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Carry a gun on your mower?
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bigblock
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bigblock
I'm almost sure that this will open a bag of worms here but I just have to ask.
In the last five years I have shot three poisonous snakes within 10 feet of my house. I was fortunate enough to see a cottonmouth crawling into the door of my shop otherwise I would never have known it was there. My dog has been bitten once in the yard, probably by a copperhead that I shot a short time later. She survived, probably because I get her a rattlesnake vaccine shot every year, but she was pretty sick for a couple of days. Shot a diamondback within 6 feet of my back door.
I am pretty much a "live and let live" kind of guy and I don't wish to harm anything unnecessarily but I have to protect my dog. I don't bother nonpoisonous snakes but the poisonous ones are history if I see them. If I'm mowing and spot a snake I can't stop and go fetch a gun because the snake will, most likely, be gone when I return. I have a Ruger 4 5/8" single action .22 that I stick down next to the seat on the mower. I move the gun to the tractor or the four-wheeler whenever I'm on them. I also carry a rifle on the four-wheeler for the occasional coyote that wanders into range.
I realize that all this sounds pretty strange to the city dwellers but life is a little different out here in the boonies.
How about it? Anybody else armed while mowing?
Bob
In the last five years I have shot three poisonous snakes within 10 feet of my house. I was fortunate enough to see a cottonmouth crawling into the door of my shop otherwise I would never have known it was there. My dog has been bitten once in the yard, probably by a copperhead that I shot a short time later. She survived, probably because I get her a rattlesnake vaccine shot every year, but she was pretty sick for a couple of days. Shot a diamondback within 6 feet of my back door.
I am pretty much a "live and let live" kind of guy and I don't wish to harm anything unnecessarily but I have to protect my dog. I don't bother nonpoisonous snakes but the poisonous ones are history if I see them. If I'm mowing and spot a snake I can't stop and go fetch a gun because the snake will, most likely, be gone when I return. I have a Ruger 4 5/8" single action .22 that I stick down next to the seat on the mower. I move the gun to the tractor or the four-wheeler whenever I'm on them. I also carry a rifle on the four-wheeler for the occasional coyote that wanders into range.
I realize that all this sounds pretty strange to the city dwellers but life is a little different out here in the boonies.
How about it? Anybody else armed while mowing?
Bob
#2
reddragon
reddragon
no....but growing up with rattlesnakes as a kid..id use a 16 guage pump shotgun:laughing:
#3
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KennyV
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KennyV
I at times do... not necessarily for snakes...
Is your 22 Ruger SS or blue?
:smile:KennyV
Is your 22 Ruger SS or blue?
:smile:KennyV
#4
Two-Stroke
Two-Stroke
There a lots of snakes around my place in Cleburne County, AL and I'm very careful about safety -- mine and my dog's. But my experience is that mowing makes so much noise that the snakes don't get near you or the mower.
The time you need to worry about snakes is when you walk quietly in the woods -- around sunrise or sunset.
The time you need to worry about snakes is when you walk quietly in the woods -- around sunrise or sunset.
#5
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bigblock
If not snakes then what? Tell me more. Are you in the Witness Protection Program?
The Ruger is blue.
Bob
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bigblock
I at times do... not necessarily for snakes...
Is your 22 Ruger SS or blue?
:smile:KennyV
If not snakes then what? Tell me more. Are you in the Witness Protection Program?
The Ruger is blue.
Bob
#6
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bigblock
I've always heard that snakes have no ears. They sense vibrations in the ground. I'm sure that they can probably sense the mower but they don't always have time to get out of sight. I'm not hunting them. Just looking for targets of opportunity.
You're right about walking in the woods. I don't walk around in fear but I watch where I'm putting my hands and feet. Most snakes are not looking for a fight and will get away from you if they can. Cottonmouths are the exception. They can be quite aggressive when confronted.
Bob
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bigblock
There a lots of snakes around my place in Cleburne County, AL and I'm very careful about safety -- mine and my dog's. But my experience is that mowing makes so much noise that the snakes don't get near you or the mower.
The time you need to worry about snakes is when you walk quietly in the woods -- around sunrise or sunset.
I've always heard that snakes have no ears. They sense vibrations in the ground. I'm sure that they can probably sense the mower but they don't always have time to get out of sight. I'm not hunting them. Just looking for targets of opportunity.
You're right about walking in the woods. I don't walk around in fear but I watch where I'm putting my hands and feet. Most snakes are not looking for a fight and will get away from you if they can. Cottonmouths are the exception. They can be quite aggressive when confronted.
Bob
#7
reynoldston
reynoldston
When I fist seen the title I though we had nut case. Why in the world would you need a gun on a mower. Then when I read the forum I can well understand the gun. We don't have poisonous snakes where I live in NY , just small grass snakes, but I am sure if we did I would want to carry a gun for sure. I just don't like any snakes and a dead one is better then a live one. The problem I would have with that is in NY you have to be more then 500 feet from a neighbors house to shoot a gun and I am not.
#8
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Steve0853
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Steve0853
I haven't carried while mowing, but I have dispatched a few snakes around the yard and pond.
If was going to carry while mowing, I have a Smith & Wesson Model 60 stainless that I would load with shot cartridges. Its very small and does the job out to about 20 yards. I would have to carry the stainless. In summer, I would ruin a blued gun with sweat.
Even a .22 with shot will do OK. You just have to get closer. With a handgun and shot cartridges, the shorter the barrel the better.
If was going to carry while mowing, I have a Smith & Wesson Model 60 stainless that I would load with shot cartridges. Its very small and does the job out to about 20 yards. I would have to carry the stainless. In summer, I would ruin a blued gun with sweat.
Even a .22 with shot will do OK. You just have to get closer. With a handgun and shot cartridges, the shorter the barrel the better.
#9
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originalswampfox
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originalswampfox
In my neighborhood I carry one 24/7 to protect myself from the crime. I do have a permit. I have snakes buy they are nearly as dangerous.
#10
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bigblock
Many people dislike all snakes but they do provide a benefit to us by preying on vermin, even the poisonous ones, I just want to protect my dog from the ones that can harm her.
New York has some very restrictive gun laws and I knew that this would not be an issue for people living in populated areas. Well, it shouldn't be but I guess there are some that would do it anyway I'm sure.
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bigblock
When I fist seen the title I though we had nut case. Why in the world would you need a gun on a mower. Then when I read the forum I can well understand the gun. We don't have poisonous snakes where I live in NY , just small grass snakes, but I am sure if we did I would want to carry a gun for sure. I just don't like any snakes and a dead one is better then a live one. The problem I would have with that is in NY you have to be more then 500 feet from a neighbors house to shoot a gun and I am not.
Many people dislike all snakes but they do provide a benefit to us by preying on vermin, even the poisonous ones, I just want to protect my dog from the ones that can harm her.
New York has some very restrictive gun laws and I knew that this would not be an issue for people living in populated areas. Well, it shouldn't be but I guess there are some that would do it anyway I'm sure.
#11
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bigblock
The Model 60 is a great gun but I would doubt my ability to make an effective shot on a snakes head from 60 feet, even with a .38 shot cartridge, but I really don't have much experience with them. I used to load the Ruger with shot but it isn't terribly effective, even at close range. I just load it with long rifle hollow points now and it's good for most anything that I'm liable to encounter while mowing. I can hit a snake in the head from 15 or 20 feet without a problem.
You are absolutely correct about the short barrel. Many people don't believe that but it's true.
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bigblock
I haven't carried while mowing, but I have dispatched a few snakes around the yard and pond.
If was going to carry while mowing, I have a Smith & Wesson Model 60 stainless that I would load with shot cartridges. Its very small and does the job out to about 20 yards. I would have to carry the stainless. In summer, I would ruin a blued gun with sweat.
Even a .22 with shot will do OK. You just have to get closer. With a handgun and shot cartridges, the shorter the barrel the better.
The Model 60 is a great gun but I would doubt my ability to make an effective shot on a snakes head from 60 feet, even with a .38 shot cartridge, but I really don't have much experience with them. I used to load the Ruger with shot but it isn't terribly effective, even at close range. I just load it with long rifle hollow points now and it's good for most anything that I'm liable to encounter while mowing. I can hit a snake in the head from 15 or 20 feet without a problem.
You are absolutely correct about the short barrel. Many people don't believe that but it's true.
#12
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bigblock
I worked in South Florida for 20 years as a police officer and I don't blame you a bit. I have carried a gun for most of my life and, even now, still have one somewhere close at all times. I have seen enough victims in my career to be convinced that I will never be one if I can help it.
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bigblock
In my neighborhood I carry one 24/7 to protect myself from the crime. I do have a permit. I have snakes buy they are nearly as dangerous.
I worked in South Florida for 20 years as a police officer and I don't blame you a bit. I have carried a gun for most of my life and, even now, still have one somewhere close at all times. I have seen enough victims in my career to be convinced that I will never be one if I can help it.
#14
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bigblock
I guess I'm a senior too but I ain't going down without a fight, you shouldn't either. :thumbsup:
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bigblock
Amen, I'm a senior citizen in FL and we are prime targets.
I guess I'm a senior too but I ain't going down without a fight, you shouldn't either. :thumbsup:
#15
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jamminloud
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jamminloud
It's better to have a gun and not need it than to need it and not have it in my book.
I use a garden hoe on snakes. Unless it's a shotgun, I can shoot all day at a snake and miss it. A good heavy garden hoe works every time. I'm a farmer/rancher born and raised. We kill the bad snakes and leave the good one's alone for pest control. :biggrin:
Bad boy 60" AOS diesel
I use a garden hoe on snakes. Unless it's a shotgun, I can shoot all day at a snake and miss it. A good heavy garden hoe works every time. I'm a farmer/rancher born and raised. We kill the bad snakes and leave the good one's alone for pest control. :biggrin:
Bad boy 60" AOS diesel
#16
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bigblock
You are exactly right!
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bigblock
It's better to have a gun and not need it than to need it and not have it in my book.
You are exactly right!
