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THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE FOR THE ARMED CITIZEN CARJACKED! STEER CLEAR OF TROUBLE SAVE MONEY, SHOOT MORE RELOADING BASICS SMART SHOPPERS’ GUIDE TO LED TACTICAL LIGHTS AIM FOR SUCCESS TARGET SECRETS OF THE PROS VOLUME 5 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 USCONCEALEDCARRY.COM CONTENTS NOV/DEC 2008 COLUMNS 38 IT’S THE LAW Making Judges BY K.L. JAMISON 42 REAL WORLD CARRY GEAR BY DUANE DAIKER 50 ARMED SENIOR 08 CITIZEN STREET See It Coming: Survival Of The Smartest TACTICS BY BRUCE N. EIMER, A Study Of Fighting In Ph.D. Your Home BY GABE SUAREZ 12 SIG SAUER ACADEMY How To Be A Good Student BY GEORGE HARRIS 34 THE TARGETS 14 OF THE PROS THE BY TODD BURGREEN 54 ORDINARY GUY On A Cold February JPFO LIBERTY 22 MY JOURNEY INTO RELOADING Night, It All Came CREW BY DUANE DAIKER To An End Making Change Happen BY MARK WALTERS BY L. NEIL SMITH 24 RECYCLE YOUR BRASS BY CHRISTOPHER PILON 18 PROFILE DEPARTMENTS 28 AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION Russ White BY JOHN HIGGS 06 40 LETTERS TO AIM FOR SUCCESS 30 FORCE- THE EDITOR BY TOM GIVENS ON-FORCE LED TACTICAL FLASHLIGHTS NOTEBOOK 07 46 Carjacked! BY TIM THORSTENSON TRUE STORIES BY JACK RUMBAUGH 3 CONCEALED CARRY MAGAZINE Volume 5 - Nov./Dec. 2008 TIM’S THOUGHTS Publisher & Editor Timothy J. Schmidt Managing Editor I AM A LUCKY MAN! Kathy Jackson Art Director y the time this issue has made it into your hands, you’re Betty Shonts Bprobably starting to reflect on the past year. At least that’s Circulation Manager Laura Otto what I always do in December. Copy Editor Here’s a quick peek into my reflections... John Higgs Kathy Jackson and Betty Shonts have done a fantastic job of Column Editors Duane A. Daiker taking Concealed Carry Magazine to the next level. The USCCA Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D George Harris website staff have been working feverishly on building a world K.L. Jamison class website portal. My kids are all doing well at their new Jack Rumbaugh L. Neil Smith - JPFO Liberty Crew school. And most important, my wife and I are getting ready to Gabriel Suarez Mark A. Walters celebrate 15 years of marriage. Contributing Writers Yes, I am a lucky man. As you reflect back on YOUR year, I Todd Burgreen Tom Givens challenge you to focus on the blessings and look at the challenges John Higgs Christopher Pilon as opportunities in disguise. Tim Thorstenson Take care and God Bless, Advertising Sales Bob Cole 360-665-0542 E-mail: [email protected] Signed articles in Concealed Carry Magazine NOV/DEC 2008 COVER reflect the views of the author, and are notnecessarily the views of the editors at Delta Media, LLC. The claims PHOTOGRAPHER: Kathy Jackson and opinions in the paid advertisements published in this magazine are not necessarily the claims and MODEL: Don Stahlnecker, programmer for opinions of Delta Media, LLC. Delta Media, LLC takes no responsibility for these views, claims or opinions. CCM, shows off his wilderness rig, a Glock Concealed Carry Magazine and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association are registered trademarks of Delta 20 (10mm) in a Blade Tech Kydex holster. Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2004- 2008 by Delta Media, LLC. Reproduction, copying, He’s standing next to his 1981 Jeep or distribution of Concealed Carry Magazine is prohibited without written permission. Wagoneer on a logging road deep in the Published for U.S. Concealed Carry by: heart of Washington state, with beautiful Mt. Ranier in the background. A tiny Photon MicroLight dangles from his belt loop. 4466 County Road P - Suite 204 Jackson, WI 53037 “When I’m not out in the woods, I usually (877) 677-1919 • Customer Service carry a Glock 26 (9mm) in a Kydex IWB holster that I’ve heavily modified to (262) 677-8877 • U.S. Concealed Carry suit my own needs,” Don reports. He recently purchased a sturdy leather Concealed Carry Magazine - October 2008 Issue; October 3, 2008 (USPS: 022-302, ISSN: 1550-7866) is belt from Ted Blocker Holsters to replace the battered and stretched no- published 8 times per year for $39.00 per year by Delta Media, LLC, 4466 County Road P - STE 204, Jackson, name belt seen in the cover photo, a change that he notes made a world of WI 53037-9272. Periodicals postage paid at Jackson, difference in improving both comfort and concealability. WI and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Concealed Carry Magazine, 4466 County Road P - STE 204, Jackson, WI 53037-9272. CONCEALED CARRY MAGAZINE n NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 RELIABILITY. FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME. $PNQBDU$ $MBTTJDBDDVSBDZBOESFMJBCJMJUZXJUIBDPNQBDUGSBNF BOETIPSUTMJEF QFSGFDUGPSDPODFBMFEDBSSZ /PWBLOJHIUTJHIUT /JUSPOPSOBUVSBMTUBJOMFTTTMJEF )BSEDPBUBOPEJ[FBMMPZGSBNF $VTUPNXPPEHSJQT 3&-*"#*-*5:'*3455*.