Show Off your ATF here, Minus the A [guns]
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I own a Henry Big Boy chambered in .357. It's really fun to shoot, accurate, and holds 10 rounds of hollow point 357 whilst looking like grandpa's gun.
Not necessarily. The presence of a firearm has prevented violence many times without a shot being fired. In all of those instances it would have made no difference whether there was ammo or not...as long as the aggressor didn't know it wasn't loaded.
I here you. Mine is a .45-70. I’ve got everything I need to reload for it, just haven’t got around to it yet.
Does it take the standard .357? One of the cool things about being a DIY type is that so few people reload. I rarely, even in times of hoarding, have any trouble finding components. Buying the components I can reload rifle rounds for 1/3-1/2 the price as new plinking stuff. Depending on the pistol round it is around 1/2-3/4 the cost of new. Buying the equipment isn’t all that bad, but as with everything else, it can be.?. A basic equipment kit with everything you need can be as cheap as $180. Being a bit of an idiot, I have upgraded Over time to a set-up that would be about 3K were I to buy it new today.
My play room (basement) is darn near the nicest room in the house. And a literal (such a misused word normally) man cave since it is a rock foundation... and the wife is afraid to go down there.
"Minus the A"... like ya'll don't take a bit of whiskey into the woods with you to warm yourselves up on the hunt or to celebrate a good kill 
The statistics on that are surprising. I believe (not positive) it was Lott that estimated 2.5-3 million non-discharge (ex: Letting it be seen to speak for itself) uses of a firearm in self defense a year. It sounds high when you first hear it, but I can believe it. Not much use in an argument I have found though. It can’t really be qualified easily where as homicide stats can.
I'm afraid an unloaded gun could get you into trouble. In the same way that wielding a gun you don't intend to use would.
We do it at the range on competition day. Once shooting is done and the RO verifies all the firearms are locked away... he unlocks the liquor cabinet.?. Man it’s been far too long since I’ve been out there."Minus the A"... like ya'll don't take a bit of whiskey into the woods with you to warm yourselves up on the hunt or to celebrate a good kill
If alcohol makes you not trust yourself to shoot a gun.. Maybe you shouldn't drink so much. haha
Too many difficult decisions in life. Luckily I’m not a small guy, that alone has helped avoid bad interactions. Were I in a place where the need to brandish could be possible, I would do my damndest to make sure it was bad enough that I could be in trouble either way before I did it. As in, they would already have to be charging before I pulled it out. I’m already in trouble at that point. Not an easy call to make in any case I would have to think.
True...unloaded is not advantageous. But I'd rather have an unloaded gun than no gun at all.
Even the suspected presence of a firearm deters many a would be predator. Break-ins are statistically significantly lower in cities/states known to have a large percentage of gun owners.
This is a good point... my wife gives me a lot of crap because I’m a whiskey collector. 72 bottles at last count, but I only have one or two glasses a month. I’m very out of practice.
we tease the RO about it, but I suppose we are an NRA Gold Medal safety range... gotta play by someone’s rules to get fancy titles.
That sign will just get you sued. Why beware if it’s not dangerous?
you want “no trespassing” and “dog on premises”. This is the best you can get as far as legal protection from a sign.
I didn't explain enough In that post.. I was talking about a "beware of dog" sign, and no dog. like a gun, with no bullets.
If a burglar was looking for a home to invade, he probably wouldn't choose one with a "beware of dog" sign.. whether or not there was a dog.
I dont have one, I ain't scared. Growing up in my town, my dad and I didn't even have a key to our house.. we never locked our doors. Haha but I suspect the sign would work.
Mine is an Ithaca and in much better shape. Great weapon that has some serious thump.
That’s one if the reasons the law confuses me so much. The nicest dog in the world can still be protective of his people. I look at that sign the same way I do a horse (odd comparison, I know), if I walk up behind a horse who doesn’t know I’m there I could be kicked. If I hop the fence into a generally nice dogs yard who doesn’t know I’m coming I could get bit. Perhaps I’m just odd, “beware of dog” and “dog on premises” carry the same connotation in my head. But I guess lawsuits are a sport, someone is bound to sue over semantics...