EXTREMELY good advice!>
Yes, I always advise new folks to not start-out with too large of a gun. It is essential that you realize that "sometimes carry" is extremely dangerous. Therefore, carry all the time you legally can. Remember that a smaller gun, which is more comfortable to carry & won't be left home, is better than a too-large gun which won't be there when needed. Don't get too carried away by all the technical talk. ANY GUN is always a lot better than no gun !
I was caught unarmed by a violent ex-con ONCE; that cured me of the "I'll carry when I think I need to" mindset forever.
Invest in good belts ! Belts will "make or break" your experience. In recent years, I use GALCO belts almost exclusively. You'll end-up with a "holster box" just like the rest of us. IWB's are easier to conceal. Not knowing your type of weapon, can't advise further.
Good Luck & may GOD Bless !
leVieux
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"Remember that a smaller gun, which is more comfortable to carry & won't be left home, is better than a too-large gun which won't be there when needed.">
Yes, I always advise new folks to not start-out with too large of a gun. It is essential that you realize that "sometimes carry" is extremely dangerous. Therefore, carry all the time you legally can. Remember that a smaller gun, which is more comfortable to carry & won't be left home, is better than a too-large gun which won't be there when needed. Don't get too carried away by all the technical talk. ANY GUN is always a lot better than no gun !
I was caught unarmed by a violent ex-con ONCE; that cured me of the "I'll carry when I think I need to" mindset forever.
Invest in good belts ! Belts will "make or break" your experience. In recent years, I use GALCO belts almost exclusively. You'll end-up with a "holster box" just like the rest of us. IWB's are easier to conceal. Not knowing your type of weapon, can't advise further.
Good Luck & may GOD Bless !
leVieux
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9 round of .45 is pretty good. I don't want to ignite the 9 vs .40 vs .45 debate though.Mag capacity, in my own opinion, is somewhat overrated. Twenty rounds is great but I'd think very few of what us honest, non-criminal folks would need. That said, I carry nine rounds of .45 in a semi-auto or sometimes only five rounds of .357 mag. I do not feel under-gunned.
Exactly! If you can shoot well with a .45, use it. If you shoot better with a 9mm use it. Accuracy is the key.I don’t have much to add as others have pointed you in the right direction. I will only add: Train and pack with what you can hit with.
Don’t buy a gun just cause it’s the hotness of the month only to find out you suck with it. I went back to packing service or full size depending on who makes it, not because of capacity but for being able to shoot better. In turn I not only can defend myself better but I can improve my odds of not hitting something or someone I don’t want to.
If de-escalation is possible, I would greatly prefer that route, and I'm not just saying that. If it's a choice between drawing and firing on the bad guy, or myself or a family member being injured or killed, I'll draw and fire without a doubt.Practice Practice Practice know your weapon.
Ftf drills fte drills drop mag clear reload.
No matter what you carry spare magazines. Period.
If you carry 45 that shit is heavy. 9 I don't know about. I carry 45 3 spare mag.
But I accept the weight. But like 99% here said your not here for a extended battle.
Imho it's for escape.
But if it jams etc you got to know what to do.
Carrying is serious business and now you have to ask yourself are you truly ready to take someone's life...??? You must reconcile yourself with this Period. Because if you are not don't carry.
The ramifications of this world change your life forever.
P.s the law is important but thought is paramount
Don't need to be in a rack, can be open, exposed and loaded.I didn't go back and read from the start of this thread but if I'm not mistaken, long guns may be carried in a rack that is visible. Am I correct?
Point but what happens when you have a mag problem or ftf t fte and you in the middle of some shit? Do you holler time out so you can clear your weapon ?If de-escalation is possible, I would greatly prefer that route, and I'm not just saying that. If it's a choice between drawing and firing on the bad guy, or myself or a family member being injured or killed, I'll draw and fire without a doubt.
I thought about carrying at least one spare mag, and I might, but I'm thinking that if I need more than 10+1, I'm either a terrible shot, or I'm in deeper shit than a pocket pistol can resolve.
That is indeed a valid consideration. I'd expect anything I carry to be able to cycle hundreds of rounds of the shittiest ammo (I test with steel case, crappy JHPs, and the ammo I plan to carry of course) without a single failure, which my P11 has done. But anything is possible.Point but what happens when you have a mag problem or ftf t fte and you in the middle of some shit? Do you holler time out so you can clear your weapon ?
Or do you drop mag clear and move on?
What happens if your mag fails and you have only one
Asking for a friend
Don't need to be in a rack, can be open, exposed and loaded.
What's the old saying the best plans don't survive first contactThat is indeed a valid consideration. I'd expect anything I carry to be able to cycle hundreds of rounds of the shittiest ammo (I test with steel case, crappy JHPs, and the ammo I plan to carry of course) without a single failure, which my P11 has done. But anything is possible.