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Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: The Small Of the Back Holster

Kmccaulla — Mon, 27 May 2013 09:01:51 -0000

I am a pretty curvy female. I found this site because it's very hard for me to conceal my little LCP in normal summer clothing or when I run. I was hoping a holster in the small of my back would be the answer, because it would be hidden in a curve. Now I'm not so sure. A gun that can't be carried isn't worth much.

Re: Firearms for the physically disabled

Peter Knysz jr — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:48:35 -0000

Listen why don't you worry about what you shoot and do not give me solutions for my situation I have Basil joint arthritis in my thumbs that came 4 years after my Glocks. I have been shooting for 40 years you dug hole the first time quit digging yourself a bigger hole.Ignorance is not an excuse.Most of us have allready looked at every solution and choose the one best for ourselves.

Re: Stupid Gun Modifications: Finger-Grip Base Plates

dolus — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:31:30 -0000

disagree completely. Line a 19 and a 26 with a finger extension up, the grip is still much larger. Disregarding the barrel length is also a point of contention, the barrel lengths allows me to be behave more like I am not carrying since I have less gun that comes into contact with my body. Now for open carry or outside the waist carry I might see your point a little better.

Re: Firearms for the physically disabled

Lena — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:00:30 -0000

Another worthless post from an armchair commando trying to make up for his stupid article regarding a device that a great many people have found useful. For people new to this article, this moron blogger made a post ridiculing a Glock charging handle (also known as a slide racker or cocking handle) and all of commenters, especially from the physically challenged community, pointed out his stupidity. In an attempt to salvage the matter, he wrote the above article.

The article cops out by making no specific recommendations at all, only raises problems without daring to provide any answers. Riddle me this, Mr. "Genius":

What would you recommend for a person who:

1. Due to severe arthritis, does not have enough finger strength to pull a double-action revolver trigger;

2. Can reliably pull the lighter trigger on striker-fired or single action semi-auto pistols, but absolutely does not have the strength to rack the slide, even with proper technique (pushing the pistol with the shooting hand while grasping the slide with the whole reaction hand, taking care to avoid covering the port).

I and my sister searched for months trying to find the "right" handgun for her. We despaired of ever finding a solution. We were already resigned to my sister being defenseless in our high crime city. When we found out about the charging handle, it was like a ray of light. I googled various types of handles from various makers, and finally bought one for my sister, and it worked perfectly.

In the course of my research i came across this incredibly stupid blogger, who I fear might cause some physically challenged person to avoid this useful device. And so I'm posting here to make things clear.

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: The Glock Charging Handle

Lena — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:40:57 -0000

It is rather obvious that Words Twice is Mostly Genius' sockpuppet, so ardent is he in the defense of this stupid article. As all the other commenters have mentioned, the cocking handle has practical application in the following scenarios:

1. Shooters with severe arthritis or other impairment of the hand. (For example, my sister cannot pull the double-action trigger on revolvers, but can shoot semi-auto pistols comfortably. This device allows her to rack the slide by pushing against a table, door jamb or her belt.)

2. Emergency one-handed cocking in case the reaction arm/hand is injured during combat. Yes, you can use the rear sights, but the rear sights are tiny and catching them onto an object could be hit-and-miss in a high stress situation. Further, some rear sights have sloping ramps, making their use for this purpose impossible.

3. One handed cocking in case the other hand is occupied - holding a riot shield, driving, holding a small child out of harm's way, etc.

4. Scopes, red dot sights or other large attachments on the top of the slide prevent grasping the slide normally. The shooter can just pull on the handle to cock the slide.

Several reputable companies make cocking handles: Brownells, FAB Defence of Israel, ATI, etc. all the foregoing could have been discovered by the author with one minutes' worth of googling, but obviously he is too lazy for even minimal research.

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: The Glock Charging Handle

Lena — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:28:16 -0000

"Mostly Genius" is mostly a moron. Yes, you can rack the slide with your rear sight, but the sights are small and can slip off the object being used to depress the slide. Also, in an emergency trying to catch the tiny rear sight against a hard object is a fine motor skill, this device would make the operation a lot simpler. My sister has arthritis in her left hand, so she has to perform one handed cocking with the rear sight all the time, not just for emergency use. This device would make her shooting practice sessions a lot more pleasant. This is a useful product. The writer of this article sounds like a stupid armchair commando.

