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When I got my then CHL, I wasn't going to carry every day. I only wanted it because I wanted to be able to take a pistol along in our RV when we traveled. I knew that if I wanted to carry at all, i would need a holster and picked one that seemed popular with others, figuring that I would learn to iive with it - and I did. Everyone feels the newness of having a gun on your hip when you first start and it was worse then because the consequences of inadequate concealment could be worse. You are missing out on the "Wally Walk" where we went to Wal-Mart, went through a list of specific activities designed to expose the gun if you weren't paying attention and celebrated success if the cops didn't get called. The biggest thing that get me comfortable with the 3 oclock position was dryfire practice at home.

What made me nervous about carrying a round in the chamber was the seeming constant disarming. It felt like every time I turned around, I was having to go to a school or a posted building. Again, things were a bit different then and I kept towels near my seat, parking my car away from everyone to take the gun out and put it back into the holster, often doing it blind. I like being able to watch the gun into the holster even now. But now I don't have the same needs and go weeks and maybe months without encountering a gun-free zone. Yesterday, I went to a new location for a business that has been posted in the past and it had no signs. That sure makes life easier, especially since I was carrying my Glock 30 with the light trigger. My decision to not do business with places that post makes it easier, too.