First Time CCW, need advice

Wear lots of brightly colored tight-fitting spandex.

For Glocks and Kydex I like the Comp-Tac brand, the Infidel model in particular.

For CCW I prefer IWB, especially this time of year.

That's a lot of state laws to be familiar with. I'd stay with the speed limit.

First and foremost: Know the laws in the states in which you are traveling!!!! They are all different.

In Texas as long as you make an honest effort to conceal you will be OK. If it prints or the wind blows your shirt up it’s no big deal. Some places will bust you for failure to conceal if they so much as catch a whiff of Hoppies.

Here they have to post a sign in accordance with Texas penal code 30.06 (somebody in Austin has a sense of humor!) to keep you off of the premises. Anything else doesn’t matter. Some places they can write it on the bottom edge of a door and hang you.

Not knowing such things can get you in a world of hurt so tread carefully.

I carry a Ruger P90 in a Minotaur MTAC holster IWB. It’s kydex on a leather paddle. Very comfortable and the kydex makes re-holstering a snap.

Wal Mart walk

For Glocks and Kydex I like the Comp-Tac brand, the Infidel model in particular.

For CCW I prefer IWB, especially this time of year.

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Ditto. You'll have an easier time concealing the 19 than the 21.

I have an XD45 compact that's not unlike the Glock 19 in size when using the 10 round mag. I use a Comptac C-tac IWB. Works like a charm under a short-sleeved print shirt worn over a tank-tee. Sometimes I'll just use one button to make sure I don't flash.

It's a fast drawing son-of -a-gun, too.

Or, jeans W/ a light sport-coat, weather permitting. That's a nice casual look that doesn't seem to get much attention, or look too out of place.

Enjoy your trip.

Dude, the Walmart Walk is mandatory no matter what State you go to.

Wal Mart Walk

I think this refers to strolling through Wally World. Lots of people so it is easy to go unnoticed.

Oh, just jock it in your pants and cover with a baggy shirt.

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Practice around your house before you go out in public to find what methods of CCW work best for you.

I am also from Illinois and work very hard at knowing what is legal in other states. I just checked www.handgunlaw.us and Ohio does not honor the Pennsylvania permit. You would need Florida or Utah to gain Ohio. Jim.

WARNING EXTREME SARCASM ABOUT TO BE USED.
Isn't illinois just the funnest state to live in.

The Wal Mart walk is a rite of passage for those new to CCW. Many of us had some concerns about our abitity to adequately conceal a firearm. The Wal Mart walk is a way to get your feet wet & convince yourself that most people A) Don't notice or B) Don't care. Also it gets rid of the fear that someone's going to scream "Oh my Gawd he's got a guuuuun!"
when you appear in public.

As for the advice , go buy yourself a good leather holster and a GUN belt not a Wal Mart dress belt. Get something that actually designed to hold up a gun.

After that it's placement sometimes moving a gun a half inch on your belt makes all the difference btwn CCW & You might as well open carry.

I have plenty of experience in OC while in Iraq for 16 months, I never had to worry about concealing anything there. Go figure, it's in my own Country that I have to hide it.

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First off, thank you for serving!

BTW, if the idea of hiding it kinda irks you (it does me once in a while), you can always check the laws on open carrying in the states you are traveling through: www.opencarry.org.

If concealing...

On cover garments, I find that a baggie, longer shirt with patterns (not solid colors) makes concealment much easier. So if you normally wear a large, try and XL-T. A tight fitting "clingy" shirt in a solid color will print even a tiny Kel-Tec. But a larger shirt with a pattern makes 5" 1911s vanish. Also, if you are going to carry using an in-the-waistband holster, you may find it necessary to buy pants one size larger. I normally wear a 34 or 36, but my IWB pants are 36 or 38.

In addition to a good holster, be sure to get a nice sturdy gunbelt. That applies or concealed or open carry. I got mine from thebeltman.com, and love it. A nice gunbelt makes weight disappear, even my 1911 which probably weighs close to 3 lbs loaded.

Blah, I am tempted to OPEN carry in Walmart to see what happens...

M-Tac!

I love mine for my G26.

don't forget the nachos

Check your law; some reciprocity rules apply only if you are a resident of the state the permit is issued. The FL permit is probably the most popular for non-residents.

Bogie advised

Wear lots of brightly colored tight-fitting spandex.

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If you go with that, you also need one of these:

http://www.popguns.com/badge/concealedcarry.htm


craig

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