Darn.. now I have to tell it. and I hate typing. A good life long friend of mine bought a convience store with a full serve restaurant some years ago. fixed it up,, blood sweat and tears.. Besides all the hassle of owning a small busniess, he also had to put up with, occasional overnight burgulires. And this is small town USA.. Most likely,, kids. After loseing a ton of cigs, some cash, pocket,knives, Beer and so on. He invested in an Alarm system. Well the alarm system had a blind spot . There was one window,, a rather small one but big enough to slip thru. He called me after a recent break in. Requesting my infinite wisdome on all things electronic etc.. I suggested he buy a simple motion detector from Radio shack.. One that sent a wireless 2.8GHZ signal next door where he lived..Well after a few weeks. Shortly after closing.. He was ready to settle in to bed,, When Beep..Beep>Beep......Off went the alarm. Now here it gets good. He grabs his Magnum Research BFR 45/70 ,, 10 inch Barrell and off he goes half dressed. Running best he can, as two years ago. he got his foot caught in a bulldozer track.. That was a scary nite.. But that is another story..So off he limps.. as fast as fast can be. Covering the 100 or so yards in mere seconds. Or at least it felt that way. He gets to the store and the front door is still locked. He goes to the side of the building, a window screen is laying on the ground! The window is pried open. But guess what.. He didn;t bring the store key. And 8 years of cooking at the restauant and sampling a french fry or "too", Makes him just to darn big to get thru that window. About this time his gilfriend has arrived, and has the front door key. He carefully enters and hears someone running around like a rat trapped in a cage. He yells at him to stop but the burgular tries to escape.. Now just where is this dumb, fool going. But toward the Beer coolers. (You notice I capitalized Beer, as I enjoy it , probaly more than is healthy".. Oh well. So he chases this guy toward the coolers,, BFR in hand,, Gleaming in the dim moon light..well the little 18inch floresent light over the sink was also on. This guy opens the beer cooler and pushes all the beer he can back and they fall onto the floor. He tries to escape thru the narrow opening into the cooler. My friend graps him buy the feet and off comes his shoes. They fall to the floor. He grabs him buy the back pockets and gives a good yank! Adrenlin is spewing in his veins at this point.. He gives him a hard yank,, with all he has.... and only comes up with his jeans.. Now the guy is in back the cooler, Stocking foot and nearly naked. Jumping around in broken glass,, Remember the broken beer bottles! Well, there is only one way out and going back the same way would hurt even more as he tore up his stomach and chest, ripped up his t-shirt on those crome plated steel rack we are all farmiliar with. So my friend heads for the cooler door where he must try to exit. Now he is face to Barrell, With.. "MISTER BFR" apon seeing this monster of a handgun. He breaks down and starts crying! This kid is only 15 or 16.. So I guess the police will have to handle it instead. He starts grilling the kid about who else is involved as there has been more break ins in the past. The kid finaly breaks down and speaks volume's(no truth serumn required).. A long list of names.. The kid begs him not to call the police.. And my friend says.. "I am not calling the police!" The teen seems releived... "You are going to call the police!" The teen is now confused.. My friend tells him.. "You are calling the police!" The kid is now wailing! And asks to go to the bath room! Nope he replies.. You should have thought of that before you broke in! So here is this kid,, crying and phone in hand, dialing 911! He tells the dispatch woman his name and he just broke into a store! Well .. the woman asks why he is calling and he says! "The owner is here and he has a GUN!" Oh she says.... "Can you put the owner on the phone." The kid now pees his underware..... After giveing the operator a summary of these events! Police are dispatched.. Despite the rural location,, the sheriff and State troopers soon arive,, Light a blazing, siriens a howling! Mean while, he switches the BFR for a Ruger Blackhawk. Fewer questions.you understand... The cops know the owner and ask thru the door if he could put down the revolver...........so ,,soon it was over.. all the paper work done.. Charges and restitution etc.. When he told me this story, I thought to my self. "This is the best story I have heard in a long ,, long ...time!!I have on my computer pictures of the BFR and more I will post it! Sorry about speling and gramer etc.. It is getting cold up here in Maine! Every one got a good laugh after things calmed down.
