For EDC, the 2" K frame has moved to the front of the line for me. There are many reasons, mostly I'm really good with them, they're not that hard to conceal, and they don't recoil much when you need a quick second shot.
Finally Settled on my Carry Guns
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ShelbyV8
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I have 4 in my rotation. Diamond Back DB9 9mm is my drop in the pocket anytime always gun. Then I have 3 SW99/P99's. SW99c 40, SW99 9, and Walther P99 40/357sig. All 3 have outstanding DA/SA triggers with a de cocker. The SW99c carries very well in the pocket of cargo pants.
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G.T. Smith
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M37 airweight or Colt Government .45. Boy, you sure notice the difference in weight but the CGM doesn't bother me that much. I carry the 1911 mostly in the colder months as it is slightly harder to cover than the 37. Love them both.
Peace,
Gordon
Peace,
Gordon
gman51
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I went through quite a few guns looking for my CC. I sold most all of them and the LCR 357 has basically ended my search for the best CC for me.
snowman.45
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In the 2 3/4 years I've been retired now, I've tried to reduce my potential carry guns to four. That is the number of slots on each of my department's retirement qualification cards. I think over these few years, I've found out what I truly carry a vast majority of the time, but it's been a real struggle. I've been determined to limit myself to a single card each year, so I finally have it figured out (I think).
First, I have to have my 340 M&P for those "light" days. Second, I have to have the 640-1 for the magnum days. Third, I've got to carry the Shield .45 for, well, .45 days. And finally, I have the Glock 26 for my higher capacity days. With the revolvers, I always carry two extra speed loaders, and sometimes two speed strips. For the Shield, I usually carry 2-3 spare 7 round magazines. For the G26, I carry at least one spare G17 magazine. It's very rare that I need anything other than the guns listed, but there are times I have to fight off the urge to carry my 66 3" or my G19. If traveling, you can bet there will be something else locked in a lock-box in the truck, along with extra magazines.
First, I have to have my 340 M&P for those "light" days. Second, I have to have the 640-1 for the magnum days. Third, I've got to carry the Shield .45 for, well, .45 days. And finally, I have the Glock 26 for my higher capacity days. With the revolvers, I always carry two extra speed loaders, and sometimes two speed strips. For the Shield, I usually carry 2-3 spare 7 round magazines. For the G26, I carry at least one spare G17 magazine. It's very rare that I need anything other than the guns listed, but there are times I have to fight off the urge to carry my 66 3" or my G19. If traveling, you can bet there will be something else locked in a lock-box in the truck, along with extra magazines.
Tinhack
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I carried a 25 semi-auto for 20 years. I had always wanted to bump up to a 380 but after seeing them bounce off tin foil and glass, I passed on that. I had serious plans to get a 40 after the brother said "the company" went to them. But it wasn't that long after that they went back to 9mm and I wasn't sure my newly developed RA could handle a 40. So when the bucks were free, I sprung for 9mm Shield. It's thin and compact enough plus it has 7+1. I'm waiting for my Crimson green to arrive to finish the holster.
shouldazagged
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Seventeen years ago I started pocket carrying a dashless 640. So far, so good.
I've considered the LCP, but (A) anytime I try to save up for one some kind of emergency claims the money, and (B) I still believe there's less that can go wrong with a revolver if push comes to assailant. Especially for an old guy with crippled-up hands that might not give a real good grip on an autoloader.
I'd still like to have an LCP for backup or for my very rare dress occasions, but I do like and trust my J-frame.
I've considered the LCP, but (A) anytime I try to save up for one some kind of emergency claims the money, and (B) I still believe there's less that can go wrong with a revolver if push comes to assailant. Especially for an old guy with crippled-up hands that might not give a real good grip on an autoloader.
I'd still like to have an LCP for backup or for my very rare dress occasions, but I do like and trust my J-frame.
