My First CCW
Sunday, August 27th, 2006
I’m preparing to take the training and apply for my California CCW. Since you have to register the weapon you intend to carry, I needed to select my first gun intended for concealed carry. My other firearms were not ideal choices. Most of my guns are magnum revolvers in stainless steel, heavy and not very concealable. My autos consist of a Walter P22 (.22 is obviously not a good defense round) and one 1911. A 1911 is a fine choice, but mine is full size and I’m shorter and smaller than your average man - I would have a hard and uncomfortable time keeping it hidden. It also features a manual safety, which I don’t train enough to trust that I’ll remember to disengage it in a fight. Also, my 1911 is “home gunsmithed” which puts it out of the question from a reliability standpoint (I’m not a professional smith) and from a liability standpoint, which I’ll get to in a bit. So there was nothing to do but head off to the gun store! My wife agreed, bless her Kimber Eclipse carrying heart.