whats on your nightstand?
 

A picture of my wife, my alarm clock, sound machine,bible, and my colt defender .45 with federal HD hollow points and my surefire flash light.
in the wifes night stand, we have tissues, pictures, a stuffed teddybear, and a s&w 6904 9mm with speer gold dot hollow points.....
Now whats on your nightstand?

Wow, how romantic, his and hers GUNS. Eeek. How very Amurcan. /mispelled for colloquial value/.

Hey. Be nice Hunnychile :).

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raptor- lets see some pics of that beauty.
what is the kimber warrior? what cal, what specs? Gimme the gory details please.

I have a S&W 1006 with Federal HS in my nightstand. Wish I had nightsights on it. Or even better a Pistol mounted light.

The AR is two steps away, and my Sig 1911 is in my desk. I think I'm pretty safe.

kir stang... now all you need is a good shotty and you will be all set. My m4 is just as close as your ar. I have no night sights on it, but that is because it is just for room defense.... meaning I lay it across the bed an just squeeze the trigger if i feel I need it.

Kimber Classic 1911 with 3 mags of Golden Sabers. Unchambered, because for some reason I don't like the idea of going to bed with one in the pipe on automatic guns. I do have a j-frame on my computer desk that's always loaded though, and an ak-47 nearby.

I have a Mossy 500 downstairs, in case I come home to find someone rummaging through my stuff--however, I am not nearly as familiar with the Mossy's manual of arms as I am with the AR. Need to spend more quality time with it.

Mossberg 590 12 gauge (S&B rubber buckshot) (bed). S&W 5906 9mm (Winchester JHP) (bed). H&K USP45 .45 (Hydra-Shok) (desk). Glock 34 9mm (Winchester JHP) (drawer). S&W 37 .38 Spec (Hydra-Shok) (drawer). Group Industries Uzi 9mm (Winchester JHP) (behind desk).

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..and this is probably why I don't have a girlfriend. :(

Something is seriously wrong with that piece, bro. I fired it like six times at a 15" target at 7 yards and couldn't hit shit. You should get that thing looked at sometime soon if you're using it for home defense. It's gotta be defective. :thumbsup:

Unless you've got something with real caliber, why bother?
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You just need to find a nightstand big enough to mount it on.

my side of the bed- assorted books, smith and wesson model 36 in .38, several speed strips, flashlight, medieval short sword ( like all of my swords, its real, ie functional...and I do know how to use it....)... wifes side, Rossi clone of smith and wesson 36, several speed loaders, assorted books, an old style "pig sticker" knife, and a machete.. throughout the room, No less than 100 or so assorted knives, axes and swords, including a 5 foot 2 hander and a 4 foot flamberge ( from our wedding) an SKS, 2 mosin nagants, 2 enfields, and somewhere around three thousand rounds of ammo...

um... I have a load of books, and right now various things intended to ease tootache. And when Im asleep, my cell phone (which doubles as alarm clock)

However, in the spirit of what I think is the intention of this thread... most of us probably DO have something near the bed that you plan to use if you need to deal with a situation in the middle of the night. I have a length of welded copper piping which is about 2 and 1/2 feet long and is kind of the right weight to swing with one hand.

Im not saying Id necessarily hit someone with it if they broke in (and my house had been burgled twice in the last year)... but having the option cant hurt. Its not likely that anyone that breaks into my flat is gonna have a metal, but if they have a knife or a screwdriver I think this trumps either. Oh, and I also have a cheap claw hammer by the bed.

Two days after I last got burgled I did get really nervous one night, and when a kid kicked my bins down outside I ended up charging out the front door in my boxer shorts waving the hammer about... bit over the top but I reckon the kid got a bit of a fright, he had it on his toes pretty sharp anyway.

Boot knife, little 22 LR pistol, and an extremely powerful taser (950K V). When I get more money I plan to get a 12 gauge with rubber shot.

When Dave is gone I keep a two headed flail and a dagger beside the bed

http://blackfoxx3000.com/RPG/images/dagger.bmp

Just kidding, that is on the wall.

alarm clock, stuffed garfield, and a .38 special

Do I ever!

Walter, I'm trying to construct a story that makes sense of all of those items. I'm failing.

I don't have a nightstand. My wife does. I do have a baseball bat under the bed. My daughter received it at a minor league baseball game. I'm not sure how much good it would do against an intruder.

