I also stick to patterned shirts, flannels in particular. Patterns break up the shape or outline of the gun, especially when carrying a big ole OWB gun.
OWB carry can also be a lot more comfortable to carry for people of all sizes!
Big guys know better.Â
Accessing your gun from an IWB or appendix position is not always easy for big guys. Your access becomes compromised by that spare tire wrapped around your midsection.Â
It can be hard to establish a proper grip, like this, when your body is pushed up against the grip.
The fact is, when you are packing a firearm IWB, you deal with your mass smashing itself against your gun.Â
When I was at my heaviest, my thumbnail would scrape the hell out of my waist as I tried to establish a good firing grip.
My stomach would press against the gun and make it almost impossible to establish the firing grip necessary to effectively draw the gun.Â
Proper Grip, from the side
That means big dudes must be more selective in their holster choice and position.Â
When it comes to finding the right holster, you want to stay away from hybrid designs.
Donât get me wrong â they are super comfortable. But, that soft, malleable portion is pushed against the gun and makes it even more difficult to draw your firearm.Â
I prefer an all-polymer holster â be it Kydex, Bolatron, etc. Personally, I love the PHLster Floodlight for big guy IWB carry.Â
It offers tons of room for adjustment and allows you to configure the holster for your body type.Â
After that, Iâd advise you to test your angles.
Itâs easier to hide the outline of your gun on a bigger body, but you also have to make sure that you can draw, too!
If your body is a clock, your 12 oâclock is your centerline, right at your belly button.Â
With the clock in mind, there are three positions that work best for big guys.
These are your 2, 3, and 5 oâclock positions for right-handed carriers and your 10, 9, and 7 oâclock positions for left-handed shooters.Â
And your back is obviously 6 oâclock, hence the phrase!
The 2 (or 10, for you lefties) oâclock position provides a little slot between the belly and the love handlesâŚmore of a slightly compromise appendix carry position.
Here you can place a holster without that extra mass getting in the way of your draw.Â
This works well for big guys because their hips push the holster a little bit away from the body which makes it easy to assume a good firing grip on the gun.Â
3 oâclock holster position
Itâs the least concealed IWB position, but as a big guy, people are always less likely to notice lumps and bumps along the body.Â
The rear 5 (or 7) oâclock position puts the weapon behind your hip almost exactly where your lower back dips inward.
This small dip allows you to get your hand around the gun and draw it quite easily.
5 oâclock Holster Position
However, it takes a big movement to reach the 5 oâclock position â there is no subtle way to do it.Â
Also, itâs not the fastest means to draw your gun and can be compromised by how you sit.
Not to mention, itâs especially difficult for big dudes in normal-sized vehicles. That center console seems a whole lot bigger as you draw your gun.Â
Navigating guns and cars is tricky period â not matter how large your gun is.
That said, it conceals easily in this position and allows you to hide your weapon rather well.Â
Whatâs really important is that you practice a lot.
Not just carrying the gun, but accessing it in various positions. Learn what works best for your body type.Â
Us big kings are a diverse bunch, and what works for me might not work for you by any means.Â
You gotta play with the various body positions and figure out what works best for you.
Letâs Make It Comfortable
Last and actually least is comfort.
I put comfort at the bottom of the list because concealment and access are much more important than comfort.Â
No body wants to deal with an uncomfortable gun, but it wonât do you any good if you canât draw it in time.
Uncomfortable things suck, but if I can conceal and access the firearm, then I feel confident in my carry option.Â
That doesnât mean we canât take steps to provide comfort for tall and wide kings.Â
First, get a good beltâŚspecifically, a belt made for concealed carry. (We have some suggestions here!)
CCW belts are a little thicker than your average leather belt for added support.
Crossbreed, Caltech, Magpul, Bravo Concealment, and many more make stiff belts aimed at concealed carry.
Invest in a quality gun belt, and youâll increase your comfort regardless of how you carry.Â
Next, while you can carry a large gun easier, you might not want to. A full-sized handgun is a competent fighting weapon, but it can dig in and grit and grind at you.Â
Especially something with an aggressively textured grip. (*cough* CZ P10 series *cough*)Â
Staccato XC Stippling also comes to mindâŚ
With appendix rigs, the best way to ensure you have a comfortable carry experience is to utilize a good holster.
