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by Noggin
Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: United Kingdom: the police state
Replies: 128
Views: 49075

Re: United Kingdom: the police state

It has been 10.5 years since I left UK for the last time. I am starting to think that if I ever returned I would feel like a stranger in a strange land.
by Noggin
Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Any bank recommendations?
Replies: 30
Views: 15823

Re: Any bank recommendations?

I have open carried in Wells Fargo and American Momentum ever since open carry became legal. Back when Covid was a thing I even visted American Momentum open carrying and wearing a mask. I joked with the teller and the security guard what a strange modern world it was when a masked man with a gun ca...
by Noggin
Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: 38 special wadcutters?
Replies: 8
Views: 3977

Re: 38 special wadcutters?

I first started using .38 spc wadcutters way back in 1975 in England in my 4" 357. As most of my experience at that time was with military ammo the did look rather strange but they were nice to shoot and reasonably priced. I must have gone through quite a few hundred rounds of them before I sol...
by Noggin
Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: UK: 3 dead 3 wounded in knife and van terror attack
Replies: 3
Views: 1360

Re: UK: 3 dead 3 wounded in knife and van terror attack

So..... Criminals can commit murder and mayhem with knives and automobiles? They can kill without guns? But, Bloomberg tells me that once we ban guns all crime will stop. Could he be wrong? Who says the criminals in UK don't have access to guns. Of course the ony police officers authorized to be ar...
by Noggin
Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:27 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Banks and CHL
Replies: 28
Views: 10748

Re: Banks and CHL

Just to update - I visited American Momentum again this moring, open carrying as usual no problem and no comments by anyone, then I needed to go to Wallymarket and had to put on a rain jacket to comply with 30:07.
by Noggin
Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:15 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Banks and CHL
Replies: 28
Views: 10748

Re: Banks and CHL

I have accounts at Wells Fargo and American Momentum. I have not been to WF in a few weeks so it is possible things may have changed recently but on all my visits there since Open Carry became legal I have open carried and will continue to do so. American Momentum is not posted and I usually open ca...
by Noggin
Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:24 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: What's up with Texas3006.com?
Replies: 10
Views: 4082

Re: What's up with Texas3006.com?

I have not noticed any significant change. I generally get one or two notices per month.
by Noggin
Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: Mass stabbing in Canada 10 dead 15 wounded
Replies: 11
Views: 2711

Re: Mass stabbing in Canada 10 dead 15 wounded

cirus wrote: Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:00 am Better ban those assault knives.
Well of course in UK they are trying to ban assault knives. You need to show I.D. to buy a butter knife. I am sure they would like to make it a law that the only foods allowed are those that can be eaten with a spoon.
by Noggin
Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Opinions on Magpul PMAG D-60?
Replies: 5
Views: 3340

Re: Opinions on Magpul PMAG D-60?

I have had a D-60 for 6 years. I use it with my IWI Tavor. It has proved perfectly reliable. It does take time to fully fill it but the ratchet mechanism makes that fairly easy. On the range you do notice how it takes a lot longer to empty your weapon. I only have the one D-60 all the rest of my mag...
by Noggin
Mon May 09, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: TX: Humble woman charged with murder after claiming self defense after a homeless woman aggressively approached
Replies: 27
Views: 7420

Re: TX: Humble woman charged with murder after claiming self defense after a homeless woman aggressively approached

So, serious question, what does Texas law have to say about the use of OC/Pepper Spray? Where does it fall in the use of force spectrum? Applying it to a hypothetical real world scenario, what would the potential ramifications be of using it on an overly aggressive homeless guy who doesn't have any...
by Noggin
Sun May 08, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: TX: Humble woman charged with murder after claiming self defense after a homeless woman aggressively approached
Replies: 27
Views: 7420

Re: TX: Humble woman charged with murder after claiming self defense after a homeless woman aggressively approached

One of the reasons I carry a combination CS/Pepper Spray in a pouch next to my spare mag is so that I have non-lethal 1st Line option for situations that don''t present an immediate threat of death. I know there are people who say they are not "a pepper spray person". I however think that...
by Noggin
Sat May 07, 2022 12:37 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Resident Alien LTC or owning a gun questions…
Replies: 10
Views: 7123

Re: Resident Alien LTC or owning a gun questions…

Sorry I did not spot this thread sooner. I became a resident alien on Jul 12 2013, when I arrived at George Bush Airport with my permanent residence visa. Although I had bought a house in Texas on a previous visit, 4 months earlier. On Jul 16 2013 I took possession of my first firearm which was a gi...
by Noggin
Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:28 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: TX: Humble woman charged with murder after claiming self defense after a homeless woman aggressively approached
Replies: 27
Views: 7420

Re: TX: Humble woman charged with murder after claiming self defense after a homeless woman aggressively approached

One of the reasons I carry a combination CS/Pepper Spray in a pouch next to my spare mag is so that I have non-lethal 1st Line option for situations that don''t present an immediate threat of death.
by Noggin
Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: Other States
Topic: Will You Still Visit Colorado?
Replies: 13
Views: 16204

Re: Will You Still Visit Colorado?

My wife and I are probably going to visit Colorado some time in the fall. The reason is that, they have one of the best Sarcoidosis clinics in the country, in Denver. When looking for places to stay, we initially considered Downtown Denver, then decided it did not suit us for various reasons, especi...
by Noggin
Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:01 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: CA: Yikes, F-35B and KC-130 collide, everybody lived
Replies: 4
Views: 1045

Re: CA: Yikes, F-35B and KC-130 collide, everybody lived

Pictures of KC-130 show it's basically intact, but all propeller blades are missing from engines 3 and 4 (right wing), and at least one propeller blade is missing from engine 1 (outboard left wing). I wonder how many of those blades went AWOL as part of the mid-air, and how many from landing in the...

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