Choosing Your First CCW

Even though I've been carrying a gun for 10 years I enjoy these types of videos. Keep it up man.

Just carry whatever you are comfortable carrying and something won't leave home without. I'd rather have a .380 in the pocket than a full size duty gun that I occasionally get around to carrying.

im a old shit at 64....Ive been shooting since 7 years old....father was in WW2 ....he gave me a western auto .22 single shot by 10 years old......love your channel ....ive learned some stuff.....I live for Colt revolvers ( my fav).....and .45's.....keep it up!

I remember my first CCW, it was a full size double stack .40 S&W that felt like lugging around a brick and shot like one too

I miss the good ol days with you and Barry at moss. Good times.

Even if this video gets demonetized! These videos are what we need more of! These are the videos that are going to help the gun culture. Keep up the good work!!!!

My first CCW was a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 mag and I wish I was joking lol I’m an idiot

.50ae is my conceal carry for years. just in case you need to disable small vehicles.

I've tried everything. The sig 365 is the end all be all. For me it's the perfect CCW but easily convertible into a full sized handgun with an extended mag. Grip size is even changeable with the grip module system. (The 365 xl is also a fine choice it's up to preference)

My first gun was a shield 9 mm.great first gun.did alot of research and watched alot of videos.saw it at palmetto state armory for $250 so I got it.for me it was the best first gun. cheap, reliable,super comfortable.then bought the g2c as a back up gun for $200.those two are great choices for first guns

“CCW”?! You mean carrying from the bedroom to the kitchen to the bathroom? LOL. In New Jersey, that’s the extent of CCW. God forbid you leave the house with a piece. 😱

I have tried to give the same lesson to many new gun owners and carriers. You did it better. This is a much needed video lesson. Well done. I would not change a thing.

Started with a Ruger SP101 and moved to a S&W Shield 45. Been carrying the Shield going on 5 years now

I started out w/ a p365. Went up to a Walther PDP 4” compact, and settled on a CZ P01. The DA/SA nature of the CZ gives me the peace of mind of knowing it won’t go off as I press the hammer w/ my thumb as I holster it.

I remember back in the late 80's and early 90's some of the most common ccw pistols were the AMT .380 backup, Makarov 9x18, See camp .32, Baby Browning's, snub .38s, and FMJ derringers out of Ducktown. TN. We've come a long way since then man

When I decided I wanted to go the concealed carry route, I realized my beloved 1911A1 wasn't gonna be an ideal choice. So I went to my city's best stocked gunshop to see what was out there. I had a few basic requirements: it had to be small. enough to be concealable, it had to have a good trigger, and it could NOT be DAO. It was also probably gonna be a 9mm. I finally settled on a Ruger SR9c, a nice semi-auto that Ruger seems to have quickly forgotten about, which is too bad. What I Iiked about the SR9c, and where it outshown all others i tried in its price range, was its trigger. It breaks like glass. I discovered, after carrying it for a while, though, was it was just a bit on the large size. I wanted something smaller, more compact. Went back to the store to have a look around. This was before the explosion of compact 9s, so I was looking for something in 380. I found a clean Walther PPK, built under license by S&W, decided it was the one. DA on the first shot, SA for the rest. The kicker for me was its single action trigger. Oh, and how can you go wrong with James Bond's carry piece? That was a few years ago, and I have no regrets, despite all the compact double stack wonder 9s out there now. But chances are, if I were shopping around today, I'd likely go with one of the new compact wonder 9s.

I carry my Taurus G3c. It is a great shooter and feels great in my hand. Just because it is inexpensive doesn't mean it is cheap quality.

Mine was the M-1911A1 Gov't model .45 ACP. Yes, the 5" barrel. I still have said pistol.

My mom has carried a S&W model 60 since the mid 70's, but now she's 82 and has arthritis. She can't pull the trigger in double action and she has trouble even cocking the hammer for a single action shot. I brought her a Glock 43 with a Shield Arms 15 round magazine, she loves it, and even though she can't work the slide it doesn't matter. If she ever needed to use it she's got 15 + 1 in the chamber. I can always reload it for her after she dispatches the bad guy.

I had been shooting most of my life. Dad bought me a Nylon 66 when I was 11. I waited to get my concealed carry permit until I saw the writing on the wall that the world was going wonky. I took the class, shot (well) for qualification. Decided on the pistol I wanted to carry (Sig P365) and everything was cool. Got a decent holster and carry system. It was all good. Then I dropped the slide on a full mag and had a round chambered. That was a spooky feeling.