More Thoughts.TDDude wrote:Not in any particular order:
1. Find a pistol that fits your hand. A pistol is like a pair of shoes. If your thumb can't reach the slide release today, it won't tomorrow either. Pick another.
2. Don't skimp on your pistol. If you can't afford the pistol that fits your hand, save your pennies and wait. See point 1.
3. See Luke 22:33-35.
4. Loose fitting patterned shirts will hide just about anything.
5. Don't skimp on the belt. A good strong tapered belt is just as important as a good holster.
6. IWB, OWB, Pancake, whatever. It doesn't really matter. Get the one that works with your body and don't change. Once you've developed the muscle memory for your rig, changing will only mess you up in a panic situation and may get you killed.
7. Carry the caliber you can afford to practice with. If you can't practice, you're not going to hit anything anyway so then the caliber won't matter now, will it?
8. Keep it a secret. Don't tell anyone you're carrying. No One!!!
9. Make carrying a habit like wearing underwear.
10. People don't notice and aren't looking if you are carrying. See point 4.
11. Getting your kids interested in shooting needs to be mandatory reading. Chances are they will love it. Someday it may save their life.
That's it for now.
12. Make carrying a habit, like wearing a seatbelt, kissing your wife, eating breakfast, checking your email, wiping your extremeties, shaving your face, setting your alarm, saluting your superior officer, stomping cockroaches.
13. Being 6' tall & FAT (300+) and trying to carry concealed is much harder than being skinny (>200) and carrying concealed.
14. LEO's tend to be a bit more lenient during traffic stops.
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