Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT now?

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Postby squinty » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:22 am

I have nothing but my rage - my pure unalloyed rage! GRRRR!
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby Dom LRS » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:35 am

Im in bed with two adult cats on my feet - I would throw them - Who is going to mess with 40 claws thats been burying some nasty kibble turds in there litter tray - for back up there's 3 more downstairs then the all black German sherpherd called Rommel - In Canada we have to be creative our government wont trust the people to actually own firearms!

Cummon i bet nobody thought about throwing a pissed pussy in your face eh :lol:

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Postby Blue_Flame » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:25 am

Several knives, throwing spikes, hatchet, tomahawk...that's about it, and I'm not great at hand to hand combat (but I can blind you at 20 ft with those spikes :twisted: ) but let's hope hubby is home too :lol: Another reason (in case I didn't have enough already) to get those guns soon!
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby ZombieGranny » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:08 am

All RIGHT!
Another thrower!
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I have the same things as earlier, but I will have to stand up for the knives not on my person.
Can't leave them down & loose with the little'un around.

Oh wait, the extremely sharp scissors are new.
I had no idea scissors ever came that sharp.
In my day, we didn't have virtual reality.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby BrockHammer » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:40 pm

Right now is the perfect subject for a thread.

I am presently at my restaurant which is located on a University campus, so I have an ample supply of very effective hand to hand weaponry in the form of various knives. I also have my 4 wheel drive suburban located very close to the exit, so I would be able to load out either immediately or after bugging in for a short time.

Another very interesting thing about my locale would be that on campus is the police college and the campus security office. The university is also a location that would be very easy to fortify areas so as to be able to bug in as there are metal plate drop down doors which can be lowered into position and then locked into place.

The university is also located on the border of our city so getting out would be a very simple matter of 2 minutes drive. The one major complication however would be my wife and kids. Dependant upon the scenario that is taking place it might or might not be possible to get a message through to my wife to get my kids from school. I am pretty certain that I would most definitely arm up and head to my kids school which is a 5 minute drive at 50 kliks and then a 7 minute drive at 70 kliks to my daughters high school. Both of which are situated on the outskirts of our town which would be a bonus versus congestion.

I will say this as well, considering my military training I would have little to no hesitation to flip the killswitch if I encountered someone who has passed to zombification. It would also depend upon what kind of zombie we are looking at as to whether or not I would engage. This goes for anyone from stranger to immediate family member. I have often shook my head at how people in the movies are hesitant to dispatch a family member who is quite obviously no longer a normal human being.

There are also more than a few stores within 2-5 minutes which would make it possible to procur weaponry and other goods, yet, this also depends on the severity of how things go down. I am confident that I would be more than able to withstand the initial onlslaught and be able to procur better weaponry within the next few days from scavenging.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby BrockHammer » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:03 pm

Also thought I would post this for yall to look at as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHtLlzw5 ... ure=relmfu
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Postby Spd164 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:14 pm

I'm at work.

Glock 30 topped off with 230gr HST's. Spare G21 mag with 13 more HST's on tap.

Kerahaw Blur Tanto.

Handcuffs.

Bic Atlantis pen.

Portable motorola radio.

iPhone 4.

Hands, elbows, knees, feet, head.

A warrior mindset.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby Boondock » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:25 pm

Got a big, heavy cast-iron skillet drying in the sink within arm's reach, as I happen to be in the kitchen.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby FastasEF » Tue May 01, 2012 11:49 pm

Right this second I have a Mac laptop, 14lb cat, Droid X2 cell phone, Recoil magazine and a Wii remote.

Within about 5 second reach I have a Smith & Wesson H.R.T. knife, Turkish 8mm Mauser with eight rounds of ammo and a Marlin .22 LR with about 150 rounds of ammo.
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Postby rosemarysos » Wed May 02, 2012 3:03 am

the mouse

can tell something :?:
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Postby Polley » Wed May 02, 2012 6:37 pm

Arsenal SGL 21-94 with a thirty-round magazine... about four inches away from me at the moment. When I'm home, it rarely leaves my sight.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby squinty » Wed May 02, 2012 10:45 pm

rosemarysos wrote:the mouse

can tell something :?:

whoa,,,cryptic
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Postby Caenus » Wed May 02, 2012 10:50 pm

Unopened beer can...

