Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "My EDC is...Kinda Stupid" video.

  1. I have one of those also. It is in my "Tuxedo gun" rotation for formal occasions. A very delightful handgun to carry. Very slim. The dimensions just seem to be perfect. I also have a Browning Model 1955 .380 (same as the FN M1910) that is equally great. But they are a little heavy (for a .32 and .380) by today's standards and the finish is not durable enough to be sweating all over them every day. I would love to see a polymer frame, durable finish exact copy of it though!
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  2. I have been carrying concealed every day for some 45+ years. Initially as a police officer/off duty and now as a retired licensed citizen. For a time later in my career, when working with an international agency, I was assigned to parts of the former Soviet Union, in an officially "unarmed" capacity. Specifically, in Russia and Ukraine. I do not suggest anyone smuggle a firearm into foreign countries as it probably won't end well, but acquiring a handgun in countries which are pervasively corrupt is not difficult. Doing so in the former Soviet Union will invariably result in...you guessed it...a Makarov. Who'da thunk it? That said, given a choice, there are better, lighter, cheaper and more durably finished guns on the market for CC in the USA. The Makarov worked well for me for 2 years in a concealed carry role (did I say that out loud? Concealed has a meaning, doesn't it?). When I returned, I left it there, in good hands. I don't miss it.
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