Sidearms & Scatterguns Saw a guy open carrying

[308pirate]

And he looked like a royal dipshit

Big fat roll on him with a noodle for a belt. On said belt, just behind the hip, some tan Glock in a cheap ass leather pancake holster with a pocket for a spare mag.

Between his fat roll and shitty belt the pistol was leaning out like 30 degrees making it stupid easy to disarm him. Did I mention that the holster had zero retention?

 

[Makinchips208]

I agree open carry should be legal, however I think it’s really unsmart in this day.
Did he have tactical pants on?
And he doesn’t need retention holster because he’s probably a Krav Maga dude under all that. Respect him.

 

[striped1]

I spend a bunch of time in the Western states and open carry is no big deal in most places outside of the liberal cities of the Mountain West. I don't have a problem with it. I don't do it often unless I am in bear or cat country, but I am not against it.

 

[M4guru]

I like the choice of what to do with my carry gun being mine and mine alone, so concealing it always makes sense to me. Maybe I just want to be a good witness while two motherfuckers kill each other in a Wal-Mart parking lot, I'm not a cop. The only time I open carry is when I'm more worried about animals than people.

Notice how you NEVER see some dude open carrying and are like "that dude clearly knows what's up..." It's always 360lbs of chewed bubble gum with his gut hanging out of a Gruntstyle shirt, diabetic tube socks, velcro shoes, and the aforementioned Uncle Mikes holster. It's probably an XD or a Taurus, or a $400 1911 with Punisher grips, and the biggest fight of his life has the inevitable heart attack he's taking 30 pills a day to stave off.

I'm actually fine with this, he buys the rest of us time since they'll shoot him first. Also, his gun probably doesn't have a round in the chamber so it buys us more time while the methhead that disarmed him works through that problem.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

 

[boomslang]

Yeah, I’ve only ever open carried when backpacking in bear country. Done anywhere else it’s just advertisement for the wrong kind of attention.

 

[stefan73]

I don't mind open carry when you look and act somewhat professional and realize that you are representing all firearms owners. I only open carried in Alaska while hunting and backpacking.

Things that are irritating:
-Please use a quality retention holster that is not about to fall off or let your firearm fall out, sadly I see that shit more often than not (your happy sock is not a quality holster douche nozzle).
-Please try to represent and look somewhat respectable/professional and not like some dumbass douche that hasn't taken a shower in a month and has been wearing the same clothes for that long while in the humid south (seen it and smelt it, your not helping).
-Please stop mouth breathing (sorry, just a personal pet peeve).

 

[kriller134]

Wait you pussies use holsters? I Mexican carry my Glock in my basketball shorts.

 

[stefan73]

Wait you pussies use holsters? I Mexican carry my Glock in my basketball shorts.

With some of the hoss's around here that would quickly become a concealed carry as the chicken wing hidden between the folds covered the pistole in the 10XL shorts. I wonder if the electric scooters are considered the same as vehicles that might change how they have to carry in Walmart.

 

[jMarine]

Wait you pussies use holsters? I Mexican carry my Glock in my basketball shorts.

Wait.. you carry yours in your waistband? Nothing says “don’t fuck with me” like walking around with a gun in my hands all times!

 

[reich10]

I like open carry being legal. I don’t do it, but I like it. If for whatever reason my gun becomes visible I’m not breaking the law. Make fun of it all you want but don’t take it away.

 

[jMarine]

I like open carry being legal. I don’t do it, but I like it. If for whatever reason my gun becomes visible I’m not breaking the law. Make fun of it all you want but don’t take it away.

Agreed. It’s just funny to compare the stereotype of folks that are typically found intentionally open carrying.

 

[M4guru]

Yeah, I totally think open carry should be legal…along with concealed carry.

We’re at 25 states with permitless carry now and LA is trying a second time after their (D) Governor vetoed it last year. Things on that front are going really well, it wasn’t that long ago that basically Vermont was it for concealed carry without a permit.

