Genuine Daily Carry People and Their Guns

I carry whenever I leave the house and I have for years. These days in the summer under light clothing I carry a 640 Pro Series, in the spring and fall under a light jacket it's a M19 Carry Comp that I had cut for moonclips. Right now under heavy winter clothing it's a PC M629 2-5/8 cut for moonclips with a .44 special load. Leather is all Kramer horsehide Belt Scabbards with Versa Carry belts.

With a good holster and belt I don't even know the 629 is there.
 
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When I do carry it is a mouse gun in my right front pocket. I don't give it much thought after it disappears into said pocket. I certainly don't fantasize about hypothetical scenarios that the odds of happening are far beyond remote.

I stopped thinking about caliber and capacity many years ago.


PS: it was worth the price of admission to this thread just to see the word "dreck". It is a woody word. Not tinny at all.
 
Daily Carry

All light carry for me. One of these(or two!) is always SMITH 340PD, 351PD, 432, Seecamp 32, old Charter 44 w/ semi bobbed hammer, and the biggest option, Colt COO. Always 100% concealed if I'm not in the sticks. I'm in Arizona so tough to hide a bigger rig without heavy clothing which is rare for me.

Wish Smith made a titanium/scandium centennial in 44 or 45! I have a Taurus titanium in 45 Colt but has a hammer and is ported(why???) from factory. Good enough to travel many trails though.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas,

Fred
 
I carry every day wherever I legally can, usually a G19 or a Walther P99c if I need something smaller. I'm also comfortable carrying a 3-4" K frame or a J frame. I carry IWB at about 3:30. I'm retired so I don't have a dress code to worry about. It's just not that hard once you make the decision to do it.
 
The weather tends to dictate how I dress, and how I dress tends to dictate what I carry. I do try to "dress around the gun" as much as reasonably possible. The guns in the rotation most often are a 5" 1911, a 3" 1911, J frame .38, very slim .380. I've recently started training with a CZ P01 as well. Pocket carry, IWB, OWB, ankle, and shoulder rigs all get used. "Terrain dictates " as they say. Concealed means concealed, in my book.
 
I really don't care who believes me but I dont leave the apartment complex I live in without a gun. Unless I'm going someplace (The VA) where it's illegal for me to even have a gun in the car.

I've talked about this before. in 2016(ish) two guys tried to mug me while I was putting my stuff in my car and leaving for work. I was working armed at the time and because I had a gun I was able to prevent the mugging.

A month or two later there was a shooting in an alley at the far end of the same parking lot.

The attempted mugging got my attention and the shooting reinforced it.

After that I don't so much as go to the mail box unarmed.

If I'm in Gym clothes I have a Glock 26 in the pocket of my hoodie.

If I'm in street clothes I have a Glock 19 in a Kramer Leather OWB holster.

At home I wear sweats and my gun sits on the end table next to the chair me and the cat sit on.
 
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90% of the time it is either my 632-2 Pro in a DeSantis Softuk or a Ruger LCP Max in my pocket in an Alabama holster. If it's cold out and I am in the mountains it's one of my 44 magnums. I don't enter the post office armed and I don't spend one dime in an establishment that doesn't allow firearms. Oh, and I left them home while on jury duty.
 
I carry every day. The vast majority of the time it's a 3" 65-3. If I'm in the woods, it's probably my Ruger SRH.

When I put my pants on in the morning, there's a holster on my belt. If and when I leave the house, there's a gun in it. I don't carry one around inside, but I've always got one handy.
 
I carry a Sig P365 in a DeSantis OWB holster nearly 100%. The only time it's not on me is in prohibited places. Whether you're a Sig guy or not, for me the P365 is perfect. Easy to shoot well, adequate firepower and simple - pull the trigger and it goes bang. Small and light enough to be unobtrusive. I think it's best to have 11 shots of 9mm on me than 17+ rounds in a gun at home.

