chopper180
Member
Ok here's the deal: I'm looking for a CCW and have had a hard time in the past finding something I could conceal comfortably.
It should be noted here that I'm between 6' and 6'1 depending on which gas station I'm leaving, and weigh in at 300 lbs. Not exactly a poster boy for bowflex (unless you're talking about the "before" pic).
I'd like to hear from some of the bigger guys on this forum regarding what they carry and how they conceal it.
I'm in the market for a new CCW but like I said, haven't had much success to date. Here's what I've tried so far:
Springfield XD - great gun, but too big (thick) for me to effectively conceal
Glock - see above
Taurus/Smith/Colt snubnose - these conceal the best, but only 5 shots and quite a bit of recoil
Kahr - again, quite a bit of felt recoil, reliability issues
Springfield/Colt 1911 - these concealed well also but had reliability issues with both
Ultimately I'd like to find a 1911 that is as reliable as the XD/Glock. I know there are a lot of 1911 fans here, but I've been burned twice, the Colt was a mil-spec, the Springfield was a "loaded" model
Barring a 1911, I'd like to find a way to effectively conceal a double stack without it printing (particularly when I sit and my considerable girth expands horizontally)
Thanks!
It should be noted here that I'm between 6' and 6'1 depending on which gas station I'm leaving, and weigh in at 300 lbs. Not exactly a poster boy for bowflex (unless you're talking about the "before" pic).
I'd like to hear from some of the bigger guys on this forum regarding what they carry and how they conceal it.
I'm in the market for a new CCW but like I said, haven't had much success to date. Here's what I've tried so far:
Springfield XD - great gun, but too big (thick) for me to effectively conceal
Glock - see above
Taurus/Smith/Colt snubnose - these conceal the best, but only 5 shots and quite a bit of recoil
Kahr - again, quite a bit of felt recoil, reliability issues
Springfield/Colt 1911 - these concealed well also but had reliability issues with both
Ultimately I'd like to find a 1911 that is as reliable as the XD/Glock. I know there are a lot of 1911 fans here, but I've been burned twice, the Colt was a mil-spec, the Springfield was a "loaded" model
Barring a 1911, I'd like to find a way to effectively conceal a double stack without it printing (particularly when I sit and my considerable girth expands horizontally)
Thanks!