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Caliber for Concealed Carry or Duty Carry
What caliber do you guys carry primarily for your carry guns? I am also interested in hearing from LEO, do you carry of duty the same cal. as on duty?
(My dad is retired LE and he has always carried 9MM since the early 80's when they went to 9MM from 38 special.)
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I carry .40cal on duty (LEO) and carry .38 +P off duty which happens to be my BUG on duty.
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M&P40 FS on duty. M&P40c off duty. 38 in the form of a 642 for backup.
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Good ole 9mm for me
I'm not a LEO but I know a lot of LEOs that carry a .40 on duty but carry a 9mm off duty.....
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Carried 9mm on and off duty whilst a LEO. Now retired, I usually carry .38+P in a 60 or 642.
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I'm a LEO. I carry a 9mm on duty (Beretta Mini Cougar DAO) and my BUG/off duty gun is a S&W 360J rechambered to 9x23. I load them both with Federal 9BPLE 115gr +P+.
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I'm a LEO. I carry a 9mm on duty (Beretta Mini Cougar DAO) and my BUG/off duty gun is a S&W 360J rechambered to 9x23. I load them both with Federal 9BPLE 115gr +P+.
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Interesting to see this thread revived as what I carry has changed. Shortly after my original post I switched from the Beretta to a S&W 1911 9mm Pro Series for work.
After an eye opening 9mm competition experience in June of 2010 I stopped carrying a 9mm on duty and switched to .45s for duty and most off duty carry.
These days my duty gun is a FNP45 Tactical and primary off duty is a Colt Commander, ammo is Winchester Ranger T 230gr JHP +P. The 9mm 360J is still my BUG and occasional off duty piece, ammo is still Federal 9BPLE.
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While Chief I carried a 1911 .45 for many years. I am retired and a reserve officer with my old dept. New Chief issues Glock 40 for duty. Off duty I carry a 337 Ti all the time. I prefer a .45 to a .40 and don't care for Glocks but thats what I was given to carry when I work.
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Non LEO....carry .38 Mod 60 loaded with Federal Nyclads.
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Got my choice of .45 ACP in a 1911, .357 Magnum or .38 +P depending on the social occasion!
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37-2[.38spl] or 640-1[.357].[S&W's,'natch!] Non-LEO.
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while i was a LEO i carried 9mm and 38's (issued) retired now and carry a model 686 snub with 357mag.in it
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Non LEO. I carry either 32 ACP, 38 S&W, 9x18 or 9x19 for CCW. The times I was expecting trouble I carried a 45 ACP and/or a 12 ga.
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.45ACP on and off duty. Duty mags will also fit my off duty gun (although they do not fit flush). Biggest advantage there is that I have a whole pile of extra mags just for the range!
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.40 S&W for pistols, .38SPL+P for revolvers, .....maybe full house .357's if going into the woods or less desirable economically challenged areas where locals may have a propensity towards socially unacceptable behaivors.
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.357 Sig in a P229R plus one or two J frames in .38 special. Gold Dots in the Sig, Rem 125 gr +P in the .38s. (It's cheap and I have plenty, .38 hasn't been easy to find as of late and I ran out of Gold Dots and Rem FBI loads.)
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40 On-duty in uniform. 9mm off-duty or when working plainclothes.
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I carry nothing smaller than 9x19mm. I carry 9mm, .38 Special, .40 S&W and .45acp interchangeably.
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I'm a retired LEO. On duty, I carried a Glock 21, .45ACP, 230 grain Ranger, with a S&W 642 BUG, Federal 125 grain JHP+P. Due to advancing arthritis, I carry a S&W Model 3913 and a converted Model 637. Both are 9mm, Speer 124 grain GDHP.
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Not sure if the post got listed. On duty a G22 and a PPK .380 BUG. Off duty and plain cloths my 457s and PPK.
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No cop here. I carry a 340PD with .357 JHP bullets and a P-3AT with .380 Auto Power Ball ammo as a BUG. The Power Ball has the polymer ball in the end of the hollow point bullet for smooth feeding in a semi auto pistol. Works very well too.
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As LEO...
Caliber/platform depended upon: Circumstances/situation/mission...and Agency P&P ...
U/C, Uniform, Plainclothes, SWAT and Off-Duty included: .22Mag, .380acp, .38Spl, 9mmP, .40S&W, .45acp, .357Mag, .41Mag, .44Mag...
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Caliber/platform dependent upon: Whatever I damned well please now ...
CCW/LEOSA includes: Same as above but added; .32acp, 9x18mm, 357Sig, 10mm, .45Colt...
But, 90%+ time since retiring: 357Sig, .45acp, 9mmP, .380acp in that order ...
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On duty I carried a Glock 21. As a civilian I carry a Glock 19 or Smith model 60 in town. Out in the woods I carry a Smith model 66.
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LEO here. On duty my issued Glock 23 with a 642 as a BUG. Off duty I carry either the 642 or my Springfield 1911 in .45 ACP.
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Retired Soldier, Retired LEO; I was grandfathered in the early 90's at my request - carried a S&W 4" 686 no dash 357 Magnum. BUG was a Taurus® Mdl 85 38 Special. Still carry a 357, albeit w/ a 2¼" barrel as primary, and a snubby 38 Special BUG. Guns are loaded w/ Buffalo Bore® ammo
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Non LEO. Right now I carry 135 grn GDHP .357 mag in my 649 Bodyguard. I will switch off depending on what is available and what I want to rotate. I'm waiting on a couple of boxes of 158 gr LSWCHP in .38 special. Remington Golden Sabre 125 grn, .357 mag also shot well and I will not hesitate to carry that round again.
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Not LEO, I carry .45 or .40 cal. semiauto. I carry a .45 99.9% of the time and just carry in .40 every once in awhile. The reason I like the semiauto is it's simple to reload and quick.
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Former LEO, former military, current LEO of one sort, BUG is PM40 with extreme shock ammo, carry HK P2000 in 40 with, you guessed it, extreme shock ammo, Kimber CDP II, with what else, extreme shock ammo. Reduced recoil and much confidence in the stuff. Back up mags have Golden Sabres.
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Not in law enforcement, but I carry 40 cal in my S&W 4040 or 10mm in my 1066.
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Future LEO but for CHL ,I carry a Glock 19 or a S&W 6906. Both are carried in Southern Holsters IWB with 115 9mm hydroshocks.
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Glock 23 in .40 S&W on duty, BUG is a Walther PPK/S in .380. Off duty, depending on attire and activity, I carry my duty G23, PPK/S, S&W M65, or a Colt 1903.
If I was forced to pick only one handgun to carry, on duty and off, it would easily be the Glock 23.
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.40 S&W for me, and occasionally will open carry a .357 Mag here on the farm.
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I have to carry one of these two. Usually its the little .40 Glock.
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However, depending on the occasion, dress, social circumstances and requirements I have from time to time carried everything from a .25acp to a .45 Colt!
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Non LEO ccw 2" model 640 .38, Carry round .38 federal .125 jhp nyclads
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My CCW
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Glock 19 most of the time, but will do a M57 .41 Mag too.
Out in the boonies, it's one of the SA Blackhawks....44 Special, 44 Magnum or 41 Magnum.
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I prefer a 105 Howitzer but settle on a Shield 9mm for conceal carry loaded with Gold Dot +P 124 grain short barrel.
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