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Crackheads stealing spark plugs 19 Dec 2015 16:18 #703695

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Glad to see I'm not the only 44 Mag owner here, I have the S&W 29 and the Ruger Redhawk 4" that is where my screen name comes from. Obviously, I have a few others ;) they're a bit like motorcycles you always fancy another one, but easier to store.

I shot this 12 shot, 20 yard group at the range recently with my Ruger Redhawk and the stock iron sights, one flyer, but I can guarantee to make some holes for those stolen spark plugs to fit in :(.

I practice with these guns to keep my eye in, because there are a lot of cougars and bears on my mountain land and it's comforting when camping to have a back up plan beyond outrunning other family members :). Fortunately, so far I've only had to fire to scare cougars away a couple of times, when they've been curious and circling the camp at night , I'm not into shooting animals unless absolutely necessary, now spark plug thieves, that's a whole different story :).



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Crackheads stealing spark plugs 19 Dec 2015 16:29 #703696

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That's not bad. I was taught to never shoot anything I wouldn't eat.
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swest wrote: That's not bad. I was taught to never shoot anything I wouldn't eat.
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I don't think I'd want to eat a spark plug thief :)

Animal wise that's a good way to look at it, even then I don't really enjoy the killing part, but sometimes it's necessary, even just for pest control, or especially if you are hungry. definitely, if you are on the menu.
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Grand pa Bob taught me how to hunt at 14. At his eulogy I told the story and what he said about making me eat what I shot. I believed him. Most laughed, some scowled at me. I'm not a cannibal so the worms would have to get him. I'm not suggesting shooting thieves but if they are sculking around in the dark, better him than me.
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Crackheads stealing spark plugs 19 Dec 2015 17:28 #703702

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The same here in North Idaho. every so often I read about some guy that disappears forever, nobody knows nothin'.
It certainly ruins a hood's repeat offender status. :whistle:
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swest wrote: Grand pa Bob taught me how to hunt at 14. At his eulogy I told the story and what he said about making me eat what I shot. I believed him. Most laughed, some scowled at me. I'm not a cannibal so the worms would have to get him. I'm not suggesting shooting thieves but if they are sculking around in the dark, better him than me.
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My Mother used to tell us "if you will play on the stairs, you must expect to get hurt" if we'd go complaining to her about some injury or other received during some sort of rough housing, involving the staircase. I think it applies well to a lot of these thieves, especially when they come in to your home etc. If you don't want to get hurt, then don't do certain things that make that outcome likely, I have little sympathy for anyone breaking in to someone's home and getting shot. I hope to never be in that situation, but know from past experience, when the chips are down, survival mode takes over and it's definitely going to be them, not you, while there's breath in your body, even more so when their are loved one's at risk too.

I've read quite a few accounts where the criminal who gets shot has a very long rap sheet. many of which are very unpleasant crimes that make you wonder how they ever got out of prison in the first place, I often find myself mulling over the fact they won't be hurting anyone again.
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Crackheads stealing spark plugs 20 Dec 2015 00:10 #703725

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Instead of shooting people and burying them in the desert ,maybe you could reshape the profile on the sparkplug nut. Grind it down a bit so that a regular sparkplug socket wont fit on it and make your own custom socket to fit.Its a bit of work,I know and you would have to do it each time you change plugs but it would be cheaper and a lot less messy than shooting someone in the head!!
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They dont take the plugs out they just break them off.

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Well slap me in the face with a wet cabbage!
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Crackheads stealing spark plugs 20 Dec 2015 04:41 #703731

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Maybe leave a old one sitting on the seat? remember a old friend telling us guys a friend of his used to hook up a model T coil or maybe a series of them to his car door handle to keep folks away... not sure if was true or if it really worked but the memory always stuck with me. lol... shame you can't hook up 220.
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Crackheads stealing spark plugs 20 Dec 2015 04:59 #703732

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That's called a man trap. Same thing as attempted murder. In this state it's call 911 and die or deal with him and take your chances. It's also important to note if you just wound him he can sue you and you can be paying him for the rest of his life. What makes matters worse is they are letting more and more out because they don't have room for them. They make the counties keep them longer too so they can build a bullet train to nowhere and that won't pay for itself. Nothing new here.
Like Arnold said, California is ungovernable. :(
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