Alcohol and firearms do not mix. I will also extend that advice to reloading and maybe even cleaning firearms. Here in Virginia, those of us with CCW permits are allowed (at least for now) to carry concealed into a restaurant or bar so long as we do not consume any alcohol. Actually seems like a good idea to me, but I also don't think it is wise to consume alcohol and then drive.
Do Gunpowder and Alcohol Mix? Opinion Survey
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Never. Just too many unexpected things can happen when Mr. Liquor is invited to be present.
TLflag
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So these good old boys got together every Saturday to shoot beer cans out of home made mortars using black powder, but with drinking the beer first, they used up the black powder and used smokeless power instead. They did live without some limbs and fingers . Took me almost 2 hours to get help out to them and pick up the piece.
So these good old boys got together every Saturday to shoot beer cans out of home made mortars using black powder, but with drinking the beer first, they used up the black powder and used smokeless power instead. They did live without some limbs and fingers . Took me almost 2 hours to get help out to them and pick up the piece.
I have not had the chance to try Crown Royal and
triple seven or Jack Daniels and Blackhorn209 but sounds
interesting.......
triple seven or Jack Daniels and Blackhorn209 but sounds
interesting.......
I never mix shooting guns with drinking alcohol. Once the shooting, or hunting day is done then I'm fine with relaxing and having a drink.
We were raised in a German family where we drank beer with dinner every day starting before I even started grade school. But we never drank more than a glass with dinner, and my dad did the same as long as I can recall up until he passed away.
I actually rarely drink a beer these days as I just sort of fell away from the practice years ago.
We were raised in a German family where we drank beer with dinner every day starting before I even started grade school. But we never drank more than a glass with dinner, and my dad did the same as long as I can recall up until he passed away.
I actually rarely drink a beer these days as I just sort of fell away from the practice years ago.
margethatcher
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Where do I get the beer cans to shoot then? Honestly, this site is like a Presbyterian ice cream social.
If alcohol comes out, all the guns had all better be well stowed away.
Or I leave. period.
Or I leave. period.
I treat anything related to shooting including reloading with the same rule I used when flying, 8 hours bottle to throttle. Never violated.
Stu
Stu
I am a product of my career(s) - LE and teaching LE courses. Much of the teaching has been firearms, including range time.
Through all this I have had to set the example. For so many of my AJ students I was the role model. For decades I have had prior students come to me to tell me I was the reason they chose LE as a career.
This has become so ingrained to me it is who I am, even this long retired.
I do not intend to compromise who I am, even if only in my mind.
So I never combine the two. I won't even drive if I have had any alcohol intake at all.
Someone is probably thinking I must be some fun at a party (sarcastically, as in no way possible). But put me at a party, with a designated driver (my bride) and Margarita becomes my second favorite lady (after my bride).
I don't condemn others for their preferences. It is just how I choose to live.
Through all this I have had to set the example. For so many of my AJ students I was the role model. For decades I have had prior students come to me to tell me I was the reason they chose LE as a career.
This has become so ingrained to me it is who I am, even this long retired.
I do not intend to compromise who I am, even if only in my mind.
So I never combine the two. I won't even drive if I have had any alcohol intake at all.
Someone is probably thinking I must be some fun at a party (sarcastically, as in no way possible). But put me at a party, with a designated driver (my bride) and Margarita becomes my second favorite lady (after my bride).
I don't condemn others for their preferences. It is just how I choose to live.
.455_Hunter
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I currently average one or two drinks per month, almost exclusively at home. My EDC stays in my pocket the whole time, and doesn't magically become more dangerous. I won't fault someone for carrying while having a beer with dinner out on the town- I did that fairly often for the first decade of my permit. It should be no different than having a beer with dinner then driving home.
Not sure if Darts and Hatchet/Axe throwing are still popular in Bars.
Told the kids, two of the most dangerous places are gun ranges,
and a Bar full of drunks.
Told the kids, two of the most dangerous places are gun ranges,
and a Bar full of drunks.
slickracer
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Only place I've seen alcohol at a shoot was at private Flyer shoots in PA. And from what I remember, the guys that didn't partake took home the cash.
These days I drink a small amount of Whiskey, live alone and my home defense gun is always within reach. Back when I played Texas Holdem at a couple of bars I had a few drinks while playing but never enough to get drunk and my SD gun was always in my pocket. Back when I shot trap I saw others drinking Beer while shooting but I never did. Common sense is what really matters.
When I was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany with the US Army in the mid-80s, I had a membership in the local police shooting range. There was a beer machine (1 DM for a half-liter bottle of the local brew) right behind the firing line on the outside wall of the clubhouse. There was never a problem because the majority of the members were local cops who really wanted to keep their jobs, and everyone else knew that drinking while shooting was a huge no-no. Most folks would have one after the guns were put away. Just about everyone stopped at one too, since German DUI laws were/are draconian.
I'm usually carrying when outside the house. I used to have a beer with a meal when eating out, but now it's either iced tea or Diet Coke. One beer with food doesn't affect me, but I've decided it's not worth the possible hassle.
I'm usually carrying when outside the house. I used to have a beer with a meal when eating out, but now it's either iced tea or Diet Coke. One beer with food doesn't affect me, but I've decided it's not worth the possible hassle.
SWFan27
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What could go wrong? Beer is for after the range in my opinion.
Beer is for after the range in my opinion.
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Piwo
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I think there is a difference between going "drinking" and say, having a drink. When I would come home from a day on the job of being a policeman, I might have a beer, maybe 2. Not a big deal. I don't go out partying or to an octoberfest with a gun, that's insane. Likewise, I don't carry if I go out to a restaurant and have drinks. I don't drive either. My wife doesn't drink, so she becomes the designated driver. If I think we need a gun, she carries it. I also want to mention...Some people just should not drink at all. Some people can't handle alcohol. It changes them for the worst. They are not safe doing anything after a few drinks...even having a conversation. It comes down to knowing one's limitations and abilities. Some people are perfectly fine having a beer with dinner and being armed. Some shouldn't be within a mile of any weapon, vehicle or machine after 1 drink.
I always refer to a quote from a senior Lieutenant when I was first on the job. He was addressing roll call the day after an officer got in some trouble involving drinking after work. He said, "If you can't drink...(Slow inhale of cigarette...slow exhale...)...DON"T"
I always refer to a quote from a senior Lieutenant when I was first on the job. He was addressing roll call the day after an officer got in some trouble involving drinking after work. He said, "If you can't drink...(Slow inhale of cigarette...slow exhale...)...DON"T"
I carry pretty much everywhere I go. Including when my wife and I go out to dinner, at which time I will often have a glass of beer, or maybe wine. No problem. I would NEVER drink enough to get "buzzed" when I am carrying. But one beer with dinner? Absolutely no problem.
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