Recent content by 3:00hold

It would be hard to fine a better example of the need for layered security, awareness, etc. than this horrible example. The doctor was knocked on the head while sleeping, and things rapidly deteriorated from there. Ugly stuff folks. The indcident happened in 2007, and my apologies if it has...

At the risk of simply saying the same thing twice, I think people are ignoring the possibility that the outcome (no good guys died) might have been the result of this guy's actions, even if they were tactically and/or legally ill-advised. In other words, many are saying "Nothing bad...

For what it's worth, and I'm sure many will disagree, I think it's worthwhile to separate the debate into two categories - 1) what should have been done?, and 2) What does the law say you can do? The two may be the same, or they may not. In this case maybe going outside was a bad idea...

For me, both hands are a little low. You should have a crease on the top of your gun hand, and your support hand should be higher also, but that's more important for follow-up shots than accuracy. Make sure you have a good sight picture, as was said - make sure you have a clear front sight...

The gun had rust before the rag, and again before the rag with extra heavy oiling, but not since the rag. I think it's the case hardening. It's the only gun I have with it, and the only gun with rust.

Start with a .22 that is as close to what you eventually want as possible. If you have absolutely no idea whatsoever - meaning you don't know if you don't want a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, and you want it for defense and target shooting, I'd say you should end up with a .357 revolver...

Fast is slow, smooth is fast. To you, guns are cool. Think of it in terms of something that you don't think is cool - stamp collecting, for example. If you were a stamp collecting nut, you would do better to keep that under your hat for a while, right. Anything in excess can be bad...

The only gun I keep wrapped in an oil-soaked rag is a color case hardened Vaquero. None of my other guns have any rust at all, and I can't keep rust off this one. With everything else, I wipe them after handling with a very lightly oiled cloth and keep them in a reasonably dry place. If the...

A lifetime of living in condition orange has taken it's toll on some of you. We've all cut people off, accidentally or otherwise. In some parts of the country, it's almost expected. He found a creative way to stop the persuit. Maybe not the best way, but it did work. Plus I have a...

I wear 30 db muffs over molded plugs. Very quiet. If I wanted to hear people better I'd get the electronic muffs, because the muffs/plugs I wear makes it very hard to hear talking.

The only thing, IMHO, if a relative who I can carry/drag won't leave a dangerous situation with me, they'd get help. Granny would understand. Some of us spend a lot of effort in order to be more alert than normal, and people we're with may not have the same level of awareness, and...

Usually major gun companies don't go out of their way to service the smallest segment of the market . . If you want to know what Springfield will come out with next, think least common denomenator. Maybe a Twitter-enabled 9mm with 35 rd capacity and a 15lb trigger. The 15lb trigger will...

This is all very upsetting. I just bought an M&P 9, and the front sight insert fell out within 100 rounds 2 days after I bought it. I patched it with a half drop of white paint, and it looks good as new. Just a PIA. Now I have something else to look forward to.

The crowd didn't stay put because each and every person logically deduced that the chance of the gunshot being accidental and singular was greater than the chance of injury if they were to leave in a hurry. The crowd stayed put because when faced with evidence that something has gone horribly...

JoeSlomo posted a link to a very good article with exerpts from two guys who know almost nothing about recoil control and reaquiring a sight picture - Brian Enos and Rob Leatham. The same ergonomics that work shooting competition 'power factor' loads also work with full power loads. At least...