#18
reynoldston
Is it so bad where you live that you have to carrier a gun on your lawn mower for shooting a human? Boy I am glad I don't live in your neighbor hood. Snakes I can under stand but the humans I can't. I guess if it was that bad where I have to fear for my life that I have to carrier a gun on my mower and hope I can shoot faster then the person after me I would be moveing. It sounds like a westeran movie.
reynoldston
Amen, I'm a senior citizen in FL and we are prime targets.
Is it so bad where you live that you have to carrier a gun on your lawn mower for shooting a human? Boy I am glad I don't live in your neighbor hood. Snakes I can under stand but the humans I can't. I guess if it was that bad where I have to fear for my life that I have to carrier a gun on my mower and hope I can shoot faster then the person after me I would be moveing. It sounds like a westeran movie.
#19
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SouthTech
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SouthTech
My mower does 18 mph and has a hydraulic deck lift?f I encounter a snake?ou can read between the lines
:thumbsup:
:thumbsup:
#20
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bigblock
Somewhere along the line things got a little off track here. The mower gun has nothing to do with humans. Person on person crime is not a major problem in these parts. Possibly because it's common knowledge that most everybody around here has a gun.
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bigblock
Is it so bad where you live that you have to carrier a gun on your lawn mower for shooting a human? Boy I am glad I don't live in your neighbor hood. Snakes I can under stand but the humans I can't. I guess if it was that bad where I have to fear for my life that I have to carrier a gun on my mower and hope I can shoot faster then the person after me I would be moveing. It sounds like a westeran movie.
Somewhere along the line things got a little off track here. The mower gun has nothing to do with humans. Person on person crime is not a major problem in these parts. Possibly because it's common knowledge that most everybody around here has a gun.
#21
reddragon
well you said it would open a bag here... and it did:laughing:
reddragon
Somewhere along the line things got a little off track here. The mower gun has nothing to do with humans. Person on person crime is not a major problem in these parts. Possibly because it's common knowledge that most everybody around here has a gun.
well you said it would open a bag here... and it did:laughing:
#22
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bigblock
I know it. Isn't that sad? Just mention the word "gun" and people get all stirred up.
Anybody here with any experience building a rack to carry an RPG on a Hustler Fastrak?
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bigblock
well you said it would open a bag here... and it did:laughing:
I know it. Isn't that sad? Just mention the word "gun" and people get all stirred up.
Anybody here with any experience building a rack to carry an RPG on a Hustler Fastrak?
#23
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originalswampfox
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originalswampfox
The problem is where I live when housing tanked banks foreclosed on a lot of my neighbors. Houses are empty or rented verrrrry cheap. Houses that sold for 250 k are selling for 90 to 120k. Crime has really boomed. When I moved here in 2005 I thought I had it made. Now I can't afford to sell my house and move.
#24
reddragon
reddragon
thats happening alot...i have some family in Vegas that went thru that....neighborhood became a ghost town...then started filling with low life and crime......i bought my place 4 years ago and was going to put another house on it..and sell it in a year and get myself the ranch i always wanted.....then the economy started crashing....instead of making $100,000 ive lost $60,000 in value...but my area is upper middle rural.....and is pretty nice.....but damn it!.....its going to be a long road out of this hole were in.....its like im 22 again...starting from scratch:confused3:
#25
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originalswampfox
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originalswampfox
I don't know how old you are but I'm 65, have retirement and some(little) investment income. I sunk all the cash I had in this house. Gave 235 k for it in 2005 it appraised for 108 K last month. Thank god I paid for it. I lost my ass buy at least I have a place to live as long as I can afford ammo. I feel like Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino.
#27
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bigblock
I must admit that I really didn't see THAT coming. I can understand though. My retirement sucks too. I spite of it all, I am thankful for what I have. Many people in this world have it much worse than we do.
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bigblock
Sorry big block about getting your thread off track I just needed to vent.
I must admit that I really didn't see THAT coming. I can understand though. My retirement sucks too. I spite of it all, I am thankful for what I have. Many people in this world have it much worse than we do.
#28
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originalswampfox
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originalswampfox
Let's get happy again!! I am blessed. At least i still have something left to loose. Life is good and answering mower questions make me think I'm still useful.
#29
reddragon
reddragon
there you go!...lets forget the depressing shit ...and get back to fun with mowers:thumbsup:
#30
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bigblock
Good, back on track. Now, about mounting that RPG..................................:licking:
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bigblock
there you go!...lets forget the depressing shit ...and get back to fun with mowers:thumbsup:
Good, back on track. Now, about mounting that RPG..................................:licking:
#31
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KennyV
Your right... I try to stay as happy as possible and then some... There are just too many people that seem to enjoy being miserable & wanting others to know how miserable they make themselves...
I know everyone has heard it before, but here it is again... guns are just tools & you can become as good with any tool as you like, or as bad, I know some that will bugger up a screw with a screw driver every time they try using it...
As with any tool not having the right one when you need it will become very apparent when you have to reach for a hammer to drive that screw in...
If everyone always had the correct tool at hand, and became somewhat proficient with it's use, we would have a fewer 'broken' things to deal with. and there would be a lot more happy people and considerably fewer miserable folks over time...
Let's mow... well right now it seems too hot to mow, even with an air-conditioned cab, I think my grass needs all it's height to shade their roots... :smile:KennyV
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KennyV
Let's get happy again!! I am blessed. At least i still have something left to loose. Life is good and answering mower questions make me think I'm still useful.
Your right... I try to stay as happy as possible and then some... There are just too many people that seem to enjoy being miserable & wanting others to know how miserable they make themselves...
I know everyone has heard it before, but here it is again... guns are just tools & you can become as good with any tool as you like, or as bad, I know some that will bugger up a screw with a screw driver every time they try using it...
As with any tool not having the right one when you need it will become very apparent when you have to reach for a hammer to drive that screw in...
If everyone always had the correct tool at hand, and became somewhat proficient with it's use, we would have a fewer 'broken' things to deal with. and there would be a lot more happy people and considerably fewer miserable folks over time...
Let's mow... well right now it seems too hot to mow, even with an air-conditioned cab, I think my grass needs all it's height to shade their roots... :smile:KennyV
#32
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originalswampfox
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originalswampfox
Forgive me for asking, I spent too much time working for the military, but why would you want a rocket propelled grenade(RPG) on a zero turn mower
#33
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bigblock
Well, sometimes a little .22 just isn't enough. We have some really big snakes! :wink:
(It was a joke. I guess a person has to be real careful what they say around here. :ashamed
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bigblock
Forgive me for asking, I spent too much time working for the military, but why would you want a rocket propelled grenade(RPG) on a zero turn mower
Well, sometimes a little .22 just isn't enough. We have some really big snakes! :wink:
(It was a joke. I guess a person has to be real careful what they say around here. :ashamed
#35
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bigblock
I'm sure glad we got that straightened out! I was hoping that you didn't think I was serious. I mean an RPG, that's crazy!! A flamethrower or a gatling gun maybe, but never an RPG. :biggrin:
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bigblock
That's what i thought but i had to ask:laughing:
I'm sure glad we got that straightened out! I was hoping that you didn't think I was serious. I mean an RPG, that's crazy!! A flamethrower or a gatling gun maybe, but never an RPG. :biggrin:
#36
reynoldston
reynoldston
We are going from snakes, to crime, and now the big guns. Boy just how neat would it look to have a mounted machine gun on your mower. You have a bad neighbor just blow him away. It would be just like living in the middle east countries. This forum is just getting good. The person with the biggest gun would be the winner. Maybe they will start selling mower in camouflage paint. LOL:confused2:
#37
reddragon
reddragon
my new mtd looks kinda like a military mower...maybe some fake machine guns on the hood...or missile launcher!:laughing:
#38
reynoldston
Now if that is a picture of your mower it looks red. Now come on you will have to do a better job of camouflage paint then that. Now this is war and neighbor is going to see you frist so look out. :thumbsup:
reynoldston
my new mtd looks kinda like a military mower...maybe some fake machine guns on the hood...or missile launcher!:laughing:
Now if that is a picture of your mower it looks red. Now come on you will have to do a better job of camouflage paint then that. Now this is war and neighbor is going to see you frist so look out. :thumbsup:
#40
reynoldston
Now I don't know about that snakes, (crime), big guns, and now war. :smile: I sure am getting a good chuckle out of it.
reynoldston
In my neighborhood I carry one 24/7 to protect myself from the crime. I do have a permit. I have snakes buy they are nearly as dangerous.
Now I don't know about that snakes, (crime), big guns, and now war. :smile: I sure am getting a good chuckle out of it.
#42
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jamminloud
'Most folks are about as happy as they wanna be'. -Abe Lincoln
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jamminloud
I must admit that I really didn't see THAT coming. I can understand though. My retirement sucks too. I spite of it all, I am thankful for what I have. Many people in this world have it much worse than we do.
'Most folks are about as happy as they wanna be'. -Abe Lincoln
#44
reynoldston
reynoldston
I sure love my retirement, not much money and a lot of doctors but can't complaint. I don't have to think about going to work anymore, and what repairs jobs I do at home here I only take on what I want. I just love working on small engines after working on trucks most of my working days.
#45
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bigblock
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bigblock
See what can happen when you ask one innocent little question?
I'll bet an M 1 Abrams tank would power a pretty impressive mower deck. Probably not practical for smaller lawns or ones with a lot of trees and shrubs though. I'll bet the government already has a couple of them. Most likely to mow the lawns at the embassies in some of those middle eastern countries where Americans aren't real popular. They might even hit the surplus market when the government goes into default and we could pick one up for pennies on the dollar.
See, even the worst situation can have a bright side.:smile:
I'll bet an M 1 Abrams tank would power a pretty impressive mower deck. Probably not practical for smaller lawns or ones with a lot of trees and shrubs though. I'll bet the government already has a couple of them. Most likely to mow the lawns at the embassies in some of those middle eastern countries where Americans aren't real popular. They might even hit the surplus market when the government goes into default and we could pick one up for pennies on the dollar.
See, even the worst situation can have a bright side.:smile:
#46
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jamminloud
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jamminloud
Getting back to snakes...which is what the OP had in mind when he asked about guns on lawnmowers....... you can run snakes off with mothballs. Mothballs are cheap and they do a good job of running off a whole bunch of critters. We sprinkle them around our country house and throw them up underneath the house (it's pier and beam), and shazam! no critters. However, I would be careful if you have little kids around because they are toxic. :confused2:
My2c$'s..............