Jesus!

Concord grapes!?

Those things are bursting with intense flavour!

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I see you are prepared for many things. I think the tape is probably the best idea. I should implement that.

I'll need a nightstand first.

Zombies. :thumbsup:

guys, he's obviously mcgyver stop giving him shit

Zombies, armed intruders or just a romantic evening at home. All are addressed in pretty much the same way here at Casa De Sobchak.

I was sure that the jelly and the hammer had something to do with each other...

Yeah, my nightstand, until recently, was a TV box covered with a sheet. I don't think it would have held up all that stuff. I do have a pair of cuffs just like those, lots of duct tape and a craftsman hammer. Personally I don't care for that brand of tequila and not sure I'd care to don a gas mask again. I can't see leaving all that stuff on my night stand. Currently I have a battery operated lamp and an A/C remote.

Walter, Walter, Walter... why do I worry that the gas mask is involved in sex play?

wow, ok guys, this has gone just a weee bit off topic... lol.
Will- the only problem with that thing is that it costs about a $1.50 per round, but on the upside you really only need one round to let someone know you are serious. Thats almost worth the money on the pucker factor.

I have a glock 22 .40 cal with federal hydroshocks and my tac light. My carry weapon is a Kimber Eclipse Pro II with winchester white box amo. I use hollow points in the home and soft points when carrying for legal reasons.

I was thinking that particular weapon would be better suited for protecting the next neighborhood over than my house. I wonder what the kick would be like without mounting it....

My real nightstand has a copy of Guns, Germs and Steel on it next to an empty glass of water.

Which would be what?

If I am ever involved in a shooting outside my home while carrying concealed I don't want to give the prosecution or anti-concealed carry folk any more ammunition by saying that I use hollowpoints specifically with the intent of killing. I use regular 180gr. soft points. It's a 45 so I still have plenty of knock down power.

Well if you are a big ole boy, and shooting prone then prolly not much, but if you are shooting off hand, then I hope there is an old hardwood tree you can lean against. :thumbsup: but seriously though I would have to shoot it at least once just to say i have. Recoil prolly actually wouldnt be all that bad, since I bet the booger weighs a pretty good amount.

I like where your head is at but there is no reason you can't rock hollow points in a home defense/concealed carry weapon. I do in mine. I just stay away from hand loads as that could get a bit tricky in a legal situation.

Should I ever have to stand before The Man and have to explain my choice in ammunition I will just point to the box it came in. It says its made for "personal defense".

Oh and I don't shoot to kill. I "shoot to stop" the bad guy from continuing to pose a threat.

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Well done, sir. I see you have an eye for quality.

books and a reading light. In my defense, there are a couple of really big books - so burglars watch out! :D

Each of these.

http://gallery.barrymorrison.com/alb...l_DSCF0036.jpg

http://www.christiangunowner.com/images/bersa380.jpg

http://www.oppictures.com/singleimag...LHT800_1_1.JPG

On the ammo question; I carry a .40-calibre 155-grain loading, manufactured by Winchester-Olin, known as "Ranger." It's the Meanest, Nastiest, Ugliest, Mother-stabbinist, Father-rapeinist hollowpoint I've ever seen. And it's manufactured only for Law Enforcement. We're just lucky enough to catch a few cases per year from contract overruns. I kid you not, this thing is -hideous-. It's also what all our local LEOs carry, plus several Feds we're acquainted with.

I would -love- the chance to defend such a suit in court. "But Your Honor, I was only carrying exactly the same bullet as every Police Officer and Deputy in the county, and for the exact same reason! To defend myself from criminal attack!"

But then, I have the good fortune to live in a relatively sane State when it comes to guns...relatively.

what do you use when carrying for illegal reasons?

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Very nice Kimber there. I bought my Kimber because it doesn't have the FP safety as well.

Also, Allsop mousepad is the greatest gaming mousepad ever devised lol.

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This month's combination:

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S&W 5906 9mm. Mossberg 590 12g. Maglite 2D. Textbook. The rusty hatchet came with the mattress... long story.

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Sexy-party kit aside, this is what I keep handy:

Benelli M1 Super 90 Tactical w/ extended tube, Surefire forearm, 6 round side saddle, Imp-Mod choke, GG&G oversized bolt knob and GG&G ghost ring night sights. It's loaded with standard 2 3/4" 00 buckshot.