I would never advocate that open carry shouldn’t be legal. I just only see fat shits and dudes in brodozers wearing white Oakleys do it.

 

[MadDuner]

The only time I open carry in public - is out in the desert or forest with friends and some pew pew stuff going on anyway. But is that really “in public” if there’s few there to see it?

 

[myronman3]

every state should be open carry. every state should be constitutional carry, too.

that being said, everytime i've seen someone open carrying in stores, it strikes me as douche baggy. i do open carry sometimes in the woods. a heavy single action sixgun in a chest rig holster. but i dont go into public openly strapped.

 

[CK1.0]

Open carry is just bad manners, and tactically, it's like shouting to everyone that you're fucking stupid/a bully/sketchy.

But, in leu of making it illegal, IMO they should cite the fat dipshits like that for carrying irresponsibly. It makes us all look bad, because seeing stupid people with guns in society/public around our kids is fucking scary.

 

[AMGtuned]

eh, i OC...of course i run a solid belt, a lvl 2 holster @ 3:00, and have trained in weapons retention...

honestly people make a bigger deal about it than it really is....most people really dont even notice it.

Its becoming more popular here as well; but the stereotype is still strong.

I do agree, 100%, that one should have retention, and never beyond 3:00 when open carrying.

 

[AirgunnerPCP]

Always thought open carry is pretty dumb. But I also don't carry at all in daily life. Seems unnecessary to me.

Only time I carry is when I'm in the woods alone but that's more for animals than anything.

 

[AMGtuned]

If 4 legged animals were MY worry, AND I were in the woods; bet your ass I'd have my rifle. Not a foolish handgun.

90% of these open carry dipshits probably carry on empty chamber anyway.

 

[strikeeagle1]

In Florida, open carry is permissible on your property and business address, as well as your employees. IF you are well trained the time differential between concealed / open is nominal; not so for the common numb-nuts. The open / concealed is a two-edged idea. I think that open carry may defer some punks from jumping you at the gas pump you wish you didn't have to stop at. Concealed carry may / may not give you a tactical advantage against the hyena's in the hood; multiple hyena's don't know you are armed until you decide within 21 feet you better make your draw as they will be atop of you with blunt / edged / firearms at the moment you need to make it happen. Not having a retention holster is just bread and butter for the hyena's. The epitome of the con examplified, there was the "professional" FBI agent on the dance floor doing John Travolta-like back flip gymnastics until his weapon ejected from his bullshit holster , struck the ground, did not discharge (like modern firearms perform); drunk agent picks up the gun with his support hand, pulls the trigger in the process, round discharged, striking a the dance floor audience member, etc. The examples of pro-con are endless.

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

If 4 legged animals were MY worry, AND I were in the woods; bet your ass I'd have my rifle. Not a foolish handgun.

90% of these open carry dipshits probably carry on empty chamber anyway.

There are plenty of times when carrying a rifle is just not easy or impossibly inconvenient. A large caliber handgun is right at hand. Yes, I always carry all of my single actions with an empty chamber under the hammer. Even those with transfer bars. Its a good habit to transfer over to the original lockwork handguns. May be a dipshit, but in close quarters, I’ll take a 4 5/8” Heavy framed Ruger in .45 with a 32,000PSI load behind a good 270 to 300 grain hard cast bullet to any rifle I own. (And having a round under the hammer won’t do me any good anyway. Can’t shoot it until I have fired five more. Besides, if I need more than five shots, It probably won’t matter anyway.)

 

[AMGtuned]

There are plenty of times when carrying a rifle is just not easy or impossibly inconvenient. A large caliber handgun is right at hand. Yes, I always carry all of my single actions with an empty chamber under the hammer. Even those with transfer bars. Its a good habit to transfer over to the original lockwork handguns. May be a dipshit, but in close quarters, I’ll take a 4 5/8” Heavy framed Ruger in .45 with a 32,000PSI load behind a good 270 to 300 grain hard cast bullet to any rifle I own. (And having a round under the hammer won’t do me any good anyway. Can’t shoot it until I have fired five more. Besides, if I need more than five shots, It probably won’t matter anyway.)

