soundsmith
New Member
Hello everyone. My name is Mike, I live in San Antonio. Recently something came up and I decided to finally take the class and submit the app to the state in the last few days, now the wait begins. I'm not worried about the wait though, it's got nothing compared to NFA items haha...
So I have a couple of things on my mind and I'm hoping to get some opinions and experiences that could help me out. First of all, Glock RTF texture on my 23.4 chews me up after a short bit (wearing around the house ITB in a kydex holster). I've been thinking about one of those wraps for the grip to make it less abrasive. I don't want to modify the actual polymer in case I decide to sell the gun later, but I don't see myself carrying often if my side has a grip burn every time I do. Undershirts are really uncomfortable for me, plus I don't know how people do it in South Texas weather anyway. Can anyone point me towards some good solutions? I've been thinking about picking up a Glock 43 (which seems to have less abrasive texture), but also maybe a Sig P320 compact. I really like my 23 and I have the bigger 22 for nightstand duty, but I'm not married to Glock or .40 by any means. So I need either a way to make the 23 comfortable or just a different gun altogether. Since I already have the 23 it would be ideal to figure out a way to carry it, but I'm also not going to complain about increasing the collection
The other thing I have been thinking about since taking the class is the legal ramifications when/if I have to draw and fire. I knew about it before, but the class and application makes it more real, if that makes any sense, so it kind of hit me a little harder. I see people talking about the different services like TLS, or the NRA's insurance, which seem to be a good idea to have. But I have also heard that these things can help as much as they can hurt when it comes to a prosecutor in civil litigation. By that I mean, as we already know they will try to use anything they can to paint the picture that you are an irresponsible gun owner hell-bent on shooting someone. I have heard some opinions that having any of these "insurance" policies can be construed as premeditated. At the same time, I, and most people, don't have the money to retain a lawyer in the unlikely event of a self-defense shooting. Which is another question I have which is, couldn't you just hire a lawyer when something does happen? It seems as though you either need one of these services or a lawyer on retainer beforehand or you are screwed, at least that is the impression I am getting. I'm really hoping someone can enlighten me on this. I'm confident enough in myself and my understanding that if I were ever in a situation that called for drawing and firing, I would be well within the law, what concerns me is civil litigation afterwards.
I think I had more but this one is long-winded enough for now.
So I have a couple of things on my mind and I'm hoping to get some opinions and experiences that could help me out. First of all, Glock RTF texture on my 23.4 chews me up after a short bit (wearing around the house ITB in a kydex holster). I've been thinking about one of those wraps for the grip to make it less abrasive. I don't want to modify the actual polymer in case I decide to sell the gun later, but I don't see myself carrying often if my side has a grip burn every time I do. Undershirts are really uncomfortable for me, plus I don't know how people do it in South Texas weather anyway. Can anyone point me towards some good solutions? I've been thinking about picking up a Glock 43 (which seems to have less abrasive texture), but also maybe a Sig P320 compact. I really like my 23 and I have the bigger 22 for nightstand duty, but I'm not married to Glock or .40 by any means. So I need either a way to make the 23 comfortable or just a different gun altogether. Since I already have the 23 it would be ideal to figure out a way to carry it, but I'm also not going to complain about increasing the collection
The other thing I have been thinking about since taking the class is the legal ramifications when/if I have to draw and fire. I knew about it before, but the class and application makes it more real, if that makes any sense, so it kind of hit me a little harder. I see people talking about the different services like TLS, or the NRA's insurance, which seem to be a good idea to have. But I have also heard that these things can help as much as they can hurt when it comes to a prosecutor in civil litigation. By that I mean, as we already know they will try to use anything they can to paint the picture that you are an irresponsible gun owner hell-bent on shooting someone. I have heard some opinions that having any of these "insurance" policies can be construed as premeditated. At the same time, I, and most people, don't have the money to retain a lawyer in the unlikely event of a self-defense shooting. Which is another question I have which is, couldn't you just hire a lawyer when something does happen? It seems as though you either need one of these services or a lawyer on retainer beforehand or you are screwed, at least that is the impression I am getting. I'm really hoping someone can enlighten me on this. I'm confident enough in myself and my understanding that if I were ever in a situation that called for drawing and firing, I would be well within the law, what concerns me is civil litigation afterwards.
I think I had more but this one is long-winded enough for now.