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Saw this thread on the Glock forum, thought it was pretty interesting to see what other members carry for EDC and where they reside. Maybe weather has a factor on what your carry or simply the demographics of where you reside (ie: hi crime). iam sure we will see people who carry different weapons . also how you caarry (holster position etc etc)
I will start
As I type this i am carrying a M&P 40c in a TT gunleather Hi ride pancake right side. Its loaded with Win 165 Gr SXT I almost carry a spare mag or two.
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Yes the weather does change my carry routine. In the winter with more clothes and easier concealment, I move to the 3 inch model 65. The rest of the year is the 642.

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Good Call. Central NH? I once resided in Madison NH did Alot of deer hunting up that way. The North Country is real nice

Winter weather in Vermont allows greater latitute for what you carry when you pile on the clothing. There are those who know more about cardiovascular bloodflow stuff who can chime in, but I have heard that colder weather means constricted blood flow. If that is the case, bigger bullets, more barrel length for increased velocity etc may be a consideration. I think the biggest factor for me, is that when the temp drops considerably, my hands and fingers get "stupid", and slower, as fine motor skills diminish due to cold. Fingers and hands also get dry. So, those nice smooth wood grips or laminate grips that are so fast to draw in summer become slippery. Those pachmyer rubber grips that felt slow in summer as clothing and hands get caught on them now feel a heck of a lot better. The j frame which was great in summer, now feels really small when fingers are stiff. All that being said, my summer guns are a 2 inch K frame model 10 with smooth wood ahrends boot grips or checkered service grips with a tgrip adapter, backed up by an airweight with the factory rubber boots (the older uncle mikes type) or PGS hideout grips, which are smooth hard polymer. In winter, I avoid the hard polymer and smooth wood. The uncle mikes boot grips are pretty good if I need the J, but I generally stick with the checkered wood K and a 4 inch K with either checkered wood or pachmyers. If I could only have one set of guns/grips, it would be checkered wood and tgrips. They work well pretty much all year round. Hope this helps.

S.E Tennessee
Glock .40 w/ 180gr JHP
Fobus belt holster at 3 o'clock-considering a leather pancake holster that fits closer to the body.
Extra magazine at 9 o'clock.

Check Out TT Gunleather pancake hi ride I often concealed my G23 under a tshirt with NO printing A great holster at a reasonable price

I'm in Maine but carry the same guns regardless of the season-

On duty: Springfield Loaded


Off duty: Clark's Custom Meltdown Colt Compact


Duty BUG/occasional off duty: Custom 9mm S&W 360J


I always carry the bigger guns strong side, OWB. If I'm carrying the snubbie it's either in a pocket or an ankle holster.
I have other guns I'll carry occasionally but these three are primary.

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Forgot to mention, crossdraw or shoulder rig for winter here in VT with heavy clothing making a strong side draw difficult. Usually pocket carry for the snubs.

WC145 awesome choice On duty choice is a good obe. on duty?? i assume a local PD up there, As I am pretty sure MSP carry some type of 357 Sig correct. For sometime i carried the kimber Pro CarryII, Then Capacity took 1st place in my EDC. But i still like my Kimber.
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Reside in Vermont (no permits needed for concealed carry )

Cooler weather carry: S&W 66-5 snub.
IWB=Tucker Gunleather Texas Heritage
OWB=Galco speed scabbard

Warmer weather/social functions: S&W 340 M&P no/lock
IWB=Remora holster...with many more holsters to follow...

Speed strips or speed loaders are always in my front off-side pocket.
Beltman Belt rounds out the package!

A full size S&W 1911 year round, all day, every day.

Louisiana has some hot weather and it is still easy to carry concealed.

Yeah, I'm local PD, carry what I want. The local S.O. carries Kimbers, they change from Glock 21s 2 1/2 years ago. The Warden service carries 357Sigs, MSP just switched, or are in the process of switching, from HK USP .45s to the newer HK45.

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Spring and summer it's pocket carry

colder weather gets a K frame on the belt.

I used to switch my guns and gear out with the seasons, but of late I've settled on this for year 'round carry.



