Do you enjoy shooting your edc weapon?

[ArmyRover]

I used to not like shooting what I carried. Then I stopped carrying my .40 shield and started carrying my Para Ordnance Expert Carry. Love shooting a 3" barrel 1911 with a full size grip.

 

[peachhead]

Enjoyment is relative. There is no handgun I enjoy shooting more than my K22, but it would be low on the list of choices for EDC.

I don't consider shooting my 642 "fun", but there is satisfaction in knowing I can hit my target and could run the qualification course with it.

That said, one box of ammo is the end of the fun. With the .22, the fun has just begun when the first box is empty.

I can honestly say shooting my wife's 642 is a ton of fun. I am seriously considering getting one for me. It's a lot more fun than shooting the LCP.

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[ChattanoogaPhil]

I enjoy shooting handguns, period. That said, on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the smile my suppressed Ruger rimfire pistols put on my face, I'd have to award my LCP enjoyment level 1.

 

[apollo99]

My usual rotation, Glock 19, Wilson cqb .45-5", S&W 36 . I love to carry them, and I love to shoot them, I could put 100-200 rounds in the auto loaders at a session, not so much in the 36 due to the time it takes to reload and shoot 5 at a time, probably good for 50-75 at a session. So to answer the OP's question, I love to shoot my EDC weapons.

 

[gman51]

I carry an LCR 357 loaded with 38 spl +P and I shoot it a lot with 38 spl. when practice shooting. I have no problem shooting a hundred rounds with it. Most all of my shooting is with this gun. I like the 640-1 I just got also.
I enjoy shooting all of my J frames more than any of my small 380 or 9mm semi autos.

 

[ExcitableBoy]

I'm of fairly small stature (5' 8" - 160 lbs.) and I shoot everything from .22s up to .44 mag. in both revolvers and semis. It may just be me, but even heavy magnum loads are quite enjoyable to shoot. The only problems I've ever had with the big boys are the plow-handled single action revolvers. They tend to twist in my hand...

The two in the lineup that get the most EDC duty are a S&W M438 and an XDs 9. Both are a treat with defensive loads. Others that get a workout are: S&W M19-3 4", S&W M581 4", Star Firestars in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP, and a pair of FEG HP clones. All are just plain fun to shoot. But I have to be frugal burning rounds... this retired old geezer has to eat occasionally, too.

 

[George28]

Carried a 642 for a long time. No fun shooting, but I did practice with it almost weekly for several years. Now carry a Charter Arms .38 spl Police Undercover....6 rounds.....slightly bigger and heavier than the j-frame but really a joy to shoot. And yes, it does go bang every time.

 

[rich5674]

Change the ammo no the gun

I have a Ruger LC9s and a Smith 360J. The Ruger I shoot well and often. My 360 is slightly heavier than yours. I like shooting it and do about once a month spring thru fall.
If you are not enjoying the pistol I'd change ammo to target wad cutters. They have little recoil and cut a nice clean hole. Another option is Hornady 38 spl non +p Critical Defense ammo 110 gn is a low recoiling round
Other thing to do is maybe a grip change. This ammo and Altamont finger grooves combat grips make my wifes M60 comfortable for her to shoot. My last Idea is to swap the titainium cylinder for a steel one and gain a couple ounces.

 

[haywood]

I have a Ruger LC9s and a Smith 360J. The Ruger I shoot well and often. My 360 is slightly heavier than yours. I like shooting it and do about once a month spring thru fall.
If you are not enjoying the pistol I'd change ammo to target wad cutters. They have little recoil and cut a nice clean hole. Another option is Hornady 38 spl non +p Critical Defense ammo 110 gn is a low recoiling round
Other thing to do is maybe a grip change. This ammo and Altamont finger grooves combat grips make my wifes M60 comfortable for her to shoot. My last Idea is to swap the titainium cylinder for a steel one and gain a couple ounces.

I tried S&W rubber Combat Grips and didn't care for them. Didn't like the wood either then I put on Pachmyer Compacs. My 36 is a dream to shoot now. It's strange I have Two pairs of Pachmyer's. The pair that feels best are a little softer and I can use Speed Loaders with no trimming. The other pair didn't feel as good and I had to trim them to use Speed Loaders. I didn't buy them so don't know if there are different models.

