Jamie Jackson

Excellent post Randy. I don't think many folks appreciate the totality of the concept. Much like the concept of limb control during in-fight weapons access.The "internet statistics" insinuate there will be much more distance (space & therefore time) to access, for most, a firearm...reality may well prove much different. Your 5% comments need to be taken seriously and considered. That's a bad reality... I'll be sharing your post with some folks you know. But now I gotta get to work...

I carried a 21" many years back, an airweight mostly, and a standard black chrome at times. I did my first impact tool class back in Baton Rouge and we (the training group I was in) worked many of the ground fighting techniques put forth by Kelly McCann (aka Jim Grover) at the time. fwiw one of our members went and trained with Mr.McCann and "shared" what he learned. I carried my Glock strong side at the time, and deployed the Asp from the appendix position. It worked well within it's limitations. I switched to the appendix carry for my primary handgun and swapped the Asp for a flat sap in my right hip pocket. I found the sap much more useful in tangled up standing and ground fighting scenarios. I've been carrying the sap for about 13 years or so now, but still have my batons...I just need to give them some work out time. Eventually...

LOl. I guess I'm saying had Lee not "improved" their design I would have gone on blissfully using their product.

I too loved the old style Lee Autoprime and used them for about 25 years. Hated the "new" design... So I went with the RCBS Universal around 2 years ago and only wish I had done so sooner. Excellent priming tool imho.

Welcome Marc. Glad to have you aboard.

Thank you medicus. Wow my friend. That makes sense to me. I can see how it could rapidly become cost prohibitive purchasing the projectiles. There is definitely a sense of accomplishment in "making your own" in any regards. Dolomite is hand's down one of the most knowledgeable and helpful individuals I know of. He's obviously a busy man, but hopefully he can offer some suggestions and info when he finds the time. I hold the gentleman in high regards. Keep us posted along your journey medicus.

Welcome aboard medicaus! Glad to have you here at TGO. We (our small group) have cast and powder coated many thousands of 9mm and .38 cal handgun rounds. We've experimented in a small manner with 7.62x39 rounds. It just seems to be to be a very tedious endeavor to cast and coat such small bullets as .223/5.56 and .243...especially for hunting rounds with the ready availability of quality commercially produced and proven bullets. I mention .223/5.56 because we briefly considered it, but passed on the concept. As I see you are in Brisbane, Australia...do you have difficulty in obtaining commercial bullets? Or is this just a path you choose do take? Sorry I don't have any advice to offer on your project.

Welcome to TN and TGO.

First off...Kudos to TGO David on a Good Call! As other's have noted, it wasn't a great stretch to think he was of Arab descent. Ockham's Razor applies..."if you hear hoofbeats...." Guess we'll just wait and see which way the narrative goes on this. But there probably won't be any great surprises there either...

Excellent point btq. She was very fortunate. Luck always plays a part in something like this. Training, skill, and preparation enhance luck imho.

Excellent video Fitty! While I admit to knowing little to nothing about the 6.5 Creedmoor other than what I read, I found your vid to be quite educational and useful. Thank you.

If it was the one in Gwinnett County (Atlanta) here's a link to the vid and 911 call she made. While her tactic's were certainly lacking and by Monday morning quarter backing there's several flaws easily pointed out...But I have to say I respect her "violence of action"! All there criminals appear to be armed, it appears she was initially hidden, but when she went on the attack the home invaders were scrambling assh**** over elbows getting out of there! In the "fog" of that moment her actions were most probably moving faster than her ability to process her incoming data/information. While none of us would condone her firing out the door at fleeing felons, it would be a challenge for most, especially an untrained individual to draw those actions back in. You can see her, as is so typically videoed, firing one handed and running to slide-lock. She needs training, but no one can say she doesn't have the willingness to fight. There's lots of things she could have done better...but she certainly didn't cower in a corner waiting to be killed. I will also link an additional video that shows the 3 miscreants were in the house for about 5 and 1/2 minutes...longer than the televised video would indicate.

I will refer to my previous post quoted above. Thanks for the link Ugly.

May God Bless you and his Mom Randall. I am so sorry to read this. Words carry little weight at a time like this, but we'll pray for you and your family and Trust in Him.

Jeez. I've never heard of this ammo before, and at that price I would expect it to be friggin' clean and shiny... Does any of it wipe off? or is it firmly adhered to the cases? Have you contacted them about this yet?

Very nice looking cut of venison. I love the stuff. I've never been able to smoke any that was truly tender, adding moisture, like a can of water with sliced apples helps...but only so much. At least in my experience. Now slow roasting venison in a cast iron dutch oven? Damn right! Save us a slice will ya?

Thanks again K. I received the e-mail notification that Kunstler's book arrive at my local branch library and just went and picked it up. I'm impressed as that was pretty darn quick! Thanks also for the Witch of Hebron recommendation. Save me some bucks!

