Expensive Cue Shooter

Another perk of living where I am currently located, everyone is aware of CCTV to the point where they become more ‘honest’ - I’ve lost my phone or wallet and had them returned countless times (back when I was a drunk fuckwit 😂). I could leave my case unattended and know there are no sticky fingers going to pick it up
 
hello said:
Okay, okay, you convinced me, I won't nick any of your stuff!
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I have worn a gun for the last 32 years counting this one. It is like putting on one of my watches.
It becomes something you just do and you even construct some of your wardrobe around your gun.

Weather becomes a factor and so I carry a different gun in the hot weather than the late fall & winter.
The reason is because during the late Spring and summer, your wardrobe requirements change a lot.

Concealment becomes easier with certain type guns. Since there’s CA state mandated limit of 10 rds.,
there a large segment of handguns not eligible for purchase. So some guns you want can’t be acquired.

Now that I cannot carry into as many different locations as before the recent law change so my gun remains
In my lock box in my auto trunk a lot, lot more than before. So you revert to carrying other less lethal tools.

I didn’t mention pepper spray before but should have since I needed to carry it when you also carry a gun.
A baton because the strike is delivered quick & fast and can shatter a bone. A knife is always a must to have.

Since a bad guy could always have a knife and pull it, I prefer to be Crocodile Dundee like if I had to pull mine.
Here is something to keep in mind. You can never use deadly force to protect property but your person is legal.

Let them take your cues but if your fear for imminent grievous bodily harm to yourself or another person, well,
it is completely legal to let the chips fall where they may, especially if you attempted to use less lethal force.

It all hopefully is an academic exercise and so far, I have never been confronted with any threat of my cues being
stolen that hopefully never will happen. But I will admit that I do feel less secure when my gun is in my auto’s trunk.
 
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hello said:
Very nice collection..may I inquire who the makers are..?
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It's a mix of McDermott COTY, Bill McDaniel, TAD, Gus Szamboti Blank/Odom, Tascarella, and vintage 1965-1967 Burton Spain/George Balabushka. The far left are just some Chinese Elites that play rather well for $200, great for bar pool when the people a drunk and keep borrowing your cue every time you set it down to break with a house cue and also perfect for use as handles for Whyte Carbon shafts.
 
Lepine said:
This is my fun little cue that I break with. And every time I turn around and look for it to break another rack, someone has walked off with it at least two times a night.

Probably because they see me break with it, people assume it's a house cue. People don't ask, it just walks off, I will never buy another one of these again unless it is blue, or lime green, or some other color that clearly is not a house cue.

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I saw a lady having the same problem put a rubber duck on the tip like a bridge would fit. A pool scarecrow so to speak.

You could put a hand towel or something over it. Might help.
 
Well, I think the conclusion to the story is that any cue worth keeping, you must keep an eye on it at all times including taking it to the bathroom.
When you have more than one cue with you, it's a pain, but I think better to pack it up and take it with you always or eventually one cue will be missing. If it is a $300 break cue it isn't too bad, but a $3000 or $30,000 cue would really be a problem.
 
Bavafongoul said:
I have worn a gun for the last 32 years counting this one. It is like putting on one of my watches.
It becomes something you just do and you even construct some of your wardrobe around your gun.

Weather becomes a factor and so I carry a different gun in the hot weather than the late fall & winter.
The reason is because during the late Spring and summer, your wardrobe requirements change a lot.

Concealment becomes easier with certain type guns. Since there’s CA state mandated limit of 10 rds.,
there a large segment of handguns not eligible for purchase. So some guns you want can’t be acquired.

Now that I cannot carry into as many different locations as before the recent law change so my gun remains
In my lock box in my auto trunk a lot, lot more than before. So you revert to carrying other less lethal tools.

I didn’t mention pepper spray before but should have since I needed to carry it when you also carry a gun.
A baton because the strike is delivered quick & fast and can shatter a bone. A knife is always a must to have.

Since a bad guy could always have a knife and pull it, I prefer to be Crocodile Dundee like if I had to pull mine.
Here is something to keep in mind. You can never use deadly force to protect property but your person is legal.

