Thanks to all and Initial Carry Outings Impressions

wrightcrew · Post by **wrightcrew** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:38 am

I received my CHL in the mail about a week ago. I've been mainly a reader on this board since I submitted my paperwork back in March. THANK YOU to all on this board for your thoughts, insights, and well-mannered discussions!

My employer does not allow weapons on company property, and I have been doing mainly home improvement projects on my off days, so there have been just a few short opportunities to exercise my 2A right since receiving the plastic. But, last night we had a handful of errands to run after dinner, so I donned my Comp Tac paddle (great holster, by the way) and Springfield XD SC and headed out. We stopped at three different places, and I had no problems at all. I think all of the posts I had read on this board had prepared me for my first few outings.

Exercising the right to carry brings with it an increased level of responsibility. I knew this on an academic level before the plastic arrived, but I really internalized the concept in the last week as I started carrying.

Again, thanks to all on the board for your willingness to share knowledge with us newbies.

Be safe.

cyphur · Post by **cyphur** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:44 am

Glad to hear your first week was so successful!

I am new to this board as well, and have yet to take my class(next few weeks if all goes well), but I have already learned mountains worth of wisdom on this subject here and made a few friends in the process. Great community here with amazing insight and information!

Post by **Charles L. Cotton** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:12 am

Welcome to the forum wrightcrew and congratulations on the new CHL.

Chas.

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:52 am

To hear this from a "new to carry" will really emphasize the importance of the practice time & home carry while in the WR. Thank you for the post. Knowing that it has helped will keep us old timers on the encourager ball too. Welcome aboard.

The Marshal · Post by **The Marshal** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:40 am

Welcome to the Forum, Wrightcrew.

And, I wanna see pictures of that holster!

I swear, I feel like a space alien checking for XD-SC stuff around here.
No one has anything to fit, mod, tweak, or carry the darn thing.

...Bill walks into local DFW Gun Shoppe...
Proprietor: "Can I help you sir?"
Bill: "Well, I hope so. See, I have this Springfield XD Subcompact an..."
Proprietor: "Leper! Outcast! Unclean!"
Bill: "Righhhht. I'll take that as a No, then."

wrightcrew · Post by **wrightcrew** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:57 am

Bill -

I'll get a photo of the holster up in the next day or so.

Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Comp-Tac. But, I had a great experience with them and will order again from them. I ordered my holster on a Monday and had it in my hands on Wednesday (yes, two days later). They build after you order, but they have a very short turnaround time. You can check out their stuff at http://www.comp-tac.com.

Charles

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:04 pm

+1 for Comp-Tac. Their Gurkha is my primary carry holster & it is rock solid, comfortable, & conceals great.

sparx · Post by **sparx** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:57 pm

Welcome! I've still got quite a wait to go, but it's always good to see it come through for others!