Guns Available in the House.

[kwh]

Brings back memories. My Dad also carried? a vintage RG22. It is the basement now,but not rusted shut. I agree the .22 bullets are probably worth more than the firearm. I need to reexamine his "Owls Head" ( Iver Johnson) .38 S&W ,not .38 Spl., revolver also. All are preserved with Kroil oil rags.

[Bobshouse]

Great idea! Pull the gun and drop it close to the bad guy. He will drop the bat and go for the gun and probably try to shoot you. Pick up the bat he dropped for the gun and beat the crap outta him. You win...

[Bawanna]

Now there's some fine Yankee ingenuity right there. Good plan!

[ltxi]

Great idea! Pull the gun and drop it close to the bad guy. He will drop the bat and go for the gun and probably try to shoot you. Pick up the bat he dropped for the gun and beat the crap outta him. You win...

Excellent !!

[OldFatGuy]

Great idea! Pull the gun and drop it close to the bad guy. He will drop the bat and go for the gun and probably try to shoot you. Pick up the bat he dropped for the gun and beat the crap outta him. You win...

That would be more fun, and the self defense would stick better.

[mr surveyor]

That does it .... Monday morning I'm taking my RG14 to the local pawn shop and see if I can find a nice, used, shiny Lorcin to trade for. Y'all won't be laughing at me then! Or on second thought, I may just keep it so I'll be able to say I own "guns" instead of just "a gun".

oh... and I did get the turning bullet holder thingie to open up. It did take a big screw driver and a bit of effort, but the motor oil seemed to work. The bullets had to be pounded out with a 20 penny tail, head first in the bullet tunnels, but they came out. There is a kinda gray/green mold stuff in the bullet tunnels, and it's kinda rough feeling when I tried to scratch it out with the nail head. Any help would be appreciated. If I trade it, I want it to look good, and if I decide to keep it I want to be sure it's in top working condition. My neighbor found a partial box of Imperial brand 22 bullets in an old tackle box he had misplaced in his old storage building (he was in the process of clearing the brush and tearing down the old rotten building). Said they probably hadn't been there much more than 30 years, and even though the lid on the tool box had a few rust holes, the little bit of water in the bottom where the bullets were probably wouldn't hurt them. He really don't know much about gun stuff and the old tackle box had belonged to his Dad since the 60's.

Sorry for all the personal stuff, but all this talk about having plenty of hide out guns got me to seriously consider looking at my own needs. And all you guys that had the boating accidents have my sympathy. Life is tough, and we only get one chance.... which is why I'm taking action myself.

jd

[Bawanna]

I think them Imperials alone will solve most of your issues. Carry that big screwdriver and a couple spare nails around in case you need a fast reload and you'll be fine.

Them Lorcins are terribly overated. Most folks what have those live on the other side of the tracks from me, they are the stuff guys like us can only dream about, don't torture yourself.

Load them Imperials and just get on with your life.

[mr surveyor]

Thanks B

There were 10 of them in the old crusty box but they were the Long version. I hope they will still fit in that short RG. I was able to get most of the green mold off of them with some 120 grt sandpaper. Since there were 10 of them I'll have enough to drive to the range and get some practice in, then still have enough left over to load the gun for just in case I ever need it.

I know if Mr. Muggsy were here to give advice he would tell me exactly what to do with my RG . He always seems to have ... an answer.

I'm going out on a limb here ......

Mr. Muggsy, if your lookin' in ..... what should I do about this di-lemma. Stick with the RG or go into debt with a like new Lorcin?

Your advice would be .... well, your advice


jd

[wyntrout]

I don't remember the model number, but the first pistol that I bought was a Rohm .22 when I was 18... in California even. There was some kind of waiting period... 5 or 6 days, but I don't remember. I think it cost me $20. I don't remember what I did with it. It was made in West Germany and made of "pot metal" and had steel sleeves in the cylinder and the barrel, I believe... real quality!

Wynn

[Dano]

I can neither confirm nor deny the fact that there are firearms, loaded or not, in the confines of my abode.

Hey, that's how the Navy had us answer any questions concerning various "things" that could be onboard ship.

I can neither confirm nor deny the fact that there are firearms, loaded or not, in the confines of my abode. But, if I did, there'd be at least one in every room
of the house including both baths. And no, I don't live in a high risk area but I do live in a very secluded area that is only 3 miles from a prison known to have
escapes. Blood hounds have trailed escapees right thru my yard within touching distance of my house. Due to the last time when the State Police searched my home
(with my permission) for a dangerous felon escapee (we were away at the time and the State was waiting for us when we arrived home. Wanted to search my home
before we entered to be sure it was safe) I now have ADT, security cameras, motion sensor alarms and lights all around my home. Call me paranoid if you want, my
favorite axiom is that I'd rather have a lot and never need it than to not have or only have one of and not have it when and where I need it.
Dano

[OldFatGuy]

I can neither confirm nor deny the fact that there are firearms, loaded or not, in the confines of my abode. But, if I did, there'd be at least one in every room
of the house including both baths. And no, I don't live in a high risk area but I do live in a very secluded area that is only 3 miles from a prison known to have
escapes. Blood hounds have trailed escapees right thru my yard within touching distance of my house. Due to the last time when the State Police searched my home
(with my permission) for a dangerous felon escapee (we were away at the time and the State was waiting for us when we arrived home. Wanted to search my home
before we entered to be sure it was safe) I now have ADT, security cameras, motion sensor alarms and lights all around my home. Call me paranoid if you want, my
favorite axiom is that I'd rather have a lot and never need it than to not have or only have one of and not have it when and where I need it.
Dano

Your measures sound appropriate to me. Hopefully the guns are well hidden in case one of those escapees just doesn't care about your alarms and just wants a gun!

[CPTKILLER]

This is not something that I will publish on the internet for security reasons.

[yqtszhj]

This is not something that I will publish on the internet for security reasons.

Nobody watches the internet and gun forums in particular. Thats just a rumor....

[Bawanna]

My dad had an ole Hawes cowboy revolver. Pot metal with steel barrel and cylinder liners. It worked pretty well and he shot a lot of rattle snakes with it working east the mountains.

Piece of junk but it worked. I have one my sons friend sent me to see if I could fix, he's got a 200 dollar cowboy belt holster combo and a 12 dollar gun. I took it apart but it ain't worth trying to find parts. Junk.

Fortunately the holster will work for a real gun too.

[Bawanna]

Nobody watches the internet and gun forums in particular. Thats just a rumor....

Well if they do, not likely, all I got to say is come and take it!