EDC Tips

[crstrode]

Pay no attention to anyone that disses your "fishing vest"

 

[S&W Fan]

Started near the end of 1977. Practice with your carry gear, that’s all.

 

[CB3]

Go to a range with someone who has a good red dot set up and knows how to use it. Try it, but pay for his ammo.

Many other threads explain the RDS advantages, but you have to try it to understand. Mounting an optic on your EDC is not for everybody, but it is a sighting and speed solution that many are finding an advantage, and not just guys with older eyes.

 

[Rpg]

Practice, practice, practice!

Your objective should be to hit, from the holster, in 1.5 seconds at 10 yards and 2.5 seconds at 25 yards. Don’t omit timed practice and don’t omit comparatively long range (25 yards).

Pick a gun then stick with it. We all like to play with our guns, but “rotating” edc’s is silly.

 

[Piwo]

40 years for me. I agree with the philosophy of sticking to one or two guns if you can. I would like to add that you should carry the best ammunition and holster you can afford. I've seen too many friends and acquaintances save up and buy an expensive handgun only to carry generic RNL or loss leader FMJ ammunition and carry it in a cheap nylon waistband holster. Or no holster at all!

 

[BAM-BAM]

43years................... just cus it's "NEW" doesn't make it better!!!!!!!

 

[snubbyfan]

20ish years.
Dunno if you'd call it a tip but my idea was to keep it simple and dependable.
A small revolver that I'm very familiar with.


In a high quality, hand made leather pancake style holster.


Hanging on a matching high quality hand saddle stitched double layer leather belt.


And carried in an easily accessible comfortable spot.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Pay no attention to anyone that disses your "fishing vest"

Very funny!!!

I wear several bird hunting vests, you know, the kind with a big pocket in the back for dead pigeons , but, as noted above, I live in vests so I have so many it doesn't matter. Nobody cares. Everyone who knows me expects me to be in a vest so it simplifies matters. Everyone who doesn't know me......I'm a cypher, a ghost, nobody "sees" me.....or you.

Regular EDC:

Often EDC:

There is no other "rotation" for me per se, just some other guns I like and know how to use well, snubbie K frames, larger 3rd Gen S&Ws.

Since this is a thread about "tips" let me add - practice point shooting. After you do that go ahead and get some bullseyes using your sights just to remind yourself how and to show off if you must. Then practice point shooting again.

Explanation because I don't want to mislead anyone:

Put out a standard B-27 silhouette target. Stand 10 or more feet away. Look this evil dude in the face, remember that he's fixing to kill you, draw your gun properly and point it at his center mass and fire. Do that again and again and at different distances. Notice I said "point". I did not say "aim".

Don't waste time or money on red dots; those optics are useless for point shooting since you're not using sights, anyway, you're gun fighting to survive.

End public service announcement. Back to your regularly scheduled program......

 

[Univibe]

20ish years.
Dunno if you'd call it a tip but my idea was to keep it simple and dependable.
A small revolver that I'm very familiar with.


In a high quality, hand made leather pancake style holster.


Hanging on a matching high quality hand saddle stitched double layer leather belt.


And carried in an easily accessible comfortable spot.

Ah, but in the same space and weight, you could be packing a G19. As simple and dependable as the revolver, and 16 > 6 when you're looking death in the eye.

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

23 years, every day, from pajamas-off until pajamas-on. Started with an ultralight 360sc .357 snubby in my front pocket. It's still there, but I soon added a bigger gun in a homemade under-the-shirt vertical cloth shoulder holster rig. First big gun was a 5" 10mm Kimber 1911. Last 5 years has been a 5" 629 "Classic" 629 .44mag, shooting 240gr JHP Underwoods. I use a VERY relaxed grip, with relaxed wrists, elbows, and shoulders ... no pain or bruising that way. I shoot strictly single action, with a 3 lb trigger-pull. My objective is to shoot a very small number of very powerful rounds, hitting what I'm aiming at.

