CCW Weapon

[lowend65]

If you're already familiar with the XD chassis; I see no reason to change that.

[Khromo]

The t-shirt doesn't help. Unless you are standing straight upright, with a baggy t and no breeze, anything carried around your waist will print an obvious sgnature. Even carried inside the waist band, and that will present comfort and corrosion issues.

The baggy shorts should work, with a pocket holster and a small enough gun. The pocket holster breaks up the outline of the gun and keeps it in the right orientation so you can present it efficiently.

I dress pretty much the same as you these days, except I wear the shorts until I start to shiver. How does your girlfriend like your fashion sense? I don't think my wife is too thrilled about Mr.-Shorts-And-T-Shirt-Ten-Months-A-Year.

Ankle and pocket were the best compromises for me. I actually carried the SIG 239 on my ankle for years. It created a big dent and lump on my ankle, and might have contributed to a back problem by keeping me off balance all the time.

Carrying concealed requires a big commitment, and it extends to when you buy your clothes, and every time you dress yourself!

[Ryan_D]

No girlfriend, no wife, no significant other. It sucks being single...all I ever get to do is whatever the hell I want LOL.

I'm kind of a big guy (6' 2", 280) so most of my clothes tend to fit looser and a bit baggy anyway. I try to buy them that way.

I'm prepared for the commitment. The world is too dangerous and unpredictable to leave it to people that A.) are statistically less likely to put in the same or less amount of range time as me, B.) take an average of 5-10 minutes to respond, and C.) have no legal or civil obligation to protect me.

[X231]

Ryan being a big guy raises another concern. I have a belly too so I have to wear my Levis lower, more towards my hips. When you do that it makes it harder to conceal OWB carry unless your T shirt looks like a short dress. Because of that I carry IWB and that will make you appreciate a skinny gun even more. Take a look at the XDs if you're stuck on an XD. I have pocket carried with cargo shorts using the top "slash" pocket and although it's more comfortable I wouldn't want to have to draw from my pocket.

[uhlan1]

I don't see the ability for CCW coming my way in my lifetime. Especially now.
And, yes, XD's are "on-roster".

[Josh.Ollar]

try the strom i think you will like it better

[c3jy]

From a guy in a free state who carries daily, a compact 1911 style .45 works with about anything. I'm 5'9" and 150. Not a big guy at all, but I carry Colt Defender with wood grips. I've also carried a few Kimber that were in that same size. I can say, it is a little more weight than the polymer guns out there but with the right belt and holster for support you'll never notice it. As a matter of fact, I carry my Defender with 2 extra mags. A bit of over kill I know but like I said, with the right belt and carry rig, you'll never notice. Plus, the 1911 style frame and slide hardly prints, or I should say, prints less than many others I have tried.

[Ryan_D]

Well, for one thing, some of those subcompact 1911's are kind of heavy. For another thing, Rob Pincus seems to not really believe in them as defensive guns as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P0edDYdqXU

I keep trying to find the XD-s on the CA roster, but no luck so far. Am I just not seeing the right part number or something?

[Ryan_D]

I don't see the ability for CCW coming my way in my lifetime. Especially now.
And, yes, XD's are "on-roster".

P.S. If the 9th Circus rules the right way (I know, that's a BIG "if"), then it will effectively force sheriffs to re-write their issue policies, or face expensive litigation. Combine that with the Maryland circuit ruling earlier this year, and the Moore v Madigan ruling earlier this week, and the anti's are starting to get painted into a bit of a corner.

[Dee_Dub]

I just put a GLock 30 on my permit, Its the best CA legal 45 that carries ten + 1. I didnt really care much for glocks a few years ago but I shot a couple and after hearing how reliable they are i couldnt say no. Plus the price wasnt bad either. So im drinking the cool aid now. But next week im going to go buy my wife an XD sub com 9mm. The xds seem pretty legit.

[c3jy]

Well, for one thing, some of those subcompact 1911's are kind of heavy. For another thing, Rob Pincus seems to not really believe in them as defensive guns as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P0edDYdqXU

I keep trying to find the XD-s on the CA roster, but no luck so far. Am I just not seeing the right part number or something?

[Ryan_D]

Point taken. I didn't mean to seem like I was casting stones...just saying as someone that has not fired the mini-1911's before, but now having seen Mr. Pincus' opinion of them, I'd probably be paranoid over something like that happening at the worst possible time for me, LOL. I DO like the subby 1911's though...they're pretty sweet looking.

[kf6tac]

Well, for one thing, some of those subcompact 1911's are kind of heavy. For another thing, Rob Pincus seems to not really believe in them as defensive guns as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P0edDYdqXU

I keep trying to find the XD-s on the CA roster, but no luck so far. Am I just not seeing the right part number or something?

XDs (plural of XD) are on the roster, but the XD-S (the single stack. 45ACP that came out this year) is not.

[Ryan_D]

XDs (plural of XD) are on the roster, but the XD-S (the single stack. 45ACP that came out this year) is not.

Thanks. I was referring to the XD-S (single-stack .45 ACP), not XDs (as in plural). Presumably the other poster that has one must've picked it up "off-roster" then?

[vmwerks]

The XD40 is a fine ccw weapon with lots of safety features. However the slide pull is unreasonably stiff IMHO. Compared to my M&P 40/9 and Glock .40 the pull is overly difficult and I am not sure why it needs to be. Slippery fingers, sweat, blood etc would be an issue so I chose a different carry weapon.