Recent content by ChiefBoatsret

Like the others have said, my shield is for last ditch self defence at 10 yards or less. That is the distance I practice to be proficient at, farther away than that I am looking for an out and or cover.

Another welcome from The Wetside of WA.

The internet has porn???

The difference here is that this a gun specific forum where you don't get **** for owning an S&W. I stay away from the ultra 2A and Anti forums where rants and idiocy run rampant. I am also hesitant to take advice from people that would have to be at least 200 years old to know and have done...

We refueled and rearmed Coast Guard cutters in the Market Time area off the coast of Vietnam right along with Navy destroyers. All had the same mission, doing onshore fire support and patrol, together. We all josh each others branch, like inter mural sports. If you need a bell attached to your...

In my trip down memory lane and off the path I almost forgot... Thank you for your service jimmy.

@Oazrk marine; You were talking about the old red line silent brig, right? I always remember the sign in the main gate guard shack at NAS Miramar... "A Marine on Duty Has No Friends". @Bajadoc; Marines take the bait, there were some very harsh go rounds at the EM Club in Subic Bay, when we...

The Navy & Marines get along fine, gives us somebody to dance with on Saturday nights at sea. We only fight about who gets to lead.

If a Shield is big enough to EDC, which you only pull with the intention of killing another human being, then it should suffice for the same intent in your home. Does it kill more dead outside than inside? I don't need a bigger handgun at my bedside, my Shield is fine, but i do have a home...

Could the FTe's possibly be from limp wristing?

It's the internet, it's like a box of chocolates when you ask a question on a forum.

They are better than any sleeping pill, I go into deep sleep in my big chair as my wife watches the game. They are like the old Checker Cab that never changed over the years.

500 rounds and leaving racked open for three or four days took care of it for me.

I paid exactly what the only lgs that had one in stock wanted, and I was willing to pay for a gun I waited 18 months for.

Alien Gear. Reasonably priced, high quality hybrid and comfortable. Downside is that they are so popular that there is a 4 to 6 week wait. Well worth the wait for the price point.