What i said wasn't meant to be a slight to you, or your preferred method of carry. I was speaking to the stereotypical douche that was referenced earlier, and their suspected lack of training.

Somewhere in very few posts; self defense from human degenerates, and self defense from an angry 4 legged critter, became intertwined.

Training and practice will make the best of any situation.

 

[n2ishun]

So.
Y'all think my across the chest carry of a scoped super blackhawk with a 10.5" barrel is iffy ?
You guys are mean.

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

What i said wasn't meant to be a slight to you, or your preferred method of carry. I was speaking to the stereotypical douche that was referenced earlier, and their suspected lack of training.

Somewhere in very few posts; self defense from human degenerates, and self defense from an angry 4 legged critter, became intertwined.

Training and practice will make the best of any situation.

No worries, no slight felt, jsut wanted to make it clear to others who might not understand that sometimes a good rifle might be a disadvantage. You are correct, in any situation other than very close quarters, a rifle is the preferred choice

Actually the fault here lies with me not you. I was being a bit tacky. For that I sincerely apologize.

 

[AMGtuned]

So.
Y'all think my across the chest carry of a scoped super blackhawk with a 10.5" barrel is iffy ?
You guys are mean.

I know a fool; He hunts almost exclusively with, a 10.5" Performance Center .460s&w, scoped. And wouldn't you know, if its not in a leg length side holster, its across his chest

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Meh. OC is pretty common around here. It's mostly old dudes in flannel shirts and suspenders, no retention, probably no training either. No one cares. I once tried to research OC incidents in the state of WI and I couldn't find anything worse than Karens calling 911.
95 in 100 people in Wal Mart never notice, 3 of the people that do seem to approve and the last 2 can go to hell. Not sure why anyone still thinks trying not to offend anti gunners or "representing the 2A" is an effective tactic.
Anyone in this thread getting their panties bunched up must live in an area with a way different culture, and I get it, there are definitely places were OC is a bad idea, but don't use your broad brush to paint it as universally bad idea, because in some small towns it's the same as a clearly visible pocket knife.

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

Actually, my concern with open carry in public places is an invitation to be targeted. If the perps know you are carrying, they know you are the most danger too them. Now many are cowards who will run. But those who don’t are beyond reason anyway and a real danger.

 

[CK1.0]

sorry people minding their own business is "scary" to you...

...youre right, the govt should infringe upon them because you want to be a little bitch karen.

grow a set of balls and stop running to the govt.

Balls, infringe BS... fuck you.

Overt stupid people with guns scare people. They don't scare me, they just annoy me, because out in public with a burner, out of shape, shit belt/holster, (likely) untrained... they then become a liability to everyone else around them whose minding their own business (while not also failing to maintain responsible control of their weapon). It also makes them a target.

I don't run to the government pal, I can handle my business fine on my own. It's just that stupid people also tend to be poor and can often cause more damage than they can pay for, so we have to have rules like traffic laws to control some of the less evolved animals among us for the good of all. People will always be free to be as stupid as they want to be on their own, just not in society.

I'd much rather an idiot catch a citation for "carrying irresponsibly" or whatever, rather than let some knucklehead who thinks he's cool showing off his Hi-Point in his Fobus at Wal-Mart gets it snatched off him, and maybe gets someone killed while adding fuel to the fire that truly risks fucking up our rights to carry in the process.

