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Ditto here concerning the wife shooting. She is competent & shoots to stay that way. Now Mother on the other hand is my shooting buddy. She has hijacked my deerstand this yr too. I am having to put up a 2nd one tomorrow so I can have a place to hunt. Giving her a 25-06 for her b-day last Aug. has really kept me busy. It sure is fun when 75 ry old Mom outshoots some men at the range. She is kind of slow but the holes are all close together. Concentrated somewhere around center mass. She loves the loading room too.

Your "forgetting you have it" is not uncommon. When your rig is comfortable you will not consiously feel it or think of it all the time any more than you do your billfold, hankerchief, or keys. (my keys bother me more than anything) A good belt along w/ a quality holster is the answer to comfort. I carry a Kimber compac & you will learn from this forum that many carry this size arm. I know several who carry full size 1911's w/o conciously "knowing it is there" or a bother. Take heart concerning your wife. She will get used to you having one & she will not be gun consious even if she does not become a patron. When I first got mine, the wife was worried that the anti theft devices you walk through at HEB were going to pick up my pistol. Now 6 yr later she forgets she has hers in her purse. Works in a school & has gotten out of the car, locked it, & then remembered. So far she has not gotten inside. She says she has not anyway. Most of us here will encourage you to carry 24-7 when legal. You can never guess when you are going to need it. If I could I would stay home. Welcome aboard.