MagnumDweeb
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I'm a born raise Florida native. I've got a concealed carry license and I'm excited about the prospects of having the lawful and rightful act of open carry restored to Florida residents. Granted it's only for those who have a concealed carry license but hey one step at a time. It's not exactly hard to get a license or ridiculously expensive, just have to have a clean record and such.
My only concern is if we get open carry, then what? I want to open carry but I don't want to....come off as a Mall Ninja. I wouldn't really open carry anything amazing or a Barbecue gun. Maybe my Taurus PT 99, I conceal carry it in a IWB holster but it's not always the most comfortable form of carry. I also conceal carry in a IWB a Ruger P345.
I think if we get it should go to some of those open carry get togethers that are going on in Central Florida, where I live. I'm a known identity at my local diner, bookstore, and gym. Everyone knows me a studious hardworking guy, honest and even-tempered at these places. So I figure if it ever goes through I can just put my S&W Model 15-3 unloaded in a hip holster, unloaded because hey I got ease into getting comfortable with it but I'll still conceal carry my usual pocket Rossi .357 snub nose and Ruger SP101 3" .357 and yes my pockets are that big.
I guess my real concern is, what if I want to carry something a little more outlandish, like my Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum with a 7.5" barrel, is that a faux paux in the open carry world. I'd admittedly wouldn't load anything other than .44 special or maybe Corbon's 165 grain .44 magnum at 1300 fps.
Also I was thinking if we got open carry, maybe carrying what I call "California Style," where it's unloaded with the slide back, granted I'd still be conceal carrying a snub nose .357 magnum in the opposite pocket.
If there are any open carriers out there with big bore revolvers could you please share? Also if people think I'm getting too far into that "SIX GUN COWBOY" thing let me know too, it bothers me but I don't want to do any harm to the movement being a law school grad(hopefully passing the MBE in February), Certified Family Mediator, Small Business Owner(employer) that carries a big bore revolver.
My only concern is if we get open carry, then what? I want to open carry but I don't want to....come off as a Mall Ninja. I wouldn't really open carry anything amazing or a Barbecue gun. Maybe my Taurus PT 99, I conceal carry it in a IWB holster but it's not always the most comfortable form of carry. I also conceal carry in a IWB a Ruger P345.
I think if we get it should go to some of those open carry get togethers that are going on in Central Florida, where I live. I'm a known identity at my local diner, bookstore, and gym. Everyone knows me a studious hardworking guy, honest and even-tempered at these places. So I figure if it ever goes through I can just put my S&W Model 15-3 unloaded in a hip holster, unloaded because hey I got ease into getting comfortable with it but I'll still conceal carry my usual pocket Rossi .357 snub nose and Ruger SP101 3" .357 and yes my pockets are that big.
I guess my real concern is, what if I want to carry something a little more outlandish, like my Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum with a 7.5" barrel, is that a faux paux in the open carry world. I'd admittedly wouldn't load anything other than .44 special or maybe Corbon's 165 grain .44 magnum at 1300 fps.
Also I was thinking if we got open carry, maybe carrying what I call "California Style," where it's unloaded with the slide back, granted I'd still be conceal carrying a snub nose .357 magnum in the opposite pocket.
If there are any open carriers out there with big bore revolvers could you please share? Also if people think I'm getting too far into that "SIX GUN COWBOY" thing let me know too, it bothers me but I don't want to do any harm to the movement being a law school grad(hopefully passing the MBE in February), Certified Family Mediator, Small Business Owner(employer) that carries a big bore revolver.