RACER X
07-15-2009, 08:50 AM
(If you are not a shooter, this will probably offend your
delicate sensibilities...just hit delete.)
*Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch*, is part drill
Instructor, and part stand up comic. Here are a few of his
observations on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we
know it in the civilized world.
"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was
going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an
atomic bomb instead."
"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat
and always win."
"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get
Killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death
with it, Cause it's going to be empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not
loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's
gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your
Flashlight in your back pocket.. If you light yourself up,
you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna
be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a
Ghilliesuit."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until
something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's
ridiculous…. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be
paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think
Will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at
someone's Head is pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long
you live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself
and your family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until
someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom....... The purpose of fighting is to
Win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more
important than the shield, and skill is more important than
either. The Final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to
fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun ‘cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers.
The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was
carrying and Asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger
responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous
Regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady
Commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have
your Pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were
expecting Trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to
use it!
If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, please forward. 'The true
Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but
because he loves what is behind him.' -G. K. Chesterton
*_A people that values privileges above principles will soon
lose both. _**_ _*
*'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who
do not.'* * * ~ Thomas Jefferson
delicate sensibilities...just hit delete.)
*Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch*, is part drill
Instructor, and part stand up comic. Here are a few of his
observations on tactics, firearms, self defense and life as we
know it in the civilized world.
"The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was
going to a fight....I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an
atomic bomb instead."
"The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat
and always win."
"Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get
Killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death
with it, Cause it's going to be empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not
loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's
gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters, don't put your
Flashlight in your back pocket.. If you light yourself up,
you'll look like an angel or the tooth fairy...and you're gonna
be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do something."
"Nothing adds a little class to a sniper course like a babe in a
Ghilliesuit."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's available, until
something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's
ridiculous…. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be
paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, shoot good."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think
Will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at
someone's Head is pretty much the universal language."
"You have the rest of your life to solve your problems. How long
you live depends on how well you do it."
"You cannot save the planet. You may be able to save yourself
and your family."
"Thunder Ranch will be here as long as you'll have us or until
someone makes us go away and either way it will be exciting."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom....... The purpose of fighting is to
Win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more
important than the shield, and skill is more important than
either. The Final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to
fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun ‘cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers.
The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was
carrying and Asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger
responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous
Regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady
Commented on his wearing his sidearm. 'Sheriff, I see you have
your Pistol. Are you expecting trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were
expecting Trouble, I would have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to
use it!
If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, please forward. 'The true
Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but
because he loves what is behind him.' -G. K. Chesterton
*_A people that values privileges above principles will soon
lose both. _**_ _*
*'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who
do not.'* * * ~ Thomas Jefferson