Married, Army Vet, Herfǫðr, Writer, RPG Gaming Enthusiast, Historical Reenactor, 3-D printing, Miniature Painter, Avid Reader...

Alabama
Joined June 2021
The heights of humor.....
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If you lived off post then the German phone going off early in the morning was a sound to wake the dead. The German phones were loud enough to wake the entire apartment building. Your neighbor’s phone would startle you out of a deep sleep. You were immediately awake and waiting for the moment your phone would ring. IYKYK When an alert is called, all people that live off post are recalled to the company area and have 30 minutes to get in with all their gear. The first task for an alert is accountability of personnel and to issue weapons. Personal gear was staged outside in the company area to be placed on the various trucks as they were available. Designated trucks would drive to the front of the company to be loaded with the personal gear and depending on the type of alert it could include a basic load of ammunition and various other items from the company area. The trucks were PMCSed to look for deficiencies. The motor pool would bring the ‘alert dispatches’ (the paperwork that allowed a truck to leave the garrison area) and distribute them to the individual trucks. Once this was done, the trucks would move out to pick up gear or to fall into their place in the convoy line.
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Embrace the power of ‘And’!
Roll for chemical asphyxiation. 🎲😈
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The gauntlet is dropped - prove that Warriors look as cool (if not cooler) than Mages......
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Since it is Spooky Season!
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Lots of Truth in this post
Shotguns remain the very best weapon ever devised for static defense situations.  Meaning Home Defense or Security.  But we’ve seen a trend that has people moving away from the Shotgun in other situations.  Such as your Truck Gun or Cruiser Gun.  Police have turned to Rifles, and SBR’s have become the gun of choice for Truck/Cruiser Guns.  And depending on where you are – this may or may not be a good thing. The popularity of the AR-15 is unquestioned.  It’s become “America’s Rifle”, and by Right, it should be. The AR-15 in it’s Militant Form has been serving the Nation as our Military’s main battle rifle for over 60 years.  It’s cool to have an AR-15 and it’s cool to deck out that rifle with all sorts of add-on expensive parts and upgrades and components… and to make it so it doesn’t actually look like an AR anymore.  That’s for the Cool Guys… but is it for you?  Is a 3,000 dollar rifle what you need to defend the castle?   Really? Do you need to reach out to 600 Meters with a glorified .22 magnum? Maybe you do. When I lived in Vernal, Utah I most certainly could use that range and precision accuracy for defensive use.   Maybe.  In some Red Dawn Zombie Fantasy.  In reality… my actual defensive needs were maybe 50 yards max.   That’s 00 Buck range.  If I had to extend – realistically I’d only need 100 yards.  That’s Slug range.   I’m talking Defensive Use… I’m not talking precision sniper Hostage Rescue use.  That’s for Police.  For my buddies in the Sheriff’s Department with the well zeroed heavy rifles. I can’t justify defensive use 200 yards away. Reality dictates I need to stop a threat that’s trying to come into my home.  And that’s where Joe Biden’s suggestion is actually a good one.  "Just buy a Shotgun." The only true thing he's ever said in his life. He was absolutely right.  And then he threw that statement out the window with the two blasts in the air and the shooting through doors thing.  But he was right about buying a shotgun. Remington 870.  Mossberg 500 or 590.  One of those. You don’t need a $2,000 Benelli M4… By all means, if you can get one, do it… but the mission is quite resolved with a $400 Pump Action.  Avoid the Turkish Made shotguns that look like space guns. I’d rather buy a well used Remington 870 or Mossbergy 590 type than anything else… that’s just me. Get some good 3″ hunting loads for it… not the super cheap #7 or #8 Shot loads… those suck.  Get some good loads and test the shotgun for reliability.  If it cycles good, and isn’t knocking you on your tush… you’ve got the weapon you need.  NOW the fun part comes in.  Now you get to go find all the different 00 Buck Loads you can find.  A box or two of each.  And find maybe 3 or 4 different Slug Loads.  Now go out and find some big boxes like appliances come in.  