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I was nervous about it. I practice, but have Stargardt's Disease (a dry form of macular degeneration). I was worried about the really far shots due to the poor lighting of the indoor range using my 1911. I didn't get a perfect score, but I did really well. This time I'll use my P229 which has night ...

When I carry my Kimber 1911, it is off-body in a backpack (in the padded laptop area by itself), so I keep the chamber empty. I resign myself to the fact that if I am directly confronted, I won't be using this firearm anyway. . . at least not immediately. I know it has the grip safety, but I just do...

Well, I guess I am officially not nerdy enough any more. I could write it in FORTRAN, COBOL, Pascal, or BASIC if you like line numbers, but I don't use that new fangled stuff like PHP or APL. I graduated from UNT in '03 and took more than three semesters of COBOL for my degree. :) Employers are des...

I would only open carry my cowboy action .45 in a real holster, with a full stock of ammo, when I wear my cowboy outfit. Which isn't often :biggrinjester: Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. 1) Continue your normal concealed carry 2) Add a western-style revolver with a nice leather holster Problem ...

To the best of my knowledge all Glocks are made in Austria Dave B. Whoops. Well there you go. I hope my post didn't come across as authoritative. . . I'm certainly not an expert when among true aficionados. It may not be fair for me to quote that man as saying they were made in the USA. . . he may ...

I'm very curious to hear what other things you notice better in the Glock that the XDs did not have. Also which Glock and XD did he show you? I'm racking my brain trying to remember. It was the subcompact of both in the .40 caliber. He demonstrated the internal safeties of the Glock and showed thei...

Here's the way I look at it: I think ammo will be available, even if more expensive. I'd been shopping for an AR-15 casually for about a year, but it was just never the next thing on our priority list. I felt like BHO was going to win the election way back in the spring. I started looking a little m...

I favored the XD until recently. I had a salesman who broke both guns down and showed me several things on the Glock that changed my mind. Keep in mind, going into the conversation I was anti-Glock and looking for ammo to feed my fury. One of the most important things to me was when he showed me the...

Great responses. . . thanks, guys! I guess now it's just time to make a decision. I'm planning on going to the Mesquite Gun Show on Saturday - I've never made it out there but I've heard it's a better show than the ones in Ft. Worth.

Before I started working from home full time, I could've legally carried at work but been fired based on the HR policy if I'd been found out. Well, I like the job (and need it) too much to risk that, so I went unarmed from the parking lot into the building. We went through some layoffs that led to m...

Carrying the Kimber or the Sig would allow me to still use a revolver as an ankle backup. You've seen my Kimber and its Galco holster (at the retreat), and you know that I'm no lightweight either, but I just bought a Minotaur MTAC from Comp-Tac, and I REALLY like it a lot. It is far and away the mo...

I've navigated through most of my concealed carry existence with little or no practical input or connection to the community. From poking around this site for a couple of weeks, I think I respect the opinions of this group enough to ask for some input. Background: I got my CHL four years ago and am ...

My CHL instructors had a different take regarding Grapevine Mills. They said that 30.06 must be posted at each public entrance according to the law (size, colors, prominence, etc.). They just said to pick your entrance carefully. . . if you entered a legal public entrance and were not notified, the...

I think both parties were wrong, but neither should leave because of it. The issue is electronic communication with no ability for immediate feedback. We are essentially muzzled from one of the most important aspects of communication - nonverbal. It supplements everything we say in real life. We all...

...but I know at Bass Pro Shop you wouldn't be allowed to shoot with the CCW since anything you're going to use at the range needs to be declared and locked at the front door. Not the one in Grapevine. They do NOT want you to declare and lock your CCW at the front counter. They want you to keep it ...