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. This way, when you do criticize them, your a mile away and have their shoes". -Jack Handey
My2c$'s..............
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. This way, when you do criticize them, your a mile away and have their shoes". -Jack Handey
#47
reddragon
reddragon
i love the quote!...sounds just like my grandpa!:laughing:
#48
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jamminloud
Hey! I'm not that old! :laughing:
'Wake up with a smile and get it over with' -W.C. Fields
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jamminloud
i love the quote!...sounds just like my grandpa!:laughing:
Hey! I'm not that old! :laughing:
'Wake up with a smile and get it over with' -W.C. Fields
#49
St8shooter
St8shooter
I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who carries a gun on his mower. I have been a law enforcement officer for the last 16 years, and a firearms instructor for the last 13 years. If I have learned anything, it's that violent crime can happen anywhere and I don't want to be under-powered while I'm under power if you know what I mean. Lol. We too have snakes since we live on the water, and I have killed water moccassins and copperheads on more than one occasion while cutting the grass. Ironically, I deal with them in a rather unique way. I keep my service weapon on me almost always, and while cutting the grass or trecking around in the woods, I keep a magazine in my pocket which has wad-cutters instead of city issue rounds (which I am accountable for) so I can easily switch back and forth as needed. If I discharged my duty weapon with a city round, it would require a report. But if I use my target rounds, its just target practice. Also, I keep a 20 ga. single barrel shotgun with birdshot just inside the house at easy access. I prefer to use it if I have plenty of time. So, with that being said, I don't have any problem with anyone else who safely carries a firearm on their lawnmower. Oh, as far as the mothballs go, just make sure you don't run over them with your mower or hit them with a weedeater. They fly all over the place. Small pistol may be safest bet. :laughing:
#50
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bigblock
Thanks for jumping in here. I was starting to feel like the Lone Ranger. Guns are tools, just like hammers or wrenches, they can serve well in some nasty situations. I have a bunch of them and would hate to need one and not have it within reach. It doesn't have anything to do with paranoia, it's just being practical. I've got them so I might as well use them if I need to. I spent 28 years as a police officer so I know the law and I have no intention to hurt any human unless they force the issue. I have the skill and the training to use a handgun so why mess with mothballs. I seriously doubt my ability to hit a snake in the head with a mothball anyway.:wink:
Being a firearms instructor you certainly should have access to some practice ammo. My department used to issue 100 rounds a month practice ammo if you would just go to a firearms instructor and ask for it. Many of the guys wouldn't bother but I was there every month for mine. I would practice with my own reloads and save the factory ammo that the dept, issued. I've been retired for six and a half years and still have cases of .45 and 9mm ammo here.:thumbsup:
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bigblock
I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who carries a gun on his mower. I have been a law enforcement officer for the last 16 years, and a firearms instructor for the last 13 years. If I have learned anything, it's that violent crime can happen anywhere and I don't want to be under-powered while I'm under power if you know what I mean. Lol. We too have snakes since we live on the water, and I have killed water moccassins and copperheads on more than one occasion while cutting the grass. Ironically, I deal with them in a rather unique way. I keep my service weapon on me almost always, and while cutting the grass or trecking around in the woods, I keep a magazine in my pocket which has wad-cutters instead of city issue rounds (which I am accountable for) so I can easily switch back and forth as needed. If I discharged my duty weapon with a city round, it would require a report. But if I use my target rounds, its just target practice. Also, I keep a 20 ga. single barrel shotgun with birdshot just inside the house at easy access. I prefer to use it if I have plenty of time. So, with that being said, I don't have any problem with anyone else who safely carries a firearm on their lawnmower. Oh, as far as the mothballs go, just make sure you don't run over them with your mower or hit them with a weedeater. They fly all over the place. Small pistol may be safest bet. :laughing:
Thanks for jumping in here. I was starting to feel like the Lone Ranger. Guns are tools, just like hammers or wrenches, they can serve well in some nasty situations. I have a bunch of them and would hate to need one and not have it within reach. It doesn't have anything to do with paranoia, it's just being practical. I've got them so I might as well use them if I need to. I spent 28 years as a police officer so I know the law and I have no intention to hurt any human unless they force the issue. I have the skill and the training to use a handgun so why mess with mothballs. I seriously doubt my ability to hit a snake in the head with a mothball anyway.:wink:
Being a firearms instructor you certainly should have access to some practice ammo. My department used to issue 100 rounds a month practice ammo if you would just go to a firearms instructor and ask for it. Many of the guys wouldn't bother but I was there every month for mine. I would practice with my own reloads and save the factory ammo that the dept, issued. I've been retired for six and a half years and still have cases of .45 and 9mm ammo here.:thumbsup:
#51
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jamminloud
I just realized I never really answered the original question of this thread, I am not packing when I'm mowing. I can't get a snake to stand still long enough for me to hit it with a pistol anyway. My trusty old heavy garden hoe works every time. And my garden hoe won't ricochet and injure my dog or a neighbor's kid either. I'm guessing you lawnmowerpacker's live in the sticks. If my neighbors where I live here in this fancy subdivision started banging away, I might have a problem with that. If you just want to talk about firearms, then I'll say that guns, snakes, Texas, and recently wild hogs are synonymous. I probably own more guns than David Koresh had at the Waco massacre so I hope the ATF doesn't come burn my house down if they read this.
'God created man, Sam Colt made them equal' -Unknown
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jamminloud
Thanks for jumping in here. I was starting to feel like the Lone Ranger. Guns are tools, just like hammers or wrenches, they can serve well in some nasty situations. I have a bunch of them and would hate to need one and not have it within reach. It doesn't have anything to do with paranoia, it's just being practical. I've got them so I might as well use them if I need to. I spent 28 years as a police officer so I know the law and I have no intention to hurt any human unless they force the issue. I have the skill and the training to use a handgun so why mess with mothballs. I seriously doubt my ability to hit a snake in the head with a mothball anyway.:wink:
Being a firearms instructor you certainly should have access to some practice ammo. My department used to issue 100 rounds a month practice ammo if you would just go to a firearms instructor and ask for it. Many of the guys wouldn't bother but I was there every month for mine. I would practice with my own reloads and save the factory ammo that the dept, issued. I've been retired for six and a half years and still have cases of .45 and 9mm ammo here.:thumbsup:
I just realized I never really answered the original question of this thread, I am not packing when I'm mowing. I can't get a snake to stand still long enough for me to hit it with a pistol anyway. My trusty old heavy garden hoe works every time. And my garden hoe won't ricochet and injure my dog or a neighbor's kid either. I'm guessing you lawnmowerpacker's live in the sticks. If my neighbors where I live here in this fancy subdivision started banging away, I might have a problem with that. If you just want to talk about firearms, then I'll say that guns, snakes, Texas, and recently wild hogs are synonymous. I probably own more guns than David Koresh had at the Waco massacre so I hope the ATF doesn't come burn my house down if they read this.
'God created man, Sam Colt made them equal' -Unknown
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benski
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benski
I don't carry a gun while I'm on my mower (or any where else for that matter). But if I was in a place I felt exposed, I sure would. There just doesn't seem to be a lot of point in shooting a pile of dog poop in my lawn, as tempting as it may be.:biggrin: That's about as nasty as things get in my neck of the woods.:wink:
#53
reddragon
reddragon
"I seriously doubt my ability to hit a snake in the head with a mothball anyway.":laughing:....this one had me laughing for 15 minutes...i can just picture the showdown:laughing:
#54
St8shooter
I was laughing too..... I tried it once with a gum ball. Direct hit......but little affect!!!! LOL Too funny:wink: Abuddy of mine was nearby and he said it was "bad form" hehehe. I was twelve....and a menace to nature at the time. Glad I grew out of that.:laughing:
St8shooter
"I seriously doubt my ability to hit a snake in the head with a mothball anyway.":laughing:....this one had me laughing for 15 minutes...i can just picture the showdown:laughing:
I was laughing too..... I tried it once with a gum ball. Direct hit......but little affect!!!! LOL Too funny:wink: Abuddy of mine was nearby and he said it was "bad form" hehehe. I was twelve....and a menace to nature at the time. Glad I grew out of that.:laughing:
#55
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Oddball
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Oddball
I have, but not in a while. When we lived in a really bad, and getting worse, area of town I carried to protect myself from the two legged vermin. Just after we moved farther out in the burbs the housing boom really took off and undeveloped land all around our subdivision was bought up and turned into neighborhoods. That chased a lot of wildlife out of the fields and iinto existing neighborhoods like ours. We'd always had the ocassional snake, nothing poisonous, but foxes and coyotes started to appear and pet cats began to vanish. More than once I saw a coyote bedded down in the corner of the backyard where I disposed of the grass clippings. They made a nice soft bed I reckon. I carried a .22 magnum revolver when I cut our wooded and woods enclosed backyard for a couple of years. Now I have a machete strapped to the side of the riding mower that i can use to fend off the ocassional sticker bush at the edge of the yard and woods.
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bigblock
I must admit that when I originally asked this question I never thought that anyone would do this because of crime. I really didn't think anyone who lived in a populated area would have to be armed to mow their lawn because of human vermin. Things are worse than I thought.
I do like the machete idea. I never thought of that but it would come in handy once in a while. I used to carry a set of those long reach tong things to pick stuff up that I didn't want to run over but I got lazier and now I just go ahead and run over it unless it will cause damage to something.:ashamed:
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bigblock
I have, but not in a while. When we lived in a really bad, and getting worse, area of town I carried to protect myself from the two legged vermin. Just after we moved farther out in the burbs the housing boom really took off and undeveloped land all around our subdivision was bought up and turned into neighborhoods. That chased a lot of wildlife out of the fields and iinto existing neighborhoods like ours. We'd always had the ocassional snake, nothing poisonous, but foxes and coyotes started to appear and pet cats began to vanish. More than once I saw a coyote bedded down in the corner of the backyard where I disposed of the grass clippings. They made a nice soft bed I reckon. I carried a .22 magnum revolver when I cut our wooded and woods enclosed backyard for a couple of years. Now I have a machete strapped to the side of the riding mower that i can use to fend off the ocassional sticker bush at the edge of the yard and woods.
