Who would you want on YOUR side in a gunfight?
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You guys are making me feel old. I know who D.A. 'Jelly' Brice
was, and have meet and talked with Dick Marcinko. Of the 2 in a
gunfight I'd take Brice, If I didn't know what the situation was
going to be or could plan ahead the Marcinko would get the nod.
was, and have meet and talked with Dick Marcinko. Of the 2 in a
gunfight I'd take Brice, If I didn't know what the situation was
going to be or could plan ahead the Marcinko would get the nod.
Mastrogiacomo
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Can't say I'd want any of the guys you mentioned. Never heard of them, never seen them -- give me Chow Yun Fat or Simon Yam any day. 
mrstang01
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Au Contraire lostdog, I know who Marcinko-san is too. I think of all the folks I've seen listed, Demo Dick would be my choice. I don't know him personally, but I've known some of his "children", and if they vouch for him, that's good enough for me.
If nothing else, he's got the right mindset for a fight. You do whatever it takes to win.
Michael
If nothing else, he's got the right mindset for a fight. You do whatever it takes to win.
Michael
Gila Hayes. First, she's still alive (some of those guys aren't). Second, she's still mobile (some of those guys aren't). Third, she lives right around the corner from me (most of those guys don't). Finally, if Gila were in a gunfight, Marty Hayes would probably come along and help too, since she's married to him (none of those guys are).
pax
Gold is for the mistress, silver for the maid
Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade.
"Good", said the Baron, sitting in his hall,
"But Iron, Cold Iron, is the master of them all!"
-- Rudyard Kipling
pax
Gold is for the mistress, silver for the maid
Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade.
"Good", said the Baron, sitting in his hall,
"But Iron, Cold Iron, is the master of them all!"
-- Rudyard Kipling
TeamCorbon
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Anybody who has met Jim Grover would pick him easily off the list posted ( I believe). He has all you need to get out of a bad situation especially the mindset. He came across as the most ruthless person if he's put in a situation where necessary.
If Ken Hackathorn had been listed however, I would have picked him first.
If Ken Hackathorn had been listed however, I would have picked him first.
Selfdfenz
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Audie Murphy or Alvin York. Hopefully both.
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Ala Dan
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Greeting's All,
Well, thats a tough choice? Carlos would have been a
good one; but since I can't have him by my side, I would
choose from this list:
How about James Arness, as he hasn't missed in about
40 year's!
I voted for my friend Gabe Suarez, of The Halo Group.
But these guy's listed below ain't half bad themselves:
a) Mr. Stephen A. Camp
b) Mr. Howard C. Collins (aka: Capbuster)
c) Mr. Alex McCallum (aka: Blue Heeler from TFL)
These guy's would cover my back, pretty darn well!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
Well, thats a tough choice? Carlos would have been a
good one; but since I can't have him by my side, I would
choose from this list:
How about James Arness, as he hasn't missed in about
40 year's!
I voted for my friend Gabe Suarez, of The Halo Group.
But these guy's listed below ain't half bad themselves:
a) Mr. Stephen A. Camp
b) Mr. Howard C. Collins (aka: Capbuster)
c) Mr. Alex McCallum (aka: Blue Heeler from TFL)
These guy's would cover my back, pretty darn well!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
mikey357
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...I voted for Cirillo...but wish that we could have voted for more than just one person, 'cause I'd like to have Bill Jordan--the ex-border patrolman, NOT the Camo guy--on my side, and IF I KNEW that the doo-doo was gonna hit the fan, I'd drag ol' Charlie Askins along...just need to make sure in advance that somebody on the other side needed killin', because Askins would do it...no if's, ands or buts....mikey357
seeker_two
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lostdog: the SAA guy you're thinking of is probably Bob Munden (as seen on AMERICAN SHOOTER)--and he would be on my list too.
