A message for men

[Bawanna]

Thank you Ms Zena for your endorsement. I'm still waiting for the shot from Pacific NW Guy. With me sometimes silence is golden. I lean towards brutal honesty and many people don't like it much. I will try to stay out of the shadows and chime in from time to time. I do have to say that it totally ticks me off at ranges when the boys usually range staff lay the macho, I know everything, your just a girl trip on the ladies. Kids as well. Intimidate the new shooters and it's not fun for them and it's just bad for everybody. Any girl that shoots and reloads or just shoots or just comes to the range is aces in my book for sure. I also just gotta ask MX5fan how she likes her Dan Wesson Bobtail. I just did my own bobtail job on my Para Ordnance full size LDA and I love it to pieces. I was skeptical and scared drilling a hole in my gun but no remorse. Great move.
Lastly Medezyner, Nugent works fine for me, lets make it happen. I'd like to nominate Ms Zena for that Clinton animals position. Me thinks she wouldn't be apologizing to other countries for their own messes. I'll sign on as her bodyguard although I don't think she needs one.

[wyntrout]

Sports figures and Hollywood stars are "idols", not heroes. Heroes are people who jump in the way of danger to save or protect others, usually without thinking of the consequences to themselves. The first two are SELFish and the real heroes are selfLESS. Our uniformed protectors -- ALL of them: police, CIA, any Law Enforcement -- overt or covert, firemen, and especially, any of our armed forces personnel, are the real heroes, putting their lives on the line to protect us. Celebrities are NOT heroes... they get paid to perform in front of, and behind cameras, with a few exceptions. They are ENTERTAINERS, even most of the Media (Fox excepted, for the most part). I have seen or heard of a few celebrities saving people at risk to themselves. Usually they are stars that I already respected, or for whom I gained new respect.
Heroes usually say that they didn't hesitate and didn't even think of the danger to themselves. I would like to think that I would do the "RIGHT thing" when faced with a situation, I wouldn't be worried about any reward or praise, but I wouldn't jump into ice cold water to try to rescue a person far from me, because I have trained for emergency situations and know the consequences of that foolhardy an action, however noble. I realize that I would perish as well, helping no one. Too often we see where people have tried to rescue drowning victims and perished themselves, while the victim was sometimes rescued by others, or even themselves. If it were my wife... then I would have to at least try, whatever the consequences. Just my thoughts. It sickens me to hear those self-important entertainers being called heroes.
Wynn

Oops! Off topic again.

[getsome]

HOO RAAA +1 on that ticket....I think we should make Clint Eastwood secretary of state so he could tell the rest of the world to, Go Ahead, Make My Day....Perhaps we could also find a spot for Chuck Norris in the administration too, something like chief of staff....Welcome to the site Bawanna45Cal... I'm sorta new here too but in a short time have enjoyed learning about Kahr pistols and have found much good advice from the other nice folks here...By the way Dietrich, I think you did the right thing about the dog. I would have done the same in the situation you described....I hope you can let it go and it doesn't cause you to think too much if God forbid there is another circumstance requiring the use of deadly force... it a great responsibility to CCW but unfortunately it has become a necessary one...I am reminded of a quote from the movie, The Shootist, J.B. Books is giving a shooting lesson to Gillom Rogers who ask's How is it you've killed so many men? Books says, First thing is that target wasn't shooting back at you... Second, Most men at the last second will flinch, I Won't.... Happy New Year all...stay safe....

[500KV]

Any future administration worth it's salt would have to have this guy in charge of homeland security...
"I'm your huckleberry"
YouTube - My favorite scenes from Tombstone of Doc Holliday

[getsome]

Your right...How about we appoint Doc the new director of Alcohol, tobacco and firearms...cant think of anyone with more first hand experience!!!

[500KV]

Your right...How about we appoint Doc the new director of Alcohol, tobacco and firearms...cant think of anyone with more first hand experience!!!

Ain't he a "daisy"...

[zena]

Thank you Ms Zena for your endorsement. I'm still waiting for the shot from Pacific NW Guy. With me sometimes silence is golden. I lean towards brutal honesty and many people don't like it much. I will try to stay out of the shadows and chime in from time to time. I do have to say that it totally ticks me off at ranges when the boys usually range staff lay the macho, I know everything, your just a girl trip on the ladies. Kids as well. Intimidate the new shooters and it's not fun for them and it's just bad for everybody. Any girl that shoots and reloads or just shoots or just comes to the range is aces in my book for sure. I also just gotta ask MX5fan how she likes her Dan Wesson Bobtail. I just did my own bobtail job on my Para Ordnance full size LDA and I love it to pieces. I was skeptical and scared drilling a hole in my gun but no remorse. Great move.
Lastly Medezyner, Nugent works fine for me, lets make it happen. I'd like to nominate Ms Zena for that Clinton animals position. Me thinks she wouldn't be apologizing to other countries for their own messes. I'll sign on as her bodyguard although I don't think she needs one.

The men that I shoot with have been very willing teachers and don't tolerate the macho bullshit guys, either. So I'm very fortunate to have a close group of really great guys around me all the time. When they want to have a little perverse fun to maybe make one of those guys sit down and shut up, they'll hand me the full auto AK or Glock 18 and send me out on the range. And since I am "fun-sized" and able to handle anything they hand me with no problem, the idiots usually just go away. Thanks for the nomination and it's always good to have more bodyguards, i.e. friends that have your back. :80:

[Bawanna]

Soul Mate

Zena,
Fun Sized, full auto weapons, (I just love full auto rock and roll), a range rover with a sniper rifle in the back seat, and working security hunting for Nemo in the frozen food section at Walmart (you've probably seen me) and sounds like a girl? I think your the girl of my dreams. My recomendation on a vehicle being in the Death Before Dodge tribe would be a Hummer Limo. We'll mount a twin 50 up in the sunroof and mount MP5's at each door like a cup holder.
We can take turns blasting liberals as we leave the church. Aww, that is if you accept my marriage proposal, or we could live in sin if that works better for you. Tell me you don't own a boat and clean fish or I'll just die.

