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The XO said she felt good about the new Glock and she was ready to get serious with it. Well...That's five through nearly the same hole from 7 yards. Like I said. Don't Mess with Mama. The gun is a Glock 26 with a 4" barrel and stock except for night sights. This is her carry weapon and has a nice little compartment in the back of her purse. May she never have to use it in fear or defense of others.

We tried to live with the Ruger LCP but had to throw the flag. The XO found that it was too rough to be a carry piece. The other choice was a Glock 26 so we went shopping today and found one cheap and fairly new (it was born 3/19/09). Now I have a whole box of Glocks and the Ruger and some Kel Teks. They will probably make good trade fodder some day. Pictures later...

One week out from surgery I had the stitches removed and the Dr. said I could begin PT, carefully, with the XO acting as coach. He was amazed that I was ready to go home the day after my new shoulder was installed. No sense staying though, I'm really good at pain control and I had a little football of nerve-block so off I went. He doesn't know about years of dentist visits with no pain meds. I have pretty good mobility because I have been working at it since the surgery. I can raise my arm forward from my side to 135 degrees, think heil Hitler, and pivot my elbow and wrist 100% of their pre- replacement motion. When my right shoulder went, the company I was working for required me to be off 12 weeks, I'll be 100% and swimming laps in 4 now that I'm retired.

Ran down to the range this morning just for the heck of it. We didn't take the cc guns because we had some drills to work on. The XO brought 100 shots down to about 4" at 10 yards. That was with the .22 Ruger model II. Then she switched to the 9mm Glock and the first three shots went through the same hole. We still need to work on double taps but that will come. I feel bad because we don't use all of the target. My work was mostly rapid fire with the Glock non supported and off hand. I can still out shoot her but it's getting harder. John was running the place and tried to sell me a .40 Kahr and when I turned him down he tried to put a Glock .45 in my hand. I am of the opinion that placement is more important than size. (Most of my wives agree.) I can't see myself in an altercation that is more than 3 feet between us. I don't want to drag out some huge hoq leg and loose the advantage of a smooth presentation with a Glock19 or even the surprise of a .380. I really think a CCL should include a few hours of biology and physiology just to show where the damage will do the most good.

XO and I took her new LCP(Elsie Pea) to the range to punch holes and get the feel of her new gun. Really small and even though it is the exact size of my P3AT it seems to fit her hand better. The real reason she opted for the Ruger was that she could rack it, something she found hard to do with the Keltec. Her first few shots had her looking for the sights. They are almost nonexistent and it's really better to just cover the target with the nose of the gun and blast away. After a few shots she found that she could be fairly accurate, not like her Glock 19C but sufficient for protection.
We have had discussions on the correct carry configuration. It is my opinion that all guns be carried locked and unloaded from home to the range but the carry gun should be carried loaded with one in the chamber. After all self protection is about protection and time is your enemy in a situation where you feel the need. That goes for the nightstand weapon too. The one thing about self defense is the lack of hearing protection and if you have never fired a gun indoors you probably still have your hearing. It's bad outdoors too but the ringing goes away in a day or two and it's years before the hearing goes. I like to wear muffs. They help and keep the screams from screwing up your third shot.

The new sidebar on this page is to remind us all what happened eight years ago. The images have been hidden from us because "the government" thought we would be outraged and demand something be done. Well...why not. Eight years later our new "leader" is soft and blames us for the attack. He points his finger at the CIA interrogators that have provided the information that has helped keep us safe. He apologizes to the world for this country being exceptional and keeping the world safe by our character and might. I can't go on....

Well, the XO can carry without looking over her shoulder. It took six months (the state of Texas says the time should be 60 days). I guess she had something in her background that the FBI found questionable. Oh, and she had no finger prints. No kidding, she has worn them off with all the typing she has done for the past 50 years. We had to get them done twice before DPS would even accept the application and then the FBI rejected them at 12 weeks so she had to start over. All the time we were waiting we went through an hour a week at the range going through different drills. She can out/shoot most men and a goodly number of law enforcement officers. Right hand, left hand, speed and double taps and multi target acquisition. You name it and she can do it with three different calibers and a smile on her face.
I told her that when her permit came in we would get her a new carry gun. Her S&W doesn't fit her purse too well so she opted for a Ruger LCP. She has used my Keltec during drills so she knows how the Ruger will handle. They both are not target guns so we only shoot a magazine at each range session but in a tight situation they are just 9mm shorts and just as deadly inside 20 feet.

The neon beckons travelers down on the hi-way to come up the hill and see what the heck is going on. This setup once welcomed visitors to a B-B-Q restruant in Austin and now the wall at the bunker. Fitting?

A cousin to this guy has taken up residence on the bunker neon. When they get this big it means that they are finding lots of bugs.