Built by a fellow forumite and my friend "ShortRanger", It's something of a "Hybrid" being a S&W 908 lower with the longer 910 slide and barrel. Hogue stocks, Trigicon sights round out the package.





Loaded with Speer's excellent 9mm 124 Grn +P Gold Dot, I feel pretty well armed.

Drew

Ok Roger that, Local PD here also inside Boston. Sig DAK current issue going to S&W M&P 45. I like the M&P line functional accurate and comfortable to shoot. I am a big fan of officers caRRYING WHAT THEY WANT, I think if Officer "A" shoots a Glock Better than a Sig the they should be issued a Glock. I agree with the same ammo for purchasing and accountability issues.
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I'm located in the Central Texas area. My EDC is always some type of J frame .38 Special (642 or 60) in a (pants) pocket holster), but sometimes a 432 in .32 H&R Magnum. If I'm traveling, I'll usually augment it with something with a longer barreled K-frame in a OWB holster.

Best regards,

Dave

I used to carry a S&W 908, recently switched to a Ruger LCR. It's lighter, easier to conceal and highly corrosion resistant. I made my own kydex holsters for it and they work well. They may look backwards to you because I'm a southpaw, the LCR is residing in my IWB in this photo.

Just switched a couple weeks back, from carrying this on my own time:




back to this:




During Christmas, where cougars eat slow deer, I'll wear this:



All of these work where I live and play in central/northern CA.

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In cooler weather it's always one of the various 45 autos, but I just recently added this to the accumulation........FNP-45, which holds 15 rounds of 230-grain Gold Dot ammo and pretty well obviates the need to carry spare magazines.



In summer it's this one, either in a front pants pocket or IWB at 4:00.

I carry my Smith and Wesson SD with 2 extra mags along with my 437 as a bug year around. I live in MI in a low crime area but work in a very high crime area.

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4003 in a Theis holster. Planning on getting a M&P9c for warmer weather.

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I live in Tennessee, where we have humid summers and bitter cold weather for at least part of the winter.

The weather doesn't change my EDC much. I always carry either my M&P45c or 9c IWB, and the 442 is doing BUG duty either on my ankle or in my front pocket.

I'm one of those guys that likes to switch around a lot, but I do have combinations that I wear on a more regular basis.

When it is warmer I like a 65 - 3", cross-draw, or I carry one with Barami hip-grips. I always have a J frame in my pocket.

Winter I carry a 629 - 3" in A Kramer vertical scabbard, weak side. I sit a lot, and it is easy to get to that way. Again, I always have a J frame in my pocket. I also like to carry a 3" Kimber cross-draw, or a 4" in a shoulder holster.

I carried a Colt Cobra, or a PPKS most of the time for years, then went to .45s, now I am back to revolvers most of the time. I really feel more proficient with a .45, so I continue to carry one on occassion.

What influenced me most in my carry selection was what I was wearing, and how concealed it needed to be when I was still working. Now that I am no longer working, and in Indiana your gun does not need to be concealed I carry whatever I feel like that day. If it prints, or shows it is no problem.

Best Wishes,
Tom

Always a 442 OWB at about 4:00. I'm more comfortable with the same gun in the same place all the time; less to think about if I ever need to use it.

Memphis, Tennessee. Year round I normally carry a Glock 19 in a Theis IWB holster with a 642 bug on the ankle. Sometimes for the quick run to the store, its just the 642 in a Uncle Mike's #3 pocket holster.

I carried a Colt Cobra for years then switched to a 442 in the '90s. Lately I've developed a problem w/pain in my hip and picked up a Ruger LCP for pocket carry.

I live in Illinois (Ret. LEO) my EDC is (2) S&W 442's, one is always in a Mitch Rosen ankle holster and the other is in a Charter Oak IWB or pocket holster. Both are loaded with Buffalo Bore 150 gr.WC along with (2) speed strips same load.

NW Ohio. I carried my 2.5 66 no for a long time. It is now semi retired, and my EDC is a 3" Ruger SP101. IWB summer in a Don Hume 715, and a Hume JIT when clothing permits.

