It's Official, WI Passed Conceal & Carry

[fencefixer]

Just remember that the "best gun for ccw" is the one you shoot best with.

Pulling it out quickly while disabling safety and acquiring your target under one second.. learn how to do this in your sleep, muscle memory is very important. Most people make the mistake of asking for opinions on what the "best gun" would be, then rarely shoot with it. If you can't do this motion quickly, chances are you will be disarmed and your firearm will be used against you.

Way back in my rookie days I practiced at home with an unloaded gun and mounted a laser pointer to it. Walk around the house, focus on an object, aim, pull the trigger and hold it steady while checking whether the laser is where you intended to aim at.

Mostly I carry a PX4 with PDX-1 .40 S&W 165gr JHP using a Comp-Tac Minotaur IWB holster. While I'm on the bike or at home, safety is on, otherwise it's off. I don't concealed carry my FNP .45, Walther P99, Glock 20 why? Because I got accustomed with the PX4 for quick draw, target acquirement and accuracy the most so I stuck with it. The others I shoot for fun. There is no "best gun", they all serve the same purpose - pull the trigger to save your life.

Generally, once you carry and you understand that what you have on you can end someone's life, you'll act completely different while being armed and out in the public as well. Where I used to neg back at annoying people, I now simply walk away, no matter how bad the insults. Or go ahead and push and shove me, I'll still walk away as quick as possible without saying a word.. because I know there's many stupid people out there and imho nobody deserves to die because they started ****.. we all say and do stupid things, so first things first, save your life and someone else's by avoiding conflict altogether. Your firearm is the absolute last resort.. guns are not "cool", they're a deadly tool not to be played with.



I hope you'll never have to use it. Best wishes and good luck my friend.

P.S.: If you get pulled over by a cop and you have to inform them that you're carrying, don't say "I have a gun!". Say "Officer, I have a concealed carry permit and at the moment I'm carrying" while keeping your hands where the officer can see them.

[ApexAZ]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

So, with that in mind, what's a good conceal & carry first choice? Never had one to conceal and honestly never really looked at them. What do you use & like and of course why.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Wade

Ruger LCR or SW Airweight. Revolvers require very little thought and almost never fail. I like my LCR, but have some problems getting it out of my pocket due to the sticky grips.

I have a HK USP .45 compact and its terrible for concealment. Its way too big.

[HollywoodQue]

Smith & Wesson M&P 40 cal compact...handles well, med kick back, and very accurate.

[jluck]

Ruger LCR with crimson trace grips.

[shilala]

I still have not gotten my ccw for Ohio yet. I need to do that, especially with all the window-crawlers around here. It'd suck to go to jail for drilling a hole in someone's head who just crawled in my bedroom window.

[Brian D.]

Originally Posted by shilala

I still have not gotten my ccw for Ohio yet. I need to do that, especially with all the window-crawlers around here. It'd suck to go to jail for drilling a hole in someone's head who just crawled in my bedroom window.

You don't need a concealed handgun license to protect yourself and family inside your home.

As to the CHL, what's holding you back? If you need more info on the subject I recommend spending some time at http://ohioccwforums.org and at Ohioans For Concealed Carry's main site.