Posted on 02/07/2009 2:40:59 PM PST by yankeedame
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Number 24 needs grammar corrected. ( I think) I think it technically says not to use guns in gunfights unless the caliber is smaller than a 40. That’s not what it was meant to say.
That’s good! Reminds me of an old Lazarus Long quote:
“Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect.”
#24 needs to be re-written but I agree with the sentiment. I might the observation that the first party that recognizes a fight is about to start most often wins.
Really? What’s it shoot? Needles? One at a time?
#1 says bring 4 times the ammo you could ever need. I am getting close to 3000 rounds. The husband is beginning to give me “the look” when I buy ammo. I believe there is no such thing as too much ammo. Could I ever need more than 3000 rounds on hand at the same time? Comments welcome...
#24 says don’t bring anything with less than a 4 in the first number of the caliber. Is there an exception for .357sig? Probably not. I never could follow directions- sorry sir. How about if I had the .45acp and the .357sig as my back up, would that be OK? Comments welcome....
Finally, thanks for posting a great article. It is so wonderful to read the banglist and leave the depressing news alone for a while. Carry On!
All superbly excellent points. One I would add, as pounded into me by my instructor was “Never give up.” Just because you have been shot it doesn’t mean you are going to die.
“Comments welcome....”
Yeah, I want you with me at the next gunfight.
Ping in case you missed it.
Could be it means .40 or bigger, or it could just be a clever way to separate the non-calibers (.22, .32, .380) from the legitimate big 3 (.40, .45, and 9mm all start with a 4 or bigger).
I guess you could squeeze the .357 Sig in under the label “9mm Magnum”. Ditto for 10mm.
.357 Magnum seems to be the only problem, but then again if you have any choice in the matter you don’t want to be defending yourself with a revolver.
I think my husband is secretly proud of me for being ready for trouble. He is the one who trained me after all. I can’t blame him for noticing my buying more guns and a whole lotta ammo since November. He teases me and calls me “Freeper”. I take that as a compliment of course.
(I wish one of the many guys who copied this would correct it.)
24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with anything smaller than "4".
Should read:
24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which starts with a number less than "4".
I cannot emphasize this enough!!!
That was fabulous! Don’t know why but #6 made me laugh.
“When unholstering your weapon, it’s customary to say ‘Excuse me while I whip this out’.”
The whole list is a keeper.
It reminded me too of the scene in "Blazing Saddles" where the sheriff was gonna whip something out ... a paper I think.
LOL. When I picked up my P226 Sig last week and got 6 boxes of ammo, the husband rolled his eyes and shook his head. I just said well, would you rather have me drive back here a few times, or just get it all at once? I did leave the 7th box that was there on the shelf for other customers. To take all 7 boxes would have been selfish.
I’ll tell him I need the 3000 total rounds incase Zombies attack. More likely The ObamaNation will attack. Any brownshirts at my door, other than the UPS man whom we love, will be met with my little friends, all 3005 of them. Better dead than red still applies.
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