This pistol was my daily carry gun for several years. Yes, really. Not concealed carry, for obvious reasons.
It wasn't my only carry gun, nor was it my first.
Certainly, it wasn't the best choice for daily carry. It was a single shot, which is one reason there was a backup gun. It was difficult to wear while driving a car; my car had some wear from contact with it. It was vulnerable to weather conditions, and my accuracy with it was less than spectacular. In normal circumstances, this gun would stick out like a sore thumb.
Surprisingly, that pistol probably wasn't the first thing people noticed when they saw me, though. See how much I've managed to adapt to fit in? I still think this world/society is strange and I can't really adapt any further. Many days, I want to unadapt.
Well. I suppose it conformed with the “that’s what the founders meant by a gun” crowd; until, of course, when you actually ‘kept and beared’ it! Then I’m sure that they would have said that just because you had the ‘permission’ to do so didn’t mean you actually should. We all have seen just how ‘flexible’ and ‘qualified’ and ‘subject to official interpretation’ those ‘rights’ (sic) are.
ReplyDeleteThat was a pretty pro-gun area at the time. No one ever seemed to have any issue with the gun. I did have a few people ask if it was real. Eventually times changed and I was carrying a Remington 1858, but that didn't get many negative reactions, either. I did pose for photos with a lot of tourists, though.
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