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I haven't changed much from the beginning. I started off with a Glock 22 & 27 in kydex for a while before switching over to a 21SF & 30SF. I carried the 30SF for a year or two until doing a couple of night matches and discovering how horrible I was with a flashlight in one hand and the gun in the other.

Then I found Safariland 7TS holsters thanks to some here and Safariland did not have one for the 30SF & a mounted light at that time, so I carried the 21SF & TLR1 light and still do in the same holster for several years now. Safariland does make a holster for the 30SF & mounted TLR1 now, so the only thing I might change if starting out today is that I would probably get that holster and carry the 30SF primarily instead of the full size 21SF.

I do have a couple full size 1911's now, but only primarily carry them when riding because the only holster I have so far is a shoulder rig. I have a belt holster in mind, but don't when that will happen yet.

It makes me reflect back on why I got a handgun in the first place. It was because of crazy stuff going on with child abductions shortly before and after our daughter was born. If I didn't then despite all that it makes me wonder if I would now. Having gone through almost 19 years of raising her and not having one, but somehow deciding to get one after she moves out seems like an odd decision to me. My wife was against them before and if we didn't get one then I wonder if she'd be in favor of me getting one now. She's very comfortable with me having them now, but if I hadn't until now I don't know.