RSillsbee
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Thu Dec-23-10 09:24 AM
Response to Reply #29 |
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practice and theory are the same. In practice they're not.
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| -A safety device for revolvers and pistols I have never heard of ... |
spin |
Dec-22-10 12:50 PM |
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If you have to keep a gun around for self-defense, I think it would be better to |
Jackpine Radical |
Dec-22-10 12:58 PM |
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The self defense weapon should be on your person. |
Callisto32 |
Dec-23-10 09:59 AM |
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One problem I see is that it undermines the rule "Always assume the gun is loaded and will fire" |
yellowcanine |
Dec-22-10 01:04 PM |
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The gun isn't useless. It can still be thrown or used as a club. |
Ian David |
Dec-22-10 01:13 PM |
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"It can still be thrown or used as a club." And the goblin will duck down, just like Superman! n/t |
oneshooter |
Dec-22-10 03:04 PM |
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I can buy a Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick ... |
spin |
Dec-22-10 07:01 PM |
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Telling your kids the safety bullet is in there negates its usefulness. |
Ian David |
Dec-22-10 01:14 PM |
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Disabling the device requires violating the rule of muzzle control |
slackmaster |
Dec-22-10 01:09 PM |
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I think that rule, taken to the extreme, is silly. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Dec-22-10 01:38 PM |
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Let me put it this way - You have to jam something down the barrel of a gun you KNOW is loaded |
slackmaster |
Dec-22-10 01:47 PM |
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I had to stick a cleaning rod down the barrel of a loaded .22lr machinegun this past weekend... |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Dec-22-10 02:32 PM |
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Actually, |
mikekj |
Dec-22-10 11:07 PM |
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It's loaded until you unload it. |
slackmaster |
Dec-23-10 09:19 AM |
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Just guessing..... |
mikekj |
Dec-23-10 05:42 PM |
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I bet you good money they knock stuck bullets/cases with the action LOCKED BACK. |
Endangered Specie |
Dec-23-10 05:51 PM |
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Did you miss where I wrote "except when you absolutely must in order to clear a stoppage"? |
slackmaster |
Dec-24-10 11:48 PM |
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Well, for goodness sake... |
GKirk |
Dec-23-10 02:51 PM |
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I usually point the weapon at something like the baseboard of a wall... |
spin |
Dec-22-10 02:00 PM |
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I have always heard that rule applied only to when handling a gun |
benEzra |
Dec-23-10 08:07 AM |
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Four things |
Ian David |
Dec-22-10 01:11 PM |
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His technique for removing the expanded safety bullet did make me cringe. |
X_Digger |
Dec-22-10 03:09 PM |
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Occasionally a reloaded bullet at the range would have no powder ... |
spin |
Dec-22-10 06:40 PM |
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Brass would do too.. but it looks / sounds harder than that. n/t |
X_Digger |
Dec-22-10 07:13 PM |
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The "Safety Bullet" makes some bad assumptions. |
GreenStormCloud |
Dec-22-10 02:00 PM |
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In one of my range training classes we were required to start |
pipoman |
Dec-23-10 06:20 AM |
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That was a RANGE exercise. |
GreenStormCloud |
Dec-23-10 07:08 AM |
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Nobody wants to be in that position |
pipoman |
Dec-23-10 08:11 AM |
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And my mileage does vary. |
GreenStormCloud |
Dec-23-10 03:30 PM |
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We are in the same position |
pipoman |
Dec-23-10 05:51 PM |
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Seems simpler and safer in a revolver. I am used to "stacking" |
SteveM |
Dec-29-10 04:41 PM |
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Good idea, in theory, but I'd never use it |
shadowrider |
Dec-22-10 02:18 PM |
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I like it. |
Atypical Liberal |
Dec-22-10 03:01 PM |
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I'm unconvinced. |
rrneck |
Dec-22-10 03:15 PM |
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I think there could easily be an Oh F*ck situation with this |
RamboLiberal |
Dec-22-10 05:13 PM |
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Quick access gun vaults are my solution ... |
spin |
Dec-22-10 05:33 PM |
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I use a revolver for home defense ... |
spin |
Dec-22-10 06:54 PM |
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Got to be THE dumbest idea I've ever heard |
RSillsbee |
Dec-23-10 12:45 AM |
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Like spin said, neat idea in theory... |
Euromutt |
Dec-23-10 08:13 AM |
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In theory |
RSillsbee |
Dec-23-10 09:24 AM |
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I think Iver-Johnson popularized the "hammer-the-hammer" technology... |
SteveM |
Dec-29-10 04:52 PM |
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An interesting idea, pros and cons abound. |
Callisto32 |
Dec-23-10 09:57 AM |
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Firearms in storage? |
Straw Man |
Dec-23-10 10:24 PM |
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How is putting a dummy that locks it up if messed with a loaded gun? |
Callisto32 |
Dec-23-10 11:40 PM |
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Duh? |
Straw Man |
Dec-24-10 01:53 AM |
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Yeah, duh. |
Callisto32 |
Dec-24-10 07:44 AM |
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No problem at all. |
Straw Man |
Dec-24-10 12:45 PM |
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Good way to tear up your barrel & crown... this is a ridiculously stupid product |
Endangered Specie |
Dec-23-10 05:47 PM |
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Once a child knows and can physically cycle the slide, I would not trust this as childproofing |
aikoaiko |
Dec-24-10 07:25 AM |
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You've probably never heard of this one either. |
DWC |
Dec-25-10 08:15 PM |
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Nope but it looks like an interesting alternative. (n/t) |
spin |
Dec-25-10 10:36 PM |
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USELESS |
AtheistCrusader |
Dec-27-10 01:01 PM |
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Personally I keep my loaded weapons in quick access gun boxes or safes. |
spin |
Dec-27-10 02:07 PM |
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