Burning Questions answered V2

(do not give me awards. that is not the intention of these posts. Go spend that money on training and ammo. Or another gun or something)edit - you sons of bitches under 20 mins and someone awarded me. I wanna be upset but its the hug one so ill take itPreamble V2Alright you eLiTe cCw group. Many asked for it, everyone hates it, and no one cares. If you were around for part 1 great you know whats about to happen. If you were not go creep on my posts or something or use the search functionality. Some stats about meStill 5'10 (sadly) and still 195lbsStill appendix gang (is best carry)Still G17mos and G19x both with opticsStill G48 gang gang gang (really glad some of you came out of the woodwork thought i was going crazy for a minute)PHLster Enigma has made it into the rotation way more often then I would like to admit. GIRDLE GANGSome stats about youHaven't read the FAQ stillWondering if you should buy a 1911 in 9mm? (John Browning already down-voting)Not dry firingWondering how to draw from the holster 6 months after you have your CCW licenseComplaining about bullet setback (and you don't even dryfire)Still wondering if you can drive 2 states over with your gunSit in your house all day not dry firing but imagining the scenario in which aliens abduct you and both your hands got cut off with laser beams so how can you best position your belt set up with all 4 of your TQ's and 6 different knives so that you can mouth draw.Downvote me on my last post because one of the previous topics or one of the above hits to close to home.Hate my grammarFFXIV is down for planned maintenance so i am very lost on what to do with my life. Then I realized a lot of you asked for a part 2. It's been a few weeks and after basking in the glory of reddit gold (do not award me you fucks) and what I felt like was some serious resonance throughout the community I thought its about that time again. Not to mention the just TOP-TIER post we have been getting recently. I swear it is like people aren't reading the FAQ.FAQ and being an ADULTWhat in the actual fuck is wrong with some of you? But but pb........NO STOP DO NOT PASS GO. Let's clarify this a bit.You are already or planning on carrying a DEADLY TOOLWhat you are already or planning on doing can ALTER YOUR ENTIRE LIFE in a matter of secondsAnd your on here posting about the most basic of topics? How in the actual fuck did you manage to make it this far into life, AND on top of that you want to carry a weapon around with you? You literally can take all this damn time to make a post but fail toRead the FAQSearch whatever the fuck it is your posting aboutTry out the most mundane of issues to see if it works for you????For fucks sake at least attempt to solve the issue yourself. "How do I carry with a tucked in shirt?" "Should I get this ammo?" the list goes on and on. Let me make this super easy for youGo do the thing your wondering about. Yes shocking........go try out whatever the fuck it isRead the FAQDid you do both of those?Ok now post with some actual perspective so that we can attempt to help you in some waySeriously how in the fuck are we suppose to tell you the best way to carry with your shirt tucked. Or on the ammo one, go shoot the damn ammo or read the historical data on the ammo to see if it suits your needs. sigh ok moving onCaliber Choiceadjust glasses scientifically "45acp will stop anyone in their tracks." FBI "40 was great but come on everyone lets just go back to 9mm" Flordia HWP "45GAP has entered and left the chat"Is this shit still being debated? I suppose so. It pops up here every so often. FactsStopping power is a mythStopping power is a mythShot placement is king regardless of caliberStopping power is a mythDid you catch the sneaky insertion? Congratulations everything you have been told is lie. Stopping power is not real. People don't just fly backwards because the lords caliber has entered their body. If that were true you yourself would fall over every time you shot your gun. It's okay I will wait. Go ahead and get you one of those ND's at home I wont tell the wifey-poo. Did you fall over? No? Great now we have some basis to start arguing. Some considerationsCaliber is minuscule in choice when it comes to firing your weapon in self defense.Shot placement is king. ie. first shot on target usually wins.If you hit me in the big toe with a 45acp round and I lay one 9mm down in the alpha on the head you lose. (I also lose my big toe which would be very very sad)380 is widely considered the bare minimum for self defenseThe above statement does not mean I want to get shot with a .22 or any number of the cutesy baby rounds.Carry the caliber you are most comfortable withEvery so often get your friend with the 10mm some tacos to experience an exquisite round. (is best mm)Seriously stop this shit right now. Stop being a caliber cunt. If you like fawwwwwwwwwwwwwttttttyyyyyy then fucking carry it. If you keep naked pics of John Browing then carry 45acp. Also i am not joking about that last part. If you haven't done so already go figure out how to shoot other calibers. You might find you ace every shot with 380 but you have your head so far up 9mm's asscrack you can hand deliver the proper amount of powder for the bullet.Experience gives you knowledge, and knowledge gives you a decision making ability. "So should I swap from 45acp