Season 3: What Do You Want to See?

[Burn-Z]

Well this season is all done but I will still watch the repeats.  I like at the end of Wednesdays episode Michael Bane talked about 9mm vs. 40s&w vs. 45 ACP.  This has always been a long standing argument with my friends.  The one thing we all agree on is 40s&w was never an option for any of us.  I have always been a 9mm guy (easy to find ammo, price is much less than 45acp so I can practice more, higher capacity mags, less recoil for follow-up shots and the ballistic difference is so small).  The rest of my friends are die hard 45acp and swear you only need one shot to take someone out.

I am curious what the rest of the DRTV members think: 9mm, 40 s&w or 45acp and why?    

[robheath]

>45 for me but I'm old school.  A couple of things I'ld like to see.  More situations in the home and with family members preasant.  Also because I'm a gun lover, I often miss some of the info because I'm trying to figure out what gun Rob is using.  My main interest is bugging in.  With the way the economy is, we may have to bug in rather than bug out.  Please more about prep.  I havw grand kids that I will want to stay close to if the proverbial poo hits the fan.

[robheath]

I'ld also like to see some escape and evasion tactics.

[shiangti]

Maybe an episode on daily carry items from a minimalist perspective? Things that carry be carried by male/female in blue jeans and shirt. Also would like to see an episode dedicated to people who want training but dont want sub-par training(what questions to ask/what to look out for).
Love the show

[mrmatt2you]

     We talk about Best defense about protecting ourselves from intruders, etc.  How about how the best defense about having a child in our house get a gun.  Maybe how best to store them in a night stand, in a closet.  What are the best gun safes for main storage or those small ones for night stands, dressers.   
     We all get the locks that come with the guns, but try finding that key in the middle of the night if you locked up the gun so your child does not get to it.   I have seen some small safes that look pretty interesting but be nice to get expert opinions on some. 
     Or best way to talk to a child about guns.  take them to the range?  show them the guns and tell them to stay away?   
     Those are some things that have popped into my head recently with a little one in the house.   
Matt

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[Epirider]

OK Here is another one. It has been long established that EVERYONE has to, at one time or another, use a public restroom. This is where a person is probably as vulnerable as anywhere else in the world. Pants down, skirt up, confined in a stall or crowded into a trough like area - whatever  . This is where women and men get assaulted, raped, robbed and who knows what else. Situational awareness is great, but if your mind and hands are busy, the situation presents as down right nasty. Add to it that most of us CCW's in belt configuration of some sorts. The last thing you want to do is have your gun around your ankles in a position that you can't control it, or retain it. As a former Deputy, I have had to preach the "best way I have found" to many of my friends, however I am very open to other options and learning new ideas and methods. Game on...

[fightingquaker13]

OK Here is another one. It has been long established that EVERYONE has to, at one time or another, use a public restroom. This is where a person is probably as vulnerable as anywhere else in the world. Pants down, skirt up, confined in a stall or crowded into a trough like area - whatever  . This is where women and men get assaulted, raped, robbed and who knows what else. Situational awareness is great, but if your mind and hands are busy, the situation presents as down right nasty. Add to it that most of us CCW's in belt configuration of some sorts. The last thing you want to do is have your gun around your ankles in a position that you can't control it, or retain it. As a former Deputy, I have had to preach the "best way I have found" to many of my friends, however I am very open to other options and learning new ideas and methods. Game on...

I used to have that problem solved. I had an el cheapo Galco soft inside out IWB. The holster was basically a bag with a belt clip. I LOVED it. It was the comfiest thing I ever wore, but it didn't retain the pistol worth a damn. If I was on the head, the gun was in my hand because otherwise it was on the floor. Now that I replaced it with a Don Hume (a much better rig), I'm unarmed while on the crapper.
FQ13

[Epirider]

I used to have that problem solved. I had an el cheapo Galco soft inside out IWB. The holster was basically a bag with a belt clip. I LOVED it. It was the comfiest thing I ever wore, but it didn't retain the pistol worth a damn. If I was on the head, the gun was in my hand because otherwise it was on the floor. Now that I replaced it with a Don Hume (a much better rig), I'm unarmed while on the crapper.
FQ13

When I was still a LEO, they used to teach to place your weapon in "the basket"  which is the area that your pants create as they are around your ankles. It keeps it closer, off the floor and more within reach / out of reach of others. But this is only good while sitting on the throne. If you are standing at a urinal or washing your hands (soap being a slippery substance) may put you at odds. Situational awareness is obviously your most proactive defense. I would like to know if there are more or better ways and reinforce old school ways to those that may not think about how vulnerable you are in a public restroom. Just my .02 

[6mtraining]

Mike, I would like to see sceanarios with the following characters: Mother, Father, (30's-40's ish) 4 kids ranging form 4 to 13.  How do I get my family out of the mall, bank, grocery store etc. with an active shooter/bomber/edged weapon hostage taker?

I believe we are more apt to be out in public with someone.  Color code warning system at work.  Walking out your front door and saying "okay honey, Yellow up."  After dinner out, walking to the car spotting a potential threat and say "Orange 2 o'clock." 

Does she break off for better coverage and making it a harder target or stick by your side.  Then a weapon is spotted or a second actor is hiding and you move it to "RED!!! NINE AND THREE!!!"

What I have seen, and really enjoyed, have been one on one sceanarios mostly.  To be able to add my family to the mix and get some outside the box ideas from the SME would be a life saver (literally).

Thats it for now.  Take care and be safe.  Joe Marsh