max503
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It only takes one.
Concealment is very high on my list of priorities. If cops can get disarmed, then so can I and that's the last thing I want to happen.
Most important lessons learned from carrying?
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It only takes one.
Concealment is very high on my list of priorities. If cops can get disarmed, then so can I and that's the last thing I want to happen.
Realize the incredible responsibility you have when you carry; humble yourself and don't feel like a "bigshot" when you carry; never advertise that you carry; practice gun safety like your life (and others) depend on it.
Oldengineer
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Some excellent advice. Learned this as a kid taking martial arts classes.
I agree. You could get through everything fairly hassle free then one day down the road, the deceased's spouse/family member/fellow gang member shoots you in the back of the head one day while you're eating lunch in a restaurant as payback.
smoothshooter
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Nothing wrong with what Hickok does.
Bud's is a sponsor that loans him a large variety of different guns that make his reviews more interesting. We all benefit.
smoothshooter
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I would trade places with him any day.
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That is a waste of the person you are. I've never wished I was anyone else. For what it's worth to avoid thread drift I will say that one thing I've learned is that there is no absolute source of wisdom in firearms. I take bits and pieces from here on the forums, YouTubers, gun club, etc to form my own style that works best for me. Situations with carry and defense are so personal and unique that it is best (at least in my opinion) to have a variety of sources that inspire your own unique approach.
anyone else notice on the longer threads its usually not worth reading the last pages...
it seems 2 people always get into a pissing match..
then there are those that drift off subject and 2 people get into a discussion off topic...
you read a page and there are 2 good points on topic from someone that knows what they are talking about..
remember most post are opinion and other opinions are just as important (sometimes) as yours.
Again I will say what I have learned after carrying and trying to make myself better, learning what to keep in the tool box and what to throw away can be a real challenge.
it seems 2 people always get into a pissing match..
then there are those that drift off subject and 2 people get into a discussion off topic...
you read a page and there are 2 good points on topic from someone that knows what they are talking about..
remember most post are opinion and other opinions are just as important (sometimes) as yours.
Again I will say what I have learned after carrying and trying to make myself better, learning what to keep in the tool box and what to throw away can be a real challenge.
CelticSire
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No matter what you carry, i.e. revolver, semi-auto, flintlock; and no matter how you carry it, e.g. IWB, OWB, pocket carry, Mexican carry, ankle holster, etc., practice drawing your weapon WEAK HAND ONLY. We often forget that our gun hand/arm may be disabled in the initial encounter and we will be forced to draw using only our weak hand. How many of us have practiced this? I do, with every firearm I carry and with every means of carry. I have been in more than one situation where I was forced by circumstance to draw with my weak hand. Will it ever happen to you? Probably not, and I pray that it never does. But we practice, or should practice, for such an eventuality.
riverrat38
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I wrote a post on this once, concerning trying to draw my M442 from my right pocket, in a Mika holster, with my left hand. No way! Well, if I dropped trousers, I could bend over and work the pocket around to where I could get the revolver out, with difficulty. This is not how I want to be at the start of a gun fight! Maybe younger, more agile (that would be almost everyone else) folks could manage, but I doubt with much speed or grace.
Shorts are Tac 5-11 if it matters. It wouldn't for me!
73,
Rick
Shorts are Tac 5-11 if it matters. It wouldn't for me!
73,
Rick
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Stop trying to pocket carry anything in drawstring shorts! I know that they're the most comfortable thing that you can wear on a hot/humid Summer day, but you know what isn't so comfortable? Drawing unwanted attention to yourself by printing, constantly having to hike up your shorts, or worse, having something potential slip from your pocket!
Get yourself a proper pair of 5.11 Taclite cargo shorts, a belt, and a Desantis Nemesis Pocket Holster!
Get yourself a proper pair of 5.11 Taclite cargo shorts, a belt, and a Desantis Nemesis Pocket Holster!
You might as well open carry.
Get some cheap Walmart Wrangler Cargo shorts for 50% less
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smoothshooter
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Hickok got to retire a lot younger than I will. He gets to play with his own and other people's guns with mostly other people's ammo any time he wants, and makes a fair amount of money doing it.
I met him once a few years ago, and he seemed like a pretty decent, easy-going guy.
I think a lot of people would like to trade places with him, or at least that part of his life.
smoothshooter
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I think most of us would be a shill for any reputable distributor if they sent us lots of guns and ammo for free to test and evaluate.
I know I would. Wouldn't you?
Beach Cricket
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If your holster was made by Milt Sparks, you will be set.
max503
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If you can't easily and instantly access your gun it probably won't do you any good.
Pro tip: keep gummies in a separate pocket.
Always going to be that way, here and elsewhere.
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