davesnothere
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Hello all.
I just started perusing the forums a few days ago. I've lived in Arizona a number of times over the last 20 years and I've always had an appreciation for the very Libertarian gun laws here.
In my previous times of residence I always wanted to OC, but for whatever reason I never did. Oh, I'd OC on hikes, and days when I went out into the desert to shoot, or when I went to the range, but I didn't do it around town.
That changed today.
For the first time ever I carried my Springfield 1911 in an older Uncle Mike's Kydex hip holster while I was out looking for something better and more suited to motorcycling while OC'ing.
After going to Freedom Surplus (where the owner kept looking at my holster and was actually making me self-concious) and being informed that they didn't have the holster I was looking for, I went to Sportsman's Warehouse, then on to Bass Pro Shops, where I finally located the holster I was looking for. Bass Pro Shops did something a bit strange though. They made me put a trigger lock on my 1911 while I was in the store, which made it not fit in the holster, so they had me put my pistol in a double plastic bag (effectively concealing it, oddly enough) while I was in the store.
I also picked up a new Sig-Sauer P232 while I was at Bass. I used to have a P230, but I gave it to my ex-wife for her protection when we divorced 10 years ago.
Long story short, I got a lot of stares. I mean a LOT of stares. Almost makes a guy feel like an alien.
Won't change things though. I'm still going to OC from now on when I can.
Hello all.
I just started perusing the forums a few days ago. I've lived in Arizona a number of times over the last 20 years and I've always had an appreciation for the very Libertarian gun laws here.
In my previous times of residence I always wanted to OC, but for whatever reason I never did. Oh, I'd OC on hikes, and days when I went out into the desert to shoot, or when I went to the range, but I didn't do it around town.
That changed today.
For the first time ever I carried my Springfield 1911 in an older Uncle Mike's Kydex hip holster while I was out looking for something better and more suited to motorcycling while OC'ing.
After going to Freedom Surplus (where the owner kept looking at my holster and was actually making me self-concious) and being informed that they didn't have the holster I was looking for, I went to Sportsman's Warehouse, then on to Bass Pro Shops, where I finally located the holster I was looking for. Bass Pro Shops did something a bit strange though. They made me put a trigger lock on my 1911 while I was in the store, which made it not fit in the holster, so they had me put my pistol in a double plastic bag (effectively concealing it, oddly enough) while I was in the store.
I also picked up a new Sig-Sauer P232 while I was at Bass. I used to have a P230, but I gave it to my ex-wife for her protection when we divorced 10 years ago.
Long story short, I got a lot of stares. I mean a LOT of stares. Almost makes a guy feel like an alien.
Won't change things though. I'm still going to OC from now on when I can.