geekWithA.45
“How blind are you, Jim?”
RE – It’s bad. I no longer drive.
“Can you adequately distinguish a bad guy from say...the mailman, for example?
RE I’ve actually thought about this part too.
Normally the pizza delivery guy, my mail man , my Friends, neighbors, various sales people… Girl Scoutts.. Missionaries… UPS… FedEx… (oops, FE never does knock they just pitch my stuff out of the truck as they drive by… sometimes), won’t ordinarily try to pry open my doors, break my windows or try to enter my home by force. So far, not one of these aforementioned known friendly enough folks have attempted to gain access to my home against my will. Whether I am there or not.
People’s actions tell me if I need to take action myself. Ordinarily, I respond in kind.
“Can you be *certain* of your target?”
RE Nope… in pitch black dead of night, abruptly awakened by some person or persons entering my home by force or stealth, I’d venture even sighted people may not truly be able to perfectly identify an intruder.
Albeit if you mean can I target adequately the intruder with a properly outfitted weapon in hand, then I’d say “Yes” with a good degree of certainty given I utilize the tools and training at my discretion appropriately enough.
I’d add I’m not easily alarmed and as said, have been in enough situations that I’mn still capable of keeping my head, and I promise I’m not the nervous type, nor the skittish sort who will pull on anything that moves…. And oh…. Theres that light thingy I mentioned earlier that in my situation is indeed a MUST have item.
To that point I’d submit as well, in lighted situations, and very dim ones, today I experienced target acquisition with the aid of an attached Streamlight. I was able in both totally unfamiliar dealerships today, I was easily able to see the light developed on whatever items up to about 30 ft away. In a less well lit room today, targeting with the aid of that little super light was still better/easier. I’d suspect in dead of night the targeting once acquired would be far simpler a task. BTW… my eyes aren’t the only sense I use when an interloper is on board, and some firearm is within my grip.
I do appreciate and understand your own & anyone else’ trepidation regarding this pursuit… It/this is in fact, complicated, even in my opinion.
littlebubba
Good idea, thanks.
oneounceload
Bowser is another item in my future very very, likely. Thanks much.
Isaac-1
I’m not married to the idea of a 12G… but many HD guns come just in that caliber… but your point is very well taken. Thank you.
Having handled a few times now the 930 SPX, W/RAIL and 7+1 capacity, auto loading, decent pull, heft and weight I only need add a Sure dependable shock resistant light onto the pick rail, and select a round or two worthy of use in a moderately dense populated area. Within a 120ft one way, and at worst, 30 ft in another direction.
Shawn Dodson
Judge is a joke? Governor too?
I did like the feel of each in my hand (s), though I liked the stainless six inch arrangement from Taurus a good bit. It fit really well.
But for me, perhaps both are unwarranted.
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Super thanks Sean… good info I’ll look into the notes on that suggested light.
I’m not sensitive at all to the recoil of a 12. Well, no more than anyone else. I’ll probably add on Pistol grips at a later date.
In optimum conditions and with time, I can actually see and sight in with open sights a fair sized target 30 ft away... or so. Where on the target it hits is another story. Driving nails with my BDL is but a foggy memory these days…. lol.
With that 180 lumen light the dealer showed me, seeing was a cinch, and target acquisition was no chore.
A little 3-5 in felt marker sized light with a single button at it’s rear, pushing it in some sequence added more features like a strobe, or a dimmer light.
It could be mounted just forward of the safe tang on the Mossberg 930 after removing the rear peep on the one shown me today. Yet I’m opting now for the rail Ghost ring adorned 930, as that GS front sight aperture is anorexic in comparison to the bulbous stock fixed front sight.
I’m really liking the 930 SPX. Found one for $670 out the door… no commando pistol grips, but 7+1 capacity, rail, Ghost sights, 18.5 IC. Auto loader. 3 in. or 2.75 12G.
An auto loader makes me more comfortable as then only I.D.’ing, pointing, acquiring, and shooting , if needed are concerns.
Lights with little red dots are useless to me.
Thanks much.
