Which S&W Revolver Do You Carry Most?

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First part of the question is what percent of the time do you carry a revolver vs. a semi-auto?

Next, when you carry a revolver, which one do you carry most?

Do you have a carry rotation? What guns are in the rotation?

Do you carry IWB, OWB, Pocket, or some other way?


Here are my answers:
I moved to Florida 4 years ago and immediately got my carry permit. I was NYC for many years before that and CC is a no-no. So happy to live in a free state. I also instantly bought a few SBRs and Suppressors when I arrived.

Since it is warm 365 days a year here, I always wear shorts, T-Shirt, and flip-flops. I own my own business so I have no clothing restrictions. When I started carrying I carried one of my J Frames IWB in a Tucker Cover-Up. I didn't feel the small/mini 9mm semis available at the time were reliable enough to trust my life to. (I have since changed my tune and have a SW Shield 9mm in the rotation).

Recently I have found that with the right holster, it is not a problem to carry a heavier and larger gun. Especially with the way I have been dressing lately. My daily outfit now consists of shorts, a tighty-whitey Hanes Tank Top and a short sleeve button up shirt on top that i wear mainly unbuttoned. I can hide virtually anything under a big loose shirt like that. I bought tons of button up short sleeve shirts for this purpose.

95% of the time I carry a revolver. I recently acquired a 386 Night Guard 7 shot 357. That has become my daily carry. Some days I carry a J Frame when I want something a bit lighter. But the 386NG is really easy to carry and I hardly notice it is there!

The other 5% of the time I carry a semi.

My revolver rotation consists of:
4 J Frames: 342PD, 642 Power Port Pro Series, 638, & 442.

3 K/L Frames: 386 Night Guard, 65 LadySmith, 686 PC 2.5"

Semis: 9mm Shield, Glock 19.
 
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I've worn a milspec 1911A1 on occasion but usually it's a 4" Mod. 66. Either of them carry comfortably for me concealed or open in a shoulder rig or cross draw.
 
I'm new to CCW as I just got my license.

My carry guns are

1. Ruger LCR 357 -- using 38 and 38+p
2. M60 3" - kind of heavy. I figured I'd use it for hiking probably in a belt pack. Also in the car.
3. S&W 31-1 -- with buffalo bore WC and RNFP

I also have a 642 I may consider and a 242Ti (7 shot L centennial).

I can only have 3 on my permit, and the first three above are currently on the permit. I may just stick with them for a while.

The Ruger will be my primary pocket gun.
 
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90 to 95% of the time I carry what was, until today, my only revolver: my LadySmith...

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Notice I said "until today"... More to come from this long time lurker!
 
I have been carrying handguns since 1963. I carry a 5" 1911 in either .45 ACP or 10mm and one spare magazine OWB as a primary 90% of the time I am dressed. I carry either my Sig P938 9mm or Springfield Armory XDs-45 as a pocket BUG 100% of the time I am dressed.

If I spend time in remote rural areas, I often switch the 1911 for a FNH FNX-45 Tactical or a Glock G20 SF 10mm and two spare fifteen round magazines. If I spend time in the woods with black bear, I switch the 1911 for a 4" S&W 29-2 .44 magnum if I am conceal carrying or a 8 3/8" S&W 29-2 if open carrying.

Before I retired, I was working as a government agency consultant often by myself in extremely remote wilderness areas hours away from help and no radio or cell phone coverage. When I worked in an area with potential brown bear, moose, marijuana farmer, and survivalist encounters, I carried a Glock G20 SF and two spare magazines on my right side, a 5" S&W 460 magnum and two speed loaders on my left side, and my pocket BUG and spare magazine. I am left-handed and right eye dominant so I mostly carry right-handed, but I have left-hand and right-hand holsters for my carry guns.
 
1. Revolver 90% of the time
2. 442 gets the most carry time
3. A 60-15 sees some carry time, as well as a 3913 and a KT P-3AT.
4. Mostly IWB, occasionally OWB, and rarely pocket (mostly around the house).
 
Lately I’m carrying a Bodyguard .380 for casual and an XPs.45 for going into the cities or when the situation requires more gun!

I did carry a Model 60 38 back in the early/mid 70s for a few years and it made a nice discrete carry piece. Thinking of going back to a revolver for casual carry.

I got to admit thought I am also thinking of carrying a rather nice Colt Dick Special, I bought last year instead of the 60. (Choices Choices) It does have 1 more round and is just a wee bit bigger than the 60 or 642 I have. (Some holsters will fit both the 60 and the little Colt) It also seen to feel/fit more comfortably when I shoot it and it has surprisingly good accuracy from such a small gun.
 
S&W 442 nickel 38spl
S&W 042 blue 38SPL
BHP 9mm
Colt Government 45auto

Revolvers most of the time and the semi-auto's
when the situation warrants.
 
In an urban area (home) I carry a 3913.......... 90% of the time.(the other 10% is a PC Shorty 9 or Beretta Compact same operating controls a the Smith)

At the cabin or any form of "woods bumming" 95% of the time it's a revolver.

3 inch 66; 90%, my old Bianchi Cyclone 111 or Milt Sparks Summer Special

3 inch 60-10; (.357) 5%, Bianchi vertical shoulder holster or IWB kydex by an unknown maker.

4 inch round butt 686-0; 5%, old Bianchi Cyclone or 19L
 
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