Ken45

About zero if he is at all alert. Perhaps the most hopeful approach would be to toss your wallet to the side to distract him.

The normal "school zone" rules apply to K-12. Higher education is different. You are allowed to have a gun in your car on college grounds. However, that doesn't mean that a university can't kick you out even though you are legal. As for signs, anything that prohibits guns is a legal sign, even a sketch of a revolver with a slash through it drawn in crayon. However, outside of a building, it is only civil trespass. That means they have to sue you in civil court for the damages you have caused (?). Inside a posted building is a criminal offense. Most of us with a CHL try to be law abiding citizens even when we disagree with the law. Ken

Join the Army and you are exempted. I believe Indiana permits 18 year olds to have a CHL but not Ohio. The laws are murky with things like someone cannot sell to an 18 yo but a parent can furnish to an 18 yo. But even if an 18 yo can have a handgun, no way AFAIK for them to carry concealed. Basically, I am confused how we allow an 18yo to join the military and die for their country but are not afforded the Constitutionally recognized right "to keep and bear arms." Our gov't is screwed up....but then you already knew that. Ken

What do I have? IWB or OWB? Which gun? I'm in the classic category of "a box full of holsters":o My favorites for IWB are the Milt Sparks VMII. I've never taken to the plastic holsters. I have one that wore the finish off on a new Kimber in a week. I mostly blame the thin Kimber finish for that but the holster didn't help.

I believe that it is being worked on. The Canton mess is a good example of why to remove it. Ken

And how does that fit into "shall not be infringed"? Oh, nothing stops someone from open carrying without any class or training or qualification. So just because I have it under my jacket I need to redemonstrate that I know which end of a gun the bullet comes out of? And if I can occasionally hit a paper plate with a .22, then I'm "qualified" to carry a .44 magnum? Don't forget the cost and inconvenience of scheduling the requalification. Ken

Thanks for the clarification. We can hope that will be improved by the time 2014 come around and the first batch of people need their second renewal. It hasn't been a priority yet. Ken

AFAIK, there is no transferring of a license from one state to Ohio. He will have to go through the process just as if he is starting from scratch. 12 hour class including range time. Fill in the paperwork and wait for it to be approved. Heck, even for someone in Ohio, that's required for the second renewal. Ken

Years ago I bought a Browning. Absolutely horrible trigger, I sometimes thought the safety was on. Traded it. Later bought another Browning (they feel really good in the hand). Same trigger, plus the front sight broke off in under 500 rounds! Never again a Browning. A few years later I picked up a FEG for half the price of the Browning. Good reliable gun! I still have it. Wilson Combat has a video on how to tune extractors. I would try changing the recoil spring. And maybe the magazine spring. I've gotten used to fighting these problems, I bought a Kimber a couple of years ago. Never again... Novaks will do a "reliability" tune on the gun for you. They have a great reputation....but costly... Ken

To clarify the answer to the OP: If you have a CHL, yes you can legally leave it in the car, loaded. Common sense suggest that it be hidden or locked up, but that is not a legal requirement. If you do not have a CHL, then the handgun must be unloaded and secured separately from the ammo, and out of reach while driving. Having a loaded magazine or speedloader equals a "loaded gun" in Ohio even if the magazine is locked up in the trunk. If a gun is stolen, it needs to be reported to the police. This is all Ohio law, btw. In Kentucky, it is legal to have a loaded handgun in the glove compartment even without a CHL. Ken

I have to agree with you. My Sig P220 has finger groove grips and I don't like them. As to the OP, well I've bought new grips a few times but always end up back with the factory originals. What looks good off the gun has never impressed me all that much on the gun. Maybe it's just that I've too used to seeing the originals and anything else just doesn't look right! Ken

I hope that you are fair and decent enough not to expect the rest of us to pay for your hospital bill when you do get seriously sick or injured. That $36,000 you feel you "saved" won't pay for two days of ICU care after a serious accident. You want to skimp, yes, that should be your right, but then be man enough to live (or die) with the consequences of your decision.

If you don't trust Wiki, go directly to Gary Kleck's or John Lott's websites. BTW, Lott started out on the premise that guns were not necessary. But as he did more and more real research, he found that "More guns mean less crime". It is estimated that well over 90% of all uses of defensive handguns, no shots are fired. I personally had one situation where just having the gun holstered (not concealed) may have prevented me from being assaulted.

