tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8926758335606710412024-03-13T00:06:13.010-04:00God, Gals, Guns, GrubLearning a little more every day about my God, Gals, Guns, and Grub...God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-31410569742362154932019-05-12T18:47:00.001-04:002019-05-13T22:29:27.797-04:00Securing your gun in your vehicle: Amazon Basics Portable Security Case XL with Combination LockIt seems that hardly a week or two goes by that you don't see or hear news of a gun getting stolen from a vehicle. More often than not, the vehicle was unlocked and the gun was just sitting under a seat, in a center console, or a glove box.
This is not the way to store a gun safely in a vehicle.
While I believe the most secure way to carry a gun for personal protection is concealed and God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-67528247673590204412019-04-14T19:43:00.003-04:002019-04-14T23:31:15.265-04:00Go get yourself some cheap (safety) sunglasses...
I have to make a confession... while I have a fairly expensive set of Oakley Radar shooting safety glasses... and a couple of other more costly brands too... more often than not, you'll find me wearing a set of Walmart's Safety Vu Bifocal Safety Glasses.
Yep, that's right... most of the time on the shooting range, in the shop, working around the barns, weed-wacking, grinding, drillingGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-17741137832731481292019-04-08T16:34:00.001-04:002019-04-08T16:34:53.057-04:00Every Day Preparedness for Regular Folks: The Dorcy LED Mini Lantern...Sometimes inexpensive is cheap... and sometimes inexpensive is good enough. Good enough is right where the Dorcy LED Mini Lantern falls in providing a good, portable, and affordable light source for regular folks during a power outage, while camping, or just for temporary small-area lighting.
The Dorcy LED Mini Lantern operates on four AA batteries and the manufacturer claims they will run God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-36711014499491567142019-03-30T22:35:00.000-04:002019-03-30T22:35:55.482-04:00Guys... don't box yourselves in.Sometimes, you just can't make stuff up that's as dumb as reality. I recently saw a man in a public restroom set his pistol on the top of the urinal while he relieved himself. Now before you think or say you'd never be that dumb... would you use a wall-mounted urinal in a public restroom in the first place? Guys... don't box yourselves in.
I honestly can't remember the last time I used a God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-3222584167473683792019-03-23T14:39:00.002-04:002019-03-23T14:39:22.335-04:00Making space... before you need it!I recently read a story about a gal who was assaulted and robbed between her vehicle and the fuel pumps while filling up at a gas station. I thought I'd share a simple tip: Create space at the pump!
You don't have to park right up tight, next to the fuel pumps. Most "lanes" between pumps at gas stations are large enough for a semi-truck or a large pick-up with "dualies" to pull through with God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-35379060232105514462017-03-12T20:54:00.001-04:002017-03-12T20:54:47.044-04:00Daylight Savings Time... our semi-annual readiness check.Well, I'm still looking for that hour I lost last night, but we should get it back next fall. Twice a year... here in Ohio... we change our clocks for Daylight Savings Time. While the advantages gained are debatable... it's our semi-annual reminder to check our stuff. What stuff you ask, well... a lot of stuff... it's been a busy day(s)!
First off, this weekend we shot our Every Day Carry (God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-38032784762786350292017-02-21T19:20:00.002-05:002017-02-21T20:22:25.605-05:00I'm a pretty good shot... and hand, finger, and grip strength have a lot to do with it.While most of the firearms we have are "stock", we still have quite a few with modifications... including various "trigger jobs" on rifles, shotguns, and handguns. A friend recently told me he was ordering a "Ghost Trigger" for his Glock because the gun's stock trigger pull was messing up his "groups". Now... I have a couple of Ghost products and they do a pretty good job on different guns, but aGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-75503849205035419602017-02-02T10:00:00.000-05:002017-02-02T14:05:15.303-05:00Pepper-Spray should be part of your Every Day Carry...After recently spending some time answering questions and discussing pepper-spray with several different folks, I decided to post some of my thoughts about carrying pepper-spray for defensive use. In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a SABRE Red certified instructor, often recommend their products, and the gals and I carry their products daily.