to......." WE DON'T KNOW WE CAN'T HELP YOU GO SHOOT THE ROUND AND COMPARE IT TO YOUR PREVIOUS CALIBER AND DECIDE WHAT DAMN CALIBER TO CARRY or carry one of everything idk man r/edc or something like that.Carrying with one in the chamberI really wanted to just write do it but fine i will expand on the topic. CARRY WITH A ROUND IN THE CHAMBER YOU FUCKING MALL NINJA TRASHBAGThere are some videos on here and posts that make me just shake my head and substitute the rage of my preworkout. (thanks btw everytime I see one it saves me a scoop shits expensive bro) There are people who legit think they can get a gun out and fire a shot with the additional step of racking the slide faster than a War Poet custom glock carried in an AIWB sidecar.Did I hurt your feelers? Are you a little down? Would you prefer to be 6 FEET UNDER because when the adrenaline spiked your system as the strong arm robbery was taking place and you fumbled the slide charge both alerting the baddie and basically fucking yourself out of the one tool you needed most at the time? Some considerationsSurprise surprise this exact topic is in the FAQ. Go read itCarrying with one in the chamber is not riskyYour weapon is meant to be loaded and ready to goFuck every safety feature on your weapon. YOU CONTROL WHEN THE GUN GOES BANG. YES YOU YOU KNOW THE ADULT IN THIS SITUATIONA properly secured weapon with a round in the chamber isn't going to just go off. oh you didnt hear me?A PROPERLY SECURED WEAPON ISN'T JUST GOING TO GO OFF.Stop with all these fucking stupid ass couch to 5k chambering strategies. Do you walk around without semen in your nuts (or eggs for da ladies dm me hotties /s) and then right before you have sex say "Hold on for a minute. Just let me chamber a couple thousand rounds?"Take your pistolKeep everything + the air your breathing away from the triggerLoad a mag (HK folks this might take some time i know ya'll are special)Put it in your magwellLet the slide run forward (no you don't need to assist it)Purposefully holster and put said holster on your bodyCongrats your carrying a loaded gunAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHScared you didn't I. Wait did you gun go off? Nope didn't think soI learned in the recent past that sometimes you just have to do something and roll with it. This is one of things. Load your damn gun and stop losing your fucking mind about whether or not you should carry chambered. I've seen way to many extremely sad videos where having to chamber a round causing a life altering event. This should be non-negotiable for every single CCW person who decides to carry daily and sadly some of you fucks still think your above the law of averages when it comes down to the wire. So fine carry un-chambered and commiefornia style with the mag, ammo, and actual gun separated or whatever fucking tactical shit it is you think will help you. Or get the hell over your fear and put a round in the pipe for a day you and I both hope never happens. Moving onAmmo Selection (different than caliber)"Gold dotz are ElITe", "RIP rounds so deadly /s" "Wait a second you guys got ammo??"Every week we get the same old posts, and every week you people posting this shit are still not reading the FAQ. Are you lost? If so it's ok go back up to the section about being an adult and re-read it. Still lost fine I will help you out. Some considerationsNot every gun likes every type of ammoThere is no fucking standard. Just because your local PD use HST's does not mean you have to.There is a metric shit ton of bullet research out there go fucking educate yourself.You put FMJ and your wallet down the range bay. You put JHP in your gun while your out and about. (JHP also goes into the bad object as well)You need to pony up the fucking cash and put at the MINIMUM a mag or a box of your potential self defense rounds down range to make sure your guns tummy doesn't get upset.Your looking for penetration and expansion here not "insertnamebrandhere"Your circumstances dictate the self defense round you carry.Gasp! Shocking right I took a mild shit on HST downvote me I don't care. Stop posting your fucking ammo questions when a majority of them don't even mention if you fired the same rounds personally. Are you incapable of psychically shooting your gun? How the fuck are we the hive mind suppose to know if the ammo feeds reliably through your gun? I am sure through all of us together we have owned a majority of the name brands. But guess what you non-FAQ reading fuck, guns are mechanical tools and while most guns will eat a majority of whatever you give them every gun is not the same and every situation is not the same.Are you shooting at those pacific rim robot things? Good luck. Do you routinely encounter bears? Maybe your in a majority cold environment where people wear much more layers than in the Florida summer so you want a bit of extra penetration (giggity??).Google search your ammo and find the specsBuy potential ammo and go shoot itDetermine if it cycles and you can trust itIf you've done all those and your still confused come on over and post something. It seems like there are HST sales reps all over the place so I am sure you will get the answer your looking for. (HST if you didn't guess already)Full disclosure I run Critical Defense, G9 reload, and occasionally if I grab a mag V-Crown from Sig. Also full disclosure I RAN