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The Annoyed Man wrote:Whenever a customer entered the store looking for a helmet, I would show them the available stock, and I would try and steer them away from the $75 cheap plastic Gibli and towards the much more expensive, and much more protective Bell, Shoei, and Arai helmets. (I was not paid commission, so that wasn't the motivator.) When folks would complain about why a good helmet was $250 and up, I would ask them what their head is worth to them.

Yep. Lady at the bicycle shop told me "If you've got a ten dollar head, wear a ten dollar helmet."

The Annoyed Man wrote:OTH, if anyone wants to trade me my SS Ultra for their CDP Ultra, I am happy to oblige.

I think I'll keep the one I've got. But thanks just the same.

I have an Ultra CDP II to which I have added Crimson Trace Lasergrips.
I've been keeping it loaded with Federal Personal Defense 165 grain Hydra-Shoks. It's a lower recoil round which I thought might be helpful with the light frame and short barrel. I've shot plenty (about 1200 rounds) of full-power 230 grain ammo through it in practice and competition and have no problem with that. But with the 165 grain Personal Defense round, which at an advertised 1060 fps is more like a .40S&W load (I'm sure I don't get quite that velocity out of a 3" barrel.), it kicks like a 9mm. Really. Lower recoil means I can get back on target quicker for faster follow-up shots.




Belt and Compact Undercover holster from Kirkpatrick Leather
disappears nicely under a light jacket or loose shirt/sweatshirt.
For deeper concealment, I have The Answer from Tucker Gunleather.


I'm not carrying daily because 1) Though I have taken the course again, I still haven't sent my stuff in to the state and 2) as a college student, whenever I'm outside my apartment, I'm usually going to or from school, which effectively disarms me, with or without CHL, since we didn't get campus carry passed.
I did carry it daily when I worked in New Mexico where open carry is legal (and unlicensed concealed carry is considered a minor offense along the lines of changing lanes without using a turn signal).

ChuckW wrote: . . . the high cost of a Kimber . . .

When you consider what you're getting for your money, Kimber really is a lot of bang for the buck.
Get what you think is best. As the CDP page on Kimber's website says, "A handgun used for personal protection is not a good place to compromise quality."