Rude awakening

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Rude awakening

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Story background.

My wife had just been bought a brand spanking new Springfield XD-9 and because it was new and 'tight' she was having some issues racking the slide.

Fast forward to a couple of Sundays ago.

We had been to church and eaten lunch and were back home in front of the idiot box. The Sunday afternoon slowly wore on and I was in my recliner checking the inside of my eyelids for any leaks when "Click Clack"! Boy that sound wakes you up in a hurry!

My wife decided to practise racking her gun.

I think my heart has calmed down now! I have told her to never do that again without warning me.

Alarm companies should do away with that aweful siren that nobody ever listens to or even hears and simply crank up the surround sound and play a "Click clack" sound through it! I'll tell you that sounds grabs your attention, especially if you are napping!

"rlol"

I guess the moral of the story is to warn people when you are going to practice racking a firearm! It could kill them.....or you!
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:iagree: "rlol" :smilelol5: :lol: What a rude awakening! I can only imagine. Weeelllll, is she getting better at it?
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joe817 wrote::iagree: "rlol" :smilelol5: :lol: What a rude awakening! I can only imagine. Weeelllll, is she getting better at it?
Oh yes. The gun has still only had only 170 rounds through it but it is getting looser and easier for her to rack. She mostly carries the Glock 19 locked and cocked for now but I have a feeling the Springfield is going to take over purse duty as soon as she feels she can rack it as easily as the Glock.
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Well don't be surprised if at 3am you here that same click, clack right next to you as she continues to practice! :smilelol5:
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Kevinf2349 wrote:I was in my recliner checking the inside of my eyelids for any leaks when "Click Clack"! Boy that sound wakes you up in a hurry!
i don't know which one is funnier .
the checking your eyelids for leaks , or the clack clack . :shock: :smilelol5: "rlol" :leaving
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Maybe you could improve your napping by getting her a nice revolver. Very retro! :-)

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Now, that is funny. You needed that on video. Then, with the money you won with it, you could buy her an AR15 and enjoy a variety of alarm sounds :evil2:
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She carries a Glock 19 "locked and cocked?" How?
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Kevinf2349 wrote:Alarm companies should do away with that aweful siren that nobody ever listens to or even hears and simply crank up the surround sound and play a "Click clack" sound through it! I'll tell you that sounds grabs your attention, especially if you are napping!
A shotgun being racked into battery would be even more effective. :evil2:
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bdickens wrote:She carries a Glock 19 "locked and cocked?" How?
It's just an expression I used to mean that it is chambered and ready to fire. Sheeesh talk about picky! "rlol"
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Kevinf2349 wrote: Sheeesh talk about picky! "rlol"
"rlol" they don't let you get away with anything here . :cheers2:
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Speaking of that sound...there was an incident at the neighbors house the other night when I came home. And a sheriff, in the dark, racked a shell in the chamber of his shotgun right behind my truck as I was heading inside. It was dark, and there was a suspicious vehicle that had jsut parked near the house. Long story short, I ran inside for a shootout :fire , and the officer later apologized! I'm sure they got some laughs watching my wife and I duck and run.
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I bet she just didn't like knowing that you were napping...
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