I got home from a business trip on Friday to a pleasant surprise- my Texas CHL had come in the mail.
Now, I've owned guns and have been a hunter/shooter for literally all of my adult life, but I am still feeling a kind of strange about having a firearm on my person. BTW, I've noticed carrying in the glove compartment or in my briefcase is no problem. Has anyone else experienced this when they first got their permit?
Secondly, although I have several firearms that would function very well as concealed weapons, I don't own any real concealment gear. I have nylon holsters for my S&W Models 60 and 36, and for my 1991 Commander, but they just don't cut it. I carried an NAA .22 Mag mini all weekend (inside the little pocket holster it comes with) in a front pants pocket. It was either that or my .25 Raven loose (cringe!) in the same pocket.
Suggestions for concealment gear? I'm 6'0", about 225 lbs (mostly relaxed muscle ). I won't be carrying at work, but my traditional mode of dress is southern business casual- Dockers and shortsleeves, with jeans and t-shirts on weekends.
I'd also like to tell folks that if you are applying for your CHL, don't be like old ckurts and forget about the holster until after the paper comes...
Now, I've owned guns and have been a hunter/shooter for literally all of my adult life, but I am still feeling a kind of strange about having a firearm on my person. BTW, I've noticed carrying in the glove compartment or in my briefcase is no problem. Has anyone else experienced this when they first got their permit?
Secondly, although I have several firearms that would function very well as concealed weapons, I don't own any real concealment gear. I have nylon holsters for my S&W Models 60 and 36, and for my 1991 Commander, but they just don't cut it. I carried an NAA .22 Mag mini all weekend (inside the little pocket holster it comes with) in a front pants pocket. It was either that or my .25 Raven loose (cringe!) in the same pocket.
Suggestions for concealment gear? I'm 6'0", about 225 lbs (mostly relaxed muscle ). I won't be carrying at work, but my traditional mode of dress is southern business casual- Dockers and shortsleeves, with jeans and t-shirts on weekends.
I'd also like to tell folks that if you are applying for your CHL, don't be like old ckurts and forget about the holster until after the paper comes...