A COUPLE OF BOXES OF EACH OF THESE BEFORE CARRYING THEM AND I LOOKED UP THE PEN and EXPANSION results on them and they suit my needs like an adult I did my research and made a decision. Moving onCarry Styles emphasis on OFF BODY"But wait pb........you trying the bamboozle? You talked about this last time"Apparently not enough because we've been filled to brim with even more posts such as this zinger "How to carry to my soccer game THAT I AM ACTIVELY PLAYING IN?" What in the actual fuck is this shit? I thought I was making tough decisions when I open carry 50% or more of the time. I'm going to harp on this for a minute.Go re-read the section on being an adult. I will wait. All done? Good go fucking read it again. Now go back and read my other post about working out in the gym with my gun in my bag. (have enigma now so that and 50 other issues are solved) What is your plan here my guy? How are we suppose to help you? I don't go to your soccer games, I don't know the town you live in, or the people you do. Maybe this is an ultra safe place and you can leave your bag by the goal? There is so many variables it is just not possible to assist you. You already laid out your options so choose one and let it rock. Although none of them sound appealing I digress lets hash out some more on carry stylesAWIB means the gun goes in front of your tummy. Is best carry position by farIWB strong side dependent on your dominant hand. Goes on your side or around those love handles you havent been disciplined enough to go work off and then you come here and post "why is my holster uncomfortable"Belly band otherwise known as Enigma circle jerk. The cool kids. Wear full size guns in your undies only. RIP to those whose do leg day consistently go ahead and loosen that leg leash a bit before you add another TQ to your carry kit.OFF BODYOMG HE SAID IT HE SAID IT OFF BODY. Yes i did and in my last post I gave you a real life story about the gym and not some bullshit fantasy. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO GOOD WAY TO CARRY A LOADED GUN ON YOUR PERSON. ITS OK WERE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.Determine if you need a gun at all. For me the answer is always "YES". For you the answer might be "NO" in some circumstances. Thats actually ok just because you have a CCW or the right to carry however your state grants it doesn't mean you have to do itIf yes then list out your options. Competitive sports is going to be a hard no for me on on body. So what are we left with off body or no gun. In this specific case it is soccer. Shorts are tiny, alot of physical contact and alot of running.So we are left with in the bag or in the car. Both of those suck ass because your not around within grabbing distance. If you recall my gym post when I have a gun stored in the gym bag it is never out of arms reach or visual sight.Both of your choices for bag carry are shit. The slightly shittier version is the lockbox inside your bag. However in this case it seems at some point your eyes will be off the bag no matter what you do.If its in the car you could get broken into regardless if in a lockbox.As I sit here reviewing this I have come to two conclusionsBoth your choices are shit and this may be a time where a gun is not viable and your situational awareness will dictate your response.Now I typed all this out and i just went off on a a different post than my post. Look the point is stop fucking posting your bullshit carry dilemmas. If you want a gun on you 24/7 then adjust your lifestyle choices just like dressing around the gun or take a substandard carry choice off body and live with it. There some dude on here who post every time "we each need to make the choice best suited etc. etc." before he gets into his information. I really like what he has to say because it hits down to the heart of this entire issue.You are carrying to gun, you are assuming the risk and you need to make your own assessment of the situation and tailor accordingly. (but still you should carry appendix)More than Dry Fire"Look at me dry firing" FINGERS GUN EXCESSIVELY Finally more and more dryfire postings. Keep that shit turned up to the maximum. We previously discussed this topic a bit. But you can do even more you tactical ccw beast. Let me ask you a question.Tell me the top 3 defining characteristics out of all the people you saw today. I will wait. Don't remember? I do. I went to Home Depot to get moving boxes. While examining the boxes trying to determine the best value for my money a girl in a swimsuit walk right up to where I was at and got 2 large size moving boxes. It was a black strapless swimsuit top but she had tennis shoes on. Also itty bitty titty committee but thats not the point. The point is it was weird for several reasons.It was raining so pools wouldnt be openIts Home Depot not Wal-MartMy brain said examine this situation. (no you pervs not the girl the situation)The smart cookies already know where I am going with this. The gun is only 10% of the entire battle. Your brain training is 90%. I know you fucks are out there fiddling on your phone while the wifey spends your paycheck. Why do I know this because I do it occasionally too without THINKING which is the key word here. Some considerationsListen to your body. The body is quite the little fight or flight machine. If your getting that knees weak arms