I wasn't always this diligent. I figured it was best to just avoid areas where I thought I might need a gun. I still think that avoidance is wise, but in today's environment it seems there are many places violence occurs in the last place you'd expect it. The times we live in.
 
A full size handgun most days, ie Beretta 92, PX4, or, lately, a Combat Masterpiece. A model 36 iwb when I want to conceal carry. A Beretta 21 in .25 ACP in the pocket when I need to deep conceal carry like in business/formal attire. I carry everyday, usually open carry. I think we should normalize firearms in society.
 
Sad about the VA's no guns on premises.
Leave the LCP and mags in the vehicle 'cause
their stupid ain't mine.
Last time I drove to the Miami VA, there was
a naked man swimming on the dry street's asphalt. :eek:
Head far West on the North side of the River,
third world.

LCP great for wet chores around the house.
Stainless S&Walther PPKs/380 in the pocket
most often when local.
Mrs always asks, got your wallet and gun?
Been that way since '79. Various guns.
 
I don't leave home without it. My carry gun is a Kimber Ultra CDP in 45ACP which I have carried for so long I don't remember when I started. Before that it was a Model 59 with a shortened barrel and a bobbed hammer. Since retiring my usual dress is blue jeans and a baggy t-shirt so concealment is not a problem with a IWB holster.
 
I started to conceal carry in '86 but at the age of 21 I bought my first 1911 . CC'n in florida I started with a with a colt officers acp and added a SA 40sw to my carry options in '90 . Been those two cartridges ever since but handguns have changed . Today I carry a lw commander in 45 or a m&p full size in 40sw and I carry every day every time I go out the door. I do not carry a 9mm but picked up a m&p compact optic ready 4" 9mm a year or so back to practice with on occasion but no idea if or when I may CC it .
 
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Unless I'm in the shower or bed I have a gun on my person.
When I leave the house, since 2015 it has been a full size first gen M&P with a lot of custom work done to it and a minimum of one spare mag, plus a j-frame BUG.
Around the house it might be a j-frame or shield, but........ at the house there are also many other security measures in place.
 
The OP is making some really broad generalizations about a broad range of folks he doesn't know! Been here 18 years but has contributed less than 100 posts???

This post and thread seems to be trolling.

I've had my Pa licence/permit since 1978, my primary "Everyday Carry" has been some version of the S&W Model 39xx since 1990. If I'm away from home I usually up gun to a 12+1 Model 69xx or Beretta 92 Compact.

What the OP "thinks" is of no concern to me, he doesn't know me or 99.999% of us here, but based on his "experience" in a Texas town I've never heard of , he feels he can draw conclusions about how/when we, a large group of enthusiastic gun owners, exercise our Second Amendment rights.

Most folks here aren't "bragging" about their guns...this is a firearms Forum, what does he think we will be posting about... our lawnmowers?

I don't know anyone who carries a derringer or .25 acp..... a lot have gone to the new generation small autos like the Sig 365 or CSX. 9mm good capacity and easy to conceal.

Me, I'm still happy with my "EDC" 8+1 3913 in an IWB Sparks Summer Special and a spare magazine or two!

Rant over
 
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I really don't care who believes me but I dont leave the apartment complex I live in without a gun. Unless I'm going someplace (The VA) where it's illegal for me to even have a gun in the car.

I've talked about this before. in 2016(ish) two guys tried to mug me while I was putting my stuff in my car and leaving for work. I was working armed at the time and because I had a gun I was able to prevent the mugging.

A month or two later there was a shooting in an alley at the far end of the same parking lot.

The attempted mugging got my attention and the shooting reinforced it.

After that I don't so much as go to the mail box unarmed.

If I'm in Gym clothes I have a Glock 26 in the pocket of my hoodie.

If I'm in street clothes I have a Glock 19 in a Kramer Leather OWB holster.

At home I wear sweats and my gun sits on the end table next to the chair me and the cat sit on.
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The answer may not be a gun. It might be moving to different neighborhood. There's a lot going on around you. Yikes
 
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