 

[Ty21]

I don’t understand the big deal I see people open carry all the time everywhere I carry just not open lol

 

[kc7pwx]

Just before the start of the covid lock down I had started open carrying.
I was getting ready to tear down a shed and then tearing down the shed and I made quite a few dump runs and got tired of putting on a jacket every time I went to the dump so I started open carrying.
Once the lock down happened I switched to open carrying 90 percent of the time because I have a family member that has a lot of medical issues that would not have fared well if they got covid and open carrying had the benefit of people not wanting to be within 6 feet of me.
After the circuit court ruling about open carry in Hawaii stores started changing their policies and I went back to concealed carry 99 percent of the time.
There is definitely a time and place for open carry but in todays climate in my area it is not worth it most of the time for me.

 

[308pirate]

Yeah, I totally think open carry should be legal…along with concealed carry.

We’re at 25 states with permitless carry now and LA is trying a second time after their (D) Governor vetoed it last year. Things on that front are going really well, it wasn’t that long ago that basically Vermont was it for concealed carry without a permit.

I would never advocate that open carry shouldn’t be legal. I just only see fat shits and dudes in brodozers wearing white Oakleys do it.

Open carry is actually protected in my state's constitution so little concern of it being illegal here.

But just like you, the only people I ever see doing it are douchebags and fatasses. And the gear they rock......

 

[308pirate]

Open carry is just bad manners, and tactically, it's like shouting to everyone that you're fucking stupid/a bully/sketchy.

But, in leu of making it illegal, IMO they should cite the fat dipshits like that for carrying irresponsibly. It makes us all look bad, because seeing stupid people with guns in society/public around our kids is fucking scary.

You're a dumbass. Fuck off.

 

[redneckbmxer24]

When I used to live in rural VA I would see some bubba open carrying in a $10 uncle mikes universal nylon holster every time I went into Walmart, I shit you not. Always some turd of a pistol and not a fucking clue in the world about anything going on around them.

I’m all for the right to OC, but doing it is dumb if you can CC and for fucks sake have some level situational awareness.

 

[rlsmith1]

Now that we’ve all got that out of our system, what’s the solution here?

 

[M4guru]

There isn’t a solution, their stupidity/ignorance/apathy is probably pervasive in their homes, families, vehicles, jobs, finances, health, and every other part of their life.

It probably isn’t so fair to paint with a broad brush. I spend half my time in the Front Range of CO where I’ve never seen anyone open carry that didn’t fit the fat Molon Labe shit holster stereotype. The other half I spend in rural WY and MT where they’re part of everyday life and I barely notice when someone has a gun at the farm store.

 

[rlsmith1]

There isn’t a solution, their stupidity/ignorance/apathy is probably pervasive in their homes, families, vehicles, jobs, finances, health, and every other part of their life.

Sadly accurate

 

[M4guru]

So.
Y'all think my across the chest carry of a scoped super blackhawk with a 10.5" barrel is iffy ?
You guys are mean.

Fuck no, that’s legit. How else would you even carry one of those?

Now if that’s the thing you carry when you run to the grocery store to get toothpaste I have other questions LOL

 

[spife7980]

And he looked like a royal dipshit

Big fat roll on him with a noodle for a belt. On said belt, just behind the hip, some tan Glock in a cheap ass leather pancake holster with a pocket for a spare mag.

Between his fat roll and shitty belt the pistol was leaning out like 30 degrees making it stupid easy to disarm him. Did I mention that the holster had zero retention?

Heard you were talking shit about me

Talk crap get capped

 

[n2ishun]

Hell, I open carry because I can't stand those little weenie pistols that people hide away under a shirt or whatever.
Gimme a mans pistol that has a full size grip and shoots a mans cartridge instead of a popgun round in a ladysmith or the like that y'all tuck IWB.
I have never seen a single useful *compact* pistol and probably never will.
I roll with my CZ97 and may god have mercy on the person that tries to strip it from me, because I won't.

I can certainly envision some of you open carrying a Beretta Tomcat, don't lie, it not only makes you look fat, it makes you look ridiculous.

