I kind'a scared myself today

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I live out in the country on our family ranch so there are no other houses or people close by.
Around lunch time today I had just popped some food in the oven and walked out of the kitchen into the dining room, but as I walk into the dining room out of the corner of my right eye I catch a glimpse of a person walking past the window heading towards the back door. :eek:
I freeze and my mind starts racing, "I'm the only one that's supposed to be at home", "I didn't hear anyone drive up". Then I think about what I should do,:uhoh: "should I go to the door and confront this unknown person, unarmed?" or should I go towards the front of the house were the nearest gun is?" "Who ever it is they will be at the back door in just a few seconds, I better hurry"
I decide to go for a gun. "Were is the closest gun?" "The G20 is sometimes in the bedroom, but not today, today its in the safe with the others."
"No, the quickest gun to get to is the M700 .270win. laying on the bench in the front room"
But before I get to the rifle I look out the glass window in the front door and see my dads truck parked out side. Whoooo! What a relief!:rolleyes: He had driven up with out me hearing and I had seen him walking around the side of the house.

This little scare helped remind me I should always be prepared for the unexpected because you never know when the unexpected might actually happen.

I had been toying with the idea, but know I'm seriously considering getting a "mouse" gun that I can keep with me at all times.
 
Between my wife and I we have a PF9, LCP and Beretta Tomcat. I'm glad we have them, as they are comfortable to carry anywhere. I don't trust the neighbor's dog, so I'm almost always armed.
 
When I am home I usually have the Benelli or GI Expert near me not always but most of the time. And when a car I don't know pulls in a 12 gauge or 45 acp is comforting. ;)
You do bring up a good point that the unexpected could happen at anytime even for those of us who live in a rural area that has no crime.
 
It is funny how sudden things happen. That was a very good wake up for you. Now you have something to work with and get yourself in "ready mode"...'cause next time might not be that nice!

Was your heart running a bit fast? Bet that was a good sigh of relief when you saw your dad's truck. :D

Mark
 
Yes...carry 24/7/365...thats the only way to be sure that you'll have the tools for the job when the time comes.

I'm sure you realize it now...just how screwed you might have been if that had been somebody intent on doing you harm...in the time it took you to decide what to do, it could have all been over with but the crying.

Ya gotta run these scenarios in your head before the bad guys show up...have a plan of action.
 
If I had to grab a gun every time someone walked past my house, or in view from my window, I think I would go insane.

Do you not have mailmen?

People soliciting?

Friends that walk over?

Not talking about anyone specific, just sayin' a lot of people walk by my house and it doesn't throw up a red flag...now the back door on the other hand would throw up a flag.
 
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The mailman is well known...and he don't get out of the vehicle (kind of a lazy bum...and a drunk), solicitors don't normally come this far back in the sticks...but the ones that do...see the dogs and keep on going, and my friends don't make a habit of walking that far.

My point is...not all of us live in subdivisions and such.
 
Birdmang

I think you missed the first part of his post involving ranch. My driveway is 2 1/2 miles long or so, the mailman only comes down the 1st mile. Seeing someone by the backdoor would be a BIG red flag and put me on very high alert! I tell you this because i'm in the same area as the OP, probably within 15 miles.

OP it's good you realized you need to be prepared because bad guys don't generally announce themselves. And theres alot of things going on out here, times are hard. Just remember to make sure of what your shootin at or pointin at.

Maybe ya'll need a dog!
 
I appendix carry a NAA .22mag minirevolver when I'm at home. It is unobtrusive and very comfortable, and certainly a better tool to defend my family with than harsh words.
 
Glad things worked out ok for you. I kind of had the sane type of situation a month or so ago. My brother and I own a house together and we work differant shifts. One time when I was just getting out of the shower I heard a noise. Now being in the bathroom I wasn't armed and the nearest gun was my bedroom which was caddie corner from the bathroom. In a few seconds I thought my only option was to make a dash to my room to get a gun. Then I heard my brother's voice say hey. He had got out of work early and came home. So now I am in the process of setting up a 'hide' spot for a gun in the bathroom. I keep putting it off but I think I will get online and order the supplies now.
 
