Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
No, I don't think so.

Your primary weapon in your home or vehicle should probably be somewhere in between a Glock 17 or a Colt M4, or similar.

Or some kind of a scatter gun, if you suck with firearms.

Historically speaking, people would not carry a katana with them in most places.

I have an M4 and a G3. My G3 fucks so hard. I have several AR-15s and I have some SKS that would probably be an even better primary weapon if I needed something like that. (SKS is a wildly underrated firearm.)

But I'm carrying a P365 when I go out to lunch or go to the store. That's the weapon I always have on me. A person with a 10 round 9 mm is woefully underarmed in an actual true military conflict. And a person with a 10 round 9 mm (who is adept with and competent with this firearm) is in a better position to defend himself and others than 999 out of a 1000 people.

A katana makes about as much sense as a BAR. Or a rapier. You cannot realistically even reliably swing one indoors. Actually, even a K20 is a probably too long an edged weapon for most situations. It's like the .44 Magnum. I don't know what situation you're envisioning but it's probably overkill for most.

It does have the ability to remove limbs in one hit (which is kind of cool) whereas most knives cannot (remotely) do that.

Don't feel like you are underarmed with a wakizashi rather than a katana. That way madness lay.

Unless you're going into open combat with the invading Mongol hordes. In which case you're going to want an A10 warthog.
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I was making allusions to Jeff Cooper. And the 'samurai must leave katana at door' but need not leave his wakizashi/utility knife behind thing. And, apparently too subtly, campaigning for a CPK katana.

I am fairly well versed, and fairly well trained, in modern firearms. I live a J-frame lifestyle. That's what's in my pocket. Pretty much all the time. Really. All. The. Time. (sometimes I'm not wearing pants, in which case it's still in my pocket. Of the pants I'm not wearing.)

Ironically, I went to high school with Major General Deale (Ret.), who has (or at least had) more hours in a warthog than anyone else.
 
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sonofwilfred said:
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beeinak said:
I think Carothers should offer classes for the swords and choppers, like some high performance car companies do. Imagine how much could be learned in a 1/2 day spent with pros…just saying.
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They do. It happens in October at the Outlaw Cut. 👍
 
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