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: The Small Of the Back Holster

7-41 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:57:14 -0000

MostlyGenius,
I carry a Galco SOB holster. As tall as I am, I need to slump down in a seat to get any back support, so carrying in the small of the back isn't uncomfortable. For a fight: if I'm being attacked, the safest place for my gun is in the holster, it being at my back just reinforces the training of never give your back to your enemy. For a fall, you could fall on your holster nearly anywhere you can have a holster. And for the reholstering, I wont be holstering til uniforms show up and I ground it anyways. I would say it's user preference and you need to practice with what you use. And always use good common sense. There are always dangers in this world, which is why I feel the need to CCW off duty. Having the firearm does not negate that fact, merely changes what the dangers are.

Re: 5 Defensive Shotgun Myths

Reid — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:12:12 -0000

Pete is correct: barrel length has nothing to do with the spread of shot; that is up to the choke. It doesn't have much to do with velocity, either (very different from rifles or handguns.) The shot (or slug) reaches its max velocity just a few inches from the chamber. The only reason you see longer barrels on bird guns is so that the gun swings properly when you are leading game; the barrel length changes the balance point and inertia of the gun. Since this is obviously not the object with a defensive weapon, get the shortest barrel available to you--which is normally going to be 18".

Re: Stupid Self Defense Gadget: The Bottle Bezel

PaulMurrayCbr — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:23:30 -0000

Surely the measure of a self-defence weapon is "Is it better than a swift kick to the nuts?" Gun? Yes. Samurai sword? Yes. Bumpy bottle top? You be the judge.

Re: Firearms for the physically disabled

Tom — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:28:12 -0000

As a disabled firefighter at a young age (I'm only 22) I really respect this article and see a lot of great points!

I have four shattered lumbar discs that ended my career and the guns I currently have aren't exactly lightweight, easy on recoil, etc.

My personal carry was a smith and Wesson 5906 which I hands down the best CCW I've ever used based on recoil, reliability, simplicity, etc. but now I can't handle that weight being strapped to my hip because it pulls on my spine.

When I can find someone that wants to hire a disabled firefighter then I will be buying a polymer frame (M&P)? Glock? Idk... It's been a year and no job interviews but I'm still hopeful.

Re: The Top 10 Self Defense Myths

kershaw leek — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:51:29 -0000

It pays to be prepared for such situations. Martial arts training and something you can use as a weapon will really help. I'm also having a little difficulty believing you don't believe in the groin strike.

Re: Even more pepper spray

Raymond Torres — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:52:35 -0000

pepper sprays are just as effictive as a gun or knife and they are non lethel

Re: Firearms for the physically disabled

Marshall — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:10:23 -0000

Many if not most factory 1911s have too-strong recoil springs, for reasons I cannot begin to explain. They will function just fine if returned to the as-designed 14.5 pound recoil spring, and that might be just enough to return it to viable status for some with weak upper body strength.

And, a properly tuned 1911 can function just fine with an even lighter recoil spring (as low as 10 pounds) with standard self-defense ammunition. For someone seeking to address a special disability, spending more is pretty much the norm. Making sure the gun is in tune by a competent gunsmith is not unreasonable.

"A lighter recoil spring will make the gun easier to rack, but the gun won’t function as reliably" is simply false as a blanket statement.

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: Loaded Chamber Indicators

MostlyGenius — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:06:42 -0000

"The LCI is to let those who are not firearms knowledgable that the state of the weapon is hot."
So are we assuming that everyone handing the weapon will have read the owners manual and know what/where the LCI is and what it means? Sorry, this does not make untrained people safer.

Safeties prevent the trigger from moving to the rear - i.e. if the weapon is dropped with sufficient force without a safety the trigger will travel to the rear. Most revolvers do not have an external safety, is it your argument that they are unsafe?

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: Loaded Chamber Indicators

Todd — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:17:26 -0000

I have to agree you are assuming that every person has had some kind of firearms training. The LCI is to let those who are not firearms knowledgable that the state of the weapon is hot. With the mindsetof MostlyGenius why does a gun have a safety?

