After seeing this video, I am looking forward to my next stop at Dollar Tree to scout out these alarms.
Showing posts with label Home Defense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Defense. Show all posts
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Saturday Afternoon Shooting
Saturday, we visited a couple from church. They had invited us to supper & asked us to come early to do some shooting.
In particular, the husband & father wanted some informal instruction for his wife who had never fired a weapon in her life. I started with a little talk about safety & range protocol, then showed how to make sure a weapon is cleared.
Then I took the wife to the standard police target and introduced her to my Airsoft pellet gun which is configured like my Gov't Model. From a distance of about 12 feet, I let her fire pellets at the target, using the Fairbairn method of point shooting.
Then we moved up the actual .45. She and my wife took turns, and both did well.
For me, the highlight of the day was when my wife & I got to shoot our Ithaca Model 37. We've had it for a year (see here and here), and -- believe it or not -- had not yet had a chance to try it out.
At a home-defense distance of about 20 feet, I had no problem putting all rounds in the torso of the target. My wife did almost as well.
Even our hostess fired the Ithaca. She was surprised that she suffered no after-effects from the recoil. (The secret, as you know, is to hold the butt tightly in the pocket between your deltoid and your pectoral muscles.)
One notable phenomenon is that the #8 birdshot hit the targets just like a slug. At that short distance, they had not yet shed their plastic wad, so there was zero spread, and the load hit as a solid mass.
This means that, for home defense, you will simply waste your money buying slugs or 00 buckshot. A solid mass of #8 will do the same job for a lot less $$.
All in all, we spent almost 6 leisurely hours talking and burning up some pistol & shotgun ammo. Nothing facilitates Christian fellowship like the smell of gunpowder -- unless maybe it's a cigar or a pipe.
In particular, the husband & father wanted some informal instruction for his wife who had never fired a weapon in her life. I started with a little talk about safety & range protocol, then showed how to make sure a weapon is cleared.
Then I took the wife to the standard police target and introduced her to my Airsoft pellet gun which is configured like my Gov't Model. From a distance of about 12 feet, I let her fire pellets at the target, using the Fairbairn method of point shooting.
Then we moved up the actual .45. She and my wife took turns, and both did well.
For me, the highlight of the day was when my wife & I got to shoot our Ithaca Model 37. We've had it for a year (see here and here), and -- believe it or not -- had not yet had a chance to try it out.
At a home-defense distance of about 20 feet, I had no problem putting all rounds in the torso of the target. My wife did almost as well.
Even our hostess fired the Ithaca. She was surprised that she suffered no after-effects from the recoil. (The secret, as you know, is to hold the butt tightly in the pocket between your deltoid and your pectoral muscles.)
One notable phenomenon is that the #8 birdshot hit the targets just like a slug. At that short distance, they had not yet shed their plastic wad, so there was zero spread, and the load hit as a solid mass.
This means that, for home defense, you will simply waste your money buying slugs or 00 buckshot. A solid mass of #8 will do the same job for a lot less $$.
All in all, we spent almost 6 leisurely hours talking and burning up some pistol & shotgun ammo. Nothing facilitates Christian fellowship like the smell of gunpowder -- unless maybe it's a cigar or a pipe.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Home Invasion & the Christian Warrior: Are You Prepared?
I assume that most of you reading this right now are at home. If so, do a little mental exercise with me.
Suppose armed intruders invaded your home at this instant. What would you do? If your immediate thought goes to a firearm, that's good.
Now, where is your closest firearm? On your person? Can you put a hand on it without moving from where you are right now?
The fact is that the less accessible your weapon, the more vulnerable you are. The answer, "It's just in the other room," doesn't cut it. Things happen too fast once the orcs penetrate your perimeter.
If you think I'm full of prune juice, watch the video below. A man with a CCW and a weapon in the next room is helpless against armed invaders.
STRONG CAUTION: The surveillance video contains brutal footage, including the murder of the homeowner & his two female guests. Minor children should have a parent preview it before watching.
("MSNBC Investigates: Eyewitness to Murder", aired on Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 (1/10/2010) at 02:00 PM)
The following comes from a post on WARSKYL some months ago. I think it bears repeating:
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. (Proverbs 22:3)
Here's a little checklist to test your awareness and state of readiness (and mine!) right now.
- Mindset: Did you start your day with prayer or a devotional time? Is your conscience clear before God & your loved one(s)/neighbor(s)? (A heart right before God is foundational to everything else the Christian Martialist is and does.)
- Awareness: Who is in your house right now? Family members, visitors (hopefully not intruders)? Do you know where they are? Living room, kitchen, front yard, back yard, etc.?
- Physical readiness: How do you feel? Awake or Tired? Energetic or Listless? Strong or Weak? Loose or Tight? (Your answer here may indicate a need to address your sleep, nutritional or exercise patterns.)
- Logistic readiness: Do you own a weapon? How accessible is it right now? Within an arm's length? If there are youngsters or visitors in your home, how secure is that weapon from tampering and potential tragedy?
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