Semi Auto vs Revolver For Carry

[RandomMan]

When I get up in the morning and get dressed, I decide which gun I like best, then put it on.

Usually, that's a snub-nosed revolver of some type. Sometimes, it's a single-stack semi-auto of some type. Very rare, exceedingly rare, is it a double stack semi-auto of any type. I tend to prefer my guns and women in a similar fashion, with curves and a round butt.

-Rob

 

[BCDWYO]

When I get up in the morning and get dressed, I decide which gun I like best, then put it on.

Usually, that's a snub-nosed revolver of some type. Sometimes, it's a single-stack semi-auto of some type. Very rare, exceedingly rare, is it a double stack semi-auto of any type. I tend to prefer my guns and women in a similar fashion, with curves and a round butt.

-Rob

To each his own...but I'm also partial to double-stacked women!

 

[badge 851]

A pair of J frames, 357 Mag is primary; 38 Special is the BUG. ALL reloads are 38 Special for obvious reasons.

 

[sierra255]

I have a J frame, K frame, and several semi's to choose from that include the shield and two Sig's (9mm & 45).

However, I alway's choose the model 66-1 2.5" as my primary and secondary year around. I don't care if it is a 100 degrees or zero degrees, the 66 snub goes where I go along with a Bianchi speed strip.

Rodger
retired LEO

 

[HPaugh]

S&W Bodyguard 38 SPL +P with crimson trace laser grips. I must say I do very well with it .I sometimes carry my Kimber ultra cdp 45.

 

[ksmedman]

Summer's I pocket carry a lot. Carry either a Kahr CM9, or more often a 638.
Like the idea of more rounds in the Kahr, but I reach for the Smith more often for some reason.
IWB/OWB, then it's either a G19 or an XD45 tactical. Depends on the weather and my dress. May even start carrying OWB with my Model 64 when I get the holster I ordered in.

 

[CO_Kid]

I carry an auto at work since the department says I have to.

Even then, I carry a revolver as a backup.

When i'm not at work, I carry a revolver. Period.

 

[Lost Lake]

Kinda depends on what I'm wearing that day
80 to 100 degrees..... LCP
60 to 80 degrees.......Sig 239 9mm
45 to 60 degrees........Mod 66
25 to 45 degrees........Sig P229 .40 S&W
Below zero to 25 degrees, kiss my !@#$ I ain't going ANYWHERE!

I agree with Venomballistics, but he escaped WI for NE so he's missing the great weather....

We have 60 degrees for about 36 hours. We call that season Fall.
Immediately after Fall, we get winter. Winter is anything between 30 and -35. Last Winter we had a lot of the cold -10 to -40 and no snow really to enjoy it.
Spring comes in April and lasts about 3 days. Then we get summer. This one is a doosey with temps always above 90 and humidity at about 90%. Next week we are supposed to be in the 80's and I'm looking forward to it.

I actually fly to Denver in the winter to warm up. The mountains are unbelievably warm compared to WI.

 

[venomballistics]

I agree with Venomballistics, but he escaped WI for NE so he's missing the great weather....

We have 60 degrees for about 36 hours. We call that season Fall.
Immediately after Fall, we get winter. Winter is anything between 30 and -35. Last Winter we had a lot of the cold -10 to -40 and no snow really to enjoy it.
Spring comes in April and lasts about 3 days. Then we get summer. This one is a doosey with temps always above 90 and humidity at about 90%. Next week we are supposed to be in the 80's and I'm looking forward to it.

I actually fly to Denver in the winter to warm up. The mountains are unbelievably warm compared to WI.

the difference can be amusing. while I was moving one trip up nort just about recaptured me. snow was starting to fall when I rolled out and by the time I slipped winters grasp the trusty steed was well caked in snow.
pressing on, non stop as I usualy do I ended up pulling into the parking lot at the apartment complex where the wife and I used to be with the car STILL caked in snow and getting strange looks in the 75 degree weather.
You'd think it would all melt and blow off by then .. but it don't

 

[Lost Lake]

the difference can be amusing. while I was moving one trip up nort just about recaptured me.

You know 95% of those not from Wisconsin won't catch that word as NOT being misspelled....

We go up nort and drink from bubblers.

 

[venomballistics]

You know 95% of those not from Wisconsin won't catch that word as NOT being misspelled....

