Are you packin'?

[Lord_Micron]

LM, I would agree with you, but some people just don't have it in them to shoot another person - BTW, have you watched the Red Jacket program?

Yeah, I've watched the first season on Netflix while working... it's entertaining, but nothing they've done has been truly extraordinary or groundbreaking. It's why Vince left Red Jacket to start his own company, Mesa Kinetic Research.

It's not typically in our nature to want to harm another human being, even in self defense... That's why the best thing you can do in addition to plenty of shooting is practice your grips, sight pictures, loading/reloading, jam clearing, etc relentlessly -- so God forbid if the time ever came to need those skills to defend yourself or your loved ones you can let your fight or flight instinct and your training take over rather than hesitating to think about it.

[Gordo]

Agreed, like trying to fire with the safety on, or forgetting to put a round in the chamber for a semi'.
Shooting left handed, etc, may also be a good idea, in case of an injury to the right hand/arm before being able to get to the firearm.

As for Vince, I got the idea from the series that he wasn't that happy at Red Jacket towards the end of the one's I've seen and he doesn't mention the company by name just "after graduating from gunsmith school, Buckles spent two years working under a master of their craft before moving on"

[Lord_Micron]

It's best to practice strong-side, weak-side and double-handed.

I've always loathed shooting weak-side, but after breaking my right wrist twice now it's become a necessity!

Well, the story of Red Jacket is kinda interesting... they've run into issues with the ATF due to poor business practices (10 missing registered weapons... READ: automatic, short-barreled or silenced) and had their FFL pulled; which is why Will and his daughter are not the owners. It was Vince @ one point, and now is assigned to two other folks.

I'm following Mesa to see what Vince comes up with...

In the meantime, I'm taking on some tinkering of my own. Should I go to gunsmith school, I could apply my CAD/CAM knowledge and have some fun!

[red_dog007]

I will be getting a lot of practice in this weekend.
Huge properrty, no one around, two dozen firearms with lots of ammunition and a WalMart close by. Going to be perfect!


We are starting to get rodents at my residency, so I took a few pops at a rabbit with my pistol today. lol. I was going out shooting with it and a shotgun as it was, so took aim at the little bunny.

First round was high, rabbit didn't move. Second round almost had him. Then he took off and I took 3 more pops at it.
Wish I had a freaking .22 for those things. My father-in-law has a .22magnum rifle I need to borrow for a little bit.

[budask8r]

1943 Mosin Nagant here as well.

[Lord_Micron]

Wish I had a freaking .22 for those things. My father-in-law has a .22magnum rifle I need to borrow for a little bit.

Why u no have 10/22?

[red_dog007]

Unfortunately no. It is getting pretty high on the next to buy list with the rodents.


Got my CZ82 and love the thing. Nice cheap ammo. :-)
Ill see about getting a picture uploaded

[red_dog007]

Out the box performed a lot better than my brothers Bersa Thunder 380 which is a similar pistol.
The 380 jammed every other clip. Still not sure if that was because of the clip, ammo, or just dirty.


Love my C&R License. Going to be using it a lot.

[prostreetcamaro]

I own a bunch and they are all long guns with one purpose and it is not self defense nor is it for plinking away at a range.

Benelli Nova with cantilever slug barrel and a field barrel with multiple chokes
Remington 870 express with the same as above
Savage 7mm Rem Mag
Remington .22 bolt action
Marlin .22 semi auto

[GhostBear]

Are you packing ? Yes I am.Got a conceal permit too.Wear this guy in the grocery store and bank lol.



Expensive ******* but I have never handled a fire arm that fit so snug in my hand as the p99.I also have a auto shotty under the bed.