Guns and booze

Scott3670 · 07-07-2012, 20:24

I'm just sitting here enjoying a nice beverage and realxing after a hot (but short) day at the range. Anyway, I decided to practice my photography skills (which are mediocre at berst). FWIW, I took this picture before drinking and making sure that the gun was unloaded. Anyway, enjoy.

GLOCK17DB9 · 07-07-2012, 20:34

Nice photo! Its hard to believe that the two don't mix!

CBennett · 07-08-2012, 13:16

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Originally Posted by GLOCK17DB9

Nice photo! Its hard to believe that the two don't mix!

yup, but after shooting a nice drink is always nice(but only in that order

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***Angry Fist*** · 07-08-2012, 14:45

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Originally Posted by CBennett

yup, but after shooting a nice drink is always nice(but only in that order

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Oh, come on. If going to the range makes you nervous, slam a bottle or two.

JuneyBooney · 07-18-2012, 22:20

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Originally Posted by GLOCK17DB9

Nice photo! Its hard to believe that the two don't mix!

It just runs all over the place when you try to mix them.

bac1023 · 07-07-2012, 20:46

Cool pic

Ferdinandd · 07-07-2012, 21:12

Nice pic. I love Maker's Mark - have even toured the distillery - and I'm a big fan of Sig Arms - have been to the factory and offices in Exeter, NH. However, I feel that firearms and alcohol are a bad combination. With a momentary lapse of focus, accidents happen with gunds - and alcohol consumption compromises focus, in my experience.

Good photo, disclaimer withstanding.

Scott3670 · 07-07-2012, 21:34

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Originally Posted by Ferdinandd

Nice pic. I love Maker's Mark - have even toured the distillery - and I'm a big fan of Sig Arms - have been to the factory and offices in Exeter, NH. However, I feel that firearms and alcohol are a bad combination. With a momentary lapse of focus, accidents happen with gunds - and alcohol consumption compromises focus, in my experience.

Good photo, disclaimer withstanding.

I could not agree with you more. However, I clearly stated that I took this picture with an unloaded firearm and before drinking. I pride myself on being very safe with firearms.

257 roberts · 07-07-2012, 21:15

226 ?

glock2740 · 07-07-2012, 21:32

I love guns and I love booze.

Scott3670 · 07-07-2012, 21:32

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Originally Posted by 257 roberts

226 ?

Yeah, one of my favorite guns.

dajcarroll · 07-07-2012, 21:37

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Originally Posted by Scott3670

I'm just sitting here enjoying a nice beverage and realxing after a hot (but short) day at the range. Anyway, I decided to practice my photography skills (which are mediocre at berst). FWIW, I took this picture before drinking and making sure that the gun was unloaded. Anyway, enjoy.

Hell yeah

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G37 - Gen 3
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Savage Model 24 - .22LR/410

garya1961 · 07-07-2012, 22:13

What do you do if after you had a few drinks you hear glass breaking at the rear of you house and you gun is unloaded? I'm not trying to be critical just asking. I don't drink now but I use to and I don't condem anyone for taking a drink, but shouldn't you be ready to protect yourself even if drinking? I would leave it loaded but in a safe place and only touch it if it was an emergency.
As I said before I don't mean to sound critical just wondering what you and others think about protecting yourself while drinking.

Scott3670 · 07-07-2012, 23:43

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Originally Posted by garya1961

What do you do if after you had a few drinks you hear glass breaking at the rear of you house and you gun is unloaded? I'm not trying to be critical just asking. I don't drink now but I use to and I don't condem anyone for taking a drink, but shouldn't you be ready to protect yourself even if drinking? I would leave it loaded but in a safe place and only touch it if it was an emergency.
As I said before I don't mean to sound critical just wondering what you and others think about protecting yourself while drinking.

I respect your opinion but in all honesty I limit myself to one drink per night, rarely two. In any event I agree that an unloaded gun is all but broken, but it is not the only gun that I possess and for the sake of this picture it was not serving time on my night stand for HD purposes. I'm not trying to provoke an argument here, just responding to your good post. The bottom line here is that I am always prepared to defend my wife and household should the poop hit the fan.

Finally, it is this kind of thought-provoking discussion that proves the value of forums like this.