We go up nort and drink from bubblers.

yeah dare hey. dat dare flavor sticks widya like Blatz I tell ya

 

[toyfarmerjj]

I carry both... Ruger LCP or S&W 60 .357. It depends on what my travel plans or just what my personal motivation is for that day. I also have carried my Colt Mustang Plus II, S&W 49 and yes, I love my S&W 61 as a back-up.

 

[badge 851]

I carry both... Ruger LCP or S&W 60 .357. It depends on what my travel plans or just what my personal motivation is for that day. I also have carried my Colt Mustang Plus II, S&W 49 and yes, I love my S&W 61 as a back-up.

What's a S&W® Mdl 61?

 

[ladder13]

What's a S&W® Mdl 61?

.22 autoloader, 5 shot. It was made for 3 or 4 years in the early 70's.

 

[MP1518]

Most people (CCW and OFF DUTY officers ) I know carry 2-3 inch 38-357 revolvers and single stack med to small size pistols.

 

[2son]

revolvers!

I switch between a 442 and a model 60.

 

[shutupdata113]

nothing beats a good ole j-frame airweight especially during hot summer days...in winter im rockin mp40c

 

[joespapa]

model 638 always

 

[Darkenfast]

So I just got my first revolver and I am quite in love with it and I shoot it extremely well. This got me thinking about getting a smaller revolver for carry. Just wondered if some people carry a revolver or does everyone pretty much carry a semi auto?

If you have a revolver and you are comfortable shooting it, then you are probably better off sticking with that type for carry. Autos will introduce a different level of complexity into your manual of arms. No matter how many new "revolutionary" autos are introduced every year, the compact revolver still hangs in there, and for some very good reasons. Get your basic five-shot .38 snub (there are a few compact six-shot models out there, too), and load it with a good example of +P ammunition. Practice at very short range. If you find you can carry a slightly larger revolver, such as a two-to-three inch K-frame, that'll do fine as well.

 

[ares338]

I alternate between a Sig Sauer P290 and an LCR (extra mag foe the P290 and speed loader for the LCR). If I need any more ammo than that I'm probably screwed anyway!

 

[Magster]

I carry a 1911 or a 686 most of the time. I have no problem going back and forth and I shoot them equally well. Both are potent and fit my hand well. Open carry and printing are not issues where I live, in fact I sometimes carry my 629-4in if I've had it on in the woods that day. I have noticed that people seem extra friendly when I'm carrying that one though.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

342PD or 2" M15, depending on how I'm dressed. If there's any reason at all, a Series 80 stainless Government Model , a couple of mags and a backup Model 37. Things are pretty quiet around here. Unless I'm traveling, the first sentence is usually the one that counts.

 

[jtpur]

Depends on my mood. Or where I am going to be. .380 kilted mostly, S&W mod 36 in an ankle holster, sigma 9mm or sd9 in a slide holster if going to the bank, and two guns into a nasty part of town any combination of the above.

 

[Yiogo]

AirWeight with Crimson Trace in 38 spl mostly in my pocket or OWB with the same holster. I sometimes carry a 9 mm semi but that Airweight, which I just bought is outstanding. Yiogo

 

[ruger-p94]

After firing both on the range for some time I think I would go with the revolver. For me its larger, more accurate, and the big reason is deep down inside I am more comfortable with it. It has never failed me and I don't want to be part of "Murphy's law.

 

[JeepLvr]

Just got my 642 and love it. It's UNREAL how it carries and disappears.

That is so true!

My wife and I both carry semi's and 642's. If we're wearing really light clothing in the summer, then it's just the 642's.

It's an excellent little revolver.

 

[OIF2]

Love the 442. Bought it when I was in narcotics; it was the perfect gun for UC buys. It now is my daily carry piece in retirement, with an extra speed strip in my right front pocket. All you need, and nothing more.
Bob

 

[snubbyfan]

I carry a 442, either on my belt on in my front right pocket depending on the weather. Along with 2 loaded quickstrips in my left front pocket.

 

[sierra255]

66-1 (2.5") year around, with a speed loader in the coin pocket and a Bianchi speed strip in the pants pocket. The only exception is when shorts are worn then sometimes it is just the speed strip. I alway's carry at least 12 rounds with 18 most of the time..

Rodger
Retired LEO

 

[blujax01]

Snub nosed .38 M64. Six sure shots, thank you.