| 127. Charter Arms has a great snub nosed .44 just for Grizzly defense. |
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Although I understand that modern pepper spray is very affective against griz, I still think that a handgun is much more practical. After all, it is still the preferred weapon of defense by law enforcement.
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| -Looking for a new CCW waistpouch |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 04:03 AM |
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isn't this the gun policy forum? |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 04:09 AM |
#1 |
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Outdoor Life is for sport shooting discussions |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 04:45 AM |
#3 |
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shoots and misses |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 05:44 AM |
#7 |
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iverglas never even loads one in the chamber |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 01:37 PM |
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Jul-28-11 02:04 PM |
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Well, your efforts do look like a wordy breach-burst. nt |
SteveM |
Jul-28-11 02:23 PM |
#35 |
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Alert me when you make Mod, but when last I checked it's 178°F in Gehenna. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:04 AM |
#68 |
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Proper holsters |
jeepnstein |
Jul-28-11 12:04 PM |
#15 |
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Why would you carry concealed in the woods? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 02:38 PM |
#37 |
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remember, it's a fashion statemet! |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 02:41 PM |
#39 |
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I think the whole thing is hilarious |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 02:59 PM |
#41 |
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oh dear |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 03:08 PM |
#42 |
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Don't know if you want to go that far |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 07:26 PM |
#54 |
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Maybe in your village... |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Jul-29-11 12:30 AM |
#67 |
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Reading is fundamental |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-28-11 03:33 PM |
#47 |
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Why would anyone carry a handgun in the woods? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 07:30 PM |
#55 |
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Do you understand the need for the right to do so? nt |
rrneck |
Jul-28-11 08:15 PM |
#59 |
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Of course. You know I do, but I'm not questioning their rights |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 10:25 PM |
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People get mugged, raped, and murdered im the woods too. nt |
rrneck |
Jul-28-11 10:51 PM |
#63 |
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They do? Oh, yeah "Deliverance" |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 03:18 PM |
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now, that one |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 03:28 PM |
#103 |
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Hey, if I see Dick Cheney |
gejohnston |
Jul-29-11 03:45 PM |
#106 |
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Me too. LOL |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 04:05 PM |
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When i lived in Nashville |
rrneck |
Jul-29-11 05:07 PM |
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To be honest, if I lived in Nashville, a city I have driven through numerous times |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 05:59 PM |
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LOL |
rrneck |
Jul-30-11 06:22 PM |
#173 |
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Yep, done Memphis too, but if I lived in either place I'd arm up and trade the Prius for a Hummer |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 07:43 PM |
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I can think of several reasons |
tortoise1956 |
Jul-29-11 12:25 AM |
#66 |
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All valid reasons to carry a shotgun |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 03:28 PM |
#102 |
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A shotgun if you are expecting something. If not expecting trouble the handgun |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 05:58 PM |
#126 |
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and lord only knows why someone would imply you were |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:11 AM |
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Nice for you to ask for information, since you are not familiar with this topic. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 10:17 AM |
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The only thing I'd be afraid of in the woods would be encountering |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 03:38 PM |
#105 |
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44 mag, huge |
gejohnston |
Jul-29-11 03:50 PM |
#107 |
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Yep. I'll stick with a 12 gauge in any outdoor situation where bears or wil boar roam |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 03:59 PM |
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You know, I hear that Sara Palin prefers a 12 gauge while hiking too. |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 06:05 PM |
#128 |
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Me neither. So I carry a GPS and cellphone if anything |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 07:14 PM |
#137 |
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Ain't life grand? Nobody telling you what you can and cannot choose to carry, |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 07:51 PM |
#141 |
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Nobody has the right to tell you what, why or how to carry. |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 08:07 PM |
#143 |
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Your right, walking around with a GPS in public is a distraction and dangerous. It should |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 08:26 PM |
#144 |
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Why would you advocate banning a GPS in public? Defies logic |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 09:17 PM |
#145 |
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Hey, I'm just agreeing with you. We seem to have a |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-30-11 09:54 AM |
