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This coming Sunday will mark one month since Arizona’s Constitutional Carry bill went into effect. Contrary to what the newspapers would have you believe – there have been no epic wild-west style gunfights. The blood has not run in the streets (any more so than what was happening before the law) and it is not the Gunfight at the OK Corral, all over again -back behind Maloney’s. I’m sort of disappointed. Having an old-west shootout might be fun. I’m stressed out. All sorts of different things have me in a perpetual pissy mood lately. Thinking about things that I enjoy tend to ease up my tension, so I am going to attempt to partake in a little self therapy by writing about things that make me happy. Who knows, maybe they’ll make you happy too? These posts could be about anything: material items, thoughts, stories, games, pets, you name it. Today I’m going to start this post series with something that has brought me a lot of fun for the last few years: my Kimber Custom II.
I have put so many rounds through it that it is now second nature to me. Its part of my arm. Point and click – I don’t have to think about it. At 7-15yard distances I really don’t have to put any effort at all into keeping the rounds within the target. The pistol has seen very little in modification. The irons were replaced with Trijicon sights, and the stocks were replaced with engraved Alumagrips. If you click the picture you’ll see it a bit larger – my photography is not very good so if you can’t tell; the engraving is my family crest. It has a Pearce(?) rubber grip insert, providing a little wider grip, and rubber finger grooves in the front. I love the normal feel of a 1911 in my hand, but this grip insert makes it fit my hand perfectly. In the picture it is sitting on a custom made IWB holster, given to me by HBE Leatherworks. Those are Wilson 8 round mags and the ammo was either Ranger SXT or Speer Gold Dot – I don’t remember. I usually keep Speer in it because its easier to get locally, but I prefer the Rangers and if I see a box of it, I usually buy it. So theres all these blogger shoots happening in various places through out the year that I will likely never get to attend because very rarely do I get to go out of state. I think there are enough gun (or other) bloggers in Arizona that we might be able to do our own. Has anyone tried it? Anyone interested? Let me know I’m going deer hunting for the first time in 5 or more years. I think I should mark the occasion by buying a new hunting rifle – after all, I don’t have one. I had a couple options: putting a scope on the M4gery, but thats not very practical for a hunting rifle. I’d have to get a scope, sight it in, find some 5 round magazines (Arizona hunting regulation) and try some hunting rounds in it to see how it goes. Its accurate enough, but .223 is a little light, even for our tiny Coues Whitetail deer. The other option would have been just to borrow one of my dads rifles. Thats more practical, less work to get ready and no cost at all. But then on the other hand, why not just get my own? After having my Savage Mark II G for a while, I’ve really fallen in love with Savage’s “accutrigger”. I’m thinking a centerfire rifle with that feature would be nice. I can pick up one of these Savage 110 rifles for about $600 locally, and it’ll even come with a cheap scope which will hopefully get me through at least one season before I have to pony up for some good glass. Yesterday, Arizona’s Constitutional Carry law went into effect. This law reestablishes the right to keep and bear arms. It allows Arizonans who are lawfully able to own a firearm, to carry their firearm discreetly with out the need for a permit. With this greater freedom however – there is a very important thing that should not be overlooked. Responsibility. Now, many Arizonans have been exercising their Second Amendment rights for some time, and are no stranger to the responsibility needed to go along with owning firearms – but there are many people who may now be carrying firearms who never did before. Just this last weekend I was visiting a gun store in Payson Arizona when a couple came in asking “what will women be carrying in their purses now with this new law”. During their conversation with the shopkeeper it became very clear that while she had had experience with firearms – she had no notion of carrying one daily before now. To get to my point: got a gun? Get some training. You owe it to yourself, and your neighbors to learn how to operate the firearm you are about to start carrying. Familiarize yourself with the gun laws in this state. Learn what you can and can not do and where you can and can not go. There are many reputable training facilities and instructors in this state. Ask at your gun shop, or ask me. Here is a really good write up on the S&W Bodyguards. Go check it out. Thanks to Ammoland, we find out that the new Bodyguard pistols are finally going to be hitting the market. Guess I should save a little money! This coming Thursday – July 29th 2010 – Arizona’s Constitutional Carry law will go into effect. This law will allow all law abiding citizens to carry a concealed firearm in Arizona, with out the need for a permit. There are some things you should know, before you put your gun in your pocket however.
It is my suggestion that if you are going to start carrying, and you never had in the past; that you still obtain some training and familiarize yourself with the states gun laws. It is very important to know what you can and can not do with a firearm and there is a lot of training available to help you with this. The standard CCW course will still be available, which will give you insight into many laws and situations that you might one day face. If you’ve been carrying open for some time, nothing really changes except for the fact that you can now cover your firearm with your shirt with out the previously required permit. The Firearm Blog and LuckyGunner.com are giving away 1000 rounds of .380 ACP to one lucky blogger. I’m not lucky, but I’ll try to win anyway. I don’t even have a .380 but this might be what I need to actually go out and get one. Uncle asks if you carry while you are shooting? My answer: in one way or another. I own firearms for many reasons, but the number one reason is for my protection. For a firearm to be viable protection, it needs to be on you or in close proximity, and ready for use. I take my means for protection everywhere I can. Why be any different when I am at the range? It is even more important when I’m shooting out in the desert where other non-guncommunity type folks may be. I’ve been out shooting and have had some unsavory types eyeballing our gear. I keep something handy. |
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