Posted on 10/22/2019 3:48:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
In my last column, I recommended three firearms every man had to own in order to retain his man card. The theme of the column was threefold – 1) Protecting one’s home, 2) Protecting one’s loved ones while away from home, and 3) Raising children with respect for firearms (and, of course, knowledge of responsible firearm use). Since only three essential firearms were recommended, I was bombarded with emails asking me which should follow. I am certainly glad they asked. And I am happy to provide the next three choices needed to advance those three important interests:
The Mossberg 500 .410 shotgun. The 12-gauge is clearly ideal for protecting one’s home from intruders. That is why I recommended it in my previous column. But home defense sometimes involves taking care of predators in one’s yard. For me, that is most likely a copperhead snake. Where my parents retired in Huntsville, Texas, it was almost always an armadillo tearing the yard apart. Either way, the .410-gauge shotgun is absolutely ideal for these kinds of threats. I don’t need to blow a snake to bits with a 12 gauge when I can do the job with a .410. Even in residential areas in the county where it is legal to use a firearm there is a need to be mindful of one’s surroundings. It is a matter of both safety and courtesy to avoid using more firepower than is necessary to complete the job. Thus, something less than a 12 gauge needs to be in every man’s shotgun defense arsenal.
Smith & Wesson Model 640. I previously recommended a 9mm for concealed carry because I wanted to suggest something a man could use - and that he could also let his wife use should the need arise. My second recommendation is also good for both man and wife. Men will definitely want to use the .357-magnum round in this snub nosed revolver, which features an internal hammer. (I use 145-grain silver tip hollow points). The knockdown power is more than sufficient for a concealed carry weapon. But women will also love shooting this snub nose with a lighter .38-special load. (Many will prefer 110-grain hollow points).
Marlin 30-30. The process of raising children with respect for firearms and with firearm proficiency begins with a .22 long rifle. But it continues with a good lever action rifle capable of taking down a deer. The 30-30 Marlin is my weapon of choice – and I am certainly not alone. This gun has dropped more deer than any in the entire history of this gun-loving nation. But it also has important defensive purposes. It has more than enough firepower to level a coyote. And, as a duel North Carolina/Colorado resident, I definitely advocate having one of these around if you ever have contact with black bears. Using 170-grain soft points, this gun can definitely lay any black bear on its back. And the ammo is also relatively cheap.
One last note: The deer hunter who is hunting in brush and taking shots between 50 and 100 yards can hardly do better than the lever action 30-30 (although the .44-magnum lever action rifle is a close second). Of course, long-range deer hunting will require another rifle. And that just means my column series will have to continue.
As usual, all deranged feminists (pardon the redundancy) and totalitarian progressives (pardon more redundancy) offended by this column should write to Chancellor@uncw.edu. Make sure to explain that you are writing in opposition to my continued employment because I am a) exercising my First Amendment rights by writing about guns, and b) exercising my Second Amendment rights by using the profits to buy more guns and ammo.
If you do write to UNCW, please be sure to remind them that I just don’t give a damn about the feelings of my hoplophobic critics. The statement will be accurate. Much like the fine choices in my ever-growing collection of firearms.
… To be continued.
For example, if I go out in my back yard and shoot some critter like an armadillo or a possum, which we do have here in this urban neighborhood I live in, that's an instant trip to jail. And here Mike Adams is telling me that I need a .410 for exactly that purpose.
Arrogant much?
Dude knows squat about shotguns if he thinks a 12 gauge necessarily blows a snake to bits.
Marlin 1894C .357 mag lever action rifle. 9-shot tubular mag, 18.5” barrel, 6.5 lbs. Very handy. 125 gr. bullets capable of 2200 fps.
Probably saving it for the next “three must-have guns “ article. Or the one after that.
Not feeling the .410 as “essential.” Pest control is about all it is good for, and I can’t think of many situations where you wouldn’t be better off with either a 12 gauge or a .22. For snakes. I’d probably just go with No. 8 shot from the 12 gauge—if my neighbors freak out about me discharging a shotgun, then I doubt they’ll calm down if I say “Don’t worry, it was just a .410.” If I really want to use small shotshells, I keep some .45 CCI shotshells around. For armadillos, either gauge birdshot or a .22. I have a friend who uses a pellet gun pretty effectively.
” The 30-30 Marlin is my weapon of choice – and I am certainly not alone. This gun has dropped more deer than any in the entire history of this gun-loving nation.”
If the truth be told.... probably more deer were killed with a 22 rim fire than any other round. But we can’t talk about that.
That said, IMHO, a handgun is the tool you use to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have set down in the first place. For me that means something chambered in 7.62 x 51 mm (.308 Wim), so it’s an M1A1 or AR-10.
A tactical 12 gauge would be number 2, and a then a handgun.
Your theology may vary, but I would go with a 1911A1 in .45ACP. Having seen the .45ACP and 9mm in operational use, side by side, it is no contest, particularly if you are limited to ball ammunition (no hollow points). If I lived in a part of the country where there was a significant possibility of bears, wolves, wild boars, or wildcats, I would choose a Ruger Super Redhawks chambered in 454 Casul. If you are concerned about predators other than human you are going to be using ball (or other hardened) ammunition.
The Ruger 10/22 would be number 4 , because despite having trained on Savage Anschutz myself, the Ruger 10/22 may be the finest marksmanship training rifle available.
I can understand Mike’s choice of the .30-30, because it is generally the largest caliber whose recoil is low enough that everyone, including children, can become comfortable with it.