DevilDog72
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I have been carrying a 19-4 snub for about 8 years now. On occasion I will carry a 66-3 snub and even a 642-1nl at times..... the 19-4 gets the bulk of the carry.... night stand. It works for me. I like the weight of it on my hip, the feel in my hand, the bark when it has to. In all weather and all seasons in a Lobo enhanced pancake with 2 speed strips.
Carried two for 29 years at the JOB and always will. Shocking how many folks either have a permit and don't carry or are retired from LE and choose not to. Hey, it's America and you get to choose. After many different weapons and calibers I always seem to return to a Glock 32 in .357 Sig and a S&W 37 in the LF pocket with reloads for both. Just my preference is all. I shoot both well and find neither too cumbersome to carry. I suggested the Ruger LCP to two Doctor friends who MUST conceal their weapons due to policy at their respective jobs and they love them. Better to have that LCP than leave your Colt Govt. at home, or whatever weapon you use. So many Platitudes that could be used but you all know what they are and what they mean. At least if you have a weapon you can defend yourself a tad better than without. My day's of being able to " handle ", myself are over so I either have to flee, which is fine or defend myself. I will always choose flee first.
HorizontalMike
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Yeah, my J-frame gets carried while my others sit quietly in their parking spaces...
In the mean time, I have been rethinking my position on penetration and feel backing off of 3.57Mag in a 4" to only 38+P in a 1.87" barrel seems more than enough to get me out of trouble AND minimize strays from striking others. IMO, the whole point is to get OUT of trouble, NOT to get INTO trouble...
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bonspy
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My first concealed carry weapon was a Colt Combat Commander. The gun was modified a bit, barrel bushings, trigger work, etc. I carried in a shoulder rig back in the 1980's in Detroit when I was a private investigator, security consultant/bodyguard. I was a much bigger guy back then nearly 100 pounds heavier from working out, boxing and playing competitive judo, so I could conceal a much larger handgun than I can currently. Also, because Detroit was at the time the "murder capital" of the USA, I felt that I needed that kind of firepower, to defend not only myself, but clients lives too. Also, in that mostly chilly climate wearing jackets of varying thickness was always an option to assist in concealing a handgun. Thirty odd years later, due to an illness, I literally weigh in at a measly 140 or so odd pounds at 6'2" in height. I also live back below the Mason-Dixon Line, where I belong but, where wearing a jacket ALL the time would be ridiculous looking. So I have gone around 180 degrees from all that firepower to a nice little .380.
Yeah, I carry a Smith & Wesson product, the M&P Bodyguard 380, with the Crimson Trace laser. I do have other handguns I suppose I could carry, but this gun does everything I need it to do. It's highly concealable, to the point where I can just place it in my right front pocket and in the holster I have for that location you certainly can't tell it's a gun, though you might think I have a cellphone in that pocket, if you looked particularly hard and concentrated with all of your powers of perception on that pocket. The gun is very accurate for being so small and lightweight. With a round chambered and 6 in the magazine I have little doubt that if I ever had to put it in play I could certainly get the gun to do what it was designed and built for doing. It's a nice firearm, well made and as I said surprisingly accurate. I think I'll keep it.
Yeah, I carry a Smith & Wesson product, the M&P Bodyguard 380, with the Crimson Trace laser. I do have other handguns I suppose I could carry, but this gun does everything I need it to do. It's highly concealable, to the point where I can just place it in my right front pocket and in the holster I have for that location you certainly can't tell it's a gun, though you might think I have a cellphone in that pocket, if you looked particularly hard and concentrated with all of your powers of perception on that pocket. The gun is very accurate for being so small and lightweight. With a round chambered and 6 in the magazine I have little doubt that if I ever had to put it in play I could certainly get the gun to do what it was designed and built for doing. It's a nice firearm, well made and as I said surprisingly accurate. I think I'll keep it.
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joeintexas
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Old habits are hard to break, I still carry the SP101 in 2 1/4 barrel. A little heavy but you get used to the weight and it just feels good shooting. I shoot .38spec+P but it handles the .357 ok. A nice light J frame would be nice sometimes though.