A good holster gives you the ability to adjust for both height and cant. It also, preferably, comes equipped with a claw to provide better access while being comfortable.Â
The Dark Wing Claw on the Orion holster by Dark Start Gear makes a world of difference for concealed carriers big and small!
Donât forget you can always add a wedge made of foam to your holster to help with both comfort and concealment.Â
For IWB or OWB, I do like a nice sweat guard. A sweat guard guards your gun againstâŚwell, sweat. It also keeps your belly from pushing its way to the gun.
Having your stomach rub against the steel of your slide is not comfortable by any means.Â
What About Other Holster Options?Â
Weâve been focusing mainly on waist holsters as these are the safest, most efficient, and accessible holsters on the market.
They are also the most common holsters out there.Â
Just a few waist holsters.
You might be asking, what about other holster options, though?Â
As a big guy, you can conceal a shoulder rig under your arm without creating a big bulge by any means. Itâs also comfortable and accessible, especially when seated.Â
I used to drive a ton at a job I had years ago, so a shoulder holster was the perfect choice for use in my small company vehicle.Â
When you wear a shoulder holster, nothing around my wide waist can pin the gun in an inaccessible way.
Itâs the only way outside of OWB, IWB, and appendix carry Iâd suggest for concealed carry.Â
They also give you that Miami Vice vibe!
But again, DO NOT SKIMP on a shoulder holster. Spend the money, or youâll feel it.Â
Conclusion
Concealed carry as a bigger guy doesnât have to feel impossible. It all centers on finding a good holster, the right on body placement, and investing in a good belt to pull it all together.
If you want some further CCW knowledge, specifically of the AIWB variety, check out Spencer Keepers of Keepers Concealment.
At my heaviest, I weighed 335 pounds, and after I lost 55 pounds, I found that concealing a firearm got much easier.
I know thatâs not easy, quick, or possible for everyone, though, so hopefully, the above tips help you carry in the now.
Firearm sales shattered all previous records in 2020, and much of this was due to people buying their very first gun. With so many first-time gun owners entering the fold, intro and “how-to” videos are especially welcome. Smith & Wesson’s GUNSMARTS series fills just this need.
S&W’s press release follows:
Smith & Wesson® Launches GUNSMARTS Series 2 Smith & Wesson expands on its successful GUNSMARTS video series with fresh, new content for summer 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., (June 1, 2021) – Smith & Wesson today announced that it has expanded its GUNSMARTS video series with over thirty new educational videos for both new and experienced firearms owners. Hosted by industry experts Ken Scott, Julie Golob, and Jerry Miculek, Smith & Wesson’s GUNSMARTS Series 2 covers a comprehensive set of topics that include firearms education, shooting tips, gear recommendations, and more – all in a simple, inviting manner.
Matt Spafford, Senior Marketing Manager, said, “We received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback after the launch of GUNSMARTS in 2020, and as such, we’ve developed GUNSMARTS Series 2. This new content series provides new, exciting videos to help both new and experienced gun owners improve their firearm knowledge and skillset. We hope that GUNSMARTS Series 2 encourages firearms owners to get outside, enjoy the shooting sports, and brush up on their skills.”
New GUNSMARTS Series 2 content is hosted on YouTube and will be released weekly throughout the summer, starting on June 1st. To watch Smith & Wesson’s GUNSMARTS Series 2, click here.
To stay up to date on all of the latest news and events, connect with Smith & Wesson on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
U.S. District Court Judge rules Californiaâs ban on so-called âAssault Weaponsâ, the most popular guns in America is Unconstitutional. iStock-963542560
BELLEVUE, WA â -(AmmoLand.com)- The Second Amendment Foundation has won a significant court ruling in the case of Miller v. Bonta, which challenged the constitutionality of Californiaâs ban on so-called âassault weapons,â with U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez declaring the stateâs statutes regarding such firearms to be unconstitutional.
SAF was joined in this action by the Firearms Policy Coalition, California Gun Rights Foundation, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, Poway Weapons and Gear, Gunfighter Tactical, LLC, and several private citizens including James Miller, for whom the case is named.
âIn his 94-page ruling, [embeded below] Judge Benitez has shredded California gun control laws regarding modern semi-automatic rifles,â said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. âIt is clear the judge did his homework on this ruling, and we are delighted with the outcome.â
In his opening paragraph, Judge Benitez observes, âLike the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. Good for both home and battle, the AR-15 is the kind of versatile gun that lies at the intersection of the kinds of firearms protected under District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) and United States v Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939).
