tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post3332753607670447970..comments2024-03-28T08:15:02.660-05:00Comments on Dad29: Gunfight SurvivalDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-80448170775242989452007-06-20T01:29:00.000-05:002007-06-20T01:29:00.000-05:00Interesting post. I read, I believe it was in "Ro...Interesting post. I read, I believe it was in "Rogue Warrior" by Dick Marcinko, that the idea was to learn to fire without sights. It takes a lot of practice, though.<BR/><BR/>I'm old now so I just use a .12 guage with double ought. You come through the door or window at your peril.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, can you say "duckbill"?. Can you say "Streetsweeper"?<BR/>Can you say "What's this hole doing in my chest?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-83543849319593709702007-06-19T12:03:00.000-05:002007-06-19T12:03:00.000-05:00Have a .357 6-gun in the home, and a 9mm semi outs...Have a .357 6-gun in the home, and a 9mm semi outside it, both high-quality weapons.<BR/><BR/>Revolver is inside b/c it's easier for the wife to use.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-48408456535049618402007-06-19T11:52:00.000-05:002007-06-19T11:52:00.000-05:00So, where do you fall, revolver or pistol?So, where do you fall, revolver or pistol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-69571427944705052242007-06-19T11:03:00.000-05:002007-06-19T11:03:00.000-05:00Sorry. Didn't want to smear you as a .45 bigot......Sorry. Didn't want to smear you as a .45 bigot...memory fails as age advances.<BR/><BR/>The problem w/Magnum loads is that slugs tend to go through the perps and hit whatever's next, too.<BR/><BR/>That's OK if it's a wall, which can be repaired. <BR/><BR/>NOT so OK if it's another person of the innocent variety.<BR/><BR/>Few typical street perps wear body armor anyway.<BR/><BR/>Yes, shooting is a good thing to do.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-31214087068355870472007-06-19T10:49:00.000-05:002007-06-19T10:49:00.000-05:00I'm a .40 bigot, not a .45 bigot (and Chris is a ....I'm a .40 bigot, not a .45 bigot (and Chris is a .44 Magnum revolver bigot).<BR/><BR/>There is no substitute for a well-placed shot. What the larger calibers (except for the slow .45) do offer is some additional margin against targets that bring body armor to the confrontation (and in the case of the .44 Magnum, a lot of additional margin).<BR/><BR/>That reminds me, I've got to go shooting again soon.steveegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374669417627943743noreply@blogger.com