Which one to carry?

[Babalooie]

So, I finally got my Concealed Carry License last week. I went through my sparsely stocked safe and came up with the choices listed above. Which one makes the most sense?

Typo: The 340J should read, "360J" Sorry for the confusion.

 

[jcbrew]

I don't see the list.

 

[BAM-BAM]

So, I finally got my Concealed Carry License last week. I went through my sparsely stocked safe and came up with the choices listed below. Which one makes the most sense?

Talk about empty.................................. I got nothin !!!!!!!

 

[federali]

Looks like you won't be carrying anything.

 

[Babalooie]

I don't see the list.

Talk about empty.................................. I got nothin !!!!!!!

Looks like you won't be carrying anything.

Wasn't done posting.

 

[Rpg]

Anything except the Governor and the 22 magnums.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Whichever YOU shoot better between the .38's and the Khar or 3913.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The 340. Small, powerful, reliable and no exposed hammer.

 

[M3Stuart]

Depends how you want to carry; pocket, IWB, etc.

 

[USAF385]

If it were for ME, it would be the Kahr. So that's how I voted.

But, your own preference is far more of an important factor than mine!

Good luck, and congrats!

 

[Biggfoot44]

For me, it would be the Agent for wheel gun, and 3913 for semi, but I'm not the OP, he's not me.

 

[mikeasb]

For me it would be the 3913 without question, mostly because that is what I carry now.

 

[Smoke]

What ever you decide I will suggest that you not jump around from gun to gun and especially not from one manual of arms to another

 

[BAM-BAM]

I "like" the 3913/14 platform and have been using it and the 6906 ( a double stack 3913 with 13 vs. 8/9 rounds) as my primary concealed carry firearms since about 1990.

 

[Fastbolt]

Have you had the opportunity to use any of those choices in a training class under stressful conditions? Something beyond a basic handgun safety class?

How about in a local IDPA event?

Which of them do you feel confident using in an unexpected situation which you perceive to offer the imminent threat of seriously bodily injury or death?

How about when that situation may involve circumstances of reduced/low light, and/or in a rapidly changing and evolving set of dynamic conditions that are physically, mentally & emotionally stressful?

Now, I don't shill guns or make specific recommendations to folks about handguns intended to be carried in the role of a dedicated defensive weapon. That's up to the individual.

I can offer that of the makes/models you've listed, I "chose" the S&W 340 & the 3913/14 models. Why? Simply because I own and carry a variety of J-frames (including a pair of M&P 340's - not 340PD's - loaded with .38 Spl +P), and I also own and carry a 3913.

Your call, though.

 

[307-Niner]

Which one do you shoot the best? That's the one you should carry.

 

[Rastoff]

None of them have any value if you can't hit the target rapidly.

Do you have holsters for all of them? Any range test to determine which should be carried should be done from concealment.

 

[Babalooie]

You all have raised some very good questions. Thanks for your input.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I have trouble deciding some days so on occasion I vary what I carry so I voted for the J-frame (a 642 is my primary EDCG), the Colt (sometimes I carry a Cobra, the real lightweight, and it's a six shooter), and the 3913 (sometimes I carry a 6906). I shoot them or I'd never carry them - ya gotta know how they work for you.

***GRJ***

 

[regalsc]

For work its my 340pd or 337ti (both have no ILS ) & on the weekends anything from emp9 Kahr mk9 to my 329ng. I shoot them all spread out in 2 range trips each month. That's what works for me but that's just me.