2 Phoenix Police Officers Shot - AR15.com member Hobbs5624 is no longer with us. LODD- UPDATES in OP (Page 5 of 12)
Holy. Shit.
 
Proposal - can we put up an "In Memoriam" tacked thread for our members who fall in the LOD? |
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. ~Marcus Aurelius
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. ~Marcus Aurelius
ETA: just read through some of his old posts. Seemed like a respectful, knowledgeable, nice guy. God be with his family and loved ones. |
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. -George Washington
So it's not about hunting after all?
So it's not about hunting after all?
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Originally Posted By Striker:
Originally Posted By Striker:
Phoenix Police @phoenixpolice The second officer is out of surgery and recovering in ICU. We are grateful for your thoughts and Prayers during this difficult time. Local news said he has been upgraded from critical to stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. |
"Just because you're old, doesn't mean you have to sit in the corner and drool."
George H.W. Bush on his 85th birthday
George H.W. Bush on his 85th birthday
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Originally Posted By NorCal_LEO:
http://i57.tinypic.com/2mgnvxc.gif http://media.bonnint.net/az/33/3374/337488.jpg Jesus christ. This man is a hero. Rest easy.
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Cool?? I'm so cool you could keep a side of beef in me... I'm so hip, I have problems seeing over my pelvis
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My prayers out for the Hobbs Family and for his partner, that he will not get stuck in that survivor's remorse rut, that God will give him peace of heart and mind, and that he can get past this. And to the community they served, that they would at least read the article, and have some sort of gratitude for those Sheepdogs......the barbed wire that protects the sheep from the wolves......God bless all of you Brothers and Sisters of the Star or Shield. Stoner63A El Paso County Sheriff's Office Oct 97 - June 2005 |
"and the LORD Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones...." Zechariah 9:15
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John was an friend of mine. I met him for a face to face when he bought something off the EE. He was the first guy I had met that way. We talked about 1911s and offered to help me with a custom gun.
He then built a custom 1911 for me. Did all sorts of work on it to make it what I really wanted but could not afford. And did not charge anything extra. He was that kind of person. I had not talked to him in a year or so. We would chat during the SAR show. A hell of a nice guy. And a beautiful family. This is from a saved IM (2009) he sent me here: "I still work as a detective. I'm assigned to our Major Offender Bureau. Our main job is hunting down and apprehending folks with probably cause on homicides, armed robbery, sexual assault, and kidnapping. We also pick up subjects with felony arrest warrants if we're short on PC cases. The nice thing is that we go state wide for arrests, and we go international for extraditions. I've been up to Flag a couple times in the last year to arrest folks." God speed, John. Let me know about the fund. |
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Originally Posted By ragedracer1977: Officer killed was an ARFcommer. Originally Posted By ragedracer1977: Originally Posted By mp9fan: Originally Posted By ragedracer1977: Originally Posted By cat-mechanic: Originally Posted By ragedracer1977: I wish I was. I keep bringing his number up in my phone. I want to call. But I don't want to know. I know several have tried calling, but just keeps getting voicemail. confirmed Truly sorry. Prayers for them, families, and arfcom friends... Officer killed was an ARFcommer. |
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 2:21
Acts 2:21
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Over the last 6 months, I have got to know John. He has been an avid poster in the 1911 Meusoc thread
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_5_49/86667_.html&page=56&anc=1581459#i1581459. His wealth of Knowledge, dedication and interest in this USMC weapon platform is amazing. We have conversed on numerous occasions and he has gone out of his way to help me out with some of my builds. I will always remember him and pray for his wife and kids. I have kids the same age as his and can't imagine what they are going through right now. This man was a huge asset to the AR15.com community and to this world in general, he will be missed. RIP and Semper Fi!!! |
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Originally Posted By ragedracer1977:
Talked to a guy in the know. Looks like John was hit, went down, and then returned fire striking the subject several times, possibly did kill him. Don't know for sure. He didn't fucking give up. Godspeed Brother. 
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...And the Wolves will learn what we've shown before
We love our Sheep, we Dogs of war
-Russ Vaughn
We love our Sheep, we Dogs of war
-Russ Vaughn
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Plenty of ways to donate if you are that type and can do it.
This is not a solicitation, however the 100 Club is a great organization and are already working for John. If you are so inclined, you can read more and find ways to give here. You can designate all of your funds to go to John's family if you choose to. |
For those that were not familiar with his posting style, here is just one example of his generous sharing of information; Originally Posted By hobbs5624: A note on parts for early ("Variant 1" through "Variant 3") pistols. That tech manual floating around out there that is dated 1994 has a listing for just about everything. When I started building mine, I looked up all those parts numbers. I noted that almost everything had either a CAGE Code/NSN number or a Brownells parts number. There are search engines for the CAGEC and NSNs. I've found it best to just google those numbers, as some of those search engines will bring back generic results. If anyone is curious about a specific part, I can tell you from experience every one of those CAGEC and NSNs can be found. Most small parts are USGI. As for Brownells parts numbers, just ask me. I have a 1994 Brownells catalog on hand. Some of those parts, such as the Videki trigger, can easily be substituted by the use of a Greider trigger. Greider after all bought out the Videki tooling. Some other things of note that I found while building mine: -The MGW hammer specified in the manual is impossible to find new in the wrapper. However, I can tell you from memory building with those hammers back in the 90s, they are like a 90s era Colt Commander hammer with a countersunk hole, but they do not have relieved sides, and they have a Series 70 captive half cock notch. Very few hammers were made with that combination of features. Since you can't work around the Series 70 captive half cock notch, if you're aim is the very finest details, it's easy enough to get an early used Colt hammer and simply countersink the hole, or you could get a Swenson hammer from Midway and do the same. The Swenson is of low quality, so I would go with a Colt. -I wondered if the Bar-Sto barrel of today was the same as those used in the 90s. Though I had installed them back then I remembered the font being smaller. A call to Bar-Sto confirmed they are identical to the ones being made in California back in the 90s, including the hood markings. -The sear, which I never see anyone talk about, is an MGW. I spoke to MGW last year. They have no old stock, have no plans to produce any of these old parts, and have nobody around that remembers the fine details regarding appearance or material. I can tell you that an MGW sear, again from having installed them back then, looks like a plain blued steal sear with a square face, no extra material for take up, and has the double crescent cut on the rear curve. In other words, it looks like most standard sears. -The Pachmayr grips back then had no provision for an ambi safety cutout. Not that it matters, but I'm mentioning it for those who are into the small details. -This is more for the do-it-yourselfers or for your smiths. For those who haven't fit a King's safety before, they suck in one aspect. The detent hole is always too low on the face of the safety. Sure, you can move it up, but on a King's the area above is so thin, you end up with an unsightly circle with the detent exposed above the lever. I mention it for two reasons. I left mine where it's at, because changing it was damned ugly. That means you have a safety that can have two stopping points in the down position. It's not a functional issue, but an issue of annoyance. You flick down your safety, and if you push down further it will move down further. Fitting it correctly for a nice feel will result in that unsightly exposed detent issue. You choose your evil on that one. Those are just some random thoughts on parts. Good luck folks on your builds. All though I did not know him personally, he just seemed like one hell of a great guy, we all lost a good one in Hobbs.
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Originally Posted By JohnSmith6073: Plenty of ways to donate if you are that type and can do it. This is not a solicitation, however the 100 Club is a great organization and are already working for John. If you are so inclined, you can read more and find ways to give here. You can designate all of your funds to go to John's family if you choose to. |
We have our quota of childish idiots in the site, so we do not need any more at this time. If any of them leave, we will let you know that we have a vacancy so that you can take their place
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