A place for me to review the various rugged, nifty and needful kit that I've accumulated, for every-day preparedness in the event of accident, disaster or world-shifting end-times Apocalypse, be it zombies, triffids or Mayan divide-by-zero errors.
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I grew up in a staunchly "no-gun toys" house, with exceptions made for my 1977 Han Solo and Stormtrooper blasters (which I still have). I did manage to trade my way into owning a .177 break-barrel air pistol
whilst living in Dubai, UAE, in 1989, and left behind in Calgary,
Canada in 1991. My dad gave me his Vietnam era Army pistol instruction,
and I plinked away at paper targets, bottles, cicadas and the like. I
did some quick draws, turn-and-shoots and the like, and generally made
like a teenage Billy The Kid.
Other than that, I've only had a limited experience with live firearms and some with laser trainers. This is why I go out to the people with the experience to ask the questions. Obviously, I only have the replies from those who wanted to and did reply, so it's a subsection of my readers, but I think these folks have some interesting views and offer some insight to why people carry, what they carry, and how they carry. So, here are the answers to my questions from four pistol owners, all from the U.S.A., with LEO and Mil experience in some capacity in all four respondents. Lets hear it from their perspectives:
How much pistol is too much pistol?
Ed N: A pistol
is all about what you intend to do with it. If you are carrying it
concealed you want something comfortable that you can wear all day. I
don't like to go any smaller in caliber than a 9mm. If you go too big,
you won't carry it and it becomes useless.
what is your current go-to pistol?
Ed N: In the woods I carry a Glock 20sf 10mm. Day to day, I carry a Ruger Lc9 9mm. For plinking, I prefer a Glock 34 9mm.
I did have a question. When out in the woods, what might you expect to need a pistol for? Hunting? Defense? And if so, what and from what?
Ed N:I am much more worried about the two legged problems than I am 4 legged.
I am not a hunter and would go well out of my way to harm an animal
unless it is an immediate defense situation or survival was in question. I carry the largest caliber pistol with the largest capacity I could find because in the end, I just want to be prepared for anything. When
I went camping, I used to carry a 44 magnum. Honestly, they are just a
little too loud and reloading can be a problem in a pinch. The Glock 20
in 10mm seemed like the best compromise. I say all of this having never
had to shoot at anyone or anything in the woods in all of my years
carrying. I keep my pistol concealed and don't
broadcast it and have never had a problem. However, I carry it for the
same reason I carry a firestarter I have never had to use outside of
practice. I would rather have the option there when I need it, than
wishing I had it. And there is a pretty dramatic trade off. A couple pounds is a lot when you are hiking in the woods. Having a large pistol
concealed on your person, (because having it in my pack would defeat
the purpose of being prepared), is tiring. But in the end I would not do
it any other way.
Hunato (CONUS):Sig Sauer P238
Richard (Virginia, USA): EDC a Glock 19. Also carry a Glock 26 during the summer
months when the 19, as small as it is, is to much with holster for the
humidity.
Rob (Pennsylvania, USA): My go to pistol is a 1911. I have a full custom on order, and I should have it soon. Right now, my 1911 is a Sig Nitron.
what caliber and cartridge, and was this a deciding feature?
Ed N: 9mm
is my go to caliber. With modern ammo it is the equal to 357sig and 40
with almost no ballistic differences. 9mm allows more rounds and a lot
of options. You can pick up fmj (full metal jacket) rounds for cheap
practice and jhp (jacketed hollow points) for self defense.
Hunato: .380 various PDR (price forces choice)
Richard: 9mm hollow point. 9mm has enough strong power and the size allows for a
bigger magazine capacity. An additional deciding factor was that my
wife is more comfortable with the recoil than a .40 or .45.
Rob: The caliber I prefer is the .45, It was not the deciding factor in my choice, I just like the .45 caliber.
what is your motivation to own a firearm?
Ed N: Self defense and it is just fun to shoot. I have been shooting for 25+ years and it is a Hell of a lot of fun.
Hunato: I am a free man in a Republic. I have children under my roof and two legged wolves (literally) come down my street time to time.
