done with semi-auto carry

[LCC]

G19, G43, G42, LCP2, LC9...carried them all, drinking the Kool Aid that loaded magazine capacity plus spare carried magazines key requirements to self protection.

As of now most are sold, the rest are for sale, and a 642 with CT405 grip is now alternating between pocket and OWB, with a single speed strip of extra 158 gr shwc in weakside pocket.

And I somehow still feel fully protected.

 

[Zebra War Wagon]

If you are not a LEO, the J frame is perfect. 3-3-3 Three shots in three seconds and within 3 yards. NO FUSS, NO MUSS....

 

[gman51]

I agree and I did the same thing. Semi auto was supposed to be the cats meow for CC. When Ruger came out with the LCR 357 I then sold off most of my semi auto bought for CC. I have a few semi autos but only one sometimes will get carried. It is a 9mm LC9s occasionally used as a pocket carry basically only in the hot summer months. LOL Here in TX that can span several months. Mostly I carry a revolver because I believe it to be the safest and most dependable handgun for CC.

 

[Gundalow]

Carried a Model 60 for 5 decades; added a Crimson Trace Laser sight a couple decades ago. You are correct, in that most shootouts occur within spitting distance. I'm retired LE who carried pistols with an extra magazine when operating in hostile territory; now the Model 60 is always with me and very few strangers will suspect I am armed. The pistols still have a place in my retirement mode, but the Model 60 is my go to protection 95% of the time. Affords great peace of mind in these uncertain times.

 

[badge]

Carry what suites YOU and that with you are the most comfortable. Good Lord willing you'll avoid ever having to defend yourself or another anyway. Went to the Sheriff's Office to get his signature on my retired carry paperwork and one of the Deputies saw me after I identified myself placing two weapons into their lock box. He inquired as to my carrying two and I said I always have and probable always will. Old habit you know.

 

[ContinentalOp]

As someone who regularly EDCs a compact, double-stack 9mm, I think most non-LE people are well-served by revolvers, including snubs. I still carry my 642 from time to time. Everybody has different needs/wants, life situations, environments, etc.

 

[The Big D]

M60, NY -1 today.

Now usually carry a G43 on my LEOSA creds but was on a rather long and HOT motorcycle ride today. Carried my M60, NY-1 on my Maryland permit instead.

Yes, indeed, a j-frame is more than sufficient. Surely was for me for a long, long time. And still is.

Be safe.

 

[haywood]

Haven't carried anything but my Snub Revolvers for Six Years. Usually it's the Two 442s. One 442 is always in my pocket. The waistband gun gets rotated at times.

 

[mauser9]

Haven't carried anything but my Snub Revolvers for Six Years. Usually it's the Two 442s. One 442 is always in my pocket. The waistband gun gets rotated at times.

Nice pics of the snubbies. Was drawn to the 442 while buying some ammo at my local Bass Pro last week. Price was $450. Sure looks tough to beat for a pocket carry.

 

[Jessie]

Nothing at all wrong with the wheel gun.
I carry one often as a backup and feel very good about it.

 

[snowflake3838]

Carry a 637-2 Gunsmoke in wb, so comfortable forget its there.

 

[Rastoff]

And I somehow still feel fully protected.

You didn't state why you didn't "feel" protected with the semi-auto. So, why the change?

Further, why do you feel protected with the gun you're now carrying? Have you successfully defended yourself or others with it?

 

[LCC]

You didn't state why you didn't "feel" protected with the semi-auto. So, why the change?

Further, why do you feel protected with the gun you're now carrying? Have you successfully defended yourself or others with it?

felt well protected with the semi's. Just got to where I had to ask myself what was I expecting that I needed a semi-auto with two backup clips.
Have I successfully defended myself? With a handgun, no. With my hands, multiple times, including against a knife.
Protecting others? Other then my immediate family, is that my duty? Should I continue to carry a G19 with multiple clips for when the hordes of Mongol bikers come to rape and pillage?
I'm 70 years old, live a low threat, rural life. Feel well protected with the J frame on me.
And if driving into a higher threat area, my truck has a locking center console safe specifically built for it, and it has all the back up I will need if attacked on the road by a rogue bank of tweakers or a horde of zombies coming to eat us all

 

[Protected One]

felt well protected with the semi's. Just got to where I had to ask myself what was I expecting that I needed a semi-auto with two backup clips.
Have I successfully defended myself? With a handgun, no. With my hands, multiple times, including against a knife.
Protecting others? Other then my immediate family, is that my duty? Should I continue to carry a G19 with multiple clips for when the hordes of Mongol bikers come to rape and pillage?
I'm 70 years old, live a low threat, rural life. Feel well protected with the J frame on me.
And if driving into a higher threat area, my truck has a locking center console safe specifically built for it, and it has all the back up I will need if attacked on the road by a rogue bank of tweakers or a horde of zombies coming to eat us all

Curious as to what's in the center console safe.

 

[oldiesradio1560]

I did this in reserve. Since the 70's I carried models 66, 640 and 640Pro. Loved all of them until February, 2018 when I held a Shield .380EZ with No manual safety. My first automatic I've ever owned. I can put more rounds into the target in a shorter period of time which after all is what's matters in putting a threat down.

 

[Biggfoot44]

I go both ways, even though I have been gravitating to revolvers of late . Of course both my favored carry semiautos are single stack , so that screws up the huge capacity meme .