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As I said, you don't know much about this issue. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 04:39 PM |
#112 |
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whoa, that's edging over toward the weird |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 05:22 PM |
#117 |
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There is zero reason for someone to start a confrontation with me in the woods, period. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 05:30 PM |
#121 |
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Which handgun would you recommend for killing grizzlies? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 09:47 PM |
#146 |
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Charter Arms has a great snub nosed .44 just for Grizzly defense. |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 06:02 PM |
#127 |
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I'll go with the pepper spray |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 09:50 PM |
#147 |
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Carry both |
krispos42 |
Jul-31-11 11:02 AM |
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I carry mine as a close predator support firearm....never in the woods without my 45 |
ileus |
Jul-29-11 07:50 PM |
#140 |
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I CC in the woods... |
Marengo |
Jul-28-11 08:11 PM |
#57 |
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Which part seems sensible? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 10:36 PM |
#62 |
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Carrying concealed and in the woods makes sense to me. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:09 AM |
#70 |
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If you eschew confrontation I have 2 questions for you |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 03:22 PM |
#101 |
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Easy. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 04:41 PM |
#113 |
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That's you, not our friend Kennah who eschews confrontation |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 06:45 PM |
#135 |
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I should have been more specific |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:12 PM |
#149 |
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Good. I eschew physical confrontations too and I abhor violence |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 02:12 PM |
#169 |
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You could argue over the 1A when the Internet didn't exist. Still a poor argument. |
Kennah |
Jul-30-11 08:03 PM |
#179 |
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Well, all three points are sensible... |
Marengo |
Jul-29-11 06:31 AM |
#76 |
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Maybe it's just me, but none of it makes sense |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 10:05 AM |
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Um, concealed means hidden, you can't see it. |
Marengo |
Jul-30-11 11:06 AM |
#164 |
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What you see as an act of courtesy I see as an act of deceipt |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 11:18 AM |
#165 |
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What a facile, childish response... |
Marengo |
Aug-02-11 06:37 AM |
#186 |
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If he/she were carrying concealed, then how could you know? Magic? n/t |
oneshooter |
Jul-30-11 11:49 AM |
#167 |
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Hmm! Lemme think. Oh yeah, maybe that fashionista gun pouch he's wearing |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 01:18 PM |
#168 |
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No, I only carry one, a SIG 220. I have faith in my weapon, and my ability to use it. n/t |
oneshooter |
Jul-30-11 06:36 PM |
#175 |
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Which version? Combat, carry, compact? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 07:19 PM |
#177 |
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The full size 220, 45cal.. I carry IWB strong side with a 30deg cant. |
oneshooter |
Jul-30-11 09:07 PM |
#184 |
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All of the above. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 10:18 AM |
#85 |
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All of them. |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 06:09 PM |
#129 |
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I can carry openly in the woods here in WA, but I still carry concealed |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:06 AM |
#69 |
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Then why would you carry a handgun? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 02:48 PM |
#97 |
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Why not? |
gejohnston |
Jul-29-11 03:57 PM |
#108 |
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Why not? When I'm hiking I don't carry more than I need |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 04:04 PM |
#110 |
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That is, of course, your choice based upon your interpretation of risk assessment. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 04:44 PM |
#114 |
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ah, just what I've been looking for, a case in point |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 05:26 PM |
#119 |
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They were not carrying a firearm. |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 05:35 PM |
#122 |
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ah yes, as I've said |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 06:29 PM |
#130 |
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Side point |
AtheistCrusader |
Jul-29-11 06:34 PM |
#131 |
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absolutely |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 06:42 PM |
#133 |
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Did come in handy |
gejohnston |
Jul-29-11 05:15 PM |
#116 |
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Reminds me of my grandma |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 07:20 PM |
#138 |
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It's not fear. It's preparedness. Like wearing a seatbelt. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:14 PM |
#150 |
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are there people where you're at who are prohibited from wearing seatbelts? |
iverglas |
Jul-30-11 09:45 AM |
#161 |
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No it isn't anything like wearing a seatbelt. |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-30-11 02:30 PM |
#171 |
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Pretty poor design given how infrequently handguns kill |
Kennah |
Jul-30-11 08:05 PM |
#180 |
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Exactly...a handgun is just another life saving device...a PSD if you will. |