For my "fire team" I'd take all those mentioned in the poll & in discussion--plus add the Boers, all Spec-Ops forces, Billy Dixon, the Canadian snipers in Afghanistan, Vlad Tepes (Dracula), Tom Selleck (he IS a good shot in real life), Jerry Miculek, Rob Leatham, Doug Koenig, John Taffin, Terry Murbach, Jim Taylor, the rest of the SIXGUNNERS (you know who you are), and Rosie O'Donnel (for cover).
Now, if there were TWO people shooting at me...
For my "fire team" I'd take all those mentioned in the poll & in discussion--plus add the Boers, all Spec-Ops forces, Billy Dixon, the Canadian snipers in Afghanistan, Vlad Tepes (Dracula), Tom Selleck (he IS a good shot in real life), Jerry Miculek, Rob Leatham, Doug Koenig, John Taffin, Terry Murbach, Jim Taylor, the rest of the SIXGUNNERS (you know who you are), and Rosie O'Donnel (for cover).
Now, if there were TWO people shooting at me...
I was amused to see the post about the Ghurkas presenting the Jap heads with the fish to Gen. Slim, later Field Marshal Earl (Viscount?) Slim of Burma.
Those interested should hit the library and see if they can find the two-volume autobiography of Lt. Col. (Brevet Brigadier) John Masters, D.S.O. Known mainly for his bestselling novels of the 1950's, Masters was, until Indian independence, an officer with the 4th Prince of Wales's Own Ghurka Rifles, with experience against both Indian rebels and the Japanese. (He commanded the British outpost known as "Blackpool" that withstood repeated Japanese attacks in Burma.)
The books are, "Bugles and a Tiger" (prewar India) and, "The Road Past Mandalay".
I greatly respect the khukri in the hands of an experienced user, and at least one was wielded in Italy (along with his revolver) by an officer who got into a German pillbox and killed nine men there. He received the Victoria Cross for this achievement. But I don't believe the claim that one can be used as a boomerang. (sp.) Masters does have a tale or two about them, though...
Read what he said about how he felt about Japanese after seeing their deeds, and you might want him or his men on your side in a fight...at least, if it was against Japanese. Attitude is half the battle. Feeling no more emotion about killing a man than you'd have about killing a wasp or spider is a big help.
By the way, I think "Jelly" spelled his last name as, "Bryce". Anyone here sure? Again, this was a man whose rep was earned by how fast and accurate he was in shooting people, not "tactical" targets. That counts with me.
Lone Star
Those interested should hit the library and see if they can find the two-volume autobiography of Lt. Col. (Brevet Brigadier) John Masters, D.S.O. Known mainly for his bestselling novels of the 1950's, Masters was, until Indian independence, an officer with the 4th Prince of Wales's Own Ghurka Rifles, with experience against both Indian rebels and the Japanese. (He commanded the British outpost known as "Blackpool" that withstood repeated Japanese attacks in Burma.)
The books are, "Bugles and a Tiger" (prewar India) and, "The Road Past Mandalay".
I greatly respect the khukri in the hands of an experienced user, and at least one was wielded in Italy (along with his revolver) by an officer who got into a German pillbox and killed nine men there. He received the Victoria Cross for this achievement. But I don't believe the claim that one can be used as a boomerang. (sp.) Masters does have a tale or two about them, though...
Read what he said about how he felt about Japanese after seeing their deeds, and you might want him or his men on your side in a fight...at least, if it was against Japanese. Attitude is half the battle. Feeling no more emotion about killing a man than you'd have about killing a wasp or spider is a big help.
By the way, I think "Jelly" spelled his last name as, "Bryce". Anyone here sure? Again, this was a man whose rep was earned by how fast and accurate he was in shooting people, not "tactical" targets. That counts with me.
Lone Star
My understanding is that there are aboriginal throwing weapons that do not return that are also called boomerangs. Perhaps this is what is meant. I don't think a khukri will return when thrown, unless thrown straight up, and I certainly don't want to try to catch one that is spinning.
That is how Paul Kirchner spelled it in his book, The Deadliest Men.
Good book, BTW.
