Really looking forward to our Houston trip in April.....

Really looking forward to our Houston trip in April.....

Doing Houston and LA in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to Chik-Fil-A 

Doing Houston and LA in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to Chik-Fil-A 

Hope you're not planning on bringing anything to LA.  They got that "list of approved pistols". 

Hope you're not planning on bringing anything to LA.  They got that "list of approved pistols".

Louisiana

Louisiana

Hahaha funny u knew what i meant instead of asking "louisiana has a list?"

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Sign in jewelry store in Wickenburg AZ.  Wife was buying some turquiose ear rings.

Had breakfast at Dennys in Kingman this morning.  A guy walks in open carrying with his family.  Once again, no one even blinks an eye.  Was looking very carefully at everyone who stood up to see if anyone was carrying.  Was hard to tell since temps are in the low 50s and people were wearing jackets.  Couple guys l thought were probably carrying because printed a bit.

Cold weather = carrying the biggest gun in your safe.

So true, cold weather gives you lot of covering. Glock 34 next time lol.

Be carrying this in cold weather

Those guns look heavy.  After 2 weeks of carrying my G19 with 15+1 and a spare 15 rd mag, I want to get a smaller, lighter CCW handgun.  Going to look at either the Sig P365 or G43.  You can get 8 rd mags for the G43 that fits pretty flush and spare 12 rd mags.  Decided against the 43X because the 43 is slimmer and a little smaller.

Sign in jewelry store in Wickenburg AZ. 

Owner was open carrying a big Glock, not sure of the model, but can you imagine the reaction in Hawaii if people saw a sign like that in a jewelry store here.

Those guns look heavy.  After 2 weeks of carrying my G19 with 15+1 and a spare 15 rd mag, I want to get a smaller, lighter CCW handgun.  Going to look at either the Sig P365 or G43.  You can get 8 rd mags for the G43 that fits pretty flush and spare 12 rd mags.  Decided against the 43X because the 43 is slimmer and a little smaller.

The 365 comes with a 12rd mag.  And with that mag, it feels more comfortable. I noticed with the 10 rd mag, my support thumb is about 1/2 inch from the barrel.  To close for comfort,especially if shooting under stress where form will not be the best.  But with the standard 12rd mag, it caused my thumb to move back more away from front of the barrel.  That extra half inch on the bottom of the magazine really helped.  I tried this in Vegas where 12 rd mags are legal.

Never fired it so I can't tell you how that felt.

Those guns look heavy.  After 2 weeks of carrying my G19 with 15+1 and a spare 15 rd mag, I want to get a smaller, lighter CCW handgun.  Going to look at either the Sig P365 or G43.  You can get 8 rd mags for the G43 that fits pretty flush and spare 12 rd mags.  Decided against the 43X because the 43 is slimmer and a little smaller.

I don't have a 43X but it is basically a slim G19. My P365 with a 12rd mag is still shorter than the 43X and G19.

Before anyone trips out my 12rd mag has a restricted follower installed by a certified gunsmith. When I get to Vegas I pop out the restricted follower and put the factory one in.

Before anyone trips out my 12rd mag has a restricted follower installed by a certified gunsmith. When I get to Vegas I pop out the restricted follower and put the factory one in.

No one on this forum does anything illegal.

No one on this forum does anything illegal.

Just checking off a box.

My experience:
So I moved to AZ from Hawaii December last year, lived Hawaii 23 years, love Hawaii always will. but it was time to finally buy a house and move on.
got my concealed carry permit at the Prime sports concealed carry application day (a brutal 6 hour wait, many people waited 3-4 hours and bailed out) so I would have the permit when I arrived in AZ and didn't have to take training course.
(don't need a permit what so ever, but you need one if you want to carry in a place that serves alcohol, and I am not locking my gun in my car every time I go to a restaurant)

1) What I noticed in AZ: I am always looking to see if people are carrying! and surprisingly only seen 2 people open carry, (one in Walmart, one in furniture store) haven't seen many carrying concealed either (that I can see, but it is cold now and people are wearing big shirts and sweat jackets.

Point is: I don't see the people carrying everywhere, like I thought I would.
not the wild west

2) I carry everywhere! granted there are places that post a small (no firearms sign) very few and I hope it stays that way. you really have to look hard to find the sign at the front entrance.
movie theater (had to go back and lock my g43 in glove box, went in with empty holster)
mall in glendale (same as above)
gas station 3 blocks from my house (fuck them i carry in there anyways, because there pump is always messing up)
mexican resturant by my house (didnt even notice the sign until i went outside to take a business call, so i just waited outside until my order was ready. i ordered to go)


Point is: its really not a big deal!, thought it was going to be first time i carried, i was i little nervous about it. you get really used to it fast.
In AZ it just feels like something that is accepted, weather you are a gun person or not (i cant imagine carrying in hawaii. people would freak out!) hope that it changes but Doubt it.
Saw a guy driving a big white truck, with huge american flag mural painted on the side. on the tail gate he had the 2 amendment quoted across the back!
Awesome! wanted to pull the guy over and ask him where to shoot.


First time open carrying: went to white tank mountain, lots of tourist (snow birds!) funny watching the snow flakes from cali and other states reaction to seeing a gun. most didnt notice but a few groups kind of got quite and just stayed away. (doesnt bother me one bit)

I havent had a chance to go shooting yet, but the range all charge here (no big deal)
hope to go soon and talk to some people, Ben avery range has shooting while riding a horse!, long range silhouette rifle range and a bunch of other ranges!

Living my whole life in gun hateing states (Cali, Hawaii) and now moving to freedom is quite eye opening! Incredable feeling not haveing to worry about traveling with a gun.
Since i am not really a club kind of guy
i look forward to:
drawing from a holster
i want to convert my Kriss vector and my CZ scorpion to SBR
suppressors!
being able to sling my rifle and transition from rifle to pistol
shooting on open land!
hi cap mags


Just my 2 cents

Take care Patriots of Hawaii, ever near Pheonix look me up!
Alex

Thx for sharing your CCW experience Alex808. I shot at Ben Avery  Range. What an amazing setup. You’re right, it wasn’t that big of deal to them. I too only saw a few people open carry.

Still jealous of you guys. Enjoy my Braddah. Going to look you up next time I’m in Phoenix 🤙🏽🤙🏽

will be looking out for you bro,
planning on going to ben avery next week!