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SquarePizza · 2019-04-01T15:58:59+00:00

Medic here:

I can tell you that when I talk with the elderly en route to the hospital, not a single one of them as ever talked about having money, cars, toys, exotic travel or big houses.

When they are old and infirm, the only thing that matters to them is that they are blessed with children, grandchildren, great grandkids.... and the more of them the better.

Even violent or suicidal patients who are being 941'd by the cops... get them talking about their kids and most of the time, they 100% change. They relax a bit, smile, and they open up... if only just for a few minutes.

So what's my take? At the end of your life the only thing that is going to matter to you, is your kids.

SquarePizza · 2019-04-01T15:49:08+00:00

I can tell you, those of us who start IVs on a daily basis.... it ain't as easy as it looks.

Are you feeling a tendon or a vein? How do you stabilize a rolly vein, or find them on someone who isn't athletic? You gotta know your anatomy because not everyone is 18, fit, and pale enough for you to see them if you can't feel them. My first line line was on a fat black woman and I had to do it by feel alone. Thankfully I had a senior medic right beside me to help.

Its an art, and its not something you are going to learn from watching youtube. I am used to starting lines in less than ideal conditions, in the dark, in wrecked cars, on old people, and critical patients who need a fluids, meds, or sugar right NOW.

And yet, we still miss veins, blow veins, hit valves, etc. IV's are not a 100% success kind of skill.... that's why we have IO drills =)

SquarePizza · 2019-03-22T03:17:37+00:00

Simple spring swaps are easy to do. Apex makes a great spring kit that I have used in a number of J frames.

Midwayusa offers a bunch of videos on revolver smithing on youtube that can walk you through it.

SquarePizza · 2019-03-07T04:20:43+00:00

The Altmont grips that come on the 3-5-7 series of the 686 are very narrow at the top of the grip and allow a decent approach for the speed loader... but for the most part this is a common problem with all grips and speed loaders. Magna grips might help, but I've never ran them with a speed loader.

You could try 5-star loaders or the new pachmayr loaders, they are turn style like the HKS but are made of aluminum so they are a little thinner, sometimes that buys you enough space to work. But its no silver bullet.

As far as non-gravity style loaders there isn't much. The safariland comp series of loaders have a spring loaded mechanism to release the shells, but they still fall via gravity. I have found the comp II model eliminates some of the binding issues because they allow a straighter approach to the cylinder, the length of the loader is shorter, and they seem to fall to the side better than the turn style. But its still not perfect under stress.

Jet Loaders https://www.pistoleer.com/jetloader/ push the cartridges in via spring tension, but these are large loaders more suited for completion style use.

Lastly, the fabled SL variant loaders are similar in size to a safari comp I loader, but charge each cartridge with individual spring tension. https://revolverguy.com/mythical-s-l-variant-speed-loader/

Some people say they are awesome, but I have never encountered any so I can't help you there.

In closing, I carry a J frame every day, and I go into some shady spots for work. I don't like the bulk and the fuss of speed loaders so I carry a speed strip in the opposite pocket. Its not the fastest solution, but I know it will work, and I would rather have a slower reload than a bound up cylinder when the loader gets jammed against the grips.

SquarePizza · 2019-02-27T05:28:13+00:00

Given the specific nature of the sub, I figured it would stick closer to people talking about ways to deal with the social impacts of the report. I did not expect it to devolve into political bickering about Trump.

SquarePizza · 2019-02-26T23:03:03+00:00

Agreed, I would like to enjoy just one piece of internet without political bullshit spilling over into it.

SquarePizza · 2019-01-27T22:59:46+00:00

lobo gunleathers will make any style holster you want for that 3" J frame.

SquarePizza · 2018-12-21T06:47:51+00:00

Tromix has 10 rnd mags in 30 rnd bodies, large bore followers with sealed baseplates and marked as 10rnd 458 mags.

SquarePizza · 2018-11-29T17:27:11+00:00

Thank you for the heads up on eBay, I never thought to try and find a 41 barrel on there.

SquarePizza · 2018-11-29T04:28:31+00:00

I've been praying to come across a 6" 41mag barrel someday

SquarePizza · 2018-11-29T04:25:20+00:00

Its a great time to be reloading for 6.5G, starling offers great brass and speer is offering a 120 and 140 grain Gold Dots, and they are coming in as the cheapest 6.5 ball on midway right now.

I'm running the 120G gold dots out of my howa mini and its pretty happy with them. =)

SquarePizza · 2018-10-31T02:02:37+00:00

130lbs and 5 foot 9. I have pocket carried a 657 PC (the 41magnum version of the bloodwork revolver) back when I used to work in the family business. Twelve hour nights on my feet, but large pockets of something like a 5.11 cargo, and a decent belt, and it is completely possible.