Your future soul mate.

Bawanna

[mx5fan]

T I also just gotta ask MX5fan how she likes her Dan Wesson Bobtail. I just did my own bobtail job on my Para Ordnance full size LDA and I love it to pieces. I was skeptical and scared drilling a hole in my gun but no remorse. Great move.

Hi Bwanna, I love my DW Commander Bobtail. A couple of months ago I was in my LGS and there she be, sitting pretty as you please on the shelf and just waiting to go home with me. I waited a couple of days trying to rationalize the purchase and of course it was all I could think about. The rest is history and I must admit I was a little intimidated at the thought of a 1911 since the majority of my "crew" are plastic pistols, but after our initial session of getting to know each other, field stripping, cleaning and taking my time putting my CBOB back together I'm thrilled I own such a lovely piece. The Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail , shoots like a dream, much better then I do and conceals really well. I love shooting in .45 caliber as it's smooth, very little muzzle lift and one hell of a cartridge if I had to use it for defensive purposes.

I'm thoroughly impressed that you bobtailed your Para...whew, that would make me a nervous wreck taking a drill to my pistol. So did you put new grips on your Para after it's surgery? I'd love to see a pic of your Para, if you'd care to share.

Oh and the guys / regulars at my range, know me, love me (well maybe) and we all get along really well. They are my bros and smart enough to know you don't mess with a woman who has a gun in her hand and knows how to use it.:33:

[Bawanna]

Bobtail

Grrrr, typed a nice poetic reply and the demons of cyber space chose to side track it I know knot where.
MX5, I'm glad you like your Bobtail, I just knew you would. I've walked past display cases and had guns just jump out and grab your heart. You gotta take em home. Makes a real difference just chopping off that one little corner. I carry my Para everyday, at a Christmas family get together my people were shocked to catch me not wearing a pistol, I raised my shirt and there it was, so the system apparently works. That an a great Mernickle PS6 holster that I highly recommend.
I'd love to post a picture of it IF being technologically challenged I can figure out how to do so. I actually make grips as a hobby, taught myself to checker and I like to do inlays of whatever people are into, dogs, birds, whatever will fit. If I can figure out how I'll post a picture of my K40, I just moments ago oiled up a set of Myrtle wood grips I made for it. Kind of blonde, different, flashy, dang I just described myself, we maybe not blonde or flashy but definitely different.
On your yen for a rifle, check out the S&W M&P AR rifles, I don't own one but several of my guys at the PD have them and I've been inside them. They seem every bit as good as Colt and easier on the wallet. I got no use for 223 for anything larger than rock chucks but they are fun to shoot Did I say everything I said before other than diahria of the keyboard. Oh I'm also totally careful around women carrying guns or heavy skillets, (was that a sexist remark?) Scratch the skillet but I'm still being polite around those too.
I'll work on trying to post a picture, actually more scarey than hacksawing a corner off my Para if that's possible.

[mx5fan]

Bwanna, don't you hate when the cyberspace wins...grrr.


Grips, as a hobby, that's terrific and I'd love to see those too. With respect to the S&W AR, I'm sure they are fine rifles, but I think I'd prefer something that is not so tactical looking and looks more like a traditional rifle, but I could warm to the idea and I do prefer to buy American so S&W is not out of the question.

Last, but not least, no worries re: the skillet comment, you're okay in my book ;-)

[Bawanna]

Bobtail

Ok you dang cyber gods, I got pictures uploaded into this place somewhere, I can see em, I know they are there, now how do we attach em to this message. Hmmm, I'm having a severe advil moment here, I felt fine this AM so it wasn't the Scotch. Show me pictures. Well drop me trousers and whip me with a switch, I think I did it. Did I actually do it? Am I an official geek, I didn't even have to ask my son for help. If my arms were just a bit longer I'd pat myself on the back, or would that be too much show off.
I tried to follow suit and take pictures of the gun with money, sadly this was all I had, should I be ashamed. My kid saw me take the Para photo and when I got to the kahr, the 5 er went walkabout, so I'm even worse off. Don't cry for me, MK says I'm ok in her book so we're A-ok. If your bobtail is hankering for some special grips, I'm your man, describe what you want, hum a few bars and I'll make sawdust. I think Dan Wesson uses a standard frame so should be able to fit them on my Colt or whatever and make em work.

[Bawanna]

Conventional Rifle

What is it with the women on this forum saying all the right things. I don't know how to attach what MX5 said but something like less tactical, more conventional looking rifle. I have a Colt AR but I rarely touch it, I went to an armorer class and got a good deal direct from Colt some years back. BUT, I rarely even hold it. I got a serious hankering for a Springfield Scout Squad with a walnut stock but since the election (I'm hyperventilating) they went thru the roof money wise like everything else. Go with the Mini, I got one of those and like it fine, prefer my garand or M14 but it's nice. When common sense prevails under the next administration, hopefully Reagan, Heston, or Zena and the prices come down, go for the M1A/ M14.
Older is better, bigger is better, wood is better. Ok OK I'm ranting, it's the cyber gods that caused this headache, I have to go lay down now. maybe prone behind my 03-A3.

[mx5fan]

Beautiful Para, just beautiful...and I'm even more impressed that you made the grips and turned it into a bobtail...WOW.

While we're on the subject: Here is my Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail.

[Bawanna]

Dan Wesson

That's a beauty for sure. Dang nice looking handles on it too. Those wood? Are they checkered or textured at all. Pic just not quite clear enough.