I need a camera!

nothing on the nightstand but a cheap assed survival knife.

leaning against it, however, is a browning 3 inch magnum. (i have it set to take 12 ga. shells at the moment, seeing how im out of the heavy ammo.)

If all of that fails..just beat them to death with Atlas Shrugged, it weighs enough.

http://www.weekendhobby.com/gun/webb...2255118340.jpg Thats in the drawer next to my bed (stupid prebuilt in apartment furniture)

Don't let StrangeFamous see that IMI Jericho. Ergh, he'll pop a boner the size of the Texas panhandle.

mmmm, noisy cricket.

I'm just trying to figure out what the hell the Latex Gloves are for.

...stop it! Ya'll are just joking right? Where do you all live that you would live in this kind of fear? The most deadly weapon that ever finds it's way to MY nightstand is my nail file. Well, my town WAS listed as the safest town in America, which probably gives me a false sense of security, but still. Why not just have some pepper spray? Or is this thread all about boys and their toys?

...who here has ever had anyone break into their home while they're there...ever

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Probably boys and their toys. Although, really... we have other threads that better cater to that kinda thing. I think the Gun Porn thread is best for that.

Hmm, I'm thinking we need a TFP-lingerie-clad-girlfriends-with-guns thread. Maybe make a nice calendar out of it. Oooh, I'm gettin' kinda worked up here.

Turns out the majority of us responsible gun owners live without fear. Perhaps more so than our unarmed counterparts. We know we can defend ourselves.

If something bad should ever happen, I'll be well prepared whereas an unarmed homeowner may be hiding under the bed with a cell phone hoping for the bad guy to leave, hoping they don't get stabbed/shot/beaten/raped, hoping for the cops to show up quicker, hoping they don't pee der pants, etc.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Military wisdom of the ages: Hope isn't a policy.

My dog. Not on my nightstand, but usually either on the bed or next to it. He likes to keep his eyes on the door. I think he'd be pretty damn effective as a weapon, even though I'm not saying I view him as one. I need to upload pics of this thing with it's mouth open, but just so you get a general idea, his head's bigger than mine.

yeah, shell, I have had a person try to break in while I was here, though I tend to think they did not realize it- all I had was a sword, and they ran away, but had they been so inclined and armed with a gun, I would be dead as hell instead of posting this- I have also had thirteen (yes, 13) cops in my back yard chasing a car jacker, while my wife was 7 months pregnant, as well as 3 foot chases through my yard..... there have been three home invasions within 2 blocks of me in the past 2 years, A year ago I chased a guy out of my back yard...(he had an empty pillow case so I guess he was "shopping")..... So, yeah, I tend to think I am not exactly being paranoid here.... (strange thing is that other than the home invasion down the street, its really been quiet, most of the trouble comes from people fleeing the cops from a few blocks away.....)

No nightstand, but under/beside my bed I have; 2 Condoms, 1 9mm pistol (which I haven't fired being the bad gun owner I am), the book of the week, toilet paper and a lamp.

Near the bed I have my chef knifes that I keep razor sharp, but I would hate to use those in an fight. Seeing how they have cut me on a regular basis, I'm guessing they would be useful in that situation.

Nope.

The World. It's a dangerous place. I live in a bit known as Bumfuck Dipshit Appalachia. Lotsa meth-headed White Trash, with more recently a smattering of MS-13 and Latin Kings thrown in for fun. Besides which, my decision to be armed is no more a reaction to fear than is my decision to keep a fire-extinguisher in my car. Better to have and not need, after all...

I can help you with that. No woman has any business being unarmed.

Because I don't feel inclined to trust my life to a tin of seasoning which frequently doesn't work thanks to incidental, accidental, or intentional prior exposure, PCP use, drunkenness, etc, which is easily fired at onesself under stress (not so with a pistol), and which has an expiration date. As Calvin once so wisely put it; "never take chances on a product which prints the date you might expire." Besides all this, someone who breaks into my home while I'm in it is posing a serious threat, and has no good reason to continue breathing my air.

ME. Had somebody try to break into my house several years ago while I and my then-girlfriend were upstairs. The dog scared him away, but Step #2 was the Mossberg 12ga. If the dog hadn't been there, the 12ga would have been Step #1.

