Will Carry

What I am about to tell you has never been told before. The statute of limitations has run out so I can tell it without fear. When I was in college in 1977 I was an idiot. I lived in East Nashville on Holly Street in a house that was built in 1907. I used to look in the picture mirror in our bedroom and practice racking my Remington 870. I was practicing racking 5 rounds, then reloading a shell as fast as I could. Nothing wrong with practicing...right? Well I racked out 5 rounds and loaded a shell pretty darned fast, so I put the shotgun down and went about my day. After a while I returned to the bedroom and saw the 870 laying there and thought. How fast can you rack out 5 rounds? So I picked up the shotgun, pointed it at myself (in the mirror), dry fired it "click", racked it and BANG! Blew the mirror to smithereens. I forgot I had loaded one shell into the tube before I layed it down. I did not think it was funny at the time. I cleaned up the broken glass, patched the plaster wall, hung up an old painting that has in the closet and when my yound wife got home I said, "Honey, that there mirror on the wall broke and I put up grandma's old picture in it's place." I got away with it, but I was lucky. So when I go and say there is no such thing as an accidental discharge, it's from personal experiance.

You did the right thing. When my Boy Scout troop were out camping, back then we camped a lot on private land, I would always have them recon the area. It was called "Beer cans and bullet holes." If we found any of these, we would find another location to set camp. It is also impolite and dangerous to walk up to someones camp without hailing the camp first. A friendly "Hello in the camp!" will do. It is also polite to ask before entering the camp and don't stay too long unless you are envited to. Some people don't want stangers in their camp others welcome folks who are polite and friendly.

Thanks for posting that. Bad guys can be experts at picking out who to attack and who to leave alone. They will use distraction techniques and ambush. They will bump your car and when you get out of your car another BG will get in and drive your car away. They will create a road block that looks like a wreck and when you stop a BG will be pointing an AK 47 at you. Don't think they are all stupid or drug crazed though there are a lot of those too. In my town there have been some very sophisticated tactics used by bad guys. You want to learn how bad guys operate? Talk to a cop.................

My daughter once told me, "Guns are just made for killing!". I simply told her that, "Guns are what protect us from the bad people." She liked that answer I recon.

I was just kidding about the hugging part. I just hate seeing this country getting torn apart.

Maybe the Good Lord was trying to tell us something. You can talk like a Christian, you can look like a Christian and that may work for ya here on earth. But that is the only reward you'll get. Jesus said to go into a closet where it's just you and God, then pray....... "I've read the Bible. I didn't understand all of it, but I understood a good part of it." Sling Blade

If America is going to move forward. We need to stop listening to our political leaders when they tell us to hate the other party. Lets all take a Democrat to lunch today! Give'em a big hug! AND you Democrats! SAME THING. You want to listen to someone speak with wisdom, read the red letters. HE will tell you how to do it.

35 miles a day! A horse and rider can't go that fast. I have heard that a man can run a horse into the ground, but I thought it was a myth. Have you met any Canadian girls yet?

After hunting all over the area to find 2 boxes of 380 target loads, I went to the range today to break in my new DB380. I had shot 60 rounds through it a few weeks ago with two FTFs. This time I had so many failures to feed that I lost count. It would either fail to pick the round out of the magazine or instead of inserting the round into the barrel it would point to the sky and double feed. I am sending this pistol back for warranty repairs. I am having to question the whole concept of a "Pocket Pistol" for summer carry. I also am developing an intense dislike for the .380 round. The .380 does make me appreciate my 50 year old Smith and Wesson model 36 Chief's Special. I can pull that old pistol and put rounds on target faster than any pistol I own.

Submariners: 150 men go down. 75 happy couples come up.

Now THAT was funny. I don't care what anybody says.

Even though I own a Mark III and love it. It is heavy. I shot a Browning 22 target pistol at the range. It was light as a feather. The old dude shooting it was a competition shooter and that was the pistol he used.

Rule #1: Put distance between you and the threat. If he had just run away. A) The attacker may have had time to cool off and stop his attack. Witnesses could have testified that you, the victim, did in fact retreat. C) He could have out run the attacker or at least found a better place to make a stand. The man did the wrong thing by brandishing his weapon. I'm sure he wishes he hadn't now. He needs a good lawyer. I'm sure you know how much money a good lawyer cost. A concealed weapon is not to protect your pride and honor. You must take pride, honor and ego out of the equation. When it comes to fightin' you gotta get plum mad dog mean.

The Ruger Mark III is one of the best .22 pistols made. It will last forever. They are notoriuosly hard to dissassemble and even harder to reassemble. Once you learn to do it .......it's still a pain. I love mine!

Bull snorkel. You'd be all over Angelina if you had a chance. You would brag to your friends about it. You would kick Brad Pitt's ass, to get on that. I hope I have not crossed the line on this post. I know this is a family forum and I hope I haven't offended anyone.

My father took me to see Deliverance when I was just a kid. It was playing at the Center Theater and was rated "R". My dad had no idea that Ned Beatty was gonna get raped. Of the 4 guys on that canoe trip. One got killed, one got his leg broke and may loose it, the other guy got stuck with his own arrow, but that last guy was the least injured of the 4, Ned Beatty. I have never met a man who wishes he was Ned. All would rather choose one of the other 3 guys. I hate to say it but it was one of my top ten best movies ever made. Even though it's portrayal of the south was eschewed and warped, it still hit home. I think it was the sounds of the cicadas. I will say that though John Voight does have pretty lips, his daughter really has some perdy lips!!!

Arizona is a great destination. My wife and I went there last year and are planning to go back again soon. The locals are as freindly as southerners and the scenery is spectacular. There is just too much to see in a few days.

I support Arizona in their effort to deal with our illegal alien problem. I found these T-shirts on line but I ain't sure I want to spend 30 bucks for one. Which is kinda weird seeing as how I'll shoot $30 worth of ammo without even batting and eye........... Arizona T-shirts, Shirts and Custom Arizona Clothing

You will learn more about being humble as you get older. I had a shooting lesson from a 19 year old kid last week. I went from shooting 4 inch groups to shooting 2 inch groups. That kid can sure shoot.

"Are you gonna skin that smoke wagon?" If you could convince her to get a revolver to start with and then a semi-auto when she gets comfortable handling and shooting pistols, that's what I would recommend. My favorite carry gun is a S&W Chief's Special. It has a very smooth DA trigger. I carry a speed loader with me but reloading can be awkward. Good luck Get her a good'in.

It cost about as much money to join the NRA as a box of .380 ammo. I strongly encourage shooters to join and support the NRA. Without the NRA we would be like England.

Smith and Wesson model 36 3" nickel. Ruger Single Six, SS 6.5".

I'm just kidding guys! I don't mind people giving me honest opinions. I do expect a certain amount of courtesy and I try to be courteous and respectful when I make a posts. Most people on this forum do the same. I went out yesterday I shot a box of Cor-Bon Powerballs through it. Ca-ching! No failures. I shot it limp wristed, left handed, right handed, rapid fire, every way I could think of. I saved 7 rounds for carry. I still think this pistol shoots better than a Kel-Tec or an LCP. THEN, I went to every Walmart and Dicks within 25 miles of the house and did not find any .380 ammo.

Are you feeling down? Worried about loosing your job, the oil spill, terrorist attacks, Obamanomics? Then this is the movie for you. It will cheer you up........ if you can watch the whole movie without shooting yourself. I was expecting a really bad movie but it was not bad at all. It could have used a couple of Orcs but other than that I thought it was a powerfully thought provoking film.

Flash II with the Tanto blade. I use it for work and general carry. It is always on me. Great knives.