FelixEstrella wrote:In his garage? Must be one of those "urban metro male" garages. Even if I couldn't reach my gun, I have a choice of one of more of the following at easy arm's length at all times.
* pick axe handle
* hand axe
* 18" monkey wrench
* 18" Crescent wrench
* several lengths of conduit
* several chunks of 2x4
Netpackrat wrote:He who lives by the sword, will die by the gun.
Hate to have to clue you in on this but inside of 7 yards, a knife/ sword/ shank can beat your gun. This is not opinion but verifiable fact. It becomes a matter of initiative and willingness to get hurt.
Netpackrat wrote:He who lives by the sword, will die by the gun.
Hate to have to clue you in on this but inside of 7 yards, a knife/ sword/ shank can beat your gun. This is not opinion but verifiable fact. It becomes a matter of initiative and willingness to get hurt.
If I just stand there with my feet planted, and try to out draw him, sure. Otherwise, maybe yes, maybe no. Outside of 7 yards, he is my bitch.
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MarkD wrote:... just about any solvent that will clean my guns bothers my wife...
Then go the whole hog and use Ballistol. The smell of rancid cheese grows on one after a while
My wife is the same way, with the solvents. But I like Hoppe's, so that's what I use.
I'll just have to take your word for it wrt the cheese.
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Netpackrat wrote: Outside of 7 yards, he is my bitch.
I don't know how big your garage is, but mine's 21.5' x 22'.....
Wish it were 24'x24'. The extra foot or so would be nice, seeing how my wife's current vehicle is a Expedition......
Sorry, that was a general statement on the utility of edged weapons in the world of firearms, I wasn't specifically thinking about using a sword in a garage. I wouldn't really want to use one in my garage since there would usually be no room to swing it. You might as well have a spear if your guns aren't an option. In my garage, I have multiple defensive options available to me, to include getting medieval, but that's neither my first more my fastest choice.
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Netpackrat wrote:He who lives by the sword, will die by the gun.
Hate to have to clue you in on this but inside of 7 yards, a knife/ sword/ shank can beat your gun. This is not opinion but verifiable fact. It becomes a matter of initiative and willingness to get hurt.
If I just stand there with my feet planted, and try to out draw him, sure. Otherwise, maybe yes, maybe no. Outside of 7 yards, he is my bitch.
Not saying you can't do it, I shot today w. some folks who certainly can, but a reliable hit on a running assailant in the CNS, provided the run starts more than 21' away is impressive.
If you are referring to a hit in the heart, etc, humans can work a fair amount of time w.o. circulatory function - certainly longer than it takes to go 21'
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