| In my personal experience as a non-law enforcement | | | | clean and oil nightly. I have since changed over to |
| firearm carrier (concealed handgun licensee) over the | | | | only carrying Glock firearms as a result of the |
| last several years I have learned some key pieces of | | | | following facts: 1. The tennifer and steel combination |
| knowledge, out of necessity, to ensure my safety | | | | they have designed has such a high level of rust |
| and comfort, as well as to those around me. In my | | | | resistance that after seeing the torture testing it is |
| job I have no restriction as to my CHL and therefore | | | | almost indisputable as to their resilience. 2. I also like |
| carry daily, being that my job also takes me outside | | | | the size of the compacts they produce as it is both |
| for the majority of the time, and that Iâm | | | | easily concealable and still quite accurate and |
| not in a constant sitting or standing position, comfort | | | | manageable. 3. The Glock is readily supplied with |
| and adaptability have become integral in my clothing | | | | aftermarket options from a drop in trigger job to a |
| and holstering decisions. | | | | full customization of the frame or even replacement |
| I have carried everything from a J-Frame Smith and | | | | with aftermarket frames made of aluminum or |
| Wesson revolver to a Glock 17 daily, and I have | | | | titanium. My personal choices have been a slightly |
| found that no matter what I carry, the firearm I | | | | lighter trigger pull, with extended slide release, and |
| choose is subjected to high levels of moisture being | | | | extended takedown lever; I have found that an |
| under clothing, and against the body with little | | | | extended magazine release causes the magazine to |
| breathing room. These conditions led to the pitting | | | | fall out in the course of my daily carry. |
| and rusting of many of my guns, to which I had to | | | | |