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
 
Okay, okay, you convinced me, I won't nick any of your stuff!
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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Very nice collection..may I inquire who the makers are..?
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.
 
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.
 
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