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You know guys, I'm as much a gun guy as anybody. I shoot nearly every week, got more guns than anybody needs, got a bunch of ammo on reserve for all those SHTF events, why I even carry a spare mag with me, two spares for single stackers.
But you know what, I think we have, stock, and carry all that stuff because we can, rather than because we ought to or need to. I mean, do I really, really believe there's a chance that I'm gonna be in a gunfight that requires me to shoot my 17 round Mecgar mag dry? And even if it happened, how is it that I'd have time to reload, I mean do you call "time-out" or are there rules of a gunfight that states the BGs have to wait for a GG to reload. That must be it - one of those unspoken rules I guess.
In all my life, which is gettin' to be a long time, I have never heard of a civilian needing to reload in a gunfight. I suppose it's happened, but they tell us "we" use guns 2 million times a year to defend ourselves. Out of 2 million times, how many times did somebody reload during or after a gunfight? Oh well, mags do provide counter balance to the gun; well, if you carry 'em on opposite sides.
But here's somethin' else I don't understand. Most people that carry a revolver as the main gun either don't carry any or only carry one reload. What is that 10 rounds total? Or 15 rounds total for two reloads? But anyway that'll solve any problem right? You fire five, reload, fire five, etc. as the situation requires. I've got more ammo than that in my gun without reloading, so how is it that I also to carry a spare mag with 15 rounds to do the same job that a revolver can do with 5 rounds plus a 5 round reload? Different BGs I guess. Well, it could be you just naturally shoot better with a revolver than a semi.
But then see there's another thing that puzzles me. How come you never see a revolver go toe-to-toe with a semi in competitive shooting, if the capacity in the gun and reloads don't matter?
Oh, and how about the gun fails right when you need it? Has that ever happened in a civilian gunfight? Two million times a year and I haven't heard of one failure! It must happen a lot though, why else would we carry spare mags and spare guns in case we have a gun failure?
And what about all that ammo I've got for all those SHTF things we see so often. I've got 1000 rounds of .223, 1800 rounds of 9mm, probably 500 rounds of .45 ACP, and four or five hundred rounds of 12 ga OO and slugs. Yep, I'm ready, sure am, no doubt about that, bring it on, you won't catch me flat-footed. But what is it I'm ready for? If I have to evacuate, there's no way I can take all that with me.
If I stay, I'd have to shoot 1800/365 = 4.9 rounds a day every day for a year before I'd use up my 9mm alone. :embarassed: But, it's comforting to know I'm ready. I need to figure out how to shoot 0.9 of a round though or the ammo won't work out right.
So what if I had a Katrina event in my area; I'm ready. Of course I really don't remember any civilians shooting at all before, during, or after Katrina. Well, they probably weren't ready, but I am.
But there are other SHTF scenarios that I'd need all that ammo for, like what if I couldn't get ammo for a year or more. Well, am I gonna be shooting 1000s of rounds of ammo in a year if I can't get more? At what?
What about those roving, raiding, desparate gangs that form during the chaos of a disaster? Well I'm ready! How does that work exactly though? Do they ride their bikes back and forth in front of my house and I shoot them kinda like an arcade? That'd almost have to be it, because a dozen guys wouldn't have to be too smart to out maneuver and out shoot one guy with a gun. And let's see, if I fire 100 rounds at them, do they fire a 100 each back at me? What's that gonna do to the front of my house? It'll leak! Well that's better than getting shot by a lucky bullet.
Oh yeah, those roving gangs won't have any full autos will they? 'cause that doesn't seem fair to be out numbered and out gunned. And, they only attack in the daytime right, when I can see them? Cause otherwise I might not need all that ammo.
Just wonderin' about things I must not understand.
You see what happens when I don't get to go shootin'? The range was closed today. Maybe Friday, but if not, you better get ready 'cause that would mean I'll be doin' this again.
But you know what, I think we have, stock, and carry all that stuff because we can, rather than because we ought to or need to. I mean, do I really, really believe there's a chance that I'm gonna be in a gunfight that requires me to shoot my 17 round Mecgar mag dry? And even if it happened, how is it that I'd have time to reload, I mean do you call "time-out" or are there rules of a gunfight that states the BGs have to wait for a GG to reload. That must be it - one of those unspoken rules I guess.
In all my life, which is gettin' to be a long time, I have never heard of a civilian needing to reload in a gunfight. I suppose it's happened, but they tell us "we" use guns 2 million times a year to defend ourselves. Out of 2 million times, how many times did somebody reload during or after a gunfight? Oh well, mags do provide counter balance to the gun; well, if you carry 'em on opposite sides.
But here's somethin' else I don't understand. Most people that carry a revolver as the main gun either don't carry any or only carry one reload. What is that 10 rounds total? Or 15 rounds total for two reloads? But anyway that'll solve any problem right? You fire five, reload, fire five, etc. as the situation requires. I've got more ammo than that in my gun without reloading, so how is it that I also to carry a spare mag with 15 rounds to do the same job that a revolver can do with 5 rounds plus a 5 round reload? Different BGs I guess. Well, it could be you just naturally shoot better with a revolver than a semi.
But then see there's another thing that puzzles me. How come you never see a revolver go toe-to-toe with a semi in competitive shooting, if the capacity in the gun and reloads don't matter?
Oh, and how about the gun fails right when you need it? Has that ever happened in a civilian gunfight? Two million times a year and I haven't heard of one failure! It must happen a lot though, why else would we carry spare mags and spare guns in case we have a gun failure?
And what about all that ammo I've got for all those SHTF things we see so often. I've got 1000 rounds of .223, 1800 rounds of 9mm, probably 500 rounds of .45 ACP, and four or five hundred rounds of 12 ga OO and slugs. Yep, I'm ready, sure am, no doubt about that, bring it on, you won't catch me flat-footed. But what is it I'm ready for? If I have to evacuate, there's no way I can take all that with me.
If I stay, I'd have to shoot 1800/365 = 4.9 rounds a day every day for a year before I'd use up my 9mm alone. :embarassed: But, it's comforting to know I'm ready. I need to figure out how to shoot 0.9 of a round though or the ammo won't work out right.So what if I had a Katrina event in my area; I'm ready. Of course I really don't remember any civilians shooting at all before, during, or after Katrina. Well, they probably weren't ready, but I am.
But there are other SHTF scenarios that I'd need all that ammo for, like what if I couldn't get ammo for a year or more. Well, am I gonna be shooting 1000s of rounds of ammo in a year if I can't get more? At what?
What about those roving, raiding, desparate gangs that form during the chaos of a disaster? Well I'm ready! How does that work exactly though? Do they ride their bikes back and forth in front of my house and I shoot them kinda like an arcade? That'd almost have to be it, because a dozen guys wouldn't have to be too smart to out maneuver and out shoot one guy with a gun. And let's see, if I fire 100 rounds at them, do they fire a 100 each back at me? What's that gonna do to the front of my house? It'll leak! Well that's better than getting shot by a lucky bullet.
Oh yeah, those roving gangs won't have any full autos will they? 'cause that doesn't seem fair to be out numbered and out gunned. And, they only attack in the daytime right, when I can see them? Cause otherwise I might not need all that ammo.
Just wonderin' about things I must not understand.
You see what happens when I don't get to go shootin'? The range was closed today. Maybe Friday, but if not, you better get ready 'cause that would mean I'll be doin' this again.
