WHAT caliber is to big to carry

[2ndAmendment]

HOLY smokes, I saw a guy open carrying a dessert eagle at SAFEWAY today......is that legal to carry..lmao......OVER kill i would say....Oh and buy the way all you need for a concealed is you hunter saftey card...most people dont know that ......$10 verses 75 for a private hand gun class

[rhineoshott]

OOh! awesome but silly!

good info. I didn't know that.

[cysoto]

Oh and buy the way all you need for a concealed is you hunter saftey card...

I believe that this varies from one county to the next. To the best of my knowledge Adams County will not accept the Hunter Safety Card as "proof of proficiency" for your CCW permit.

Link to Adams County Requirements: http://www.co.adams.co.us/Sheriff/CH...uctorsList.pdf

[gnihcraes]

Jefferson County specifically says:

• Note: A hunter safety or comparable course is not acceptable.
  

[2ndAmendment]

Forgot to say in "EL PASO COUNTY" all you need is your hunter saftey card...sorry for the mix up....thought it was for all of colorado, but im POSITIVE for EL PASO...

[Graves]

Oh and buy the way all you need for a concealed is you hunter saftey card...most people dont know that ......$10 verses 75 for a private hand gun class

Some of the classes out there are a joke but there a few that are very informative and well worth the money, spending it there is only the beginning - Lt Col. J. Cooper said it best: "Owning a handgun doesn't make you any more armed than owning a guitar makes you a musician". So spend your money there and on some more advanced live fire classes so that you might know what to do if you find yourself in a bad situation. Or you can just shortcut and be another dumbass with a gun.

[Colorado Osprey]

What's too big?
Any gun that you can't shoot more than once without flinching. I know a lot of people that say they can shoot a full house 44 Mag..... But I've never met one that could. (ducking and covering as the flack comes in)
To some that is a 22lr to some that is the 500S&W
Most people are comfortable with something in between

The 357 magnum Desert Eagle is very tame, but not reliable unless you are shooting 158 grain full house magnum loads.

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Another great course to take whether you have a CCW or not is available at most community colleges.

FATS judgemental shooting

It's an interactive course for shoot... no-shoot senerios with a video screen and a gun that fires blanks and hits register on the screen.

It is geared for law enforcement but can help people calm down in shoot senerios and register what is happening not just with a potential threat but what's around them.

[BadShot]

Too big is the gun that you can't use effectively to stop the threat.

[cheapo]

I agree, too big is anything you can't control or place your shots. I carry a 9mm just because I am more accurate with it than my 45 cal.

[2ndAmendment]

Your right...For those that never used a gun in there life should go to those classes but for those who are already experinced can go that route....I say practice, practice, practice, cause you can never be to prepared when put in a bad situation.

Some of the classes out there are a joke but there a few that are very informative and well worth the money, spending it there is only the beginning - Lt Col. J. Cooper said it best: "Owning a handgun doesn't make you any more armed than owning a guitar makes you a musician". So spend your money there and on some more advanced live fire classes so that you might know what to do if you find yourself in a bad situation. Or you can just shortcut and be another dumbass with a gun.