayer moneys. At least that is the way it used to be. When I worked at the Knox County Public Library, the security guys at the downtown branch were 'schools division' guys (pretty nice guys, actually) and they explained it to me a couple of times but I never completely understood how the connection to the KCSD worked. In addition to working security at the Public Library, one or two of those guys also sometimes worked as night-time security at various Knox County schools (sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot) so I am not sure if there was some cross-over between being private security and actually working KCSD posts or if the security company, due to their connection with the KCSD, had some county security contracts. -
These rules are only slightly different from those observed by many folks I encounter trout fishing around the Tellico River. To be truthful, having seen how some of those folks behave (and having it confirmed that folks hunting public land behave the same way) I am glad I have never hunted public land and doubt I ever will. I may never get to take a deer on the very small (only 11 acres) amount of family-owned land I can hunt on but at least I won't have to deal with the above issues.
-
Are you sure about that? From the Tennessee Code Annotated section on Self Defense (only the relevant portions posted): Note that the provided definition of 'residence' is a dwelling in which a person resides either temporarily or permanently . Further notice that a 'dwelling' can be either temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile as long as it has a roof and that even a tent can be considered a 'dwelling' and, therefore, a residence - albeit a temporary one. Of course, this is 'residence' as it impacts the assumption that a person is in fear of their life in a self defense situation and not specifically related to where one can or cannot legally have a firearm. It would seem odd, however, if something that meets the legal requirements for being a 'residence' in terms of self defense would not meet that requirement in a broader sense. Then, again, I guess the law is full of oddities that make little sense.
-
It is my understanding (don't have a chrono to test it, myself) that +P, especially from a snubbie, really only nets about an extra 100 fps, if that. I hope someone will correct me if I am wrong. In the old days with older bullet construction, given snubbie velocities, that 100 fps or so could be the difference in whether or not the bullet expanded. With newer bullet construction I am not sure how big a deal that slight increase in velocity would be. That said, I carry +P in my 642 because I figure that, with as short a barrel as it has, every little bit helps. If I wasn't sure if it was +P rated or not, however, I'd find a good, well constructed standard pressure load and carry with confidence.
-
I agree with you about the reason companies want to use a standard media. However, does it really tell us anything about 'real world' shootings? After all, no two human bodies are going to be 'uniform' even if shot in the exact, same spot on the body. Some folks are going to have more muscle, some will have a thicker subcutaneous fat layer, some may be 'skin and bones' - not to mention that some people are just plain physically 'tougher' (an attribute that is pretty much impossible to quantify) than others. Therefore, I don't believe that gel testing yields much, if any, specific information regarding how a round would perform inside a living body. What gel testing does is allow one round/bullet to be tested against another in the same, uniform media - the idea being that the bullet that performs the best relative to other rounds has a good chance of outperforming those other rounds when fired into an assailant, etc. That is why I also see value in informal tests using water jugs or wetpack newspaper, as well. While water jugs (for instance) might not be homogenous and while there might be slight differences in the plastic from one jug to the next, it is my belief that they are similar enough for the basic function of comparing performance of one round to the next. In other words, to my mind, a block of gelatin is no more 'analagous' to a human body than a line of water jugs but useful information can be gathered from both. I have seen posts on some forums where folks have used pork ribs or pork roasts to represent shooting a human assailant. In some instances, these people have covered the pork ribs or roasts with a couple of layers of denim before shooting. In such tests, there is clothing, bone, fat and muscle tissue involved so this might actually be 'closer' to a 'real world' shooting than gel, water jugs or anything else. It is my guess that dead tissue might not react exactly like living tissue - not to mention the probability that no two pigs are alike, no two humans are alike and no pig is going to be exactly like a human. Still, as it at least still involves shooting real bone, fat, muscle, etc. it is my opinion (which is worth about as much as you are paying for it) that this method probably at least gives some 'practical but unscientific' idea of how your ammo would perform in a self defense situation.
-
How Hard Is It to Get Special Deputy Commission?
JAB replied to a topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
Unless I am mistaken, the article to which the posted link leads is from 2009 (the byline says April 2, 2009 at midnight.) That means this was before Lambert was a court officer and while he was still a county commissioner, right? That kind of changes the perspective with which I read the article. -
Oh, and Cage's best role was in "Leaving Las Vegas." I saw it with the girl I was dating at the time and we had planned to go out for a few drinks, afterward. By the end of the movie, neither of us wanted a drink.