How well I shoot ( whatever ) , with emphasis on first shot hits from the holster , takes presidence over abstract capacity . I don't obsess over the number of rounds * in the gun * , as long as I also carry sufficient reloads, if not additional gun .

 

[shouldazagged]

I made the same decision twenty-one years ago, and have carried a .38 Special snub ever since. Sold my last automatic twenty years ago.

With good +P ammo I feel quite adequately protected. Sometimes a speed strip, often not. In old age, poor health and retirement, I don't get out much anymore; but when I did, I still felt the snubby was sufficient.

 

[DRJ]

I also have went back to carrying revolvers. As I'm getting older I find myself going back to what I know best and that's a revolver of some sort.

 

[CH4]

G19, G43, G42, LCP2, LC9...carried them all, drinking the Kool Aid that loaded magazine capacity plus spare carried magazines key requirements to self protection.

As of now most are sold, the rest are for sale, and a 642 with CT405 grip is now alternating between pocket and OWB, with a single speed strip of extra 158 gr shwc in weakside pocket.

And I somehow still feel fully protected.

All that matters is if your decision makes you happy.

 

[LCC]

Curious as to what's in the center console safe.

Glock 48 (their new Marksman barrel is just that) and several mags, primed with +p HP's. Next to it a 3" .38 stainless and several speed loaders with +P HP's.

And as needed, a Ruger PCC 9 mm carbine rides along as well, with two 27 round magazines, +P HP in one, Buffalo Bore +P hard cast in the other.

All about threat assessment...and my assessment these days is a J-frame with a CT grip, which should help those rounds find center mass, should suffice plenty for those leering old ladies at the community pool when I go swim my laps..lol

 

[LostintheOzone]

I'm not LEO. I usually carry a model 36. The way I look at it my carry is only there if I can't extricate myself from a sticky situation. In other words 2' to 10'.

I don't walk down dark alleys in sketchy neighborhoods with 100 dollar bills hanging out of my pockets.

I don't even shop at Walmart.

 

[haywood]

Nice pics of the snubbies. Was drawn to the 442 while buying some ammo at my local Bass Pro last week. Price was $450. Sure looks tough to beat for a pocket carry.

Shop around. You can find them cheaper. Get a no-lock.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I am not very keen on telling other folks what to carry. On a good day, I feel comfortable with what I choose to carry. There are many contributing factors, including acceptable dress considering the weather, anticipated threat level (NOT the most important factor considering the others), and safety of firearms handling in the daily routine. Since reaching my seventies, physical reaction to daily carry of a properly heavy firearm has also been a consideration. A good belt has helped greatly with this, but has not completely eliminated the need for an occasional rest with a 642 or an Agent or somesuch.

Some years back, I considered a minimum rig to be a Government Model with two reloads and a Model 37 on the ankle with two reloads (speedloaders in a RH pocket). I sometimes carried more. I still consider this to be pretty good. However, a seven-year period of off-body carry of a Model 10 (with two Jetloaders) got me into the habit of carrying a .38 Special, which I felt was more appropriate than .357 Magnum for where I was carrying. I have not really recovered from feeling that .38 Special may sometimes be a reasonable choice. Certainly, others are entitled to different opinions - I'm just sharing my feelings, like in some sort of touchy-feely group.

Nowadays, my daily carry is usually an Improved Model 56 (AKA 2" Model 15), except when I'm taking a medical timeout. I do know that a Government-size Para-Ord with two reloads and a backup Agent with two reloads constitutes a slightly better outfit, but I also know that it is a bigger PITA, and probably not needed.

I have no problem with what you choose, and if you don't like what I choose, feel free to comment. It is not likely that you will hurt my feelings.

 

[fredj338]

If you are not a LEO, the J frame is perfect. 3-3-3 Three shots in three seconds and within 3 yards. NO FUSS, NO MUSS....

Plan for the worst hope for the best. 3-3-3 is a best case scenario if it actually comes to pulling the trigger imo.

 

[mikerjf]

The other week I found myself walking down a mile-long path thru heavy woods where bears (black) have been seen, in the dark, with the nearest people 5+ miles away. Somehow the Glock with the light was more comforting than the snub would have been!

 

[Gene L]

While I endorse carrying what you want I have both and would like to see the reason for NOT carrying an auto. Other than personal choice, I don't see the reason for dumping any personal carry handgun.

 

[stansdds]

There is nothing wrong with relying upon a revolver for personal protection.
There is nothing wrong with relying upon a pistol for personal protection.
Rely upon what functions reliably and that you can best shoot and carry.

 

[LCC]

If walking about in active bear country, I would rather depend on a can of high power bear spray on a shoulder rig, and consider the the G48 or M64 on my side, both primed with Buffalo Bore +P hardcast, as backup to the spray.

As stated, all about threat assessment. And my decision to primarily pocket carry a J-frame with CT grips was based on where and how I live, and getting older being comfortable with minimal carry and occasional practice.
And nothing I have ever carried before, including my small Ruger LCP2, is as comfortable out and about as a hammerless J frame in a pocket holster. Feels like it's natural home.

 

[Marshal Tom]

I dress for the occasion. Around the house and property it is often my M&P 340 but I often carry my Shield 9 or my Glock 19 when I venture out. If I am going up on the Grand Mesa for a hike with the mutts, I often carry one of my 357's or a 1911.

 

[ladder13]

Went from a J to a P. Why not, same size, smaller, double the load?

Not my pic, but you get the idea.