Seabee1425

My favorite handgun depends on a couple things. How I think about the need at that time in my area, and if I feel I might need multiple shots. MY EDC gun in a S&W SHEILD EZ 9. I know, it only holds 8 in the mag plus 1. BUT, I am a good shot and do not plan on needing more than 2 or 3 unless there are multiple assailants. I also always carry at least one extra Mag. If the situation dictates, I would carry my Sig P228/ M11A1 in 9mm with 18 round Magazines. This is one of the first guns the seals carried and I trained with this gun in all my NRA class's. I also carry at least one extra Mag when I carry this gun. In a SHTF situation, I would be carrying everything I could carry including a 357 revolver for those longer range shots and don't ever think that 100 yards is too long for a handgun shot, IF you know how to shoot.

Reasons to get Tennessee's Enhanced Carry Permit. 01. Some states will not recognize Constitutional Carry. Those that don't require you to have a carry permit issued by your home state. 02. With Constitutional Carry if you are forced to use that firearm, a good lawyer will crucify you in court if you can prove your qualified to carry. 03. Training is very important to carry a firearm and practice is just as important. Just getting 8 hours of classroom and an hour on the range is not enough. You need to practice regularly. I moved to Tennessee from Iowa and to Iowa from Illinois in 2008. I spent 26 years in the military and for about 15 of those years I was a Range Coach and an RSO and helped train over 500 personel on handguns, M-16's and shotguns. I was lucky enough to be in a Battalion that thought handgun training was important because MOST people in the US Military DO NOT GET ENOUGH TRAINING WITH HANDGUNS, unless they are Masters at Arms, MP's Ect. I took the NRA Instructor Class's in Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, Basic Shotgun, PPITH and PPOTH and also Chief Range Safety Officer. I taught both Illinois and Iowa CC class's. Iowa's was an 8 hr class. Illinois Requires 16 Hrs to get a Concealed Only Permit and Illinois doesn't recognize any other states permits that I know of. Moving out of Illinois was the smartest thing I ever did. In my years involved in instructing I formed an opinion that too much training is never really too much.

Hello, My name is Forrest and I live in Crossville. New to this site and looking forward to some good discussions. Retired Military and Firearms Instiurctor.