The Giant Chair
The rainy weather on Saturday caused us to cancel the paintball outing, but the rain did not last long so we decided to take another road trip. This was a quick one to the nearby Amana colonies trying to find the giant chair. We finally spotted it in West Amana and it was trully giant so we wasted no time taking some pictures and then checking out the crafts store next to it. On the way back we stopped at the main colony and I got some good cheese and a bottle of super sweet plum wine at the Heritage Wine and Cheese store as well as some fudge from the Chocolate Haus. Too bad the meat shop and the bakery were already closed :(.
Before the Giant Chair hunt, Trevor, Chris, and myself stopped by at a gun show. I wanted to check out some pistols while they were more insterested in rifles so at some point we lost each other but it was all good. I have seen many recommendations on the net for Springfield Armory’s XD subcompact as a decent choice for concealed carry that also allows for a bigger magazine with better grip for big hands. I did get to check one out and it was not bad, but aparently you must have a really, really good reason to get a concealed carry permit in Iowa. 
Since that is not an option for me, I figured I might as well just get a normal size gun. Out of all the guns, I really liked the feel of XDm 9mm gun and I think that’s the one I will end up going with. I am still considering Sig Sauer P226 (the choice of the SAS and many other law enforment agencies), but it cost twice as much as the XD so that would be a tough one.