spaghetti feeling. Assess the situation. Can I leave? Can I go somewhere else? Am I being stupid? Code red alert i don't fucking know but pay attention.Your carrying a weapon. You are ALWAYS one defcon level higher than usual. Sorry but this is the truth if you dont like it then stop carrying. Pause hereOne defcon level higher doesn't mean tweaked mode drawing and starting to draw every time something is sketch. It means your no longer the earpod wearing, candy crush waiting room, daydreaming average citizen. Your alert, you are aware, and your ready to make decisions.Process the information available to you. The outside world is chalk full of shit people just completely ignore. Your job while carrying is to identify this and its as simple as looking around and being alert.Make decisions as appropriate or earlier than normal. Example - You see man walking in roadway tapping on windows at stop light. He's mumbling to himself (no offense to mental illness survivors) and being aggressive on panhandling. Can you switch lanes? Are your doors locked? Are you proficient on draw from holster while in car? Windows rolled up? etc. etc. All of these can influence the situation in your favor except your on the CCW reddit page and you didn't notice anything and now a weird dude is tapping on your window."But but pb in your last post you said stop war gaming" Your absolutely right (technically I said to practice your unicorn scenarios but i digress) but this is different your doing things as they occur in real time. when you continuously do these things day to day you will find your habits change and your in this relaxed but hyper alert state of mind where your collecting and reacting as events and non-starters unfold.You can practice this going back full circle. When you go grocery shopping next just try to notice one person and something unique about them. Maybe they had a perfume on or a weird hairstyle idk people are strange. Go home unload your groceries then write that down on a post it note as you remember it. Throw it away you fucking weirdo and do it again the next time your out. Eventually you will not need to write anything down and if i came up to you and asked youTell me 3 unique characteristics of people you saw all day today. I won't be waiting and you will be spitting it out pretty quick.Carrying a gun requires more than just dry fire its requires a mentality shift that is not easily achieved. You won't ever master it but you can get damn good at it and I promise it will pay off in spades when you least expect it. Ohhhhh baby I can feel the calm slowly settling in I am almost free of my hate. One or two more topics might do it.Bullet Setback"Umm guys this bullet is like sitting way far back?" "PSA PSA INSPECT YOUR CARRY AMMO GUYZZZZZZ"Every single fucking week this gets posted ad nasuem over and over like a broken record. You know exactly who you are as well. YouDry fire excessively (not a bad thing)Dry fire and you OCD line up your ammo and replace it in the exact order in the mag as it was unloaded (is a bad thing)Chamber rounds over and over and over because the sound is just to cool /sAre generally inept at being an adult and inspecting your ammo when you reloadIs this some situation I have not had the pleasure of enjoying? Are you just racking the slide and then reloading your gun constantly? WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK IS GOING ON??? How is it possible so many of you are achieving bullet setback? Let me break down my dry fire, load, unload etc bullets going in and out of the gun.I unload my weaponBullet roll all over my bed, the litter box, the floor, everywhere. (This is tactical so I have single rounds stashed in random spots /s)I do whatever fuckin admin work or dry fire im planning with my gunI scoop up the rounds and gasp actually look at them when i reload my weaponSeriously this is not rocket science. Some considerationsStop fucking re chambering the same round x50Look at what your doing. Be an adult (see the theme here) and look at your ammoI do not debate that bullet setback is a thingI debate the disparity that it occurs from the sample size of this board and the posts.If your unsure of the safety of the ammo throw the fucking thing in the trash and put in a fresh round. Would you eat a half open 10 day old can of tuna? No you throw it away and buy a new one.While it is very true that you might have gotten shitty rounds from the manufacture I would guess the majority of the problem with bullet setback is you as the operator. You dont need to download your gun at night, you dont need to unload and reload every time you take your gun off. Leave the damn gun alone and stop molesting it unless necessary for what your trying to do.PSA you get a freebie cause this is not in the FAQ. But you should still go read it.Moving onGrip and a small rant on fitnessMy god some of you are Darth Vader force choke levels of grip when i see your practice videos. Now I am not a professional handgun trainer, and I don't claim to be an expert. Like a lot of you I like to research so I can improve.There is alot of information and misinformation on proper handgun grip. HOWEVER, what I have seen is some variation of the following statement"Where the grip is important to be strong, it shouldn’t have such a grip that you see white knuckles."So we can see that a solid grip