Oops...partially full beer can...
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Postby TooManyIdeas » Thu May 03, 2012 7:02 pm

sleeping baby with diaper which contents could start the ZPAW. Beware :mrgreen:
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Postby CarolinaPeach » Mon May 07, 2012 10:07 pm

On hand at this moment: heavy mug half full of coffee (cream & liquid sweetener), a couple of gel pens, 1 regular ink pen, 1 spray bottle of perfume, 1 bottle of polish remover (acetone), a pair of tweezers, assorted makeup, several bottles of essential oil, laptop, a double-walled aluminum bat, a miniature wooden bat, the metal pole in the closet, the metal pole from the floor lamp, glass from beveled mirror in the bathroom and the decorative mirror on the wall, some wire hangers, and the shower curtain pole.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby bruceson74 » Wed May 09, 2012 3:44 am

from the bed
kimber 1911 with 8 rounds
leatherman wave

in the room
around 1000 rounds 45acp
springfield xdm 5.25
17 hmr about 300 to 400 rounds
ruger 10/22 takedown about 700 rounds
gerber parang
becker tac tool
lol pistol bayonet "hey it looks cool"
4 cell mag light

biggest problem i could see is that after 8 rounds of acp. i would have to start loading mags, think i will do that now.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby Cockroach » Thu May 10, 2012 9:54 am

Assorted pointy office supplies like scissors, small pocket folder, my fists and my feet ;)
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Postby tookieblueeyes » Thu May 10, 2012 9:57 am

A cat and a shoe horn! :lol:
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Postby wee drop o' bush » Thu May 10, 2012 11:25 am

Pork and apple Sausages, a dog and a wooden spoon.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby The Jinxmedic » Thu May 10, 2012 12:09 pm

Within arm's reach?

Let's see- I have a pair of paper scissors, a number of ball-point pens and drawing pencils, an X-acto knife (with extra blades), a bright LED flashlight, a heavy coffee mug, two commemorative lock-back knives on display stands, and let's see what else... ...oh, yes- a Browning Hi-Power with three full mags.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby SRO1911 » Thu May 10, 2012 1:09 pm

At work - I work out of my truck. Inside the cab I have a couple of bolt action pistols under the back seat not really much use in an emergency situation. 1911 on my hip w/2 extra mags, benchmade activator, misc poket stuff. Floor in front of center console - couple of estwing chipping hammers, various hand tools. passenger floorboard 150-200 ponds of little steel rods between 1/16 and 1/4 inc in diameter and 14 inches long - (they throw ans stick well) - back floorboards, another 200-300 pounds of similar rods, assorted hand tools, 14 inch gas powered rescue saw, HILTI .27 cal semi auto fastener. Back of the truck - enough acetylene and oxygen to relocate a horde, assorted hand tools including 12-15 different size hammers, and if you really, really need some act right... 575 AMPS of straight DC goodness delivered through up to 300 feet of the finest 3/0 lead you could ever hope to drag.
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby rednekrampager » Fri May 11, 2012 3:39 pm

Neat thread, and quite popular by how many posts already. to answer your question, what i have on my person right now to answer an attack i have a Ruger SR9 in a IWAC holster, a Kershaw Needs Work knife, a reload for the Ruger, and my cell phone to call 911 to come clean up the big mess and haul the bodies off. :evil: :twisted:
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Re: Quick, defend yourself: What do you have on hand RIGHT n

Postby elektrik » Fri May 11, 2012 11:18 pm

I have a puncher, it is possible to knock well on the head, a chair, the printer, the fire extinguisher to let out in the opponent, and Russian matershiny words

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The INCH bug out rickshaw . 1300 miles with minimum of support in the early 1800s . Still when they got to their destination they had plenty of help so Id say that was the key .

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Postby free0352 » Mon May 14, 2012 1:30 am

I'm holding a lap top and I can smash that over someones head. I have a Mossberg 500 2 feet away as I type. My 1911 and AR are in the next room next to the go-go bag. Also, I have knives in my kitchen.
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