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To: Yardstick
Many years ago, Chuck T, owner of the Cottontrail Lounge in Urbandale, Iowa was closing the restaurant/bar for the evening when he took a quick look out the front door window. Just outside, a young man was rolling a ski mask over his face, preparing for a stickup.

Chuck hesitated, then picked up his Browning Hi-Power from under the bar and slipped out the back door to confront the robber.
The kid was startled by the locked entry door and Chuck's sudden appearance but managed to get off one wild shot from the pistol he was carrying.

Chuck returned fire with two rounds, both into the heavy wood-clad door.
The robber dropped his gun and ran toward an idling Chevy Impala. Chuck emptied the magazine at the now screaming would-be robber. All the rounds missed their targets.

Just as all this was happening, a passing Urbandale police cruiser happened by and the officer wheeled back to investigate. Found inside the Chevy was a 15 or 16 year old, crouching in the back floor, crying and wetting himself...
The cop appraised the situation, handcuffed the kid, then turned to Chuck and suggested he stop by the Urbandale police range for a little practice with the Hi-Power...

17 posted on 02/09/2018 5:31:40 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Old story and I hope I can tell it right, I’m older than the story. Team of Israeli commandos are going into the house of a known terrorist. Upon enters the front man surprised by a woman holding an AK jumps to the side leaving the second man exposed. He takes a round to the vest that ricocheted of and lodged into his right bicep. He took cover and returned fire hitting her twice in the face about 2 inches apart. The suspect they were after came out of another room firing his AK and the second man fired two more shots hitting the suspect twice in the upper chest again about 2 inches apart, second round smashed into the spine killing him instantly. The Israelis were carrying the Mark II FN Hi-Powers. Second man fired a total of 4 shots, suspects fired over 30.


21 posted on 02/09/2018 5:55:19 AM PST by Dusty Road (")
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