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*MADE* at Home Depot

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I was visiting Home Depot a few days ago (building a back porch... argh!!!) and needed assistance, so I asked a young gentleman where a particular item was located. He responded, "It's right over here, and I'll take you to it because you've got a Glock." A bit stunned, I looked down to my right hip to see if my shirt had ridden up and exposed my G23. Nope.

So I asked, "And how would you know this?"

"Your hat!" he replied.

DUH! I was wearing a Glock hat. I pretty much gave myself away. :mrgreen: Anyway, I told him I'm an instructor. He informed me that he had his CHL, but had a few friends who wanted theirs, so we traded business cards and had a good laugh. Still, I walked away feeling a little stupid.
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You need to wear a Beretta cap. Then they won't know you're carrying a Glock. Sneaky, huh? ;-)

I wear a cap with the name of a local range on it. It has never led to anyone asking probing questions. Maybe twice in several years, people have asked me where the range is.

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Naw - a Browning cap - absolutely!!! :woohoo
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I have a hat given to me by Dave Bullard of D.M. Bullard of http://www.dmbullardleather.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. After wearing it a few times, I realized that it was kind of a giveaway to be wearing around a holster maker's hat, so I stopped wearing it.

I might take it with me on my next trip to California though, just to see if anybody there gets their unmentionables all twisted up. :mrgreen:
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Better to get a, "I'm just happy to see you" hat.

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This is a great story!

Open carry by hat!

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I alternate between the F-16 hat my stepson gave me (he works for Lockheed-Martin in Fort Worth) and a Taylor Guitars hat.

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That was a good story. I usually ware my old navy cap with my ship on it, or my new TSRA cap, which I like a lot.

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This is why I don't want a Beretta 92... most of the "ghostbuster" signs I've seen use the profile of the Beretta 92, and I'd hate to disobey them. LMAO

Great story, love it.

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I wear the insignia of my Dad's WWll Aircraft Carrier on my hat.
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My cap is a generic cap. It doesn't say anything nor does it have anyone's logo on it...it's just a cap. :tiphat:
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I wish I could find caps with no logo. I don't want to pay money to advertise something. They can pay me to advertise it.

Probably I could get a cap made somewhere like cafepress that said, "This space for rent," but I'm too lazy.

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seamusTX wrote:I wish I could find caps with no logo. I don't want to pay money to advertise something. They can pay me to advertise it.

Probably I could get a cap made somewhere like cafepress that said, "This space for rent," but I'm too lazy.

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Tattoos, no thanks.

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DoubleActionCHL wrote:He responded, "It's right over here, and I'll take you to it because you've got a Glock."
Guess he figured giving directions a Glock owner could understand would take too long.

You should get a Glock bumper sticker so you can use the handicap parking spaces too.


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