Multiples of Every Day Carry Guns.

[photoman]

Every man has to work out his own safety. Use what you're comfortable with. David was comfortable with a slingshot. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with one so I carry a 642.

p.s. As an aside... David used a sword to kill Goliath... Goliath's sword.

 

[ContinentalOp]

And WHAT IF an 9.0 earthquake occured, then a massive tsunami wiped out all of your possessions? Life's full of "what if's" so I guess you (not me) should have some extra pocket rockets stashed away somewhere. But like I said, I'll take my chances with one, very reliably proven, pistol

It's definitely possible to "what-if" things to an extreme. Everyone has to figure out what works for them. For me, I like having redundancy, not necessarily for carry, but for the reasons I mentioned. You like having a single pistol, and that's fine, too. Because the world don't turn to the beat of just one drum...what might be right for you may not be right for some.

 

[Knightrider03m]

Marcus, more power to you and the other posters who've decided to go "redundant". All I've been saying is that REALISTICALLY speaking, unless you are LE, it's doubtful that you will ever need a BUG, let alone more than 5 rounds. (Man, I know I'm going to hear it from all you BUG users, be gentle. And, yeah, yeah, I carry more than 5 rounds on me when I CCW, only because 11 rounds conveniently fits into my pistol. Will I ever need all 11 rounds?; statistically/practically speaking, even given all of the "what if's" ad infinitum...highly unlikely).

Like I said above. A BUG can be used for more ways than a gun to use if your main gun fails. 5 rounds may be enough.... may not be enough, with the way things are going now and days.... I carry reloads with me. Now you have multipliable attackers.... normally 3, I wouldn't just have 5 rounds with me...... even 11 rounds is a little on the low side if faced with 3 attackers.

Again, whatever you feel you need to protect yourself, cool. But I've got to ask, if you are in or know you are going into a "bad area", why not put your primary in your pocket? And, if you feel that you cannot access and draw your primary when you will need it, practice, practice...well, you get the idea.

I see that you also live in MI. If you can find a pocket big enough for me to CC a model 19 or a Sigma without printing, I'll take you out for lunch LOL. The only gun that I can pocket carry is my M&Pc (which if I'm pocket carrying it, then that is my only gun on me) and my snub nose. However, my EDC main sidearm is my Sigma and that can not be pocket carried. Me carrying my BUG isn't due to me not getting to my primary, its the fact if I'm in a bad area or in an uneasy problem, I can just slip my hand in my pocket so if something does happen, my gun is already in my hand and I'm ready to fight.

Let me ask this another way, do you have two fire extinguishers in the same location in your house, two new spare tires in the trunk of each your vehicles, or two cell phones on you? (assuming you're not a doctor or drug dealer ) If not, why not?

Ask for your other questions, the threat level is different. One fire extinguisher fails, I can run to the next room and get another one unlike in a gun fight were I just can't run into a gun store and buy another gun. A spare tire is a back up tire, its kind of like carrying a 3rd gun. I do carry two cell phones.... i'm not a doctor nor a drug dealer, just a person that like to keep in touch with people (lol) and also because I use one phone for work

My response is in bold above.

 

[J.P.60]

Marcus, the point of having a back-up to your EDC is not that it's available if you have a failure in a threat situation - it's in the event that the failure of your EDC requires shop time or replacement. Your BUG is for those times your main carry fails.

My job places me in West Detroit, Mexican Town and small towns out in the hinterland that do not take to strangers. I have a bug all the time and my hand is usually on it in threatening areas, too!

 

[MotorCityGun]

Marcus and JP,
I enjoyed our discussion/debate about multiple carry, etc. Obviously, our individual "mileage" varies, but not all that much. I would NEVER criticize whatever your "mileage" is. In fact, as MI brothers-in-arms, you guys rock. If there was ever a need to have my back covered, it would be comforting to know it was either one of you guys.

As my final post related to this particular topic, I would like to know how many active LEO's carry a BUG while on the job. I would think that if there was anybody who would need a BUG just in case, it would be these brave men and women.

p.s. Hey Marcus, I can handle 6 White Castles.
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[rebelray84]

I am an active LEO and carry a BUG most shifts.I have never had to use one in 19 years but I've always went with the old saying "better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

As for having multiplies,well not exact copies but close enough for government work-

 

[MotorCityGun]

I am an active LEO and carry a BUG most shifts.I have never had to use one in 19 years but I've always went with the old saying "better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

As for having multiplies,well not exact copies but close enough for government work-

One more data point which even further convinces me (joe citizen, non-LE) that I shouldn't need a BUG and all that goes with it. Maybe if I were LE, I would consider it.

