GUESS I AM BORING CCW PERSON.......

Don't mean to poke it with a stick, but if a person can walk and chew gum at the same time, they should be able to put a weapon into service without a second thought, whether it's a J frame or a 1911. I can't imagine owning a gun, especially a carry gun that I'm not sufficiently drilled with that it takes a mental checklist to operate. I vary between a J frame, Shield, or Compact 9. In each case, draw weapon, aim, (if possible), squeeze trigger, BANG. Am I missing something?
 
When carrying a concealed weapon, it's best to be the most boring guy in the room...don't leave any tracks going in, and none coming out!
 
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I believe I could join the Boring Club. I carry Two Snubs all day every day. Most of the time it is a SP101 and a LCR357. I rotate a Taurus 617 and a S&W442 in the mix once in a while.
 
keith44spl said:
Black holster & White socks......After Labor Day! ;):D
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I wear white socks all year. Drives my wife crazy. But she stopped complaining when I challenged her to find socks that were better at cushioning my feet and wicking perspiration away (I used to be a working aircraft mechanic on my feet all day). Finally, muttering to herself, she decided not to chase that particular dragon any more.

Also, I am all for boring. Over the last few years I have moved the contents of my battery to being all double-action S&W revolvers. In the middle of the night when you are groggy and not fully awake, the simplest machine you can draw is the safest. As members of the family increased their interest in firearms and carrying, this has been especially useful.

For me, decades of experience trumps new fangled fancy any day of the week.
 
I'm not sure I'd use the term 'boring.' I was thinking more along the lines of 'classic.' Here's my 60-7, although it rides in a pocket sometimes, too...


 
Smartest man on the forum, carrying the same gun for 25-years? That's downright awesome, nothing boring to it. You have my respect.
 
"Boring" has negative connotations. "Classic" sounds good, though I was leaning towards "Vintage." The problem is my duty sidearm is a 4 inch S&W Model 686-4, so it isn't old enough for either.

So, as for carry guns, I'm a Smith & Wesson man. The aforementioned S&W Model 686-4 .357 Magnum at work with a S&W Model 37 in my pocket. Off duty carry is two of the following: a 3 inch S&W Model 13-3, a 4 inch S&W Model 10-5, and the aforementioned S&W Model 37. On rare occasions, I'll only carry one of the three (like around the house).

I had another gun in the mix, but my wife commandeered my 4 inch S&W Model 681 when I put Crimson Trace grips on it.

The S&W Model 681, Model 13-3, and Model 37 all date from 1982. The Model 10 dates from 1977.

ECS
 
The only thing "rotated" around here is the magazine. How often do others swap a magazine to let it rest, re-stretch spring, put in a new spring, etc?
 
jeffh2345 said:
The only thing "rotated" around here is the magazine. How often do others swap a magazine to let it rest, re-stretch spring, put in a new spring, etc?
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It's the compressions and decompression cycles that weaken the spring. Leaving it compressed for 10 years and then shooting wears it just as much is loading it up and immediately unloading it - it's the wear of exactly one compression and decompression cycle.
 
I'm one of those boring carriers too. The most exciting thing I do is switch from IWB to OWB when the weather gets cold.
 
Nothing wrong with "boring", if it means consistency of familiarity & manipulative handling, coupled with extensive successful practice. ;)

Kind of like how some folks can easily "mix" auto & manual transmissions in cars & light trucks & motorcycles. Others? Not so much. Unexpectedly get in over your head in a nasty driving situation, and if you aren't able to instantly and intuitively properly operate the different veh's controls, it could become a real problem.

Folks can learn to use different tools & knives, though, as well as different martial arts techniques under difficult & demanding conditions, so it's sort of up to the individual and the situational context, I suppose.

If I hadn't accumulated so many different handguns because of having been a firearms instructor, and having become passingly familiar with different ones as an instructor and armorer, my "retirement CCW" selection would probably be a lot simpler ... and more boring. ;)
 
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chief38 said:
I see quite a few people here and on other forums talk about rotation of their CCW's

What's your feeling?
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so do I, I think it's stupid... revolver one day, cocked and locked 1911 the next, then a Beretta 92 with the safety on... DUMB DUMB DUMB
 
NZshooter said:
so do I, I think it's stupid... revolver one day, cocked and locked 1911 the next, then a Beretta 92 with the safety on... DUMB DUMB DUMB
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I guess it's fortunate that I'm too poor in my old age to have but one EDC and one house gun, having gotten rid of some others. I'd probably choose the same ones anyway, as they're both revolvers I trust; but the lack of choice keeps me from acting "dumb".

I figure it's a highly personal choice. I can see why some people would like variety or choose different guns for different modes of dress. I just don't have to worry about possible tactical implications.
 
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