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Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, is
part drill instructor, and part standup comic (Thunder
Ranch is a firearms training facility in Arizona ).
Here are a few of his observation on tactics,
firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the
civilized world.
"The most important rule in a gunfight is:
Always win -- and cheat if necessary."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of
way.."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of
bullets. You may get killed with your own gun, but he'll
have to beat you to death with it, cause it's going to be
empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be
loadin'. If you're not loadin', you should be movin', if
you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put
it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters,
don't put your flashlight in your back pocket.. If you
light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth
fairy... and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do
something."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's
available, until something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you
paranoid. That's ridiculous. If you have a gun, what in the
heck do you have to be paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, unless you also shoot
good.."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other
word you think will work, but I've found that a large bore
muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the
universal language."
"You cannot save the planet but you may be
able to save yourself and your family."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no
possible victory in defense. The sword is more important
than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he
is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your
tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just
minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on
the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model
1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry
a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with
monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards
dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm.
'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting
trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would
have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware of the man who only has one gun,
because he probably knows how to use it very well.
part drill instructor, and part standup comic (Thunder
Ranch is a firearms training facility in Arizona ).
Here are a few of his observation on tactics,
firearms, self defense and life as we know it in the
civilized world.
"The most important rule in a gunfight is:
Always win -- and cheat if necessary."
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of
way.."
"Make your attacker advance through a wall of
bullets. You may get killed with your own gun, but he'll
have to beat you to death with it, cause it's going to be
empty."
"If you're not shootin', you should be
loadin'. If you're not loadin', you should be movin', if
you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put
it on a stick."
"When you reload in low light encounters,
don't put your flashlight in your back pocket.. If you
light yourself up, you'll look like an angel or the tooth
fairy... and you're gonna be one of 'em pretty soon."
"Do something. It may be wrong, but do
something."
"Shoot what's available, as long as it's
available, until something else becomes available."
"If you carry a gun, people will call you
paranoid. That's ridiculous. If you have a gun, what in the
heck do you have to be paranoid for."
"Don't shoot fast, unless you also shoot
good.."
"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other
word you think will work, but I've found that a large bore
muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the
universal language."
"You cannot save the planet but you may be
able to save yourself and your family."
More Excellent Gun Wisdom.......
The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no
possible victory in defense. The sword is more important
than the shield, and skill is more important than either.
The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.
1. Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he
is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
2. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your
tactics suck.
3. I carry a gun cause a cop is too heavy.
4. When seconds count, the cops are just
minutes away.
5. A reporter did a human-interest piece on
the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model
1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry
a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
6. An armed man will kill an unarmed man with
monotonous regularity.
7. The old sheriff was attending an awards
dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm.
'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting
trouble?' 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would
have brought my rifle.'
8. Beware of the man who only has one gun,
because he probably knows how to use it very well.
