Jamie Jackson

Yep, they are... Gordon and several others warned this was coming. It doesn't take much to open that gate. Prayers remain for the lives lost, but Prayers also to save our God Given Rights. There are far too many intentions in the current "Unintended Consequences" for my liking.

LOL. I think we are talking about two completely different personality types here. I too read the murderer worked minimum wage. I guess he just managed his money well. that's a wink and a nod sarcasm, no disrespect intended to anyone

Makes you wonder doesn't it? My wife asked me a couple of days ago how much an AR was selling for and how could this kid afford one? He obviously had more expendable income than I do!

That's an interesting concept. I would imagine that pocket carry (in a holster) would not easily activate the device. I've carried my S&W 640 since I purchased it in '92 and shoot it on regular intervals. I have a "Hip Grip" and Tyler T-piece on it and find it pretty controllable. But I wouldn't be adverse to trying this out on another snubbie.

Excellent! Love the music as well. Great sound quality too. Sound quality is something lacking on way too nay podcasts imho. I am so looking forward to this David!

Thank you Brother. It is a struggle, but well worth the effort.

Excellent recommendations. She may find some of her questions at Kathy Jackson's Blog, "The Cornered Cat". MS. Jackson is very knowledgeable well respected in the industry. https://www.corneredcat.com/article/practical-issues/concealed-carry-for-the-fashionable-woman/ When I helped friends I work with (a couple) in their indoctrination phase we provided quite a few different handguns and didn't try and influence them towards anything in particular. He and she initially choose Glock 19's but eventually gravitated towards a 9mm Shield for her and a G 43 for him.

Welcome aboard Mr.Mildot and hope you can make that move to TN. I read your recent generous offer and exchange with hipower. "Gun Folks" are the best, no matter where we may find ourselves. I look forward to reading your contributions Sir.

I did notice that there are slightly protruding "wings" at the rear of the slide for better purchase for those that slingshot the slide to rack it...at least I make that assumption. This is copied from the G&A article I linked above: The “EZ” in the M&P 380 Shield’s model name indicates that this is easy to rack — very easy. That’s partly because it is a pistol with an internal hammer system. Just because it has a hammer system doesn’t translate to a slide that’s easier to make ready. We found that the hammer assembly was positioned lower into the frame, so the slide has more leverage on cocking the internal hammer. When the slide must cock a hammer with a pivot point that’s positioned higher to the slide’s base, more force is required to overcome the mainspring’s resistance to the hammer being cocked. (Very clever.) Read more: http://www.gunsandammo.com/first-look/first-look-easy-to-rack-sw-mp-380-shield/#ixzz56Ppu3vkR

I'd stick with my G19 since it's been my primary for better than 20 years now. Rather than complacency I believe my familiarity has instilled confidence in my 19.

Here's a link to a Guns & Ammo article on the new EZ. The article mentions that the grip safety pivots from the bottom and disengages an internal hammer block. That's different anyway... Interesting concept and design for those in need. It'll certainly appeal to a certain demographic. http://www.gunsandammo.com/first-look/first-look-easy-to-rack-sw-mp-380-shield/

I just saw this, and it's been a few years... Is that Mrs. Farnam (Vickie) as well? Marty Hayes? Claude Werner? I'm certain someone will correct me. Mr. Givens has a shinier head anyway LOL. Just kidding. You keep excellent company Sir.

I find the .38 wadcutter to be a viable option. It was a round and design championed by the late Jim Cirillo of the famous NYPD Stakeout Squad. He even collaborated with Fuzzy Fletcher to produce the SafeStop round a number years back. There are quite a few trainers in the self defense industry that still recommend the full wadcutter round. Ed Harris makes some good points in the article below. I've seen and traeted wounds from multiple handgun calibers. The overwhelming majority of entry wounds look nothing more than a pinprick. IF a hollowpoint expands, it'll do it's tissue damage inside the body. Quite a few don't expand unfortunately. A full wadcutter, with a sharp ogive, should "cut" rather than push aside tissue. This is the principle that drove Cirillo's development of the SafeStop round. Not to mention inherent accuracy and low felt recoil in a lightweight small revolver. It's a consideration imho. https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/wadcutter-ammo-self-defense/ http://www.grantcunningham.com/2011/11/ed-harris-revisiting-the-full-charge-wadcutter/

I think a .22 is a viable options hipower, and it sounds like you guys found a solution to your problem. Good for you guys! I know most of us feel that a .38 spl or 9mm are the starting point for self defense, but there is a lot to be said for a reliable, smaller caliber handgun that a person can shoot well, and will be willing to practice with. Claude Werner aka "The Tactical Professor" has a good body of working demonstrating that having a handgun and having the will (and ability) to use it are the most important factors. Greg Ellifritz of Active Response Training wrote a great article a few years back on handgun "stopping power" that yield some surprising results. "An Alternate Look at Handgun Stopping Power" http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/an-alternate-look-at-handgun-stopping-power

This is an important question, especially since you mention she doesn't have strong hands. Is hand strength a concern as it relates to operating the slide on a semi-auto? Please bear in mind with a revolver you'll have a trigger pull weight that is much greater than the weight of the handgun itself in the double action mode necessary in a self defense scenario. And physics weigh in here as well...the lighter the gun the greater the perceived recoil impulse. Also managing the heavy double action trigger and maintaining good sight alignment minimizing muzzle movement all the way through requires decent hand grip strength. It's certainly manageable, but proper instruction initially will save you both a bit of aggravation along the way. TNWNGR is spot on on the training recommendation. Also, are you/she planning to carry or is this primarily for range shooting? I ask because speedloaders are pretty darn bulky. (They are necessarily the size of the cylinder of the revolver). I carry speed strips for my J frame Smith because they are compact, not because they are "speedy" LOL. I prefer S&W revolvers, but Ruger and Colts have solid reputations. My J frame Smith is a model 640 and I've carried it since 1992... so I may be biased in that regard.

