Packin', Strapped, Heeled, etc..

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KC Rob

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I get a kick out of all the slang terms for carrying a concealed firearm and I have heard quite a few but a few weeks back I was entering a Federal building and showed my creds to the guard then proceeded to the metal detector. The guard behind the mag looked at me and said "Sir, you walking heavy today?". It caught me off guard because I hadn't heard that term and it took me a second to realize he was asking if I was carrying. I still chuckle about that, walking heavy just sounds kinda cool, doesn't it? So what are some of the slang terms you use or have heard used to signify carrying a weapon?
 
And here I thought that "walkin' heavy" referred to when you're leaving a Golden Corral all-you-can-eat buffet. Hmmph.

My wife and I often want to make sure that the other is packin' heat to remind the other to grab a biscuit if we haven't.
If I'm heeled, I just say "yea, I'm strapped up", but my wife might say: "yup, I've got heat" which she's shortened to "I'm hot" which I think is cute because she is.

Seriously (I get you thought I already was :D ), my favorite abbreviated term is simply "packing". I'm afraid that anything else might sound gansta'.
 
I carry in front pocket strong side .walet on other side no money .married .;) always packing.you cannot be too carefull.
 
There is or was a poster here who communicates with his wife, calling his concealed handgun his "personal defense assistant", or for short, his PDA.

This way, his wife can say, "hey, did you bring your PDA?"

Slick.
 
Buzz Kill,

That's funny... I first used that term (without prior reference) in 1975 to let colleagues know that I was armed when in civilian clothes. It probably pre-dates that year, but I find it amusing nonetheless.

- Walking heavy
- Packing
- Carrying
- Loaded (up)
- Strapped (up)
- Heeled or well heeled
- Have protection
- Roscoe's with me tonite
- The Heater's on (low, full) [low=small, full=major caliber]

In addition, a friend and I know the kinds of armaments the other has. In a public venue where communicating some detail is desireable, the question "Is anyone with you?" gets some "coded" responses...

I asked Kim out with me tonight (Kimber)
There's as Spring in my step (Springfield 1911)
I brought the Mr. Cooper along (1911)
I have the lady with me tonite (a .32 cal revolver)
I've brought Clint with me (a .44 Mag)
Keith came with me (Elmer Keith: a .357 Magnum)
I've got a Bull by the tail (Taurus .357)

You get the idea. Those of you with HK's, Glocks, CZ's and others are on your own. :p
 
With my ilk, and shooting buddies, mostly retired LEO's, it's "10-32".

Regional PD code for 'man with a gun'.
 
At one time i carried a glock .i called it my master card .never leave home without;)now i carry a seecamp it's smaller than my wallet:rolleyes:
 
I carry all the time, but my wife knows this and still asks me if I'm carrying, and at the worst times, like standing in line at a store.
So......We had a long talk.We named my CCW's after our pets, so now if we are out, and she, for some reason, has to know, she asks what pet I have with me.
This also lets her where to stand if something happens, because knowing what pet name also lets her know where it's at on me.
Now if I could just get her to ask before we leave.............:o
 
I liked in the movie Tombstone, when Wyatt Earp a.k.a. Kurt Russell, referred to drawing a weapon as "skinnin' that smokewagon". I think I'm gonna start using that more often.
 
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