Vicious-Peanut
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Hello everyone, I recently had an experience that I would like to have critiqued.
Ok, we live in southeast Texas and got hit by hurricane Ike and lost power for almost a week. After a few days we picked up a generator, it seems most people were getting antsy by then too and it was said people were stealing generators. That night we turned it off and went to sleep because the weather was nice and we had the bedroom window open. At about 4:45 in the morning my mother wakes me up and says "There is someone in the backyard", I grab my Mini-14 click a magazine in and slide the bolt shut. I look out the window and see a flash light running around, she called the cops. While waiting for them to arrive I have the gun on my lap with both hands on it. About two minutes later we see another flashlight coming around, I had already forgotten abut the cops and was completely concerned with this person and if they tried to come through the window. I thought the flashlight was an emboldened criminal or a partner or something. I waited rifle partly shouldered and pointing at the floor. Finally we see the uniform through the window and realize it was the police with the flashlight. He talks, says they are hoping to catch a prowler and checks all around and doesn't see anyone and no foot prints they could see, so they leave. Thing is the storm blew part of our fence down and we just have plywood nailed up for now so that part of our fence is only 4 feet so it could be jumped easily. so that is the probable point of entry/exit.
I realized two things:
1. I cant see the sights at night so my shotgun will be getting a night sight bead
2. I had never been so glad to have the rifle in my hands and so scared to use it at the same time.
Advice?
Ok, we live in southeast Texas and got hit by hurricane Ike and lost power for almost a week. After a few days we picked up a generator, it seems most people were getting antsy by then too and it was said people were stealing generators. That night we turned it off and went to sleep because the weather was nice and we had the bedroom window open. At about 4:45 in the morning my mother wakes me up and says "There is someone in the backyard", I grab my Mini-14 click a magazine in and slide the bolt shut. I look out the window and see a flash light running around, she called the cops. While waiting for them to arrive I have the gun on my lap with both hands on it. About two minutes later we see another flashlight coming around, I had already forgotten abut the cops and was completely concerned with this person and if they tried to come through the window. I thought the flashlight was an emboldened criminal or a partner or something. I waited rifle partly shouldered and pointing at the floor. Finally we see the uniform through the window and realize it was the police with the flashlight. He talks, says they are hoping to catch a prowler and checks all around and doesn't see anyone and no foot prints they could see, so they leave. Thing is the storm blew part of our fence down and we just have plywood nailed up for now so that part of our fence is only 4 feet so it could be jumped easily. so that is the probable point of entry/exit.
I realized two things:
1. I cant see the sights at night so my shotgun will be getting a night sight bead
2. I had never been so glad to have the rifle in my hands and so scared to use it at the same time.
Advice?