I must admit that when I originally asked this question I never thought that anyone would do this because of crime. I really didn't think anyone who lived in a populated area would have to be armed to mow their lawn because of human vermin. Things are worse than I thought.
I do like the machete idea. I never thought of that but it would come in handy once in a while. I used to carry a set of those long reach tong things to pick stuff up that I didn't want to run over but I got lazier and now I just go ahead and run over it unless it will cause damage to something.:ashamed:
#57
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Oddball
Talk about lazy. I actually injured my ribs straining to bend over far enough to reach something I'd dropped a few months ago. I was just bound and determined I could reach it without having to actually get off the mower. I decided then I needed to get more exercise as I was obviously getting way too lazy. I now cut our front yard with the push mower instead of the rider. The backyard is still too big to use the push mower on. It takes almost 2 hours to cut the back with the pusher and I just have better things to do than spend that long on just cutting the back yard.
Yeah, who'd think you'd need to carry a gun while working in your own yard? But in the last few months we lived there 4 houses on our street were broken into, 1 while the owners were home. The couple across the street were accosted as they came home by a punk demanding (not begging) money but he ran off when he saw me coming across the street to see what the commotion was about. There were 2 murders at stores within a quarter of a mile or less, at least three armed robberies, a woman was raped in the woods behind our house, on our property. She actually woke me up screaming, but people walking up and down the street all hours of the day and night screaming at one another or just at thin air was so common place that I ignored it. My cousin was also shot at when he stopped at a convenience store up the street on the way to our house. A punk had just robbed the store, came running out as my cousin pulled into a parking space and just shot right through the windsheild at him. The dashboard caught the bullet, 2 inches higher and it woud have hit him in the face. This was the same town I grew up and went to school in. It was heartbreaking to watch it go downhill to the point that I felt the need to be armed 24 hours a day.
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Oddball
I must admit that when I originally asked this question I never thought that anyone would do this because of crime. I really didn't think anyone who lived in a populated area would have to be armed to mow their lawn because of human vermin. Things are worse than I thought.
I do like the machete idea. I never thought of that but it would come in handy once in a while. I used to carry a set of those long reach tong things to pick stuff up that I didn't want to run over but I got lazier and now I just go ahead and run over it unless it will cause damage to something.:ashamed:
Talk about lazy. I actually injured my ribs straining to bend over far enough to reach something I'd dropped a few months ago. I was just bound and determined I could reach it without having to actually get off the mower. I decided then I needed to get more exercise as I was obviously getting way too lazy. I now cut our front yard with the push mower instead of the rider. The backyard is still too big to use the push mower on. It takes almost 2 hours to cut the back with the pusher and I just have better things to do than spend that long on just cutting the back yard.
Yeah, who'd think you'd need to carry a gun while working in your own yard? But in the last few months we lived there 4 houses on our street were broken into, 1 while the owners were home. The couple across the street were accosted as they came home by a punk demanding (not begging) money but he ran off when he saw me coming across the street to see what the commotion was about. There were 2 murders at stores within a quarter of a mile or less, at least three armed robberies, a woman was raped in the woods behind our house, on our property. She actually woke me up screaming, but people walking up and down the street all hours of the day and night screaming at one another or just at thin air was so common place that I ignored it. My cousin was also shot at when he stopped at a convenience store up the street on the way to our house. A punk had just robbed the store, came running out as my cousin pulled into a parking space and just shot right through the windsheild at him. The dashboard caught the bullet, 2 inches higher and it woud have hit him in the face. This was the same town I grew up and went to school in. It was heartbreaking to watch it go downhill to the point that I felt the need to be armed 24 hours a day.
#58
reddragon
reddragon
i always have a leatherman tool with me....is that a weapon?:laughing:
#59
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Oddball
According to some sectors of the government it is. Try boarding a plane or getting into a courthouse with one. :wink:
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Oddball
i always have a leatherman tool with me....is that a weapon?:laughing:
According to some sectors of the government it is. Try boarding a plane or getting into a courthouse with one. :wink:
#60
reddragon
thats getting out of hand!...reminds me of being a kid back in the early '80's and going to my friends moms house in Inglewood CA...and seeing blood on the sidewalk and doors...police tape on a house on every street...went back there a couple years ago truck driving....and its still the hell hole......of course in truck driving...you always are in the worst places....this thread has taken a dark turn
reddragon
Talk about lazy. I actually injured my ribs straining to bend over far enough to reach something I'd dropped a few months ago. I was just bound and determined I could reach it without having to actually get off the mower. I decided then I needed to get more exercise as I was obviously getting way too lazy. I now cut our front yard with the push mower instead of the rider. The backyard is still too big to use the push mower on. It takes almost 2 hours to cut the back with the pusher and I just have better things to do than spend that long on just cutting the back yard.
Yeah, who'd think you'd need to carry a gun while working in your own yard? But in the last few months we lived there 4 houses on our street were broken into, 1 while the owners were home. The couple across the street were accosted as they came home by a punk demanding (not begging) money but he ran off when he saw me coming across the street to see what the commotion was about. There were 2 murders at stores within a quarter of a mile or less, at least three armed robberies, a woman was raped in the woods behind our house, on our property. She actually woke me up screaming, but people walking up and down the street all hours of the day and night screaming at one another or just at thin air was so common place that I ignored it. My cousin was also shot at when he stopped at a convenience store up the street on the way to our house. A punk had just robbed the store, came running out as my cousin pulled into a parking space and just shot right through the windsheild at him. The dashboard caught the bullet, 2 inches higher and it woud have hit him in the face. This was the same town I grew up and went to school in. It was heartbreaking to watch it go downhill to the point that I felt the need to be armed 24 hours a day.
thats getting out of hand!...reminds me of being a kid back in the early '80's and going to my friends moms house in Inglewood CA...and seeing blood on the sidewalk and doors...police tape on a house on every street...went back there a couple years ago truck driving....and its still the hell hole......of course in truck driving...you always are in the worst places....this thread has taken a dark turn
#61
reynoldston
reynoldston
Me living in a neighbor hood that if I forget my keys in my car overnight it will be there in the morning. I guess it is very hard for me to understand why to carry a gun on my lawn mower because I might get mugged. Now I live in the country and about 25miles away from a large city. I get the daily news every day from this city and never heard of a lawn mower mugging yet but it could happen. I hear about the a lot of problems when someone is walking down the sidewalk in the middle of the night, drugs, and gangs. Is this lawn mower mugging problem in some parts of USA, maybe in some of the city living or is this just I want to carry a gun because it looks neat and I also see nothing nothing wrong with that. I also have a camp in the mountains of NY and I see this gun carrying all the time by the locals and have asked about it and it is just because they just like carrying guns witch is there business which in the way I like it because this is still a somewhat free country. Lets keep all the rights we can before the do gooders take them away from us including carrying a gun just because someone wants to. As I see it we are losing more rights all the time because someone is afraid you might hurt yourself which is none of there business, just look at all the safety switches on the new mowers you have to pay for, give problims and don't want.
#62
reddragon
reddragon
the only crime on a lawnmower.. are dudes driving one drunk down the road...[ without a licence]:laughing:.....check out youtube.....drunk on a riding lawn mower - YouTube
#63
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Oddball
Never heard of a "lawn mower mugging", yet. :smile: But it could happen I suppose. I was concerned enough about being caught unawares while working in the yard and being forced into the house where they could rob me and my wife, or worse, that I carried any time I left the house and always had one within reach while in the house. It has nothing to do with looking cool. Open carry, while it should be our right, is not very smart in my book. That's just advertisinig you're armed and possibly inviting trouble. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean you should. You have the right to jump off your roof holding an umbrella, but it wouldn't be smart. No one knows I'm armed unless I want them to know. I fear we may be straying into the dreaded political topic zone here, so I'll say no more about it.
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Oddball
Is this lawn mower mugging problem in some parts of USA, maybe in some of the city living or is this just I want to carry a gun because it looks neat and I also see nothing nothing wrong with that.
Never heard of a "lawn mower mugging", yet. :smile: But it could happen I suppose. I was concerned enough about being caught unawares while working in the yard and being forced into the house where they could rob me and my wife, or worse, that I carried any time I left the house and always had one within reach while in the house. It has nothing to do with looking cool. Open carry, while it should be our right, is not very smart in my book. That's just advertisinig you're armed and possibly inviting trouble. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean you should. You have the right to jump off your roof holding an umbrella, but it wouldn't be smart. No one knows I'm armed unless I want them to know. I fear we may be straying into the dreaded political topic zone here, so I'll say no more about it.
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bigblock
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bigblock
As I said earlier, I always have a gun handy but it really doesn't have anything to do with crime. I live in a very rural area. In the past six years that I have lived here I have shot four coyotes from my yard and a couple more while I was out on the four-wheeler checking cows. I have never hunted them, I just shoot them if I happen to see them. Like the poisonous snakes, I just don't want them around the house and we have lost several calves to coyotes.
I have a small North American Arms stainless .22 revolver that I carried for the last 15 years that I was a police officer and continue to carry in my pocket to this day. A couple of years ago I was sitting on the ground in my yard picking up pecans. I happened to look up and saw a pack of seven or eight dogs standing in the dirt road in front of the house looking at me. I had never seen these dogs before. I stood up and started yelling and waving my arms to scare them off. Instead of leaving they spread out in a skirmish line and started advancing on me. I knew that they were not coming to lick my hand and figured I was in a tight spot. Then I remembered that I had that little revolver. That revolver is not very accurate and there were cows across the road so I had to keep my shots low to avoid hitting the cows. In spite of the situation, I have an aversion to shooting dogs. I just wanted them to know that they were not welcome and that this was not a place for them to hang around. I fired three shots, accidentally hitting one dog in the leg. They were gone, never to return. One of my friends said that he saw them crossing the road several miles from my house and said that he had never seen them before either. That little gun finally proved worthwhile after carrying it and not needing it for twenty years.
