tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4640275011761752247..comments2024-03-29T06:30:37.772-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Personal defense firearms: more questions from readersPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-528504777613156152021-03-23T22:17:35.597-05:002021-03-23T22:17:35.597-05:00One drill I have used in selecting a pistol is wha...One drill I have used in selecting a pistol is what I call a pillow drill. Making sure the gun is unloaded, hold the gun firmly, aiming at a point six to ten feet away. Then put it under a paper or cloth, randomly oriented. Close your eyes, reach under the cloth, find, grip, and aim the gun at the target, eyes still closed. Open your eyes and see where instinctive aiming puts the shot.<br />Decide why or why not on target, and find a solution, be it another gun, altrred grips, more training, etc.<br />I tried this with a Sig 365, and due to my hand size and shape, was pointing 20 to 25 degrees left of where I thought I was.<br />The grips are just too small in circumference for me to point naturally. Glock 42, no problem.<br />Find the gun that fits you, that you can handle well, and that you will carry. The gun does you no good at home if you are not there.<br />John in Indy John in Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726277544639088808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52419930757127127342021-03-23T19:08:32.436-05:002021-03-23T19:08:32.436-05:007916:
the various .govs don't have exact numb...7916:<br /><br />the various .govs don't have exact numbers, but estimates based on sales numbers run from as low as 3% to a high of 10% compliance with bans. Btw, that also appears to be the case in other states that have/had bans or registrations of evil guns.<br /><br />One factor that gun owners should keep in mind is that turning in a banned gun does NOT remove your home address and name from the potential list of places and people to raid when/if the .govs decide to actively pursue weapons. You will ALWAYS be a target. People that own any type of gun scare the hell out of TPTB. Weapon owning, or use, is a mindset that they consider to be a major problem. YOU are the weapon, a gun is just a tool.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-91573847929335980992021-03-23T12:16:03.720-05:002021-03-23T12:16:03.720-05:00I'm upwind from my nearest volcano, Mt. St. He...I'm upwind from my nearest volcano, Mt. St. Helens.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37875022330666068542021-03-23T11:59:00.852-05:002021-03-23T11:59:00.852-05:00https://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com/2008/07/...https://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com/2008/07/vanderboegh-handgun-against-army-ten.html1chotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447809553993449672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10380341143834627142021-03-23T11:47:08.156-05:002021-03-23T11:47:08.156-05:00What level of compliance do NY or Connecticut citi...What level of compliance do NY or Connecticut citizens have now for those referenced acts?7916https://www.blogger.com/profile/01881208775905627898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83029460530044558052021-03-23T11:08:16.268-05:002021-03-23T11:08:16.268-05:00Not really a fan of Hi Point but there is nothing ...Not really a fan of Hi Point but there is nothing wrong with a firearm built for a price point. The second amendment also applies to those of modest means who in many case have a higher need for self defense. Having said that a friend went to the range with us one time and brought along his 9mm Hi Point Carbine. I was amazed how accurate and easy to shoot it was. I'm never afraid to be wrong about something and I may have to re think my position on Hi Point. Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317316178774530796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-1389998373900532962021-03-23T11:05:27.148-05:002021-03-23T11:05:27.148-05:00I have gone another direction with my carry gun. I...I have gone another direction with my carry gun. I sold my Glock 26 and used the funds to buy a Glock 20 10mm. I also upped the size of my shirts to better conceal the full size gun. I now have 15 rounds of 200 grain JHP that are traveling about 1115 fps 10 feet in front of the barrel. tsquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737130316088634658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80413862913439743092021-03-23T10:47:17.035-05:002021-03-23T10:47:17.035-05:00BLUF- Always better to have and NOT need, than to ...BLUF- Always better to have and NOT need, than to need and not have...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53671242639511595012021-03-23T10:31:28.917-05:002021-03-23T10:31:28.917-05:00If the government once again takes it upon themsel...If the government once again takes it upon themselves to ban a weapon type after the drubbing they took over <i>Heller</i> and <i>MacDonald</i>, it's not that I won't turn in or register anything I may or may not have.<br /><br />It's that I would take that as tacit consent and <i>carte blanche</i> to open season on anyone and everyone who'd pass such a law, or enforce the law, from a cold start, to the limit of either my pulse rate, or ammunition supply, and nothing else.<br /><br />Such a law would, in fact, basically be considered by me as a triple dog dare to do so, from that point onwards.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29257120441300033312021-03-23T10:02:17.646-05:002021-03-23T10:02:17.646-05:00I will also jump in with a defense of the lowly Hi...I will also jump in with a defense of the lowly Hi-point.<br />I have had the 40 pistol and carbine for about 9 years now. The only problem I have had was from not cleaning it after about 1000 rounds. The slide did not fully engage, a simple tap and it was good to go again. It was just plain filthy.<br /><br />The carbine has never given a problem. Shoots true, shoots often and shoots reliably. Year after year.<br /><br />If the price bothers you, keep in mind they also have a lifetime warranty.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839439008984987493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88274970425933785872021-03-23T10:01:28.420-05:002021-03-23T10:01:28.420-05:00I once bought a Hi Point 9mm pistol, mostly becaus...I once bought a Hi Point 9mm pistol, mostly because it was cheap (under $100 at a gun show Sunday afternoon). After an extensive litany of failures, I relegated it to the back of the safe before getting rid of it entirely. My thought was to hand it to any home invader in order to justify the use of deadly force against him as, though he would be technically armed and thus posing a legitimate threat, he would be so busy trying to get it into operation that I would have plenty of time to respond with my *real* sidearm. /sarc<br /><br />That, of course, was in the early iterations of the Hi Point line and I suppose their quality control may have improved since then, but I was so thoroughly disappointed by that monstrosity that absent compelling motivation to the contrary I would *never* consider another.Bob Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605741445499179146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60941551100748918452021-03-23T10:00:36.288-05:002021-03-23T10:00:36.288-05:00When I hear people talk about guns and survival I ...When I hear people talk about guns and survival I think back to Selco and his story about surviving in the Balkans.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35407332327135015562021-03-23T09:59:06.210-05:002021-03-23T09:59:06.210-05:00As to the need for self protection. We are in the...As to the need for self protection. We are in the battle for the founding of this nation and those of us who believe and support the original intent of our founders must realize that the forces aligned against us will not stop until they completely undo those remarkable concepts.<br /><br />With the ongoing assault upon our nation you also will see increases in violent crime going unchecked especially if it targets people who like us support the Bill of Rights and the concepts of freedom. The left is using the BLM and ANTIFA to attack and harass people like us just as they are trying to foment a revolt on our part so they can crush us once and for all eliminating our movement and our means of self defense at the same time.<br /><br />It is wise to be prepared and to keep a weather eye on the goings on within our nation. I believe we will be forced to take actions we as peace loving patriots are loathe to pursue but yet, this onslaught of socialism is not going to stop. At some point we will have to fight to save our nation.Glenda T Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124547784959889077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59573504574847720382021-03-23T09:50:15.239-05:002021-03-23T09:50:15.239-05:00Hey Peter;
I appreciate your plug for the Hi-p...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> I appreciate your plug for the Hi-point carbine, Those who sneer never owned one. Sure they are ugly as homemade sin, but they will work, they are cheap and they offer them in several calibers for commonalities of calibers with your pistols. They have them in 9mm, 40, 45 and I read that they have the rifle in .380 now....dang.....I put a cheap pair of holographic optics on mine and it is a great combination. It serves a purpose. And no I ain't a salesman or own stock or get any benefit for praising the rifle, LOLMrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.com