TGO David

It is indeed 10 posts. It just helps keep folks from signing up for the sole sake of spamming us with for-sale advertisements. I hope everyone understands.

For me, going about my activities in peace means not being hassled by the police, security guards, store clerks, store management or other members of the public at large. Like it or not, even here in the South it makes the average soccer mom very uncomfortable to be around someone who is carrying a gun but not wearing a uniform or a badge. It's a social stigma. In my opinion, one must sometimes forgo the notion of experiencing the utmost comfort in their attire when they make the conscious decision to carry a handgun. IWB can be almost as comfortable as OWB, but the comfort of going armed albeit concealed is far more important to me than the minor irritance of having my handgun's grip poking me in the flab occasionally. Life is about making concessions, sometimes. I think there are reasons and excuses on both sides of this discussion. I really can't argue the tactics side of this since I've never openly carried and subsequently become involved in a firefight, but I can definitely support the idea that it does "scare the horses" as you put it. Ultimately I think Marswolf is right in his prediction that ritual open carry is not what the legislators had in mind and that abuse of this provision will result in seeing that provision repealed. And while MolonLabeTN in particular has been vocal about unexercised laws being useless, I would have to counter that the reality of legislature is that laws are interpreted by the "spirit of the law" as well as just by their wording. While we might think we're in the right to the letter of the law itself, the spirit of the law may read entirely differently. Just my $0.02 on the subject.

I had no idea Oleg Volek was a Nashville resident.

Thanks. At Buford Tune's office?

When you consider that the cost of most handguns of quality is above the $400 mark and that shooting ~100 rounds a month of ammo for practice carries at least a $20 price tag, it seems reasonable to assume that most folks can afford more than one holster. I'd invest in an IWB holster if all I had was an OWB holster.

I missed the last one. I'll try to go this time. What date is it listed for?

Angelo (Hornet Handler here) had a Springfield mil-spec 1911 and seemed to really like it. From what I have seen of Springfield's non-XD handguns, I don't really think you can go wrong if that's a gun that appeals to you feature and price-wise.

Love the CDP The Nighthawk is nice too though.

Welcome, Dave! Always good to see another Dave showing up. It makes it easier for me to disappear into the crowd when someone says "David/Dave did it!"

I'd really like to own an M&P 45 but I am waiting to see if Smith releases a smaller form factor. Preferably a mid-size sort of like Springfield did with the XD45C. I really like my M&P 40 and 40c and think my wife's 9c is pretty cool too. As soon as they start producing the .357SIG barrels, I'll buy one to swap into my 40c.

Congrats! I had a P229 .40SW once and loved it!

Ya know... MolonLabeTN has had his for sale for a while. I bet he could have saved you a little money.

Ron, very glad to have you among us. It's amazing, yet sad, how much life and the world in general has changed since you were able to tote your rifle to school as a boy.

I suppose the death penalty seemed a little too steep to the jury? Stuff like this makes my blood boil.

We've got a Liberal here who's a closet Libertarian. Welcome!

Counting down the minutes until MolonLabeTN is in here drooling on his keyboard...

From what I understand, the Dickle distillery isn't as full featured as the JD distillery. Apparently the whiskey at Dickel's is pumped into tanker trucks and then hauled to Kentucky for bottling. At least all of the JD Single Barrel is bottled right on site... and I believe the blended whiskeys are bottled nearby. You know, there's only one solution to that problem.

No more calls, we have a winner! That was one of the most fun day-trips that I have taken in a while.

I know that Hornet Handler will know... but do any of the rest of you?

Don't listen to this guy... he changes guns more frequently than some folks change underwear!

<French Accent> Zee gauntlet... she has been thrown! </French Accent>

Howdy, neighbor.

I seriously had NO problems with any of my Glocks. The only reason I am not carrying a G23 right now is because a slick Smith & Wesson representative talked me into giving their new M&P 40c a try. Had that not happened, I'd be carrying a Glock again.

Phantom, would you mind posting that again in our Articles forum?

The GAP was an answer looking for a question, IMO. The SF is clearly Glock's attempt at staunching the bleeding that came when Springfield released the XD45 and proved that you can have a high capacity .45ACP DAO handgun without having a grip the size of a 2x4. I agree... a single stack Glock .45 would be super sweet, though.