Yet, the State of California makes it a crime to have an AR- 15 type rifle. Therefore, this Court declares the California statutes to be unconstitutional.â
Later in the ruling, Judge Benitez observes, âThe Second Amendment protects modern weapons.â A few pages later, he adds, âModern rifles are popular. Modern rifles are legal to build, buy, and own under federal law and the and the laws of 45 states.â Perhaps most importantly, the judge notes that Californiaâs ban on such firearms âhas had no effectâ on shootings in the state. âCaliforniaâs experiment is a failure,â Judge Benitez says.
âThere is not much wiggle room in the judgeâs decision,â Gottlieb stated. âTodayâs ruling is one more step in SAFâs mission to win back firearms freedom one lawsuit at a time.â
Miller v Bonta Opinion
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nationâs oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 7000,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
In this post, you’ll be learning how to implement RSS Feed in Laravel. The steps are very simple so do follow along and you will have it implemented in no time. To achieve this we’ll be using a Laravel Package by
To get started install the package into your application by running the code below.
composer require laravelium/feed
By default, it will take the latest version but if you are using the old version of Larave do explicitly specify it in your composer.json file. If you need to change the default views/template provide by the package do publish the view that’s provided by the package.
Implementation To generate the RSS Feed, you will have to define a new route in web.php and just call it “rss-feed” which essentially is the URL user has to call to view the RSS feed.
Route::get('rss-feed', function () {
// create new feed instance
$feed = app("feed");
});
Once you have defined that you’ll need to query the modal that you want to generate as RSS Feed. In this example let’s assume “post” is the resource so let’s query 20 posts but make sure it’s already published.
To create the main structure of the RSS feed we need to call some of the helper methods provided by the feed instance. It will roughly look like below. Do note that you ensure all of the data is accurate since it’s very important to ensure that your subscriber are getting the right data.
// set your feed's title, description, link, pubdate and language
$feed->title = 'Your site name here';
$feed->description = 'Your site description here';
$feed->logo = 'https://your-site-url.test/img/logo.png';
$feed->link = 'https://your-site-url.test';
$feed->setDateFormat('datetime'); // 'datetime', 'timestamp' or 'carbon'
$feed->pubdate = $posts[0]->published_at;
$feed->lang = 'en';
$feed->setShortening(true); // true or false
$feed->setTextLimit(100); // maximum length of description text
Now since the main structure is already in place, to load the resource do loop it through and add it to the feed using “addItem” method. It will look like the following but do change it with your own data structure.
Once everything is ready, now you can render the feed data by calling the render and specify the type which in this case is “rss”. Do not that the “application/xml” is necessary to set the right document encoding for the browser to render.
Final Code The final code will look like the following and once it’s ready, try to view it on the browser by visiting “rss-feed” path.
Route::get('rss-feed', function () {
// create new feed
$feed = app("feed");
$posts = Post::query()
->whereNotNull('published_at')
->take(20)
->get();
// set your feed's title, description, link, pubdate and language
$feed->title = 'Your site name here';
$feed->description = 'Your site description here';
$feed->logo = 'https://your-site-url.test/img/logo.png';
$feed->link = 'https://your-site-url.test';
$feed->setDateFormat('datetime'); // 'datetime', 'timestamp' or 'carbon'
$feed->pubdate = $posts[0]->published_at;
$feed->lang = 'en';
$feed->setShortening(true); // true or false
$feed->setTextLimit(100); // maximum length of description text
$posts->each(fn ($post) => $feed->addItem([
'title' => $post->title,
'author' => 'Your Name',
'url' => $post->url,
'link' => $post->url,
'pubdate' => $post->published_at,
'description' => $post->summary,
'content' => $post->body
]));
$feed->ctype = "application/xml";
return $feed->render('rss');
});
I hope this tutorial is helpful for you and if there’s any question, do comment out below and let’s start the discussion. Also, don’t forget to share it with your friend as well and I would appreciate it a lot. Cheers and have a good try.
