deadin
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but it's too light to inflict a serious wound
I think that might be dependent on just where it is pointing in my pocket.......
but it's too light to inflict a serious wound
You keep hurting your ears like that and eventually you will have no need to worry about the sound of fingers on a chalkboard. Hearing damage is cumulative and permanent. And regardless of if you like messenger of no importance. I took his idea of carrying the Moon clips a long time ago. The bottom line, is there are plenty of convenient ways to carry moon clips. If you do not like them, fine, if you do fine.
Well, if your equipment is THAT fragile, I'm sorry for you.I think that might be dependent on just where it is pointing in my pocket.......
Well, if your equipment is THAT fragile, I'm sorry for you.
sounds safe just to carry them in my pocket and not worry about it
You should also address the "need" of carrying the extra ammo. At one time I carried a pocket gun with extra mags. As I aged my ability to do a fast reload became a foggy memory. Reassessed and decided that carrying an extra in my pocket was not worth it, so they stay in the car. You also have to consider the neighborhood and circumstances. Live in Mayberry? Or rural Kansas? Or downtown Dallas at night, where you should carry a 50 BMG??I think the replies, taken together, indicate that carrying a loose moonclip in your pocket is "safe", in that a round going off is highly unlikely (and if it did, it'd pack relatively little punch), but you do risk bending the clip and rendering it useless when you really need it. And a loose clip in your pocket takes longer to get to than a clip properly stowed in a holder of some type.
You should also address the "need" of carrying the extra ammo. At one time I carried a pocket gun with extra mags. As I aged my ability to do a fast reload became a foggy memory. Reassessed and decided that carrying an extra in my pocket was not worth it, so they stay in the car. You also have to consider the neighborhood and circumstances. Live in Mayberry? Or rural Kansas? Or downtown Dallas at night, where you should carry a 50 BMG??
Why would anyone not regularly inspect their carry ammo? They may be staking their life on it one day. I carry my spare rounds in speed strips in my watch pocket. They sometimes go thru the wash. When that happens they immediately get rotated out and into the practice stock. I try to get out once a month for practice and all carry ammo is expended at that time.
Many police officers are not gun people, and only fire their weapons when forced to whenever training requires. I knew of several officers like this when I lived in NYC.
That's an amazing statistic.....if anyone..... police officers specifically should be inspecting their ammo regularly and assure their firearm is in good working condition.
That's an amazing statistic.....if anyone..... police officers specifically should be inspecting their ammo regularly and assure their firearm is in good working condition.
Did they ever do a follow up sequel on whether she ever responded to her wake up call?I don't remember the name of it, but there was a documentary type show that followed female police officers. One of the LAPD officers went to the range to qualify and her Beretta 92 jammed so bad the range officer had to take it apart. Apparently it had NEVER been cleaned the entire time it was in her possession.
That was an amazing and scary event. At least it jammed on the range and not in a life or death situation. You can get away with poor maintenance on a revolver, but I wonder how many other officers do the same with their semi autos
Amazing....absolutely amazing!My last 6 years before retiring I was my department's chief firearms instructor. I don't have the time to type the first hand horror stories I could tell you about cops and their guns.
Did they ever do a follow up sequel on whether she ever responded to her wake up call?
Your last question is answered in Dave T.'s post....a lot of LEO's treat their firearms the same way!
Amazing....absolutely amazing!