Posted December 15, 2015 12:00 pm by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

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I made the decision to get my CCW two years ago and wanted to carry as much as possible. In retrospect it almost seems crazy I didn’t come to that conclusion sooner as a husband and father of two young children. While a 30-year-old male is far from the most vulnerable member of society, adding in said wife and two kids to the equation changes the vulnerability level drastically . . .

I decided to pocket carry, the advantages being obvious for a new CCW’er, small handgun, easily concealable, and confidence of being in the familiar front pocket. The tradeoff of low capacity and a low power .380 seeming minimal considering coming from carrying nothing.

After some research I started out with a Tuarus TCP based on positive reviews (including here at TTAG) and the low cost of entry. While the TCP provided me the opportunity to get over the initial fear of carrying a gun, reliability issues and lack of features I considered essential insured it didn’t last long. After a 100 rounds or so it began to eject at least one spent case per magazine directly back at my head, cutting me once. That led to subconscious flinching when firing.

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Source:: Truth About Guns

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