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: The Glock Charging Handle

Patrick — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:46:40 -0000

It's also mostly used in race gun competition (not only on glocks, lots of them actually use the dovetail for the rear sight to fix it) to rack the slide quickly when you have a sight and a blast shield on top. (If you don't know what those things are you shouldn't be posting)

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: The Glock Charging Handle

Tragicsandwich — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:22:39 -0000

Really? No intelligent response, so you go after a typo. HOALEY FOCKING SHEAT! I BET U CAN ONDERSTAND THES END I STEEL GET THA FOCKING POYNT ACROS! So what if he put one too many e's on see. The man has a valid point and you demonstrate that you have no intelligent rebuttal by attacking his grammar. He discussed the product, and you decided to attack a typo because you have no intelligent argument. Are you unwilling to admit that you have no experience with which to make an educated rebuttal? Are you incapable of conceding that he has a valid point? Apparently.

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: Loaded Chamber Indicators

MostlyGenius — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:12:11 -0000

If you need to "get a round off in a split second" you are not looking at your LCI, you are looking at your sights (presumably.) If you are serious about self defense you carry your handgun with a loaded chamber and have the gun handling skills to do so. You could say that my loaded chamber indicator is that I am carrying MY firearm - I don't carry unloaded guns.

If you are pressing the trigger on a bad guy you are expecting the gun to go bang. The state of the LCI at that point doesn't matter (you won't be looking at it.) If the gun doesn't go bang you are going to be racking and trying again and the LCI will remain irrelevant.

"All that indicator does is let me know that round is ready to go" - Wrong. All that indicator does is let you know that a metal nub is sticking up on your gun. If everything is working correctly you know that the chamber is occupied by something that makes the metal nub stick up (like a live round, or a plastic training cartridge.) If everything is not working correctly, then you know your gun is dirty enough to make the LCI stick up when it is empty, or something broke. This would be like confirming your double action is unloaded by pressing the trigger until you don't hear a bang: the gun is either empty or you had a light primer strike on the last round.

"Stand down and de-chamber" - there is no such thing as "de-chamber", but there is such a thing as "unload" and there is no reason to invent one (unless you are Israeli.) Those of us that actually carry loaded guns (full magazines and loaded chambers) for defensive purposes all ready know what is going to happen when safeties are disengaged and the trigger is pressed: A bang, likely followed by more bangs, or a click (probably due to faulty ammo) followed by a rack and number of bangs greater than zero. The state of the LCI (if observed prior to pressing the trigger) does not change the two possible outcomes.

If you are fortunate enough to stand down without pressing the trigger then it is purely academic if a round was chambered or not, but I don't actually have any doubts myself as to the state of the chamber of MY firearm.

Re: Stupid Gun Inventions: Loaded Chamber Indicators

rockyrho — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:22:29 -0000

I strongly disagree. As with most everything it depends on how you use it. If I am handling the pistol in any non self defense situation, I agree, always treat as loaded and go thru the drill as one normally does, regardless of the indicator. But if I am in any position to potentially need to get a round off in a split second, it must be chambered. All that indicator does is let me know that round is ready to go.
I'm not going to pull that trigger needlessly. At that point my life is being seriously endangered and I must eliminate the threat immediately. Believe it or not that split second it takes to rack a round especially in the dark, may allow your attacker to disable you. I'd hate to explain that to surviving family. "If I only had the time to chamber a round, you're mother would still be alive." Of course you will both be dead, so that explanation will come from law enforcement because you both are dead. If you don't like it you can ignore it. If you have the indicator up and you stand down, then at least you are pretty sure you were ready. But the perp believed you when you said so. Stand down and de-chamber.

Re: The latest round of the 3 percenter nonsense

MostlyGenius — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:39:31 -0000

You stated: "Although we would be morally justified in every sense to be out killing ATF agents, local police who enforce unconstitutional gun laws"
The hutaree would agree. Are they not in the club? Who in your leaderless movement is in charge of regulating membership? Clearly the hutaree were a small group of individuals decided that the ballot box wasn't working. Maybe you don't support the fringe religious underpinning of the hutaree, but clearly you agree that the government is eroding our civil rights in direct violation of the constitution.

