Ronan
3D Printing Guru
That's great then! From what people are generally posting on the internet, it seems its not widely accepted and surprises quite a few individuals when they see it.
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That's great then! From what people are generally posting on the internet, it seems its not widely accepted and surprises quite a few individuals when they see it.
- Aug 17, 2011
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Honestly, I believe the people who complain about OC the most, are the same people who'd prefer to see firearms out of 'their world' entirely. They may not be rabid anti's, but they seem to be cut from the same cloth. "Sometimes who makes the most noise, wins."
There's pros and cons to both Open and Concealed. Personally, I love having the option go Open - the comfort factor alone. A good OWB holster and belt, you can truly forget you're even carrying in a stunningly short amount of time. May be hard for some to grasp, but there is truth to it.
There's pros and cons to both Open and Concealed. Personally, I love having the option go Open - the comfort factor alone. A good OWB holster and belt, you can truly forget you're even carrying in a stunningly short amount of time. May be hard for some to grasp, but there is truth to it.
Ronan
3D Printing Guru
I get it... i have seen and tried a TON of CC holsters. Never found one that's comfortable.
This one was one of the weirdest one:
Many who pontificate from behind their keyboards have never done either and spout what other "experts" say.
there is zero empirical data that one method is superior to the other. Mostly its opinion or conjecture, not facts
Unlike them, I have real world experience doing it in several states with no issues.
That's my experience.
Take it or leave it. Matters not to me.
- Aug 17, 2011
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I have YET to find an IWB that's as comfortable as even the cheesiest OWB with a good belt.
davsco
Ultimate Member
yeah there's a northern virginia open carry website and most say they are rarely if ever even noticed. between being affixed to smartphones, kids, etc, most aren't focused on checking out your hips, plus with arms hanging down at sides it's not super-apparent.
I have gotten a little thick in the middle in the last few years. I have used several IWB holsters from Milt Sparks Versa Maxto a Crossbreed Supertuck and several others (Theis and a competitor)
I am more comfortable carrying OWB in a Blackhawk Serpa or Safilandand with a Beltman belt than IWB now. I OC'd at NRA using this combo and forgot it was there.
No ND discharges either
I am more comfortable carrying OWB in a Blackhawk Serpa or Safilandand with a Beltman belt than IWB now. I OC'd at NRA using this combo and forgot it was there.
No ND discharges either
- Aug 17, 2011
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I've come to accept that IWB with a 32 or a 4" M&P .45 just isn't going to work for my scrawny ass. Just not physically built right to make it work.
Ronan
3D Printing Guru
Have to take everything on the internet with a large grain (lump?) of salt. But there's a overwhelming amount of articles/posts/etc about it.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, especially about firearms.
How many who pontificate have actually done it or had any experiences while doing it.
I have.
kaliroger
Active Member
I am guessing that in most states where they have/permit OC, getting a CC is not going to be a big deal, therefore people doing OC must prefer it over CC, and those who prefer CC, well we never notice it.)
Exactly
- Aug 17, 2011
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You'll notice, as with anything else, it doesn't take much to get a 'dogpile' going - on anything. 1 bad article, using whatever justification they can, and it'll go on for long after we've all gone back to dust.
Carrying a gun is a personal choice. You're either comfortable doing so, or not. Whatever you choose, that's fine by me. Same goes for your method of carry.
Carrying a gun is a personal choice. You're either comfortable doing so, or not. Whatever you choose, that's fine by me. Same goes for your method of carry.
The actual website is Open Carry dot org and is a national site, but has an active Virginia sub forum.
https://forum.opencarry.org
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
It just reinforces my decision that after my wife retires in a couple of years to leave Occupied Territory and head to Free America.
That happened to me in Wyoming when out there on business. A couple of men walked into the hotel guns holstered on their belt. The people with me got nervous and asked are they police...I looked up and calmly said nope, oil workers. Still looking worried I explained to them "we are no longer in the Democratic People's Republic of Maryland(DPRM). People out here carry....half the people we met with today were "printing" and in some places out here they ARE 911. Takes the police 1/2 hour + to get to them." I can't wait to move out of DPRM.
SummitCnty
Ultimate Member
I think with all of the LEO and Agencies in the DMV people don’t get too worked up or notice someone with a weapon on their side. I see it on a somewhat regular basis in DC around my work and people don’t really pay attention to someone in street clothes with a pistol on their side.
You obviously don’t live in the Gulag.
