Do you enjoy shooting your edc weapon?

[joeintexas]

Mostly carry a SP101, shoots pretty soft with 38spec+P, not bad with .357 magnum. I admit I don't shoot it near as often as the 1911s or the 4566. Sometimes carry a 6946, it shoots very soft. I think any of the Airweight J frames are going to bite a little.

 

[amcline82]

I carry a shield 40 don't love shooting or hate shooting it. I just shoot it for the practice.

Friends don't let friends buy a Taurus

 

[MetalMan]

I regularly shoot all of the handguns in my EDC rotation; 2-1/2" 66-4, 3" 60-15, 36 no-dash and Kimber Ultra Carry. If it doesn't come as second nature, it makes no sense carrying it as an EDC.

My Kimber Custom Classic and S&W 19-5 are relegated to range sessions only. The Kimber is too big to carry concealed comfortably and the finish on the 19-5 is too doggone pretty to risk messing up.

 

[Dobie406]

When my intent is to shoot for enjoyment, I shoot my S&W revolvers. That being said, I work at an indoor range and when I just want to blow off some steam or the mood strikes me to do some shooting, I pull a Jiff peanut butter jar of reloads out of my locker and run several mags through my XDs that is always on my hip. Seems I need to blow off steam fairly often and have come to enjoy shooting my EDC

 

[Pisgah]

Probably 70% of the time I carry a Beretta Nano 9mm; the other 30% of the time it is a Springfield XDs .45. I find them both very pleasant to shoot, and I shoot them a lot.

 

[Anglergator]

What do you carry and do you enjoy shooting it? I carry a 342Ti and it hurts to shoot it more than five rounds. I need to find another edc that is fun to shoot and carries well. Let's hear what your thoughts are.

After I shot my 642 at the range, I talked with the range owner about it's felt recoil. His opinion was, they are nice to carry, (light weight), but no fun to shoot. This was four years ago, and after ten rounds through it, the 642 was retired to the safe. After this I went to Colt D.S., J frame Centennials, (640-3, 632, 940). These weigh 7-9oz. more, but are pleasant to shoot. I know that 342 ti is very light weight, and would punish your hand even more than the 642.

 

[lrmnut]

My most carried is a shield 9 others are 642 and M&Pc9 have a lcp don't carry it much, don't have a gun I don't enjoy shooting if I didn't like shooting one I would get rid of it unless it was a collector.

 

[wogentry]

Yes. I carry one of three. A 4" Model 28, 4" Model 10-7, or 2" Model 10-5. All shot weekly plus a .22 of some type

 

[shooter1911]

Interesting question the OP asked, and the honest answer for me is I have a rotation of three guns for EDC:

1. Colt Series 70 (heavily modifies to my likes).
2. SA Range Officer Compact 45 cal. (slightly modified)
3. S&W 340PD loaded with Speer 135gr +Ps.

I also have an M&P 45C that only goes in the rotation when I'm traveling.

I love shooting the 1911s, but the 340PD is another story. I have the advantage of shooting j frames since about 1968 therefore I've had a ton of practice with them. Shooting the 11.4 oz 340PD is fun to shoot for a short period of time. At 72 years old my hands aren't what they used to be for sure so what I do to make my 340PD shooting practice more enjoyable is I shoot it often, but not a lot of shots. I only shoot about half of a 50 round box of standard 38s each time I go to the range which is fairly often. That way the gun doesn't beat my old hands up. I'll have to say after practicing with my j frames for about 50 years, I'm pretty confident they will do the trick when called upon.

My recommendation is to shoot what you carry often, and have total confidence in anything you carry. If you don't like shooting your carry gun you won't shoot it often enough to get proficient, and if your not proficient with your carry gun....well you know the answer to that one.

 

[Goldstar225]

I enjoy shooting the four I carry, a 642, Kahr K-40, S&W 60-15 3", and a Ruger 1911 lightweight commander.

 

[carpriver]

My everyday carry is either a Ruger commander in 9mm. a fun gun to shoot at the range. the other is a Springfield Armory 1911 compact in 45acp. also fun to shoot. I reload so my range ammo in 45acp is loaded a bit softer. those are my year around carry.

 

[RobertJ.]

The Colt DS is my favorite .38 snubby, and I've been carrying this for going on four years now.

It's a joy to shoot! It's like a short range target pistol, with +P or wadcutters! And it'll probably outlast me.

The photo has my oldest and youngest Colts together.

 

[TX-Dennis]

My normal carry is a Ruger LC9s. It's not really fun to shoot, but I shoot it every time I go to the range - usually about once a week.

 

[Crossfaced]

My one and only EDC for the past 2 years has been a Shield 9. It was ok to shoot stock. I put an Apex in it and now it's a pleasure to shoot. I put at least 40 rounds down the pipe each week at paper and a few stages at IDPA/USPSA practice. It's a blast to play with on practical courses.

 

[silversnake]

Yes. I wouldn't trust my life to a gun that isn't fun to shoot. For me, a K-frame snub is both easy to train with and easy to conceal.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Yes, 640 Pro. Karl Nill Centennial stocks. Barnes .357 140 gr lead free HPs. Lobo Enhanced Pancake. Milt Sparks 1¾" belt. Very comfortable to carry and to shoot.

 

[HCH]

Look for a CS-9-40 series. No pain with the Goodyear grips and conceals easily.

Mr. Hogue would be very pained if he read that.

 

[CH4]

I have many EDCs and enjoy shooting all of them equally. Here's my latest.

 

[Class III]

EDC is a Kimber Compact Aluminum (Gen 1) in 45 ACP. It's a pleasure to take out and shoot a box or two of WWB or American Eagle 230 gr ball. I've had this particular Kimber since new and have close to 9K rounds down range. Only changes from factory stock have been a trigger and action job and Wilson Combat 470XC seven round mags. Almost forgot. A new spring pack went in at 5000 rounds and the 22 lb recoil spring is replaced about every 1500 rounds. And yes, it's a "BLAST" to shoot,.


In the BUG rotation are:
NAA Mini 22Mag
S & W 61-3
KelTec P32
S & W 3953
S & W 4053
S & W M19-4
S & W 60-14
Or some other J Frame, 36, 37, 38, 442, 642, 638, 640...

Class III

 

[senecaap]

I like shooting my EDCs, but they are a 686 3" or a Combat Commander. On the few occasions where jeans and flannel are out, I carry a Colt Detective, and enjoy it and shoot it well. I have never enjoyed shooting a J frame, nor been able to shoot them well. I'm not sure why, but to me, there is a drastic drop off between the Colt DS and a J frame.