why walmart
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why walmart
maybe i missed the thread but why walmart.
re:walmart
alot of the threads say that when you get your plastic that they are going to walmart. I just wondered why !!!!! Is walmart anti gun or is this just a right of passage. thanks Brian
WalMart (in Texas, at least) isn't posted, it's usually pretty crowded, AND they sell ammo in the back of the store. 
Thus, it's a good first place to go when you get your plastic, to "get your feet wet" in public as it were.
Sometimes folks go through a wee bit of "stage fright" or self-consciousness when they first carry in public: "Is it printing?" "Will anyone notice?" No matter how carefully you dress, you can feel like everyone is staring at that new lump under your shirt/waistband/belt, that is so very obvious to you. And if it feels that large and obvious to you, then naturally, it must be obvious to everyone around you, right? ("Mommy, why does that man have a big lump on his side?" "Shush, dear, it's not polite to stare."
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Walking through a crowded WalMart to get to the ammo counter in the back (or, just wandering around) is a good way to teach your subconscious that the world isn't staring at "that lump" and divining what it is. In fact, the folks are pretty much oblivious to your very presence there, except as something in their way in a crowded aisle. It's a good confidence builder.
Thus, it's a good first place to go when you get your plastic, to "get your feet wet" in public as it were.Sometimes folks go through a wee bit of "stage fright" or self-consciousness when they first carry in public: "Is it printing?" "Will anyone notice?" No matter how carefully you dress, you can feel like everyone is staring at that new lump under your shirt/waistband/belt, that is so very obvious to you. And if it feels that large and obvious to you, then naturally, it must be obvious to everyone around you, right? ("Mommy, why does that man have a big lump on his side?" "Shush, dear, it's not polite to stare."
) Walking through a crowded WalMart to get to the ammo counter in the back (or, just wandering around) is a good way to teach your subconscious that the world isn't staring at "that lump" and divining what it is. In fact, the folks are pretty much oblivious to your very presence there, except as something in their way in a crowded aisle. It's a good confidence builder.
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All guns have at least two safeties. One's digital, one's cognitive. In other words - keep the digit off the trigger until ready to fire, and THINK. Some guns also have mechanical safeties on top of those. But if the first two don't work, the mechanical ones aren't guaranteed. - me
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zeroskillz, you are new here & we all welcome you. I will quietly tell you about quidni. He is a she & we are very prowd of her.zeroskillz wrote:yup what quidni said.
'sides they do have the best ammo prices.
My first trip to wally world was just about like he described it.
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quidni wrote:WalMart (in Texas, at least) isn't posted, it's usually pretty crowded, AND they sell ammo in the back of the store.
Sometimes folks go through a wee bit of "stage fright" or self-consciousness when they first carry in public: "Is it printing?" "Will anyone notice?" No matter how carefully you dress, you can feel like everyone is staring at that new lump under your shirt/waistband/belt, that is so very obvious to you. And if it feels that large and obvious to you, then naturally, it must be obvious to everyone around you, right? ("Mommy, why does that man have a big lump on his side?" "Shush, dear, it's not polite to stare."
Walking through a crowded WalMart to get to the ammo counter in the back (or, just wandering around) is a good way to teach your subconscious that the world isn't staring at "that lump" and divining what it is. In fact, the folks are pretty much oblivious to your very presence there, except as something in their way in a crowded aisle. It's a good confidence builder.
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Better than some of uslongtooth wrote:zeroskillz, you are new here & we all welcome you. I will quietly tell you about quidni. He is a she & we are very prowd of her.zeroskillz wrote:yup what quidni said.
'sides they do have the best ammo prices.
My first trip to wally world was just about like he described it.
-Zeke
As Skiprr said, she is Eloquent, precise, & at-home.
We have several ladies that are regular & very valuable contributers. She hits what she shoots at too.
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