An interesting morning
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Either kidding, or a troll. Don't know him, so don't know which. But whichever, you done right, Norton.
But about that, "already in the bedroom" thing: I'm with some of the others - you're way too slow at 10 seconds. You need a dog or better access to your piece, preferably both.
I'll vote for that. We EACH have our cellphone on the headboard in easy reach - that's where they charge at night. My outside phone box is way too easily accessed from the front of the house - can't depend on the landline in the event of a planned burglary. Pop it open, yank a wire, and 911 isn't even wishful thinking anymore.
Remember that calling 911 on your cellphone will not give them your address - be prepared to do that verbally. The BEST they will get (assuming you have a new phone with GPS built in) is a latitude and longitude that's accurate within about 50 meters, 90% of the time. If you have an older phone (like most of us) the best they will get is a fix with an accuracy of several kilometers. Not much good!
And all that is assuming that your local PSAP* has upgraded, and your cellular carrier has upgraded, and everything is working properly.
The WORST case is that they will know you called from a cellphone. Period. They won't have your number, your location, or anything else. Oh, yeah, they'll know you are with Verizon or AT&T, or Sprint, or whomever. Lotta help that's going to be!
Of course, given the track record of 911 delivering timely help, I think most of us realize that the 911 call is the required cleanup call.
*PSAP = Public Safety Answering Point. Your local 911 center.
Silver Bullet
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Be sure and keep in mind the difference between cover and concealment. I don't know of too many places in my house someone couldn't shoot me through the drywall if they knew I was on the other side.
45R
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Who had your back covered?
Must have been the mouse.
Must have been the mouse.
I agree in principle with all that have said that it's far preferable to have the weapon already out of the safe, loaded and ready to go should the need to use it arrive.
As a relatively new gun owner (revolver since November and USP since January) I'm trying to escalate my level of readiness a bit at a time. I think it's important to develop the level of comfort, for both me and my wife, for each stage, ie. locked in the safe unloaded, then in the safe loaded, then beside the bed loaded.
I've been keeping the USP out, unloaded(but treating it as if it's loaded of course), while awake in the evenings....just getting used to the feel in my hand as I move it from room to room and also operating the controls, developing that all-important muscle memory.
By having it out each night, I feel like I'm imprinting the fact that it's a part of the house rather than something "special" just for the range....don't know if that makes sense.
I feel confident that we will eventually have the weapon(s) loaded and more immediately accessible in the future.
As a relatively new gun owner (revolver since November and USP since January) I'm trying to escalate my level of readiness a bit at a time. I think it's important to develop the level of comfort, for both me and my wife, for each stage, ie. locked in the safe unloaded, then in the safe loaded, then beside the bed loaded.
I've been keeping the USP out, unloaded(but treating it as if it's loaded of course), while awake in the evenings....just getting used to the feel in my hand as I move it from room to room and also operating the controls, developing that all-important muscle memory.
By having it out each night, I feel like I'm imprinting the fact that it's a part of the house rather than something "special" just for the range....don't know if that makes sense.
I feel confident that we will eventually have the weapon(s) loaded and more immediately accessible in the future.
TallPine
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Norton: pretty soon you will be like the rest of us - won't leave the bedroom without it. 
Skunkabilly,
While I am FAR from being an expert marksman, I feel that I can accurately shoot the USP or the revolver in double action at the close quarters involved when talking about an indoor defensive situation.
I find the added reassurance of the long DA pull (for at least the first shot on the USP) to be a fair trade off for the very slight lessening of accuracy at relatively close range. I have pretty large hands....OK, truth be know, they're huge....so the distance of the trigger pull is a non-issue.
On the other hand, if I see an actual looming shape and do have to make use of the first long pull on the USP....you can bet that I won't be too concerned about using the decocker before sending the subsequent shot on their way if need be.
Now, put a target out to 75 feet....and DA or SA: I still have some practicing to do!
While I am FAR from being an expert marksman, I feel that I can accurately shoot the USP or the revolver in double action at the close quarters involved when talking about an indoor defensive situation.
