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I have used the Smartcarry for a revolver, and a Fobus OWB (some kind of synthetic), a leather holster, and currently a kydex CompTac C.T.A.C IWB holster for my FN Hi Power. My thoughts: The Smartcarry was clever, but in the way of, um, things. Didn't hurt the finish of the gun, but was not compatib...

Interesting suggestion. My CHL instructor was a San Antonio policemen for a number of years, and is now a DA's investigator. When we get our pictures taken in his class, he exhorts us to smile. He said, roughly (I am paraphrasing from classes three and seven years ago, so this not an exact quote), &...

My gunshow experience: I bought my first 9mm Hi Power, a very slightly used (as in no marks on it at all) FN HP-SFS, at the Saxet show in San Antonio. I paid $460 out the door (or is it off the table?). I think this was an excellent deal. At another Saxet show I bought a Marlin Glenfield .30-30 for ...

+1 on distraction being a (the?) key issue. Also +1 on loading and unloading only when absolutely necessary. If you can figure out how to carry your 1911 instead of switching to another gun every day, it'll help. My $.02 and Recommendations: 1. Focus totally on what you are doing at the time when ad...

Piney, I found this link helpful in deciphering fire AND burglary resistance ratings: http://www.klsecurity.com/ul_fire_rating.htm It's important to note that fire safe ratings and burglary resistance ratings are different, and not every safe (maybe not even most safes) achieve protection against bo...

Mr. Cotton, I see your original sticky post is a couple years old. Are you still collecting examples of 30.06 signs on Texas governmental property? If so, here's another one, altho it is not one that shares location with an actual prohibited location as far as I could tell: Universal City Public Lib...

Add into the mix... realistic temperatures as well. The inside of many vehicles this time of year can reach 140 deg. F, the same test performed in an air conditioned home may not yield the same results. Good suggestion. I will add heat to the mix. I have an old truck I use only occasionally, maybe ...

I know some folks who use Corbon on a seriously regular basis, and haven't heard of a problem with it. Seems like squibs are reported occasionally for all kinds of ammo. One reason to carry a back up gun, I guess! Glad to hear Corbon made double good on it. As to the oil -- a few weeks ago I experim...

Free gun. cool. and congratulations! A contrary comment -- you might want to fire it a few times at least to make sure there is no inadvertent problem with it that you would want fixed under warranty. I have heard great things about the new M&Ps, but there's always a possibility of a boo-boo get...

I've taken some courses from John Farnam ( http://defense-training.com ), and he is a big proponent of a) getting off the line of force/attack, and b) keep scanning and moving. This is regardless of the distance and weapon your opponent uses. He teaches to move laterally as you draw, stop and then (...

Perhaps a clarification is in order. Dre stated: The ammunition packaging regulations are not specific to American Eagle/American Airlines, as they do not search your baggage. Ammunition also does not have to be declared.. only if it accompanies a firearm in checked baggae. That said, ammunition may...

I was under the impression that the State of Texas owned the Alamo, and that the Daughters of the Texas Revolution "only" took care of it. Thus CHL carry could not be legally. So I went to the Alamo's official (I presume) website, and found this on their FAQs page: Who Owns The Alamo? The ...

ZeroG and others, I hate loading rounds back into my magazines when I get to destination, so like CHL/LEO, I have flown with rounds in my magazines. They were inside of leather ammo carriers with foldover snap tops, and were in the same hardbox as my gun. One gal at Southwest (I think) was puzzled b...

Hmmm... Interesting thread. Kudos to waffenmacht for having the energy and nerve to try to track down a straight answer. Raspberries to those who threw brickbats at him. As a practical matter, I am not surprised at the outcome -- as far as I can see there is no penalty for violating the law by incor...

What was with the lady grabbing up her kid and rushing past the fight, into the store? I believe that is one of the cashiers (the lady in the yellow shirt) and the little girl who was in the store when the robber walked in. If you look early in the video, you see the little girl outside the counter...