Recent content by drpaulHOO

Yup, it would be great if society were more accepting of open carry. It's a lot more comfortable, too. Unfortunately, while it may be legal, there are many venues where you will get hassled for "brandishing" just by open carrying. Thus, the need to CCW.:banghead: Here's to global...

I'm with Grandpa. Almost never stop. Societal risks have got to high. :mad: In my younger, more innocent days, I was more likely to stop for all but the inner city. Paul

When I draw [1911] my thumb goes on top of the safety, pushing it down as the gun comes to horizontal. Thumb stays on top of that safety until it's ready to go back to its home. HTH Paul

I'm not very experienced, but I would think that you would want to have a buddy practice with you. Going it alone seems foolish. Paul

Great input chieftan. I imagine there are a lot of CCW carriers [like me] who don't have much perspective on the realities of armed conflict. I'll try to remember keep a cool head and be a good observer I guess I'ld like to add be conservative about applying your defensive...

I'm relatively new to all this. Only been shooting a few months; CCW permit coming next week. The purpose of the CCW permit for me is defense of myself and my family. There is a huge personal barrier to get over in drawing and firing at a person. At this point, I would be concerned about my...

???????????? DrBoomBoom, et. al. This morning I'm left dominant, but I've always done my shooting [shotgun, pistol, rifle] aiming with my right. Undoubltedly ????, some of my really poor shots may be traced to this problem. Not sure how I'll react under stress. Paul :confused:

I've had mine change from right to left in some circumstances, possible fatigue, strange lighting, or different glasses. It's confusing when it happens. Reverting to 1 eye shooting helps when that happens. Paul