i qualled 2 weks ago. have 2 weapons atm. a taurus pt22. in an ankle holster, and a walther p1 in a shoulder rig. am wantgin a 1911 o f some sort. or a 40 cal of some sort. idk yet

I am a Hawaiian Shirt wearer as well, only have a small collection but still love to wear them over a t-shirt. 

And since holsters came up i am looking for a good waist or shoulder holster but haven't found much that i like.  I have a ruger p90 .40, anyone with a similar sized weapon have any ideas, i would prefer a composite holster to leather.  Good web sites suggestions?

Quote from: natedawg120 on April 30, 2009, 05:18:21 AM
I am a Hawaiian Shirt wearer as well, only have a small collection but still love to wear them over a t-shirt. 

And since holsters came up i am looking for a good waist or shoulder holster but haven't found much that i like.  I have a ruger p90 .40, anyone with a similar sized weapon have any ideas, i would prefer a composite holster to leather.  Good web sites suggestions?

See if rafters makes them for your ruger. http://www.raftersgunleather.com/Holsters.htm
My thoughts on Kydex. If you are using it IWB it's fime. OWB it's a very poor choice google for videos of kydex OWB holsters and see what happens if a BG ever gets 2 points of control on your weapon. Kydex breaks extremely easily. If you want a kydex IWB try the comptac minotaur... sorry cant post a link to them works content filter in general doesnt allow gun related websites.

As far as the washing machine terry what i have done is stitched the interior flap closed to form a 1" tall pocket on the inside seam and I drop the washers in the top of the pouch I have them wrapped in fabric tape so they provide friction in the pocket and just pull em out and drop em in my next days carry shirt when I throw my shirt in the laundry. I found permanantly sewing them in was a bad idea the washer and dryer action caused them to wear through the shirt material, kinda like carrying a can of copenhagen in your back pocket does to jeans.

You guys aren't the only ones out there. I'm working on my CCW permit for TN. Just not had a free weekend when they were giving the classes. I had a license for WV, but now that I live here and my drivers license changed I have to get a new permit.

As for carry. I've carried my CZ P-01 mexican style a couple times. Don't usually take anything but my SOG knife out and about. The CZ is usually kept in the truck.  I've not gotten a good holster for it yet. I need to work on that.  I'm planning on getting a Kahr CW9 with a nice IWB holster as a carry piece. It looks like it should make a nice packable weapon and I'm pretty happy with 9mm.

I'm not too sure if I can pull off the Hawaiian shirt look. Think I'll just stick with my button ups.

Chris

I'm doing an advanced course in the AM.  Gotta be there at 0730. 

BP, all it takes on a kydex is 1 good POC, palm out between the person and the weapon to break a and acquire.  The 5.11 shirt came today.  I played around a little and it seems like it will be functional with the 1911, but ideal when I get the G36 or something just a hair smaller.  Going with a cheap ass Uncle Mike's IWB for tomorrow because they only allow WB holsters

CStilit.  Not a big fan of 9mm, but everyone has their own preferences.  SOG dissappointed me a few years back.  I bought a flash II and it was a great knife, retained the edge very well, easy action, etc.  Then the blade got a little play, then a little more, then it got to about .5cm on each side measured at the tip and I called em and they told me to F Off.  It's not like I used it to pry shaZam! (got a Ka-Bar for that) just normal use.
I've used the he!! out of my spyderco and only sharpened it a few times in the nearly 3 years of use.  Still shaving sharp and 0 play in the blade.   It's a feat to catch me without that or my new little edged toy. 

Most of my Hawaiians are non-traditional in that their pattern tends to be darker, it helps visibly diminish and printing and I don't do well with light colored clothing.

Anyone done the Non-resident New Hampshire CCW?  Apparently you can just apply for the damn thing regardless of where you live and they have reciprocity with 20 states or so. (a lot of which SC does not)

Quote from: spc on May 01, 2009, 08:28:59 PM
Anyone done the Non-resident New Hampshire CCW?  Apparently you can just apply for the damn thing regardless of where you live and they have reciprocity with 20 states or so. (a lot of which SC does not)

if yoy find out any more info about this. let me know. tn has a bunch of states which allow my permit to be valid there as well.  not sure about fla or not . reason i say that is before too long i want to take a short vacation there

Yama, this may help with figuring out what states you can carry in with a TN permit: http://www.state.tn.us/safety/handgun/reciprocity.htm  When I was moving I checked all the states I'd be driving through to make sure I'd be legal.

SPC, My main reason for a 9mm is cheapness of ammo and gun size. I wanted something that would be thin for when I was wearing just a Tshirt and shorts. I've heard good things about the CW40 and 45 though. May look into those too. Although having two guns in the same caliber makes getting a lot of cheap ammo easier.

I hate to hear your SOG messed up and they told you that. That's the model I carry and it's been to hell and back with me. Used it for everything from skinning deer to working on cars. Still no issues with it. I hear spyderco are amazing tools, I've thought having my friend who's a knife dealer order me one but never gotten around to it.

FL allows you to get their permit if you're a non-resident with proof of training.  They have reciprocity with a quite a few states.

