Wednesday Windage: Shot 15 Times, Shot Back, Survived!

Wednesday Windage II: Road Rage Over A Parking Spot!

 How many lives were wrecked? This was completely avoidable!

Wednesday Windage: You Must Let The Bear Eat You!

Wednesday Windage: 22 Long Rifle For Self Defense?

 Here are a couple of videos from Gun Sam on the .22 Long Rifle as a possible defensive round. The big problem you will always hear about with .22 Long Rifle is reliability.  Premium cartridges tend to run nearly at 100 percent, but not quite as good as centerfire ammunition. The little micro pistols will malfunction more than larger pistols. They require more fastidious cleaning and lube, plus a firm grip to add mass to the pistol frame in order to function reliably. Elderly arthritic hands are not a good platform to run micro semi-auto .22s. Gun Sam chose round nose Mini Mags as his choice because of penetration.  Hollow points and flat point designs will make a bigger wound channel. Listen to Tim Sundles on stopping dangerous game, and then draw your own conclusions. .22 Long Rifle probably will not penetrate out the other side of a rib cage, so over-penetration is less of a concern than with centerfire ammo. The heart is right behind the ribs, so I tend to think the wound channel is a higher priority than penetration with rimfire ammo.  Avoiding a gunfight is preferable to having to fight...

Wednesday Windage: Tim Sundles On 10 mm vs. 45 ACP For Bear Protection

 

Women On Target 2021 Is In The Books

 We had a good time at Carmi today. Women On Target was canceled last year because of the vid, but we forged ahead this year with a good turnout. There was even more interest this year in pistol use, especially ones suitable for home defense and concealed carry. Our members were glad to help, and we ran more than an hour longer than we usually do at these events. There was lots of comparison in shooting .380s, 9mm, .38s, and .45 in pocket pistols, compacts, and full size pistols. The target you see, shot on the indoor .22 range scored 100 with 8 Xs. Another lady, new to shooting, shot a 100 with 3 Xs. Folks are serious about their shooting!

Five Chances To Die: Reviewing Our Break-In, February 2016

 Five years ago we had an unusual evening when a fellow went on a drug-induced spree. He stole and wrecked two cars before coming to our door, where he broke out windows, broke into the garage and stole our car out of the garage. He was a very lucky man. He crashed three cars, and through happenstance and the training I had, plus the training our local law enforcement had, he wasn't shot or injured during the altercations at our home. We are glad it is all in the past, but we think about it daily. We continue our study of self defense issues just in case we have another event. Get your training! Know what you can do legally to defend yourself where you live and where you travel.

Did You Notice The Proliferation Of Pepper Spray Attacks This Year?

 Here's some useful information for you to digest and think about!

Is That A Good Luck Charm In Your Pocket... (Repost That Bears Repeating!)

or a disaster waiting to happen?  Is your .380 going to throw lead when you need it to do so, or is it going to choke on pocket lint?  We had company over the weekend, and I asked the husband if he had cleaned and lubed his pocket pistol lately.  Nope!  I said, "Give it to me and I will take care of it for you."  I guessed it would be worthy of photos and I was not disappointed.  Lint on the trigger, lint stuck to the side of the magazine and inside, too.

The barrel was fuzzy.  It definitely needed to be disassembled.

The slide catch and the hammer were both loaded up with lint, and also the mag well.

The underside of the slide was also covered in lint and a bit of powder residue.  So, we know this pistol has been fired and put back in its holster dirty after the last range trip.  I cleaned up all the dirt and lint and then lubed the little LCP II properly, even using my special blend of grease on the rails so the lube doesn't run away.

Our carry guns are not magical talismans.  They are tools and you should attend to them on a regular basis.  Guns have reciprocating and revolving parts that need to be oiled or greased to run properly, in spite of the torture tests that gunwriters love to do.  Pockets, pocket holsters, and lint all wick away oil.  The gun you lubed two months ago is probably dry by now.  The need to clean and lube is double for little pocket guns like the LCP and LCP II.  They are light, and require a firm grip to operate properly.  If you do not keep them in top operating condition, they are likely to fail you when you need them most.  You also need to practice with these little guys regularly, and make sure your grip is up to snuff so you can empty entire magazines without getting stovepipes.

Just in case you haven't read it, Grant Cunningham's article on lubrication is linked:   Here.  Be serious about your ability to defend yourself.  Criminals think about their work all the time.  We should do the same for our safety.

Maintenance Reminder!

Guns should be cleaned and lubed after use, especially before being stored away so they don't rust.  Your carry guns should be cleaned and lubed regularly so they are always ready to run.

Oil creeps away from the surfaces that need to move, and lint will pull the oil off.  Pocket carry should be considered as extreme service because of lint and dirt exposure.

Ignore your gun for too long and pocket dirt may prevent proper functioning.

You need only a few minutes to break down, clean, and lube most guns.  Do it at least once a month. 

Take note of of your carry ammo, too.  You need to run your gun occasionally, use up that ammo you bought five years ago and stoke up with factory fresh.

Attempted Robbery In Philadelphia...

Study this video and see the good things and the mistakes.  Every violent encounter you have will be a new experience, so figure on making mistakes.  You have to stay ahead of the curve to prevail, so train and practice.  I am guessing that the clerk has had little self defense training, even though his first shot was good.  He drew against a drawn gun and made what appears to be a central nervous system hit.  He shot again, and I can't tell if he hit or missed, but from that point on this video shows panic and lack of training.

The video is on LiveLeak, and I can't find an embed code, so CLICK HERE or on the photo for the link to the video.

PS: No checking for accomplices or moves to cover, no reload after expending his ammunition, and then he goes out the door with gun in hand.  Don't do that.  A man with a gun coming out the door from a robbery...write your own script.