Richard: Raised around firearms in a law enforcement and military household, so
firearms safety began as soon as I could walk. After my service, my
father gave me a sidearm, and I have carried ever since. It is always
better to be prepared and [not] need it, than need it and not have it.
Rob: I grew up on a farm and was always around firearms. When I got into law enforcement as a career, naturally, the pistol training came with it.
what was your motivation to carry a firearm?
Ed N:I
started off in an action oriented career before giving it up and going
for money instead. I have been shooting and been around guns most of my
life.
Hunato: Travel and home defense. I also enjoy the sport of shooting.
Richard: (as with reason to own)
Rob: Even without my career choice, this world is getting dangerous. I would carry a pistol regardless.
do you open-carry, concealed-carry or store-secure?
Ed N: I
conceal carry 99% of the time. I have friends that are very open-carry
oriented, but I can do without the hassle of a soccer mom feeling
threatened by a pistol on my hip and calling the cops. In my opinion, it is best to keep it completely concealed and hidden away from private eyes.
Hunato: On some rural land I own, open carry. Out and about conceal carry
(license) at home ALWAYS store secure. My oldest child was 8 before he
realized we even have firearms
Richard: I am fortunate to live firearm friendly state (Virginia) and carry
concealed ever day. During the weekend, I may carry openly while running
errands, and when I do that carry a Glock 17.
Rob: Conceal carry.
what features of your pistol made it appealing for your use?
Ed N: Overall size, grip comfort, ammo capacity, and accuracy with the pistol.
Hunato: Can be carried condition One with high reliability, thumb
safety (1911-ish design) my wife and I carry identical weapons,
interchangeable.
Richard: I have stuck with the Glock family as they are inherently simple and
safe to operate. In addition, if my wife is carrying the 26, and I am
incapacitated, she can reload using the spare magazines for my 19 or 17
as I always carry at least two additional.
Rob: My Sig is the standard Sig pistol.
However, my custom 1911 was ordered with Heine ledge sites, a light
rail, and a magazine well. These, to me anyway, are needed for a true
combat style pistol.
what training have you had?
Ed N: I
have had and later taught gun safety and target shooting. I actually
spent more time learning tactical shooting with a shotgun than a pistol. While a pistol is the best self defense weapon, overall it does not compare to a long-gun.
Hunato: Scouting Merit Badges, Law Enforcement Explorer Academy, Concealed Carry Permit Class, Active shooter class
Richard: My farther is a firearms instructor with the state, and have also
trained during military service, although not as extensively as I do
with my dad. With him, quick draws, fire from concealment, weak hand
operations, threat identification, and more
Rob: Like I said, I grew up around guns and
used them my whole life, for not only hunting, but target shooting as
well. I learned the safety issues surrounding guns at an early age.
After high school, and during college, I joined the military, where my training continued and became more advanced. Finally, my law enforcement experience has continued my training over the years.
what regular training do you perform?
Ed N: I
shoot on a semi-regular basis. Currently I hit the range about once
every month. I tapered off a bit a couple years ago when ammo prices
went through the roof.
Hunato: Monthly Range Day, weekly Dry Fire practice (including draws with Blue Gun). I
used to think the NRA was "over the Top". Now, after NY, PA, CT, MD,
CO, PA, IL, CA, DC, and the English, Oz, NZ, and Canadian removal of
self defense rights, I am a member.
Richard: As accuracy requires constant up keep, my wife and I go to
the range at least monthly, more so if our schedule allows. In addition
to that, we will randomly load a dummy round to simulate a failure and
build muscle memory.
I hope this answers your questions,
and to add additional information, both my wife and I are ccw licensed
in multiple states. We carry to ensure we do not become victims, and
offset if that is also not putting ourselves into a situation where that
could occur. Neither of us have ever had to resort to our firearm as a
civilian, and hope never to need to. But I believe that I would rather
carry for another 50 years, before seeing harm come to a loved one, and
not have the tools to save them.
Rob: I continue to receive training through my department, and I shoot when I can on my own.
