Posted December 7, 2015 12:00 pm by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

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Although I grew up with guns and have had concealed carry permits in the states where I’ve lived for over 10 years, about two years ago I got serious about EDC. I agonized over my choices. There is so much conflicting advice out there. I decided my “must haves” were . . .

  1. A gun I would actually have with me when I needed it, meaning one that is easily concealable and not too heavy. A snubby in my pocket beats my 1911 at home.
  2. A gun I can hit the target with at likely self defense ranges. Only hits count. See my experiences below.
  3. A gun that was “forgivingly reliable,” meaning one that is not only technically reliable, but is even reliable when I don’t do everything right. It must fire when I want it to, no matter what.
  4. A gun that is “forgivingly safe,” similar to #3. It must not fire when I don’t want it to, no matter what.
  5. A gun that fires a cartridge that has no trouble meeting the new FBI standards of penetration and expansion.
  6. A gun I just feel comfortable with, purely subjective.

I learned to shoot a .38 revolver (a Colt Official Police) when I was about 12 years …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns

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