I venture a guess the officer was Brandon Sharp. If so he is a dialed in individual and all around good guy. We were fortunate indeed and we're trying to arrange for an expanded version for next year as this is supposed to be an annual event for us. Our director(one of our shooting buds) as well as our manager are very supportive for this type of training...we're an ER...our doors stay open to the public... You have a good point regarding the sound of gunfire. As a part of existing normalcy bias most folks would try and "fit" the sound(s) into familiar memories and recollections. And very few people outside of our gun culture have ever experienced the sound of gunfire...especially indoors. Thanks again.

Just how reliable can this data be? Have you seen their "partners" list? https://safetennesseeproject.org/partners/ Possibly just a little biased...

JAB, Thanks for the excellent detailed write-up! Our hospital hosted an Active Shooter Class last May for the Emergency Room staff. The instructors were members of the Oak Ridge PD...which is Great considering these guys would be our actual Response Team/members in such an event. Even better is that we know them and interact with them on a daily basis. Our class was excellent, very similar to the class you received. Even going so far as to utilize blanks in an AR platform so that students (mostly non-gunny folks) could hear the sound of a gun being fired in an adjacent room and even experience the cordite smell from a fired gun indoors. We had several practice runs in "Team vs Team" competition (timed) at running and actively blocking/securing rooms and improvised weapon consideration. Of course the Number one thing they also taught was to immediately evacuate the area, and as you were taught...then call from a safe distance. We also practiced strikes, punches and elbow strikes, and low kicks on pads. There are several guys that work in our department, but I will tell you right now I wouldn't want to back several of the ladies I work with into a corner! They obviously had some pent up aggression just waiting to be unleashed! I was impressed! It was a far cry from the older "Run-Hide-Fight" training of the past. Thank God!

I've got the book "World made by hand " coming via inter-library loan as you suggested "K"! Thank you for the suggestion bud.

I definitely second the Jocko Podcast. I like the hell out of his "Good" vid. It's a positive kick in the butt when I need it! Heck of a fella! David. I have listened to "This week in Guns" as well. Good stuff there! link to Jocko's "Good" vid:

LOL. I almost started a thread asking the same questions yesterday. LOL "Great minds think alike" or something like that. If you can tolerate the self promoting nature of Jack Spirko, his "The Survival Podcast", at least from episode 1000 and back to the beginning, has some excellent information on Prepping and Self Reliance. I haven't listened in the past few years fwiw, but there truly is some useful info there if you dig around. http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/ A gun oriented "Podcast Radio" I download is from "Ballistic Radio" by John Johnson. This is recorded from an actual live radio broadcast on Sunday evenings out of Ohio. The first couple of years of the podcast were, much more serious and mature, and the host has some outstanding interviews with several of the top tier trainers in the training industry...people like Craig Douglas (aka SouthNarc), Dr. William Aprill, Dr. Sherman House, Steve Fisher of Sentinel Concepts, Greg Ellifritz of Active Response Training, Tom Givens of Rangemaster, Claude Werner "The Tactical Professor", and John Hearne among many others. The only issue I have is that the "Radio program" has some pretty darn infantile banter ala AM radio BS style as John is apparently growing his own Training Business. Beware the ego...it can consume a person... But it is well worth putting up with a bit of annoyance to glean some genuine pearls from these top tier professional guests...well worth the annoyance imho. http://ballisticradio.com/podcasts/ iHeart link to the radio channel: http://www.iheart.com/live/55krc-1709/?autoplay=true&pname=1196&campid=play_bar&cid=index.html The Arms Room: Independence Training Group out of Arizona This podcast is hosted by very pro-military veterans and I find the information and interviews very entertaining and useful. These guys are dyed in wool true blue training junkies! They have many of the same guests imparting similar, yet somewhat different information, as found on Ballistic Radio...top tier professionals in the training industry. These are weekly podcasts and are available for download every Monday afternoon. The hosts, especially Glen Stilson, is very knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. btw..he does head up his own training company "Independence Training" in Peoria, AZ. http://thearmsroomvom.podbean.com/ Also there is Mike Seeklander's "American Warrior" podcast. Mr. Seeklander was once a local LEO (Knoxville), ran the Federal Air Marshall training program and is a Top National Competitor in USPSA and IDPA. He is a multi-disciplinary combatives student himself, not focusing solely on the gun portion of gunfight, but realistically on the fight portion of the term. This is probably my attraction to his podcast. He too hosts some excellent guest interviews...Max Michel Jr., Ernest Langdon, Craig Douglas (SouthNarc), Dr. William Aprill, Julie Golob, Steve Tarani, Ken Hackathorn, Mike Janich, and Tom Givens among others...I think there may be a trend with these podcasts http://americanwarriorshow.libsyn.com/ The above are my regular downloads. I've sampled many others, but these best serve my particular interests. I look forward to see/hear what other members are listening to.

I don't intend to drift the thread (he types as he does it), but that a nice looking working Glock and I approve! My Glocks are tools as well. I don't abuse them, but they get robust handling and it shows.

Thank you K. I appreciate that. My wife actually just renewed her library card last Thursday. I'll log on and see if we can't get Kunstler in the works. Good suggestion!