jiphillips
Member
I live in Texas and we moved recently. It's hot and I sweat a lot. I also carry in a front pocket holster. My wife is a cop and sent me a disturbing message: "Before you hear anything on the news, I'm okay." no answer and more disturbingly, nothing on the news.
I'm wandering around the house working myself into a panic and I decide to clean my pocket carry because it always calms me down. I gather the cleaning stuff and pull her out of my pocket. I bought her beat up and used (Bulgarian Makarov, built in 83) but she was my second firearm and she never had a problem. Now she's covered in rust.
Not actually covered but way more than a little sweat should do. I don't know if I left her in my pants pocket and spilled liquid rust on her or what. I start cleaning, the more I clean the less I think about my wife. I can't get the rust out with a cloth and gun cleaner, I'll need to go to the next step. As I'm doing that I'm wondering if I should even carry this pistol anymore. I carry her because she's never had a problem, other than a Ruger P90 not liking Russian surplus none of my pistols have ever had problems. Do I carry her for the sentiment? She was not my first but I care about her more than the first. I even bought two other Maks.
I'm cleaning her thinking that I need to carry a different pistol, maybe the Steyr (9mm) or the Firestar (.40 cal). They both fit in the pocket holster that will be getting replaced soon. They're both more powerful than the Mak, and with less recoil to boot.
The finish on the Firestar is better for protection and a more powerful round than the Mak so that's what I'm going with. 180 gr Black Talon ammo if you're wondering.
I have her all cleaned up and ready to sit in the safe until I'm ready to hit the range (and can afford Mak ammo) but I feel like I'm cheating on her.
I'm wandering around the house working myself into a panic and I decide to clean my pocket carry because it always calms me down. I gather the cleaning stuff and pull her out of my pocket. I bought her beat up and used (Bulgarian Makarov, built in 83) but she was my second firearm and she never had a problem. Now she's covered in rust.
Not actually covered but way more than a little sweat should do. I don't know if I left her in my pants pocket and spilled liquid rust on her or what. I start cleaning, the more I clean the less I think about my wife. I can't get the rust out with a cloth and gun cleaner, I'll need to go to the next step. As I'm doing that I'm wondering if I should even carry this pistol anymore. I carry her because she's never had a problem, other than a Ruger P90 not liking Russian surplus none of my pistols have ever had problems. Do I carry her for the sentiment? She was not my first but I care about her more than the first. I even bought two other Maks.
I'm cleaning her thinking that I need to carry a different pistol, maybe the Steyr (9mm) or the Firestar (.40 cal). They both fit in the pocket holster that will be getting replaced soon. They're both more powerful than the Mak, and with less recoil to boot.
The finish on the Firestar is better for protection and a more powerful round than the Mak so that's what I'm going with. 180 gr Black Talon ammo if you're wondering.
I have her all cleaned up and ready to sit in the safe until I'm ready to hit the range (and can afford Mak ammo) but I feel like I'm cheating on her.