However, before I worried about a .410 shotgun, or a lever action deer rifle, unless I lived in an extremely rural area, I would have to choose an AR-15 chambered in 5.56 x 45 mm for those occasions when what was behind the target became the primary concern. At short ranges, the 7.62 x 51 mm round punches through a target far more often than I would like.
Just my $0.02 worth and your mileage may vary (YMMV).
Just because you choose gundog as your moniker doesn’t mean you know more about guns than Mike Adams does!!!
Oh shut up you moron what do you know?
Friend of yours?
I’ll have to publish an article on the first 36 guns you should own, then follow it up with the second 36 guns you should own... :)
Try "Sorry. Next time I'll just shoo the rattlesnake into your yard."
“Instead of the 640, get a Sig.....”
I am a Sig guy all the way and was going to get a P365XL when at a big show the Springfield guy demo’ed a new, just out, 9mm Hellcat. Live in country in the woods, have my own range, deer feast in my front yard.
WOW! Closest thing to perfect CC 9mm ever......had to wait to get one, but also has most incredible trigger ever. AND 13+1 mag and 11+1 mag!
Now my 2nd fav pistol after a Sig 1911........
“He is up to 6 now and still has not listed a single infantry weapon.”
Maybe he’s not in the infantry?
My home defense weapons of choice are a 44 mag lever rifle and a 357 revolver. And if I had to pick only one gun to keep forever, it would be my old S&W 22 revolver - J frame with a 4 inch barrel and adjustable sights.
Guess I’m a “gun-tard”. Oh well.
BTW - I had an M4 when I was in the military. Just don’t feel a need for one now.
I was at a swap meet a couple of weeks ago. My primary purpose was Mustang parts but you never know what sort of oddities one may encounter.
Now you can’t sell guns at the swap meets around these parts, but blades are a different matter. I happened across an old machete with an interesting blade that was in pretty good condition. Seller wanted $15 and I countered with $10.
“Nope” the man says. “That there is a Sheffield blade.” He shows me where the surface rust has been scrubbed away to reveal the embossed lettermark.
“Done” I say, adding “This will make a great zombie hunter.” He screwed his eyes up funny and glared at me and almost didn’t sell it to me. But the rain was falling and the turnout was kinda sparse. And the $15 I was offering apparently looked better than any care of what I intended for the blade.
Mike Adams
Biography
Mike Adams
Mike S. Adams was born in Columbus, Mississippi on October 30, 1964. While a student at Clear Lake High School in Houston, TX, his team won the state 5A soccer championship. Adams graduated from C.L.H.S. in 1983 with a 1.8 GPA. He was ranked 734 among a class of 740, largely as a result of flunking English all four years of high school.
After obtaining an Associate’s degree in psychology from San Jacinto College, Mike Adams moved on to Mississippi State University where he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. While living in the fraternity house, his GPA rose to 3.4, allowing him to finish his B.A., and then to pursue a Master’s in Psychology. In 1990, Adams turned down a chance to pursue a PhD in psychology from the University of Georgia, opting instead to remain at Mississippi State to study Sociology/Criminology. This decision was made entirely on the basis of his reluctance to quit his night job as member of a musical duo. Playing music in bars and at fraternity parties and weddings financed his education. He also played for free beer.
Upon getting his doctorate in 1993, Mike Adams, then an atheist and a Democrat, was hired by UNC-Wilmington to teach in the criminal justice program. A few years later, Adams abandoned his atheism and also became a Republican. He also nearly abandoned teaching when he took a one-year leave of absence to study law at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998.
After returning to teach at UNC-Wilmington, Mike Adams won the Faculty Member of the Year award (issued by the Office of the Dean of Students) for the second time in 2000.
After his involvement in a well publicized free speech controversy in the wake of the 911 terror attacks, Mike Adams became a vocal critic of the diversity movement in academia. He has since made appearances on shows like Hannity and Colmes, the O’Reilly Factor, and Glenn Beck. His column on TownHall.com has earned him countless hate mails - often from radical feminists who hate males.
Mike Adams published his first book, Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel, in 2004. His second book, Feminists Say the Darndest Things: A Politically Incorrect Professor Confronts “Womyn” On Campus, was published in 2008. Later that year, Adams joined the faculty of Summit Ministries in Colorado where he spends his summers lecturing against abortion and in favor of First Amendment rights on college campuses.
In addition to lecturing on the First Amendment, Mike Adams is actively involved in legal challenges to campus censorship. Represented by the ADF, he won a landmark First Amendment case before the 4th Circuit in Richmond, VA. Decided in 2011, Adams v UNCW held that professors publishing columns and giving speeches have the full protection of the First Amendment when discussing matters of public concern. Hence, when professors report such activities as part of their annual review, tenure, or promotion materials the university does not have license to discriminate on the basis of the professor’s viewpoint.
Dr. Adams’ third book, Letters to a Young Progressive, was published in April of 2013. In 2014, Adams v. UNCW finally went to trial to determine whether the university violated the First Amendment in 2006 by denying his promotion to full professor in retaliation for his speeches and columns on TownHall.com. He was represented at trial by David French of the ACLJ and Travis Barham of ADF. On March 20th, the federal jury ruled in Adams favor. On April 8th, the court ordered UNCW to promote Adams and give him seven years back pay. He spent most of the money on guns made by Browning, guitars made by Fender, and amps made by Mesa Boogie.
I really wonder how long this guy will milk this cow. A 10-22 and a 12 gauge, each with a variety of ammo, will do whatever I need done. Throw in a defensive handgun, and I’ve exhausted “essential” guns.
So you are one that thinks the 2nd amendment is about hunting then yea?
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