 

[black5.3]

Hell, I open carry because I can't stand those little weenie pistols that people hide away under a shirt or whatever.
Gimme a mans pistol that has a full size grip and shoots a mans cartridge instead of a popgun round in a ladysmith or the like that y'all tuck IWB.
I have never seen a single useful *compact* pistol and probably never will.
I roll with my CZ97 and may god have mercy on the person that tries to strip it from me, because I won't.

I can certainly envision some of you open carrying a Beretta Tomcat, don't lie, it not only makes you look fat, it makes you look ridiculous.

Sounds to me like you have never carried IWB or AIWB with a quality holster. I have no issue stuffing a g17 or g19 AIWB with a light and concealing it properly. Those are not “weenie” pistols either.

 

[black5.3]

IWB just doesn work for some people....ive got a box of 15-20 various holsters, all touted to be the best thing since sliced bread....frankly im just sick of buying holsters when OWB works for me.

if i need to conceal a firearms and dress permits, shoulder holsters work well for me...

if im not able to run a shoulder holster, i resort to pocket carry...which carries with it limitations in firearms size.


different strokes for different folks....do what works for you.

I totally agree with you in what doing what works for you. My post was just a rebuttal to the comment that was made about covering up “weenie” pistols with a shirt….. Now, if you will only carry a huge thumping revolver round like .44 mag, .454, .460, or .500 mag then yeah it might get a little difficult stuffing that in your waist band.

 

[n2ishun]

Those are not “weenie” pistols either.

Is it less than a 180 grain bullet ?
If the foo shits.

 

[BipThatInstance]

I live in NJ so the only thing I can open carry is my crack pipe unless I lived in Camden or Newark, apparently.

 

[Longrangeprecision762]

Was it this guy

 

[308pirate]

Hell, I open carry because I can't stand those little weenie pistols that people hide away under a shirt or whatever.
Gimme a mans pistol that has a full size grip and shoots a mans cartridge instead of a popgun round in a ladysmith or the like that y'all tuck IWB.
I have never seen a single useful *compact* pistol and probably never will.
I roll with my CZ97 and may god have mercy on the person that tries to strip it from me, because I won't.

I can certainly envision some of you open carrying a Beretta Tomcat, don't lie, it not only makes you look fat, it makes you look ridiculous.

Ooh we got a badass over here

 

[BipThatInstance]

Ooh we got a badass over here

Real men carry 45 AARP with 8 inch slides to match their long cocks

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Real men carry 45 AARP with 8 inch slides to match their long cocks

Real men wear custom leather inner thigh rigs to holster their long cock and carry Glock 19’s.

 

[BipThatInstance]

Real men wear custom leather inner thigh rigs to holster their long cock and carry Glock 19’s.

Nah real men, like me by the way - in case you're wondering, carry our crack pipes in our prison wallets.

 

[HousePlant]

A guy in my building would open carry a Glock 45 on sweat pants (and they were sagging from the weight)... every time I saw him.

I just wanted to depants him just to prove he would never be able to use the thing if it came to it because his pants would just stretch.

Such an idiot.

 

[M4guru]

A guy in my building would open carry a Glock 45 on sweat pants (and they were sagging from the weight)... every time I saw him.

I just wanted to depants him just to prove he would never be able to use the thing if it came to it because his pants would just stretch.

Such an idiot.

My favorite is the Fobus paddle/Taurus .380 combo on XXXXXL basketball shorts.

You know those really fat guys that wear shorts all year no matter the weather? We've all seen them, they exist everywhere in America. Shit, some of them are probably reading this right now. Those dudes universally open carry.

 

[Krob95]

Notice how you NEVER see some dude open carrying and are like "that dude clearly knows what's up..." It's always 360lbs of chewed bubble gum with his gut hanging out of a Gruntstyle shirt, diabetic tube socks, velcro shoes, and the aforementioned Uncle Mikes holster. It's probably an XD or a Taurus, or a $400 1911 with Punisher grips, and the biggest fight of his life has the inevitable heart attack he's taking 30 pills a day to stave off.

You don't have to call me out like that bro...