So, in no particular order, here are some God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-79926680755090052502017-01-20T10:00:00.000-05:002017-01-20T10:00:09.015-05:0032,800 rounds through a Ruger SR9...It's been almost ten years since Ruger introduced the SR9 and SR9c pistols... and more than eight years since our family adopted the SR9 and SR9c as our primary pistols for home and self-defense. We own... well, let's say more than six and less than twelve of the pistols covering what I'll call the "three generations" of Ruger SR9's and around here... if we're not wearing one, there's God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-14336060867352305112017-01-12T10:00:00.000-05:002017-01-12T10:00:00.835-05:00Why do you yell at your targets?The gals and I are fortunate to have our own shooting range out back... it allows us to shoot regularly... pretty much whenever we want. Sometimes friends, students, and others will join us for some shooting fun, practice, and training. Not too long ago, I had a friend over do some shooting and he asked me, "Why do you yell at your targets?"
Thinking outside the box and thinking practically God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-80973721923722711962017-01-05T10:00:00.000-05:002017-01-05T10:00:27.883-05:00Fobus Holsters, Blackhawk SERPA, and Car-Jacks...
A while back I had a friend call me for some assistance with a flat tire on his wife's car. He had tried to use the jack he found under the little "rubber donut" of a spare tire and the jack wasn't working right, started to bend, and he thought the car was going to fall right off of it. I grabbed a 3-ton floor jack from out in the barn, some deep-six-point-sockets, a breaker-bar, some God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-5440150937072201922015-12-15T17:14:00.000-05:002015-12-15T19:28:57.874-05:00We live with guns...Our dogs are part of our family. I've always said that we don't own them, we live with them. They live in our home and our lives fully. Recently, our friend Melody Lauer made a comment on Facebook about living with guns. Our family is the same with guns, they are an integral part of our everyday lives for self-defense, fun, sport, hobbies, reading, learning... just about whatever.
The God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-53389230113861263822015-11-23T09:00:00.000-05:002015-11-23T22:57:28.606-05:00Six considerations to maintain perishable self-defense skills...Many of us are life-long learners, continuing to build our knowledge, skills, and abilities through various endeavors... but how do we maintain the previous knowledge, skills, and abilities we've acquired? This is really were balance, planning, and time management in life can really make or break us, especially in regard to our self-defense skills... both mentally and kinesthetically.
Now that God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-41961690682990602872015-11-15T19:16:00.003-05:002015-11-15T19:16:57.712-05:00Over 18,500 rounds through a Ruger SR9...To admit my bias up-front, most people who know me know I love all things Ruger. Ruger is an innovative (especially in manufacturing), debt-free company that produces American-made guns made by hard-working Americans... and that's something that has always appealed to me. Now, as a firearms instructor, I often recommend to my students that want a self-defense or concealed carry pistol, thatGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-61036401956503487942015-11-08T13:55:00.003-05:002015-11-08T16:00:11.882-05:00Blinded by the light... shining in YOUR face!As I drove up the long lane to the house, the lights of a vehicle suddenly came on and momentarily blinded me. I quickly stopped the cruiser about a hundred yards from the other vehicle just as my eyes adjusted and the silhouette of a man with a shotgun stepped in front of the lights. Grabbing my pistol with one hand and the handle of the spotlight with the other, I lit him up... with the God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-27536864639981189392015-11-01T21:35:00.000-05:002015-11-01T21:35:00.864-05:00Five reasons to shoot your Every-Day-Carry Self-Defense ammunition!Like everyone else in a time zone that follows Daylight Savings Time... we set our clocks back an hour last night and enjoyed an extra hour of sleep. This also begins a semi-annual ritual we have in our "prepping" mindset of checking, changing, updating, and discarding items to keep our "tools" in top shape, ready for use.
