Had someone knock on the door @ 12:30am. In total darkness. Twice. Dang near soiled the underbritches.
Yeah, that’s a pick something serious up, with a spare (likely extended) mag and have the wife ready to dial 911.
The next step would be to check the multicam view to see if I can see anyone, improve situational awareness.
The fact remains, I do now live in a gated exurban community that is quite the low-crime haven. But I like being over-prepared.
Spotted some skate board TWOT jump my back fence and walk across the back yard to the front gate. Broad daylight. Our dogs, some froofroo cocker spaniels were going nuts.
Wife and i escorted him to gate and out.
I now have a leftover target from the shooting range nailed to doors with : “Only warning”.
Had an aggressive “salesman” banging on the front door and screaming, “Open up! I just want to talk.”
Replied loudly “I’m going to get my gun now,” and did.
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Was glassing for deer for opening day the evening before up a steep draw. As I came down at dusk, a second generation wild dog lit up barking crazy at 50 feet, from a tree line. Drew my 9mm, kept it pointed his way, and backed down the draw to the truck. He was still barking like a crazed beast as I drove away.
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Have been to Montana about 10 times. Ran into Griz 8 times. Now I carry a Ruger Blackhawk in .357 with Buffalo Bore Outdoorsman. That round has been demonstrated to go from front shoulder to back hip and out of a good sized black bear, about 5 feet.
Had a good sized black bear walk straight through a shallow pond on Mt. Rainier straight at me and my wife to get at our lunch. We boogied, and he got a pepperoni stick.
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Have accidentally walked through a pack of wolves, that didn’t attack. Wolves are regularly spotted on all the mountains around where I hunt.
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I prefer being on the top of the food chain.
AW HELL!. I was staying at a hotel in Harlingen TX close to the Mexican border for work. A very large drunk mexican man started banging on my door telling me to get out because he was going to kill me for sleeping with his wife. I hollared out the door that he had the wrong room. After about 10 minutes of that, I pulled the curtain back and tapped the glass with the business end of a .357 mag. He decided that he had to leave at that point. I never had to fire a shot, but it saved my life that night.