Carried for the first time today

[Bruenor]

Well, I finally used that pink paper in my wallet, and carried for the first time today. I was at the Noblesville breakfast event, and was packing my S&W .38 revolver. I only have a cheap $7 IWB holster for it that I picked up at the 1500. It worked, but I really need to get something better for it. After breakfast, my wife and I hit Dick's Sporting Goods off of exit 10. No problems carrying in there, in fact while I was shopping I forgot that I even had it on.

Next step: open carry.

[Bigum1969]

Congratulations on popping your cherry!

[redneckpastor]

congrats man, and honestly most the time i dont even have a holster, poor man it and its usually b/c i cant open carry where i am, but more formal i use a holster for some stuff.

took me a while to carry one in the pipe though, i ll be honest, was not comfortable at first!

[jblomenberg16]

It takes a bit of time, but pretty soon you'll feel naked without it. Congrats on exercising your 2A RKBA!

Like Redneckpastor said...for some of us it takes a while to carry with a round in the chamber, but with a .38 revolver, that is already taken care of.

[csm47362]

Originally Posted by jblomenberg16

It takes a bit of time, but pretty soon you'll feel naked without it. Congrats on exercising your 2A RKBA!

Like Redneckpastor said...for some of us it takes a while to carry with a round in the chamber, but with a .38 revolver, that is already taken care of.

Stole my line, It is hard for me to leave home with out one...

[Glock17 Man]

congrats. i carry all the time but not with one in the pipe.

[IndyBeerman]

Originally Posted by Glock17 Man

congrats. i carry all the time but not with one in the pipe.

What's faster, think about it before you answer.

Bad guy pulling a gun on you and him just having to pull the trigger, or your reaction to him then you pulling out your glock and having to rack the slide.

Notice that I did not include you pulling the trigger, that's because you're laying on the ground with a round in you.

Carrying a handgun without a round in the chamber is the same as using it as a club, because that is exactly what it is until it is ready to fire, and the time it takes you to rack the slide he can pump at least 2 rounds in you.

That in my opinion is a epic fail to carry like this.

SO if you carry that Glock around and not have a chambered round because you are not comfortable with it's TAS system, get another gun with a real safety.

[TripleL]

Originally Posted by Bruenor

Well, I finally used that pink paper in my wallet, and carried for the first time today. I was packing my S&W .38 revolver. I only have a cheap $7 IWB holster for it...

Congrats. How long have you had your pink paper before carrying? That cheap holster is better than nothing. I tried carrying a snubby without a holster one time and it didn't take long before it did a Plaxico down my thigh. Luckily I was still in the house. Without holsters, semiautos stay on the waistband, revolvers don't, in my experience.

[wtfd661]

Congrats on carrying.

[mammynun]

Originally Posted by Bruenor

I only have a cheap $7 IWB holster for it that I picked up at the 1500.

www.crossbreedholsters.com will fix that for you!

I have 2, one for a Kahr PM45 and the one for my Sig P220 arrived yesterday (and I ordered it on Tuesday!!! 4 days!!!). Most comfortable IWB around, IMO. Check them out, I think you'll like them on several levels.