Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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AR15. Don't even have to get out of bed. It already knows what to do. That's what they say its designed to do. X2
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Grandpa Trapper]
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02/21/18 10:32 AM
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Wow you guys must live In some bad areas.
I don't lock the doors and I don't have a loaded gun In the house. But I do have a few Marine corps emblems on my windows. And a laser cut 12" Eagle Globe and Anchor on my fur shed door. Never had a sleepless night yet. Or a break In. But If I were to need a home defense weapon It would be a sawed off 12 gauge.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Grandpa Trapper]
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02/21/18 11:40 AM
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For pure home defense I have a Mossberg Tactical 590 shotgun.
I trap mink because I don't know any better.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
[Re: Grandpa Trapper]
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02/21/18 12:10 PM
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.45 for a home defense weapons, with a 9 readily available should it go into round 2. I have a long, and rather open floor plan, using an SG would cause a lot of damage, and I would never advise bird shot for defense past 15-20 feet. Heck a little dove can take a load at 50 feet and keep rolling. I have seen a rib cage that was hit at close range with a load of 7.5. It obliterated his ribs, but his heart and lungs were pretty much untouched. The boy lived.
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first. " --Mark Twain.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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02/21/18 12:19 PM
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Double barrel/side by side couch gun...12ga
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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02/21/18 12:26 PM
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Shoot for the feet.Blow his feet off so he cant get away. i thought in canada you were suppose to help them carry your stuff to their get away vehicle. Isnt it against the law to fight back? god save the queen. You are only required to help them carry your stuff to their get away vehicle IF you blew their feet away.
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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02/21/18 12:41 PM
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Grandpa has new hand gun fever. Record high temps here yesterday.
A gunsmith from Valencia, who testified at a LOT of trials, advised against any and all hand loads or combo stacking the mag for self defense.
He had seen lawyers successfully twist that into premeditated. Yes I have read the same advice and was told by the certified cwp trainer I worked with in TX. He said they would try to make the argument that I had built more deadly ammo with the intention of killing the invader. Lol. I asked him how they were going to come up with the method of mind control I used to convince the perpetrator to unlawfully break into my house in the first place? And why All of the ammo in my possession from .223 to 10ga. And multiple calibre of rifle and pistol in between are all handloads? He said I see your point. I live in a part of the country were criminals are not successfully portrayed as victims. And I don't live in fear of any kind, especially fear of being sued.
“The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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02/21/18 01:38 PM
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I use revolvers for two reasons:
#1. I own mostly revolvers. #2. "Clips" or magazines, if loaded full their springs will weaken and they will not feed. Yes this may take 20 years to happen, but it has happened to mine. I agree with springs taking a set. I used the same argument against leaving bodygrip springs set in the off season and was basically told to pound sand, very funny. I also believe in relaxing tension on hammer/striker mainspring when possible.
“The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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I prefer revolvers because I've read where they are more dependable than semi-autos. I've never had a misfire or jam with a revolver. I have a Colt King Cobra 357 which is an awesome handgun.
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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there is no scarier sound then a pump shot gun being racked in the dead of night when all is quiet. cha..chunk.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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there is no scarier sound then a pump shot gun being racked in the dead of night when all is quiet. cha..chunk. X2
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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I use revolvers for two reasons:
#1. I own mostly revolvers. #2. "Clips" or magazines, if loaded full their springs will weaken and they will not feed. Yes this may take 20 years to happen, but it has happened to mine. I agree with springs taking a set. I used the same argument against leaving bodygrip springs set in the off season and was basically told to pound sand, very funny. I also believe in relaxing tension on hammer/striker mainspring when possible. new springs take a long time to stop working from compression , you could always have extra mags and every month you unload one in practice and put the next magazine in new mag springs are 8 dollars , a new mag is 20 so maybe you buy a new magazine every few years you can also download magazines put 25 in a 30 downloading by 1 round does help with possible feeding issues when loading the first round some mags are worse than others 10 rounders are the worst you should be able to almost get 1 more round in than the mag holds but not every mag is made that way if you are a revolver guy , a "new york reload" is the way to go meaning drop the empty gun and draw the next full one the fastest way to carry ammo for a revolver is in another revolver we had a guy at action pistol one night , he was a bulls eye shooter and a darn fine shot even fast from all those rapid fire relays he found our great big targets at relatively close distances very easy to score perfectly on , but when your on a 32 round stage even with all hits that is a full gun and 5 reloads those reloads are just painfully slow. handguns are not death-rays and 6 rounds is not very many , hits or not it's 3 seconds shooting and a lot more than that reloading this isn't tv people don't flop over instantly limp when shot more often they ask if they are shot when they have 2 holes in them then walk into the ER
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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Re: Revolver or semi-automatic for home defense
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02/21/18 05:58 PM
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Downloading one or two rounds of ammo in a mag will make it easier to seat if its in battery....closed bolt/slide.
There is a definite difference between 28 and 30 when seating an ar-15 magazine on a closed bolt.
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