So it's 11:30pm two nights ago. We get home from my wifes parents. we get the girls off to bed. My wife and I go in our bedroom, get dressed for bed, then head to the kitchen for a snack. It had been snowing all day here in Missouri. So while standing in the dining room looking outside, we both see a set of footprints coming from the woods leading to the access door to the underneath of our house. Standing inside i couldn't see if the door had been opened or not. So, i set my bowl of cereal on the table, opened our French Doors and sure enough, the door was opened, and actually laying on the ground. My heart SANK!!!
My wife, quietly goes down and gathers our girls up and takes them to our room. She get's her pistol (Glock 22), while i am getting my clothes back on to go check out what i fear may be someone under the house or worse, possibly in the house. So, i get my clothes back on and get my AR. Now i grabbed my AR because it has a light on it, and i would be able to under the house and be able to scan everything. With my wife standing guard inside keeping an eye out the back window in case something happened to me, or someone took off, she would still be able to see what was going on while guarding the girls.
I slip outside, go around the corner of the house, and sure enough, the door was there laying on the ground. At this point i am still staying calm and rational thinking, but you know when you get that feeling and your HEART sinks to the pits of your stomach. Well, that's the point I was at. Now, i simply "GLANCED" at the tracks in the snow, which i will come back to in a minute and touch on why I should have inspected those "FIRST". But, I crouch down, and it's hard to explain cause it's really and ackward crawl space, so it's not the easiest thing to get into,without carrying a gun, much less and AR. I position myself the best i can, put the barrel of the gun in, poke my head in and shine the light. (Thinking to myself the whole time, I'm going to take one to the back of the head cause i can't see right behind me when i stick my head in). Nothing, i spin my head around and halfass get the gun around still while on my knees. I make my way completely under the house, check everything out. NOTHING!!!
I go back outside, feeling a little pizzed off at myself as to how clumbsy i was at the angle of going in under the house. So, i get back on my feet outside and go to check out the tracks. Instantly i feel like a dumbazz. Our neighbors about a mile down the road have a big Great Dane, and sure enough, those were Jessie's tracks. I took a sigh of relief, but was still very disappointed at MYSELF. Firstly, i probably should have looked at the tracks, but the only thing on my mind was to scan my house for any possible threat. Secondly, i believe i should have grabbed for one of my handguns, but i felt like having the light on my AR was the better choice. Now, i don't know if it was the right choice or not. It was very hard to manuever in the tight spaces.
Aside from what i felt like was a mistake in choosing my weapon, i was very calm, level headed and ready for whatever threat that may have presented itself. I constantly found myself trying to think ahead. As far as my wife, and her READINESS & PREPARDNESS, i was completely amazed!! All my hard work has paid off with her. I know my life is in good hands with her as my backup. These are the benefits of involving our wives & family in firearms. Of course the girls never got scared, Mommy told them daddy was just checking on a possum in the backyard, so they didn't have a clue. No reason to scare the little ones if you don't have to.
I posted this because i wanted to get your guys feedback and what you think, i could have done differently, what weapon you think i should have chosen or what you would have done or how you may have handled it differently. Things like this make you think or re-think!! Overall i was happy, just could have done a few things differently i feel. And who knows, maybe next time it won't be a dog, and my selection of weaponry could cost me my life. Just makes you think!!
Please, i want feedback. Constructive Criticism is what this is about. I will take no offense to anything!! I know there is a WEALTH of knowledge here.
My wife, quietly goes down and gathers our girls up and takes them to our room. She get's her pistol (Glock 22), while i am getting my clothes back on to go check out what i fear may be someone under the house or worse, possibly in the house. So, i get my clothes back on and get my AR. Now i grabbed my AR because it has a light on it, and i would be able to under the house and be able to scan everything. With my wife standing guard inside keeping an eye out the back window in case something happened to me, or someone took off, she would still be able to see what was going on while guarding the girls.
I slip outside, go around the corner of the house, and sure enough, the door was there laying on the ground. At this point i am still staying calm and rational thinking, but you know when you get that feeling and your HEART sinks to the pits of your stomach. Well, that's the point I was at. Now, i simply "GLANCED" at the tracks in the snow, which i will come back to in a minute and touch on why I should have inspected those "FIRST". But, I crouch down, and it's hard to explain cause it's really and ackward crawl space, so it's not the easiest thing to get into,without carrying a gun, much less and AR. I position myself the best i can, put the barrel of the gun in, poke my head in and shine the light. (Thinking to myself the whole time, I'm going to take one to the back of the head cause i can't see right behind me when i stick my head in). Nothing, i spin my head around and halfass get the gun around still while on my knees. I make my way completely under the house, check everything out. NOTHING!!!
I go back outside, feeling a little pizzed off at myself as to how clumbsy i was at the angle of going in under the house. So, i get back on my feet outside and go to check out the tracks. Instantly i feel like a dumbazz. Our neighbors about a mile down the road have a big Great Dane, and sure enough, those were Jessie's tracks. I took a sigh of relief, but was still very disappointed at MYSELF. Firstly, i probably should have looked at the tracks, but the only thing on my mind was to scan my house for any possible threat. Secondly, i believe i should have grabbed for one of my handguns, but i felt like having the light on my AR was the better choice. Now, i don't know if it was the right choice or not. It was very hard to manuever in the tight spaces.
Aside from what i felt like was a mistake in choosing my weapon, i was very calm, level headed and ready for whatever threat that may have presented itself. I constantly found myself trying to think ahead. As far as my wife, and her READINESS & PREPARDNESS, i was completely amazed!! All my hard work has paid off with her. I know my life is in good hands with her as my backup. These are the benefits of involving our wives & family in firearms. Of course the girls never got scared, Mommy told them daddy was just checking on a possum in the backyard, so they didn't have a clue. No reason to scare the little ones if you don't have to.
I posted this because i wanted to get your guys feedback and what you think, i could have done differently, what weapon you think i should have chosen or what you would have done or how you may have handled it differently. Things like this make you think or re-think!! Overall i was happy, just could have done a few things differently i feel. And who knows, maybe next time it won't be a dog, and my selection of weaponry could cost me my life. Just makes you think!!
Please, i want feedback. Constructive Criticism is what this is about. I will take no offense to anything!! I know there is a WEALTH of knowledge here.
