So i was always curious if anyone has had one edc that they've had for years. I at one point had so many options in my house i was switching guns constantly. Now i forced myself to carry my shield. Pics of pretty worn out finishes are always cool so if you have any post them up!
How long have you had the same carry gun
- Thread starter kpla51
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
Rpg
Member
I've carried a Colt 1911 Commander ( light weight ), Colt government model or S&W m 38 for 35+ years.
Sorry, my photo posting skills are very limited.
Never found a reason to change although I get to shoot most more recent handguns.
Sorry, my photo posting skills are very limited.
Never found a reason to change although I get to shoot most more recent handguns.
Rastoff
US Veteran
Carrying, training and practicing with one gun means you'll be most proficient with that one. That's what I want should I ever need it. So, I'll only carry the one.
It doesn't hurt that it's my favorite gun too.
It doesn't hurt that it's my favorite gun too.
andrewcdub
Member
Is there anything better looking that holster wear on a 1911? I don't think so. Nice pistol Rastoff
Doug M.
Member
Since I traded my G26 for a G33, about 2001 or 2002, it has been my primary carry except in uniform (and my BUG most of the time then).
ivanwi11iams
Member
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2014
- Messages
- 251
- Reaction score
- 86
I carried my Glock 19 4th Gen for about 3 years. I'm now onto my M&P Shield 9mm
jrs70
US Veteran
I have carried my 642 no lock for 4 years.
LimaCharlie
US Veteran
I have carried a 1911 since 1963 including twenty-two years in the military. My current 1911s for EDC vary from one year to four years old. I have carried my Glock G20 10mm since 1992 in rural areas.
Shorty 45 MK2
Member
642 for 3 years as a BUG and a G19 for 3 1/2 years, but my .45 3rd Gen Smith is replacing the G19.
Would post photos, but I don't have any of the 642 that show the wear. I'll try and post some soon.
Would post photos, but I don't have any of the 642 that show the wear. I'll try and post some soon.
I still have my 1st carry gun, although I haven't actually carried it in Decades... S&W Model 19-3. I got it in 1975.
I also still have my G19 that I got in late 1989 and carried it until I picked up on a PF-9 in 2009 and started Pocket Carrying.
My Shield replaced my PF-9 in May 2012 ('cause it's basically the same size as the PF-9 but so much nicer to shoot), but I still have the PF-9 too.
Only Four different carry guns over 4 Decades... Not bad, I guess.
I also still have my G19 that I got in late 1989 and carried it until I picked up on a PF-9 in 2009 and started Pocket Carrying.
My Shield replaced my PF-9 in May 2012 ('cause it's basically the same size as the PF-9 but so much nicer to shoot), but I still have the PF-9 too.
Only Four different carry guns over 4 Decades... Not bad, I guess.
Jim1392
US Veteran
In my younger years I carried something different all the time. Then I carried my model 60 no dash snubby for 15 years straight both as backup and off duty. Now I'm a lot older and have a 642. Still have the 60 but the diffence in the weight makes me carry the 642. Plus if I ever had to use it I would rather not have to give up my trusty 60 just because I like her so much. She is resting comfortably in my safe in her retirement.
Im going to start carrying the shield 40 religiously now. I went through so many carry guns it was driving me nuts. I ended up selling a lot of them and kept the glock 23 and 30s since they both fit in my favorite holster and kept the shield for pocket carry and iwb with a mic holster.
Anyone else carry in a mic holster? during the summer months it is way to comfortable I just wouldn't do any running with it.
Anyone else carry in a mic holster? during the summer months it is way to comfortable I just wouldn't do any running with it.
Florida J Frame
US Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2008
- Messages
- 1,051
- Reaction score
- 816
My oldest carry gun only goes back about 6 years but my primary house gun, an Ithaca Mod 37 M&P, has been on the job since 1969 because they haven't been able to improve on it.
mikeyland
Member
carried a glock 19 for years off duty Now retired when I do carry I bought a shield 9mm
66snub
Member
I don't have a consistent carry piece, as my clothes dictate what I carry. In warm weather, it's been a M649 for some time, but it got replaced with a Shield in 9mm. In the cold, its a flip between my M19 2 1/2" and a M10 in 4". Depends on the day. Given the fact that I live in Michigan, the cold weather outweighs the warm, so more often than not, its a revolver for me.
66snub
Member
...And my back up gun while on duty is a revolver too. Does that count?
SMR
Member
Carrying, training and practicing with one gun means you'll be most proficient with that one. That's what I want should I ever need it. So, I'll only carry the one.
It doesn't hurt that it's my favorite gun too.
Ras.. what 1911 is this? I like it a lot.
Similar threads
