Almost burglerized!

SLOCOOKN

Early this morning around 1:30am Central Standard time. I was watching The First 48 on A&E. I heard some strange noises that I assumed was some wind noise. We were expecting storms to be moving in so I did not give it much thought. A few moments later I heard some more "strange noises" and turned to check the weather......

Nothing moving in yet. I then turned down the TV and listened and just then.......BOOOM....BOOM...someone is trying to kick in the down stairs door!

I wake my wife and tell her to call 911...She did not get it until she saw me loading my SKS 7.62x39 with a 25 round clip.... We waited for the cops and listened for movement...thankfully none...one cop reported a white car speeding from the seen....no tags...

The down stairs is a steel door with a steel frame...Saved our **** and theirs!
Everyone is ok!

No idea who or why though!

audiobliss

Dang. Sounds like y'all'd have to be replacing blood-red carpet downstairs had they gotten in!

hearingimpared

That is a frightening feeling. I'm glad you didn't have to take action and you and the wifey are safe.

I've had a similar experience in Baltimore. While visiting my cousin we were down the basement shooting darts. We keep hearing the floor boards creek irregularly but don't think anything of it. After a little while the sounds were coming from a different part of ceiling. We both started up the steps and heard stomping. When we got upstairs, in the dining room and the stereo system was unwired and stack up in a fashion that would allow easy removal from the house. We thought maybe someone was on the second floor where the bedrooms were. We both charged up the steps like two idiots brandishing baseball bats and swinging wildly in the dark.

They/he/she had left.

My condo was burgularized in 1997. . . that is a very harsh feeling of being violated.

madmax

Always a good idea to have sturdy entry and secondary protection. Good job!
madmax

Skynut

Glad you are ok and even more glad you have the means to defend yourself and family.

MSALLA

SLOCOOKN wrote: »

She did not get it until she saw me loading my SKS 3.62x39 with a 25 round clip....

That would be 7.62x39...same as a AK 47. Great gun and would have cut joe robber in half. Just make sure he is in the houe when you pull the trigger.

SLOCOOKN

MSALLA wrote: »

That would be 7.62x39...same as a AK 47. Great gun and would have cut joe robber in half. Just make sure he is in the houe when you pull the trigger.

Yep.....My bad, I only had about 30 minutes of "slppe"...(lol)

hearingimpared

12 guage pump shotgun!!! Point in direction of bad guy,. squeeze. . .bad guy down!

SLOCOOKN

Skynut wrote: »

Glad you are ok and even more glad you have the means to defend yourself and family.

That is why I am displeased with people who try and take away our right to have arms!

i am aware that an SKS is not the best choice for every one to defend
them selves . I felt a hell of a lot better knowing I could defend my family no matter how many of them there were. I live in a secluded neighborhood so stray bullets would have not been a concern.

MSALLA

SLOCOOKN wrote: »

Yep.....My bad, I only had about 30 minutes of "slppe"...(lol)

Ya, that's a strange feeling you get when someone tries to get in your home. Very uneasy.

MikeC78

hearingimpared wrote: »

12 guage pump shotgun!!! Point in direction of bad guy,. squeeze. . .bad guy down!

Yep, and the "Ohhh ****" factor running through their head when they hear you chamber a round.

venomclan

Scary stuff and glad you are ok. Glad you also had the backup just in case it was needed. I am sure that the amatuer trying to break in would have crapped a brick when he saw that thing pointed at him, especially if he only had a crowbar.:eek:
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MSALLA

MikeC78 wrote: »

Yep, and the "Ohhh ****" factor running through their head when they hear you chamber a round.

That has to be the scarriest sound in the world. Nothing sounds like the slide on a shot gun.

SLOCOOKN

MSALLA wrote: »

That has to be the scarriest sound in the world. Nothing sounds like the slide on a shot gun.

When you slam a magazine on a SKS and pull the bolt back and is slams forward, I can assure you that sound is also very menacing!

strider

MSALLA wrote: »

That has to be the scarriest sound in the world. Nothing sounds like the slide on a shot gun.

X2

Glad to hear everyone is ok.

Serendipity

Glad to hear you're okay.

SLOCOOKN

appadv wrote: »

Glad to hear you're okay.

THANKS EVERYONE!!!

i must also say the cops did a superb job arriving quickly and did a good search of the area.

So my hats off to them!

cfrizz

I'm glad you & your wife are ok.

Skynut

My friends wife was home alone with her two kids when someone tried comming through the locked door.

When she realized what was happening she stood behind the door and chambered a round into their mossberg. She said the other side of the door went quiet until the police showed up several minuites later.

ohskigod

a gun thats the same as an ak47??? JESUS CHRIST, thank god that guy didnt get in. think of the collateral damage to the structure of your house after you riddled his dumb **** with bullets

"I heard a pounding at the door, at this point, I prepared my floor mounted 30 mm chaingun" :eek: :eek:

My weapon of choice for home invasion would be a lightsaber, but they dont exist yet. how cool would that be though, as the invader kicks the door in, looks down my hallway and hears bbbbsssssszzzhhhhhh.
He'll be able to faintly make out my facial features by the steady purple glow from the lightsaber itself as I say "can I help you?".