Never touched an SOG after that.  Spyderco does make a great knife and VG-10 holds a blade incredibly well.  So far, my Chris Reeve knife has been EXCELLENT!  I love the thing.

Well, I'm tired, hungry and smell like gun powder.........I'm gonna get some chow, bathe and get some sleep. 

Guy here locally got his florida non resident... in 9 months, Utah is the way to go if you can find someone teaching the Utah non resident class in your area. It's inexpensive, were talking like $60 for your permit and $30 renewals if I remeber right and fast processiing something like 30 to 45 days from doorstep to doorstep. Yeah SC sucks I have family there we need to go visit but although oklahoma honors your permit SC does not honor oklahoma permits or any non-resident permits.

Yama this site has their stuff together regarding reciprocity.
http://www.handgunlaw.us/

I'm up briefly and then going back to sleep.  Planning on hitting the gym at 0500 and then my range afterwards ~1000.  Probably just put 50rds down range and shoot a little skeet.

I'm not sure which state I'm going to get my 2nd permit through.  As I recall, FL is a shall issue, 30day state.  Shall issue provisions apply to ALL applications.  He should have been calling a Senator and bitching like hell.   Of course, if there was even the slightest thing wrong in his paperwork and they kept sending it back............

SC is one of the toughest SI states, there are only a dozen or so that require a very specific course curriculum for CCW and we have reciprocity with them.

Regardless, you have the right to keep the weapon in the glove box, transport it to a range openly, etc.

If you get down here, let me know.  You're welcome to come on out to the club I belong to, though it's about 1.5hrs outside of Charleston.

At the course, my instructor carried a commander sized Para.  It was a nice weapon, but not noticeably better than the RIA.  He was actually pretty impressed with my RIA, might have helped that I was one of the only one's there who knew what PMCS stands for.  He let me put a few rds through the Para and let me borrow his Blackhawk Serpa holster.  I felt comfortable with the OWB position, but hated that holster, the lock gave me non-stop issues.  I think I'm going to look for a nice leather O/IWB.  On the plus side, he couldn't score my target because the entire center was gone and there were only 5 shots outside of that big ass grouping.  The target was on a semi-random program and ranged from 7-20yds.  It was a blast, but because of the 'ammo shortage' (I'm not short I've got 500rds in my can right now and 3 full mags) they shortened the range time to 100rds from 250

I was in Charleston today and stopped by a Burlington Coat Factory.  They had a few nice Hawaiian's dirt cheap, so I bought 2.   

You've had trouble with your p10 right?  They've got one at a local shop pretty cheap (550) that I've been thinking about over the G36.  I'm going to take my time figuring out which compact to get, hell the RIA isn't that hard to conceal.

My P10 was badly abused, it took a complete new upper end, slide, barrel, bushing, link, guide rod/spring assembly to correct it. It shoots great now. Like all sub 4" 1911 pattern guns it's finicky about ammo though. It does not like ball ammo or rounded ogive profile hollow point loads. As you know normal break in is to run 200 to 500 rounds of ball through a pistol and when I got it back from para it wouldn't run the ball ammo for crap. In a fit of frustratiuon I loaded a mag up with my reloads 185 grain winchester XTP HP which have a sharp triangular ogive and it's eaten 500 rounds of that without a single hiccup. But it still doesn't like ball or the 200 grain corbons. If it's a new Para P10 it should be fine. Like I said I got suckered on a gun that had issues cosmetically it wasn't great and it had hidden issues, plus the new ones have a lifetime warranty unlike the older ones.

see my link to rafterSgunleather. Della and her husband make the wilsons combat holsters for wilsons, wilsons just charges twice as much for them to put their stamp on them I have one of the IWB's for the P10, my OWB for the fullsize is a Gould and Goodrich.

OK, I'm buying .45.  If anyone has BULK amounts for sale let me know.  I need 2500rds before July.

f%$king Bastard at the local shop let me fire a 9mm HK USP they just took on consignment   <3" shot group at 15yds the first time I fired.   I want it, BAD.  I may crack and pick it up, it's only 600.


Either way, I need 2500rds of some size before the end of july.  I paid my fees and am going to tromp around the mountains up in NC   It's my Bday present to myself.

What's this in NC you're talking about? I'm a fan of anything that takes 2500rds and mountains. Plus I'm just across the NC state line in TN.

Can you get the HK in a 45, or would you be content with a 9mm?

I think I'd be content with the 9mm, though if a similarly priced .45 popped up I'd jump on it.

The Moyock training center for Blackwater does a ton of open courses including 'Tactical Pistol I & II' I'm doing TPI.  It's 5, 10-12hr days shooting and some classroom time.  After that, with some references I have, I should be able to get into their operator course.  The Tac Pistol courses run $1k in tuition and they can help you get the ammo if need be. 

holy crap that would be one hell of a fun time!  5 10-12 hour days of shooting?!

I know what I need to start saving up for now...
Way things are going now. I belive the ammo for the course would be almost as much as the course itself.

Yeah, even getting it at cost in .45 would be like $750-800.
I can't freakin wait, I've gotta make sure all my gear is ready and figure out what I'm going to do with my current sidearm