Concealment and situational awarness
Open carry isn’t stopping Police Officers in Philadelphia from being shot at. Wearing a blue uniform in that City and wearing body armor meant over 6 police officers being killed at more than double that being shot in the last 2yrs. If you are that concerned about being “Made” with a firearm, carry a different gun. Pocket and ankle carry are suitiable for white color environments and I don’t know any BG that wants 5 or 6 shots of 32acp-44 Special in their chest from a well trained law abiding gun owner.
The CCW Vest discussions usually go like this, if you look like you are carrying a gun you’re an easy target. Well, if you look like you don’t have a gun, you’re also an easy target. If you are open carrying the debate is radically changed. Open Carry is legal in most States, but I along with many others would highly recommend against it in urban environments. Every gun owner should be in the mindset that they have 1 up on a BG. Cover your firearm and pay attention to your surroundings, that’s probable the best advice I would give anyone that carrys a gun.
One of the things that many gun collectors experience is what its like to take their collection to the range for a day and then shoot, then having to come home and clean everything. I remember the times I’ve attending State or regional events and took more than a few handguns or rifles. Some people like to take their time cleaing up their firearms and might let them sit for a few weeks before they get to them. Some people practically break their guns down and clean them before they get cold.
Finding magazines that work in your 1911 shouldn’t be a project. If you have been using the best magazines on the market, you are down to probable only 2 or 3 manufacturers. The 1911 pistol design is a very durable design, but part of the problem we see in the gun is it can take a toll on the magazine slide stop tab and some manufacturers have remedied that. Wilson Combat and McCormick are two that we see. Chip McCormick has known the competative shooting sport and knew since his companies inception that the guns were great, but the magazines on the market were all based on the chinsy, slimsy throw away design the military used.
One of our biggest selling apparel item is the Eotac Style 102 Vest. This vest is very similiar to the Woolrich Elite vest, but they are outselling them 3 to 1 these days. The only real difference we see is the lack of a pen pocket on the upper left pocket which means absolutely nothing to our customers. These have very low below the belt line and are a great OWB or Paddle holster CCW vest. You will easily be able to conceal a full size auto with one of these. The Style 102 vest is made of 100% cotton ripstop and is a very, very lightweight concealment garment.
Boresnakes have been around for a long time, but it still amazes me at the number of people that aren’t aware of them. The notion of needing a long rod to clean your rifle bore is so out dated. I guess it’s mostly the guys that operate the AR15 type of firearms that really pay attention to how much time it takes to clean a rifle that they are the ones that don’t want to go through the hassle. The only way around not needing to clean an AR15 so much is to swap your upper out for a pistol version.
If you are new to learning about defending yourself with a firearm, let me answer that question and save you from having to do any research. The answer that you will come to if you choose not to read further and decide to research on your own is NO! Using something as lethal as an Ar15 inside your home makes more sense than using any caliber handgun.
Langhorne rod and gun club is one of the best run gun clubs in Pennsyvlania. As of now there is no member cap although I wouldn’t be surprised that at some point there might be one. They have a well maintained rifle range that is called the Big Bore range. You can shoot any semi-auto up to but not including a 50bmg. There are several competitive shooting groups here from Action Pistol to the Practical Carbine group.
I strongly recommend starting new shooters out on some sort of 22LR bolt action rifle. It doesn’t matter if it is magazines fed or a single shot. Learning the basic shooting skills of aim, hold, sqeeze and learning how to hit the X at 100yds is important. If you are dealing with a young adult, one of the most fun things you can teach them on is a standard A2 AR15 and show them how to use the sighting system and the sighting system.
Everyone has there own particular styles of shooting and interestes. Some shooting ranges are specifically for hunting, some are for sporting clays or shooting trap, and some ranges are for long range target shooting. One of my favorite shooting ranges is a 100yd range. A good range will be designed for easy communication between shooters. It always bothers me when people get too anal about calling cease fires and target changes. If a range is setup right, a shooter should be able to setup their targets and not need to change them for hourse or atlease hundreds of rounds of ammo.
AR15s are as accessorable as legos. You can add on everyone accessory you can possible think of to an AR. There have a been a few funny spoof photos of people putting can openers and headlights on their guns, but it’s not far from the truth. There are reasons to have rails on various parts of a firearm, but most people won’t need anything more than a mount for optics, foregrip and a flashlight. Military applications open a whole new can of worms.