Unloaded Open Carry... Not a good idea. Why? It takes about 21' for someone to decide, draw, aim, and fire at someone who is advancing toward you. Inside that distance, a person can get "inside" your OODA loop and do grave harm to you before you clear leather. Add time that it takes you to load and chamber, and you're probably looking at 30-35 feet...
I carry concealed so that I can get inside someone else's OODA loop. Trust me, I don't look armed when I'm carrying... Fortunately, I've not had to consider clearing kydex. I hope I never have to.
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Stuff I have little time to play with:
And if by some reason anyone asks: Yes, I'm clinically insane.
I'm still in Nursing School... Otherwise, I'm all good. 
GLOCK 23
Springfield 1911A-1
Browning Buckmark
AFPG M1 Garand
J.C. Higgins Model 30
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