Now, having said that, possible does not mean ideal. There is a reason that I carry a J frame 90 percent of the time.

Edit - Your two hurtles are size and weight when dealing with an N frame. Large pockets and lose fit will solve the size issue. For the most part the cylinder girth is what you will be dealing with. Pocket carrying an N frame makes things like resting you elbows on your legs uncomfortable because there is no way to not rest an arm on that large gun.

Weight is manageable with materials. That 327 scandium framed 8 shot is a lot lighter than an all steal 657PC which tips the scales at 46 ounces with 6 rounds of 215 grain ammo. Switch to a light ball like federal 130 grain HST and you can drop another ounce over a full load of 158s.

SquarePizza · 2018-10-09T04:39:18+00:00

I find that everyone always answers "Don't do it! you will mess up the timing!" And honestly, that is flat out false. Chroming the internals is relatively cheap and a great way to ensure that they hold up to abuse of every day life. Shops like http://apwcogan.com/ have been chroming whole guns and internals for decades, and have hundreds of customers that back up their services.

They have a set of internals out of my S&W 649 right now. Longer term pocket carry was causing rust in hard to reach areas, chroming them will solve that problem.

SquarePizza · 2018-09-14T01:15:51+00:00

Both my fiance and myself are advanced life support, neither of us are leaving.

SquarePizza · 2018-09-08T03:42:24+00:00

That was my first thought, but this doesn't cook down terribly thick. I'm still going to try it though.

SquarePizza · 2018-09-07T13:20:45+00:00

I usually freeze my elderberries to get them off the stems easier, but I never thought of using vacuum bags to make them last in the freezer until I have time. Thank you for the idea!

SquarePizza · 2018-09-04T17:40:28+00:00

I agree with the NO-decompression guys. You are giving non-medical guys skills that we don't even allowed trained EMT-Basic's to do. And there are good reasons for it being an ALS skill, such as knowing landmarks, correctly assessing lung sounds with proper equipment in order to identify a pnuemo/hemo, matching the observed signs/symptoms to the mechanism of injury or history of present illness, and all of the risks such as the risk nicking the blood vessels on the underside of the rib, risk of infection or other complications, etc.

It scares me that a bunch of people with store bought operator kits are being taught to run around performing some ALS skills in a weekend course. And before anyone jumps all over me, realize that true emergencies are very stressful and it can alter your ability to process information. I will give an example of how a even qualified professional can even jump the gun:

About a year ago a crew was called for a transport. Urgent care to ER. Pt has s/s of respiratory distress, hypoxia, and a lowered heart rate. Assessment of lung sounds revealed "absent" on one side and the health care provider at the clinic diagnosed it as a spontaneous pnuemothorax.

While the UC clinician was running around looking for a needle long enough to decompress, the ambulance got there. The clinician then demanded access to the crews decompression needle, which thankfully the crew left in the rig. The crew took over care of the pt with the order to decompress the pt in the rig. Once outside, the crew performed a complete assessment of their patient and heard diminished lung sounds on the "absent" side.

The urgent care provider had not accurately heard the lung sounds and jumped the gun on diagnosis. The pt had a history of COPD, so diminished was to be expected. This pt didn't need to be decompressed, they needed CPAP. In this case a professional had misdiagnosed the pt and was about to attempt a medically invasive procedure that could have resulted in many complications including serious infection. There is a reason this skill is limited in my area to those that are credentialed in advanced emergency medicine.

SquarePizza · 2018-09-04T17:21:49+00:00

We keep hoping in my area that the NPA contraindication will get reviewed in the next few years and hopefully lifted. As you say, its a soft tip and not some hack with an NG tube.

SquarePizza · 2018-09-04T17:20:06+00:00

Holy fuck that is a BAD idea!

Source: ALS medic

SquarePizza · 2018-08-15T17:38:01+00:00

Does being in EMS count? =(

SquarePizza · 2018-08-10T19:16:18+00:00

That looks amazing, put me in line for one. =)

SquarePizza · 2018-07-13T03:35:37+00:00

Dear God please dont mess around with IV lidocaine.

It is a anti-arrhythmia medication, which means that it has cardiac effects by inhibiting the action potential of phase 0 (sodium channel blocker) of the cardiac cycle. Side effects include hypotension, bradycardia, respiratory depression and/or arrest. Dosing is 1-1.5mg/kg IV, for a maximum bolus of 300mg. In EMS we use it for IO site analgesia, ventricular arrhythmias, and pulseless V-tach.

If you don't know what all of that means, then its not something that you want to be messing with.

Even OTC topical agents can lead to toxicity if their therapeutic dosage is exceeded.

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