Jamie Jackson

I couldn't wait, so I ordered it from Amazon anyway LOL.   The reviews are pretty decent...and..it is Joe Nobody. :pleased:

btw....Has anyone read "The Olympus Device" by Joe Nobody?   http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Device-Book-One/dp/0985563494/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416564175&sr=1-14&keywords=joe+nobody

Thanks for the Head's Up superduty. :up:   I'll get it ordered. I had no idea either.     I'm glad you got to read U.C. Erik. It does go on & on after a while. I found the "evolution" of the degradation of our "Gun Rights" particularly interesting and well written.

That is awesome Bersa! :up:       What a great community! :cheers:

    LOL. No worries Sir...it was just an excuse to whine a bit. :pleased:     And I sincerely do hate to miss this class. It will be an excellent experience I have no doubt. :up:

LOL.   My apologies Dustbuster. You are fine. It's Dolomite I'm a might concerned about now... :yuck:

something is wrong with you Dustbuster... :ugh:             me too I guess because that's funny! :pleased:

While not a gong, I would love to have a few of these.   https://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8800&dir=1020|1022   1st hand experience will have to come from folks more fortunate than I am LOL

  Excellent advice and I strongly second that recommendation. :up:     Another considerations is a Wilderness First Aid course like one taught by NOLS: http://www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/wildfirstaid.shtml

  That's an incredible price on the QC! Good deal! :up:   My larger trauma kit does have airway and IV gear in it. I'm very fortunate that the majority of my training and shooting buds are Paramedics and ER physicians...kinda handy you know?  :pleased:    So I agree that having some "advanced" gear on hand for someone with a higher skill level is actually quite prudent.

You know, sometimes I think Randy phones my place of employment to make certain I am working before he schedules events like this... :cool:   And if I wasn't working I would sure as heck be there! And man, Great Price!   This will be an excellent event no doubt. fwiw that Air Marshal Qual is a flipping challenge! for me anyway. Good fun!. :pleased:   Enjoy the class folks.   Hopefully next time...

No freezing for me. I'm certain ice forms, but they have never frozen solid nor split. Mine are originally blue food grade barrels and I drilled and fit brass spigots. They don't even leak at the spigots...

    Ordered it Mark. Thanks! :up:   The book has good reviews on Amazon. I'm looking forward to reading it.

I've had rain barrels for several years now. Even when we hit zero degrees last winter there wasn't an problems.   I just do my routine semi-annual cleaning with soap and bleach and leave them be. :pleased:   Like dawgdoc said...they just fill back up anyway.

That sounds like a comprehensive kit whitewolf. Good for you.  :up:   Would the "combat gauze" you mentioned be the Quickclot impregnated gauze? Good stuff! We just started carrying it in our ER. Institutions, such as hospitals, are sometimes slow to change. It took me a bit of lobbying to get it on board there LOL.     [url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/Z-Medica-Quickclot-Sport-Pad-25-g-724264/34970287] Quickclot from Walmart[/url]   [url=http://www.chinookmed.com/cgi-bin/item/05168/-QuikClot-Combat-Gauze,-Rolled-%28Non-Military-Use-Only%29-] Quickclot Combat Gauze[/url]

Happy 239th Birthday Marines!    God Bless the Corps. :usa:

OK then, but a disclaimer first. All I am doing is sharing opinions and observation. There are many folks much more qualified than I am out there. I encourage any and all input, experiences, observations, corrections, and opinions.   The equipment and techniques are merely what I have first hand experience with, so what I write here is only that, what I personally have experience with. Buyer beware LOL.   MY primary focus will be on gear. I’ll mention the use. But…Training is the key.       Bleeding!   Hypothetical situation: OK. The shooting has stopped. You break threat focus by doing a scan. Did I hit him? Is he down? Does he have any friends? (Any further threats?) Am I hit?   So the bad guy is down. Good for you. Hopefully you have moved to cover, called for backup/911, and are still able to cover the downed badguy.   Self assess: With the adrenal dump that occurred you may not even realize you are hit. Check yourself…look and feel.   OK. You’ve been hit. It’s a hit to the leg, or an arm. Doom on you! :ugh:  ...not really. :cool:   Most extremity wound can be treated with direct pressure. Worse case, a self applied tourniquet.   The above is only what I have experienced in training/classes…please seek out professional instruction…please…       What I do in real life:   Put on my gloves…gotta protect myself too.   Extremity wound.: Look for entrance and exit.   Elevate the extremity while applying a pressure type absorbent dressing. I like Kerlix rolls. They are absorbent and allow pressure to be transferred to the wound channel.   An Emergency Bandage (link below) works great and I’ve used them on several occasions outside of a hospital setting. The are essentially an absorbent bandage with an Ace Wrap attached to them.   If they bleeding cannot be controlled with direct pressure (or hypothetically if you are still under fire and bleeding profusely) apply a Tourniquet between the wound and your trunk/body…at least 3-4” above the wound and cinch that sucker down! (edit: some sources say 2-3"...just allow yourself enough room to work and make sure to avoid placing the TQ over a joint...)   Fwiw: We, in healthcare, frequently use tourniquets (in surgery) for hours on end without damage, and I’ve used my MAT tourniquet and a SOF-TT tourniquet recently in our ER to control arterial bleeding while we treated the patient…both times very successfully.   I personally carry a small BOK or Blow Out Kit in my right hip pocket when I’m out and about. It is about the size of a wallet and contains a CAT Tourniquet, a pair of nitrile gloves, and an Emergency bandage.   Self application of a TQ is quick and easy…but does require familiarization and practice.       heavy duty nitrile gloves   Israeli Military Bandage or Emergency Bandage   C.A.T. Tourniquet   SOF-TT gen 3 Tourniquet   Kerlix Gauze Roll     Not a great on body carry or field use TQ, but I keep one in my “truck kit”. M.A.T. tourniquet

