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Title: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on February 13, 2010, 01:51:44 PM
If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, you will like this~
Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is part drill instructor, and part standup comic
(Thunder Ranch is a firearms training  facility in Arizona ).

Here are a few of his observation on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the civilized world.

"The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win and cheat if necessary."

"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.."

"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. You may get killed with your own gun, but he'll have to beat
you to death with it, cause it's going to be empty."

"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin', you should be movin', if you're not movin',
someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."

"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your flashlight in your back pocket.. If you light
yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy... and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."

"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."

"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until something else becomes available."

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If you have a gun, what in the hell do you have
to be paranoid for."

"Don't shoot fast, unless you also shoot good.."

"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work, but I've found that a large bore muzzle
pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."

"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long you live depends on how well you do it."

"You cannot save the planet but you may be able to save yourself and your family."

"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until someone makes us go away, and either way, it will be exciting."

More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is  more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt
Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded,
'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm.
'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble,
 I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware of the man who only has one gun, because he probably knows how to use it very well.

'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.'
 G. K. Chesterton

A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.

Title: Re: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: garand4life on February 13, 2010, 01:56:29 PM
Clintisms... Should be taught in public school. Or at least be required reading.
Title: Re: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: bulldog75 on February 13, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Words to live by.
Title: Re: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: ericire12 on February 13, 2010, 04:03:46 PM
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5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt
Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded,
'Because they don't make a 46.'


But they do make a .50  ;D
Title: Re: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: jaybet on February 14, 2010, 11:55:23 AM
Always a good read! Thanks M-ette!
Title: Re: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: Walter45Auto on February 15, 2010, 06:43:57 PM


But they do make a .50  ;D

But Its usually too expensive for the common man.
Title: Re: Shooting advice ..........Words Of Wisdom
Post by: PABLO DEL NORTE on February 19, 2010, 07:33:15 AM
 8) GREAT READ, BOSS LADY!!  AS SOON AS I STOP LAUGHING, LOTS OF GOOD ADVICE TO USE ALSO  ;D 8)