Pax Jordana
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Went to the range with dad, bro and two of dad's friends yesterday. Boy, was that humbling. Not the shooting, me being young and invincible has secured my top ranking spot among us.
But when the BSing turned to CCW, I was VERY humbled by the things I then saw. There was an older guy next to us (yes, his vest screamed gun to me.) who I'd anticipated was a CCWer. He pulled out a HUGE (by carry standards) revolver from said vest. Then he let me shoot his XD, which I thought was great but would be hard to conceal. At which point he showed me how it disappeared in his IWB holster. I left him my contact info, as he said his Desert Eagle was in the shop so he couldn't carry it that day
One of dad's friends is a retired cop.. boy, I shoulda seen that one coming. He was helping me troubleshoot my P11 (they take a bit longer than the prescribed 200 rds to break in if you ask me) and when I got too confused he pulled out his own (iwb) and showed me how one OUGHT to work.
At this point things get dicey. I'm not a racist, but I am guilty here of prejudging. Prejudice isn't very High Road, but realizing I am dead wrong and admitting it ought to be.
Because the two latino kids with backwards hats shooting a brand new Beretta Storm, and the three black fellows who I assumed were just shooting Vest Guy's glocks, ALL had their own rigs. And all were very well informed and willing to share. And the girl with the three black guys shot circles around me.
Getting back into the car, I remarked to my brother how many people were carrying. He told me that something like one in twenty PA residents is a CCW.
Good for us.
Lessons learned..
1) The gut feeling only goes so far, and prejudging is only valid until actual contact and interaction take place.
2) Never underestimate how great gun people can be. (I brought three guns to the range and probably shot a total of 10.)
(I don't know if this warrants discussion. Frankly, I just wanted to share.)
But when the BSing turned to CCW, I was VERY humbled by the things I then saw. There was an older guy next to us (yes, his vest screamed gun to me.) who I'd anticipated was a CCWer. He pulled out a HUGE (by carry standards) revolver from said vest. Then he let me shoot his XD, which I thought was great but would be hard to conceal. At which point he showed me how it disappeared in his IWB holster. I left him my contact info, as he said his Desert Eagle was in the shop so he couldn't carry it that day
One of dad's friends is a retired cop.. boy, I shoulda seen that one coming. He was helping me troubleshoot my P11 (they take a bit longer than the prescribed 200 rds to break in if you ask me) and when I got too confused he pulled out his own (iwb) and showed me how one OUGHT to work.
At this point things get dicey. I'm not a racist, but I am guilty here of prejudging. Prejudice isn't very High Road, but realizing I am dead wrong and admitting it ought to be.
Because the two latino kids with backwards hats shooting a brand new Beretta Storm, and the three black fellows who I assumed were just shooting Vest Guy's glocks, ALL had their own rigs. And all were very well informed and willing to share. And the girl with the three black guys shot circles around me.
Getting back into the car, I remarked to my brother how many people were carrying. He told me that something like one in twenty PA residents is a CCW.
Good for us.
Lessons learned..
1) The gut feeling only goes so far, and prejudging is only valid until actual contact and interaction take place.
2) Never underestimate how great gun people can be. (I brought three guns to the range and probably shot a total of 10.)
(I don't know if this warrants discussion. Frankly, I just wanted to share.)