Those kids don't mess around do they? Every single one had a rifle.
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I've listened to a lot of BR over the years GODDAMMIT IF HE SAYS YOU'VE GOT THIRTY SECONDS LEFT IN THIS SEGMENT ONE MORE TIME and this was an unusually good one. I would like to take a class from Mr. Chandler.
I'm not TCinVA, but I am taking a Tom Givens shotgun class next week (I've also done Lee Weems's class). Mr. Givens sent an e-mail out recently for things we should bring to his classes, and on the shotgun front he suggested:
- No pistol grip-only stocks. Stocks with a pistol grip and a buttstock are fine, but it needs to have a stock.
- Stock with a LOP 12"-13". Shorter people trend more towards 12", taller people more towards 13". Various commercial offerings on this front, or you can have yours shortened.
- At least 4-round capacity.
- Method of storing ammo on the gun (side saddle or butt cuff).
- 18-22" barrel.
- FliteControl buckshot, or at least buckshot that patterns well.
Though I'm sure he'll speak on that topic more, following those guidelines should get you pretty close to a good setup. My 870 HD setup is a Magpul stock (~12.5" LOP), Surefire forend, +1 extension (5-shot gun), and a Vang Comp side saddle. It also has XS sights on the barrel.
Tom beat me to the punch on that one...but yeah, that's what my go-to HD shotgun looks like. My alternate is an 870 Wingmaster with rifle style sights, a Magpul stock, and a Surefire forend on it.
As for home hardening, you are on the perfect forum to bring that up and get some rational, reasonable responses from a number of people with experience with various products.
Good measures to start would be:
- Deadbolts in your doors and longer screws affixing the deadbolts and the strike plates
- Hurricane film on windows
- Good alarm system
- Good camera system with at least one camera clearly visible as a warning to shitheads
- Good dog trained to help keep watch and protect against intruders
It would be a great topic in and of its own right where people with experience with various aspects could give sage guidance on purchase decisions, installation, etc.
In general I'm not a huge fan of Ballistic Radio, but that episode was excellent.
Informative follow-up discussion here too.
I listened to it today at work. Great interview.
The Cheshire murders is one of those that just haunt you. I have 2 daughters and thinking about what those poor girls had done to them prior to being murdered just absolutely makes me sick to my stomach.
[QUOTE=Robert Mitchum;770286]I remember Hayes and Komisarjevsky.
It was the perfect Job for my personality back than ..had the pleasure of bouncing one of them off a wall years ago.
The difference between myself and those two was ... I was bigger stronger and more violent than they where.
I meant this in terms of dealing with the inmate population.
They where low life weak sneaky shit bags ..