- Carteach has an excellent write-up on flashlight choice and a couple of ways to utilize them when armed. I keep a Streamlight Stylus Pro in my pocket and a headband LED flashlight next to the pistol safe in the bedroom. Both run on AAA batteries, and are at least bright enough to see both my target and my sights. I need to talk to my range and see if they have any time for low light shooting practice.
- Uncle gets his tactical on, sort of. Having met Uncle, I can say that he probably did it better and looked cooler than I would have. Having the holster come out with the gun is one of the reasons I switched to holsters with belt loops. After the holster comes off the belt with the gun during draw practicea few times, I decided that maybe I needed to change something.
- Thanks to The Armoror at Argghhh!!!, we have the story of an old British soldier who walked around for almost 7 decades with half a landmine in his leg. The story talks about the shrapnel setting off alarms at airports. I’m guessing it was more likely that it was the gentleman’s big brass ones setting off the metal detectors than it was a few ounces of German steel. Just goes to show that one should never mess with older English gentlemen. They have more steel in their spines than a battleship does in its guns.
- Borepatch does an excellent job reminding us that, even if Romney is elected, things aren’t exactly going to be sunshine and rainbows. My guess is that we are going to have to be as tough on Romney as we have been on Obama if we want to see any real progress.
- Blackfive has a great set of ideas for the Rules of Engagement our soldiers fight under. In the DaddyBear administration, he may well be the Secretary of War.
- Six has some of the same troubles with his BMW that I have had with our Chryslers. Honestly, I’m beginning to think that the pinnacle of automotive technology, at least for the semi-trained shade tree mechanic, may have been the 1959 Chevy pickup. Simple, easy to work on, and if you can’t find a part, all you really need is some metal stock, a drill press,a ball-peen hammer, and some time for fabrication.
- Stephen has an outstanding post up that brings back some of my favorite memories. When we first moved to California, we had a lemon tree in our yard, and the smell of the tree and its fruit were wonderful. Also, nothing beats the way the house smells after a crockpot of chili has been simmering all day.
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Posted by daddybear71 on October 19, 2012
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DaddyBear
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/ October 19, 2012“headband LED flashlight” – Don’t rely on it once the lead flies. In my experience the LED headlamps don’t ‘penetrate’ the smoke very well.
” I need to talk to my range and see if they have any time for low light shooting practice.” – There are several opportunities for this at KCR. Email me (jonathan DOT bartels AT gmail DOT com) for the skinny.
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daddybear71
/ October 19, 2012Thanks for the advice. I hadn’t considered that.
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Old NFO
/ October 19, 2012Good roundup, and yeah, reality doesn’t ‘always’ match the ninja skillz… 🙂
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daddybear71
/ October 19, 2012I’d say it rarely does. I’ve been shot at Fort Knox by guys who are, indeed, tacticool by definition. The look of absolute shock when a 6’4″ guy with an AK-47 steps out of the closet and opens up is priceless.
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Stephen
/ October 19, 2012Thank you, kind sir.
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daddybear71
/ October 19, 2012🙂
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AGirl
/ October 19, 2012Borepatch is probably right, but I think with Romeny I will have a little more time to prepare.
Great blogs…all of them.
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daddybear71
/ October 19, 2012Yeah, he might bail for a while, but I doubt he’ll think to turn on the pumps and plug the hole.
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Six
/ October 20, 2012Thanks DaddyBear.
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daddybear71
/ October 20, 2012You are welcome
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