Thanks for posting Deputy Weems. I appreciate the muzzle aversion, especially with the "competition" pressure of a man on man shoot. Keeping our training and practice oriented towards a 3D real world is a must. And...it looks like it'd fun as well.

I'm attaching a photo for Randy Harris. This is a variation of the Rastoff Challenge Randy shot at Training day today. I'll ask him to fill in the particulars. Darn fine shooting if you ask me! Jamie

Excellent tutorial! Thanks for posting and arranging the discount.

You are a bolder man than I am trying to grow rice K.! I've probably mentioned this before, but store brought dried beans, like red kidney beans from Walmart or Kroger's make great "seeds". I usually get better than 80% germination and no beans taste as great as fresh picked red kidney beans! Don't give up on them Ronald. Increasing your gardening can lead them to figuring out how to store the extra bounty...maybe canning or dehydration? Ease them into it buddy. Those yard onions are delicious, potent in their garlic like flavor, but really make a tasty addition when sliced thin, sauteed, and used in soups and stews. 100% agree nOrlf! Good suggestions on the buckets too. I've gotten quite a few free 5 gallon icing buckets from Kroger's and Ingle's bakeries over the years...just gotta wash them up.

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I finally had and took the time to watch this in it's entirety. Thank you David! While already familiar with Officer Reston's story. this video lecture is more than worth the short time it takes to watch. There is an incredible amount of pertinent and useful (needed) information within. Heck...I took notes! I wholeheartedly agree that "mindset" is to a large degree developed, or grown. I was taught this from my first professional training classes back in the early 90's, witnessed it within myself, and had it reinforced over the years by many of the professional trainers I have had the good fortune of learning from. Being in health care, starting my 45th year, I am particularly appreciative of Officer Reston's discussion of the need of self care and buddy care and having the appropriate minimal gear and skills to apply it. It is an act of intentional negligence, imho, to ignore this facet of our training. I am also very thankful for Officer Reston's discussion of the reality of gunshot wounds, realistic expectations of such and the absolute need to develop integrated fighting skills. Reality is probably not gonna be as neat and clean as our mental movies we play in our heads. I have seen way too many gunshot wounds over the decades to recall them all. But my involvement has always (thankfully) been after the fact..as in an Emergency Room or ICU. But I will 100% agree with Officer Reston that (1) Handguns rounds are weak and anemic (2) People that are shot won't necessarily react the way you think they should (hell, they won't necessarily even know they've been shot!), (3) prior exposure can negate the mental response you think they should have. It simply pisses some people off! If a person doesn't see or understand the value of professional training and understand the difference between "practice" and "training" after viewing this... well, I don't know what to say...maybe Good Luck?

I know many here at TGO are active, to one degree or another, in working towards lessening their dependence on structured entities (i.e. .gov) and working towards self sustainment. One of the many things we do, besides gardening, canning, dehydrating etc, is to incorporate the use of some of our stored items into everyday use. A minor example happened just yesterday. My bride of 30+ years mentioned she'd love some homemade chicken soup. Great cold weather heart warming food! I have some home canned turkey in the pantry, but used one of the many vac sealed bags of chicken we have in one of our freezers (purchased in bulk when on sale). The veggies were dehydrated sliced carrots (Honeyville Farms 2011), dehydrated celery (Honeyville Farms 2010), dehydrated green bell peppers (our Excalibur Dehydrator 2010), fresh onions (WTH...we had them on hand). We have a shelf area dedicated to vac sealed containers of various pastas... so grabbed a bag of egg noodles to toss in at the end of the process. We keep bulk stored seasoning as well...salt, whole peppercorns, Old Bay, Tony's, and Seasonall...in the basement pantry. We have a dozen plus jars of dehydrated vegetables on the lower shelf of an island in our kitchen that we use on a regular basis. We keep buckets of various dried beans, rice, flour and cornmeal in our kitchen pantry and everything stays in rotation. Anyone else incorporate their long term and intermediate term stored items into their everyday life? It doesn't have to be just food. What do you do to insure your preps are in order and you are comfortable with your ability to use those items?

I've flagged this full video for review my next day off. Thanks for posting it. I've listened to a couple of podcasts with Jared Reston as a guest (Ballistic Radio comes to mind). Mr. Reston epitomizes what we should be thinking of when the term "Mindset" is tossed out. "Quit" simply isn't something in his DNA. Remarkable gentleman! We should also consider how difficult it could be to stop an adversary in such a situation and train accordingly.

Ronald...Brother...You need more mags! Seriously though. I've taken as many as 20-25 loaded AK mags to classes. I've seen folks bring even more. Having a box full of loaded mags when you begin a practice session or class allows you more time to listen and learn, interact with the instructor and other students. As I type this I have boxes of AK and AR mags loaded and labeled as such. If I find time to hit the range it's as simple as grab and go. It's an option to consider.

I didn't even know we archived back as far as ... OP sounded a bit bitter anyway.