Greenville SC Post Card Blog

Under Siege

I have lived in this location since 1985 and up till now never really been concerned about security. All that has now changed. Georgia Gwinnett College is across the street from my subdivision and is constantly expanding. There is a Wal Mart on the other side of 316. The 316/Collins Hill intersection will soon be turned from a 4 way stop to a freeway intersection with extended off and on ramps moving it closer to my back yard. A month ago my next door neighbor's house was burglarized and there was a drug bust at the house down the street. I have an alarm system and the back yard is enclosed by a chain link fence but I don't think that is enough. So here are a few more things I did to prepare for the worst:

Dead bolts on all the doors.

A small safe to keep loose valuables.

A loaded Thunder Five kept in the safe for easy access.

In a week or two I'll be replacing my old wooden patio doors to steel patio doors with upgraded locks.

 

Just to prove that I am not completely paranoid, here are pictures I took of two suspicious characters apparently casing the neighborhood. Unfortunately I was unable to get a picture of their faces.

I really don't think I am paranoid.

Riding Shotgun

 
 

 Yesterday I received this replica of an 1887 coach gun from Coyote Cap. The gun is actually made in China, but Cap modifies it and makes it a much better shotgun. It's a 12 gauge. Remember when you were a kid and you and your siblings would go for a ride in the car and you would all yell "I wanna ride shotgun!"? Well, this is that shotgun.By riding shotgun you were riding in the passenger seat. It was carried on stage coaches and used to fend off bandits, and was (and still is!) devastating at close range.

CZ 75 Pistol

 The CZ 75, one of the best 9mm pistols in the world.

Rifles

 

Rossi Revolver

 Yesterday I traded in an old  Model 10 Smith & Wesson revolver and a Russian Makarov semi auto at the  Bulls_Eye Gun Shop in Lawrenceville for a new Rossi Model 351 in 38 special pictured above. Rossi guns are made in Brazil by Taurus and are relatively inexpensive compared to Colt or Smith and Wesson. I liked it because it fit my hand very well and is the type of gun one would keep in the nightstand just in case. Its not a carry gun because of the weight and exposed hammer.

Thunder Five Revolver

 I bought this Thunder Five revolver back around 1993 but it is no longer manufactured. I bought it because it looks like a real beast! It shoots 45 Long Colt and .410 shotgun shells. I would certainly not carry something like this because if you ever had to use it, even in self defense, it might inflame a jury. Instead, I would use something not quite as inflammatory like the Taurus Judge.