I find the added reassurance of the long DA pull (for at least the first shot on the USP) to be a fair trade off for the very slight lessening of accuracy at relatively close range. I have pretty large hands....OK, truth be know, they're huge....so the distance of the trigger pull is a non-issue.
On the other hand, if I see an actual looming shape and do have to make use of the first long pull on the USP....you can bet that I won't be too concerned about using the decocker before sending the subsequent shot on their way if need be.
Now, put a target out to 75 feet....and DA or SA: I still have some practicing to do!
I get up several times a month....
responding to noises that woke me up and I cannot identify. I use a glock because it doesn't have to be unsafed or cocked. I also have an old lady Siamese cat that will wake me up when she senses something outside, usually another cat, but did allow me to chase off one of the kids from across the street one night that was in the back yard. My wife has her shotgun in the need to rack the slide mode and will never leave the back room to see what or who is out there. Both have cell phones handy. All bedrooms lock with a key lock and the hinges are pinned. And I live in a safe neighborhood......chris3
responding to noises that woke me up and I cannot identify. I use a glock because it doesn't have to be unsafed or cocked. I also have an old lady Siamese cat that will wake me up when she senses something outside, usually another cat, but did allow me to chase off one of the kids from across the street one night that was in the back yard. My wife has her shotgun in the need to rack the slide mode and will never leave the back room to see what or who is out there. Both have cell phones handy. All bedrooms lock with a key lock and the hinges are pinned. And I live in a safe neighborhood......chris3
Redlg155
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You did good. You at least have the presence of mind to be armed and in control of your life.
Good Shooting
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Good Shooting
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Sven
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ALWAYS verify that the gun is loaded following racking the slide. For most semis, you can pull the slide back a bit and inspect visually or with a finger.
Racking the slide does not ensure that you have one in the pipe. This could lead to the loudest sound in the world: a 'click' when you want to hear a 'bang'.
A magazine that is not seated may not allow the round to feed - which reminds me of another thing: always try to pull the mag out after seating it, even if you hear the click.
Personally, I feel that the cat killing jokes on here are in extremely poor taste and I suggest those users reconsider / edit their posts.
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Sven,
Wise advice indeed! I never count on "things being the way they are supposed to be" and always visually verify, then verify again.
The nice thing about the HK is that I've never found things to not work the way they are supposed to. Trouble is, that the first time could be in a critical situation.
Wise advice indeed! I never count on "things being the way they are supposed to be" and always visually verify, then verify again.
The nice thing about the HK is that I've never found things to not work the way they are supposed to. Trouble is, that the first time could be in a critical situation.
Edward429451
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That makes perfect sense. When me & my wife first got together, She thought I was some kinda psycho to see me do 2 or 3 hundred practice draws / dryfires in the house let alone just constantly carrying. She put up with it because I NEVER violated any of the 4 rules.
I told her its just a tool and tools have a place in the home. I wouldnt take a new complicated or dangerous tool out to a jobsite to use it without familierizing myself with it at home first, so whats different with a pistol? Plus the fact that family security is a 24 hour job ultimately. I am 'on call' for security 24/7/365.
This imprinted on her very well. Espescially after a couple close calls which turned out well. She wants her own gun to carry now and not just one of the ones laying around the house in strategic locations! Shes come a long way from never having shot one to regarding it as just a specialized cordless drill that can come in mighty handy sometimes!
cool45auto
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Well the first thing I would have done is screamed like a little girl and then soiled myself!
"I get up several times a month....
responding to noises that woke me up and I cannot identify. "
I used to do that, before I got a dog who has proven to be a reliable deterrent/alarm.
Now, if I waken to a noise, if the dog is not in alarm mode, I just roll over and go back to sleep.
responding to noises that woke me up and I cannot identify. "
I used to do that, before I got a dog who has proven to be a reliable deterrent/alarm.
Now, if I waken to a noise, if the dog is not in alarm mode, I just roll over and go back to sleep.
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