I walk a couple of miles every morning to prevent back problems that have bothered me for years. I always carry my Remington Nylon 66 that I have owned for 50 years. We have had a problem with rabies in the area. A friend was attacked in his carport by a rabid bobcat a few years ago so there are valid reasons to be armed here that have nothing to do with crime. So far while walking I have shot a few armidillos and a couple of cottonmouths that the dog managed to find. As was stated before, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it. Y'all can do whatever you want but I plan on continuing to take care of myself because, out here, if I don't do it, who will?
I have a small North American Arms stainless .22 revolver that I carried for the last 15 years that I was a police officer and continue to carry in my pocket to this day. A couple of years ago I was sitting on the ground in my yard picking up pecans. I happened to look up and saw a pack of seven or eight dogs standing in the dirt road in front of the house looking at me. I had never seen these dogs before. I stood up and started yelling and waving my arms to scare them off. Instead of leaving they spread out in a skirmish line and started advancing on me. I knew that they were not coming to lick my hand and figured I was in a tight spot. Then I remembered that I had that little revolver. That revolver is not very accurate and there were cows across the road so I had to keep my shots low to avoid hitting the cows. In spite of the situation, I have an aversion to shooting dogs. I just wanted them to know that they were not welcome and that this was not a place for them to hang around. I fired three shots, accidentally hitting one dog in the leg. They were gone, never to return. One of my friends said that he saw them crossing the road several miles from my house and said that he had never seen them before either. That little gun finally proved worthwhile after carrying it and not needing it for twenty years.
I walk a couple of miles every morning to prevent back problems that have bothered me for years. I always carry my Remington Nylon 66 that I have owned for 50 years. We have had a problem with rabies in the area. A friend was attacked in his carport by a rabid bobcat a few years ago so there are valid reasons to be armed here that have nothing to do with crime. So far while walking I have shot a few armidillos and a couple of cottonmouths that the dog managed to find. As was stated before, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it. Y'all can do whatever you want but I plan on continuing to take care of myself because, out here, if I don't do it, who will?
#65
reddragon
reddragon
well ...keep a hand full of mothballs in case you run out ammo!:laughing:
#66
reynoldston
Like I said I see nothing wrong with carrying a gun for what ever reason and this should be your right. Whenever I go to the inner city I also carry a pocket gun. Its a small 22 semi-auto rim fire. I bet I could give someone a bad day if I had to with it. I own 6 hand guns with permits to carry them plus shotguns and rifles. No i don't carry a gun around my house because there is no reason to do so. When I am in the mountains by my camp I just enjoy shooting my guns for no reason but to make noise and holes. I will shot a wood chuck or two. I don't even hunt anymore but I am also in my 70's. And yes I sure think if I have to worry about getting mugged on my lawn mower I would let the grass grow and think about moving. My life to me is worth more then that.
reynoldston
Never heard of a "lawn mower mugging", yet. :smile: But it could happen I suppose. I was concerned enough about being caught unawares while working in the yard and being forced into the house where they could rob me and my wife, or worse, that I carried any time I left the house and always had one within reach while in the house. It has nothing to do with looking cool. Open carry, while it should be our right, is not very smart in my book. That's just advertisinig you're armed and possibly inviting trouble. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean you should. You have the right to jump off your roof holding an umbrella, but it wouldn't be smart. No one knows I'm armed unless I want them to know. I fear we may be straying into the dreaded political topic zone here, so I'll say no more about it.
Like I said I see nothing wrong with carrying a gun for what ever reason and this should be your right. Whenever I go to the inner city I also carry a pocket gun. Its a small 22 semi-auto rim fire. I bet I could give someone a bad day if I had to with it. I own 6 hand guns with permits to carry them plus shotguns and rifles. No i don't carry a gun around my house because there is no reason to do so. When I am in the mountains by my camp I just enjoy shooting my guns for no reason but to make noise and holes. I will shot a wood chuck or two. I don't even hunt anymore but I am also in my 70's. And yes I sure think if I have to worry about getting mugged on my lawn mower I would let the grass grow and think about moving. My life to me is worth more then that.
#67
hunting404
hunting404
A Taurs "Judge" 45/410 combo. Great for creatures that slither on the ground or on two legs. Covers a wider area with the 410 then just a single shot pistol.
Guns and mowing the grass. Good times!:thumbsup:
Have a great day.
Guns and mowing the grass. Good times!:thumbsup:
Have a great day.
#68
reynoldston
reynoldston
Is that a picture of your dog in the snow. Seeing it's in the 90's here in NY it doesn't that bad. And yes I know the snow will be comeing.:smile:
#69
hunting404
hunting404
Yep, he enjoys playing in the snow. He really likes it when you throw snow at him while shoveling. If you don't he barks until you do. He gets a better workout in the snow and doesn't get as hot.
I'm from Long Island, now living in WI. Still have family there and they have had as much snow if not more then the midwest.
Have a great day
I'm from Long Island, now living in WI. Still have family there and they have had as much snow if not more then the midwest.
Have a great day
#70
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glennsjr
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glennsjr
I have a .50 BMG mounted on my hood and carry a .44 on each hip also hive an ar 15 mounted on one fender and 12 ga. mounted on the other. since I' ve done that complaints have dropped and people pay quicker. Sorry couldn't resist.
#71
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Deerlope
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Deerlope
My motto is why carry a gun on just the mower, heck carry one all the time. an armed neighborhood is a safe neighborhood.
#72
wickedgoodoutdoors
wickedgoodoutdoors
Thats a Great idea. With all the Coyotes and woodchucks and field mice yo need something short & handy that will pack a varity of loads. A revolver does that. Load a chanber with birdshot and the next with some paper patched wadcutters at reduced power, then go for hollowpoints in a couple of chambers.
Just know & shoot your rotation so that you never miss.
Is a sholder holdster better or do you make a rak on the mower next to the beer holder?
Maybe a little six pack cooler with a holdster screwed or velcrowed on to it whole rig bungcorderd down on the front of the mower.
lets see your Easy Mower Rifle Racks designs.
"Maine Sure its Cold, But its a Damp Cold"
Capt Walt
Just know & shoot your rotation so that you never miss.
Is a sholder holdster better or do you make a rak on the mower next to the beer holder?
Maybe a little six pack cooler with a holdster screwed or velcrowed on to it whole rig bungcorderd down on the front of the mower.
lets see your Easy Mower Rifle Racks designs.
"Maine Sure its Cold, But its a Damp Cold"
Capt Walt
#73
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bigblock
Y'all are just not taking this seriously. I can tell.
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bigblock
Thats a Great idea. With all the Coyotes and woodchucks and field mice yo need something short & handy that will pack a varity of loads. A revolver does that. Load a chanber with birdshot and the next with some paper patched wadcutters at reduced power, then go for hollowpoints in a couple of chambers.
Just know & shoot your rotation so that you never miss.
Is a sholder holdster better or do you make a rak on the mower next to the beer holder?
Maybe a little six pack cooler with a holdster screwed or velcrowed on to it whole rig bungcorderd down on the front of the mower.
lets see your Easy Mower Rifle Racks designs.
"Maine Sure its Cold, But its a Damp Cold"
Capt Walt
Y'all are just not taking this seriously. I can tell.
#74
reynoldston
Sure hope you have it painted camouflage and installed haft tracks. We just need some pictures of this one.
reynoldston
I have a .50 BMG mounted on my hood and carry a .44 on each hip also hive an ar 15 mounted on one fender and 12 ga. mounted on the other. since I' ve done that complaints have dropped and people pay quicker. Sorry couldn't resist.
Sure hope you have it painted camouflage and installed haft tracks. We just need some pictures of this one.
#75
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ben2go
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ben2go
Only carry while I'm on my mower?I carry 24/7.I own three properties.All are side by side.One was broken into eight times and the one I live in was broken into three times.I have had numerous attempts on the buildings at my other property.Having a gun and knowing when and how to use it,is the only thing that's kept me from loosing every thing.Since the housing boom started in the early 90's,I've had nothing but problems with dopers and thieves.So do I carry a gun while I am on my mower?Damn right!It's my right as a citizen of the USA and I'll just be damned if anyone will take it away.
#76
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ottumwaiowa
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ottumwaiowa
Where I live there is no need, but back in Texas I use to carry a rifle because of snakes because I can't stand the sight of one. I had five acres of mostly pine and some hard wood trees, but had almost an acre for house and yard. Nothing wrong with carrying a weapon back in your parts of the country or anywhere else for that matter.
#77
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pearlmanz
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pearlmanz
Absolutely, an Ed Brown 45ACP. With todays economy and the way people are getting, what the heck am I going to do if someone or several people roll up on my while I am mowing out in the country and....well steal my mower after beating the crap out of me or killing me if I have no way of defending myself with a solid firearm. If happened to a neighbor down the road from me and they took his nice new John Deer and left him bleeding in the yard. It will not go well for those who try that at my location and with an hour wait time to get a county sheriff to my house, I would rather have 12 trying me than 6 carrying me. It unfortunately is the way things are going in this country, especially with all the illegal aliens now in this country.....JMHO
#78
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ottumwaiowa
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ottumwaiowa
I agree with pearlmanz "It unfortunately is the way things are going in this country, especially with all the illegal aliens now in this country.....JMHO" I remember a time in Iowa when you didn't have to lock your doors or take the keys out of your vehicle. To bad those times are long gone. For what you pay for some of these tractors and farm equipment it makes me wonder just how many have been have been ripped off. It is the same here in California, the police get to a call thirty minutes or longer afterwards, because they go from one to another non stop. A gun owner at least has a tool to protect himself and his family. Yow a 9mm won't make a lot of them even fall down, but a .45 will. I'm a minority here in California because Mexican's outnumber us about three to one, most of them here illegally with a house full of kids, all American citizens because they were born here.
#79
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Bush Hog
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Bush Hog
I carry my 9mm when I bush hog the property. Just in case I see a coyote or armadillo.
