We went out to eat in Papasitas in Webster. We had just a couple of minute. I noticed her hunting for a "gun buster" sign, and when she found one, I made her pose for a picture with it. We had a great lunch.
Next stop Barnes and Noble just down the road with a detour to the built in Starbucks. While there she had to take a trip to the restroom. She learned her a technique for getting that done.
At this point she was starting to struggle with her set up. She is appendix carrying a Glock 26 with a Betty Holster. She didn't like the width she was dealing with (double stack grip) and the Betty doesn't have the leather backing my Crossbreed does so she was uncomfortable. She was convincing herself that she needed to go down in size.
Our next stop was Academy for some soccer stuff for the girls. SHE went gun shopping. She didn't find anything. We got the soccer stuff and left. After that, the rest of the day was her finding a new EDC.
We went to the Arms Room, but they had nothing.
We went to a little gun shop here in Alvin and she bought a Sig P290 RS. She loved not having to do a background check.
When we got home she was bruised from her Betty at appendix carry. I had her try my crossbreed on at appendix and she was shocked how comfortable it was. Next she went to Crossbreed and ordered their appendix carry in horse hide and a new belt to boot!
Some observations;
- The Sig fit better around her hand even though she shoots the 26 well. It is going to be easier for her to conceal with her frame.
- The Betty does conceal well and it rides at the right height for women. But the plastic molding towards the barrel of the gun has sharp corners and digs into the skin. Keep that in mind if you plan on using this holster for appendix carry.
- she said her level of self confidence about being able to protect herself sky rocketed.
Memo to the fat guy behind the counter at Academy, your condescending attitude towards women cost Academy a sale. As you were trying to explain to her she needed a bigger gun to keep in her purse so that big bad recoil wouldn't scare her. I thought she showed much constraint by not drawing her weapon and yelling "this ain't in my purse you fat tub of ....."
I think I can parlay this into using the 26 as my "summer time" weapon and dropping down a size from the 19.
