Spike TV

[MikeBjerum]

Has anyone seen the new shows on Spike TV on Saturday mornings?  I over slept this morning and having a slow start trying to get enough black stuff in me ... rough week.  I found some new listings on Spike - Practical Tactical; Because Lives Depend On It (what I'm watching now, and it appears good); What If; Conceal & Carry School.

Has anyone else seen these, and what do you think?

I caught the last one minute of Practical Tactical, and it appeared to have been on shotguns.  Don't know the context, so shouldn't be too critical, but they were reviewing a new shot load that had a 1 oz slug and three 00 buck in one shell.  They also talked of "racking the slide" as a way of scaring off the average felon.  I'd like to see it all before agreeing or disagreeing.

I did have Because Lives Depend On It on for the whole episode, and like what I saw.  They talked of skills being perishable, practice being needed, training being important, and they used the El Presidente as an evaluation tool for real life needs.  Over all a good show.

OK ... I now love Because Lives Depend On It, because they went to the Sig Sauer School for Survival, and the instructor called the 1911 the ultimate carry gun ... the same big ass gun I carry on my over sized fat waste 

[tt11758]

the instructor called the 1911 the ultimate carry gun ... the same big ass gun I carry on my over sized fat waste 

Ditto!!

[Ichiban]

I watched it a couple of weeks ago when a friend was in the "What If" segment but not since.  Turning on the TV at 7:00 AM on a Saturdays is just wrong unless you are 6 - 12 years old.  I wish they would find a better time slot for it as it did seem interesting.

[Timothy]

Waist.......

"Waste" is what comes from our big fat asses!

And, I've gotta check those shows myself, thanks M58.

[MikeBjerum]

Waist.......

"Waste" is what comes from our big fat asses!

And, I've gotta check those shows myself, thanks M58.

Forgive oh great grammar checker    It's been a bad week, and I'm multi-tasking between gun shows and gun sites 

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[DonWorsham]

and the instructor called the 1911 the ultimate carry gun ... the same big ass gun I carry on my over sized fat waste 

By ultimate I think they meant in weight.

[SwoopSJ]

I happened to catch "What If", yesterday and I was somewhat disappointed.  The episode was a about a gang shooting in the China Town area  of San Francisco.  They said the gang members were using twelve gauge shotguns and .45 semi auto rifles.  The reenactment, however, showed the gunmen carrying shotguns and AKs.  I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure AKs don't come in .45.  Come on folks, this show supposedly caters to people like us who WILL notice stuff like that.   

Swoop

[fightingquaker13]

Waist.......

"Waste" is what comes from our big fat asses!

And, I've gotta check those shows myself, thanks M58.

I thought it was what came out of fat assets (government in particular).
FQ13

[ske1eter]

I happened to catch "What If", yesterday and I was somewhat disappointed.  The episode was a about a gang shooting in the China Town area  of San Francisco.  They said the gang members were using twelve gauge shotguns and .45 semi auto rifles.  The reenactment, however, showed the gunmen carrying shotguns and AKs.  I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure AKs don't come in .45.  Come on folks, this show supposedly caters to people like us who WILL notice stuff like that.   

Swoop

That's exactly what I was thinking. It was like watching a re-enactment that would be seen on those lame news "magazine" shows.

[Michael Janich]

Don't Be a Victim was directly "inspired" by The Best Defense. The goal was to take self-defense to the SPIKE market, which has about 10 times the audience of the OC. In that regard, more people being aware of the realities of self-defense is a good thing.

From a production and budgeting standpoint, the resources they put behind the show are pretty impressive. Many of the folks involved as subject-matter experts are also knowledgeable about weapons and tactics. However, unlike the production staff of The Best Defense, the DBAV folks are not seasoned shooters and gun guys.

Stay safe,

Mike