Ultimate backup weapon dog7/21/2023 ![]() ![]() I knew that there could be a time where my rifle wouldn’t be there to defend me (tight quarters, malfunction, out of ammo, or even when I didn’t have it on base) and I needed a weapon. The machete is therefore the ultimate backup weapon…and that’s why it was my constant companion when I served. It never needs ammo… it’s simple to operate, with no moving parts… and at extreme close quarters, it gives you the power to take out ANYONE who might be trying to hurt you! They can run out of ammo… get confiscated… or just jam at a critical moment.Ī good machete, however, CAN’T fail like this. Sure, a distance weapon like an M16 is better than a machete (at least in most cases).Ī handgun would have been a great backup weapon, too, but I didn’t have one.Īnd the same is true in ANY crisis for you and me as civilians. More powerful and with longer reach than my issue knife, my machete was basically a short sword that I could use for any fighting or utility task I could throw at it. I carried that machete all the time, and it was at my side no matter what threat i faced. There was one tool I always had, though, because it was MINE, and I didn’t have to ask for permission or check it in or out of anywhere. It has to be c hecked in and out of the armory, and it’s only used while on a mission. Now, obviously, when I served, my primary weapon was my rifle.īut in the military, you don’t always have your firearm with you. Well, I would have relied on my backup tool – one that was controversial back then, but which I never went without: The Backup Tool I ALWAYS Carried In The Military Best Combat Machete Training For Backup Weapons ![]() In an “active shooter” situation like the one at the air base in Pensacola, if I didn’t have my weapon, what would I have done? When I read that news article, it got me to thinking. The move was in response to recent shootings on military bases – again, where our brave men and women of the armed forces were basically sitting ducks for any terrorist with an unauthorized weapon. ![]() I can also fire it reasonably fast and accurately on double action.You don’t think about a military base being a “gun free zone.”īut the Marine Corps only just this month changed its rules to allow active “Marine law enforcement personnel” to carry concealed pistols on base when they’re not on duty. It is a fairly hot round with good penetration, but is forgiving enough that I can easily go through 100 rounds without having to ice my wrist. I would be more effective with a 9mm that I shoot all the time than a. I’ve shot action pistol for a few years, and it has taught me the value of putting hundreds of rounds through your gun. I have had several large revolvers, and my problems with them are: 1) I cannot shoot them accurately and quickly 2) ammunition is expensive and the guns are flat out hard to shoot often. Not only do you need to be able to shoot it well, but fast and under pressure. That being said, a handgun is certainly better than no gun, and in my opinion, the best backup handgun is the one you can shoot well. Obviously, the bigger the bullet, the bigger the damage, but the point is that any handgun is basically just a little better than nothing when it comes to stopping brown bears.
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