So last night there goes a bump in the night. I grab my M&P with a trl1 attached. I rack a round in the chamber and crack the bed room door open. I begin to clear the house. ( surprised the light did not blind me)I clear the bathroom, I clear the nursery, I clear the office and as i clear the guest bedroom the battery dies. I think to myself "great" but my night vision isn't totally gone. I move a little slower and verify house is clear. It turns out it was the shampoo that fell into the tub. So the lesson here is dumping a new set of recharged set of batteries and doing a quick turn on and off isn't enough. (Do a full charge and full discharge before trusting the batteries)Turns out one of the batteries is a defect and wont hold a charge for more than 30 seconds. Also the wife said I left her alone without a gun, so looks like there will be 2 night stand pieces going forward.
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I hear you. But I wouldn't say these batteries were any cheaper then a none rechargeable streamlight. And there were a fresh set, I just never tested them as I should have.
Why have to rack a round into the chamber? Your batteries are not the only things not doing right.
I have a child not strong enough to rack a slide, but strong enough to pull a trigger. I figure racking a round is a lot faster than opening a safe at the moment. Dont get me wrong, when it's on me I keep one in the chamber. Now the chances of her getting to it is slim, but I'll take the second to rack the chamber then the seconds to opening a safe at the moment. Needless to say about unfair to judge dont you think?
Sounds like it was just you and the wife in the house. Why clear it at all?
Maintain a solid defensive position until the threat materializes or you are convinced there isn't one.
Maintain a solid defensive position until the threat materializes or you are convinced there isn't one.
Always good to learn from experience. I'd say:
- Lithium batteries
- Round chambered
- Gun holstered inside of:
- Quick access safe. They are pretty darn quick. Kids also grow up pretty darn quick.
- All of the above x2 for the wife
If wifey is armed, make sure you train with her so that she won't shoot YOU when you return to the bedroom after checking out that suspicious noise.
As for kids not being able to work the action of a pistol, I've read about kids as young as 4 being able to do it, by hooking the rear sights on the edge of a chair or stair step and using their body weight to push down.
They can rack the slide on a 1911 that way.
They can rack the slide on a 1911 that way.
