deerslayer

I've lived in Shelby County 37 years and have seen exactly two people OCing. One had a SIG in a Delta Force wannabe thigh rig--a friend and I literally laughed out loud at the guy. I think we pissed him off. Wal-Mart will supposedly ask you to conceal or leave. I haven't tested them, and don't plan to (I'm all about discretion).

So much for the permit and a cooperative attitude helping out when the cops pull you over. The "my county" crap does get old. Congrats for making it through Oakland, though.

Have you ever been there? It's well worth $20/month.

Not exactly cheap, but this is what I'll end up with sooner or later: http://www.leupold.com/tactical/products/scopes/mark-4-cqt-riflescopes/mark-4-1-3x14mm-cqt/

Concealed is much more prudent. Get a quality inside-the-waistband holster (check Comp-Tac or Blade-Tech) and maybe a smaller gun sooner or later and you will have no worries about getting spotted. Be mindful of reaching to the top shelf on your gun side, or bending at the waist (your back is better off if you squat, anyway). Most of the sheep out there are oblivous to their surroundings, and will assume that lump at your waistline is a cell phone or something, if they notice the lump at all. Don't be so self-conscious about it; find a carry holster/method/sweet spot that works, and just do your thing. One of the things I do when I'm out is looking for people I think are packing. Nervous guy with the wool-lined vest in July is a dead giveaway. Second place goes to the guy who keeps feeling his belt at 3 or 4 o'clock.

Glock 19 in a CTAC under an untucked polo type shirt.

nor will it help in convincing me that this guy isn't a troll, no matter what his buddy says.

Unless it's a typo, I'd definitely stay away from any 12 guage w/ a 2.5" chamber.

Let me relieve him of his dreadful mistake and we'll work something out...

+1 Was dry-firing a friend's M&P today, and made the exact same observation. The Smith reset was longer, mushier, and less noticable. The pull weight actually felt lighter, but initial slack was a little harder to figure out than my stock G19's two definite stages. Maybe I've just had too much to drink over the years, but the Glock has the best striker-type trigger, IMO. BTW, my initial guess for what WWTC stood for was Why would Tungsten change?

Boy, you got screwed. $300 for that old gun? What were you thinking? I feel so sorry for your lousy judgement that I'll give you $300 for it. Maybe you won't feel so dumb then.

Chad Chilcutt PMA (Premier Martial Arts) 9915 Highway 64 (SE corner of Houston Levee & 64) 388-6338 www.pmaschools.com/memphis Looks like they will be instructing krav, jiu-jitsu, and a little muay thai. It sounds like some of their "mma" classes will actually be a combination of krav and jiu-jitsu (a combination that's right up my alley). That was one of the things I didn't like about krav maga--there was never enough judo/ground game included.

Gun-owning friends don't let supposedly gun-owning friends support Obama.

Then he must not want to be for very long. Since a cat apparently got his tongue, how about explaining how your friend rationalizes voting for Obama? I suspect he is educated well beyond his intelligence. He's also a little too quick with the race card (something that gets overused all the time where I live).

Either 5 or 6. Call them (901-324-8346) after hours and you'll get a voicemail w/ their hours. Call them on Saturday during the day, and everybody is too busy to answer the phone.

I took Krav here in Memphis a couple years ago. Same owner, same story. He is a terrific instructor, but he was never there. He also seemed to become more worried about running a business venture than running a fighting/self-defense school. Little fees started popping up for everything. It gradually morphed from a fight school mentality to a fitness club enviroment. More and more classes seemed to be geared to recruiting new students, and those who were advanced got bored. The ""fight" class, which I lived for, and was one of the only classes where there was a lot of contact, suddenly had an extra fee attached to it. The fight classes were often too large. I saw a couple injuries that probably wouldn't have happened if the room had not been so crowded. From what I hear, the Memphis location is about to close (kinda tough to run a business from Nashville, I guess). I learned a lot and don't regret going; I just wish everything hadn't changed. There is a new school in Memphis (totally unrelated to Mid-South Krav Maga), and they are going to be teaching some Krav, along with other stuff. I'll be checking them out soon after our baby comes.

They have the best line of handguns you'll probably ever see, and some of the biggest *******s you'll ever meet. However, there are several pretty nice fellows in there. They sometimes have the best price in town on some guns, while others are so-so. They usually run a cash or debit card deal that gets you out the door for the price of the gun, plus $10 for a background check (no tax). If you want to support the nice guys, go fondle everything ever made at G&A, then go order it at RangeUSA, Rangemaster, or Classic Arms. IF it costs more at all, it won't be much, and it's well worth supporting the other guys, IMO.

I've always heard bad things about Savage bolt guns, but a friend had one of the big-barrel .308s that would shoot five shot, one hole groups at 100 yards. Can't argue with that!

The 30 is a large frame sub-compact, while the 26-27-33-39 are small frame subcompacts. They really aren't comparable. The 30 is more similar to a thick 19 or 23.

The 30 probably barely holds 10 rounds, and the 38 probably almost holds nine. 1/10" isn't much, though. Thirteen rounds of .40 in a 23 seems to be a better deal to me than the 30 or 38.

The 38 has a thinner magazine.

They don't all wear vests, and USPSA guys also dress a little funny at times with their Bill Dance bass fishing shirts. Not sure if it's nationwide or what, but our local USPSA guys ban any camo at their matches. A gun range is the last place where I thought I would have to be politically correct.

+2 I think OP was scrambling and trying to find a solution before it was time to leave. Leaving his gun at home instead of finding an answer when he obviously wanted to be armed while on the road does not constitute a "problem solved."

Maybe mount a holster in a hidden area under the dash/steering column?

I've seen Carryloks in the past at Bass Pro, Sportman's Warehouse, and Range USA. According to Bianchi's website, they make a Carrylok for the XD-9 and XD-40. Another option would be the Bianchi Model 5: http://www.bianchi-intl.com/product/Prod.php?TxtModelID=5 I used this holster for concealed carry for two years, and shot IDPA with it for a year and a half. It's rock stable and conceals well. Practice with it a little bit, and you can draw your gun about as quickly as anybody else.