 

[Sodbuster46]

My everyday carry is an M&P40c - one of my BUG's is a Cobra 38 Special Derringer should it ever become up close and personal; Should I get car jacked and being drug out the window - I might no be able to get the M&P into action - but I can get to the Cobra - I can always shove it in their ribs and take care of business; my Other BUG is an Airweight 38 Special; my point being if it ever gets into close quarters and I can't get the M&P into play - doesn't mean the pistol has failed I will still have something to fall back on; train and know your weapons, and train to let your actions become second nature;

 

[COL Jagdog]

Redundancy should be encouraged -- most military systems (aircraft, APV's, naval vessels, have various redundant systems) -- at our duck camp in south Louisiana, where the boats/duck boat motors that we used are subjected to extreme conditions (mud, brackish water, etc); we always keep two fully equipped extra boats at our boat landing (in case your primary boat does not start, you have a spare ready to go -- no one has ever missed a duck hunt all these years --nothing as discouraging as getting up very early in the morning to hunt and not being able to get your boat engine started and missing the hunt) --
my mantra "One is none, two is one" -- works very well. And, works very well with weapons -- I have 3 Kimber's that I carry in sequence, plus 2 .32 Tomcats -- works very well.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

As a non-LEO I have ended up with duplicates of several Smiths, in both revolvers and autos. Part of it was due to opportunistic acquisitions, partly due to my personal interests as a collector and sometimes simply because I ran across what l perceived as a good price on a desirable gun. "Collecting" shooters has it's advantages. One very clear and unstated reason is, if necessary, one has a "parts" gun to cannibalize for parts...

By the way, my most common carried Smiths are either a M60-7 or -9 or a 4006... and sometimes both!

Blessings,
Hog

 

[DonDee]

I'm sure a believer in this concept as you can see below.

My reason may be different than some though. As I age I find that the fewer manuals of arms I need to remember and practice the happier I am. Plus, being able to count on muscle memory in the hopefully slim chance of an emergency is important too.

Hey, don't laugh-you'll get old one day too!

 

[CWH44300]

I'm in and think its a great idea

I love the stainless 4" 44mag

but I'm a big fan of the feather weight platform too, I've only got about 3 rigs to carry about a dozen 4" N frames, this concept works for me, sorry for the nasty cell phone pics

 

[williamlayton]

I have carried just about everything I own.
I think that if you shoot all of them you will be profecient with all of them--or should be.
Blessings

 

[sipowicz]

I have eleven of the exact same bullets in my 442 and Colt DS.

 

[crofoot629]

Me too.
AR's
Glocks
442's
Garand's
1911's (two Wilson's hurt the bank account b4 I was married LOL)
4" Pre-10's
12 GA's

I think that's most of what I view as my serious social firearms.
I carry all of them at the same time
Some of you don't get it.
I do sometimes carry a 43C BUG with either a Glock or 1911 however.

Where does your herd of K22's fit in?
They must be real important to have spares of!

Never let the cops search your house without a warrant.
If the safe is open close it.
After a self defense shooting I see circumstances where LE would overreact and take all your guns.

Emory

 

[BaldEagle1313]

I never really needed a reason like confiscation to have more than one 27-2.

That said, my carry gun is a 457, and I DO have two of those. BUG is a Mod 38. My only other J-Frame is a 34-2.

If I've got myself into a situation where they took my BUG because I used it I have more on my plate than wondering what to carry the next day.

 

[vista461]

I have a FS 4.25" M&P Pro9, M&P 9c and 4003 that I carry at different times. I don't plan on getting exact duplicates of any of them. The manual of arms is close enough that I feel fine carrying any of them. My M&P's have no manual safety and I carry my 4003 with the safety off until I can get it converted to decock only. I guess they do have one thing the same, they all have night sights.

 

[Cleandean]

Multiples

That's the philosophy of Clint Smith. ONE IS NONE ,TWO IS ONE ..... FA LA LA ...LA LA ............ If you got the room;great. I am out voted with the Memsa's shoes and purses................

 

[Ogandydancer]

Hey guys, do I have something turned off that needs turning on or, something turned on that needs turning off? Anytime anyone else puts pictures in their posts thru Photobucket the only thing I get is the block that says, "this image has either been moved or deleted by photobucket".

 

[haywood]

Two Snubs and reloads, every day all day.