-
You guys aren't even close. The worst movie ever was 'The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover'. It was sort of an 'artsy' film that became popular for some, strange reason. A friend of mine (not even a chick!) wanted to see it when it was out in theaters, way back in '89 or so, and we went. It should be some indication of how awful the movie was that, twenty two years and plenty of bad 'B' movies later, I still consider it to be the worst movie I have ever seen. Runners up for the title, IMO, (no particular order) would be: The first three stand out because I expected them to be good or, at least, decent: Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. I love vampire films (as long as they are not of the Anne Rice/Twilight whiney-assed vampire variety) and love the Dracula story. That movie was awful. The First Power. Again, it has been more than twenty years since I saw it and it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Judge Dredd. One of the best comic book series ever, especially the earlier ones. One of the worst movies ever. Then there is: Pretty much any chick flick ever since the beginning of time. And, largely because so many people are convinced it is a great movie when it isn't, Gone with the Wind. God, I hate that movie. Booooooring. Well, okay, I probably already covered it under the 'chick flick' heading as it isn't a Civil War movie so much as it is a Harlequin Romance type story that happens to be set during the Civil War but I felt it deserved to be specifically mentioned.
-
Dangit - beat me to it by one post. I was about to say that it had to be either "The Killer" (scene at the end where the cop and the contract killer are facing down the mob hit team) or "Hard Boiled" (the scene where the Chow Yun Fat character and the 'honorable' bad guy are trying to take each other out.) As stylized, choreographed and unrealistic as those scenes are, I love how the characters use their environment, love the 'diving while firing' and other such things. Of course, although it really isn'g a gun fight scene, it doesn't hurt that the scene in Hard Boiled where the bad guys are just mowing down people as they attempt to flee the hospital had more on screen 'deaths' in one scene than the entirety of all the Die Hard, Rambo and Terminator movies combined (that scene used to hold the Guiness World Record for most on-screen deaths in one scene - not sure if it still does.) Speaking of that, for those who like the style my nephew let me borrow a game called 'Stranglehold' for the PS3. The player character is 'portrayed' by Chow Yun Fat (a realistically drawn, animated version, anyhow) and the game was developed in 'collaboration' with John Woo. It isn't the best game ever but playing the gunfight scenes with the ability to do some Woo film inspired, gun-fu moves (you get higher scores for finding interesting ways to interact with the environment/make kills) is entertaining.
-
Well, unless the OP decides he just wants to 'collect' it - then, at least for him, it becomes a collectors item. I agree with you, though - I'd probably shoot it. That does sound like a pretty good deal. For some, strange reason most people I've seen selling single-shot shotguns seem to think that their used, non-collectible singles should (for some indeterminate reason) bring as much as a brand new single shot or even some pump guns. FWIW, there is a 20GA listed at the following link priced at $229 plus $35 shipping. Description says it is in 'very good' condition. Of course, just because they are listing it at that price doesn't mean they will get it. STEVENS MODEL 9478 20GA.SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUN - Stevens Shotguns Looking at those pics, I'm pretty sure this is the same 'model' as the .410 that was my first firearm, a Christmas present from my parents in my early teens. I still have it but would have to check the model number to be sure. It is a great little single shot. I really haven't shot mine much but it was a companion on many of my woods walks back in my teens.
-
The Circuit Judge is actually the only Judge I'd be interesting in owning. I'll lump S&W's 'Governor' in there, too. My attention was first caught by revolver long guns when I saw a couple of Civil War era revolving rifles in a museum. In fact, I even made a post or two on gun boards that I wished someone would do a 'mass market' one a couple of years before the idea of a 'Circuit Judge' was even mentioned. I have to agree with robtattoo that, for me, a Circuit Judge would honestly be a more 'practical' thing to own than an AR15. Personally, I think I'd have more fun with a Circuit Judge than an AR, as well. As far as actually buying one, a Circuit Judge is on my 'want' list but not at the top - it is certainly lower down on the list than a .38/.357 lever gun.
-
From the article: Ms. Brewer could not be reached for further comment as she had already stuck her head firmly back into the sand. Marketing - yeah, right. When was the last time you saw a commercial for a firearm during a television show that wasn't dedicated to hunting/fishing or other outdoor activities whose audience are likely to already be gun owners? Has Ruger started taking out ads in Cosmo? Is S&W running spots in Better Homes and Gardens? Please, it ain't advertising and it hopefully isn't a 'one time event' that is going to go away. Hopefully, it is an indication that many Americans are realizing the truth that most of us, here, already knew - you can't depend on anyone but yourself to protect your life and the lives of your loved ones. Calling the police certainly has it's place but when the threat is right here, right now a .357 in the hand is worth any number of cops on the phone.
-
The man speaks the truth. May not seem like it at the time, but it is true.
