2 nights ago my fiance, newborn son, and I were asleep in our 2 bedroom Townhome, when I was awoken by my own thoughts. I did not have my phone on the nightstand and I remember that I had it on the dash of our SUV on the charger. I told my fiance that I was going to see if it was there.
4:15AM.
I walked downstairs and started to pass our Patio door long hanging blinds. 1 is broken so it does not close all the way. Something caught my eye, so I walked up to the blind. There were 2 men going down the line on all the cars checking to see if one was unlocked. 1 checked doors, the second had a flashlight looking for valuables.
I marched up stairs for jeans and asskickin boots....oh yeah....and my pepper sneezer!
Told my finace what I saw and that I was going to head out there to confront them. We just had her cell phone because I still could not remember where mine was so I grabbed it and dialed 911, but not until I....
Ran out the front door towards my SUV, I pressed the panic button and the alarm sounded. I opened the door grabbed my flashlight, spotted the guys as they were running to the dead end in our "L" shaped "one way in, one way out" Barbed wired gated parking lot.
After they kept scrambling and I kept getting closer, I decided to head back for my mossberg that I left by the front door. Walking back towards the gentlemen I raised the gun turned on the full 315 Lumens of light that is mounted to the gun at the men. They ran behind some cars in the furthest corner.
Then I called 911.
I live in Dallas, TX.
It is city out here so crimes occur daily. After waiting 30 minutes I see cops go to every community around ours...but not ours.
50 miniutes later I called 911 again. I told them that I could hear the men talking and poking their heads out. I kept having to change positions so in case they were armed they would be less likely to peg me from standing in the same spot. I said if there is not a cop here in 5 minutes I am going in after the bastards.
Cops showed up, the Mossberg went back inside. Cops cleared the corner....nothing.
The damn moon crickets had enough time over there to dig under the gate and slip out.
After I got back to bed and started my new day, I started to think to myself....in this situation I would have been in a better position with a Pistol. Its hard to operate a phone and hold a shotgun at the same time.
I (of course) stand by Glock. So I thought about getting a Glock 17 with a mounted light.
My question is would it be better? I have always ran scenarios in my head of home invasions...never ran down a scenario of having to leave my house with the shotgun.
And here she is.
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The Light that lit these guys up
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4:15AM.
I walked downstairs and started to pass our Patio door long hanging blinds. 1 is broken so it does not close all the way. Something caught my eye, so I walked up to the blind. There were 2 men going down the line on all the cars checking to see if one was unlocked. 1 checked doors, the second had a flashlight looking for valuables.
I marched up stairs for jeans and asskickin boots....oh yeah....and my pepper sneezer!
Told my finace what I saw and that I was going to head out there to confront them. We just had her cell phone because I still could not remember where mine was so I grabbed it and dialed 911, but not until I....
Ran out the front door towards my SUV, I pressed the panic button and the alarm sounded. I opened the door grabbed my flashlight, spotted the guys as they were running to the dead end in our "L" shaped "one way in, one way out" Barbed wired gated parking lot.
After they kept scrambling and I kept getting closer, I decided to head back for my mossberg that I left by the front door. Walking back towards the gentlemen I raised the gun turned on the full 315 Lumens of light that is mounted to the gun at the men. They ran behind some cars in the furthest corner.
Then I called 911.
I live in Dallas, TX.
It is city out here so crimes occur daily. After waiting 30 minutes I see cops go to every community around ours...but not ours.
50 miniutes later I called 911 again. I told them that I could hear the men talking and poking their heads out. I kept having to change positions so in case they were armed they would be less likely to peg me from standing in the same spot. I said if there is not a cop here in 5 minutes I am going in after the bastards.
Cops showed up, the Mossberg went back inside. Cops cleared the corner....nothing.
The damn moon crickets had enough time over there to dig under the gate and slip out.
After I got back to bed and started my new day, I started to think to myself....in this situation I would have been in a better position with a Pistol. Its hard to operate a phone and hold a shotgun at the same time.
I (of course) stand by Glock. So I thought about getting a Glock 17 with a mounted light.
My question is would it be better? I have always ran scenarios in my head of home invasions...never ran down a scenario of having to leave my house with the shotgun.
And here she is.
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=7352
The Light that lit these guys up
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=258&start=175