#80
St8shooter
I agree. I don't know if it has gotten to the point that this next quote applies yet but one could see the negative ramifications to being unarmed should the downward trend continue. "If you don't carry a gun, you shall be ruled over by someone who does". And like Clint Eastwood said, "There's people with guns and there's people who dig" (for people who have guns). I seem to recall him handing out shovels as he pointed his firearm in the general direction of those nearby. LOL. I would just really hate to come in from cutting the grass to find my house occupied by someone who kills me with my own weapons which were stored neatly away so as not to offend anyone. Also, I don't invite trouble either. I keep my firearms concealed from the public until I am forced to show them. Again, I agree. Keep yourself and your neighbors safe.
St8shooter
My motto is why carry a gun on just the mower, heck carry one all the time. an armed neighborhood is a safe neighborhood.
I agree. I don't know if it has gotten to the point that this next quote applies yet but one could see the negative ramifications to being unarmed should the downward trend continue. "If you don't carry a gun, you shall be ruled over by someone who does". And like Clint Eastwood said, "There's people with guns and there's people who dig" (for people who have guns). I seem to recall him handing out shovels as he pointed his firearm in the general direction of those nearby. LOL. I would just really hate to come in from cutting the grass to find my house occupied by someone who kills me with my own weapons which were stored neatly away so as not to offend anyone. Also, I don't invite trouble either. I keep my firearms concealed from the public until I am forced to show them. Again, I agree. Keep yourself and your neighbors safe.
#81
Pete.S
Pete.S
I have found that a lawn mower is a pretty good snake killer. When I worked for the county parks department I killed snakes with Scag mowers. They're quick, heavy and discharge the pieces a good distance. Of course, running down the snakes plays hell with your nice neat lines. First snake, a cottonmouth, actually charged the mower while I was cutting the grass in the doggy park. I stopped and he kept coming, I nudged the mower forward and he struck at the left front wheel, then I went forward again and cut him to 2" chunks. I usually left the pieces for the hogs. In the dog park I picked up the pieces and tossed them into a can to keep a dog from eating the snake. In 2008, from March to May I did away with 6 Moccasins, 2 Diamond Backs, and a couple of Pigmy Rattlers. I never carried a gun on the mower, just used the mower itself. When I mowed the roadsides with a tractor and double wing Bush Hog, I never noticed if I killed any snakes.
#82
reddragon
reddragon
Jesus H. Christ!....maybe BIGBLOCK'S idea of RPG's wasnt far off!....how bout grenades next:laughing:
#83
B
bigblock
I agree that a mower does a pretty good job on a snake but that only works if they happen to be out in the open where you can get to them. The gun works on the ones that I happen to see in the bushes, rocks, or flower beds but can't get to with the mower. That, and a gun is much neater. I don't really care to have a bunch of snake parts rotting in my yard. It's a lot easier carting off a one piece dead snake than scraping up a bunch of chopped up parts.
It should be noted that a dead snake is still dangerous. Be very careful handling a dead poisonous snake. They can still bite.
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bigblock
I have found that a lawn mower is a pretty good snake killer. When I worked for the county parks department I killed snakes with Scag mowers. They're quick, heavy and discharge the pieces a good distance. Of course, running down the snakes plays hell with your nice neat lines. First snake, a cottonmouth, actually charged the mower while I was cutting the grass in the doggy park. I stopped and he kept coming, I nudged the mower forward and he struck at the left front wheel, then I went forward again and cut him to 2" chunks. I usually left the pieces for the hogs. In the dog park I picked up the pieces and tossed them into a can to keep a dog from eating the snake. In 2008, from March to May I did away with 6 Moccasins, 2 Diamond Backs, and a couple of Pigmy Rattlers. I never carried a gun on the mower, just used the mower itself. When I mowed the roadsides with a tractor and double wing Bush Hog, I never noticed if I killed any snakes.
I agree that a mower does a pretty good job on a snake but that only works if they happen to be out in the open where you can get to them. The gun works on the ones that I happen to see in the bushes, rocks, or flower beds but can't get to with the mower. That, and a gun is much neater. I don't really care to have a bunch of snake parts rotting in my yard. It's a lot easier carting off a one piece dead snake than scraping up a bunch of chopped up parts.
It should be noted that a dead snake is still dangerous. Be very careful handling a dead poisonous snake. They can still bite.
#84
0
06ccdmax
0
06ccdmax
Like an earlier post "The Judge" assures no issues of any kind ! And in southeast Oklahoma there are 2 legged, 4 legged, and no legged!
#85
reynoldston
reynoldston
after reading this I am sure thankful for no snake problems in my lawn. I am lucky to see one grass snake a year and they are going faster them me to get out of my way. If I ever had to shoot a snake in my yard I would be afraid the neighbors would be calling 911 about a maniac on the loose with a gun. On top of that I don't like snakes and I sure don't want to be picking them up dead or alive. I would be the last person to chase one down with my mower. It just give me the chills to hear about one attacking the mower tires.
#86
S
stoneyrunmiller
S
stoneyrunmiller
Yes, I often carry a side arm when I'm mowing, not so much for snakes, but we have a lot of coyotes among other things that can render bodily harm especially if they are rabid.
#87
midnite rider
They do now.
midnite rider
We are going from snakes, to crime, and now the big guns. Boy just how neat would it look to have a mounted machine gun on your mower. You have a bad neighbor just blow him away. It would be just like living in the middle east countries. This forum is just getting good. The person with the biggest gun would be the winner. Maybe they will start selling mower in camouflage paint. LOL:confused2:
They do now.
#88
midnite rider
A shotgun works really well but if you are in suburbia have a shovel handy. That is my tool of choice even in the country. I killed a copperhead with a shovel at my country property in Alabama, after my trusty dog alerted me to it, as it was crossing a trail late on a summer day. Below is a picture I took of it. It measured right at 3' long, which is full grown for a copperhead in my area. I have seen a lot of other snakes there, but I leave them be as they are benificial. Never kill a king snake. I kill poisonous snakes even though they are benificial too ( copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes are all native to my area) that come around as I do not want to risk being bit. A copperhead, as you can see by his colors, camoflages well in the leaves and will be perfectly still until you step on him. Then it is too late for he will have bitten you.
midnite rider
I agree that a mower does a pretty good job on a snake but that only works if they happen to be out in the open where you can get to them. The gun works on the ones that I happen to see in the bushes, rocks, or flower beds but can't get to with the mower. That, and a gun is much neater. I don't really care to have a bunch of snake parts rotting in my yard. It's a lot easier carting off a one piece dead snake than scraping up a bunch of chopped up parts.
It should be noted that a dead snake is still dangerous. Be very careful handling a dead poisonous snake. They can still bite.
A shotgun works really well but if you are in suburbia have a shovel handy. That is my tool of choice even in the country. I killed a copperhead with a shovel at my country property in Alabama, after my trusty dog alerted me to it, as it was crossing a trail late on a summer day. Below is a picture I took of it. It measured right at 3' long, which is full grown for a copperhead in my area. I have seen a lot of other snakes there, but I leave them be as they are benificial. Never kill a king snake. I kill poisonous snakes even though they are benificial too ( copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes are all native to my area) that come around as I do not want to risk being bit. A copperhead, as you can see by his colors, camoflages well in the leaves and will be perfectly still until you step on him. Then it is too late for he will have bitten you.
#89
lawn mower fanatic
Or you can make it camouflaged! :tongue:
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lawn mower fanatic
They do now.
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#90
jekjr
jekjr
I saw a poster a few days ago somewhere that said a gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don't have one you probably won't need it again.
#91
wickedgoodoutdoors
wickedgoodoutdoors
You could carry a Flame Thrower oon your Mower.
Just be careful
Just be careful
#92
Rocketman
Rocketman
I have an old beat uo Glock 19 9MM that I carry almost anytime I am outside. I live in the country with not many neighbors so if that one person pulls in with bad intensions, I do not want to worry about running into the house and getting my gun.
If my only neighbor thinks I'm crazy for mowing with a gun, he can just keep on thinking it!
If my only neighbor thinks I'm crazy for mowing with a gun, he can just keep on thinking it!
#93
reynoldston
Thank goodness I don't live in your type of neighbor hood.
reynoldston
I have an old beat uo Glock 19 9MM that I carry almost anytime I am outside. I live in the country with not many neighbors so if that one person pulls in with bad intensions, I do not want to worry about running into the house and getting my gun.
If my only neighbor thinks I'm crazy for mowing with a gun, he can just keep on thinking it!
Thank goodness I don't live in your type of neighbor hood.
#94
K
KennyV
Hello Rocketman... & WELCOME to These Forums....Glock 19 is great for carry... And I also live in the country-ish, tho there are More neighbors moving closer than there use to be...
I still carry a handgun or long gun when mowing larger pastures... & during deer season I try to always carry when anywhere outside, Not for hunting, But a buck can get very nasty if are walking & you don't notice him/give an appropriate amount of space...
Coyotes can also be a bit of a problem for pets in the general area... as are skunks, opossums and raccoon occasionally even larger cats. There are plenty reasons to be armed... not necessarily just because of the 2 legged predator...
:smile:KennyV
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KennyV
I have an old beat uo Glock 19 9MM that I carry almost anytime I am outside. I live in the country with not many neighbors ...
Hello Rocketman... & WELCOME to These Forums....Glock 19 is great for carry... And I also live in the country-ish, tho there are More neighbors moving closer than there use to be...
I still carry a handgun or long gun when mowing larger pastures... & during deer season I try to always carry when anywhere outside, Not for hunting, But a buck can get very nasty if are walking & you don't notice him/give an appropriate amount of space...
Coyotes can also be a bit of a problem for pets in the general area... as are skunks, opossums and raccoon occasionally even larger cats. There are plenty reasons to be armed... not necessarily just because of the 2 legged predator...
:smile:KennyV
#95
Rocketman
Did I say I lived in the ghetto? I never said I lived in a neighborhood, I live in the country and a farming community. most houses where I live are 300K and up with large acerages of farm land to go with them. No matter where you live these days, human preditors can come around. I don't know where you live, but it doesn't really matter, we are all susceptable to 2 legged predators. The time you are not ready for them is usually the time they will show up!
Rocketman
Thank goodness I don't live in your type of neighbor hood.
