spittfire
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I take a hunting knife with me as most of the time I am alone 
Do you carry a weapon?
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MattInPhila
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When I bought my detector, they(KellyCo) threw in a hunting knife for free. I have it with me always and also my Gator digger!
wymanwvp32
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I usually bring my Chinese Stars along with me and a pair of numchucks. 
bobbulge
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Hey WYMAN watch out for ninja's...
WThesing
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I carry a S&W #59 9mm (15 shot) when in areas that are somewhat risky due to the populace. I really got a surprise 2 summers ago when hunting a wooded section of a local park about a mile from my home. I had an eerie feeling when I stumbled upon a very large cache of empty beer & wine bottles. I then noticed several "natives" watching me from behind cover. Even in this above average income area there was a homeless community in the woods that I never knew existed. They are very territorial. Needless to say, whenever there is doubt, I carry. I also NEVER go detecting without carrying my cell phone. Even the large nature preserve in my area draws a fair amount of individuals that are a little "left of the center mark".
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"Firing up the soundtrack to Deliverance"
bobbulge
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Hey Cfmct pi I was thinking the same thing.
dirtchirp
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i have a permit here in ma. thought of carrying in case of rabid animals
FXDiz
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Gun Carry
I usually carry two guns a.22 (for small varmits) and .40 (for big varmits, I'm licenced), unless I'm beach detecting, then I leave them in the car. Salt water would tend to make them useless pretty quick anyway. In that case I carry a diving knife.
I usually carry two guns a.22 (for small varmits) and .40 (for big varmits, I'm licenced), unless I'm beach detecting, then I leave them in the car. Salt water would tend to make them useless pretty quick anyway. In that case I carry a diving knife.
fastforty
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I musta missed this thread the first time around. Yeah, I have a CCW permit (& live in Kalifornia 
but so do about 10,000 other people in my county). And yes, I carry 99% of the time (never on school grounds or courthouse sites). I don't take my garbage out or go to the mailbox without my Kahr PM9 (superlight, micro 9mm) or at times, my SigP239 in .40S&W. Around here, there are a LOT of two-legged coyotes & a pack of'em can pull up between me & my house (and family) in a heartbeat when I walk out to the street. If I won't go to the mailbox unarmed, you can bet the first peice of equipment I reach for when I go out by myself swinging a $1,000 detector is my IWB holster. I definitely don't go out looking for trouble. If there are questionable individuals at a site when I arrive, I don't stop. If they arrive after I do, I leave. Packing really shouldn't make you feel safe, just more likely to survive if you get boxed into a corner. Never go anywhere or do anything *with* your gun that you wouldn't *without* it.
Funny, during the many years before I got my permit I felt that I had to "posture" when I percieved a potential threat (whether I was on foot or in a vehicle). Fear is what caused that reaction, as it does in most animals. Now, most of that fear has been replaced by caution and concern, knowing that if it came down to an actual life-threatening confrontation I have the means to decisively stop the threat and to protect my family from undue harm. The absence of a high level of fear makes logical thought processes work a LOT better under stress; I am now a lot more likely to avoid a threat then to confront it.