I checked my bedside cabinet just now:

Radio Alarm Clock
A mostly empty back of superkings menthol
tea cup used as ash tray
an empty 500ml diet coke bottle
A "Wallander" detective paperbook
A copy of "Pilgrims Progress" paperback book
A washbag containing - toothpaste, tooth brush, ibuprofen, scissors, a pair of nail clippers, dental floss, a razor, after shave, 2 rubbers, paracetamol, deoderant
a pornographic DVD (Beauty and the Butch Vol 4)
Cell phone
MP3 player with headphones
TV Remote
DVD player remote

Just got a nightstand ...

Lamp, condoms, cell phone, a book by tom clancy I forgot what it's called cause I'm only reading it to improve my grammar.

... /feels so grown up posting here!!

Uh, this thread is in the Tilted Weaponry category for a reason guys. C'mon, now... work with me, people.

Not a genius, but I'm guessing the discussion is designed to focus on weapons kept next to the bed in case of a burglary / home invasion / zombie apocalypse.

Perhaps someone should generate a thread in a different TFP drawer to deal with mundane shit.

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StrangeFamous... did you steal that DVD from my collection? My copy is missing! That and Pixies with Uzis.

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR...AM_KAA_pic.jpg
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...mages/m197.gif

You know. In case flying zombies attack.

I dont live in the States, and so it isnt for to say how true this is - but it really depressed me. Even if we can accept that men must be armed for self protection - as a society, as a civilised world, what has it come to that even some people who are rational and sane consider that even a woman must carry arms? Surely it should not come to this...

In terms of has my house ever been broken into - yes twice but not while I was in it, and I have a three foot length of copper piping by the bed that I could lay my hand on if it was really required, but I'd only swing at a guys knee's unless he was armed too. If he had a gun obviously I wouldnt resist, if he had a knife Id probably aim for the face...

The glowing, red, one-eyed pimento daemon keeps the baddies away.


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Ring, love it, def love it soo much!!

Cromps: That's what the cell phone is for. I need to dial moomy, ya know!!

No, I have no weapons and I'm thinking I should actually swallow my rage and get one or go the way of the ring and get a nightstick.

the idea that both men and women have no business being unarmed is in no way uncivilized, in fact, it is a true mark of civilization and personal responsibility to be armed- being armed, and properly trained in the use of weapons, states clearly that you have taken responsibility for your personal safety, and are willing and able to defend the lives and health of your loved ones..... there is in my opinion nothing that better recommends a civilization than that its members feel that way........

An interesting combination of assumption and wishful thinking, especially considering the source.

You're a violent dude, StrangeFamous. You've seen what can happen from nothing.

A water bottle, a book, and a lamp.

The throwing axes are near the front door in the basement.... maybe I should move those.

So is the rifle.

I rechecked:

A radio alarm clock
3 pornographic DVDs (The Violation of Kate Frost: A lesbian gangbang, Blue Dreams, Office Girls)
A Nike Headband
About £3.00 in lose change
A music CD (Alternative Times vol 68)
2 books (The girl with the drago tattoo - Stieg Larso, The Draining Lake - Arnaldur Indridason)
a pack of playing cards
a set of nail scissors
1 double yellow dot squash ball
a small unopened bottle of nivea face cream
a reel of masking tape
a blackberry

Not on top, but in the top drawer.

http://pagebydave.net/knife/images/sb80.jpg

... single mom and all that. Wish I had more as I do have a bit of a knife fetish. (Think Salma Hayek in Once Upon A Time In Mexico.)

:)
Well this single dad doesn't believe in bringing a knife to a gunfight! LOL

I live in Texas, so with a concealment permit I wouldn't exactly say "on my nightstand", but I'll stick with my S&W Police Special .357 'Roscoe'!
Haven't photographed it yet......:)

I keep my Kimber TLE/RL II Tactical & Streamlight Strion at hand.

So as far as nightstands go, I don't have a gun. I have a lamp, the last 3 of the Twilight books, my alarm clock, and 2 pictures of my boyfriend.

A box cutter
A book of Algernon Blackwood ghost stories
A deck of playing cards
About £6 change
An empty glass
A small vase with some flowers in (dont know what type, theyre white) - my girlfriend put them there
A book about Columbine shooting
DVD player remote
A John Wayne DVD (in case)
A claw hammer (my home defence device)