Originally Posted by federali

I don't necessarily carry according to anticipated events but perhaps by anticipated threats. We might be talking about the same thing. As much as I'd want to justify my modest collection of carry guns, my G-19 can do it all.

I live in a New York Suburb and travel to Manhattan on occasion. There, I'm more comfortable with my G19 considering that the city has become a target for lone-wolf killers, regardless of what inspires them. With it, I'm competent the full length of a railroad car (85 feet across the couplers). With my J frame and my aging eyes, 85 feet is really pushing it.