A pause for the COZ
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I have been experimenting with home defense options of late.
Open carry, CC carry, Stashing guns. ect.
Our main plan has been in an event. To barricade, call the police and let the threat come to us.
Seems reasonable, There is in fact nothing out side the home that I would be willing to die for, nor willing to take a life for.
If I know some one is stealing stuff from my shop. More than willing to let the Cops do what Cops do.
Good plan, except thats not how its working in the real world. What I find more than not. My role is as a security guard.
( Wife wakes up, stiffs me in the ribs." I hear some thing, Go look")
arrrrgggg ok.....
Off I go.
This happens at least 20 to 30 times a year. Have never run into a threat as yet. Other than a Timber Wolf once in the barn.
One thing I did notice, that gave me pause ( pun intended)
In each case I have given up my tactical advantage to insure that there was a threat.
One time I ran into some of my Sons buddy's having a Air Soft war with pretty realistic looking AR's and AK's at 3 am. ( I still yell at them for that)
So after review, It seems I may run into an encounter even if thats not my intent.
Because no matter what I think. When the wife says go look. Ya got to go look. Other wise she wont shut up.
I kind of upped my game a bit. I added a set of Armor.
Since you can buy it now. And it is pretty cheap if you mix and match and shop.
I picked up a cheap carrier and installed 2A Kevlar in the front and back with a 3A hard plate in the front.
Added my 45 and some extra mags and the all important flash light.
All told for the Armor it ran me $145 total.
Had it out on its first live run the other night. Crashing sounds coming from an out building. Wife gave the nudge. Off I went...
Was in fact a masked intruder.... A raccoon trying to get a free chicken dinner. He got off with his life but no chicken.
Any body else totting armor???
Test so far. I like having all my stuff right in one package and next to the bed. I am in it in two seconds.
Open carry, CC carry, Stashing guns. ect.
Our main plan has been in an event. To barricade, call the police and let the threat come to us.
Seems reasonable, There is in fact nothing out side the home that I would be willing to die for, nor willing to take a life for.
If I know some one is stealing stuff from my shop. More than willing to let the Cops do what Cops do.
Good plan, except thats not how its working in the real world. What I find more than not. My role is as a security guard.
( Wife wakes up, stiffs me in the ribs." I hear some thing, Go look")
arrrrgggg ok.....
Off I go.
This happens at least 20 to 30 times a year. Have never run into a threat as yet. Other than a Timber Wolf once in the barn.
One thing I did notice, that gave me pause ( pun intended)
In each case I have given up my tactical advantage to insure that there was a threat.
One time I ran into some of my Sons buddy's having a Air Soft war with pretty realistic looking AR's and AK's at 3 am. ( I still yell at them for that)
So after review, It seems I may run into an encounter even if thats not my intent.
Because no matter what I think. When the wife says go look. Ya got to go look. Other wise she wont shut up.
I kind of upped my game a bit. I added a set of Armor.
Since you can buy it now. And it is pretty cheap if you mix and match and shop.
I picked up a cheap carrier and installed 2A Kevlar in the front and back with a 3A hard plate in the front.
Added my 45 and some extra mags and the all important flash light.
All told for the Armor it ran me $145 total.
Had it out on its first live run the other night. Crashing sounds coming from an out building. Wife gave the nudge. Off I went...
Was in fact a masked intruder.... A raccoon trying to get a free chicken dinner. He got off with his life but no chicken.
Any body else totting armor???
Test so far. I like having all my stuff right in one package and next to the bed. I am in it in two seconds.