 

[Whitwabit]

Every pistol but one I have bought I have shot a copy of it in advance of the buying .. The one I didn't I got a too good to be true deal on it was the reason ..

I have avoided buying a few because of that when I thought I would like a certain pistol and didn't after shooting it several times (Shield bought the Compact instead) !! I also bought one I hadn't thought about buying at all but shot a friends and liked it so well I bought one to carry .. my Beretta PX-4 Sub Compact and its one of my carries now ..

So by renting a pistol on a range its easily found out if you like shooting the model your looking at .. if not move on to something else you will be much happier and stand a better chance of carrying all the time if you do !!

I just can't see buying a pistol I didn't like shooting unless it had some kind of sentimental feelings .. I bought a friends gun who suddenly died from a heart attack .. or to add to a collection of models ..

 

[Talldog]

My 2 primary carry guns are a Ruger SR9c and an M&P Shield 9. I'm accurate with both and I could shoot the Ruger all day. The Shield is snappier, but still fun to shoot and takes a couple hundred rounds to tire me out.

I'm with the folks who won't carry a gun they don't like to shoot. If you don't like shooting it, how good can you get with it?

 

[robvious]

I do not EDC... I Some Days Carry... and I don't need any comments from the peanut gallery... that being said... I do enjoy shooting my SDC pistols... a PA-63 in 9x18 Mak... pocket/hot weather... and a Sig P226 9mm with heavy clothes... parked the 4" K-frame a long time ago...

 

[markyboy57]

I have been carrying my shield 45 lately. Love it! Just put 100 rounds through it today.
I enjoy shooting any of my carry guns. I feel if you don't like shooting a gun you won't practice enough with it. If your going to use a gun to protect yourself, you better be good with it, and that takes practice.

 

[shep854]

My EDC is an M49 (see my avatar pic), that I do enjoy shooting. I carry and practice with 125-130gr bullets, so there's no recoil sting, as with 158gr loads.

I also like broccoli!

 

[badge]

We should always practice with our carry weapons. I see many persons with " Rotations ", of weapons which is fine but that is why we must TRAIN. Some are DA/SA, Single Action only, etc. I only have three daily carry weapons as they all function exactly the same. I'm not smart enough or accomplished enough to " rotate ", so I try and keep it simple.

 

[mule69]

My EDC is a Colt Commander (04691) and I grin every time I take it to the range to shoot it. Now if I am just going down to the mail box I carry a Glock 43. It shoots fine but not near as much fun.

 

[PatAz]

If I did not enjoy shooting it, it never would be an edc.

 

[spad124]

I love shooting my EDC, a CZ PCR. I got it for the action, DA/SA decocker and no safety, but it's as much fun to shoot as my range guns.

I prefer to look at it as confidence and control rather than enjoyment. Or maybe the confidence I get from a controllable pistol makes shooting it enjoyable.

That said, I don't like the grips on most pistols marketed as easily concealable CC pistols because I don't like my little finger hanging off the grip and the slab sides.

I recently bought a CZ75D Compact after reading bigwheelzip's response to the comparison question I posed in the SD subforum. Even though CZ is compact and concealable, when shooting it almost feels like a full sized pistol. Plus the grips have slight palm swells which I prefer to the slab sided grips on most CC pistols.

 

[wrkerr]

I was trained in the 70's to "Carry what with you train; train with what you carry." My philosophy has always been to carry the same gun, in the same place, all the time. Get good with it and stay with it.

If shooting your EDC is not fun, get something that is! Otherwise you won't practice.

I have carried my M49 for nearly 40 years as B/U to my duty weapon, off-duty, everywhere, everyday. I shoot 50-100 rds with it weekly. It is FUN to shoot. I don't use +p which I'm sure aids in the fun factor, and I have NO issues with carrying non +p ammo.

 

[OLDSTER]

Shooting EDC

I routinely shoot 100 rounds of 130 gr. .38 plinkers ( even the 110 grain Critical Defense shown here are no problem-but too spendy) at the range with my 642 and enjoy it.