Milkmaster
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I am 50 years old. I have been around and used firearms all my life. My training has always told me to not put a round in the pipe until I am ready to shoot. That was all good for firing range practice, transporting my firearms, shooting clays with my shotguns, or anything else I have done up until now. For instance, I would leave the shotgun chamber empty and open on a bird hunt until we got ready to walk in on a cubby rise. Then I would cycle a round into the firing position. NO friends or myself got shot accidentally with this practice.
I want to take my class for CCW. I know a pistol is no good if it ain't loaded and in ready condition. I have no problems about shooting a thug intending to do me or my family harm.
I feel I am not going to ask this in the right way and get flamed or pi$$ a few people off. I don't want to start a thread and hear arguing about being able to defend yourself.
Ok here it goes...
Did any of you had second thoughts about carrying a pistol in ready
to fire condition in your pocket with no safety? Did it seem to go against everything you had been trained to do? I am wanting to know how you reconciled your thoughts to not worrying about it everytime you sit or do some physical exercise that may toss it around a bit. I have one double action hammerless revolver that has a substantial trigger pull. I can see how that would be pretty tough to fire accidentally in my pocket. Unfortunately that revolver is just too big for my CCW purposes. I really want one of the .380 pocket pistols. They seem small enough to be comfortable and concealed. I see they also are double action in design. I also read where the LCP was recalled for firing if dropped. Geez!
Help me out here and try to explain your thoughts and/or feelings about this when you first starting carrying regularly. Did it bother you? Does it still bother you? How did you get past it to carry comfortably and confidently. Did you receive any training that made you feel ok with it?
Ok now I am ready with me teeth clenched. Replies please...
I want to take my class for CCW. I know a pistol is no good if it ain't loaded and in ready condition. I have no problems about shooting a thug intending to do me or my family harm.
I feel I am not going to ask this in the right way and get flamed or pi$$ a few people off. I don't want to start a thread and hear arguing about being able to defend yourself.
Ok here it goes...
Did any of you had second thoughts about carrying a pistol in ready
to fire condition in your pocket with no safety? Did it seem to go against everything you had been trained to do? I am wanting to know how you reconciled your thoughts to not worrying about it everytime you sit or do some physical exercise that may toss it around a bit. I have one double action hammerless revolver that has a substantial trigger pull. I can see how that would be pretty tough to fire accidentally in my pocket. Unfortunately that revolver is just too big for my CCW purposes. I really want one of the .380 pocket pistols. They seem small enough to be comfortable and concealed. I see they also are double action in design. I also read where the LCP was recalled for firing if dropped. Geez!
Help me out here and try to explain your thoughts and/or feelings about this when you first starting carrying regularly. Did it bother you? Does it still bother you? How did you get past it to carry comfortably and confidently. Did you receive any training that made you feel ok with it?
Ok now I am ready with me teeth clenched. Replies please...