Draw a circle or Tape a paper plate on the box…. several of them. And get to testing. Patterning your Shotgun is like Zeroing your Rifle.  Find the load that your Shotgun likes the best – not the load You like the best.  There’s a difference.  If your load is giving you a pattern that is empty in the center – that is not your load.  You want a nice spread across your impact zone.  For the slugs, you want point of aim, point of impact accuracy and consistency.  Once you find the loads that your gun likes the best – That’s the ammo you go stock up on. Buy a case of it. It’s unbelievable to me that guys will buy a brand new shotgun and then buy a couple cases of the cheap birdshot ammo… and that’s it.  If you are buying a gun to go break clays with – fine.  But for a shotgun you are going to defend lives with?  That’s irresponsible.  Take everything you do for gun safety and professionalism – and throw it out the window.  Your gun is untested and unzeroed = that’s a NO GO.  Yet you do that with your shotgun?  That’s a Fail.  You need to know how your gun performs with the ammo you are going to use for defense.  And seriously #7.5 load that has Clay Pigeons on the box is NOT your defensive ammo.  Or else it shouldn't be.   Ever.   The smallest you should use for defense in any situation is BB Shot.  Even in an Apartment or close packed trailer park.  And even then, I’d suggest #4 Buck.  The shell should also be “High Brass”.  Trap loads often have aluminum bases with very short heads… During firing in some guns, that little bit of aluminum will expand out and create a lock ring in your chamber making ejection very difficult or it could jam the gun, requiring some serious pounding to get it unstuck.  I’ve seen that in many shotguns using that cheap ammo.  You want big pellets and high brass.  And quite frankly, the bigger the better.  Police agencies across the nation and around the world who use shotguns, use 00 Buck for a reason.  Go ask your local Sheriff’s Department what they recommend for shotguns or what they use.   Some may use Regular or #4 Buck… I know some that used to use 000 Buck before switching to rifles.  But the great majority use 00 Buck. When it comes to slugs, you want to use a Brenneke or Foster type slug.  Brenneke slugs have a drag device on the back of the slug… an attached wadding or plastic tail to stabilize the slug.  A Foster will generally be rifled and have a hollow base.  Either one is suitable for your smooth bore, and will be shockingly accurate if you do your part. The Slug type to avoid in a smoothbore gun is a SABOT. Oh, I know they look cool as hell.  But they require a Rifled Bore. If that’s what you have, by all means… but we’re talking defensive smoothbores here and with those, a SABOT is useless. They will be less stable, less accurate and they are going to tumble in the air before they strike the target and wont perform like a giant hollowpoint bullet. You are wasting your money on those. From all the testing I’ve done with common slug shells… overall the Brenneke type slugs are consistently the most accurate.  Especially in the 3″ loads.  Your shoulders may want something else.  2 3/4″ Foster type slugs from Winchester or Remington are common and do quite well.  Reduced Recoil Tactical Slugs kick a lot less and are just fine out to 100 yards.   But buy some different types and try them out. The shotgun is much more capable than most guys think.
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🎵🎶Purple Worm, Purple Worm.....🎶🎵 With apologies to Prince......
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"I was Delayed....."
It's magic you don't have to explain shit.
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Replying to @AlbertaGirl34
🤪😜 Yup!! 😆🤣😂
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Me waiting on @DnDOnTap 's Bard to figure out how he's going to seduce the town guards THIS time....... And he complains about Wizards....
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And that was one from the vaults!
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Replying to @YoDanno
I kinda like this one......
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We're here to talk to you about your extended warranty.....
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Momma's NOT Amused....
Flying lessons have begun. The instructor has no wings, no qualifications, and absolutely no doubts. 🐉😂
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You say that like it's a bad thing! When slinging Area of Effect spells, you gotta do math or become a crisply critter!
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