NAA Magnum Pug .22 Mag and a Speedo . . . mic drop
What & how do you carry when it's hotter than hell & you're gonna sweat
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freddy
.308 Win
I don't think you're fooling the ladies about the size of your package.
Cleck
.308 Win
My wife asks me why I carry when I go here or there. She's starting to get it. I just do. My neighborhood is nice, parts of the surrounding area, not so much.
Moisture wicking shirt under t-shirt, Shield in IWB leather holster @ 6:00
Moisture wicking shirt under t-shirt, Shield in IWB leather holster @ 6:00
Just remember to put it in the front. Not so impressive in the back.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
I did not see a FUDD bomb tossed your way. In a backyard pool VietnanEraVet makes sense. In a previous home with a pool most of my use was at night and having something available in the proximity makes sense. You also make sense cause it is damn impossible in a public pool but the risks are lower. Thefts have a low yield poolside, if a crowded pool was a target there is usually no lap swimming going on and there are usually people there who are paid fulltime to watch your back. For open water swims, I do see many boats with kits and there is often a stainless revolver involved. My s.i.l. is a disabled vet who swims everyday to stay in shape and is a phenomenal and highly regarded athlete ... so swimmers get respect in these parts.
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masterswimmer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I'd be the hit of the pool party. The women would surely ask if that's a Pug in my Speedo or am I just happy to see them
Phazer
.338 Win Mag
Why? Couldn't accommodate the length of a Barrett 50 BMG?
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
I am happy for all you guys who think that there are no boogie men behind the trees. I do not see myself rejoining that group. Unfortunately there are some boogie men behind some trees and there are likely more boogie men around in the "safer" neighborhoods than most assume. The risk in many neighborhoods have changed because of the NY economy and the out of control heroin / opiate addiction impacts upstate. Risk can not be eliminated but it can be managed. I have made a choice to not be a soft target or easier victim when I am in my house and in my yard. My perceptions of sanctuary safe home space was significantly modified after a team (of at least 4 with 2 assailants, a lookout, and a driver) attempted a violent home invasion and returned an hour after all the Troopers and Deputies left to shout threats at my family cause they were all pissed off they underestimated their target and the LEO response time. I elected to improve my situational awareness, brush up on perishable skills, and become a more hardened target with the benefits of I enjoy shooting regularly again. Your choice, my choice. Wish you the best with yours.
Ok, in all seriousness, as a victim of violent crime (I was shot in a holdup 33 years ago), and as a homeowner in a fairly decent neighborhood (houses approaching $500k -1m) which has seen a big increase in break-ins in the last two or three years (3 last month during daylight hours) yeah, I carry almost all the time. In the winter this neighborhood gets a little sparse so we are"targetable", to coin a word. The few snowflakes that are around aren't very observant and I'm sure a lot gets by most of them. Right now, as I sit in my home, the ADT alarm is set, a Glock 43 sits in my IWB holster, a Ruger SP101 Wiley Clapp edition isn't far away and on the second floor the Glock 19 with a TLR1 attached waits at the ready. When we leave the house, even for a couple of minutes, the doors are locked and the alarm is set. Welcome to the age of a totally different thought process than what used to be 10 years ago. My little town has changed so much I hardly recognize it. 7am on a Sunday morning, 15 degrees out, I'm driving through the village to go shooting with a buddy, I spot a guy looking around, head on a swivel. I divert my direction to get closer and the guy breaks into a run, heading away from my vehicle. I'm guessing he wasn't waiting for a ride to church . . . Informed the sheriff's department and drove on.
Last summer we had a full blown alarm event. 4 am alarm goes off, indicating a breach on the back porch window. G19 in hand, I go to investigate, flicking all the outside floodlights on through the main switch. Fortunately, nobody around, but window tampered with. Less than a week goes by and a repeat, except at 2 am. Yeah, things are changing . . .
Have you considered adding any of the following: dog(s); cameras, and wireless online camera recording?
I don't send my dogs out to patrol. They are both very loud, and they bark like crazy at any movement or noise outside and within about 100 yards of the house. And if said noise or movement comes closer to my house, they go absolutely bat shit crazy loud. Frankly, if I were on the outside hearing them, I would rethink my advance. I don't expect them to attack anyone. They are just an early warning system and possible mild deterrent. If somebody is coming in, they are going to be recorded off site, and they actually need to be worried about me, not my dogs.
As has been noted, I think a real worry anymore is the increase in crimes by addicts, especially as they can and do occur ANYWHERE where they think they can score something for their habit.
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stokes
.338 Win Mag
Dogs are a great early warning,and are probably the biggest deterent to a break-in.Most burglars have a target before they just randomly break in somewhere.They see a dog and move on to a "safer" target.
Cleck
.308 Win
@Steal2B @FLA45fan I hear ya, both of you. Times have changed. My mom used to leave the keys in her Blazer when she parked at night, front door was rarely locked.
In my neighborhood, we saw a lot of "break-ins" happen, but it's just people getting robbed because they don't have the smarts to lock their doors, and these kids are just coming along and lifting door handles. Now they've stepped it up a bit, they're rolling down the street, letting them out while they go check handles. A few brazen robberies last summer, city kids holding up the kids in the town, taking their phones/wallets/bikes/etc. and other small time shit.
I always lock the door, even when I'm just going for a walk, and I carry as much as I can. Shield on me, P30 upstairs, and now the AR in the man cave. Basically covered on all floors, more or less.
In my neighborhood, we saw a lot of "break-ins" happen, but it's just people getting robbed because they don't have the smarts to lock their doors, and these kids are just coming along and lifting door handles. Now they've stepped it up a bit, they're rolling down the street, letting them out while they go check handles. A few brazen robberies last summer, city kids holding up the kids in the town, taking their phones/wallets/bikes/etc. and other small time shit.
I always lock the door, even when I'm just going for a walk, and I carry as much as I can. Shield on me, P30 upstairs, and now the AR in the man cave. Basically covered on all floors, more or less.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
Our dog is about 90 lbs, alert, naturally territorial of the perimeter, and provides robust warnings. "That night" after the initial warning barks (that did not deter the wanna be intruders) our guy went silent and positioned himself to always be between the threat and my wife with his hackles up and teeth born. Unlike the fictional Bobby Lee Swagger, or John Wick story-lines these assholes are not gonna make it to my dog. If they get by me, my wife is even a better shot than I am.
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My wife is my best, and my favorite student. She would give them a dose of the "Clapp." Wiley Clapp SP101 .357 magnum Clapp!
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
If its a hot and humid day I give my gun bearer a glass of iced tea.
Robin
Robin
Snappo
6.5 Creedmoor
I use a fanny pack. Sidearm, 2 extra mags, my wallet, my cell phone, an extra cell phone battery.
Uzi
.308 Win
I carry firearms that don't rust and in the same fashion all year round.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
Thanks to all. Just wanted to post pics of where your advice led and what seems to be viable jogging, cycling, and hiking concealed options cor the god awful heat and bumidity that will eventually show up.
The two options include a Pistol Wear similar to Doc's Smart Carry. Seems to work well any where appendix to SOB but I like 4:30. The second option is the Crossbreed modular band but with Pit Viper Velcro kydex. Seems to be a great option.
The two options include a Pistol Wear similar to Doc's Smart Carry. Seems to work well any where appendix to SOB but I like 4:30. The second option is the Crossbreed modular band but with Pit Viper Velcro kydex. Seems to be a great option.
4excal
.338 Win Mag
I carry the same way same stuff no matter the weather. On my ankle at work (due to certain clothing) and on my hip every minute out of work. Hot,cold,humid,freezing..all the same to my carrying style