ileus |
Jul-30-11 06:31 PM |
#174 |
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And thank you for moderating where it's not needed |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 04:46 AM |
#4 |
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oh, but I want to thank you more |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 05:42 AM |
#6 |
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and things pertaining to self defense |
ileus |
Jul-28-11 12:32 PM |
#18 |
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You keep doing hit and run, and you're going to kill someone |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 01:33 PM |
#21 |
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Is a waist pouch like a fanny pack? I've got one in black leather for my 1911 |
OffWithTheirHeads |
Jul-28-11 04:14 AM |
#2 |
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I think certainly a low key fashion sense should be part of a pouch |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 01:42 PM |
#24 |
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Why don't you hire a fashion consultant? |
Kolesar |
Jul-28-11 05:06 AM |
#5 |
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... |
CountAllVotes |
Jul-28-11 06:00 AM |
#8 |
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Crochet one. |
TheCowsCameHome |
Jul-28-11 06:00 AM |
#9 |
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LOL |
Hoyt |
Jul-28-11 07:46 AM |
#11 |
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Nows a good time to quit carrying the dang things. |
Hoyt |
Jul-28-11 07:46 AM |
#10 |
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And the WCTU (yes, they're still around) will tell you the same thing about drinking |
friendly_iconoclast |
Jul-28-11 12:23 PM |
#17 |
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First point is that DU is not the Gun Shoppers Network. Second, folks don't need to carry. |
Hoyt |
Jul-28-11 12:47 PM |
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Jul-28-11 01:32 PM |
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First, I missed your appointment as mod. Second, don't care about your thoughts on my needs. |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 01:51 PM |
#26 |
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that just makes us all even, doesn't it? |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 03:45 PM |
#48 |
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Sounds like wind blowing, but less intelligent. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:10 AM |
#71 |
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OWB all the way I'll never IWB |
ileus |
Jul-29-11 08:02 PM |
#142 |
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I go with either IWB or waistpouch. OWB v. IWB, I don't get too emotional about one or the other. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:16 PM |
#151 |
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It's all personal choice... |
ileus |
Jul-30-11 02:17 PM |
#170 |
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This one is better. |
GreenStormCloud |
Jul-30-11 06:54 PM |
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Jul-28-11 01:38 PM |
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G23 Excellent choice in a carry pistol...good taste, great firearm. |
ileus |
Jul-28-11 08:23 AM |
#12 |
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Here's a good pouch candidate. |
ileus |
Jul-28-11 08:58 AM |
#13 |
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Ya know, I really like it. Wonder if I could get a local seamstress to sew a velcro patch inside. |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 01:46 PM |
#25 |
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This is the style that I use. |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-28-11 11:04 AM |
#14 |
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+1000! |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 02:02 PM |
#29 |
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Glad to help. I bought my first one in 1995. Had to get a replacement two years ago. |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-28-11 02:35 PM |
#36 |
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OOH! They have purple! |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 02:03 PM |
#30 |
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I'd personally get a pink one, just to mess with heads all across the political spectrum. |
friendly_iconoclast |
Jul-28-11 11:01 PM |
#64 |
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I'm secure enough to wear pink ... |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:16 AM |
#72 |
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don't worry about that |
gejohnston |
Jul-29-11 05:37 PM |
#123 |
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hell yeah, why not exploit one MORE stereotyped group |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:15 AM |
#81 |
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And what "stereotyped group" would that be? What do they "look and act like"? |
friendly_iconoclast |
Jul-29-11 12:35 PM |
#92 |
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What color is the sky in your world? |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:17 PM |
#152 |
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well I'll tell you one thing |
iverglas |
Jul-30-11 09:42 AM |
#158 |
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That wasn't fair of me to ask |
Kennah |
Jul-30-11 08:07 PM |
#181 |
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On a side note, is it not interesting all the spam being posted by the anti's? |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Jul-29-11 01:05 PM |
#95 |
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Yep. You'd think we were talking about a woman's right to choose rather than |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-29-11 05:55 PM |
#124 |
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Try Galco.com, they used to make them in different colors n/t |
Lurks Often |
Jul-28-11 12:19 PM |
#16 |
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I often see discussions of commercial products in other DU forums. Like, don't like, etc. |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 01:58 PM |
#27 |
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Jul-28-11 02:10 PM |
#33 |
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What do you mean by anti-gun loons? |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-28-11 02:55 PM |
#40 |
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oh, now, be careful |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 03:11 PM |
#44 |
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I thought is was plainly obvious. Is that a commentary on me. . .or on you??? |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-28-11 03:22 PM |
#45 |
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well, I would say |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 03:50 PM |
#50 |