Did I say I lived in the ghetto? I never said I lived in a neighborhood, I live in the country and a farming community. most houses where I live are 300K and up with large acerages of farm land to go with them. No matter where you live these days, human preditors can come around. I don't know where you live, but it doesn't really matter, we are all susceptable to 2 legged predators. The time you are not ready for them is usually the time they will show up!
#96
Rocketman
Thanks Kenny, it's good to be here! My land is pretty much out in the wide open with corn and soy bean fields on both sides, and it is a little oasis for critters. I really don't carry because of them so much because I'll pick the unwanted ones off with my .22 or .223 varmint rifle if needed.
My girl friends have a habit of leaving the house open and unlocked because they don't think anybody evil exists in the entire world, and woujld not have a clue how to deal with it if it ever happened.
They will lay on the beach by the pond behind the house and would never imagine that somebody could drive up with wrong intentions. Being from a rough town where I grew up, I know different. They think I am a little paranoid and I think it is just being ready.
People that have lived in the country know that sometimes wrong doers pray on places in the country because they are much more isolated than in town, and it takes much longer for first responders to reach you!
Anyway, thankls for the welcome!
Rocketman
Hello Rocketman... & WELCOME to These Forums....Glock 19 is great for carry... And I also live in the country-ish, tho there are More neighbors moving closer than there use to be...
I still carry a handgun or long gun when mowing larger pastures... & during deer season I try to always carry when anywhere outside, Not for hunting, But a buck can get very nasty if are walking & you don't notice him/give an appropriate amount of space...
Coyotes can also be a bit of a problem for pets in the general area... as are skunks, opossums and raccoon occasionally even larger cats. There are plenty reasons to be armed... not necessarily just because of the 2 legged predator...
:smile:KennyV
Thanks Kenny, it's good to be here! My land is pretty much out in the wide open with corn and soy bean fields on both sides, and it is a little oasis for critters. I really don't carry because of them so much because I'll pick the unwanted ones off with my .22 or .223 varmint rifle if needed.
My girl friends have a habit of leaving the house open and unlocked because they don't think anybody evil exists in the entire world, and woujld not have a clue how to deal with it if it ever happened.
They will lay on the beach by the pond behind the house and would never imagine that somebody could drive up with wrong intentions. Being from a rough town where I grew up, I know different. They think I am a little paranoid and I think it is just being ready.
People that have lived in the country know that sometimes wrong doers pray on places in the country because they are much more isolated than in town, and it takes much longer for first responders to reach you!
Anyway, thankls for the welcome!
#97
reynoldston
reynoldston
Well I guess in my last 70 years I have never been mugged on my mower or ever heard of it. Where I live you need the gun more in the evening
when you are sitting in the house watching TV. I do have guns and know how to use them but I guess I really have never seen a need for them
as for protection from other humans, that I have to always need a gun. Yes if I am in the city I do keep a small hand gun in my pocket which no one knows
about. When I go to my camp in the mountains I bring a 38 S&W with me but more for animals then humans. I just don't believe in shooting another
human is the right thing to do. No matter how you will word it I don't agree and sure hope I never have to because I don't think I could pull the trickier
if a human was on the other end.
when you are sitting in the house watching TV. I do have guns and know how to use them but I guess I really have never seen a need for them
as for protection from other humans, that I have to always need a gun. Yes if I am in the city I do keep a small hand gun in my pocket which no one knows
about. When I go to my camp in the mountains I bring a 38 S&W with me but more for animals then humans. I just don't believe in shooting another
human is the right thing to do. No matter how you will word it I don't agree and sure hope I never have to because I don't think I could pull the trickier
if a human was on the other end.
#98
Rocketman
I feel the same way as long as the other guy has good intentions, but I also beleive that if someone attacks you with the intention to do you harm, you have every right to defend yourself and your family. I would probably give them a chance to leave if possible and would never shoot on sight, but if they keep coming they are toast!
I was living in North Carolina a few years back, and was under a shade tree checking the oil in my lawnmower, and cooling off for a bit. An old truck pulled into the driveway, and a couple of rough customers were really looking around like they were getting ready to make a move. I turned around and began walking toward them and they noticed my Glock. They acted like they couldn't leave fast enough, so that told me they were up to no good.
I have had at least 10 incedents where a gun has stopped an attack on me or my family members, but I have traveled most of my life and have had a lot more exposure to bad people in bad areas than most. But one thing that taught me is no matter where you are or where you go, there are always bad people around!
Rocketman
Well I guess in my last 70 years I have never been mugged on my mower or ever heard of it. Where I live you need the gun more in the evening
when you are sitting in the house watching TV. I do have guns and know how to use them but I guess I really have never seen a need for them
as for protection from other humans, that I have to always need a gun. Yes if I am in the city I do keep a small hand gun in my pocket which no one knows
about. When I go to my camp in the mountains I bring a 38 S&W with me but more for animals then humans. I just don't believe in shooting another
human is the right thing to do. No matter how you will word it I don't agree and sure hope I never have to because I don't think I could pull the trickier
if a human was on the other end.
I feel the same way as long as the other guy has good intentions, but I also beleive that if someone attacks you with the intention to do you harm, you have every right to defend yourself and your family. I would probably give them a chance to leave if possible and would never shoot on sight, but if they keep coming they are toast!
I was living in North Carolina a few years back, and was under a shade tree checking the oil in my lawnmower, and cooling off for a bit. An old truck pulled into the driveway, and a couple of rough customers were really looking around like they were getting ready to make a move. I turned around and began walking toward them and they noticed my Glock. They acted like they couldn't leave fast enough, so that told me they were up to no good.
I have had at least 10 incedents where a gun has stopped an attack on me or my family members, but I have traveled most of my life and have had a lot more exposure to bad people in bad areas than most. But one thing that taught me is no matter where you are or where you go, there are always bad people around!
#99
reynoldston
reynoldston
You are differently a lot stronger willed person then I am. I have a problim killing a innocent animal much less a human.
#100
Rocketman
Well, I only kill animals that need killing such as a coyote that eats my chickens, barn cats, and attacks my dog. And I would only shoot a human that was obviously intending to do me or my girfriends harm. You must realize that when and if a person attacks you with the intentions of doing you bodily harm, or worse, it then becomes your right to defend yourself by whatever means possible, and it becomes his right to face the punishment.
Even the bible says, " an eye for an eye"! You really need to change your attitude and be willing to defend yourself when you know you are in the right! Simply letting a bad person attack you or your family with no retaliation just is not acceptable, and is not looking out for your family.
When somebody or something threatens me or my family, I get mad, real mad, so maybe you would feel differently if it ever really happens to you. I hope it doesn't but until you are in that situation, it is really hard to say what you would or wouldn't do!
Rocketman
You are differently a lot stronger willed person then I am. I have a problim killing a innocent animal much less a human.
Well, I only kill animals that need killing such as a coyote that eats my chickens, barn cats, and attacks my dog. And I would only shoot a human that was obviously intending to do me or my girfriends harm. You must realize that when and if a person attacks you with the intentions of doing you bodily harm, or worse, it then becomes your right to defend yourself by whatever means possible, and it becomes his right to face the punishment.
Even the bible says, " an eye for an eye"! You really need to change your attitude and be willing to defend yourself when you know you are in the right! Simply letting a bad person attack you or your family with no retaliation just is not acceptable, and is not looking out for your family.
When somebody or something threatens me or my family, I get mad, real mad, so maybe you would feel differently if it ever really happens to you. I hope it doesn't but until you are in that situation, it is really hard to say what you would or wouldn't do!
#101
TheCaffeinatedOne
TheCaffeinatedOne
Sorry, but I just couldn't resist...
#102
djdicetn
djdicetn
Around these parts in Middle Tennessee, we have "Home Invasions", but I've yet to hear about any "Lawn Invasions":0)
Of course I haven't read this whole thead and if this is about protecting yourself from "critters" in a rural area who cares if you are packing. In urban areas it's usually illegal to shoot a gun at all which supersedes/overrules the need to pack while on your mower.
Of course I haven't read this whole thead and if this is about protecting yourself from "critters" in a rural area who cares if you are packing. In urban areas it's usually illegal to shoot a gun at all which supersedes/overrules the need to pack while on your mower.
#103
midnite rider
midnite rider
Did you hear about the new model that Dixie Chopper has coming out. It comes with a pistol and holster. They call it The Gunslinger. :laughing:
#104
reynoldston
reynoldston
Even the bible says, " an eye for an eye. Sorry not into the bible at all or killing. We won't get into religion see its a no no in this forum
#105
djdicetn
Why do you say that about religion on these forums???? Are there some By-Laws & Forum Rules I should have read before posting here? If we can discuss gun control we should be able to make religious statements if so inclined. I'm well aware of how easily "offended" some religiuos nuts are, but surely bible scriptures or religious views are not banned here!!!
djdicetn
reynoldston,Even the bible says, " an eye for an eye. Sorry not into the bible at all or killing. We won't get into religion see its a no no in this forum
Why do you say that about religion on these forums???? Are there some By-Laws & Forum Rules I should have read before posting here? If we can discuss gun control we should be able to make religious statements if so inclined. I'm well aware of how easily "offended" some religiuos nuts are, but surely bible scriptures or religious views are not banned here!!!
#106
reynoldston
Could care less about religious whatever. Not into it at all. They can give all the religious views they want, it wouldn't bother me. Religious nuts to me are very weak people. I really don't think I should get into this because I got a feeling there are some very strong feeling on this on both sides of the fence. We were talking about killing people with guns which I have very strong feeling about also.
reynoldston
reynoldston,
Why do you say that about religion on these forums???? Are there some By-Laws & Forum Rules I should have read before posting here? If we can discuss gun control we should be able to make religious statements if so inclined. I'm well aware of how easily "offended" some religiuos nuts are, but surely bible scriptures or religious views are not banned here!!!
Could care less about religious whatever. Not into it at all. They can give all the religious views they want, it wouldn't bother me. Religious nuts to me are very weak people. I really don't think I should get into this because I got a feeling there are some very strong feeling on this on both sides of the fence. We were talking about killing people with guns which I have very strong feeling about also.
