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New gun...s...

Ok, I know I don't NEED more guns but hey, what can you say? I now have added a Walther P22 to my collection. I already had a .22lr semiautomatic but I wanted one that felt more like a real combat pistol with combat pistol sites and so I bought one. I also ordered a MiniCougar in .40 s&w to go with my two other Beretta Cougars. They're discontinued so when they're gone, they're gone. And I wanted something small and compact and most companies are only offerring polymer guns in subcompacts.

I also wanted a shotgun. I've been looking lately at either a shotgun or something else, maybe something like a AR15 or AK47 or something like that, for home defense for when the BATFE serves a "no-knock" warrant. Or when the New Madrid Fault breaks and central Arkansas is thrown into chaos. I wanted something relatively inexpensive and reliable. So...enter the Mossberg.

I bought a Mossberg 500A synthetic with an 18 1/2 barrel, holds 6 shells, even three inch magnums. Lightweight, short, ideal for home defense. Then I bought some buckshot and some slugs and stuff... The gun was $224 at Academy Sports. That is a steal. I'm planning on either getting a collapsible stock or a shorter stock because when I shoulder the gun, it's a little long from the end of the stock to the trigger. We'll see.

Gaye Anne and I went to the range yesterday and shot it. We went through a box of #4 field loads and WOW! I'm sore this morning. I need to work on that by working my upper arm muscles because it sure has some kick. That's the only problem with a collapsible stock. With just a shorter version of the factory stock, I can keep most of the weight. So we blasted away for a bit and then went to shoot handguns. And I got a compliment. Yes, me.

There was a newbie at the range shooting a Springfield XD9 fullsize and he was shooting at about 15 yards with a bench rest. His targets were probably 22 inch squares, more for rifles at long distances than pistols but like I said, he was a newbie.

Him: "Man, I hope nobody breaks into your house."

Me: "Me, too."

Him: "Do you shoot competitively?"

Me: "No, I just shoot. A lot."

This was after I repeatedly put 9 of 10 rounds into a 5 inch target from 15 yards. Whether 10 round mags or 13 or even 15, I took less than ten seconds to empty the gun. The worst I shot was 11 rounds out of fifteen into a 5 inch target at fifteen yards. In less than ten seconds.

He said he was a newbie to handguns, just since Hurricane Katrina, said his wife had always been antigun and wouldn't let him own one. After Katrina, she said he was right, there were times when you needed a gun and needed to know how to shoot it. Amen.

So, if anything good can come from that disaster, it's this: More Americans see that our government can't protect us, can't keep us safe, can't maintain civility even if they want to in the face of such a disaster. And gun ownership is up. Which means it will be harder to tell people guns are evil because more of those people will know that propoganda for what it is. And there are blogs online where the battle cry is "Remember New Orleans". We would all do well to remember to make ourselves relatively self-sufficient as much as we can with moving to a remote cabin in Montana. That means rather than call 911 during a disaster, we hunker down with our family and take up arms.

But, enough of this. For now, Fuck the Po-Lice!

JB