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Central New York | For those of us that carry concealed warm weather has always brought the problem of finding something 'concealing' yet cool and comfortable. I found a solution that I like very much, so I thought I would pass it on for those interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/LEATHER-PISTOL-GUN-WAIST-BELT-PACK-NAA-GUARDIAN-/260775899505?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb7747171 I always wear a heavy belt anyway, so I don't use the supplied web belt. I just thread my belt through the belt loops. I find it concealing, comfortable, and fast. It also gives me a place for my cellphone. I should add: If you click into the store they have custom fits for many pieces.
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| What do you carry? The pouches look a bit small? |
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Central New York | kris1956 - 2011-07-24 6:28 PM What do you carry? The pouches look a bit small? As I said in my post, they sizes for most everything. The one I have is for my XD sub-compact 40S/W. I keep my 'Judge' at home for home defense. I have a Cobra 32 derringer I can slid in my pocket for those infrequent 'dress up' occasions.
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Central New York | kris1956 - 2011-07-24 7:02 PM Thanks, I looked but didn't see anything. Ya, the link just goes to the size I bought. To see the others you have to go to the top right section of the page and click into the seller's store.
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Beer Collins, Colorado (there is no fort) | I would never mess with a guy that carries a man purse |
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St. Louis, MO United States | Glighto,
Thanks for the info. Not sure why some on the forum just cannot accept a helpful tip.
Myself, my lcp .380 actually fits in the back pocket without my even noticing it's there.
Bought the new LC9 and do not carry it. Sticks out of my pocket to far.
I know a .380 is not the biggest, but as for me, I do not want to be shot with ANY gun.
Just need to buy some time to get mo old rear end out of harms way. |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Being the A**Hole that I am, I guess it's something like a MIRACLE I have managed to live my 67 years without so much as a small rock in my Arsenal !!! A former Service Man - Canadian Engineers - I don't, and never have - owned anything more powerful than a slingshot . And I and all my pals here in Canada have NEVER felt the need of anything bigger than a fist.
My 'Murse' carries my wallet, phone and lunch. Guess it's 'where you live' ....
This would be an interesting thread here, on "How Many Have YOU Shot while out riding?"
sorry .... just can't stop myself sometimes
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Ruskin, Fl | I have a "fanny pack" holster for my P99. Great in Florida. I use if if I'm out on the bicycle. Talking to one of my NYPD friends about it and he advised that they are not permitted to use them. The reason being is if somebody puts the head in you gut you will not be able to draw. I'm not too worried about that. I have several holsters. The only thing I make sure is that if I'm on the motorcycle I wear one with a thumb break. If I have the misfortune of going down I don't want my weapon sliding across the pavement.
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| I served this great country of ours and part of that was to defend our rights. I don't understand the need to carry in some cases.
Of course I have ridden through New Haven years ago where the street corner windshield washers were known to jump on your hood and pull a gun if you said no.
I had an instructor that said, it's not the size but the placement of the round. |
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Akron Ohio area | As an owner of guns who shoots thousands of rounds of ammo each year in pistol practice and sporting clays, I have yet to see a need to carry one with me all the time.
I'm 58 years old and I travel all over this country.
I just saw a funny video of a supposed expert drawing his gun and shooting himself in the leg.
Hilarious!
http://www.wistv.com/story/15061566/il-man-shoots-himself-in-leg-po...
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Ruskin, Fl | I agree, I don't carry all the time. Nice to have the option.
Bigfoot, ever see this one? DEA agent in front of kids talking about gun safety. He says "I am the only one in this room professional enough to carry this glock 40" and than shoots himself in the foot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxWWJaTEdD0&feature=related
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Central New York | mleiten - 2011-07-24 11:09 PM Glighto, Thanks for the info. Not sure why some on the forum just cannot accept a helpful tip. Myself, my lcp .380 actually fits in the back pocket without my even noticing it's there. Bought the new LC9 and do not carry it. Sticks out of my pocket to far. I know a .380 is not the biggest, but as for me, I do not want to be shot with ANY gun. Just need to buy some time to get mo old rear end out of harms way. With you 100%
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Akron Ohio area | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kassP7zI0qc
The above video shows why it's more dangerous to carry than not to carry.
You are more likely to come in contact with trigger happy police than a criminal.
This officer threatens to blow off the head of this concealed carry permit holder. |
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Central New York | Although I've had a permit for over 40 years, I have only actively carried for the past couple. Too many news stories like the birthday party at the roller rink in Texas where 5 were killed. Just too many occurrences of one nut case taking out hands full of people. A person wouldn't need to be a 'quick-draw-McGraw' to possibly have saved 1 or 2 people out of the 5. Personally, I would not sleep well if I were a survivor from the Pharmacy shooting that left the teenage clerk and a few others dead, and didn't bother to carry that day. To answer someone another poster, I haven't shot anyone while out for a ride. And I hope I am never faced with a situation that may require that action. But if ever faced with that situation I pray that I could make a difference.
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East Tennessee | glighto11 - 2011-07-25 10:50 AM Although I've had a permit for over 40 years, I have only actively carried for the past couple. Too many news stories like the birthday party at the roller rink in Texas where 5 were killed. Just too many occurrences of one nut case taking out hands full of people. A person wouldn't need to be a 'quick-draw-McGraw' to possibly have saved 1 or 2 people out of the 5. Personally, I would not sleep well if I were a survivor from the Pharmacy shooting that left the teenage clerk and a few others dead, and didn't bother to carry that day. To answer someone another poster, I haven't shot anyone while out for a ride. And I hope I am never faced with a situation that may require that action. But if ever faced with that situation I pray that I could make a difference.
