How many guns do you carry?
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I feel sorry for a lot of you that have to carry and worry about where you're going or what you're wearing. Where I live(Wyoming). Open carry or concealed are both allowed without a permit. During the winter, it's easy to conceal a 10.5" 460 or 500. When it's nice enough in the summer, a j-frame in the pocket is more than enough for peace of mind. We don't have a lot of crime here, most of us carry because we can. Not because we need to.
I feel sorry for a lot of you that have to carry and worry about where you're going or what you're wearing. Where I live(Wyoming). Open carry or concealed are both allowed without a permit. During the winter, it's easy to conceal a 10.5" 460 or 500. When it's nice enough in the summer, a j-frame in the pocket is more than enough for peace of mind. We don't have a lot of crime here, most of us carry because we can. Not because we need to.
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Wow, I am not putting anyone down, but I have never felt the need to carry, let alone carry 2 or 3. As I age that may change, but once I became an adult, no one has ever bothered me and I have lived and worked in Miami, NYC and SE Michigan.
1. A full size Glock high capacity semi-auto pistol
2. A S&W 2" revolver as B/U (in case a S&W Forum member asks me if I CCW a "Smith" and also not to be kicked off the Forum)
3. A straight razor (just because)
4. A hand grenade
5. A cell phone ( to receive calls from my secret girlfriend)
6. A cloth sack containing all my meds
7. A GBS to find my way back home.
8. A walker
2. A S&W 2" revolver as B/U (in case a S&W Forum member asks me if I CCW a "Smith" and also not to be kicked off the Forum)
3. A straight razor (just because)
4. A hand grenade
5. A cell phone ( to receive calls from my secret girlfriend)
6. A cloth sack containing all my meds
7. A GBS to find my way back home.
8. A walker
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Love that J-frame 3" .38 "Church gun". One of my favorites!
Bob
A "LEWIS POLICE SPECIAL" Holster ! I thought I was the only one that still used an "Antique".
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Two. Whatever and a 442. And reloads for the whatever.
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It is not alwayas the gun. Back in the dark ages when revolvers were in most LE holsters an officer tried to shoot a round of name brand full power duty ammo which contained only a primer. The primer managed to securely wedge the bullet into the forcing cone/cylendar gap. There is no clearance drill for that malfunction, one that was not caused by the gun or the opertor.
I was on the job for 30 yrs & carried a b/u daily, it only made sense. I no longer go in harm's way and am comfortable carrying only one, unless we go on a car trip. In that instance I always carry two, one J frame for my wife as a just-in-case kind of thing. Again, it only makes sense to me. Others can do as they wish and I offer no criticism.
People who offer their unwanted opinions when they see you or me reading a gun magazine need to learn to mind their own business.
People who offer their unwanted opinions when they see you or me reading a gun magazine need to learn to mind their own business.
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Malpasowildlifer
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On duty (patrol vehicle or motorcyle):
Glock 22
640 on inside left ankle
Sig P-220 on vest
Anything else (snow mobile, horse, admin)
Sig 220
640 on ankle or in vest
Off duty:
Colt Combat Commander
Model 58 (every once in a while)
640 as BUG or in pocket if it is summer and I'm shorts
Glock 22
640 on inside left ankle
Sig P-220 on vest
Anything else (snow mobile, horse, admin)
Sig 220
640 on ankle or in vest
Off duty:
Colt Combat Commander
Model 58 (every once in a while)
640 as BUG or in pocket if it is summer and I'm shorts
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In the mid-'80s our instructor, a former NYC cop, stressed having a backup and conducted training in ways that would force us to either use a backup or go through difficulties to reload or retrieve a dropped gun. I, of course, knew I would NEVER bungle a reload. Then I ejected a perfectly full magazine as I fumbled to drop the slide. While I was retrieving the magazine, the instructor was yelling "BANG BANG BANG!"
Point taken.
His words, oft repeated by others ever since, was that the best reload is a second gun and the best backup is a third.
Sooo, I usually have, ever since, two, and when conditions (clothing choices for my, ahem, reorganized body) allow I have three.
Point taken.
His words, oft repeated by others ever since, was that the best reload is a second gun and the best backup is a third.
Sooo, I usually have, ever since, two, and when conditions (clothing choices for my, ahem, reorganized body) allow I have three.
My dad drove a truck over nights in Miami's ghetto for 15 years or so and carried a snob nose .38, without a back up, for many years. It's saved his life on more than one occation.
It is everyone's preference but I personally don't see the need to carry many bullets or more than one firearm. I conceal carried a .38 snob nose for a few years, then recently purchased a .40 S&W SDVE as a second fire arm. Haven't concealed it, yet. I'm going to have to get use to the larger size gun.
It is everyone's preference but I personally don't see the need to carry many bullets or more than one firearm. I conceal carried a .38 snob nose for a few years, then recently purchased a .40 S&W SDVE as a second fire arm. Haven't concealed it, yet. I'm going to have to get use to the larger size gun.
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If I leave my small town I always carry a BUG.
Usually have XDS iwb along w/extra mag & Bodygaurd .380 in ankle holster or back pocket.
Usually have XDS iwb along w/extra mag & Bodygaurd .380 in ankle holster or back pocket.
I'll bite. What training did you receive that involved having to "retrieve a dropped gun?" In three (3) decades of LEO training I never had any such "training" and cannot imagine a scenario in which I would drop a gun or have one caused to be dropped.
Standing by...
Be safe.
Standing by...
Be safe.
My department has done training retrieving dropped guns & then shooting. We also train to shoot other ways as well. In cars, under cars, on our backs, upside down, weak handed, strong hand only. We have also been taught how to shoot long guns one handed. We are a 1,600 member department. It's 2013 and departments need to catch up with the times in training. There are lots of things that could happen. Fall down stairs or just trip & fall, perp knocks it out of your hand, gun grab, etc. How often have you seen turds get other things from officers (batons, flashlights, radios, etc.)? Two of the FBI agents in the Miami shootout lost their guns before the shooting even started.
To get back to OP's post, I only carry 1 gun off duty. I've finally gotten into the habit of carrying an extra mag as well. I always carry a knife.
I like a gun in my truck that I can reach during driving. Plus one on me.
Some people will probably poo-poo it, but I like my Bond 45 colt, as a back up. A 1/2 hole will change someones mind.
I don't think about how many rounds, as much as I do accessibility. I am revolver guy.
Some people will probably poo-poo it, but I like my Bond 45 colt, as a back up. A 1/2 hole will change someones mind.
I don't think about how many rounds, as much as I do accessibility. I am revolver guy.
I feel sorry for you and your mind set. Sandy Hook was a small community as well. Deranged, crazy killers are EVERYWHERE (Yes Sir, even in wyoming) I carry to protect myself and my loved ones. And seriously can u really conceal a 10.5 " pistol well?? and be comfortable?
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