The Big Guy

Crap, guess I missed it!

Man went on a rampage... then the coward took his own life. "A Tennessee man was executed in front of his pregnant wife by a carjacker who held them hostage at gunpoint for several hours following a six-hour crime spree that ended with three dead, including the suspect, and three people wounded, authorities said." https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-couple-held-hostage-for-hours-before-carjacker-killed-husband-police-say

I'd love to meet the man one day. He's always in a great mood. I'm sure he has some wise things to say about life too, if someone had the chance to sit down and chat with him.

Living vicariously is about as good as it gets in 2020, thanks to the ammo shortage.

I may need to spray my reloaded ammo with bear mace because I have a hard time not reaching in there grabbing a handful and shooting 25-50 rounds in my backyard everyday lol. Cookie jar for kids, ammo can for me lol it's a vice.

https://fox17.com/news/local/covid-19-emails-from-nashville-mayors-office-show-disturbing-revelation

This is wild!!!

I've used these for a long time. Never had a problem with them and they get used a lot. Not sure if they are noise-canceling by definition. They do have stereo sound so you can tell which direction sound is coming from. They are also pretty popular so you may already have them or know someone that does. https://www.amazon.com/3M-Tactical-Electronic-Protection-shooters/dp/B0018DEZ54/ref=sr_1_27?dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqfz6BRD8ARIsAIXQCf1VO0ET-_l0GD4cV1doYBTA5LSKRnjqKfLluW0B3Nkh7lR65F386LkaAvIoEALw_wcB&hvadid=346372055201&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9013409&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7544932379771080812&hvtargid=kwd-834307955&hydadcr=24660_10400765&keywords=peltor+earmuffs&qid=1600095149&sr=8-27&tag=googhydr-20

God help us if that is anyone's Christmas present. I've been watching "The Man in the High Castle" on Amazon which is sorta WWII based. Decided to look up Hiroshima and Nagasaki on youtube and now my suggested videos have gone nuclear

Mind blowing video.

The draw has always been my weakness. It's a point of frustration for me. Best I can do in dry fire on a 7-10 yard target from concealment is 1.5 seconds and this translates to my live fire time as well. This draw time seems to be my average speed in IDPA and USPSA as well but doesn't matter on the long technical stages because I make up the extra 0.5 seconds with efficiency and typically finish with a very good stage time/score. I've read 2 of Ben Stoegers Dry Fire books and they are excellent. They are geared toward USPSA but it doesn't matter because the dry fire drills can be adapted to anything really. He also includes some world class, and incredibly humbling PAR times for these drills. Following his books has added a lot of structure to my dry fire routine. I also bought some of 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 size IDPA targets. I used them to set up simple drills and stages in my office. I set a PAR time if one isn't in a book or online somewhere and keep practicing it, driving the PAR time down. Then I keep trying to beat my own best time. You are correct about dry fire. It must be done with solid fundamentals every single time. Ben Stoeger dry fire books I've read: https://www.amazon.com/DryFire-Reloaded-Ben-Stoeger/dp/1542880246 https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Pistol-Reloaded-Ben-Stoeger/dp/1533397716 Here is a youtube playlist geared toward practical shooting that I've put together over the years. You probably already know most of the content but may find some of the theories to be interesting, especially when heard from some of the best in the world.

Yeah, I saw that footage on bitchute. Thanks for the advice. I dry fire with my setup and a shot timer almost everyday. Before corona I was shooting in my backyard everyday and shooting IDPA or USPSA every Saturday. I don't know anything about knife fighting or baton fighting, and never used bear mace so I'll likely just stick with my handgun and deescalation.

Also, practice shooting from retention and clearing malfunctions (just in case clothing, or some other contact with the slide induces a malfunction. or just carry a wheel gun lol). It's easy to forget training this sort of technique.

I don't know about the baton thing personally. It makes me wonder how fast a baton fight could turn into a knife fight, in which case you're at a disadvantage because you are now reacting to them raising the stakes. I'd probably get some bear mace if I wanted a non-lethal with some reach.

I now carry 3 mags for what it's worth; 49 rounds total. After seeing Kyle Rittenhouse defend himself against the first guy... then to be chased by a crowd and attacked by several others after shots had already been fired... Some of these people are really dumb. So dumb in fact they'll chase after someone who just used his firearm, and then attack that person again. I'd rather have too much than too little since 2020 is a flaming dumpster fire.

That's really sad... prayers to you and your family.

Nah, they're known liars. I wish nobody paid them any mind but... someone has to be reading that garbage, paying that garbage - wish someone would just take out the garbage lol it's really starting to stink haha.

Zoom in on that picture of the crowd. I see a TON of masks. No bias here. Mainstream "news" media showing off their integrity and thorough research...

You just saved me some words. These people are known to travel. It's typically a mix of some local malcontents and the fellow-travelers.

Gotta love Jerry lol

That's rough @bersaguy. You did the right thing even though it's really f-ing hard...

Was it this guy?