This is EXACTLY how I feel about this matter.There's just too many stories about people who open fire on crowds in malls, restaurants and I even heard about a man going into a church building and started shooting at random...For this reason, I don't leave home without my weapon on me. I even carry at church. |
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| Donetracy....Being the A**Hole that I am, I guess it's something like a MIRACLE I have managed to live my 67 years without so much as a small rock in my Arsenal !!! A former Service Man - Canadian Engineers - I don't, and never have - owned anything more powerful than a slingshot . And I and all my pals here in Canada have NEVER felt the need of anything bigger than a fist.
Does this include any bear encounters???? The heat down here in Texas makes some of the natives cranky. Down here the thinking is"Better to have and not need, than need and not have" |
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Nah. We have BARE encounters - with sexual partners. And mostly we "need and not have".....
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | Something for any of you planning to visit Canada anytime, the following story is worth a read. Poor buggers - one 64, the other 70 with their wives on the way from Texas to Alaska....
Two American tourists spent five days in jail, put up $50,000 each in bail and are facing three years behind bars after border guards seized a small arsenal of firearms at the U.S.-Canada border crossing last week.
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/American+tourists+busted...
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| Mexico also has laws against any military style firearms and ammunition. This includes most handguns. |
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Memphis,Tn. | I guess how you feel about sidearms depends on where you live. I changed my mind and and started carrying about two years ago. No need to shoot anyone yet, but it's there if I need it. My son in law is a policeman - so I hear about a lot of stuff that doesn't make it to the TV talking heads or our local funny paper. As far as the professional handwinger "shoot our eye out with that thing" crowd goes, I spent six years in the Army. My NCOs taught me how to live with a weapon 24/7.
On a local more personal level, the police officer that bought my old Concours 1400 from the Victory dealer was shot one month ago. He rode it over to my garage to visit and talk bikes after he bought it.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jul/05/warren-felt-danger...
I live and work in a dangerous city. I have a family. I'm gonna keep on carrying...
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New Mexico | Carrying a firearm is like having k-y jelly in prison - It's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
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San Antonio, TX | TopFuel - 2011-07-27 2:55 PM
I guess how you feel about sidearms depends on where you live. I changed my mind and and started carrying about two years ago. No need to shoot anyone yet, but it's there if I need it. My son in law is a policeman - so I hear about a lot of stuff that doesn't make it to the TV talking heads or our local funny paper. As far as the professional handwinger "shoot our eye out with that thing" crowd goes, I spent six years in the Army. My NCOs taught me how to live with a weapon 24/7.
On a local more personal level, the police officer that bought my old Concours 1400 from the Victory dealer was shot one month ago. He rode it over to my garage to visit and talk bikes after he bought it.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jul/05/warren-felt-danger...
I live and work in a dangerous city. I have a family. I'm gonna keep on carrying...
My wife and I stayed in that very hotel last December where the officer was killed. At 3:00 AM someone beat on our rooms door. I looked out the peep hole and there was a guy outside with a pizza box....if that was his real job I do not know.
I backed away from the door. I told him that he had the wrong place we did not order anything. He insisted that I open the door. He wanted to "Sell" them to me?!?!
I refused and told him to leave...he finally realized that I was not going to open the door and left. I am glad he did not force his way in....he would not have survived the attempt.
For goodness sakes, I am a lover not a fighter...it would tear me up if I ever had to use a firearm....but if someone was going to kill me or my family I would do whatever it takes to stop the threat.
A Texas resident CHL is valid in 34 states....including TN.
My daughter and her husband lives just down the trolly line from that hotel a block off of Beale St. In a few weeks they are moving to Germantown and I will be thankful.
P.S. The sad fact is that there are people in my city that wake up PLANNING to rob, hurt and kill others because that is what they do for a living.
Then when they die doing their chosen criminal career, their family cries to the media about the death like they were angels. Maybe the dead criminals parents should understand "The fact" that their child's criminal activity was a very risky business that lead to their death. If they had a job washing cars instead of stealing cars they would be alive.
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Moravia, IA | Regarding the "need" to carry a firearm.....
Fact of the matter is I likely will die never needing to use the gun I carry daily. If I knew when or for what reason I was going to need it - I would just avoid the situation.....maybe stay in that day.
......but my crystal ball is broken.....I cant see the future.
Its not that town I live in that I have to worry about. I live in a small, friendly town of 700 people. Im not worried at all about ANY of THOSE 700 people.
Im more concerned about the MILLIONS of people that travel through my area on the nearby highway.
Im worried about any of the hundreds of thousand of people that I know nothing about when I visit the "big city".....or even when I visit other states. High crime areas are everywhere and I cannot know about them all to avoid them nor would it matter, criminals arent bound by any map as to where they can commit crimes.
Now the 2 pound hunk of steel I carry on my side WAS an inconvenience for the first couple months I carried it.....now its as second nature as grabbing my cell phone. Its of no inconvenience to me at all.
The fact of the matter is IF your about to be a victim of a violent crime and you call the police.....they are going to show up after its over and take your statement or collect evidence.
.....they just cant do it all - they are only human.
Im my own first responder......afterall, I am already there - instant response time.....no waiting.
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