We live out in the boonies and rarely have any visitors, so when a car comes down my dead end road we get real alert. After sunset we get REAL alert, but so far after 9 years, we have had no problems with trespassers, but just like the OP has discovered, "Be Prepared".

We do get the occasional after dark truck or car driving down and turning around, but I suspect those are poachers looking for an easy deer. In any case, situational awareness is your friend.
 
Whatever you decide to do in the future,I hope you decide to always keep the doors locked if they were not locked at the time this happened.That would be the first step towards protecting yourself.A lot of folks still feel locking doors is unnecessary because of the area they live.To them I say it's just a matter of time before they are proven wrong.
 
Maybe it's just me having watched too many movies where bad guys used their victim's car to drive to their next victim, but...

...I am not sure if I would go back to condition yellow by just seeing my dad's car...I might stay in orange till I see or hear my dad.
 
Regarding the locked doors - it also could help you legally. If the BG forced open a door it would show more ill intent than just opening it.
 
In your case I think you did fine. A little paranoia goes a long ways. In your case you knew where the nearest weapon was, which was probably good enough -- especially against that evil relative of yours!

+1 keeping doors locked. That goes a long ways against paranoia. I know in rural areas you may get used to leaving them unlocked but if you're home alone, why not? First priority is keeping them out of house...in your case best thing might've been sneaking up next to the door, maybe finding a lamp or other blunt object in case you needed it and locking the door. Maybe peek out to see who it was (which it sounds like what you in essence did).
 
Maybe telling your friends and family to honk briefly twice as they pull in would help you stay aware of who might be a welcome visitor. Also you could look into a motion sensing "alarm" type thing that would alert you when someone was using your driveway. The only problem with that though would be getting complacent around the 20th time it's set off by a raccoon. A simple camera connected to your TV or computer could help in that regard, but now things are getting complicated and somewhat pricey...
 
I had a similar situation Satutday. I live in an apartment complex, and my door buzzer went of around 12:30 am. First off, I've never heard my door buzzer, my friends and family always call before, and when they get to my door. As I was getting up to check it out I heard loud conversation from outside, that I did not recognize. First thing I did was grab my pistol. Turned out to be my neighbors drunk friends that hit the wrong buzzer.
 
Just goes to show you the best gun is the one you have on you. The lighter ones tend to carry easier. It killed me to go from my 1911s to a pt145, but plastic was so much lighter to lug around. With 10 .45s in the gun, I feel comfortable at home. :)

Alot of times family will hug me after being in my home, and just realize I had it on the whole time.
 
My sp101 follows me everywhere in the house.

Concealed on the nightstand there is my Bersa .380.

Concealed by the front door there is my .44

Concealed in my closet is my 1911, and my Mosin in plain sight.
 
I know it is way to easy to become complacent with security. These little surprise "fire drills" help to keep you one your toes and better prepared for the real thing.
 
I am glad you AND YOUR DAD are okay!

The "mouse gun" I keep on me all the time, even at home is a Glock 22! I don't even have to think about where that pesky closest gun is...it's on my hip. Some folks have thought me to be just a bit on the paranoid side until one night a couple of tweakers tried to force their way into our former home in the city.

Fortuneately for them, the security door was locked, even though they still tried to force it inward (silly tweakers).

Once they got a full view of my Glock pointed at the face of the closest one, and heard me yelling to stop, they ran off like apes with their butts afire.

Somehow, the speed of their flight was dramatically increased by the large dog chasing them down the street....I am not saying it was my german sheperd or that I opened the door after they took off, but when I whistled from the porch, that big old dog came running back to my house. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
 
If I had to grab a gun every time someone walked past my house, or in view from my window, I think I would go insane.
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I carry a gun from the time I awaken until I retire. That prevents going insane,

The major exception to that is when I'm in the shower. At that time it's on the floor under a towel.

BikerRN
 
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