With the cooler weather.....
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With the cooler weather.....
It's time to begin to carry "bigger". Either my XDm .40 in my Crossbreed Supertuck, or my Para P12 in my Yaqi Slide with a loose shirt. Gotta love cooler weather. The smaller guns get cleaned, and pushed back in the safe, and the larger guns (more favorable for concealed carry with more clothes) get to see the sunshine for a while.
Anyone else like me?
Anyone else like me?
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
Instead of bigger, does more count?
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
There's plenty of folks like you that modify their firearm based on weather.Anyone else like me?
Me, not so much. That doesn't matter though, as defense is an individual decision based on the willingness to accept risk and compromise.
While my arm of choice remains the same, the carry method will now alter and be about .20 seconds faster to presentation...which is good. :)
In the heat, I carry with the shirt tucked over the arm, as I hate dealing with wind/untucked shirts. Now that the weather is cooling down a bit, I can carry either IWB or OWB using a sport coat as cover, which is a little bit faster for me.
Faster is "gooder".
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
Bigger, huh?
I mean.. I can put a .460 Rowland kit in my 1911... I guess that's the only thing that's 'bigger' than the .45acp I usually carry?
I mean.. I can put a .460 Rowland kit in my 1911... I guess that's the only thing that's 'bigger' than the .45acp I usually carry?
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
I agree, I carry my 5" 1911 with two extra mags all the time.dicion wrote:Bigger, huh?
I mean.. I can put a .460 Rowland kit in my 1911... I guess that's the only thing that's 'bigger' than the .45acp I usually carry?
Re: With the cooler weather.....
I already carry a 45 full time. Do they make a 46?
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
I've been fearing the opposite. I prefer untucked and, especially with the tips given in one of the PSC seminars, have been able to get to presentation faster than before with a loose shirt tail. I've kind of dreaded the change over to tucked dress shirts, both from a speed of access and printing points of view. I cannot believe that a thin dress shirt isn't going to print a lot easier than my woven summer ones.Texas Dan Mosby wrote:There's plenty of folks like you that modify their firearm based on weather.Anyone else like me?
Me, not so much. That doesn't matter though, as defense is an individual decision based on the willingness to accept risk and compromise.
While my arm of choice remains the same, the carry method will now alter and be about .20 seconds faster to presentation...which is good. :)
In the heat, I carry with the shirt tucked over the arm, as I hate dealing with wind/untucked shirts. Now that the weather is cooling down a bit, I can carry either IWB or OWB using a sport coat as cover, which is a little bit faster for me.
Faster is "gooder".
I understand that a sport coat over top will make a difference but it isn't THAT cold yet.
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
My weapon does not change any more than any other time, just my method
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
I have considered carrying my full size each winter for severel years now, but seems like I always end up going inside and remove my jacket or coat. This leaves me down to the same concealment limitations as in warmer weather.
Oh, and BTW, my weapon, big or small, rarely has the sun shine on them.
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
Naa. I wear a Colt Commander or full size M&P .357 sig all year around. Cooler weather just means more OWB wear for me.
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
tqu9047 wrote:I already carry a 45 full time. Do they make a 46?
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flintknapper wrote:tqu9047 wrote:I already carry a 45 full time. Do they make a 46?
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
No changes for me...Glock 22 year round.
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Re: With the cooler weather.....
Once I discovered Comp-Tac, I started carrying my 5" 1911 even in the heat, in cargo shorts and a t shirt. Need to find a few longer, slightly baggy sleevless shirts. Gotta show off the muscles