MSALLA

SLOCOOKN wrote: »

When you slam a magazine on a SKS and pull the bolt back and is slams forward, I can assure you that sound is also very menacing!

I had one, but it had the fixed mag that you loaded through the receiver. It dose sound pretty good though. My AK had the 30 rd. banana clip.
I sold all my guns (11 of them) and kept only my colt deffender for times like you had.

Glad it was only a close call for you and your wife.

PolkThug

MSALLA wrote: »

That has to be the scarriest sound in the world. Nothing sounds like the slide on a shot gun.

Yep, one of my KC cop friends who deals with a lot of "thug element", says that a lot of times the thugs won't comply even when they pull their pistols on them, but when he chambers a round in the pump, he gets 100% compliance.

Got Moss?

SLOCOOKN

ohskigod wrote: »

a gun thats the same as an ak47??? JESUS CHRIST, thank god that guy didnt get in. think of the collateral damage to the structure of your house after you riddled his dumb **** with bullets

"I heard a pounding at the door, at this point, I prepared my floor mounted 30 mm chaingun" :eek: :eek:

My weapon of choice for home invasion would be a lightsaber, but they dont exist yet. how cool would that be though, as the invader kicks the door in, looks down my hallway and hears bbbbsssssszzzhhhhhh.
He'll be able to faintly make out my facial features by the steady purple glow from the lightsaber itself as I say "can I help you?".

Indeed! I would have riddled "his, their" dumbass. My family is more important to me than ANYTHING ELSE. I also have a browning 12ga shotgun and a Ruger 270. I will always choose the SKS. This could have been life or death!

I would have the ability to shoot through walls if necessary! I would have done WHAT EVER IT TOOK....!!!!!!

ohskigod

I dont have a gun in the house. luckily no break ins, for the moment, i would have to rely on stick/blade weapons and hand to hand. I dont have an aversion to people owning guns (I'm a firm believer in a persons right to prtect himself) but handguns always scared me.

I've fired handguns before, i always like to conquer a fear, or at least face it for the experience. I'm warming up to the idea of a shotgun, seems less likly prone to accidents. of course, far more damaging when it actually goes off.

Bill Ayotte

This is why I keep a Glock 21 under the bed....Glad to hear you are safe...The "thug" factor rises ten fold here every time there is a deployment, parents leave, more empty houses, etc...Watch out over the next couple of days, sometimes they like to come back...It's happened around here a couple times...

SLOCOOKN

Bill Ayotte wrote: »

This is why I keep a Glock 21 under the bed....Glad to hear you are safe...The "thug" factor rises ten fold here every time there is a deployment, parents leave, more empty houses, etc...Watch out over the next couple of days, sometimes they like to come back...It's happened around here a couple times...

We will be staying at her parents house tonight. We will be dog watching as they will be at the Dobbie Brothers concert in Kansas City, MO.

MSALLA

The best way to keep robbers away...get a dog. Not a little bark bark dog but a good size dog. Any breed will due.

steveinaz

Glad you and the family are ok. Sounds like you did the right things. Grab the gun and call 911 and keep the line open until police arrive. This way everything that happens is recorded with the 911 operator. I have my Glock 17 in my nightstand and an AR-15 at the ready, and my wife knows the drill and has fired both extensively. I would recommend that you keep a magazine loaded in the future. It's pretty difficult to load a magazine under stress; especially if something like this happens and you're asleep.

My wife & I have a very well planned action in case of such a thing, and she knows exactly what to do. People don't take this stuff seriously, and they should. I grab the gun, she grabs the phone and goes into the walk-in closet, locking it behind her. She dials 911 and secures the loaded AR-15 that is in the closet. She doesn't come out until I tell her to, or if she is alone, until police arrive. Make sure you tell 911 that you are ARMED, otherwise you may be shot by the "good guys."

Dog's are a great "early warning" device, but don't depend on them to save you; nor should you depend on a baseball bat, fake firearm, knife/sword, etc. That'll just get you killed. The criminal element these days has changed---they just don't want your stuff anymore, they want an excuse to kill you.

wingnut4772

True occupied burglaries don't occur too often...unless they thought nobody was home. Do you know anyone or any reason why they might have had that idea? Even scarier...you almost had a home invasion perhaps.

SLOCOOKN

MSALLA wrote: »

The best way to keep robbers away...get a dog. Not a little bark bark dogbut a good size dog. Any breed will due.

Wife is severely allergic to dogs, But thanks....

Another Idea that came to us is the panic button on the key fob.
If you suspect something like this press the panic button for your car. This might just work..We did not think of it until after....

wingnut4772

SLOCOOKN wrote: »

Wife is severely allergic to dogs, But thanks....

Another Idea that came to us is the panic button on the key fob.
If you suspect something like this press the panic button for your car. This might just work..We did not think of it until after....

Get a big Labradoodle. They don't shed and make good watchdogs.