Wheeling Heritage Media takes us inside The Ziegenfelder Company for a look at their TwinPop popsicle factory. Youâll see a ballet of machines moving colorful liquids through tubes and into molds which slowly freeze their contents before popsicle sticks are placed at just the right time to form the perfect frozen treat.
http://img.youtube.com/vi/kZOgH3-0Bko/0.jpgI often get asked about roles, permissions, gates, policies in Laravel, so I decided to shoot a separate video about the core concepts.Laravel News Links
Iâve been working on some DIY tool kit buying guides, with Home Depot sponsoring the project (thank you!). This is something Iâve been eager to do for a while, and a couple of reader requests finally pushed this to the front of my attention.
Thereâs one tool that everyone needs â a good hammer.
I feel that, for most users, a 16 ounce claw hammer is a good place to start, and sometimes a 20 ounce rip claw hammer is a good alternative.
I picked up a hammer on my first shopping run, and then a couple of others on my second and third trips to Home Depot.
Thereâs an inexpensive Anvil/Stanley â the hammers look to be identical but branded differently depending on the store â for testing out for the lowest budget tier, a Dewalt 20 oz I like as a general good-for-everyone quality recommendation (Iâve used this one before), and I also wanted to test out this Husky steel-handle hammer.
I should point out that I own or have tested nearly all of these tools before, but I needed current versions to ensure the their quality hasnât changed, and for clean photo samples.
Frankly, this Husky steel handle claw hammer surprised me, as it wasnât part of the plan.
I picked up an Estwing to mirror my preference for lighter nail hammers for more casual tasks, the Dewalt as the more premium experience option, and the entry-level wood-handled hammer as the âfor the person who doesnât want to spend a lotâ option. If any further recommendations or suggestions were needed, I have a pile of highly-regarded hammers in my own kit and in my test box from last year.
There were two rows of this Husky hammer at the store, but I didnât see the price. I picked one up and wow, itâs lighter than I thought. A couple of air swings later, and wow, I like the balance of this hammer.
Not all 16 oz hammers feel the same, this one had a lighter feel to it, or rather a lighter and easier swing.
It looks like the hammers were just put out, and they were waiting for a pricing tag. I looked it up on my phone â $10.
$10? That cannot be right. $10 for a fiberglass-handle hammer? Maybe, but that oneâs $12. This steel-handled hammer cannot be $10.
I added it to my bucket, was surprised to see it ring up at $10, and brought it home.
Wow. This is the bargain of the year.
Thereâs something wrong with this price â Iâm sure of it. A $10 hammer with a magnetic nail-starter? That seems unheard of.
Whatâs more, it was *perfectly* implemented.
A couple of years ago, Kobalt came out with a then-new high velocity hammer. Since then, if Iâm at a store and checking out claw or rip hammers that have built-in nail-starter magnets, I check out all the hammers in a row to see if theyâre installed properly and consistently.
Aside from some loose and easily cleanable metal shavings, everything here looked good.
The bent nail claw looked good, with nothing notable to report.
Ah, I found the catch.
So when looking through the hammers on the shelf, there seemed to be different levels of grinding attention given to the transition between the strike face and central body. Meaning, some hammers had more defined (sharper-looking) transition steps, while others were finished a little better.
Basically, some hammers are a little prettier than others. This doesnât seem consequential at all, and so I grabbed a hammer and was done with it.
I brought the hammer home, drove in some test nails, and WOW, it was a life-changing experience! Sorry, thatâs not true. This is a well-made hammer and I like its balance and feel. I wouldnât call it amazing, but itâs also definitely not a generic nail hammer.
I also like the axe-style handle flare, a feature that helps to keep my hand on-position. This can be a polarizing opinion, with some people for it, others against it, and Iâm sure there are plenty of people who donât have any preference.
Iâve been trying to figure out how to plainly discuss this hammer, and itâs been difficult. Quite simply put, this is the best hammer Iâve ever used for under $20.
Was the price a mistake, with someone at Home Depot forgetting to add a â1â in front of the $9.97? Is this a special buy? How is this just $10?! I cannot figure it out!
I cannot formally review it yet, as that might take a few months of project use, but initial testing showed me that it wonât disintegrate upon contact with a nail â not that this was ever a real concern.
