Quote:
Originally Posted by on2wheels52
"... it was completely unnoticed on my hip the entire time."
I assume you mean unnoticed by your fellow travelers cause I sure would notice it on my scrawny hip.
I went down carrying the single action Ruger road (40 years ago  ). In a great Bianchi belt and holster, after about an hour walking around the desert it went back in the truck. Krikey, I'm aware when I'm carrying an LCP, but then I'm not a very big 'ol boy. Good thing I'm in a safe neighborhood. |
Hehe heh... well, I'm 6'1" and a fairly solid (for a 60 year old) 240 pounds. Grew up as a soccer player, played all through college at a relatively skinny 180 pounds, then my room mate introduced me to weight lifting... that was "the beginning of the end", as I found I had the "genetics". Shoulda started younger... was still benching three plates a side (315 lbs) and squatting 4 plates (405 lbs) for reps into my late 40's. Actually, I never should have started at all, and stuck to my former skinny 180 pound build. Water under the bridge... it does make it easy to carry revolvers like this, however, without anyone, including me, noticing...
Quote:
Originally Posted by tabs
Yeah real nice but when the real men are talkin about Defensive firepower they don't mean Bears they mean the two legged Coyotes, Banditios and other assorted marauders that you might run into.
So the question really is what kind of firepower are you packin for those circumstances?
|
My two most often carried "social" (Col. Cooper reference there) guns are my Kimber Ultra Carry in .45 ACP or my Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in .44 Special. Notice the finish is almost gone from the Kimber - I bought that thing new when they first came out. It's got some miles on it, tucked in behind my hip...
If I have a little more "room", like under a dinner jacket or something, it's usually my full size 1911 in .45 ACP or my Model 19 in .357 mag.
And yes, believe it or not, I often carry a 4 3/4" Peacemaker in .45 Colt. I know it only holds five rounds, but it is the handgun I grew up with and am still the most comfortable with. It is an extension of me - it just puts bullets where I think they need to go, with little conscious thought (or so it seems) on my part.
