CCW gun?

[chief38]

My EDC / CCW is a M60-7. I only compete against myself - for improvement and proficiency. Occasionally against a friend to better our skills.

My "competition gun" is usually a Colt Gold Cup NM in .45acp. Sometimes I use my S&W M15 or my M41. Other times I'll compete with a set of Colt SAA Revolvers (SASS style shooting among friends) we don't do the official SASS matches anymore.

 

[old&slow]

Time for a poll.

What is your CCW handgun? Do you compete with it?
Factory loads, or homemade?

Yes I do. At our local range we have a Steel Challenge type match. Which I have used my 9mm Shield a couple times and my Kimber 3" , 45acp a couple times this year.
I think a match is one of the best places to check firearm & equipment reliability.

I usually carry factory ammo, however I use reloads for matches that are loaded to the same POI and power factor as factory.

Also one of the local indoor ranges use to have a CCW match were I used my J frame.

Since I got the Shield it is with me most of the time ,, the J frame is secondary ,, and the Kimber usually hides in the safe ,,

 

[joeintexas]

Usually a J frame, 638 some. Ruger SP 101 snub and lately a BG38 Bodyguard. S&W 6946 always rides in the truck.

 

[jrclen]

A M&P Shield 9mm in a LH Desantis Pocket-Tuk. My wife carries a M&P Bodyguard 380. Hornady Critical Defense in both. We practice with whatever is semi cheap at the time. No competition except with the grand kids when they come over.

 

[dben002]

Shield 45 Do not compete Federal HST factory 45acp...Just like Miller Beer....it don't get no better than this....

 

[Bozz10mm]

Some days it's the Shield 9mm. Some days it's the Shield .45 ACP.

 

[TAROMAN]

Summer it's the 442:

Or the 3953:

See a trend here?
Wintertime it's the 640:

Or the Colt Lightweight Defender:

Or the 12-3:

Don't use any of these for competition, however.
Other tools for those jobs.

 

[sheepdawg]

Colt Cobra, a real one made in 1974 IWB and I just compete against myself with it. 85% of the time

I also carry a Shield 9mm and a CZ82 just to keep them in the mix.

 

[Tanners Owner]

M64-2, 2 in.
Compete IDPA occasionally with it

 

[otasan56]

I forgot to mention my CCW gun now that I have my G17 back from Glock GA. G17 IWB 11 o'clock. 16 rounds of CorBon 9mm 115gr JHP +p (1400 FPS). One spare mag with 15 rounds of Federal 115gr JHP +p+.

 

[MCorps0311]

I have a few,but mostly my Bulldog .44 Special,2.5".

 

[JH1951]

Carry 24/7 when I am clothed.
Either:
J-frame 649, or
Sig 1911 Ultra Compact

 

[cstep]

Lately I have been rotating between the following guns:

Ruger lcp w/ crimson trace
Kimber K6s
Kahr K9
Glock 19 gen 3

Only carry factory ammo, its plentiful and relatively inexpensive in the calibers I carry so I save the reloads for range use.

 

[MylesTN]

340 M&P. Facilitates meeting the first rule of a gun fight; outside coat pocket or front pants pocket depending on weather, always in pocket holster. The XS sight and big U notch work well with my 60 year old eyes. Ranger 130 gr bonded +P in speedloaders; Remington 125 gr .357 in speed strips.

CZ 75D PCR with XS sights. Fits me as well as my best shotgun. I can point shoot with it. 115 gr Federal 9BPLE +P+

(Under consideration) Walther PPQ .45. Federal 230 gr HST..

 

[URIT]

Walther PPS40 Classic

I don't compete with it. It is completely submissive to me.

Factory ammo only.

 

[Old cop]

340PD in a well worn Galco pocket holster, left front pocket.

 

[T. McIntyre]

The vast majority of the time I am carrying a Glock 19/17/34 as a primary CCW piece. That said, I often will mix it up and carry a 1911, and more recently a 4506. Usually in the winter time the larger/heavier guns tend to get carried.

No matter what I am carrying, I usually have my old J Frame 442 in my front, off side pocket. It is my "always" gun. It is the gun that is on me when I don't feel like carrying a gun.

It has seen both thousands of rounds fired, and thousands of hours carried both on the job and off, and is just one of those guns that when you handle it, you know it has been well used.

 

[Srruger762]

I carry a SW Core full size (IWB), shoot Federal Premium 9mm 124 grain Ammo (Personal Defense)

I compete with a SW Performace Center 9L (with all the bells and whistles) in the USPSA Open class, shoot Sellier & Bellot FMJ 115grs 7.5g

 

[mrchuck]

You must be competent with what ever you carry concealed.
Also your weapon must not "print", and be completely concealed,but easy for you to draw.
Next is that you must have the necessary State and/or City valid permit.
Also, most States require you to attend and pass a CCW course on how to use your weapon.
Your State will "run" a background check on you for a "records check.
Then,if qualified, you will receive your State License to carry.

 

[jyork08854]

9mm Shield Performance Center in Uncle Mike's pocket holster with 8 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense and one in the chamber.