Recent content by MONTANA

For those of you using the Talon Range in Tallahassee, Florida; I feel like you need to read this account of my experience at that facility. My son told me that he would be competing in a pistol competition at Talon Range in Tallahassee on Saturday January 3, 2015. He asked if I would like to...

Did everyone hear about the LSU football team getting stranded in New Orleans for five days after the BCS National Championship game? Apparently an Alabama fan painted a 50 yard line in front of the bus and nobody from LSU could figure out how to get across! :wacko:

This is a question for you NRA Certified Instructors. First a little background information. I teach the NRA Basic Pistol Course primarily to individuals or couples. I have never conducted large classes and don't advertise on a regular basis. Over the years I have messed up the NRA...

I see your point, but I think the real deterrent is the criminal saying: "I'm in a state that is mandated to issue concealed carry permits to law abiding citizens...........I wonder which people are armed and which ones are not?"

I briefly skimmed over this article and so I could be way off base. I think that the article basically states a proven fact that a criminal is deterred by knowing or suspecting that a citizen is armed. The question is not posed: "would a citizen carrying openly be more of a deterrent than a...

I am wondering what steps members would take to deal with an extremly agressive panhandler. This happened a few years ago in New Orleans before I had much training or real life experience, but it has continued to bother me when I remember how I dealt with it. I think the way I resolved it may...

I have read many of the posts regarding open carry and have a question for members. Are there any well-known firearms training schools that advocate open carry? If so, which ones? Here are my personal views. As a concealed carry permit holder, I have the responsibility to make the best...

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the...

:laugh: Yea, when one shows another person a firearm, making sure it is loaded and pointed at some body part of the owner, keeps the demonstration sooooo much more exciting.