& &7&3:5*.&5.]XXXTJHTBVFSDPN ® -FBSONPSFBCPVU4*(4"6&3"DBEFNZ5.5SBJOJOHBOE"SNPSFS$FSUJ¾DBUJPOBUXXXTJHTBVFSBDBEFNZDPN *OEVTUSJBM%SJWF &YFUFS /) "O*40$FSUJ¾FE$PNQBOZ .BOVGBDUVSJOHJO&YFUFS /FX)BNQTIJSF SIG_compactC3_CM.indd 1 8/27/08 4:48:03 PM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Due to volume received, not all letters can be answered. Letters may be edited for space and clarity. Editor, qualification course did I ever wear the In the Oct. ‘08 issue, Diane Walls states issue side holster that came with our Send your letters to: of the FNH Five-sevenN’s AP capability, weapon. All other times both on and off Concealed Carry Magazine “Another myth has been busted.” To be duty I carried my duty weapon appendix Attn: Editor fair, that is true of the current civilian-on- carry style. 4466 Hwy P - Suite 204 Jackson, WI 53037 ly offerings. The original SS190 and pos- I found that the appendix method of sibly the SS192 was capable of penetrat- carry was both comfortable and easily Or email: [email protected] ing soft body armor. The other question I concealed my full size Sig Sauer P229. It have, as someone interested in buying a also allows for ease of draw from a seated Five-SeveN, where does it say that is not position, be it on and airplane at 35,000 drop safe? I, unfortunately, live in CA and feet or at your favorite local restaurant. it is my understanding that all handguns Never once in five years was my weap- ACROSS THE sold here must be drop safe. on in jeopardy of being exposed inadver- TB (via the web) tently while we conducted our missions EDITOR’S DESK in Americas skies. My testing of FN FiveSeven ammuni- Even today as a former Federal Air ith the coming holiday tion was limited to what is available on Marshal, I carry every day and my meth- season, the end of the the commercial market, since the anec- od of carry the appendix carry. year is fast approach- dotal reputation I was working to “bust” Francis L. (via the web) W ing. We at CCM have many was that the FiveSeven, with its rifle-type changes in the works for 2009. round, could cut through body armor Editor, with any of the rounds sold to the public In the “True Stories” section of the Oct. One you’ll notice right away: for it. There are cartridges specifically for ‘08 issue, you quoted an incident where beginning with this issue, the the purpose of piercing body armor, sold a robber held an “elderly couple” at gun- ALL-NEW USCCA website is to military and law enforcement only. My point. I had to laugh when I saw that taking shape! It’s been in the police contact, who instructed at our state the “elderly” male victim was 61 years of works for many months, and police academy, shared his test results age. we hope you’ll enjoy the new with me; they had not had any penetra- tion with this pistol as they were using it, I am 61. Last year I completed the features and ease of use. If you either. This leads me to believe that there 250 course at Gunsite Academy and am haven’t stopped by the website are very few police departments in our planning to attend either the 260 or 350 in awhile, come check it out at area willing to buy the specialized armor- course when I am 62 (and even more www.USConcealedCarry.com. We elderly). I can draw my XD from my piercing round, probably for liability think you’ll like what you see. reasons. This is not to say that some of Blackhawk SERPA holster and place a Dear Anonymous: For an these military-type rounds couldn’t make head shot in a target at a short distance it illegally onto the streets. We hope they in less than one second. Elderly? upcoming issue of the maga- don’t. John Steinbeck once said, “Don’t pick zine, I would like to hear from The owner’s manual for the FiveSeven a fight with an old man. If he is too old to people who haven’t “come out” states that they don’t recommend carry fight, he’ll just kill you.” Indeed. Maybe as gun owners to family and we should change that to “elderly.” with a live round in the chamber. The friends. If you are interested reason, they said, was that there could be Tim Hall in participating in this project, an inertial detonation should the pistol Lakewood, Colorado be dropped. I was a bit amazed that they please send an email to editor@ would not put a firing pin block safety in Corrections, USConcealedCarry.com. I’ll have but it was right there in print. Oct. 2008 CCM: some basic questions for you to Diane Walls answer, and I promise to keep In “Botched ATM Robbery” (page 7), your name and all identifying Editor, the town of Gladstone and the Kansas details private.