So, thanks to all the folks who sent me in replies, and I hope I've represented you all well. It makes for an interesting read, and I am pleased to see responsible gun-ownership mentalities in place in all the replies. Be responsible, stay safe. I hope that none of you ever feed the need to use your pistols for anything other than because it's fun to shoot guns, or to put food on the table! For those who object to all of this (and are still reading) , or thick skinned gun owners don't mind a very Australian ribbing, here's Jim Jeffries talking about an Australian take on the very American gun-culture. And finally, to throw my own hat into the ring, if I had my choice of pistols to own, it would likely be the H&K SOCOM Mk23-Mod 0, being a "big gun that holds a lot of bullets", because I would want to put a lot of big rounds on target until it went away and accessories are what I'm all about ...
I was asked out to go clay target shooting by my step-father, as he is thinking of joining a new club, in order to maintain his shotgun license, and the club he selected puts on a regular "Come & Try" sessions for those interested in trying the sport of clay target shooting.
I've only ever been out shooting once with a .22, target and rabbit shooting with a friend of mine as well as lots of laser tag, paintball and the like, so going shotgunning was a new experience for me. The Melbourne Gun Club is equipped with a variety of ranges:
X2 Olympic Trench Grounds
x8 Down The Line (DTL) Ranges
x7 Skeet / ISSF Skeet Grounds
x1 Five Stand Layout
We were shooting Beretta under-over 12guage's supplied by the club, which were very cool, with shell extractors and nice actions, as far as I could tell. They had heated up a fair bit by the time the end of the hour and a half of shooting came to a close, with many hands having used each gun, there was a visible heat shimmer, and the metal parts had heated up quite a bit, making them uncomfortable to hold off the wooden parts, no surprises there.
To participate in the MGC "Come & Try" events you must be over 12 years old, wear closed shoes and no camouflage clothing or singlets, and adhere to a strict no alcohol policy. A firearms license is NOT required, which is very convenient given the difficulty in acquiring one here. Upon arrival and payment will need to sign the visitor's book for insurance purposes, but again, this was a very relaxed process, and my ID wasn't checked. Perhaps this was a mistake on the day, or I slipped through, but I found it odd, given the rather draconian personal ownership laws here.
The "Come and Try" introduction includes coaching and supervision by experienced members of the Club who were keen to make sure my time was safe and rewarding. That said, my safety briefing was "wear earplugs" and "point it that way" as two instructors flanked us, and hand-loaded us one round at a time. I was really surprised at this very lax seeming methodology, and can only presume it was because of the location and number of staff on-hand.
I got to shoot at two of the Down The Line ranges, where the targets come straight at you, arcing up and hanging in front of you, ready to blast into dust. We then moved down to the skeet range which was really challenging, as they were far less forgiving, and required a higher level of gun-skill, especially in calculating leads, something that laser-tag doesn't help with.
I found that shotguns were quite forgiving to aim, at the ranges and target situations we were using, which was also no surprise, but I had anticipated more than a simple dot sight at the muzzle end of the guns.
I hit more than I missed so I'll call that success. Proper shoulder placement and cheek weld was crucial, not only for repeatability and accuracy, but also recoil mitigation and cheek slap.I've heard all about it, and we've all seen some hilarious YouTube clips, but it was quite a different thing to see and feel it in person. Watching some little people get bucked around in their attempts made me glad each gun was only being singly-loaded, but experienced instructors.
I asked about the effective range of the guns and loads we were using, and unsurprisingly was told that it was around the edge of the ranges, up to the berm that marked the boundaries. "you'd feel it if you were up there, that's for sure". We were shooting 12ga #9 1250fps loads, which seemed to be very light, and my step-father agreed, commenting the rapport of the shots was quite a lot sharper than he was used to. Most of the rounds we fired were fresh, but some instructors also did reloads, which we could tell by the slightly differing rapports we heard.
I also asked about the chokes used, and was told they were set up specifically for the kinds of shooting offered, which was no surprise either. One interesting tidbit I asked about is that in side-by side, dual-trigger guns, each barrel often has a different choke pattern, giving the user a selectable option based on situation.
