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If you are equipped with all of these items, it might be worthwhile to consider giving away what you’ve got and then upgrading accordingly. That way, you can introduce a newbie to the nuances of EDC — allowing him or her to use the gear and learn about EDC and so on — and you can get newer gear.

Deep cover concealed carry comes with a bit of a conundrum: the deeper you carry your gun, the longer it may take to access it. And as you know, the whole point of concealed carry is to be able not only to access a defensive tool but also to do so very quickly.

These guns may have been out for only a few years, but they demonstrate what enterprising companies can do with all of the excellent computer-aided design and machining available to them today.

I’m talking about a true gun belt — one designed to bear the weight primarily of a handgun but also of the other gear we might strap, lash or loop onto a belt. With that, here are my top five everyday carry belts.

Every now and again, someone in my immediate proximity finds out I write about guns. About half a second after that discovery, a question or two surfaces.

It’s obvious but worth noting again: Movies like these are meant for entertainment and we’re better off not to let Hollywood influence our firearms choices and tactics.

If revolvers get a bad rap for anything, it’s because in the ammo department they’re 1) relatively low capacity and 2) slow to reload when compared to almost all autos.

Ten to 20 years ago, it was a different era in firearms manufacturing. Then, many autoloading pistols were good and some were great.

Editor’s Note: The following is a post by Mark Kakkuri, a nationally published freelance writer who covers guns and gear, 2nd Amendment issues and the outdoors. His writing and photography have appeared in many firearms-related publications, including the USCCA’s Concealed Carry Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter @markkakkuri. Read Mark’s previous articles in this “Top Five” series: [...]