So I missed a minor detail today...

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Let's see if you can figure out the detail I missed. I had just gotten home from work (where I can't legally carry) and was getting ready to go over to my parent's for dinner. I get home, change, put on my belt, put on my holster, put a magazine in one hip pocket and a knife in the other, put my wallet and keys in one thigh pocket and my cell phone and pens in the other and head over to my parent's house. They hadn't gotten home from work yet, so I played with the cats for about ten minutes, and that's when I realized that I may have missed that one minor detail that might be important to CCW...

Before I finish the story, I want to see if people are paying attention. What did I forget?
 
Well, some people already guessed it! And no, it's actually one of the heavier polymer guns out there (XDm compact).

So, the rest of the story (kinda boring), I put my carry rig and magazine back in my car, and just hung out. Thought this would give some people a laugh.
 
I've seen other cops do that, after stowing their sidearms to handle prisoners. On at least one occasion, I myself armed another officer with my sidearm to clear a bank building after hours (found an unlocked door while on routine patrol; turned out to be neglect only.) I handed him mine, and carried my shotgun inside.

Another time, it was me, but I was actively booking a prisoner when a "shots fired" call came in from the apartment building directly across the street from the station. I threw my guy back in the cell and sprinted across the lot, stopping at my cruiser to retrieve my shotgun. I knew I didn't have my sidearm; fetching the extended-capacity Mossberg was part of the plan. I did also have a .38 snub on my ankle.
Some old guy resident had fired to run off some trespassing kids who were cutting through while walking home from the game room after they got lippy with him. Yeah, he went to jail.
 
I got that beat. One time I started on a thousand mile trip only to find I had forgotten my drivers license, wallet and cash, about two hundred miles down the road. Lost a whole day on that one. Now I make a checklist. :eek:
 
Now I make a checklist.
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thats kinda how i do it. i make sure i can at least count to five everytime i leave the house. sometimes six or seven.

1- wallet
2-keys
3-cell phone
4-knife
5-pocket pistol
6-main sidearm (usually carried, except at work)
7-reload for main sidearm (only carried on occasion)

each of these items has its own particular place on my body and i pat each location in order as i count. if i find a blank spot, i stop and fill that spot, or figure out why i have no item there (if i left the car running for instance i would come to the "2" count and tell myself that they are in the car and then procede to "3"). this whole process takes about 2 seconds and has gone a long way towards helping me remember all my crap when i leave the house.
 
JEB I have a spot for everything. But that dang kydex holster made it feel like there was SOMETHING there, it wasn't until later I realized the weight issue.

I got that beat. One time I started on a thousand mile trip only to find I had forgotten my drivers license, wallet and cash, about two hundred miles down the road. Lost a whole day on that one. Now I make a checklist.
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Yep, happened to my parents when I was in middle school. Friend was house-sitting, our third time returning for stuff we forgot in 5 minutes he goes "wow, you really suck at this." Some people the next block over probably thought we were casing the block...
 
each of these items has its own particular place on my body and i pat each location in order as i count
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My list is remarkably similar:
-wallet
-keys
-phone
-light
-stabby
-surprise
-more bangbang

Starts at the right cargo pocket and moves upwards, most days

As far as forgetting to load up, I haven't walked out with an empty holster yet, but I did make it a whole day before figuring out I was packing a compact 1911 and had two reload magazines for a Walther PPS-9
 
In additon to LE I am a respiratory therapist and I carry a snubby in an ankle holster when at the hospital. I've run out of the house without it twice and didn't notice until I was walking in to work.:banghead: I was shocked both times, now I strap it on when I tie my shoes no matter how big a hurry I'm in.

I saw a trooper I know in the ER with an empty holster one day and brought it to her attention. She laughed it off, "Whoops, guess I left it in the trunk when I got done at the jail", and went on about her business. I just shook my head. Then I double checked my ankle to be sure I had mine!;)
 
I run through my personal checklist at least 3-4 times before leaving the house, I'm liable to forget something obvious like my wallet. I probably look silly mumbling to myself and patting myself down, but oh well, the dog doesn't seem to mind.

Of course, what ends up happening is I always remember my basic loadout (wallet, keys, phone, gun, knife, etc.)... But forget any "mission specific" items. Like the other day, I was going to work on a friends Neon and forgot the Neon Chilton manual I had from a previous project...
 
I get so forgetful these days, my wife threatens to let me hide my own eggs next Easter!
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Yeah, but I'm guessing (by that comment) that you're starting to get up there in years. I'm 24.
 
I've gone to the gun range before and in the activity of packing up all the other guns and ammo get to the range and discover I left my carry gun at home.
 
I've gone to the gun range before and in the activity of packing up all the other guns and ammo get to the range and discover I left my carry gun at home.
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At least in that case you have several available should you need to defend yourself.
 
I did that once, but it wasn't the gun..it was my extra magazine for my 1911. I PANICKED:eek:, oh no, what will happen now if I have more than 9 bad guys to deal with??!!:p:D
 
You forgot to tell us what badasses your parents are. If only upon their immanent arrival that you then realized you were missing your gun, WOW they must be some scary people. :D just kidding
 
BP Hunter, you're of course assuming you will have 100% accuracy in a SD situation and stop every attack with a single shot.

Greg, I could come up with total off-the-wall story about how my parents are ex-CIA agents and my Dad faked his own death in the past to protect me and my Mom, but I'd just be ripping off the plot of Missing. My parents are gun owners, but I wouldn't consider them gun nuts like I am. I actually noticed before they got home from work, when I was just playing with their cats.
 
Got to the range one time, checked in, etc etc. got to the lane, opened my "bag-o-dirty-tricks" only to discover my 1911 was NOT in the bag...OOOOOOPSIE
 
One is none,2 is one

That is a drill that is taught in all survival schools,it is intended for fire and shelter drills.

But I added it to my CCW drill.

So if you dont go out with only one on,you will NOT forget either the first OR the second one.

Leastwise it works for me,and a reload for both.
 
a few months back, I spent a weekend away from home with a fullsize 1911, and two officers model magazines (I did have the correct 8 rounder in the pistol, at least).
 
I had just gotten home from work (where I can't legally carry)
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At least you didn't do what I did the other day, I walked into work (where I can't legally carry) and walked around for a half hour talking to people and went to see the night shift supervisor to see how the machines ran before I reallized that I was still carrying.

I could see my career flashing in front of my eyes, I told that supervisor that I had forgotten something in my truck and went out the back door real fast.

No one had even noticed that I was carrying, but I must say that I don't think I have ever put a holster on without putting my carry gun in it.

My gun stays in my holster at all times, but I carry in side the waste band on my front left side, that makes it easy for me.
 
WC145 said:
In additon to LE I am a respiratory therapist and I carry a snubby in an ankle holster when at the hospital. I've run out of the house without it twice and didn't notice until I was walking in to work.:banghead: I was shocked both times, now I strap it on when I tie my shoes no matter how big a hurry I'm in.
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I am officially jealous of you. I'm an RT as well. I have 20 years of CC experience, and I could get canned if I brought a pointy stick into the hospital.
 
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