Overnight pistol position?

[LockedBreech]

I only specified that it was a mod.2 because they are a little thinner than an xd. Figured I would be specific on a gun forum, full of gun guys, jeesh. And yes, the "GRIP ZONE" on the side is retarded, if I had an easy way to remove it I would.

Sorry to shit on your gun. No offense intended.


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[VW.45]

Sorry to shit on your gun. No offense intended.


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No permanent offense taken. I will say I was surprised by the pile on. I was being as specific as possible, so people wouldn't do the normal follow up questions, if I had just said 2 fullsize .45 autos. Still not sure how I got grouped in with that douchebag though. A mod.2 has all of the styling of a brick, lol, and that's why I like them for carry guns. Not too pretty to worry about fucking them up, but still utilitarian and usefull. Guy looks like he would carry a pink .22.

[Lost River]

I feel like Guy Fieri probably has an XD Mod. 2 - I have nothing to back this up but it feels right in my bones


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I had to google search that name to find out who you were talking about.
He looks like a dandy.
That said, I find it mildly disturbing that a grown man would actually know this guy well enough to have him come to mind in a conversation.

[VW.45]

I had to google search that name to find out who you were talking about.
He looks like a dandy.
That said, I find it mildly disturbing that a grown man would actually know this guy well enough to have him come to mind in a conversation.

He takes his fashion cues from Johnny Depp but no where near as entertaining. My wife watches his show, you ain't missing anything.

[LockedBreech]

No permanent offense taken. I will say I was surprised by the pile on. I was being as specific as possible, so people wouldn't do the normal follow up questions, if I had just said 2 fullsize .45 autos. Still not sure how I got grouped in with that douchebag though. A mod.2 has all of the styling of a brick, lol, and that's why I like them for carry guns. Not too pretty to worry about fucking them up, but still utilitarian and usefull. Guy looks like he would carry a pink .22.

One of my great shames is that I've wanted an XD-9 stainless for years but I'd lose all my gun snob credibility. I was projecting.


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[Buckshot]

Full size 9 in a fanny pack, along w/ a spare mag & flashlight. Fanny pack rests in the nightstand. I figure that way I'm good whether I can reach my pants or not. If I'm at home there's a 1301 in a rack between my pillow & my nightstand.

[11B10]

I've never understood emptying your pants pockets every night. Everything is in there all the time.

Just one crazy explanation: Maybe some guys (?) empty their pants pockets because they put on a different, clean pair - in the A.M.?

[Buckshot]

Massad Ayoob once wrote that home defense shotguns should be stored chamber loaded. The intimidating sound of the action being racked really did nothing but serve to inform the bad guy that he was dealing with someone so stupid, it just occurred to him that he needed a loaded gun. I'm sure that was a bit tongue in cheek, but I agree with the principle.
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I'd have a hard time agreeing with Mas on the shotgun thing. The safety on a shotgun is only a trigger block (unless you're rocking a Saiga), rather than a sear block &/or firing pin block like most rifles & handguns. A chambered shotshell is only an iffy sear engagement & a decent bump from a loud explosion. I don't keep the chamber clear for intimidation purposes, but rather against any mechanical failure when it isn't in my hands & under my direct control. As soon as the shotgun comes out of the rack in my hands, the round goes into the chamber right then. Just my opinion, but I don't want to risk it in case someone knocks a shotgun over in the house. I'm not some Israeli carry goofball, but I think the the shotgun alone, deserves consideration of the manual safety deficit it suffers from.

[LockedBreech]

I'd have a hard time agreeing with Mas on the shotgun thing. The safety on a shotgun is only a trigger block (unless you're rocking a Saiga), rather than a sear block &/or firing pin block like most rifles & handguns. A chambered shotshell is only an iffy sear engagement & a decent bump from a loud explosion. I don't keep the chamber clear for intimidation purposes, but rather against any mechanical failure when it isn't in my hands & under my direct control. As soon as the shotgun comes out of the rack in my hands, the round goes into the chamber right then. Just my opinion, but I don't want to risk it in case someone knocks a shotgun over in the house. I'm not some Israeli carry goofball, but I think the the shotgun alone, deserves consideration of the manual safety deficit it suffers from.

I agree. I don't buy into the "racking sounds are intimidating" thing at all, but I DO buy into the "super light triggers and nerve-wracking middle-of-the-night scenarios can be a bad combo" thing.

[Lost River]

He takes his fashion cues from Johnny Depp but no where near as entertaining. My wife watches his show, you ain't missing anything.

Unless it is on netflix or amazon vids, odds are I am not going to watch it. We actually ditched cable TV a few years back. Nobody was watching enough TV to justify the expense. We are kind of an outdoorsy family, so TV is way down the list of "stuff to do". That said, whenever we do a "family evening" that revolves around movies, it is a tradition that we watch my oldest daughter's favorite actor, John Wane. I can't tell you how many times we have watched El Dorado, Rio Bravo, and McClintock. It is to the point that daughter # 1 speaks the lines, during key parts.


Pop popcorn, and watch the Duke.

It is no wonder she has turned out like she has.