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It is none of my business what guns, how many, etc. that you carry. I believe in carrying one gun, becoming totally familiar with it, how it shoots, how to take it down, clean it, and put it back together. I have carried the same generation 3 pistol in .45acp for over 25 years, and will continue to do so. When I reach for it, every part of it is instinctive, how it functions is automatic (no pun). I know I can put that round where it needs to go from years of training.
Sig 238 w/extra magazine in the pocket or on the hip; Glock23 9mm conversion (trigger, titanium guide rod and wilson combat night sights) w/3 mags in the grab bag and a spyderco knife. Federal HST 9mm hollow points ammo to go. (practice monthly).
Bedside Sig 229 w/TLR-4 green laser-area light on the rail .. for "bump in the night work" .. Federal HST 40 cal ammo and spare magazine (practice every other month) ... to protect the home/family and the better guns.
confidence ... high.
Bedside Sig 229 w/TLR-4 green laser-area light on the rail .. for "bump in the night work" .. Federal HST 40 cal ammo and spare magazine (practice every other month) ... to protect the home/family and the better guns.
confidence ... high.
Usually a snub revolver(currently 642) and sometimes a Glock 26.
As of late, I've actually been questioning the revolver due to it's relatively low capacity. I've been a proponent of the hammerless snub for a long time primarily based on it's ECQ advantages as well as available civilian defense stats. New research and looking at the issue from a different perspective has me reconsidering my choice.
As of late, I've actually been questioning the revolver due to it's relatively low capacity. I've been a proponent of the hammerless snub for a long time primarily based on it's ECQ advantages as well as available civilian defense stats. New research and looking at the issue from a different perspective has me reconsidering my choice.
Ranger514
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When I retired in 2014 after 24 years toting a full duty belt, I decided I wanted to go lighter in order to save what is left of my back. My rotation for EDC includes an 8-round DAO Sig P290RS, a 66-3, and a 60. A Glock 19 sits in the bedside dresser for home defense, but it rarely goes anywhere other than the range, as does my full size 1911.
Model 640-1 Pro in a Lobo Enhanced Pancake rides at 4 o'clock all day, every day. It's full of 140gr Barnes lead free .357 hps, and I practice enough that Smith, Barnes, and I are a terrible trio.
I don't feel a threat from two-legged critters where I live (unless you consider a standing bear a two-legged critter). Two years ago a friend pumped 11 rounds of .45 auto into an attacking griz; the ol' boy finally toppled over about an arm's length away from my friend. Made me start questioning my 629 Trail Boss so I sold it.
Yesterday I added another 5-shooter to my carry-it-when-I-need-it kit: a 500 4" in a Simply Rugged Sourdough in the cross draw position. I'm awestruck at how comfortable and weightless it is when I'm standing/walking (far better than the Trail Boss in its shoulder rig). Wouldn't be good for sitting or driving, but I don't need it then so no problem.
Cheers,
Bob
I don't feel a threat from two-legged critters where I live (unless you consider a standing bear a two-legged critter). Two years ago a friend pumped 11 rounds of .45 auto into an attacking griz; the ol' boy finally toppled over about an arm's length away from my friend. Made me start questioning my 629 Trail Boss so I sold it.
Yesterday I added another 5-shooter to my carry-it-when-I-need-it kit: a 500 4" in a Simply Rugged Sourdough in the cross draw position. I'm awestruck at how comfortable and weightless it is when I'm standing/walking (far better than the Trail Boss in its shoulder rig). Wouldn't be good for sitting or driving, but I don't need it then so no problem.
Cheers,
Bob
Although I sometimes carry a 642 when there's no threat at all and my back is tired, I generally carry an improved Model 56 (2" M15) with FBI loads. It is more accurate and faster for me to aim than any J or fixed-sight K revolver. Although I can see the advantage of a Gov't Model or a BHP in certain situations, I believe that the 15 is adequate, and slightly safer and a lot more convenient. If I see what I think is a need, I'll switch, or double up.
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