Do Any of You Actually Carry a Single Action for Self Defense

[S&W629]

I often carried a Ruger Blackhawk 357....before the masses carried plastic...and I never felt under armed....

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

Carry a .22 mag as a back up, sometimes the only gun, never feel
it is not adequate. I will add that I don't live in or near any large
city.

 

[schutzen-jager]

.22 lr NAA revolver at times -

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

At one time or another I've toted about everything.....Including an shotgun when we had protesters blocking the road to my workplace.

 

[keith44spl]

Most days, if I'm not carrying a S&W revolver...

I carry a SA 1911....

But, when in the pickup truck, or a horseback cruising the hills and or maybe
at a social gathering (BBQ), I like a Colt single action in 44 Spl. carried cross-draw.

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P.S. Reloads are carried in my right-hand pant's pocket.

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[bmcgilvray]

For SAA carry in the woods, I like my 3.75-inch barrel Ruger NV Montado in .357 magnum, loaded with hard cast. I carry it in a custom built pancake style, high ride, open top holster made for me by a good 'ol Alabama boy. I've never worn it for urban concealed carry, but I'm sure it would work well under a jacket.

The single-action revolver is perfectly fine for field carry. I have carried mine on hikes with more frequency than I have for "serious social purposes."

It goes along in this old Schoellkopf holster that I foolishly shortened from its original 7 1/2-inch revolver configuration when I was young.


I enjoy owning and using vintage guns so I enjoy carrying it afield on occasion.

 

[tlawler]

Back in the 90's I had a Ruger Vaquero in .45LC I'd wear around the campsite. Just thought it looked cool. Sold the gun around '99, wish I hadn't.

Just recently I acquired a Kimber Ultra Carry II and picked up a $30 fleabay IWB holster, so I'm going to try a SA in the rotation. The 1911 is the first auto I became familiar with, so it's kind of nice going back.

 

[Mule Packer]

I almost had the perfect single action woods packing gun but it slipped through my fingers. It was a original vaquero birdshead 3.5 inch 45 colt. I would definitely carry that or something similar

Do you mean something like this?

I've carried this 3½-inch Vaquero birdshead in .45 Colt in a shoulder rig from time to time.

However, when I was spending a good part of my summers and falls leading a pack string into mountainous wilderness areas, I'd just about always carry this...a Ruger Blackhawk with a 4 5/8-inch barrel in .45 Colt. We were in heavily populated black bear country, so I usually had it loaded with something like 260-grain jacketed hollow points traveling at around 1350 fps. Never felt under gunned.

 

[Wyo]

Having asked the question, here is what I find myself sometimes doing these days. I've carried 1911's of one form or another for most of the last 40 years with an occasional Glock thrown into the mix. However, I've acquired a number of single action revolvers in recent years (always had a couple around but that has increased) and I finally decided maybe I should try carrying one. So I picked up an El Paso Tortilla holster and belt slide and, while I still carry the 1911 most often, I've been using this setup more and more lately.

The revolver is a USFA in Colt .45 though I occasionally use others. The gun conceals well under a jacket or coat and the action on this one is very light and slick. I just wondered if I have completely lost my marbles or are there others who occasionally stray from most folks' accepted practice?

 

[Rpg]

I'm pretty set on Colt 1911's (Commander or government models with a fair amount of custom work) when I carry.

I've no use for anything else unless it's a M38 in my pocket.

 

[fredj338]

I have but only because it was my woods gun that day. It just isn't a really viable choice for edc imo. Even if one does think 5 is enough.

 

[jag312]

Tried carrying my USFA revolver and it was pulling my trousers down. I have to use suspenders now to keep my trousers up when I chose to carry it. It is a big hunk of steel.
The last time I carried it was when I took some kids to Virginia City. I thought a big single action was appropriate.

 

[Fishinfool]

In bear and Moose country, I often carry a Ruger .44 mag SA just incase said bears and moose get a little too squirrelly.

For SD against threats of the two legged kind, for years I carried a Freedom Arms mini .22 mag revolver as a last ditch "get off me" gun while a LEO.

The SA revolver may be a little long in the tooth for modern SD carry on the streets, but watching someone who knows how to handle one makes for a pretty convincing argument to the contrary.

Larry

 

[Photog]

I worked in a gunshop in the early 70's. I carried a Ruger 6.5" .41 Magnum Blackhawk carrying it in a Safariland Model 43 holster, whenever I was in the shop, to and from the shop, hiking, fishing, camping, hunting. Never felt the least bit disadvantaged.

 

[Bob Wright]

This is my "American Express", I never leave home without it:

It's a Ruger Blackhawk, .45 Colt.


Bob Wright

 

[Dump1567]

I like the idea, but I don't feel proficient enough to carry a SAA as a primary SD gun. Maybe one day as a cross draw woods back-up if carrying a small 9mm as a primary, but it hasn't happened yet. I have a nice .45 Ruger Backhawk which would serve me well in Bear Country, but I'm never in Bear Country.

I don't have a problem carrying a 1911 though. On a recent trip to Durango, CO, this Colt rode on my hip while wondering down Main St.

 

[JayFramer]

A Ruger's New Model Blackhawk .45 Colt/.45 ACP Flat-Top Anniversary model, loaded with hollow tips and wielded by a man who grew up on westerns, CAN NOT BE TAKEN.

 

[squidsix]

This here Blackhawk replaces my old Flat Top Ruger .44 special as my go-to woods gun. Out in the hills of northern Maine I cant picture using it much, but I dont feel naked with it.
Down here an hour north of Boston its usually a 3900 or 4500 S&W

 

[fatcat3]

YUP! see avatar

 

[jimmyj]

If necessary I would carry a SA Revolver as long as the caliber started with a "4".