Well, golly: can we include fictional personages? Modesty Blaise, who never seemed to miss with her Colt .32, her Star PD .45, or a S&W .41 Magnum. Pity that author Peter O'Donnell killed off Modesty and her knife-thowing pal Willie Garvin in the last volume, "The Cobra Trap". No one else seemed able to do 'em in.
Good books, if you haven't read them. The two movies were awful, though.
Oh: I give honorable mention to Marguerite Krux ("Crew") on TV's, "The Lost World". She was cold as ice when she popped that German agent in the first episode, and will cheerfully kill anyone or any dinosaur that menaces her or her pals! Foxy dame, too. (Played by Aussie actress Rachel Blakely).
Lone Star
Good books, if you haven't read them. The two movies were awful, though.
Oh: I give honorable mention to Marguerite Krux ("Crew") on TV's, "The Lost World". She was cold as ice when she popped that German agent in the first episode, and will cheerfully kill anyone or any dinosaur that menaces her or her pals! Foxy dame, too. (Played by Aussie actress Rachel Blakely).
Lone Star
clem
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Dep. Joe Harvey, Pima County Sheriff's Department
Apparently, we can, but that isn't what I did. The Deadliest Men is a collection of 49 short biographies. It's subtitled "The World's Deadliest Combatants throughout the Ages."
I know Lone Star knows this, but I didn't want anyone else getting the wrong impression.
CoolBreeze
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None of those on the list:
I would want two people:
My father Al and my Uncle Billy.
Al had fought and killed:
Japs in WWII,
North Koreans and Communist China army troops during Korean conflict and had been an active special "advisor" in French Indo China.
Al had been a Golden Gloves boxer, and all-Service boxer and later took up Karate. Al had also boxed pro for awhile with a 9 and 2 record. He as a southpaw. Mom made him quit .
Al had competed international in 1000 yards marksman championships and won using a "tuned" M1.
Al had also been a an armourer and could fix, repair and utilize anything from a 45 pistol to a 5 inch cannon.
Billy, a Marine, had fought and killed:
Japs in WWII,
North Koreans and Communist Chinese in Korean War and North Viet Cong iduring the Viet Nam conflict. After the Korean conflict he had instructed unconvential warfare skills and stayed in that field until he retired as an command E-9, with 30 years.
Billy had also been a boxer in his younger days.
Both my Dad and my Uncle had "seen the elephant" many, many times and often wondered why they had lived and why so many of their friends and comrades had died. Both myself and my brother are named after fallen comrades/friends of my Dad.
Both are dead now but if they could be alive I would want them on my side.
Both loved family and both could efficiently kill without hesitation if they, their comrades-in-arms or their families were in deadly peril.
I would want two people:
My father Al and my Uncle Billy.
Al had fought and killed:
Japs in WWII,
North Koreans and Communist China army troops during Korean conflict and had been an active special "advisor" in French Indo China.
Al had been a Golden Gloves boxer, and all-Service boxer and later took up Karate. Al had also boxed pro for awhile with a 9 and 2 record. He as a southpaw. Mom made him quit
.Al had competed international in 1000 yards marksman championships and won using a "tuned" M1.
Al had also been a an armourer and could fix, repair and utilize anything from a 45 pistol to a 5 inch cannon.
Billy, a Marine, had fought and killed:
Japs in WWII,
North Koreans and Communist Chinese in Korean War and North Viet Cong iduring the Viet Nam conflict. After the Korean conflict he had instructed unconvential warfare skills and stayed in that field until he retired as an command E-9, with 30 years.
Billy had also been a boxer in his younger days.
Both my Dad and my Uncle had "seen the elephant" many, many times and often wondered why they had lived and why so many of their friends and comrades had died. Both myself and my brother are named after fallen comrades/friends of my Dad.
Both are dead now but if they could be alive I would want them on my side.
Both loved family and both could efficiently kill without hesitation if they, their comrades-in-arms or their families were in deadly peril.
C. H. Luke
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Chuck Taylor..........Without a doubt one of the World's premier Small Arms Instructors.
Vern Humphrey
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Bugs Bunny -- he always outfoxes opponents like Yosemite Sam.
C. H. Luke
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