Who here likes Khuks and Swords, but not Guns?

Greetings HIKV forumites,

I've been lurking for a while here, but would like to chime in on this one in regard to real world scenarios. I really like exotic firearms and cutlery. But even if you don't care for firearms, you owe it to yourself to be educated about them. So you can be safe with them, and to find out what they can and CAN"T do. It does make a difference.

Primitive weapons like a handmade Kuk can really resonate with something primal inside of us. Almost(?) makes you believe in re-incarnation! On the other hand, it's hard to feel like you've been "one" before with a Glock! Relentlessly reliable in a pinch, but has all the beauty and mystique of a mud fence!

But the bottom line here, all other things being equal, it that our actions will be judged by a jury of our peers (and I don't mean other members of this forum!)
If you shoot a bad guy breaking into your house, you probably won't even see the Grand Jury.
Can you imagine what will happen if you happen to use your favorite HI Kuk for the task?? Fasten your seatbelt, extreme learning curve ahead!

That said; I still keep my HI BAS at hand. It waits patiently next to my Glock. Just in case.. ;-)) Belt and Suspenders!

As always; just my $.02 and YMMV!



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"just another ex-jarhead with an attitude"
 
Bill wrote: "f my antique .38 had the human no fire microdot I wouldn't have it."

Exactly! So that also explains why you only have one gun. You have one particular, highly specialized task in mind for it. Nothing else. You don't keep it around for its beauty or its history.

I think I rank myself like this in regards to guns:

Shooter
Collector
Hunter
Self-defense

And while that is a 1, 2, 3, 4 ranking, it isn't "weighted." I don't own any guns that I don't shoot. I am far more interested in guns to shoot than for self defense (like 10X). I love reloading ammo for them and trying to discover just what the perfect load would be for that gun. I do like collector because that leads to an appreciation of guns for their history. And I do hunt occassionally but I could just own 3-4 guns tops if they was all that mattered. Last year the only game animal I shot all year was one deer. I didn't ever get around to going small game hunting or bird hunting. But I usually go shooting each and every Sunday!

Gregg
 
Fellas, I couldn't be more proud to be associated with you guys! Sounds like most of you would be honord to stand up for our country! Anyone who calls themself a red blooded American, It's their duty to own a firearm PERIOD!!!!!!

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Chris B.
 
One more thing. The 2nd Ammendment makes all others possible!!!!!!! DON'T FORGET IT, EVER!!!

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Chris B.
 
I was brought up with guns and knives. My Dad was a great one for "Buy the Best and only cry once", so my sense of merchandise values was honed on these items. My Dad used them to teach responsibility, respect for others and their property, and honesty with integrity.

To me, they are inseparable. There are guns with spirit (N Frames, Winchester 94s and M70s). An old Marble found in the shallows of a trout stream, cleaned and re-sheathed, can have all the character (if not the price tag) of a mint Loveless. Through these things, over the years, you can learn about honor. This association of material and spiritual allows you to see at least some of the spirit of blades from far away, allowing you to continue your journey as a better man (I did not say "person").
 
I think my feeling is like many already expressed. I'm entranced by the beauty and functionality, and the spirit of khukuris and other knives. I'm truly passionate about knives and have sunk probably more money than I should have into them. I'm on these forums about an hour a day, more sometimes. I like shooting too, and I appreciate the beauty of a fine gun, but not like knives. I wouldn't be likely to own more than five or six guns, each with a specific purpose, and likely no overlap. On the other hand, I already have about 35 knives, and there's LOTS of overlap on them!
 
I have knives that have "character" to me - my khukuris, Livesay Sandbar Bowie, JSP Bladerigger products, Greco fighter...and others that don't, mostly production folders and hunting/camp/utility knives. I have firearms that also have "character" to me - old S&W M&P, Cimmaron 44-40 Thunderer, 1893 Turkish Mauser, Colt Baby Dragoon... and others that don't, Glock, S&W Sigma, etc.

All of my firearms except for the Baby Dragoon and a couple of odd-ball BP pistols are shooters, whereas some of my knives are seldom used...this is the main difference in the two for me. However, a deep love and respect for both firearms and knives was instilled in me at a very early age by my Pop and reinforced by many instructors/trainers/etc. through the years, so I guess that I never really tried to separate the two. Pop trained in Fairbairn tactics in his day, myself in Applegate, Ayoob, and others in mine...all stressed proficiency with both the blade and the firearm for "real world" scenarios. I have lived and worked in such a world since age 18.

Works for me.
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I definately pefer bladed weaponry to guns however being that I am a pyro I like not only the Idea of holding an explosion but also the fact that because of this I can hit something farawary

Bella
 
Thanks Bill I can relate to the memory problem...but this is the first time I've been the forum so i am pretty sure this is the first time you have welcomed me

Bella
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the gun issue reminds me of the dog issue. You can divide the world up into dog lovers and the others who are just not dog people and never will be, perhaps because of some warping experience in childhood. There's not much switching over. The difference, to me, is that the dog people and non-dog people generally spare each other the tiresome constitutional lectures.
 
I own a fair number of guns. I thought it was over 20, but I swear I didn't see nearly that many when I dragged most of them out yesterday!
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Anyway, if defending my country were my only priority, I would probably own one- maybe two, in case of spouse or friend. I certainly would not criticize someone with just one AR-15 or M1A! Indeed, such a person I greatly respect, because they only do what they do out of duty.

Now, I buy guns that I think are interesting, like that lever-action .45-70, or the bolt-action shotgun that I've had converted into MY (the Colonel is wrong!) idea of a scout, or that neat carbine that folds in half, or...
 
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