Many things are checked over and refreshed. Flashlights get new God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-61239088480617991932015-06-26T08:48:00.001-04:002015-06-29T22:49:33.512-04:00Six Self-Defense Commands and Strategies for Families…Every parent wants to protect their family, children, and loved ones… but few have actually taken the time to plan, prepare, and practice for emergencies and violent encounters with their families. Now please understand that preparing for the possible is not the same as being paralyzed by paranoia. You don’t have to scare your family to death or force your significant other or children into God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-48858510397779666182015-06-01T01:55:00.000-04:002015-06-01T08:29:43.468-04:00Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine instructed by Greg EllifritzOver the years, my wife, daughter and I have completed various training opportunities to learn first aid, CPR, and AED usage. I had some basic "tactical" first aid as a police officer years ago and my daughter will be a senior this coming fall as she completes her bachelor degree in nursing... so you'd think we'd have the first aid aspects covered around here. The thing I know with complete God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-5883034734254094032015-04-06T12:30:00.000-04:002015-04-06T13:03:20.653-04:00KA-BAR TDI Law Enforcement Knife and Edge/Equipped SheathA good knife has always been an essential for me. Back in my day, carrying my Buck 110 Finger-groove Folding Hunter on my belt in a leather sheath to high school was no big deal. Later on, that same knife was on my duty belt as a police officer in the late 1980s when Spyderco knives were just starting to make their way into folding blade fashion.
Typically... I carry two knives every day... aGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-33397764072008635312015-02-28T21:15:00.000-05:002015-02-28T23:12:28.933-05:00Try some drive-by dryfire practice...A recent video posted online of the woman being kidnapped and robbed has generated a lot of discussion on the internet. Kathy Jackson over at the Cornered Cat has a great write up about that particular situation, but one question I have for those of us that carry a concealed firearm... are you ready to defend yourself while you're in your car?
Now realize a gun may not always be the only answer God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-75073411170586635432015-02-15T15:42:00.000-05:002015-02-15T15:55:54.564-05:00Two are one and one is none...I have often joked that the secret to a good marriage is to marry a woman who loves guns and motorcycles as much as you do. My gal is a fiery, sassy redhead with a mind of her own... and the Good Lord knows we've seen a lot of guns and motorcycles come and go... and accumulate over the more than a quarter of a century we've been together.
We've had some ups and downs as any marriage or God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-72378636939701933332015-01-04T16:50:00.000-05:002015-01-04T16:50:52.842-05:00A home-defense gun and ammo for $246 bucks?This idea has actually evolved over the past couple of years since I began to write this blog post. It originated with a young mother who was referred to me by a friend. She has two young children, a dead-beat husband who up and left her two years ago, lives in a small rented house in a rural area, and was the victim of a burglary while at work... one of two jobs she holds to make ends meetGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-59687526670167317682014-12-01T01:00:00.000-05:002014-12-01T01:00:00.623-05:00A "grey man" in tactical pants?Two statements I want to make as I begin are A) I wear either black or coyote brown 5.11 or Propper tactical pants most days and B) almost nobody notices or pays attention to them... I've actually checked with people... friends, family, acquaintances, students that know me... most can only recall that I seem to wear black pants most of the time. Now, I often wear a button-down shirt with a God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-81430585264227241762014-11-01T20:00:00.000-04:002014-11-02T06:33:21.521-05:00Do you need a Grab-n-Go Two-Way Radio Bag?In a day and age of smart phones, there isn't a lot of consideration for other modes of two-way communication by many people. While a lot of those in the prepping community are investing in HAM and MURS radio systems, I would suggest that there is still an important role for FRS/GMRS and CB two-way radios in day-to-day life.
We live out in the country and there are areas in our county where God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892675833560671041.post-85369677696118053312014-10-01T17:55:00.000-04:002014-11-29T13:22:56.498-05:00Five thoughts for firearms instructors...Over the past couple of years, I've read a number of blog posts and articles about what new shooters and students should look for when seeking out a firearms instructor. Most of the suggestions are pretty good and some are just common sense... suggestions that would work for finding and selecting an instructor or trainer for just about anything.
The problem I see is that no matter how hard God, Gals, Guns, Grubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.com5