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Going batshit crazy over asking if anyone has any ideas of a good waistpouch counts. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:20 AM |
#73 |
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fascinating |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:04 AM |
#77 |
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If this thread offends you so much, why don't you just hide it? |
tammywammy |
Jul-29-11 10:17 AM |
#83 |
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because I'm not a scaredy-cat |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:21 AM |
#86 |
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Well, it's somewhat unusual to discuss fashion accessories in a political forum |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 03:10 PM |
#99 |
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check out the Lounge some time - |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Jul-29-11 05:57 PM |
#125 |
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I wouldn't call them political forums. |
Starboard Tack |
Jul-29-11 06:39 PM |
#132 |
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wow, duh,eh? |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 06:44 PM |
#134 |
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Clearly appears to be a very politically charged fashion accessory |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:27 PM |
#153 |
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Jul-28-11 03:10 PM |
#43 |
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You'll shoot yer junk off! |
jpak |
Jul-28-11 01:58 PM |
#28 |
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There are these things called rules |
Kennah |
Jul-28-11 02:05 PM |
#32 |
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Jul-28-11 02:14 PM |
#34 |
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yes there are indeed |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:08 AM |
#78 |
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Jul-28-11 02:38 PM |
#38 |
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Well, seeing as how the mods have visited this thread now (note the deleted posts) and it remains |
Hoopla Phil |
Jul-28-11 03:27 PM |
#46 |
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Jul-28-11 03:49 PM |
#49 |
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The post is about a legit self defense subject. |
ileus |
Jul-28-11 04:23 PM |
#52 |
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this post is about FANNY PACKS |
iverglas |
Jul-28-11 08:06 PM |
#56 |
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Conceal carry methods come in all forms...still self defense. |
ileus |
Jul-28-11 08:14 PM |
#58 |
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Sent you a PM |
RamboLiberal |
Jul-28-11 04:20 PM |
#51 |
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*Giggles at the people thrown into paroxysms by a simple question* |
Union Scribe |
Jul-28-11 06:14 PM |
#53 |
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I know, I know. They just get sooo upset that others don't care about *their* likes and dislikes. |
friendly_iconoclast |
Jul-28-11 11:05 PM |
#65 |
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really? |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:17 AM |
#84 |
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Tommy's Gun Packs |
rl6214 |
Jul-28-11 09:10 PM |
#60 |
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Well, I think now we all know ... |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:27 AM |
#74 |
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And my thanks to all of the adults who responded. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 02:31 AM |
#75 |
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oh, 'fess up |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:27 AM |
#88 |
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Next week US palm body armor... |
ileus |
Jul-29-11 10:13 AM |
#80 |
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ah yes, the commercial endorsement |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 10:25 AM |
#87 |
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Huskies is probably a reference to the UConn Huskies |
tammywammy |
Jul-29-11 10:32 AM |
#89 |
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The Lounge! |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 12:04 PM |
#90 |
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No, I didn't wander in from the Lounge |
tammywammy |
Jul-29-11 12:06 PM |
#91 |
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I have to give you credit. |
friendly_iconoclast |
Jul-29-11 12:39 PM |
#93 |
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I do read in here often. |
tammywammy |
Jul-29-11 12:47 PM |
#94 |
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It brought out a few traits in the wowser types: 1. ANYTIME is a teachable moment for them. |
friendly_iconoclast |
Jul-29-11 01:18 PM |
#96 |
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gosh, my stars, heavens to betsy, what a conundrum |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 03:03 PM |
#98 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
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Jul-29-11 03:29 PM |
#104 |
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You need to learn to let go. |
Union Scribe |
Jul-29-11 05:24 PM |
#118 |
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snork |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 05:27 PM |
#120 |
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is this |
gejohnston |
Jul-29-11 10:48 PM |
#156 |
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If it were just clothes and color, you never woulda played. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:48 PM |
#157 |
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eh? |
iverglas |
Jul-30-11 09:43 AM |
#159 |
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Still getting a 404 |
Kennah |
Jul-30-11 08:08 PM |
#182 |
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Must be karma paying me back for a past life sin |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:07 PM |
#148 |
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I got a 404 when I clicked on iverglasisamodondu.com |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:46 PM |
#155 |
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what did you get |
iverglas |
Jul-30-11 09:44 AM |
#160 |
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I read the rules of both Guns and Outdoor Life before posting |
Kennah |
Jul-30-11 08:10 PM |
#183 |
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Jul-29-11 07:13 PM |
#136 |
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please say "yea" |
iverglas |
Jul-29-11 07:32 PM |
#139 |
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I meant the other one. The UW Huskies. |
Kennah |
Jul-29-11 10:31 PM |
#154 |
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A surprisingly long thread |
rrneck |
Jul-30-11 11:32 AM |
#166 |
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Wow, the crazies are out on this one. |
jeepnstein |
Aug-02-11 07:26 AM |
#187 |