Jackson Jambalaya

Firearms Safety 101: No matter how "sure" you are that it is unloaded, check again, but still treat the weapon as if it were loaded.

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! Check once. Check twice. Check three times. Never fire/point/play/BRAG with a weapon unless you mean to use it or are cleaning it.

At least it wasn't a Taurus. That would've been downright embarrassing.

Andy let Barney have one bullet but Andy made Barney keep the bullet in his shirt pocket.

That sounds like a good policy for these guys.

It's the Bill of Rights, not the Bill of Needs.

Oh goodness. Am I supposed to be embarrassed by the .38 Taurus my dad gave me? Or is that acceptable for shooting bad guys who break into my house?

I don't want the cops to laugh at me when they come to carry out the body, so RSVP.

How did you know of this shooting? That took place over 17 years ago. I know about this because I was the guy he almost shot that day
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Did I miss a detail?

Then there was the time Dip liked to claim he was a Green Beret and would try to sell stuff to pawn shops. The boy was a danger to himself.

No doubt he was a danger, it's just odd that anyone remembered this. Your details where right on. The unit he was in was a Special Forces unit but like you mentioned he was a cook.

Anderson, I was joking. Nothing wrong with a Taurus, though the Rem 870 is probably better than any handgun for home defense.

Cooks are good......you gotta eat.

While I have the attention of the JJ gun club, may I pose a question of which Curt reminded me with his Remington remark:

My dad left me a Winchester Model 12, which according to some website I checked was mfd. in 1914. I understand that I need to get it checked out to see whether it can take a modern-sized shell. (I've never fired the thing, and dunno when was the last time my dad did - it was my grandfather's gun.)

The question: who's a good gunsmith in the Jackson area I could take it to?

Thanks!

Swan's on Old Canton Rd. (next to where the precinct used to be) does good work. And btw, the Taurus PT1911 is a superb handgun.

Most of the gun shops around town use the same guy, I know he picks up from Discount Hunting on Lakeland and Greater Southern Firearms in Pearl. I can't remember his name right now but he has done some good work for me and is quite reasonable.

Thanks, y'all!

Is this the same guy that rides
(speeds) all over Madison County
in the big ass truck with " Madison County Patrol"
or some similar logo plastered all over said truck ?

Not one of the logos reflect Sherif's Office ,
Constable, Rez Patrol or even Emergency Management.

I've always wondered who is this guy was and what authority is he representing ?

Just asking.

Funny you mention the Emergency Management truck. Too funny in fact, I was thinking the other day, that truck gets A LOT of miles.

Wow! Dip was at the gun show a couple of weeks ago. I took my nephew to a MWFP hunter Ed class years ago and got up and left when I saw Ming Dip was one of the instructors. Everybody who served in the 2/20 has a Dip story. Just surprised to see one here.

On the EM truck. I saw this Madison county truck pull over a dump truck in Hinds county on Greens Crossing. The truck was not coming from Madison, and was a good two miles from the county line.

OK, I think the gunsmith that picks up guns is Billy Tierce from the Utica area. He used to be full time at Mississippi Shooters Supply on State Street. Now, someone please post "Dip's" full name, in the name of public safety.