There were a range of people in attendance, from a gaggle of blokes all out for a lark, to several families with mum, dad and the kids all out for a blast, some for the first time it looked like, as well as some loners, and us. Apart from some of the little folks and less prepared, who sometimes took a bit of a heavy kick or cheek slap, everyone seems to have a really good time, and the cheers and applause from the gaggles at different ranges certainly made it seem like everyone was having a good time.
Unlike many other sports, there are very few physical limitations to participating, Gender is all but irrelevant, you need to be strong enough to wield and shoot the guns, and agile enough to track the targets as they cross your line of sight. You may fire up to 25 shots whilst at the "Come & Try" session, although I think I only got about 20, due to circumstances and crowds on the day. I also got to meet with a member of the Australian shooting team, going to San Antonio TX next month, good luck!
I came across an article by John Mosby, who is a U.S. military veteran and current instructor, who's school covers a range of hooah courses such as: Combat Rifle, Clandestine Carry Pistol, Grid-Down Medical Care, Security Patrolling, Close-Quarters, Battle (CQB)/Fighting in Built-Up Areas and Vehicle-Based Patrolling I don't have any personal experience with the fellow (or in-truth the kind of courses he offers) but I do have some experience with the mindset he has. The article in question relates to situational awareness, and he occasional propensity of people who either should know better, or at least present a front of should have known better to be less than attentive. https://mountainguerrilla.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/focus-on-the-25m-target/ Mr Mosby has some honest opinions around people's physique that I might not have expressed the same way, but he's entitled to his opinion and probably knows better when it comes to the physical requirements and standards certain callings should have. This said, I find his observations on people's behaviour very telling. I may well be one of the gear-collecting, Dungeons & Dragons playing types who needs to do more realistic training fundamentals well before I move on to being a Delta Force, Ranger, MASOC operator, but I think we can all agree, we could all do well to "hone the edges on your ax."
That said, I had a good time, and got to see a lot of cool stuff.
I will just give you a few lines here and there to go with the pictures, and the like, as there was a lot to see at the hundred or so stalls, with everything from taxidermy to targets, bow-hunting to rifles and scopes.
The focus was almost entirely sporting shooting and hunting, as there isn't a big tactical and personal defense market in Australia.
The Beretta stall had this display of pistols, with a variety of their pistols from the M92 range, as well as some old cap-and-ball style too. It was really nice to see the old along side the new.
This big bad rifle from SAKO (in 308WIN or 338LM) caught my eye. I've always been one to lean towards "bigger is better" when it comes to my arm-chair firearms assessment.
Weighing in at over 6kg, (13.2lbs) this was a big piece.
There were a variety of different gun-dealers, (go figure) and Gun Emporium was one of the big ones. All manner of hunting and target rifles, and kit.
Here's a very cool little gun that I saw, a folding skeletonised folding Rimfire rifle, in 22LR or 22WMR, the Little Badger.
This folds up into a small package and comes with its own nylon carry-bag. Perfect for a pack in the wilds, or if you're gong to be salvaging in a wasteland.
Blaser had a impressive lineup too, some very well made pieces on display.
I hadn't ever met these guys in person before, but it was a great chance to shake hands and out faces to names. ZERT on!
I had a good drool over the Accuracy International rack. Some very fine looking pieces of nail drivers there.
I especially admired the thumbhole grips, which were a modular design accessory for these pieces. Again, offered in the big bore 308WIN or 338LM.
As well as all the rifle sellers, there were numerous hunting and trecking suppliers, as well as archery and bowhunting suppliers to browse.
There was no shortage of things for sporting shooters and hunters to peruse, but it was all very light on tactical or survival gear. I did get to play around on the ATV's on display, thanks to Polaris, and if I had significant disposable income (or some actual practical need) I'd be well tempted. They offered singles, doubles and even quad-capacity vehicles, for all your dune-jumping and mud-bashing needs ...
One of the most tempting items I saw for sale were the new boots in the MUCK boot company range.
Waterproof, ruggedised and comfortable, they have three new boots, and well worth looking at if you find yourself often in wet, cold or sloppy conditions.
