Stealth baseball bat?

I think there would be a vibration problem using a solid aluminum rod for a strong swinging strike. It would be great for thrusting though, if the ends were nicely rounded.

It would be great for thrusting though, if the ends were nicely rounded.

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This is going to sound like a dumb question, but how effective could a thrust with a walking stick type of arrangment be? It doesn't seem like it would do that much to me, but then I honestly don't know about thrusting.

Has anyone considered what a formidable weapon a carpenter's saw would be as an improvised edged weapon? It has about the same weight, heft, and striking surface area as a machete.

Would you prefer smooth or serrated cuts?

Oh,I thought this thread was gonna be about the Easton Stealth bat. I actually swing one,the composite handle flexes more to give you more "pop" on contact and cuts down on vibration.

Sweeping is still legal, most places.

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Careful. It often depends on whom you sweep with.

What's wrong with a 20 gauge shotgun with buckshot?

If you live in a cramped apartment, a swinging weapon may not be the best choice because you may strike door jams, walls, furniture, etc.

Consider a shorter weapon - as HSO suggested, look to history. If you must melee, consider the modern equivalent of a warhammer or waraxe such as a nice Estwing 20 oz. carpenter hammer or a roofing hatchet. I have a $30 Estwing carpentry ax/hammer that I take camping. It's perfect for hand to hand self defense too. Or why not a nice 7" Kabar knife?

I agree that distance is your friend, but you don't sound like you have the room to swing a big weapon if you live in a small apartment.

FWIW, my son was recently charged with (get this) felony possession of a deadly weapon by the CHP for having an aluminum bat in the front seat of his car. Nevermind that a ball and glove were with it, he was arrested and we had to post $2200 in bail to get him out. Can't tell you how angry I was, especially since the charge has now been reduced to a misdemeanor, but I'm still out the bail $$. His hearing is later this month. Word to to the wise...

The stealth

Composite vs. Aluminum

The stealth is the leader in composite bats. Their great if you've got the skill. Otherwise it's probably not worth the extra cost. Good information at www.baseballbatreviews.ruqqa.com

A "tactical" shotgun with 8 rails, a flashlight, laser sight, red dot scope, night vision scope, 3 vertical foregrips, an old Knoxx drum magazine, and a Glock duct taped to the stock, is just peachy for home defense.

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Not in Australia, it ain't. This is because by the time you open the gun safe, then getting the keys to open the ammo box, getting the ammo and trying to load the weapon, you would be killed by the BG already. A metal baseball bat is great for HD in Australia, but I much prefer a sword to a bat though because like a baseball bat, you do not have to keep a sword under lock and key (except for Victoria, but I don't live in that s**thole anyway).

Speaking as a parent of a HS baseball player, I've spent more money on baseball bats than on firearms in the last ten years. They all break about 30 days after the warranty goes out - and that's just from hitting baseballs with them. I've got to buy another one before the end of the year.

Now if someone broke into my house, and I had to grab a bat to do battle with them, no problem - we have bats everywhere. But I kid you not when I say if the first one I grabbed was a Stealth or a TPX Exo, I would put it back and grab another one - a cheaper one. I can't afford to mess up the good ones.

Stealth baseball bat for HD?

I'm actually surprised at members suggestions... Going to the effort required to manufacture a "beatstick", with the intention that it doesn't at first glance look like a beatstick sounds to me like an unnecessary waste of time, money and effort.

If one wants to have something available and concealable in their home, in case they want/need to bludgeon an intruder, then something like an ASP would seem to fit the bill, being easily concealled and having a small impact area. Depending on the local legal code, it might be illegal to have though.

I would suggest something more readily available, legal (at least until used to club someone) and dual purpose, which is always a bright idea (pardon the pending pun), particularly for nighttime intruders. I'm surprised no one suggested something like a 4 or 6-cell D battery Maglite. Having something like this near ones nightstand is easily explainable, and being over 3 lbs and nearly 2ft long, would do quite a number if someone was hit with it. Yes, that is the voice of experience, don't ask.

As for "legal" issues, if someone was to use anything to harm someone else, depending on the jurisdiction in which they lived and the circumstances, it wouldn't matter what was used. Anything has the potential to be used as a weapon, and someone could be charged for using potentially anything. Depending on the right (or wrong) circumstances, if someone hurt an intruder by collapsing their stack of Guns & Ammo (or any other publication...) onto them, there still exists the potential for legal repercussions. The only way to really avoid any possible fallout, would be to do nothing. So keep yourself and family safe, and let the rest fall where it may.

-Cheers

Personally, I wouldn't use something specially crafted as a blunt instrument. The legal concerns have been covered pretty well already. Aside from that, don't use something you don't want to lose, because you aren't likely to get it back, afterward.

I keep meaning to get a bat. A real wood bat, with a ball and glove. Jhansman's story is both scary and, frankly, unsurprising. Probably I could carry the bat, ball, and glove, behind the seat in my truck, particularly if I put it all in a bag. But it's never a sure thing, is it?

In college I had an old car that suffered from "bead leaks"- the tires would suddenly lose their seal on the wheels and go flat overnight. Tire shop said they'd done all they could about it.

I kept a steel pipe about 30" long by 3/4" ID on the floor of the back seat. We called it a "cheater bar"- maybe folks still do- slip it over the end of the lug wrench and you had plenty of leverage on the lug nuts that the yahoos at the tire shop overtightened with an air wrench.

Would it have other uses in a pinch? Probably.

Could I explain it to a cop? I did at least once, but those were the days when a buck knife on the belt was standard equipment, so they didn't get excited about much.

A good car item is the standard car lug wrench. Complete the bend to 90 deg, weld another shaft and socket onto the end in line with the long beam of the wrench for spinning off your lugnuts faster. presto, sidehandle baton.

The beauty of a baseball bat, is that even foul tips count.