#107
djdicetn
Thanks for the clarification that this was your personal preference, not a forums rule. I understand and concur with your opinion and respect your personal convictions. It's just that I am a devout Christian and "have very strong feelings" about not being able to "wish you a Merry Christmas" or freely express my religious views(I think there is something in our U.S. Constitution about that:0)
djdicetn
reynoldston,Could care less about religious whatever. Not into it at all. They can give all the religious views they want, it wouldn't bother me. Religious nuts to me are very weak people. I really don't think I should get into this because I got a feeling there are some very strong feeling on this on both sides of the fence. We were talking about killing people with guns which I have very strong feeling about also.
Thanks for the clarification that this was your personal preference, not a forums rule. I understand and concur with your opinion and respect your personal convictions. It's just that I am a devout Christian and "have very strong feelings" about not being able to "wish you a Merry Christmas" or freely express my religious views(I think there is something in our U.S. Constitution about that:0)
#108
P
PIMking
P
PIMking
I always carry, 100% of the time I have a gun on me. I'd rather have one and not need it than need one and not have it. Plus we have a rash of coons, groundhogs running around my place chasing my dogs around.
#109
djdicetn
PIMking,
At least you didn't say "the voices in my head tell me to carry a gun at all times":0)
You have a legitimate reason and most of us....(me included) support your decision!!!!!!
djdicetn
I always carry, 100% of the time I have a gun on me. I'd rather have one and not need it than need one and not have it. Plus we have a rash of coons, groundhogs running around my place chasing my dogs around.
PIMking,
At least you didn't say "the voices in my head tell me to carry a gun at all times":0)
You have a legitimate reason and most of us....(me included) support your decision!!!!!!
#110
P
PIMking
Yup nothing political about it with me, just too many crazy animals, and people out there these days.
P
PIMking
PIMking,
At least you didn't say "the voices in my head tell me to carry a gun at all times":0)
You have a legitimate reason and most of us....(me included) support your decision!!!!!!
Yup nothing political about it with me, just too many crazy animals, and people out there these days.
#111
reynoldston
Yes we have all the Christian holidays in our house also and enjoy them just as much as you. You will find we aren't much different then you are and think we can get along very well. I really believe that there shouldn't a free for all with guns like in the old western moves. I sure hope we are more civilize then that.
reynoldston
reynoldston,
Thanks for the clarification that this was your personal preference, not a forums rule. I understand and concur with your opinion and respect your personal convictions. It's just that I am a devout Christian and "have very strong feelings" about not being able to "wish you a Merry Christmas" or freely express my religious views(I think there is something in our U.S. Constitution about that:0)
Yes we have all the Christian holidays in our house also and enjoy them just as much as you. You will find we aren't much different then you are and think we can get along very well. I really believe that there shouldn't a free for all with guns like in the old western moves. I sure hope we are more civilize then that.
#112
P
PIMking
you realize that those were movies and it wasn't really like that right?
lets end the political stuff
P
PIMking
Yes we have all the Christian holidays in our house also and enjoy them just as much as you. You will find we aren't much different then you are and think we can get along very well. I really believe that there shouldn't a free for all with guns like in the old western moves. I sure hope we are more civilize then that.
you realize that those were movies and it wasn't really like that right?
lets end the political stuff
#113
therev
therev
I think mowing is the only time I'm outside my house I don't carry my firearm. Now if I was a commercial mower I would definitely wear it. Not so much for my protection but for the fact that if I observed someone being attacked I could help.. I went to a training years ago and the instructor described people as being sheep or sheep dogs. We need sheep dogs to protect the sheep. Ever since then as a LEO I always carry off duty. It has be useful a couple times.
#114
St8shooter
St8shooter
The problem with picking and choosing when you carry a firearm is that you are playing a guessing game as to when you will need it. Sometimes we have reasonable times when it would obviously be in our way, but you still never know when you will actually need it. By having it with me almost always, it doesn't matter when trouble finds me, because I have a reasonable expectation of being able to cope with it. Noone is trying to grand stand or go crazy with bang bang shootem up scenerios here. But as a law enforcement officer, or as john q citizen, I know that criminal activity rarely happens when it is most convienient for the victim. If criminal activity happens when we could plan for it, there would by nature be less victims. I hope none of the viewers here or any of their loved ones are ever touched by negativity as we have discribed during this forum, but I would certainly feel sheepish if I did have something bad happen to myself or a loved one when I could have had the opportunity to prevent or combat the threat, but instead I was worried about being too civilized to protect us, therefore subjecting myself to being victimized without recourse. Carrying a firearm during your normal activities should be done out of the eye of the public, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be done. Its our choice, as it should be. Even in the wild wild west, not everyone carried a firearm. But those that did didn't have to take whatever came down the pipe, since they had something they could send down the barrel. Just food for thought. :smile:
#115
therev
I agree totally!!!!!!
therev
The problem with picking and choosing when you carry a firearm is that you are playing a guessing game as to when you will need it. Sometimes we have reasonable times when it would obviously be in our way, but you still never know when you will actually need it. By having it with me almost always, it doesn't matter when trouble finds me, because I have a reasonable expectation of being able to cope with it. Noone is trying to grand stand or go crazy with bang bang shootem up scenerios here. But as a law enforcement officer, or as john q citizen, I know that criminal activity rarely happens when it is most convienient for the victim. If criminal activity happens when we could plan for it, there would by nature be less victims. I hope none of the viewers here or any of their loved ones are ever touched by negativity as we have discribed during this forum, but I would certainly feel sheepish if I did have something bad happen to myself or a loved one when I could have had the opportunity to prevent or combat the threat, but instead I was worried about being too civilized to protect us, therefore subjecting myself to being victimized without recourse. Carrying a firearm during your normal activities should be done out of the eye of the public, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be done. Its our choice, as it should be. Even in the wild wild west, not everyone carried a firearm. But those that did didn't have to take whatever came down the pipe, since they had something they could send down the barrel. Just food for thought. :smile:
I agree totally!!!!!!
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Dipper
:thumbsup: Yeah, I also carry while mowing with my John Deere 445. It has a tool box on the right fender that perfectly holds my BB handgun. I use it to try and shoot the way too many gofers I have on my property. They love to tease me when I'm mowing my lawn by running from hole to hole. I'm starting to get pretty good with the pistol even shooting on the fly. I've gotten a few but they are still ahead of the game; for now. Happy hunting!
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Dipper
I'm almost sure that this will open a bag of worms here but I just have to ask.
In the last five years I have shot three poisonous snakes within 10 feet of my house. I was fortunate enough to see a cottonmouth crawling into the door of my shop otherwise I would never have known it was there. My dog has been bitten once in the yard, probably by a copperhead that I shot a short time later. She survived, probably because I get her a rattlesnake vaccine shot every year, but she was pretty sick for a couple of days. Shot a diamondback within 6 feet of my back door.
I am pretty much a "live and let live" kind of guy and I don't wish to harm anything unnecessarily but I have to protect my dog. I don't bother nonpoisonous snakes but the poisonous ones are history if I see them. If I'm mowing and spot a snake I can't stop and go fetch a gun because the snake will, most likely, be gone when I return. I have a Ruger 4 5/8" single action .22 that I stick down next to the seat on the mower. I move the gun to the tractor or the four-wheeler whenever I'm on them. I also carry a rifle on the four-wheeler for the occasional coyote that wanders into range.
I realize that all this sounds pretty strange to the city dwellers but life is a little different out here in the boonies.
How about it? Anybody else armed while mowing?
Bob
:thumbsup: Yeah, I also carry while mowing with my John Deere 445. It has a tool box on the right fender that perfectly holds my BB handgun. I use it to try and shoot the way too many gofers I have on my property. They love to tease me when I'm mowing my lawn by running from hole to hole. I'm starting to get pretty good with the pistol even shooting on the fly. I've gotten a few but they are still ahead of the game; for now. Happy hunting!
#117
Robert Nolan
Robert Nolan
I would rather carry a gun and never need it ,then not carry it the one time i did need it !
#118
TheCaffeinatedOne
TheCaffeinatedOne
I carry a copy of the Internal Revenue Code. If someone comes too close for comfort, I start reading it at them. They usually start screaming and run in the other direction.
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osborjr
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osborjr
Best all around gun on a Mower is the Taurus Judge. 5 shot 45cal. or 410 shot gun round
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Dipper
Wow, I never thought of that. Great idea that will definately keep the idiots away but my crazy gofers won't stop to listen to me read to them. So I'll still try to blast them with my bb pistol. I think it's more sporting. Thanks.
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Dipper
I carry a copy of the Internal Revenue Code. If someone comes too close for comfort, I start reading it at them. They usually start screaming and run in the other direction.
Wow, I never thought of that. Great idea that will definately keep the idiots away but my crazy gofers won't stop to listen to me read to them. So I'll still try to blast them with my bb pistol. I think it's more sporting. Thanks.
#121
giturgun
giturgun
Carry everywhere I go Everywhere, wanna see some cool video of shootin??
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=568557023178728&set=vb.100000733051069&type=3 :thumbsup:
Acaution (if U don't like guns U definatly won't like this):laughing:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=568557023178728&set=vb.100000733051069&type=3 :thumbsup:
Acaution (if U don't like guns U definatly won't like this):laughing:
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GentlemanFahmah
GentlemanFahmah
Bob I think its time to consider a mongoose as a viable house pet.I'm almost sure that this will open a bag of worms here but I just have to ask.
In the last five years I have shot three poisonous snakes within 10 feet of my house.
How about it? Anybody else armed while mowing?
Bob
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bigblock
Probably not a bad idea but I doubt if I could get the dog to accept it.
They just clear cut 700 acres of woods behind my house. They are now clearing stumps and burning piles. I guess I can expect a new crop of displaced creatures to be moving this way.
Remember, it is always better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it!
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bigblock
Bob I think its time to consider a mongoose as a viable house pet.
Probably not a bad idea but I doubt if I could get the dog to accept it.
They just clear cut 700 acres of woods behind my house. They are now clearing stumps and burning piles. I guess I can expect a new crop of displaced creatures to be moving this way.
Remember, it is always better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it!
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KennyV
Absolutely ... always, be prepared... :smile:KennyV
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KennyV
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Remember, it is always better to have a gun and not need it than to need one and not have it!
Absolutely ... always, be prepared... :smile:KennyV