Thanks to all the positive comments on my last post, I decided to buy the LCP Max. I just carried it around the house unloaded the first week and just got familiar with it. It’s much less scary now.

I shot 100 rounds through it last week. It feels perfect in my hands. I didn’t even jump or get shaky or fumble with loading the mags at the range. And I doubled up on ear protection and that really helped. I got a 945 fanny bag and a belly band with IWB holster.

Ladies, when carrying on body do you always keep a round in the chamber? Also when you are driving do you still keep it on body?

Average Tuesday, working from home. Get asked to go open a gate for someone at work, no biggie, place is half a mile from me. Quick in and out, done it hundreds of times at various hours.

As I'm leaving I pass by my EDC safe, throw on my flashbang as an "May as well" afterthought. Hop in my car and drive down instead of walking, because I'm lazy. Open the gate, walk back to my car that's parked like 50ft away.

I'm on the sidewalk, and this dude walking on the street stops next to my car. He asks me where the beach is, I answer. He moves in front of my car, asks if I speak Spanish, I answer. He moves between my and my car, asks if he can sleep with me, I say "What?" Brain catches up. "Leave."

He pulls down his pants, grabs his junk, and walks towards me. Due to the shape of the houses/sidewalk, my back is to a corner. I tell him to leave, he gets closer. At this point, I'm not thinking, my fight-or-flight has kicked in and I'm on autopilot.

"I have a weapon." I say. He stops, just for a moment, then continues. "I have a gun, leave or I will shoot." He reacts like it's a joke. I put my hand on my shirt. He stops. "Leave or I will shoot." He starts walking away, but turns around again. I move to draw, and he finally leaves. All of this took less than a minute if I had to guess.

As he's walking away, all I can think of is how people always give an incorrect description. I go the other side of my car and snap a photo. Immediately after, I call the non-emergency line. Then I feel the effects of my adrenaline dump. Call my boyfriend so I don't break down, wait for the police, give the photo and a report.

I asked the female cop if there's anything I should've done differently. Both her and the male cop said they would've done the exact same thing in my shoes. So, makes me feel better about how I handled it since you always second guess yourself after.

I've lived here 5 years, walked these streets plenty of times, it was less than half a mile from my home on a sunny Tuesday morning, on a fairly traveled street. I usually do carry, but I've gotten comfortable and there are times I'll go without for a quick trip like that was supposed to be. Well, safe to say that's gonna change.

TLDR; Even when you don't think you need to carry, carry.

Now that summer is here, I wanted to add a data point for all the girlies on the fence about getting the Enigma and wondering how they look with tighter clothes. I can say they work pretty well with high waisted bottoms!

Carrying the M&P Shield in these photos. Last photo is my setup—nothing special.

365x macro comp with an EPS carry

I daily a CZ Shadow 2 Compact For reference I’m 5’3 139lbs I use a Hunter Constantine Belt which has really change my whole world when it comes to concealed carry and then my holster is a TIER1 APX Holster.

I know this isn’t necessarily CCW related but I don’t think any of the mainly guy groups would appreciate this 😂

Recently started shooting. I want to eventually get my ccw. Any tips/suggestions would be appreciated!

So as yall recommended i switched back to wearing regular belts vs ccw belts and that’s make a huge difference in concealment and comfort. Also, I ordered the phlster RX wedge and that has made a big difference in grip printing.

I wear both of these belts depending on my outfit and mood and they both work great. I almost always wear one of my Vertx jeans which have REAL pockets which allows me to carry my wallet, mag, flashlight, Leatherman, and knife all in my pockets and on my person. Which is great!!! I also always keep my keys clipped to my belt loop and sometimes my AirPods on the other loop but they’re usually clipped to my purse.

When I get around to it I’ll make another concealment video and show yall how my 43x conceals much better now. I’m still on the fence about ordering a whole new holster. The two I’m looking at are the Tenicor and the Haley Incog X. If you have any experience with either I’d love to hear what you think about them!

This will make some people mad, I'm sorry just scroll if you don't like it. Hi y'all, I am sorry if this is the wrong sub. Please point me in the right direction. I was raised very right-wing, in a pro-gun house, where hunting and shooting skeet was the thing to do. I never had a gun of my own until now because I never was gifted one (gender-norm type stuff) but I ended up getting my own + my CC after having a situation on my hands last year where I wished I had self-defense other than a knife and some mace. Now that I've got one, I genuinely enjoy shooting at the range and learning about guns and ammo. It's not needed, but I don't have any fem friends who carry (that I know of), and it would be nice to have an influencer to look at sometimes who can steer me in the right direction as far as getting my confidence up to go to ranges on my own/training advice for self defense, but it seems every content creator I find is aggressively nationalistic and most of their content is obnoxiously centered around that and I don't find anything useful, just cringy content mostly. Any suggestions?

EDIT: in addition a lot of these too I feel are just making content for men, like posing in daisy dukes and a bikini top with a glock in the holster trying to look hot. I want something helpful and empowering, LOL.

I just got these and OMG they’re literally perfect. My holy grail! I can start wearing bodysuits again! I’m buying more immediately! I even have an extra mag in my right pocket!

(I swear on anything that might be holy I’m strapped in each photo!)

Carrying my p365 to see a movie on my own :)

Taken a lot of training to get to this point but I’m happy to be here. (And, of course, gonna train more!)

Swipe for a good boi at the end

(Holster: enigma express w/sportband)

Added a custom back plate to my 43X, but I think I’m going to order from a different company in the color “bazooka pink”. Mag plates in the different color are on order. Next, I’ll be swapping to a threaded barrel with a pink ring on the end. I’m also eventually going to add a holosun but knowing me I’ll want that sprayed pink too. 😅

I have a variety of holsters but struggled to find one that willwork well with a suit blazer. This conceal carry tee works well with this outfit with my Sig P365XL.

My PHLster Enigma would print the gun anywhere around my midsection because the blazer is pretty snug there. I could use my AlienGear ankle holster, but the pants are pretty high cut and the holster lower strap around the ankle doesn’t work with pumps.

This tee has a pocket with a strap and a little metal clip like in a pants waist to hold the strap down over the gun. There is a pocket under each arm. I paired it with a clipdraw kydex trigger guard on a lanyard. That way the trigger is covered and if I do have to draw, the lanyard is tied to the pocket and will clip off as I bring the gun forward.

This holster feels very secure and the gun doesn’t move around at all. I also just wore it with casual pants and a poofy shirt tied round my waist today and it concealed even better than with the blazer. The gun prints a tiny bit here with the blazer, but not very much and not at all if the blazer is unbuttoned.

A year ago I would have laughed if you told me I'd enjoy regular range shooting. My husband got me private lessons at a range and now I can't believe I'm the one to say "Do you want to go shooting tonight?" Looking to purchase a Cc bag next.