Perhaps you should read the writings of your founder/spokesman. He has denounced your "all peaceful means" as cowardice and drawn a line in the sand (which he continually moves farther back.)

If you are part of a movement that advocates or sympathizes with the killing of government officials and agents for unconstitutional actions ("morally justified") then you've earned comparison with groups that believe the same (the hutaree). (proven, owned, lulz, dude.)

If you are part of a leaderless moment you theoretically are joining a group of people with similar (not identical) ideologies. You cannot control who joins your movement, nor can you expel them for their ideas or actions.
You want to be a group of regular guys that are taking a stand for your
rights. Except there is no stand (save chirping on the internet) and there
is no group (save some imagined number of like minded individuals willing to
type.)

I am not advocating that you take action, I am advocating that you stop
talking about actions that you will never take. You are not shaking your
guns in the tyrants face. Graffiti and vandalism is not revolution or civil
war.

Why do I want you to shut your collective suck holes? Because you are
counter productive. All of the recent gains in legal protection and more
importantly public opinion regarding gun rights happened despite the
grandstanding and threats of your fellow travellers.

The govt is using the threat of "domestic terrorism" as a justification for
increased encroachment on our rights. There is no deterrent effect in empty
threats. The only reason the militia movement isn't just simply ignored is
because of the actions of McVeigh, various racist groups, and hutaree nut
jobs. If the militias weren't tarred with the same brush they wouldn't be
getting any ink.

Because the militias are tarred with the same brush the soccer moms that
want guns for self defense against criminals are given pause by fat guys in
camouflage screaming about killing government officials. The soccer moms
don't get that you are all hot air.

Re: The latest round of the 3 percenter nonsense

Bitter Clinging Texan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:26:47 -0000

you are either stupid or a liar. Or possibly, most likely both. You are the one who is irrelevant. You got owned by me and responded with outright lies ASAP. I never mentioned the Hutaree, nor do I or any other III percenter that I know share their ideology. Nor do all or even most III percenters wear a patch. Put up or shut up. Prove that I share the ideology of the hutaree or apologize to me for lumping me in that category.

Re: The latest round of the 3 percenter nonsense

MostlyGenius — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:19:01 -0000

So you are a leaderless moment where individuals and/or small groups will decide when they have been infringed upon enough and retaliate with violence - but you want to be part of a club and have a patch. You want to attach yourself to the militias of the American revolution (despite having done nothing yourselves) but distance yourselves from the wacko militias like the hutaree (despite sharing some of their ideology).
Silly. Irrelevant.

Re: The latest round of the 3 percenter nonsense

Bitter Clinging Texan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:08:23 -0000

He is obviously more coherent than you are. The III% are regular Americans, who want nothing more than to be left in peace and for an end to tyrannical, oppressive firearms laws that have plagued this nation since 1934. All of your goading, and your smug, self serving ad hom attacks on us because we aren't in the streets shooting at every fed we see wont work. Although we would be morally justified in every sense to be out killing ATF agents, local police who enforce unconstitutional gun laws(requiring of a permit to carry, banning open carry, forbidding of full auto weapons, etc), Politicians who vote for oppressive, stalinist gun laws(If we were the violent maniacs that your lamestream media and SPLC portays us as, then scum like schumer, fienstien, boxer, Daley, and company would have ceased unhindered oxygen consumption long ago), and "celebrities" and pundits who advocate the rape of our most important right( thats right, bill maher, Rosie, Rachel Madcow and the rest deserve lead as much as the jack booted thugs who are nothing more than the modern day version of Ezhov/Beria's NKVD) WE ARE NOT DOING THAT FOR SERVERAL REASONS. First and foremost, as patriotic Americans, we are determined to exhaust any and every peacable means to defend our freedom while avioding the horrors that come with pretty much every revolution and civil war since the begining of time. and Secondly, we are a leaderless movement and either individuals or small groups will decide for themselves when the ballot box is obsolete and it's time to reach for the cartridge box

Re: The latest round of the 3 percenter nonsense

MostlyGenius — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:47:18 -0000

Radical. I'll have to remember that one. Can you even read?

Re: The latest round of the 3 percenter nonsense

Ballard Nikolai — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:10:40 -0000

Your sick for attacking a group of people who excersise there freedom. Fuck your radical bullshit!