oldfool
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Hi,
I have been surfin'/lurkin' THR a couple years now; I like the forum guiding philosophy.
Fond of firearms, boy child of the 50's, taught how by two ex-WWII paratroopers (Dad & Uncle), neither much inclined to tell a young lad anything but once.
I think every law abiding citizen of any free republic ought always have the right to own personal defense weapons, natural right of self-defense acknowledged by the Bill of Rights, not created by, "shall not infringe" means shall not infringe. Not much inclined to argue about the meaning of what the word "is" is.
Old guy, married to an angel, don't have a clue why she puts up with me, but she do; 3 grandsons, 3 great-grandsons, one great-grand baby girl born just last week. Some guys go shopping for a football helmet when a child is born; I go shopping for Chipmunks. Got to find me a PINK one now. Accessorized With an NRA sticker on buttstock and a 1" tube 3MOA red dot.... hmmm, silver sights should go nicely w/ pink, dontcha think ?
CCW is a family thing - me, milady, son, daughter, and two of three grandsons (the other too busy girlin'). Nine out of ten ladies chosen at random will outshoot 9 out of 10 guys chosen at random, get over it. Everybody ought to do CCW Permit legal; if you can't do it "right", don't do it at all.
Not a SHTF sky-is-falling guy... forget ammo, forget duct tape... buy more rope.. tie yourself to a stout tree, so you don't go spinning off into outer space when the earth suddenly stops turning... somebody says "BUG", I look for something to step on.
I don't do mega-magnums, full auto, or tactical, but think "it's all good" for those that do. Old guy old style personal preferences. I don't do ARs either, but think they are great rifles, more folks ought to try one out. Always said I never met a cop I didn't like, or a gun that didn't shoot better than me, but have met some very few nonetheless, just "the exception that proves the rule", that's all. I am not going to talk about the extreme few make/model firearms I hold in low esteem here; an old guy can get his butt kicked easily enough without giving anybody good cause to, no need.
Own and shoot 410, 28, 20 guage, 22LR, 22WMR, 17HMR, 25acp, 380acp, 9MM, 32S&W, 38/357, 243, 30-30
Love anything w/ a Browning logo, but my heart ultimately belongs to S&W revolvers (two J frames, six K-frames, older models like me)
My all-time favorite centerfire handgun is 6" model 66 357 (three of 'em... his-n-hers S&Ws, and our's Taurus)
My all-time favorite rimfire handgun is 6" k-frame (four of 'em... two 17s, one 648, one Taurus 96)
My favorite rimfire and/or centerfire rifle varies w/ the moon phase, but real fond of 357 carbines (his-n-hers), and Browning rimfires (four, his-n-hers-n-ours). Real fond of Ruger MKs and Savage rimfires also.
What I mostly wear is 380acp, Colt Government model series 80 mark IV (all steel/single stack). I do not do cocked & locked because I do not consider myself world-class-tactical proficient. I believe anybody can have an AD/ND (although I never have... yet) no matter how smart, safety-conscious, or experienced. I worry a tad about those who who think they cannot AD/ND, but that is their responsibility, not mine. I want to stay scared of doing that.
What my son most often wears is a Colt Government model series 80 mark IV 380acp, by his own choice
What one of my grandsons most often wears is the Llama knock-off 380acp, by his own choice (couldn't find/afford the Colt)
ain't my fault
I sometimes wear LCP, and am acutely aware of my severe limitations with it; for me, it is a seven shot derringer, range limited to width of a large poker table for "desperation situation". I carry it w/ tube empty likewise. If milady is with me, I carry the Colt, and if they shoot me dead standing in front of her whilst I am racking one in, she will maybe have time to get her Ruger SP101 out of her purse. How it is. You make your own choice and you pay the price.
"this ain't Dodge and me ain't Bill Hickcock"
I walk into a gun show, I check my CCW weapon with the cop at the door. I walk into wallyworld, I wear it; they don't like it, I can buy cheap junk elsewhere. You are welcome to CCW in my home, but if you pull it just to show/brag on it without asking permission, expect to leave abruptly. Stay away from bad places you do not have to put yourself in. "Nothing good happens in public after midnight"
I shoot weekly, range day averages ~300 rounds per trip, mostly rimfire, can't afford that much centerfire.
Lousy shot, old eyes, bad hands, my "speed" shooting off hand DA amounts to six-in-two, typical one or two hits on a 16oz plastic bottle @ 15 yards, three or four close misses, and one "where did that go ??" Can still bust a soda pop can w/ 357 open iron sights at 75 yard off a buttrest sandbag, though... it it holds still long enough
Shooting dimes at 50 yards & nickles at 100 yards w/ a scoped 17HMR over a sandbag is just more fun than an old man ought to still be allowed sitting down.
Been a lot of places around America in the last half century, and there are a whole lot of really good people in all of them, many different flavors, but all good people. Do not let talking heads on TV tell you any different.
Unlikely to post a whole lot here (you just heard it all anyway). Besides, I have noticed that with average 60 seconds time lag someone else will post whatever reply I might have, except for saying it so much better. What's not to love about that ?
If all that is NOT more than you ever wanted to about me, you are spending too much time in cyberspace.
Turn it off, go pet a dog, hug a child, and kiss a lady.
