Recent content by Barry in IN

Next class is a Louis Awerbuck Stage 2 Pistol. Although I know he despises the term "advanced class" I checked "advanced" anyway, since I wouldn't say it was exactly basic.

If I don't have a spare magazine, I feel as "naked" as if I'm unarmed. I carry two spare mags when carrying a single stack (which is a 1911 [99% of the time] or an HK P7), but usually just one spare with a Hi-Power. I have carried three spares with the 1911 before, with the third going in...

Excellent idea! I'm lucky to get to one class per year, so haven't been to a ton of training, but I'm always surprised to see how people are dressed. Or more specifically, how they are dressed around the gun. I always wear what I wear daily, and would think that most others would also. They...

I wonder what the problem was. Breaking the safety lever's hammer hook off perhaps?

I started working with an 1100 LT20 Youth as a defense-type shotgun this Summer. The back condition/injury I've had for 15 years is apparently not going to go away, and just holding up any long gun for a practice session can cause pain for days. By going to a 20, I shaved a full pound of gun...

Dave McC- That's good to hear. I had serious doubts for years about going to the 20 gauge. But when it became apparent it was going to be 20 gauge or no gauge, I had to give in.

Preacherman- Sorry to hear about your back woes. Believe me, I know what you are going through. I hurt my back for the first time about 15 years ago, and it went downhill from there. I have Degenerative Disc Disease, which was going to get me someday, but that injury just sped things up...

I voted Option 2, but would've considered the oft-requested Neutral vote. I like some things he has said/written/done, and dislike others. The biggest issue with many, myself included, is his legal-related commentary. I think he overdoes it with some of the legal issues, but I also think...

Glad that went well. Wouldn't expect any different from ya from what I've read. We're going through some of that sort of thing with my mom now. She's 80, and since dad died last October, it's been a rapid downhill slide. They will leave you shaking your head sometimes.

Thanks, SM. My wife and I have been trying to come up with a code to communicate with in these situations. You just gave us one. Usually, we can do it with a look. Sometimes I see her face change and know there's a new someone to watch. But it doesn't always work that way, so we need a...

I've never taken a class of his, but hear that he even train window likkers.

Whatever you do, don't put it off. The longer you wait, the harder it may be to get it. I wanted training forever. If I had time, I didn't have money. If I had money, I didn't have time. I got a back injury, so I was less able to defend myself, and wanted training more. But due to the...

I keep an always gun, although I have a "main gun" 99% of the time I'm awake. For quite a while it was a S&W Centennial in a pocket holster- first a 640 .357 loaded with Federal 125 JHP, then a 442 Airweight .38Spl loaded with 158 LSWC-HP. Recently, a Kahr PM9 Covert loaded with Winchester...

There are two spots from which I can look from one end to the other, about 60 feet. Otherwise, about 11-12 yards. Our house is pretty broken up, and I would have to be upstairs looking down (or vice versa) to get that distance.

Being posted under this topic, I'm guessing you meant self defense-related books. If that's the case, if I saw the thread, I would've responded with these- "Tactical Reality" by Louis Awerbuck "More Tactical Reality" Louis Awerbuck "Fighting Smarter" Tom Givens The first two are...