The 147's have a different point of impact than the 124's...in general, lighter rounds shoot lower than heavier rounds. IIRC 9mm factory zero is based on the 115 gr bullet weight.   The 124+P should give you excellent penetration and the GD is a proven round. Some handguns are finicky about 147's from my experience. My Glock's (17 & 19) do fine with them with factory barrels.   I carry GD 124's as well, but I handload and shoot 147's from time to time. I like the difference in recoil impulse they offer, compared to the 124's. To me, they seem to have more of a "push-back" compared to a sharp snap with the 124's. Heck...maybe it's all in my head anyway. :ugh:   I have some 147's loaded up if you'd like to try them. We need to do some shooting anyway. :pleased:

    I'll echo a "Well Said"  TMF. Thank you.   Richard Marcinko came to mind when I first heard of this.     I appreciate the service of all of our Vets and hold them all in highest regards.   I can't understand why a person would choose to go public on this. As Dolomite mentioned...there will forever be a price on his head.   I was a Squid a long time ago. I've known, and in civilian guise trained with (as classmates) several folks from the community, not just Naval. To a tee, they were humble professionals and never went into any operational details of their past exploits.   This is just a puzzling situation to me. But I confess that I haven't spent very much time or effort to research any of this.

Do you carry a gun?   Do you acknowledge that there exists a potential that you may have to use it to defend your life? The life of those you care about?   Do you have the knowledge, skill, and equipment to initially treat a severe wound?   It really isn't "Rocket-Surgery". LOL.   There is a concept known as the "Killer B's"..."Bleeding & Breathing". These are your priority focus areas when the smoke clears. The is also the concept of the "Golden Hour and Platinum 10 minutes" that shines a light on the reality of the situation.     As a side note, and I know there are Paramedics and LEO's on the board here that can verify this: EMS can't, as in are not allowed, to enter an Active Shooter scene until it is secured. There's no sense rushing in to help and being shot for your efforts. This takes time...very precious time...when you or a loved one are bleeding...   We all need to understand that it is we that are responsible for that initial care and treatment, of ourselves and very possibly someone we care about.   I'm not saying that everyone that carries a gun should bean EMT or Paramedic...but the concepts of Self Care and Buddy Care from Tactical Combat Casualty Care or TC3 can be adapted for us all.       I'll list various gear if there is an interest. As well as discuss various aspects of this if there is an interest. You folks let me know.     I highly recommend a class geared towards the normal mere mortal civilian gun carrier like our own Randy Harris teaches regionally....no, this is not a paid advertisement...but I know, and Trust, Randy and have seen what he teaches.   There are other venues available. So please do your due diligence.

Kroger's sale is still going on...I believe through Tuesday the 11th.   We picked up a few (several actually) flats (12 cans each) of various Green Giant canned vegetables and Delmonte canned tomatoes... $0.38/can! That's about 1/2 their normal pricing.   That frees up funds for "gun stuff" friends... :cool:

but...if you click the "add to cart":...     Please review the error(s) highlighted below in red. The following item is out of stock and not available for purchase at this time: Item #: IK - 212176 | Remington® .22 LR Rimfire Ammunition | CAL/GAUG: .22LR HV 525RND BRCK

    LOL...That sounds just about right.   My .22 guns are in deep storage...maybe indefinitely... :ugh:

  and just simply failing at it! :ugh:

Welcome to you and your husband Amanda.   Glad to have you guys onboard.