whats the deal with wal mrt & nachos? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

xdfan80 · 01-08-2008, 06:37 PM

Sorry if this sounds dumb but I always hear people talk about buying nachos at wally world while carrying. My question is why? What is this all about? just curious

sloopy70 · 01-08-2008, 06:42 PM

lol i don't guess I've ever read a thread on here about walmart and nachos...

xdfan80 · 01-08-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sloopy70

lol i don't guess I've ever read a thread on here about walmart and nachos...

a lot of people on this forum have mentioned it and I dont know what the conection is.

wot_racing · 01-08-2008, 06:50 PM

Its tradition..

The fact of having to sit down in public on your first carry makes you realize that no one cares you are carrying and helps you get over it..

So Flo · 01-08-2008, 06:51 PM

I think it relates to one making their first trip into public once they are legal to carry a concealed weapon.

Walmart is a good place to be among a gagillion people, they sell ammo, and nachos are good...so why not get something to eat while you are on your carrying maiden voyage.

Though I am just surmising here...someone in the know can clear this up if I have missed something!

bprohs · 01-08-2008, 06:51 PM

Hungry?

**Grip** · 01-08-2008, 06:51 PM

the first time you carry, you go to walmart, buy some range ammo, then buy some nacho's and eat them there.

its a routine that gets you used to the feeling of doing day to day things while having a gun on you.

i dont know how range ammo and nacho's came into the situation as the thing to do, but it just stuck.

afmo · 01-08-2008, 06:53 PM

Wal mart and Nachos is an unwritten tradition that when a person recieves their CCW permit, the first place they should concealed carry to is Wal mart, and they should purchase nachos from the snack bar. It was explained to me when i got my CCW permit as "Wal mart is big, its full of people who don't pay any attention, and it gets you used to doing normal things in familiar places while carrying with little risk of people noticing anything, most likely the 'print' of your gun."

xdfan80 · 01-08-2008, 06:57 PM

thanks for your answers! that clears things up

**speednut** · 01-08-2008, 06:58 PM

When you first get your LTC (license to carry), it is traditional to visit Wally Mart while carrying your firearm concealed. Most people will visit the snack bar and buy nachos and sit on a bench near the main customer flow of the store and eat their tasty snacks just to see if anyone notices that they are carrying. In the past few years, most Super Walmarts have replaced their snack bars with a McDonalds or a Subway so you can do the same thing there. It is also now a right of passage when you get your permit to go to the sporting goods dept. and purchase ammo to see if the clerk there knows that you are packing. When I got my first LTC, I went shopping with my wife and bought ammo and a cart full of groceries. I was in the store for an hour and a half and no one even noticed my gun. It helps to relax you and give you awareness that most people will not even realize that you are carrying your firearm.
I now have 3 different LTC so every time I get one, I go to Walmart and purchase a bag of Tostitos and a jar and some salsa just because...

...IT IS TRADITIONAL to do that!

01-08-2008, 06:37 PM	#1
xdfan80 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,812	whats the deal with wal mrt & nachos? Sorry if this sounds dumb but I always hear people talk about buying nachos at wally world while carrying. My question is why? What is this all about? just curious __________________ Ruger Sp-101 .357 magnum SA XD Tactical .45 acp Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump Marlin 25N bolt action .22 rifle

01-08-2008, 06:42 PM	#2
sloopy70 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 1,125	lol i don't guess I've ever read a thread on here about walmart and nachos... __________________ L. J. Joshlin USPSA Range Officer (R.O.) USPSA #A58364 Buckmark UDX Plus Springfield XD-9 10,500 rounds failure free Ithica 12Ga. Ultralight - Gold Trigger Edition Piney Woods Action Shooters sloopy70653@yahoo.com

01-08-2008, 06:51 PM	#5
So Flo XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wellington, Florida Posts: 12,321	I think it relates to one making their first trip into public once they are legal to carry a concealed weapon. Walmart is a good place to be among a gagillion people, they sell ammo, and nachos are good...so why not get something to eat while you are on your carrying maiden voyage. Though I am just surmising here...someone in the know can clear this up if I have missed something! __________________ No Guns, Know Crime. Know Guns, No Crime! http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member3984.png

01-08-2008, 06:51 PM	#7
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,195	the first time you carry, you go to walmart, buy some range ammo, then buy some nacho's and eat them there. its a routine that gets you used to the feeling of doing day to day things while having a gun on you. i dont know how range ammo and nacho's came into the situation as the thing to do, but it just stuck. __________________ 2008 AR Build...(Mega, LMT, Magpul, Troy, KNS, RRA, PRI, Young MFG) 2007 XD-9 Service, 2,225 shots fired since 12-20-07 (zero problem's)

01-08-2008, 06:53 PM	#8
afmo XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,835	Wal mart and Nachos is an unwritten tradition that when a person recieves their CCW permit, the first place they should concealed carry to is Wal mart, and they should purchase nachos from the snack bar. It was explained to me when i got my CCW permit as "Wal mart is big, its full of people who don't pay any attention, and it gets you used to doing normal things in familiar places while carrying with little risk of people noticing anything, most likely the 'print' of your gun." __________________ What country can preserve it's liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is it's natural manure. - Thomas Jefferson Ruger 22/45 MKIII Springfield XD-9 Service Stevens Model 67 Series E 12g 1948 M44 Mosin-Nagant

01-08-2008, 06:50 PM	#4
wot_racing XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlan, KY Posts: 473	Its tradition.. The fact of having to sit down in public on your first carry makes you realize that no one cares you are carrying and helps you get over it..

01-08-2008, 06:51 PM	#6
bprohs XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 183	Hungry?

01-08-2008, 06:57 PM	#9
xdfan80 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,812	thanks for your answers! that clears things up __________________ Ruger Sp-101 .357 magnum SA XD Tactical .45 acp Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump Marlin 25N bolt action .22 rifle

01-08-2008, 06:58 PM	#10
speednut XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Central Indiana Posts: 155	here's the deal When you first get your LTC (license to carry), it is traditional to visit Wally Mart while carrying your firearm concealed. Most people will visit the snack bar and buy nachos and sit on a bench near the main customer flow of the store and eat their tasty snacks just to see if anyone notices that they are carrying. In the past few years, most Super Walmarts have replaced their snack bars with a McDonalds or a Subway so you can do the same thing there. It is also now a right of passage when you get your permit to go to the sporting goods dept. and purchase ammo to see if the clerk there knows that you are packing. When I got my first LTC, I went shopping with my wife and bought ammo and a cart full of groceries. I was in the store for an hour and a half and no one even noticed my gun. It helps to relax you and give you awareness that most people will not even realize that you are carrying your firearm. I now have 3 different LTC so every time I get one, I go to Walmart and purchase a bag of Tostitos and a jar and some salsa just because... ...IT IS TRADITIONAL to do that! __________________ The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.

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