I have been surfin'/lurkin' THR a couple years now; I like the forum guiding philosophy.
Fond of firearms, boy child of the 50's, taught how by two ex-WWII paratroopers (Dad & Uncle), neither much inclined to tell a young lad anything but once.
I think every law abiding citizen of any free republic ought always have the right to own personal defense weapons, natural right of self-defense acknowledged by the Bill of Rights, not created by, "shall not infringe" means shall not infringe. Not much inclined to argue about the meaning of what the word "is" is.
Old guy, married to an angel, don't have a clue why she puts up with me, but she do; 3 grandsons, 3 great-grandsons, one great-grand baby girl born just last week. Some guys go shopping for a football helmet when a child is born; I go shopping for Chipmunks. Got to find me a PINK one now. Accessorized With an NRA sticker on buttstock and a 1" tube 3MOA red dot.... hmmm, silver sights should go nicely w/ pink, dontcha think ?
CCW is a family thing - me, milady, son, daughter, and two of three grandsons (the other too busy girlin'). Nine out of ten ladies chosen at random will outshoot 9 out of 10 guys chosen at random, get over it. Everybody ought to do CCW Permit legal; if you can't do it "right", don't do it at all.
Not a SHTF sky-is-falling guy... forget ammo, forget duct tape... buy more rope.. tie yourself to a stout tree, so you don't go spinning off into outer space when the earth suddenly stops turning... somebody says "BUG", I look for something to step on.
I don't do mega-magnums, full auto, or tactical, but think "it's all good" for those that do. Old guy old style personal preferences. I don't do ARs either, but think they are great rifles, more folks ought to try one out. Always said I never met a cop I didn't like, or a gun that didn't shoot better than me, but have met some very few nonetheless, just "the exception that proves the rule", that's all. I am not going to talk about the extreme few make/model firearms I hold in low esteem here; an old guy can get his butt kicked easily enough without giving anybody good cause to, no need.
Own and shoot 410, 28, 20 guage, 22LR, 22WMR, 17HMR, 25acp, 380acp, 9MM, 32S&W, 38/357, 243, 30-30
Love anything w/ a Browning logo, but my heart ultimately belongs to S&W revolvers (two J frames, six K-frames, older models like me)
My all-time favorite centerfire handgun is 6" model 66 357 (three of 'em... his-n-hers S&Ws, and our's Taurus)
My all-time favorite rimfire handgun is 6" k-frame (four of 'em... two 17s, one 648, one Taurus 96)
My favorite rimfire and/or centerfire rifle varies w/ the moon phase, but real fond of 357 carbines (his-n-hers), and Browning rimfires (four, his-n-hers-n-ours). Real fond of Ruger MKs and Savage rimfires also.
What I mostly wear is 380acp, Colt Government model series 80 mark IV (all steel/single stack). I do not do cocked & locked because I do not consider myself world-class-tactical proficient. I believe anybody can have an AD/ND (although I never have... yet) no matter how smart, safety-conscious, or experienced. I worry a tad about those who who think they cannot AD/ND, but that is their responsibility, not mine. I want to stay scared of doing that.
What my son most often wears is a Colt Government model series 80 mark IV 380acp, by his own choice
What one of my grandsons most often wears is the Llama knock-off 380acp, by his own choice (couldn't find/afford the Colt)
ain't my fault
I sometimes wear LCP, and am acutely aware of my severe limitations with it; for me, it is a seven shot derringer, range limited to width of a large poker table for "desperation situation". I carry it w/ tube empty likewise. If milady is with me, I carry the Colt, and if they shoot me dead standing in front of her whilst I am racking one in, she will maybe have time to get her Ruger SP101 out of her purse. How it is. You make your own choice and you pay the price.
"this ain't Dodge and me ain't Bill Hickcock"
I walk into a gun show, I check my CCW weapon with the cop at the door. I walk into wallyworld, I wear it; they don't like it, I can buy cheap junk elsewhere. You are welcome to CCW in my home, but if you pull it just to show/brag on it without asking permission, expect to leave abruptly. Stay away from bad places you do not have to put yourself in. "Nothing good happens in public after midnight"
I shoot weekly, range day averages ~300 rounds per trip, mostly rimfire, can't afford that much centerfire.
Lousy shot, old eyes, bad hands, my "speed" shooting off hand DA amounts to six-in-two, typical one or two hits on a 16oz plastic bottle @ 15 yards, three or four close misses, and one "where did that go ??" Can still bust a soda pop can w/ 357 open iron sights at 75 yard off a buttrest sandbag, though... it it holds still long enough
Shooting dimes at 50 yards & nickles at 100 yards w/ a scoped 17HMR over a sandbag is just more fun than an old man ought to still be allowed sitting down.
Been a lot of places around America in the last half century, and there are a whole lot of really good people in all of them, many different flavors, but all good people. Do not let talking heads on TV tell you any different.
Unlikely to post a whole lot here (you just heard it all anyway). Besides, I have noticed that with average 60 seconds time lag someone else will post whatever reply I might have, except for saying it so much better. What's not to love about that ?
If all that is NOT more than you ever wanted to about me, you are spending too much time in cyberspace.
Turn it off, go pet a dog, hug a child, and kiss a lady.