I might offend a few people now, but I'm going to say it anyway. You NEED some level of formal training if you carry a firearm for personal protection. I started shooting before I was 8 years old, & I was a pretty good shot. Over the years, I amassed quite a variety of firearms, practicing with each until I could perform well with any of them. Within any group of shooters, I was *always* one of the best shots, if not *the* best. I took my first 4-Day Defensive Handgun training course about 10 years ago. On the morning of the first day, I learned more then I could have imagined there was to know & wondered how I had survived as long as I had without any training. By the end of the second day, my new level of skill completely blew me away. By the end of the fourth day, I was a smoking hot machine that could deliver 2 shots to Center Of Mass, from concealment at 7 yards in a blazing 1.1 seconds. I went on to take about 20 more such courses, in a variety of weapons systems. I finished out the Handgun Combat Masters Prep course capable of getting a shot off to COM from concealment at contact range in 0.78 seconds & breaking the 1-second barrier at 5-7 yards. You need not persue training to such a degree as I have (& continue to), but *some* training, *any* training is FAR better then none at all. Most any shooting range has qualified self defense instructors that practically volunteer their services. 2-3 hours with such an individual really can mean the difference between life & death, should you ever have to use your firearm for protection. We use the goal of "two shots to center of mass from concealment in 1.5 seconds" in our 4-day defensive handgun classes. The reason being, 1.5 seconds is how long it takes an attacker 21 feet away from you to burst forward and make contact with you, whether with a knife, stick, or their bare hands. Most first time students upon arrival can get their weapon out of the holster & fire a shot in 3-5 seconds. Add that extra 1.5 to 3.5 seconds to your attacker's distance traveled at full speed & you can see that he could be a LONG way from you, & STILL get to you before you could stop him. Once he is upon you & your weapon is half out of the holster, YOU will most likely be the one shot in the confrontation. Proper training gives you Skill and Confidence at arms. Without the training, you merely have confidence, and it is NOT enough.
Ok, blast me now
but so do about 10,000 other people in my county). And yes, I carry 99% of the time (never on school grounds or courthouse sites). I don't take my garbage out or go to the mailbox without my Kahr PM9 (superlight, micro 9mm) or at times, my SigP239 in .40S&W. Around here, there are a LOT of two-legged coyotes & a pack of'em can pull up between me & my house (and family) in a heartbeat when I walk out to the street. If I won't go to the mailbox unarmed, you can bet the first peice of equipment I reach for when I go out by myself swinging a $1,000 detector is my IWB holster. I definitely don't go out looking for trouble. If there are questionable individuals at a site when I arrive, I don't stop. If they arrive after I do, I leave. Packing really shouldn't make you feel safe, just more likely to survive if you get boxed into a corner. Never go anywhere or do anything *with* your gun that you wouldn't *without* it.Funny, during the many years before I got my permit I felt that I had to "posture" when I percieved a potential threat (whether I was on foot or in a vehicle). Fear is what caused that reaction, as it does in most animals. Now, most of that fear has been replaced by caution and concern, knowing that if it came down to an actual life-threatening confrontation I have the means to decisively stop the threat and to protect my family from undue harm. The absence of a high level of fear makes logical thought processes work a LOT better under stress; I am now a lot more likely to avoid a threat then to confront it.
I might offend a few people now, but I'm going to say it anyway. You NEED some level of formal training if you carry a firearm for personal protection. I started shooting before I was 8 years old, & I was a pretty good shot. Over the years, I amassed quite a variety of firearms, practicing with each until I could perform well with any of them. Within any group of shooters, I was *always* one of the best shots, if not *the* best. I took my first 4-Day Defensive Handgun training course about 10 years ago. On the morning of the first day, I learned more then I could have imagined there was to know & wondered how I had survived as long as I had without any training. By the end of the second day, my new level of skill completely blew me away. By the end of the fourth day, I was a smoking hot machine that could deliver 2 shots to Center Of Mass, from concealment at 7 yards in a blazing 1.1 seconds. I went on to take about 20 more such courses, in a variety of weapons systems. I finished out the Handgun Combat Masters Prep course capable of getting a shot off to COM from concealment at contact range in 0.78 seconds & breaking the 1-second barrier at 5-7 yards. You need not persue training to such a degree as I have (& continue to), but *some* training, *any* training is FAR better then none at all. Most any shooting range has qualified self defense instructors that practically volunteer their services. 2-3 hours with such an individual really can mean the difference between life & death, should you ever have to use your firearm for protection. We use the goal of "two shots to center of mass from concealment in 1.5 seconds" in our 4-day defensive handgun classes. The reason being, 1.5 seconds is how long it takes an attacker 21 feet away from you to burst forward and make contact with you, whether with a knife, stick, or their bare hands. Most first time students upon arrival can get their weapon out of the holster & fire a shot in 3-5 seconds. Add that extra 1.5 to 3.5 seconds to your attacker's distance traveled at full speed & you can see that he could be a LONG way from you, & STILL get to you before you could stop him. Once he is upon you & your weapon is half out of the holster, YOU will most likely be the one shot in the confrontation. Proper training gives you Skill and Confidence at arms. Without the training, you merely have confidence, and it is NOT enough.
