Favorite Road Trip Gun?

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I have a road trip coming-up to explore a few States and can legally CCW in all of them. I was trying to figure out what handgun to take. I'm leaning towards my Glock 27 in .40 S&W with an extra 9mm conversion barrel (choice of 2 calibers).

What's your favorite road trip gun and why is it your choice? Do you also take a long gun?
 
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I travel a great deal and actually take two.

An S&W 642 is what I carry and have immediately accessible in the vehicle. The reason is for its quickness into action and strength in extreme close-quarter scenarios which are the types of encounters I'm most likely to be involved in as a civilian trying to mind his own business.

I also take a 9mm Glock. Primary use is bedside in hotels.

I don't see any realistic need to take a long gun.
 
You hit mine right on the head. Mine is a Glock 27, with only the .40 barrel. That is unless I am headed to a hunting camp, then it's a 686-0 or model 29-2.
 
My favorite road trip gun is also my favorite EDC... My Shield.
I don't see any reason to deviate or differentiate between EDC, HD, RT, or other activities.
... Except trap shooting... The Shield isn't that great for that. (the barrel's too short) :D
 
Just got back from an extended driving trip through the southeast states. Wore my S&W 442 all the time, carried my Glock 26 in my purse nearby, and had the AR in the wayback . . .

Dump1567 said:
I have a road trip coming-up to explore a few States and can legally CCW in all of them. I was trying to figure out what handgun to take. I'm leaning towards my Glock 27 in .40 S&W with an extra 9mm conversion barrel (choice of 2 calibers).

What's your favorite road trip gun and why is it your choice? Do you also take a long gun?
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ROAD TRIPPERS

A 640 on my person, a Sig 226 9mm in a shaving kit with 5 spare mags & 25 Dixie tri ball shotgun rounds on the passenger seat, Beneli SBE with extended mag/ 24" bbl/ pistol grip stock, somewhere in the vehicle. And that's just to go gas up. :D
 
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Primary is the Kimber Custom CDP .45 full-size 1911, 4 mags. Back-up is the S&W Model 64 2" Round-butt .38 Special, 2 speedloaders. Truck gun is either the Remington 870 12-gauge, 10 rounds, or the Inland .30 M1 Carbine, 3 mags.

The only problem I have found with paranoia is learning when to be paranoid enough. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get me!
 
Based on clothing requirements, I carry a 9MM Shield or a S&W 642 with one reload for each. Both are easy to conceal but the 642 is usually worn when concealment is the primary concern. I have carried J-frames for decades and have a special bias toward wheel guns. Carried 1911s as primary for years with a J-frame backup. The Shield won me first time I picked one up. Ergonomics are excellent for me. Good luck.
 
If I am hunting a 629 or 57 will go along, plus 2 long gun for hunt. A pair of Sigma 40F's in Black Hills Horsehide dual shoulder rig, ( photo of holster in my albums) if any one is interested,with double mag pouch, plus a FEW spare mags. A 638, and a derringer or 2 just to balance things out, depending on location and weather. I do not want to find I need it when I do not have it. Few boxes of all necessary ammo if I will be shooting targets at destination. I have room in the vehicle, why restrict myself. Be Safe
 
Depends on where I'm going and what I plan to do.
For instance, I'm taking a trip from PA to FL in the near future.No requirement to conceal in PA but FL is strict about concealing and I'll likely be wearing light weight cloths so I'll take something small like my LCP or j-frame. A few months ago we went to upstate PA for a week, I took a 9mm Glock because it was PA and a little cooler.
I'll take a couple extra mags (or speed loaders) but I have yet to realize the need to take more than one firearm, quite the opposite actually, I don't want extra guns laying around or packed away while traveling, one gun under my control all of the time. If my wife chooses to carry, same thing applies.
 
In summer my Beretta PX 4 in 9mm 13+1 probably would be carried IWB with my Sig P238 in a holster in my back pocket as my BUG ..

In winter with a bit more clothing worn so cover is a bit easier
my Sig Legion P229 in 40 OWB with my Sig P238 in coat pocket in
a sticky holster ..

Extra appropriate mag on off side for both pistols when carrying each ..
 
It's my usual EDC, a 1.0 M&P 40 compact in a 5.11 brand holster undershirt under my left arm. It's invisible in that location, easy to access while seated, and I won't forget it whenever I leave my vehicle. I also carry a spare holstered magazine in my left front pants pocket.

The main out of state places I travel to are the nearby states of NM, CO, OK, and KS. Fortunately, they all permit me to carry with my Texas license. The only problem (for some of you) would be with with New Mexico, which limits out of state licensees to carrying only a single gun.
 
I see no reason to carry what I carry everyday a Shield 9 with the 8 round mag and the 7 round mag in my weak side pocket. If that won't get the job done I'm not sure what more I would need. :)
 
We don't change our EDC when traveling. My husband just takes his cabled lock box out of his truck and locks it to my car seat. Those cable boxes come out for visits to homes where children may be, and carry is difficult, like poolside.

Have a good trip.
 
I trend the opposite direction. If I'm traveling to the beach for vacation, I usually take less than what I carry normally. Might just be a Kel-Tec .380 or my 442 for the whole week, and it stays on me everywhere I go.

If it's an actual road trip up to the mountains, it's usually my 60-15 with a variety of ammo on speedstrips.
 
While I feel well armed with my 3913 in my "Burb of the Burgh"..... when I travel far from home I tend to favor a 6906/04 in a Milt Sparks IWB holster (Summer Special or Executive Companion) ; extra 15 rd 59xx magazines w/ +2 grip adapters. Generally have 2-3 twenty round boxes of 9mm in the truck or trunk. ( about 100 rds)

The 69xx guns are really no harder to conceal than the 3913NL w/ Hogue Wood grips.

Surprised at the number of long guns....thou I will admit to taking a 10/22 take-down or RAR Compact in .22magnum (9round rotary mag./1-4x20 scope) as part of my emergency kit on long trips/ vacation. A Mini-14 tends to accompany me to the cabin..... 10/20 round factory magazines and a 1-3x20 Weaver scope'......lower profile/more PC looking than an AR; the 10rd factory magazines are almost flush fit...... but still double the 5 round standard Ruger mag. The 1-3 scope gives me great coverage from point blank to 200 yds.

While having a gun is 'nice"; an emergency kit will, if the SHTF ,be as much if not more important......water,food, fire, proper cloths and boots, good knife , flashlight w/ extra batteries...........


Think I've been watching to much of "The Walking Dead" and FTWD!!! :D
 
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