controls the gun but for some reason I see videos and discussion about sadomasochism levels of grip and from several classes and just being around shooters many people get extreme pressure specifically from their thumbs. This is wrong and can actually push the gun out of alignment from your target. Some considerationsI do not debate the importance of gripI debate the force applied from your grip point ie. Thumbs or fingersWhat you should be focusing on is your "crushing" grip other wise known as the other 4 fingers attached you your hand. Imagine shaking hands and using those 4 fingers to crush the other guys hand and establish dominance.This is something I struggle with but have gotten better with over time. I was always using my thumbs as the control point and while very valid when I switched my thinking to using my fingers as the lock in point on the frame I found my draw, presentation, and first shot to target get better and better. More considerationsThere is no secret sauce to this. You have to practiceI have implemented 10 mins at the end of my workout to grip training. This accomplishes two things. General strength increase in the forearms and hands, and also my gun grip as become more firmThis is an excellent transition into the final rant of the post namely your lack of fitness. I was a hefty boy not so long ago in the past. I eventually got my head screwed on straight and took charge of my fitness. But but pb..........why is this relevant? Some considerationsDo you enjoy being out of shape? I didn't. In fact it destroyed my self confidence, contributed to my divorce and fucked me mentally for yearsYour gun is not the only tool in the box yet so many of you and the people I routinely come into contact with believe they are invincible once they strap on that sweet sweet custom 1911.YOU ARE THE OPERATOR OF THE TOOL pause here for relevant real life storyReal LifeI am blessed to be able to go pistol classes every week at my local range. I've seen one timers and there are a few regular people. One weekday in the evening there was a wide variety of people there and i noticed a guy around my age but prob pushing 300+lbs. Look this isn't fat shaming I am just calling it as I see it. Dude was strapped up gucci glock, comp, talon grips, red dot, the whole nine yards. I will be damned if he wasn't carrying AIWB (cries happily).So we get on the line and start simple draw, shoot, reload, +1 drills. Dude is killing it. Groups are tight and man has obviously put in some range time. Instructor then moves some barricades in to simulate cover and has us moving laterally to the target and kneeling etc. This dude just falls apart instantly.Can barely kneel down and get up. Looks like he about to throw up a lung, and he prob should get a lawyer cause there were definatley some innocent people shot in this scenario. Why is this relevant? Is it possible dude just sucks at shooting while moving? Maybe but I bet a percentage of his issue was his fitness. Back to the considerationsYOU OPERATE THE TOOLI and probably all of us pray that the day never comes but when it does I can almost guarantee you that your and my DGU will not be a stable, planted, nice and easy shooting scenario like a range bay.Can you move effectively with your gun without gasping for air?When is the last time you did any cardio?You fucks complaining about holsters being uncomfortable need to go look in the mirror. Are you sure it isn't the CoV19 weight gain?Can you squat down and get back up again without gasping for air and or grabbing on to something to help yourself back up? Seriously go to your range and kneel down in the bay and take a shot then without touching anything get back up to your feet and take another shot.It seems simple in your head while you magic up a scenario but doing it is another thing entirely. I am not asking for you to be a Crossfitter, Ronnie Coleman, or a gym rat at all. Take an objective look at your fitness level and see if it is creating any pitfalls in regards to your carry and shooting skills. If so be an adult and make a decision about the situation that betters you overall.Finally exercise of any sort is just good for your overall health. Take the fitness with a grain of salt but really stop being a bitch and go to the gym.End and shout outsWell this has been great for my mental health again. I feel like a new man. I hope everyone has enjoyed their time here and I am ready for the spiciest of comments. Shout outs in no particular orderGlock 48 gang gang where you atPeople who still haven't read the FAQPeople still posting on whether the state they are traveling to has reciprocityPeople still wanting the hive mind to tell them what gun to buyPeople who actively choose to live in Commiefornia and the Peoples Republic of New York (no offense intended)People bashing on open carryPeople asking for CCW application instructionsPeople who put 1911's in kydexPeople who think night sights allow them to ID targets in total darknessPeople that gets grouchy because 1 or more of the topics in both of my posts hit to close to home so they downvote and get all pissy to save their self image.Keep carrying, keep dryfiring, keep going to range and, for gods sake attempt to act like an adult if your going to or are planning on carrying a weapon on your person. via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/3oWGgyw