 

[ostlund]

29 years. Mostly GALCO shoulder holsters. Besides keeping it safe from hard knocks and the weather (hunting in snow and rain as well as street carry) it is always in the same place everytime whether sitting, standing or squatting.

 

[fatcat3]

40 years on and off and my carry habits have changed since the early/younger days. for 3-4 o-clock iwb/owb with a jacket, put a couple of rocks in your pocket (if your cheap like me) or a roll of dimes. the added weight helps sweep the jacket back

 

[Chief Wiggums]

bunch of years....
always remember an xtra mag
leave the xtra clip at home

 

[tops]

bunch of years....
always remember an xtra mag

I carry a Cent. or M36 in my pocket. A M27 or M29 OWB. I use a speed strip for a reload because I have found it's easier and faster to get bullets from a speed strip instead of a mag. Larry

 

[Llance]

Why two? Have you ever had to use even one?

Thankfully, not since I returned home from Vietnam. Over there four spare mags was all I could manage with all the other gear I carried. A total of thirty-six rounds for my .45 semi-auto.

Every police officer I have had dealings with (friendly or business) has carried two spare reloads. Speed loaders, speed strips, dump pouches, Mags, you name it, they all carried at least two.

Now to answer your first question: Two spares because sometime, the person may have to do a tactical reload and wouldn't it be a shame if he couldn't do two and thus lost his life?

Muss Muggins, the OP asked for tips and this is my tip and my choice for me and others.

Taking my own advice I'm in real trouble if I ever have to use my Llama .32 auto as I only have one spare mag for it. Hopefully I am never in a position where I even need the ammo carried in the gun all the time.

Ps: I am not offended by your inquiry.

 

[Mike in Reedley]

Don’t believe everything you read from internet experts. Unless it’s me. Then yeah, everything.

 

[cmansguns]

Lots of good tips for newbie CCW

Been carrying now 50 years, 9 months, 5 days....including today.

First CCW permit New York, issued 1-19-1971, then through several states as we moved around the country, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, New Jersey ending up in 1988 in Virginia.

First carry was S&W Model 36, then Model 60, then around 2002 a Model 637-2, 2 speed strips of Speer Gold Dot, all in S&W leather OWB at 3 o'clock on stiff (usually Galco) gun belt. Somedays a Model 64 in Bianchi for hiking/camping yard chores.

Lately have been practicing and EDC with S&W 2.0 Compact (4") 9mm. I know fantastic plastic and striker fired with wonky flappy thing trigger but a neat, handy, lightweight EDC. Draws and presents well from Kydex. Decent capacity, don't have need of the extra mag. If 15 won't get me out of trouble...then I am definitely in the wrong place at the wrong time.

My only tip is put your EDC on in the morning just like the rest of your clothes...then forget about it! No need to show-off and nobody else will give you a second glance in my opinion (and experience).

 

[keith44spl]

Over half a century of CC & OC....Still learning new tricks.

EDC the same ol', same ol'....
A 1911 design and or a 4" N frame S&W.

I shoot these platforms purty regularly,
jest to keep the ol' muscle memory sharpened


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[Baltimoreed11754]

Messed with belt holsters and steel guns when I first got my ccw license. Was very self conscious of them. It felt like they were always printing. I eventually got a scandium airlite J frame and went to pocket carry. Also bought a Colt Mustang lightweight. Swap up between the two and forget it’s in my pocket. Carry a couple spare mags or speed strips along with a tactical light and a crikt folder every day.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Thankfully, not since I returned home from Vietnam. Over there four spare mags was all I could manage with all the other gear I carried. A total of thirty-six rounds for my .45 semi-auto.

Every police officer I have had dealings with (friendly or business) has carried two spare reloads. Speed loaders, speed strips, dump pouches, Mags, you name it, they all carried at least two.

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Ps: I am not offended by your inquiry.

It's just a discussion, nothing more. I guess you could call this another tip from me. Police officers and the military have a different mission than citizens carrying to protect themselves and theirs . . .