Ok, blast me now
billiard rich
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Wow Fastforty! I wish more people thought the way you do.
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BHNugget
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I carry and have since I was legally old enough,not just MDing.Not trying to be morbid or showing a lack of faith in my fellow man,but a lot of people 6 ft under can attest (if they could) to meeting a sick/twisted individual for the first time.
HEM
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I carry my " piece" & love telescopic baton . Those who get to near and friendly are shattered in piece with it 
that sad for them, sound cruel and I hate violence... but when you hear things like this poor guy who was stab in a public toilet... I think that "piece" & love is my sollution.
P.S I would like to have a gun... but here you don't have the right to carry one with you, so "piece" & love.
. Those who get to near and friendly are shattered in piece with it that sad for them, sound cruel and I hate violence... but when you hear things like this poor guy who was stab in a public toilet... I think that "piece" & love is my sollution.P.S I would like to have a gun... but here you don't have the right to carry one with you, so "piece" & love.
icanmakethatshot
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I carry everywhere I go, unless it is illegal for me to carry there. I have my permit, and I excercise my right to keep and bear arms as much as possible. My wife is always asking me why I carry 2 extra mags, (usually carry my Glock 17, 18 in the gun, 34 on my weak side for a grand total of 52 rounds of Corbon goodness) I tell her that I really don't want to be in a situation where if I had to use it and reload, they would be there. I want to be alive at the tail end of the confontation, not on my way to where ever I end up cussing my wife for nagging me. I do carry concealed often, but here in VA it is legal to open carry. Alot of times just having it in the open helps avoid conflict before it happens. I will not be a willing victim to gangbangers or thugs, if I go down, I am going down fighting. Too many sheeple just keep thier heads down and think it can't happen to them, after it DOES happen to them, they ask me what gun to buy and how to use it. Everyone remember one thing, the police (no disrespect intended at all, I respect the hell out of you LEO's) are there to clean up the mess, and make reports. A perp is not going to wait the 5-45 minutes for the cops to show up.
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steve in so la
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Here in Az you dont need a permit - ok to carry one any time. I wear a 38 when we go out in the desert. Lots of things going on out there - illegals & all. Never had any trouble but maybe because I was wearing it 
Steve in so az
Steve in so aznavy80to04
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I carry, and yes it is better to have one and not need it, then to need it and not have one:tumble: . and yes I have a concealed weapon license. (from FL, easy to get)
I live in IL , so in IL you just unload it and keep it in a pack with the clip close by. (no Concealed weapons license aloud in IL) 
If you carry that spray, you might want to check the laws in your state.
Some states class that as a weapon, but it is better to be alive and say I did not know, then to, not be able to say a thing about it when they find you.
I live in IL
, so in IL you just unload it and keep it in a pack with the clip close by. (no Concealed weapons license aloud in IL) If you carry that spray, you might want to check the laws in your state.
Some states class that as a weapon, but it is better to be alive and say I did not know, then to, not be able to say a thing about it when they find you.navy80to04
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Here in Az you dont need a permit - ok to carry one any time. I wear a 38 when we go out in the desert. Lots of things going on out there - illegals & all. Never had any trouble but maybe because I was wearing it
Steve, there are only two states that you can Conceale carry and not have an license they are Alaska and Vermont. Yes OPEN carry is ok in AZ, and is very accepted without a license.
steve in so la
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Navy - I didn't mean to imply I carry concealed. I never do - want all to see it on my belt and not give any trouble Steve
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