A couple of decades ago, when I first started my concealed carry journey, I did some really stupid stuff.

Looking back on it now, I might refer to it as gear paralysis. By gear, I meant everything: ammunition, holsters and the corresponding carry method, and, of course, the gun. You name it, I analyzed every possible detail, trying to decide, not which combination of stuff might get the job done, but which was the ultimate, optimal solution. And therein lay the problem. You know the old saying, Perfection is the enemy of good.

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