Just because you feel safe doesn't mean that you are. True, the vast majority of us will never, ever need it. OTOH, there are the classic situations like Dr. Suzanna Hupp whose parents were killed in Luby's cafeteria by a suicidal maniac while her gun was locked in her car outside as then required by law, and Nikki Grosser whose husband was killed while she watched. There were the people killed in the Salt Lake City mall a few years ago that never expected any trouble... The list goes on. Yes, my wife has her CHL and she carries. Ken

Just FYI, according to Ohio law, if you are armed and sitting on a motorcycle, the law considers the handgun "concealed" even if it's visible 100' away. And you need a CHL to have a "concealed" handgun.

I have to wonder why a .380 case is so oversized. Perhaps someone was shooting it in a 9mm (9x19)? If so, I would not trust it at all. Your finding some split suggests the same. Toss it into the scrap bucket. I have reloaded .380 but I don't recall any brass that was split or significantly oversize. Ken

You can get alloy frames in 4 and 5" 1911s. You can get steel frames in 3" ones.

You can compromise with a 4 or 4.25 inch barrel Actually the shorter commander length grip is the biggest thing that makes a 1911 easier to carry and conceal. Barrel length is less of an issue. You also lose about 50 fps velocity per inch as you shorten the barrel. A .45 isn't a speed demon to start with. Ken

Ah! Someone who wants the best of both worlds!

There is NO handgun round which reliably has "more than enough power" to take out an attacker. All handgun rounds are marginal. There are plenty of real life reports of 2-4-8 good shots failing to immediately stop a bad guy. The only sure way to immediately stop an attacker is with a CNS hit (central nervous system, e.g. brain or spinal cord). Chances of such a hit while you are under attack is fairly small. Now as for "accidental discharge", there are many instances where guns have gone off while being reholstered. In some cases, it was a poor holster that interfered with the trigger. In other cases a shirt or jacket tail. Or sometimes it is just some klutz that had his finger in the wrong place. But there are numerous examples, especially of Glocks, discharging while being holstered. There is virtually zero chance of that happening with a 1911 with the thumb safety engaged. Do I have to have a thumb safety? No, my other carry guns (Sigs and revolvers) do not. But those guns have a longer trigger pull than a Glock. Ken

Well to answer some of your questions: Many people feel that a .45 is much more effective than a 9mm, especially a compact one. If the gun is pulling your pants down, then you have the wrong pants and/or wrong belt. Sure, no safety on a defensive gun. Glocks have a lot more accidental discharges than a 1911. IF YOU PRACTICE, there is no delay swiping off the safety. Mine comes off as the gun clears the holster, automatically. A 1911 with it's single action trigger, gives you a consistent trigger action from first shot to follow up shots, something that does not happen with a traditional SA/DA gun. Safety is provided on a SA/DA gun by having a long, stiff trigger pull for the first shot. A 1911 has the same crisp action for all shots. Of course there are many fine guns out there and almost as many opinions as to which is preferred. YMMV. Ken

The 1911 (and the BHP) are among the thinnest full sized guns and that helps concealability. From a concealment standpoint, it doesn't make a difference if you have a 3", 4", or 5" if you carry IWB since all the barrel is inside. 1911s tend to be on the heavy side, so a good holster is important, as well as proper fitting pants. If the pants are just snug enough, they will take most of the weight instead of putting it all on the belt. In general, reliability decreases if you get below 4". Springfield and Dan Wesson are probably the most reliable although S&W and (newer) Sigs have good reputations too. The new Ruger seems to be an excellent gun with a lower price point and good reliability. Rock Island is probably the best bang for the buck. For something small, lighter weight, and concealable, the Springfield EMP in 40SW or 9mm is a really good gun although they are not cheap. If you do go to a 1911 type gun, you need to practice, practice, practice until flipping off the safety is just natural. Under stress of a real self defense situation, you do not want to pull the trigger and find that it will not fire because the safety is still engaged. Yes, it's true, one 1911 is never enough.

Finally found someone to wave back, huh? j/k

You are just riding the wrong roads. Sure, if you stick to the nice and easy roads like US 52 or US 68 there will be tons of riders out there on a nice day. OTOH, pick an out of the way twisty and all of the cruisers disappear. Problem solved Pick something like SR781, SR763, Lick Skillet Road, Fishing Gut Road, and you won't be bothered by all those waving bikers:D:D:D

I agree, I hate to even drive the truck after dark this time of the year. DNR wants to keep their fees high no matter how much property damage and human injury their deer cause. We need to make DNR start paying for the damage, then they would start to care. You need a 5" barrel to be legal I've taken one with a .44 revolver. I totally agree! They are beautiful creatures, but they need to stay off the roads! Ken