I was delighted to see Platatac having a stall, and got to catch up wit hthe guys, who showed off the HHA ASOT-01 again, but also had on display their just-about-to-be-released stretcher pack.
This innocuous sustainment and medic's pack comes fitted with a variety of external and internal loop-field and PALS/MOLLE attachment options.
The magic is in the pull-away top and bottom panels which deploy a last-ditch stretcher for rapid CASEVAC. I saw these in the factory months aga, and they're getting ready for retail sale. Stay tuned!
These are offered in .223 and .300 BLK chambers, with three barrel lengths and two different upper lengths. They build these to spec, so if you're in the market for a very professional looking piece capable of being fitted out with all the bells and whistles, you might want to give them a look.
having not brought myself to capture any of the Barbi-Pink camouflage on display "for the ladies" and enplaned to the horrified, practical and ever fashion conscious Omega why Blaze Orange can be a legitimate stalking colour-scheme, we agreed that we'd both prefer Real-Tree or one of the more widely accepted military patterns, she was delighted to come across this dapper sporting shooters outfit at the Beretta stall.
Not quite my thing, but, she's someone I'm willing to make concessions for, there weren't many other partners in attendance at the SHOT show, and perhaps sporting shooting and hunting is mostly a boys-own club, but I'll take capable and engaged family in a survival situation any day!
I enjoyed the SSAA SHOT expo this year, and made some good contacts, which will hopefully be fruitful and informative in the weeks to come. Stay tuned!
I had the opportunity to go and run through the Oz Apocalypse Zombie Experience over the weekend, and wanted to give you my thoughts on it.
There has been quite a bit of controversy around the event, primarily as it changed hands very late in the piece and there was quite a disparity between what the original promoters/organisers (IRL Shooter, who ran Patient 0 in 2013) and the Zombie
Apocalypse Survival Experience: LAZARUS event being put on by OzApocalypse and
Horror Corp Entertainment. This mostly stems from OzApocalypse "buying up" the Pozible Campaign that for whatever reason IRL Shooter found itself unable to present.
This was NOT the sequel that IRL Shooter had promised, this was an event put on by OzApocalypse that drew on that event, its fanbase, and premise. I think that in several aspects it was not as impressive as IRL Shooter's Patient 0 (it wasn't nearly as large or sprawling, and didn't have the embedded story).
However, it was also superior in several ways. The technology for one, I felt was significantly better.
The irM4's from iCombat sync wirelessly to the smart bandoleer
we all wore, which recorded shot data, accuracy, and more. The irM4's
were fitted with a 150 round SmartMag and additional magazine kits can
be purchased. If a player is eliminated, their gun shuts off for a period of time
preventing cheating!
The best thing about the new weapons were that they had CO2 powered
sound and recoil. you could feel every shot, hear every rapport.
I knew
if my teammates were firing, even over the din of the event space, and
that was a crucial improvement in the experience.
The bandoleers were tied to our irM4's wirelessly, and reported back to a central computer, and more importantly, they tied into the headbands worn by the Zombies, these were similar to the bandoleers we wore, and acted as emitters to make proximity to the zombies damaging. Get too close, and they "bite".
Shoot the sensors and they flash and go solid with a kill, and the actors dropped. All this data was fed back through to the behind-the scenes control and scored were generated, and passed against the membership cards we were given at registration, giving you reciprocal rights at other iCombat sites, and the ability to accrue rank in the network.
The OzApocalypse website made mention that there was the ability to customise your irM4, but this is a bit of a misnomer, in that there were a second set of weapons, the short barreled, and Picatinny rail mounted short barreled "Commando" irM4's in their armory, fitted with vertical grips, there wasn't really the facility during the Zombie Apocalypse event to do any customization other than adjusting the buttstock and in my case, fitting my own sling, the trusty 215Gear sling.
Other than this it replicates one of the most known assault rifles in the world, the M16/M4,
and is used by law enforcement and militaries all over the world.