SC- EDC is Ruger SR9c, bedside gun is SD9 with the Micro90 light attached. Shoots a ot smoother than the Ruger, but a tad larger so I carry the Ruger.

My EDC, like many have already posted, varies based on the time of year and numerous other factors.

I've continued to use different firearms over the years, but currently my EDC will be either a Glock-23(.40 S/W), Walther PPKS (.380 ACP), or a Kel-Tec P3AT(.380 ACP). Occasionally, something else will be carried but those 3 are what I'm using as my EDC most of the time.

Don

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With my wife recently getting her concealed carry liscense, and testing alot of handguns... we have pretty much settled on Glocks. I go switch from G26 or G19. She will start carrying a G26 with crimson trace.

EDC is this Model 60-14 with a "big dot" front sight and the IL disabled. It's stoked with Remington 158gr LSWCHP +P "FBI" loads. Home is the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area...

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Here are my main carries as I rotate them.
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Here are some more I have.
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Nearly everyday is a SigP229R and occasionally it will be a P6 or a Beretta92fs Centurian and sometimes (rarely) a 5903 TSW. Regardless of winter, summer or whatever.

This is my new EDC loaded with Federal 000Buck and two backup moonclips of 230gr .45ACP Winchester Ranger JHP`s. I`m in Florida and carry with a Blackhawk IWB and a loose untucked shirt. Works.

during warmer weather when a t-shirt is regular atire, its my PPS, otherwise its an S&W .357 mag revolver.
my new 3" 60 Pro has definitely become my choice wheelgun.

I switch between a S&W 3913 9mm and Taurus pt145 mill pro
Columbus Ohio

Glock 26 or 19 - AIWB and/or
Bobbed 337Ti in a pocket or sometimes AIWB

Georgia!

mod 36 ladysmith or seecamp .32acp

I'm in northern middle Tennessee, and I usually carry a Ruger LCP in my front pocket. Used to be a Smith 642, but the Ruger is flatter and noticeably more comfortable.

I live in rural north east PA. My township has a very low crime rate... non existent really. I live about 40 minutes away from the bustling metropolis of Scranton where I feel far less at ease.

Like many others, my choices for carry guns change with the weather... so I won't get into the various combinations. In general, I never leave the house without either my 642 IWB or my BG380 IWB or in pocket. If I head into more objectionable locations (like the aforementioned city of Scranton), I'll also have either my G27 IWB or 4" S&W 681 shoulder holster.

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This was my EDC, a Model 13-3 and a Taurus 85SSUL. I've since replaced the Taurus with a Model 37. On occasion, my Model 681 and/or Model 10-5 enter[s] the mix. Once I carried all of them except for the Model 10-5. You should have seen my brother-in-law's face when I started pulling guns out in response to his question, "Did you bring a gun?"


This Model 37 replaced the Taurus 85SSUL.


On duty (armed security specialist) I carry a Glock 22 in a duty rig, and my Model 37 in a pocket holster.

I'm in "Green Country" in Oklahoma.

ECS

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WC145, I have heard of "melted" guns before but this is the first one I have seen that actually looks like it was - melted!! Looks great..

I have always found it difficult to carry my 5 inch Government Model 1911 when wearing my Speedos when swimming.
Something most would not want to see even though it is Stainless Steel.

Rule 303

Half and half, in SC I carry a Ruger SR9c and a SD9. Love em both.

NE PA ... Centennials and Bodyguards year round; pocket, belt, ankle, shoulder rigs. Outdoors/in the woods --> 624 3" or 242.

On my own time I carry a Kahr K40 year round with the 642 (my on-duty BUG) serving for a quick trip to the grocery store. Central Arkansas.

I'm from NE Ohio and my normal carry is a Sig 229R 40 Cal either in a desantis FBI cant thumbreak, blackhawk serpa, or crossbreed supertuck. I also carry my TCP in a pocket.

I live in South Florida. I carry either a 640, usually in a kydex IWB holster or occasionally in a SmartCarry for deep concealment, or a 457 in a Highnoon holster, or a 3913 in a Kydex IWB holster.

What I carry doesn't change with the seasons. It changes with the level of concealment I think I need.

Bill