-
Knit three little sweaters, name one of them Al...er...Arvin and teach them to sing. Get them a recording contract, go on tour and take a cut of the profits. If chipmunks can do it, I don't see why squirrels can't. Seriously, though, I'd probably go live traps. Just be careful in 'relocating' them as the TWRA officer we contacted about doing so with raccoons that were getting in the garden said that doing so is illegal (I think that applies to all wild animals, not just raccoons.) His advice was to live trap and then shoot them. Of course, in this case I guess you could seal up the hole where they are getting in then trap any that are still inside. Then you could probably just let them go outside in the yard and not worry about them getting back in - or you could take them out and then, well, take them out. Your call.
-
I have a chihuahua that turned sixteen last summer. Yeah, I know, I know but she isn't the typical chihuahua and has been a great dog. When I was living at my grandmother's (on East Fifth Ave in Knoxville) she would only bark if barking needed to be done. Because of that, I paid attention when she would bark - which is why I and my .38 paid attention and went to the door one night when three guys were attempting a home invasion. In other words, I think her ridiculously good hearing along with knowing when to bark quite literally saved our lives. Heh, she was with me before I got married and she is still with me, now. She's having a harder and harder time getting around now, though, plus she is going blind. I'm afraid that my long-time companion doesn't have much time left. I know that I don't want another dog that has to live inside. I've said for a while that I wanted a beagle when the time for a new dog came but now that I have a fenced in yard with plenty of room, I'm thinking that something in a larger breed that would make a good guard dog might be in order. I'm not sure how soon I'll be ready to get one and I'd want a puppy or very young dog so I'd know its general age, life history and so on but I definitely plan to go the 'rescue' route.
-
I haven't said anything yet - I am a pretty private type person and have been putting off posting anything but it looks like my wife and I are getting divorced. I've actually known for about three weeks, now, but haven't posted about it. As you might imagine, this is a sad thing, for me. January will mark our ninth anniversary (as I do not expect the divorce to be final by then) but we dated for nearly five years before we were married so we have been in an exclusive relationship for almost fourteen years. Before we started dating we hadn't seen each other much for nearly ten years but were actually good friends in high school way back in the '80s so even though we were both in our 30s when we got married, we have known each other for a long time. More than half our lives. The divorce is pretty amicable - as amicable as such things can be. We don't have kids nor do we own any real estate together so those things aren't factors. She isn't trying to take anything that is 'mine' nor am I trying to get anything that is 'hers' so there is no conflict, there. I'm keeping all of my guns, vehicles, etc. and she and her siblings even said I should keep the .22 rifle that belonged to their father. Neither of us have enough money to be worth fighting over. Neither of us has been unfaithful. Things could be much worse but obviously the whole thing still sucks on a lot of levels. She is the one who first moved to file for divorce so I was pretty shocked and hurt at first. Having had a few weeks to gain some perspective, however, I am wondering if this really isn't for the best. We still care for each other and if our marriage is going to end I'd rather it happen while we can still be friends rather than try to hold out and just end up bitter and hating each other. Some may think it sounds like we aren't fighting as hard as we should to preserve our marriage but - as we have taken steps to try and do so in the past and those steps have failed - I have to consider the probability that all we would achieve at this point would be to end our relationship with animosity. There are a few, thin silver linings to this dark cloud. One is that I now have the chance to live alone. When I graduated high school and went to college, I left my parents' home and lived with my grandmother because she lived close to campus and liked having me there. Then my wife and I were married so I have never just lived by myself. While some might fear being 'alone' in such a situation, being a pretty solitary type person I actually like the idea. Besides, where I am living now my mom is my neighbor on one side and my sister and her husband and kids are my neighbors on the other side, both within easy walking distance. If I want to be around family, that is easily achieved. Another plus is that we have a combined 11 acres of mostly wooded land so not only can I hunt on the property, I could also literally stand in my kitchen and shoot out of the back (kitchen) door if I wanted. I probably won't do that but you get the idea. Anyhow, that is about as much detail as I am willing to go into and really no further detail is needed. I just felt a need to say something on a few of the forums to which I belong. I will probably post this same message on a couple of different forums so those of you who belong to two or three forums to which I also belong shouldn't be surprised if you see it in more than one place.
-
I wish he could be tried for aiding and abetting all of the convicted murderers that could go free due to his misconduct. Heck, if there were some way to declare his conduct 'treasonous' and execute him by firing squad as an example to his peers then I'd be all for it.
-
Protection for guns in cars at work
JAB replied to BlackHawk93's topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
Exactly this. What is inside your car should be your domain, regardless of where the car happens to be parked. If it comes out of my car on someone else's property then it becomes their business. If it stays in my car - within my domain where I am the 'property owner' - then it should be legally none of their business.