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    Knife help

    Present The classification at the knife sites is "Presentation Knife." There are many of that category, and the sites can be found here by searching THR.
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    First time CCW - felt weird

    gun shy Yes, you know you are a bad guy, and everyone you encounter knows it! Is that the uncomfortable feeling? Reassure yourself. You know that you are just another citizen that has taken it upon themselves to be responsible for their own immediate safety and that of their loved ones...
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    Why we should always test our daily setup...

    mechanical aptitude I'm posting this; not in the interest of challenge, but that it is so. One of the benefits of the revolver, is that after cleaning it, to reassemble it, simply close the cylinder, or in the case of the single action reinstall the cylinder. Less complicated.
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    Why we should always test our daily setup...

    S.O.P. Just a side note; agreeing with your recommendation. Part of military standard procedure is to test fire all weapons prior to going out on a patrol.
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    New Ruger Vaquero Montado

    Bueno It is a very good looking gun, and you did get lucky. Hope to see the range report soon.
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    Anyone have cataracts?

    high anxiety I've had them in both eyes. The surgery is comfortable. You must remain quiet; in bed, the first day of recovery to initiate healing. Your eye; one at a time, will be shielded with a clear plastic cover which is taped on. After that, I believe it requires one week, or perhaps...
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    25 yard accuracy with a pistol seems impossible...

    hitting the blurry Mike: You're experienced with shooting, so I hesitate to add such an obvious statement, however: Recheck your eye focus on that front sight blade. At the closer ranges, the eye focus is not so dectectable. At the further ranges, of course; the target becomes less...
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    Light and fast vs. Heavy and Slow

    Issac Newton MagnumDweeb: As you are still enquiring for some kind of method, perhaps some simple physics. F= mxa The Force is the pressure on the base of those bullets: 0.164 sq.in. for the .457 base dia. of the 44, and 0.113 sq.in. for the .399 in dia. 357. Mass of the 44...
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    Light and fast vs. Heavy and Slow

    search function for CUP The classic .357, 125 grain round at 1200 fps was a "meplat" soft point; lead, semi jacketed. It did expand well most of the time. The early ones had 1400 fps. Perhaps some reader knows the hardness for such soft points. It seems to be; concensus, that 1100 fps...
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    Girlfriend can't work slide on semi-auto handgun.

    try another way Have her try this; it may help. Instead of drawing the slide to the rear, have her grip it tight, as usual, only have her grip it with an extended grip arm. Then push the pistol; finger off the trigger! -all the way forward until she reaches full extension of the pistol hand...
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    What "edged" weapon has the greatest "Fear Factor" for you...

    so desu JShirley: Sir, give me the rock to the head any time. The Nodachi cleaves, but those Katanas cut; whew!
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    Is all that ammo necessary?

    deadly paper plates My reply sounds cynical, and I don't intend it to be. Confidence shooting paper targets is not close enough to shooting to save your life. Don't be overconfident. You may need some extra ammo and other things too.
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    If you have a firearm, do you need a self-defense knife?

    the issues Morty: "I stabbed this attacker, even though I had a gun because it was an attempt to prevent my not having to shoot him."" I thought it would be less of a force." Or, "I had two stronger men upon me, I was upon the ground, and they were trying to get to my gun and use it on me."...
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    Light and fast vs. Heavy and Slow

    variableness of penetrations The problem is that indeed, the light, fast, and expanding ammo may not overpenetrate. It may dump it's energy into tissue destruction. And then it may also not give enough penetration. Sometimes great tissue destruction does not quell an assailant; depending on...
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    Corps to use more lethal ammo in Afghanistan

    non offended correction Ragnar: You may go into my listed personal profile to determine that I have seen it's predecessor, the M-16 used. Aside from spectacular head shots the .223 can, at times be dismal. I blame it on some loss of life that I have seen. I'm older Ragnar. I had my...
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    Defensive situation – with children

    first response A practical advise for you. Teach your children by a few rehearsals that when mom or dad call out to Get Down! they must drop on the ground flat as possible. The oldest ones can be instructed to not run to the youngest, but to enforce the drop with which ever brother or...
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    Corps to use more lethal ammo in Afghanistan

    horse of a different color! "Special Operations Science and Technology Rounds." Who wouldn't be convinced that these will be the answer to fielding our troops with a varmit round. How many modifications, variations, and technological advances can they wring out of that .22 before some brass...
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    Should There Be More Proficiency Test Requirements for CCW?

    self and civil responsibility In any social crisis, Brian, it will take Laws to "protect the public" like the German "Enabling" laws. After passage of such "protective" measures; for the public good, the public became aware and "knew better." But it was too late. Please don't advocate...
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    Would American troops be better off with semi autos?

    no change in vote Officer's Wife stated that the auto capable weapons we have now have kept us in good stead. No argument; much -here. However, our military forces have been expending an ever increasing amount of ammo for less and less kills of the enemy, as we enter each new war. My...
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    Would American troops be better off with semi autos?

    Sorry, Kimber45: I read the initial question, a few posts, and then made mine. You beat me to it, and you are correct.
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