Let them take your cues but if your fear for imminent grievous bodily harm to yourself or another person, well,
it is completely legal to let the chips fall where they may, especially if you attempted to use less lethal force.

It all hopefully is an academic exercise and so far, I have never been confronted with any threat of my cues being
stolen that hopefully never will happen. But I will admit that I do feel less secure when my gun is in my auto’s trunk.
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Did you ever have to use or even pull any of your weapons and can you conceil the baton..?
 
Over the course of 33 years, I have never had to fire my weapon but I have had to draw it on 3 different occasions.
I notified the police & one arrest was subsequently made subsequent to the suspect being located a few hrs. later.

The others were never caught to the best of my knowledge and they ran after I yelled to cease & desist and they split.
Concealing a baton is pretty easy since batons come in varying collapsible length & thickness & even have belt clips.

CA previously did not allow batons, even to a CCW holder. It made no sense because what it said was I can carry a
concealed weapon and shoot and kill someine but I can’t stop a physical assault by breaking the assailant’s arm or leg.




have clip one.
 
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Bavafongoul said:
Over the course of 33 years, I have never had to fire my weapon but I have had to draw it on 3 different occasions.
I notified the police & one arrest was subsequently made subsequent to the suspect being located a few hrs. later.

The others were never caught to the best of my knowledge and they ran after I yelled to cease & desist and they split.
Concealing a baton is pretty easy since batons come in varying collapsible length & thickness & even have belt clips.

CA previously did not allow batons, even to a CCW holder. It made no sense because what it said was I can carry a
concealed weapon and shoot and kill someine but I can’t stop a physical assault by breaking the assailant’s arm or leg.




have clip one.
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Hope you won't have to pull one again..
 
Bavafongoul said:
Over the course of 33 years, I have never had to fire my weapon but I have had to draw it on 3 different occasions.
I notified the police & one arrest was subsequently made subsequent to the suspect being located a few hrs. later.

The others were never caught to the best of my knowledge and they ran after I yelled to cease & desist and they split.
Concealing a baton is pretty easy since batons come in varying collapsible length & thickness & even have belt clips.

CA previously did not allow batons, even to a CCW holder. It made no sense because what it said was I can carry a
concealed weapon and shoot and kill someine but I can’t stop a physical assault by breaking the assailant’s arm or leg.




have clip one.
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But there are some seriously deranged people out there....I've been watching a lot of bodycam clips lately and its mind boggling how some people behave, even at gun point from the police...
 
hello said:
But there are some seriously deranged people out there....I've been watching a lot of bodycam clips lately and its mind boggling how some people behave, even at gun point from the police...
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It is kind of like something you’d expect to see in a Hollywood B movie. I also have a Utah Non-Resident CCW permit
that enables me to carry in 36 other states. This also gives me carry privileges whenever I go visit my kids and grandkids.
 
hello said:
Except in those movies they're never ''that'' stupid..

And regarding carrying protection, I'd say it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it ;)
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There was a line from one of the Alien vs. Predator movies.

One of the female characters answers a question why she is carrying a gun.

She replies ever so succinctly and with great aplomb….”Guns are like prophylactics.
It’s far better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it.”…….Duh!
 
My old playing cue I had for 20+ years. I started playing again after a few years off and that cue was worth a few thousand dollars. There were things that have changed in pool in that time. Carbon fiber shafts, adjustable weight, cue extensions. So I went with newer gear.
 
Xdecemberguy said:
Do you play with an expensive cue out in the open or are you more reserved about what you bring to the pool hall? I have a few expensive cues and mid-level cost cues and I was just wondering if you use your really expensive cue at the hall? Do you think it's too flashy or risky? What's your opinion?
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What do you consider Expensive? I sold off my pricy Cue, because I figure out Inlays, Fancy Ring, Customs, don't work any better then Merry Widows.
 
Lepine said:
This is my fun little cue that I break with. And every time I turn around and look for it to break another rack, someone has walked off with it at least two times a night.

Probably because they see me break with it, people assume it's a house cue. People don't ask, it just walks off, I will never buy another one of these again unless it is blue, or lime green, or some other color that clearly is not a house cue.

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mark it with some colored electrical tape, or blue masking tape.
 
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