It
has the same form, fit, and function as the real thing and brings the
word realism up to a whole new level. I really enjoyed the "Tap, Rack, Bang" functionality. Removable clips, internal sensors and fully functional parts, from mag-release to selector switches . The weapons and sensors made the event for me. No more reload button or hard to hear electronic sounds. You hear and feel every round, in a longer engagement, if you were kitted out with spare mags you could drop your mag and slam a new one home. They bypassed this by assigning everyone a cylume glowstick, and had a reloading station where we were restocked by a technician, but you can see how it could be easily enough facilitated in a more longterm event.
And that's all before we even get to set dressing, gameplay and the actors! I was really happy with what we faced when we passed through the containment doorways.
When OzApocalypse took the event over, they brought on Horror Corp Entertainment from the US, engineers who specialized in Haunted House and Zombie Apocalypse Experience "in real life" gaming environments. They have three decades of experience in
visual, sound, event and multimedia production, creating theatrically-based, interactive horror and
genre projects. The event at the Melbourne Showgrounds takes place in a
blackened-out, light-controlled battle zone, it doesn’t matter what
time of day it is, – players will step into an ominous world to fight
ravenous zombies. The Prop and Set Designers as well as Makeup Artists create a film set style environment that immerses players in the
Zombie Apocalypse survival experience.
Combinations of lighting, (and lack of lighting), selected use of smoke, as well as a really harrowing and oppressive sound-scape really put pressure on the player as they navigate a maze or debris and horrific scenes.
I had the good fortune to get to go backstage and saw the interconnected
passageways the actors could take to move from area to area, where they
would emerge and lay in wait for the passing players, in and around the
sets. The hospital area bugged me the most, as I work in them, and have done the graveyard shift...
The maze was a CQB nightmare, with blind corners, concealed alcoves and all manner of cover for the zombies to lurch from and come at us. Importantly though, for all its twists and turns, it was a "safe" environment, from an OH&S perspective and you could easily cope with the 6-8 person teams recommended. We ran it in a team of three, and were like a well oiled machine. I didn't have to worry about anyone actually getting hurt for real during even an intense simulated combat.
We weren't rushed along as we had been in the Patient 0 event, and even though the maze was relatively small, much more in line with a Haunted House event rather than the sprawling warehouse/factory sit utilised for Patient 0, and we went through the maze twice, as a part of the gameplay, I certainly didn't feel any less fearful of my life when zombies came at us from dark corners, or rattled on us from behind chainlink walls as we faced more direct threats.
Back in the registration area, the stark lighting, clean floors and all too living other players was a more jarring experience. I wanted back in to my comforting darkness, screaming and sirens. The one upside of the "real-world" was that I got to fool around with both the Glock training weapons. The Glocks had the same "real features" as the irM4's, removable clips, wireless targeting and scoring, and ammo-counts. Unfortunately due to limited battery capacity, and high accuracy, they weren't really suited to the spray-and-pray zombie hoard threats the game presented with.
A regrettable technical difficulty, but one the organisers preferred to keep it out of the game, but available for range use! I also got to use the notorious pain-belt! It was a really, really unpleasant experience and I heartily recommend it for all gamers. Again, it apparently was not suited to use in the zombie game, but us perfect for PvP shooting. I tried it on the low setting, which was startling and also all the way up at high, which was curse-making, but didn't hamper me as soon as it stopped. Incentive not to get shot, for sure.
So, all in all I was really pleased with the OzApocalypse Zombie Apocalypse event. I was a Pozible campaign ticket holder, and I feel it was pretty amazing that they would offer to honour the IRL Shooter LAZARUS ticket holders at all, which was super generous. It certainly is NOT a sequel to the Patient 0 game, and its really hard to compare the two events as apples and apples. I really enjoyed it, and really look forwards to going back for more.
The Zombie Apocalypse Experience is running for two more weekends, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays while weekdays and weeknights
give those who love games like Call of Duty the chance to combat team vs
team combat in the BATTLE APOCALYPSE arena, which is the same area as the Zombie Apocalypse event, but with the connecting areas opened up, some walls opened up, and more personal threats, with pain belts available on request, I believe. I'd really recommend you get along and enjoy it, in either its Zombie Apocalypse, Battle Apocalypse or even the kid-friendly FAMILY versions, before it finishes.
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