Thought for the day:
Friday: We have troops in Poland. Remember them today
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Thought for the day:
If all men were just, there would be no need for valor.” — Agesilaus II, King of Sparta
Thought for the day:
From a local incident. You don’t have to be a elite warrior to have basic level of preparing your own self defense.
Under stress, the ability of humans to work through an analytical decision-making process is severely diminished. Such process requires sufficient information and time to problem solve, plan, deliberate options, and justify actions. When faced with a stressful and constantly evolving situation like a home invasion, we’re faced with a dichotomy of having too much information to process and prioritize, and not enough information to analyze the problem properly. Therefore, training, prior planning, and mental preparation are vitally important.
Thought for the day:
Remember this the next time you walk through a Walmart parking lot or decide to attend a car show in rural Arkansas:
Vehicles offer limited ballistic protection WHICH IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE WEAPONS SYSTEM EMPLOYED AGAINST IT. Anything is better than nothing but few locations on soft vehicles provide true cover. Parts of the vehicle provide enhanced inconsistent ballistic protection which we should exploit but not rely upon. Use every bit of enhanced ballistic protection that the vehicle may offer but do not assume it is cover. Keep the biggest chunk of metal between you and the threat as long as you can be looking for the next best piece of terrain.
Think of our troops in Poland this morning:
Re: study about peoples gaits and how criminals respond….
This, to me, indicates being fit, confident and aware decreases a thug’s opinion of how easy a target one is.
It also reminds me of when I needed a cane for some months and makes me wonder to what degree that magnified my appeal to criminals, or not.
Very interesting info!!
Thanks @idaho !
Thought for the day:
You gotta live hard to be hard. you cannot just turn it on one day.“
I agree with this:
Here’s something to think about that I have said and believed and most of all lived … Calamity, catastrophe, and misfortune swirl around all of us every minute of every day. They always land on somebody, and nobody gets left out. What I mean by that is hard times will come to you and doing hard things are like your rehearsals for them. They condition you to drive on in spite of the discomfort. Learning to push yourself harder than you want to go naturally and then seeing the reward that comes at the end has 1000 lessons to be learned. The ability to endure and the desire to succeed go hand in hand.
If you truly want to be great at anything you will need to do the hard stuff. Whether thats physically or mentally or both. People out there that are great at anything, put in a level of work with a level of dedication that is more often than not, difficult and uncomfortable. They do the hard work and gladly endure the hardship… and that’s where they find noteworthy success.
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Home invasions have been increasing heavily over the past year. Start taking steps to ensure you or your families safety.
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Stay ready so you never have to get ready.
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Home invasions are on the rise in rural and metro areas. Some thoughts on defense.
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All my respect:
Here’s a link for some Friday laughs, one of the most absurd collections of posts I’ve come across on the internet:
https://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/
This is clearly rooted in fantasy, but a case study in how not-to-be nonetheless.
Thought for the day:
From this weekend:
My profession has more assholes than honey bees in a hive. If an 84 year old woman wants to learn and carry a .22 pistol for protection, don’t try to tell her she needs a .45.
Different shooters have different needs, different limitations, and different firearms. Yet for all those variables, 22 Long Rifle has never really been an option for personal defense—until now. Federal Premium introduces Punch 22 LR, a new load using a first-of-its-kind 29-grain nickel-plated lead-core bullet, pushed at maximum velocities for the deepest penetration through short-barrel handguns. Shipments of this product have begun to arrive at dealers.
“Self-defense isn’t one size fits all. So, whether shooters want to carry a 22 LR handgun as a backup gun, do not feel comfortable with centerfire pistols, or simply want to get more versatility from a rimfire handgun,” said Federal’s Rimfire Product Manager, Dan Compton, “Punch makes the 22 LR cartridge a viable defensive choice for the first time ever.”
The Punch 22 LR bullet is a departure from standard 22 LR design. It features a flat nose and utilizes a heavy nickel-plated jacket around a lead core. So not only does it travel faster than competing 22 projectiles, but its design also deliberately minimizes expansion and retains weight to maintain sufficient straight-line penetration. That is a lot to ask from a .22 bullet, which is why other manufacturers have shied away from the challenge. But Federal’s engineering team pulled it off, giving America’s favorite cartridge a chance to prove itself for protection.
“We’ve talked about making a 22 LR defensive load for some time. We finally decided that people are already carrying 22 LRs, so we might as well build a .22 bullet optimized for protection,” said Compton. “After much research, we decided that for a .22 LR defense bullet, penetration was more important than expansion.”
Features & Benefits
• Maximum velocity for energy and penetration; 1,070 fps through 2-inch barrel handguns, 1,650 fps out of 24-inch rifle barrels
• 29-grain nickel-plated lead-core bullet
• Projectile profile and composition optimized for the deepest penetration through short-barrel handguns
• Rigorous function testing ensures reliability
• Nickel-plated case for ease of extraction and corrosion resistance
• 50-count boxes
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Thought for the day:
'Be aware of an “old” man in a young man’s profession. He probably knows what he is doing"
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Have Ukraine in your thoughts today.
I have, especially as they’ve just sunk the largest warship ever sunk in my lifetime.
A quick update from me: I’ve recently passed assessment & selection for my military’s special operations community. I still have a long road ahead of me, but I can’t help but thank the posters who keep this tiny corner of the internet afloat. You’ve helped me in more ways than one.
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Good job, Brother. Keep your focus forward.
Thanks, Idaho! It’s quite a change from being a diplomat.