Off to Kill Zombies

Lefty Said: I have never owned a gun probably never will. The only way I will buy a gun is if the government outlaws them. That is when I know that I need one.

Seems like when the Gooberm$nt makes a confiscation threat sales of guns & ammo spike.

Mike H Said: While owning many, I hope I never need one.

Agreed. I've always liked, & believe the catch phrase..... Better to have one & not need it than, need one & not have it.

While owning many, I hope I never need one.

My dad is a walking encyclobedia of guns pre 1960's. He had a gun shop when I was a kid. There was always a guns standing in the corners of the house. There was always a pistol under the seat.

I have never owned a gun probably never will. The only way I will buy a gun is if the government outlaws them. That is when I know that I need one.

Experienced roofer = nerves of steel

Like you say about all the day to day risk scenarios we all experience it translates into not being phased by loud noises or sudden moves.

Only thing to shake my nerves the past few years was when I was moving some furniture in my pickup truck and when I was in the process of unloading it, I was standing at the side of the truck box and lifted a solid headboard up over the edge of the truck box. It was quite heavy and as I lifted it over my head so the legs would clear, there staring straight at me was this grizzeled old man with a strained look on his face. I nearly crapped my pants in shock until I realized I was looking at myself in the dresser mirror facing me. I laugh about it now but my legs were shaking from the adrenaline rush I had.

I agree Andy.

One "skill" that roofing has given me that I didn't recognize until recently is that, we as roofers are all pretty good at tolerating pain and discomfort. We have to brave the cold and the hot, cuts, bruises, broken bones - it's all just part of being a roofer.

So we get to a shooting range for a class awhile back and it's about 25 degrees out. Nearly everyone there is virtually unfunctionable in that cold, and I'm thinking "Well yeah, I'd rather it be 75, but it is what it is."

That'll get the blood pumping eh Tim..?! B)

I know what you mean about the adrenalin too. I've been in a situation or two in my life. Hard to prepare for that type of adrenalin as a non-professional.

Although, military experience, & even..... yes, hear me out.... I believe even experience roofing helps. As ridiculous as that might sound to some, the experience of being in life threatening situations, either by choice, or accident, & learning how to remain calm, & act appropriately, IS life saving. I believe those experiences, can & do transfer over to other facets of life as well.

People that are accustomed to walking trusses, walking steep slope roofs, dealing with all the potential risks, etc that come from our profession, are the type of people that usually are level headed when all hell breaks loose. I'd even go so far as to say, white collar roofers too. Most of em KNOW how to deal with stress. Which is really what those type of situations are.

I would much rather have a roofer on my side in a SHTF scenario, than your average car salesman, or office jockey from some data firm. Especially, an experienced one, or someone who's survived this industry for some time. Regardless of what facet of the roofing business you or anyone resides in...... you've learned to deal with stress, more than likely in large doses.

I say all of that, without even taking into consideration, what level of proficiency, or marksmanship one has. Im well aware our industry has plenty of hot heads, & guys with poor decision making skills but, you don't find a lot of sissies in the roofing industry.

Andy we have a fair amount of arms to defend the house, like you, stashed away in strategic places. Our "bump in the night" plan tho has been revised due to an incident last summer. About 3am we heard a window breaking in our livingroom, followed by our ADT alarm blaring "GLASS BREAK ALARM, GLASS BREAK ALARM, GLASS BREAK ALARM."

Holy cow, that will wake you up! We jumped from bed, my wife hands me the wrong Glock, she grabs a .357 wheelgun, then the phone rings with 911 on the other end. Of course the phone was illuminating us for the bad guy. I press my laser and paint it on the livingroom wall thru the bedroom door and yell out" Next mother##$%$#@^%$ thru the door eats lead!" Probably a bad idea.

We spent the next 2 minute flagging each other and doing everything wrong. Local cop showed up and began clearing rooms - found that a pan had fallen off the counter on to a tile floor, and sounding so much like a broken window that it even fooled our glass break alarms.

Check your SHTF plan, it may not wok as well when adrenalin is coursing thru your veins. :-)

I had a G17 stolen out of my pickup in Dallas, so these days I have a Tuffy Products safe bolted under the backseat. Inside is a DPS Panther and 3 loaded Pmags. We do work in the slums/industrial areas in Dallas and I've told my son, if you ever hear on the radio that something has happened to the president, that 'hood is gonna get really bad really fast, so rig down, get in your pickup and head home to Lubbock.

I keep 6 MREs, packeted drinking water, and a first aid kit in there all the time. Try to keep a goodly amount of cash to get my rear home if need be. As soon as I roll into Dallas, I fill up with gas so I can get back home without needing more.

Paranoid? Probably, but prepping is a hobby for my wife and I. Oh, we have about 150 rolls of toilet paper put back. :-) Plus a good amount of Mountain Home and Wise MREs, whole house 20kw genset, etc. Love the prepper lifestyle, and it justifies buying more guns. :-)

Clvr, not even close! :-) I've been accumulating 9mm and .223 for years, then a few years ago got into reloading and ramped it up since. I have tried to consolidate calibers to make it easier - nearly everything I buy these days is 9mm or .223/5.56.

I let local cops use my range - the local chief of police came to me one day and asked: If the PD ever needs some 5.56 really bad, can we buy some from you? :-)

Damn Tim...!!! Thanks for the gun porn :woohoo:

Helluva armory you got there. I especially like how organized, & neat it all is. My OCD really digs that..lol.

Definitely have a bigger safe on the want list. I have some babies that don't have the comfort of being in the safe. Although, strategically placed throughout the house has it's advantages too.

Although extremely unlikely, the "zombie" who would attempt to come in my home... wouldn't make it far. The most interesting thing about such an occurrence would be who actually got to em first. Everybody is armed. Although, I'd say that my 18yr old is easily the best shot in the house, regardless handgun, or rifle. Only platform I've got em in is shotguns. The punk routinely outshoots me with my own gun/s.

I know my 745 is so light and so crisp that an unintentional fire has happened a time or two after switching guns. Jeez, that sounds bad. Never off into an unintended region, but more as your thinking it's time to start the squeeze, and it just happens sooner than expected. Respect the trigger. Always.

I am a happy man after someone on a range put me onto Freedom Munitions. Had to buy a safe just for ammo, and it overfloweth.

I've always been a shotgunner, but really enjoying the journey of mastering pistols. Much easier on my degenerating neck vert's also. Recoil was really starting to take a toll, even after putting down the O/U for an Auto and lightening loads.

Rifles still aren't something that's flipping my trigger to often.

I certainly hope that's not all your ammo B)

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Tinner, I had all the touching internals on my G19 polished recently - nice smooth, lighter trigger pull. Don't want to get too radical on my carry gun trigger as it could create an issue of a bad guy ever needs shot.

Looks like it will be an ideal range, Andy.

Mike, I have a P938, nice little gun. Love Sigs - I have a P238 Tactical (threaded barrel) and a "SEAL Gun" Mk25, which is essentially a P226 with phosphate coated internals and an anchor on the slide.

Here is my gun safe. I currently have 6 ARs, 1 with Eotech512, 1 with a Sightmark Night Vision Scope, 1 wiht a Vortex scope, 1 with just BUIs, and the one I keep in my pickup has a cheapy Tru Glo red dot sight.

Just got a Just Right pistol caliber carbine in 9mm. Fun gun. Also got a used H&K VP9 which is a really nce shooting gun, light trigger, ambi-mage releases.