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Title: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: GreyGeek on December 30, 2012, 04:07:08 PM
I started reading more by Larry Carreia and found this interesting article:
http://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/carbine-vs-shotgun-vs-pistol-for-home-defense/ (http://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/carbine-vs-shotgun-vs-pistol-for-home-defense/)
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: Thanke on December 30, 2012, 05:45:45 PM
That was a good read. Thanks for posting it.
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: Roper on January 01, 2013, 03:11:23 PM
Agree, thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: HuskerXDM on January 01, 2013, 08:24:27 PM
Thanks for sharing, that's an entertaining writer with some good info.
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: gsd on January 01, 2013, 09:19:44 PM
That guy is creative lol.
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: Aldo on January 05, 2013, 07:23:56 PM
I definitely appreciate the posted article. Thanks. I'm not good at board games nor figuring out acronyms.....WTF does "TANSTAAFL" stand for in the article???
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: Roper on January 05, 2013, 08:04:48 PM
search on the web says that tanstaafl means there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: Aldo on January 05, 2013, 08:08:50 PM
Quote from: Roper on January 05, 2013, 08:04:48 PM
search on the web says that tanstaafl means there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
Ohhh..... thnx!!  ::)
Title: Re: Carbine vs Shotgun vs Pistol for Home Defense
Post by: Kendahl on January 05, 2013, 08:15:45 PM
The first place I saw TANSTAAFL was in Robert Heinlein's novel, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. It describes the struggle by citizens of a lunar colony, which had become self sufficient, to gain independence from Earth. Like most of Heinlein's work, it is a good read.