DonD · 07-08-2012, 07:42

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Originally Posted by Scott3670

in all honesty I limit myself to one drink per night, rarely two

I don't think your level of consumption compromises your ability to think and act rationally. Don

garya1961 · 07-08-2012, 13:00

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Originally Posted by Scott3670

I respect your opinion but in all honesty I limit myself to one drink per night, rarely two. In any event I agree that an unloaded gun is all but broken, but it is not the only gun that I possess and for the sake of this picture it was not serving time on my night stand for HD purposes. I'm not trying to provoke an argument here, just responding to your good post. The bottom line here is that I am always prepared to defend my wife and household should the poop hit the fan.

Finally, it is this kind of thought-provoking discussion that proves the value of forums like this.

Not trying to start an arguement in any way. It's just that you stated the gun was unloaded as if you would be berated for taking a drink with a loaded gun and you may have been, just not by me.
I'm speaking in general not to you personally when I say it is something to consider when drinking. What if something does happen and you are forced to defend yourself. How would the police react to the smell of alcohol? I have been in a situation before where they assumed I was the guilty party because I had been drinking.(no guns involved)

DonD · 07-08-2012, 17:15

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Originally Posted by garya1961

What if something does happen and you are forced to defend yourself. How would the police react to the smell of alcohol? I have been in a situation before where they assumed I was the guilty party because I had been drinking.(no guns involved)

Your post suggests that someone who defends him/herself in their own home could never have a drink because the intruder might violate their home after they had a evening glass of wine.

Not reasonable at all. If the homeowner was staggering drunk and failed to adhere to the law that would be one thing but a scent of alcohol, not hardly. Don

***geofri*** · 07-08-2012, 17:21

garya1961 · 07-10-2012, 19:12

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Originally Posted by DonD

Your post suggests that someone who defends him/herself in their own home could never have a drink because the intruder might violate their home after they had a evening glass of wine.

Not reasonable at all. If the homeowner was staggering drunk and failed to adhere to the law that would be one thing but a scent of alcohol, not hardly. Don

That's not what I meant at all. Even if I were falling down drunk I would still defend myself if possible. I was just wondering if anyone ever considered what the outcome would be if such a thing happened.

Stevekozak · 07-08-2012, 09:29

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Originally Posted by garya1961

What do you do if after you had a few drinks you hear glass breaking at the rear of you house and you gun is unloaded? I'm not trying to be critical just asking. I don't drink now but I use to and I don't condem anyone for taking a drink, but shouldn't you be ready to protect yourself even if drinking? I would leave it loaded but in a safe place and only touch it if it was an emergency.
As I said before I don't mean to sound critical just wondering what you and others think about protecting yourself while drinking.

I don't presume to speak for the OP, but what he stated in his post was that he made sure the gun was unloaded before taking the pic of it and the bottle. I would not assume that the gun stayed unloaded after he was done goofing around with it and the camera. So, I would suggest if the need arose, he probably would be able to produce a loaded weapon to deal with said need.

fnfalman · 07-08-2012, 18:40

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Originally Posted by garya1961

What do you do if after you had a few drinks you hear glass breaking at the rear of you house and you gun is unloaded? I'm not trying to be critical just asking. I don't drink now but I use to and I don't condem anyone for taking a drink, but shouldn't you be ready to protect yourself even if drinking? I would leave it loaded but in a safe place and only touch it if it was an emergency.
As I said before I don't mean to sound critical just wondering what you and others think about protecting yourself while drinking.

What do you do if a UFO were to crash into your house while your gun is unloaded and you're drunk?

Jesus H. Christ, there's always a gunfighter cum commando want to be "tactical" all the freakin' time.

garya1961 · 07-10-2012, 19:14

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

What do you do if a UFO were to crash into your house while your gun is unloaded and you're drunk?

Jesus H. Christ, there's always a gunfighter cum commando want to be "tactical" all the freakin' time.

What's your problem?
How did Jesus and UFO's get into this? I am definitly not a "tactical" anything
Just noticed your screen-name, I own several FAL/L1A1's.

fnfalman · 07-10-2012, 20:25

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Originally Posted by garya1961

What's your problem?
How did Jesus and UFO's get into this? I am definitly not a "tactical" anything
Just noticed your screen-name, I own several FAL/L1A1's.

My problem is that people like you coming in to ruin a perfectly entertaining thread.

**janice6** · 07-07-2012, 22:21

Deleted, belatedly.

Apparently posted in the wrong thread. Sorry to all.

concretefuzzynuts · 07-08-2012, 07:48

I'll drink to that.