I prefer 16 ounce nail hammers to have a claw hammer â as opposed to a rip claw. Steel handles are more durable than other materials, and this one doesnât seem to have added heft. I like the weight, balance, and feel. Thereâs a magnetic nail-starter, a typically more premium feature found on pricier hammers. The handle is great, the claw is great, everything about this hammer says âthis is a good hammer.â
The only cost-cutting measure seems to be slight inconsistencies involving a cosmetic transition grind.
Wait â is the strike face malformed? No â itâs as perfectly circular as Iâve seen. (Thatâs always equally disappointing and amusing, whenever I check a hammer at a store and find its strike face to be oval in shape, but not this one.)
So⌠yeah, Home Depot has hidden this (new?) Husky steel-handled hammer on store shelves, and at just $10 itâs an absolute steal.
I cannot find any other name-brand steel-handled hammer even close to this price.
Iâm giving up on trying to understand it.
So how do I share about this hammer? Iâm embarrassed to say itâs taken me a couple of weeks and I still cannot find an eloquent way to sum everything up.
On one hand, this is a good hammer â I put it in my shopping bucket before I verified the price. On the other hand, this is a fantastic bargain at just $10. How can it be both?
Check it out at your next visit to Home Depot, maybe even give it a controlled air swing (something I hope becomes commonplace so itâs less unusual when I do it), and tell me what you think.
Nowadays, I can study you the way to use spatie medialibrary in laravel 8 application,we are able to show example of laravel spatie medialibrary.you can easliy use spatie media library laravel eight.this package use to add a image or an avatar. in this academic we will show you an smooth manner to feature it, using Spatie’s Media Library bundle.
In this post, let’s move over the well-known laravel medialibrary package deal evolved by way of Spatie. This bundle deal can accomplice all sorts of documents together with your Eloquent models.
Here, I’m able to give you full example for spatie media library laravel eight as bellow.
Step 1 : Install Laravel 8
In the first step, we need to get fresh laravel 8 version application So let’s open terminal and run bellow command to install fresh laravel project.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel post
Step 2 : Database Configuration
>In second step, we will make database Configuration for example database name, username, password etc. So lets open .env file and fill all deatils like as bellow:
In this step, we need laravel/Spatie Medialibrary package. you can install Spatie Medialibrary package using bellow command so let’s run bellow command
After the package is installed, run the following command to copy the migration file from to package directory to your project directory and also to run the fresh migration command.
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
class CreatePostsTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->string('title');
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamps();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
}
}
Next, go to app/post.php and open post model file and put the below code.
here following path of model fille
Path:/app/Models/Post.php
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\HasMedia;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\InteractsWithMedia;
class Post extends Model implements HasMedia
{
use HasFactory,InteractsWithMedia;
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
'title',
'body',
];
}
Step 5: Create Route
Create two routes one for show form and the second route send data to the server:
here following path of route fille
Path:/routes/web.php
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\PostController;
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/
Route::get('post',[PostController::class,'index'])->name('post');
Route::get('post/create',[PostController::class,'create'])->name('post.create');
Route::post('post/store',[PostController::class,'store'])->name('post.store');
Step 6:Create Controller
In this step,we will create a controller. Use the below command for generate controller
php artisan make:controller PostController
Here this step,we will create two methods inside the controller first index method is used to display post form and second store method is used to store data in the mysql database and image upload Medialibrary to storge folder
here following path of Controller fille.
Path:/app/Http/Controllers/postController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Post;
class PostController extends Controller
{
/**
* Write code on Method
*
* @return response()
*/
public function index()
{
$posts = Post::latest()->get();
return view('post.index',compact('posts'));
}
/**
* Write code on Method
*
* @return response()
*/
public function create()
{
return view('post.create');
}
/**
* Write code on Method
*
* @return response()
*/
public function store(Request $request)
{
$input = $request->all();
$post = Post::create($input);
if($request->hasFile('image') && $request->file('image')->isValid()){
$post->addMediaFromRequest('image')->toMediaCollection('images');
}
return redirect()->route('post');
}
}
Step 7:Create a blade view
In this step, we will create two blade file name post/index.blade.php and post/create.blade.php.
After Note that to view the files in the browser you need to make the files public that is stored in the storage directory, you need to run the following command on your project root in terminal/command-line.
php artisan storage:link
next change .env file in APP_URL path
......
APP_URL=http://localhost:9000
......
Now, we will use the php artisan serve command.
php artisan serve --port=9000
Now we are ready to run our example so run bellow command to quick run.