Spare mag 100% of the time??
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2 spares all the time in the same place on my belt as at work. As WSR said most of the things that can go wrong with a semiautomatic are caused by magazine malfunctions.
Depending on what you carry I'm sure there are options for hiding the magazine in plain sight
Depending on what you carry I'm sure there are options for hiding the magazine in plain sight
One spare double stack or 2 single stack . How I carry depends . Pocket knife belt pouch works well at times when to much craps is carried along and some brands can turn horizonal too . I carry my spare mags on my weak side and double stack most times go in my left front pocket top side down and always stays that way turned the right way too .
Yes.
Carry a double stack most times and the gun iwb so I can't bring myself to do the magazine iwb as well, but that method is an option and YMMV.
So I carry the magazine on the weak side either on the belt owb with the shirt untucked or cover garment or else in the front pocket. For the pocket I use a Desantis mag packer, but there are several pocket magazine carriers to choose from to include all-leather offerings.
For a shirt and tie with no jacket, I'd consider using front pocket method.
Carry a double stack most times and the gun iwb so I can't bring myself to do the magazine iwb as well, but that method is an option and YMMV.
So I carry the magazine on the weak side either on the belt owb with the shirt untucked or cover garment or else in the front pocket. For the pocket I use a Desantis mag packer, but there are several pocket magazine carriers to choose from to include all-leather offerings.
For a shirt and tie with no jacket, I'd consider using front pocket method.
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In the summer with shorts and t-shirt I carry my semi IWB and a spare magazine in my off side front pocket. I use a Desantis holder.
You might take a look around for an ankle style holder. I have a friend at work that carries his back-up on one ankle and spare mags on the other, in a carrier. Not sure how you carry your weapon but in a suit this may work out for you.
You might take a look around for an ankle style holder. I have a friend at work that carries his back-up on one ankle and spare mags on the other, in a carrier. Not sure how you carry your weapon but in a suit this may work out for you.
That would drive me nuts. I'm just imagining them clacking together every time he takes a step
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As I've stated before, I have seen most of the major brand guns malfunction or break for various reasons.
So yes, I carry a spare mag. Sometimes a second gun.
If I carry two guns I do not carry a reload for either. It's just too much to carry.
So yes, I carry a spare mag. Sometimes a second gun.
If I carry two guns I do not carry a reload for either. It's just too much to carry.
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I'll play the part of oddball. I only occasionally carry a spare since the vast majority of the scenarios I can imagine will resolve one way or the other without reloading. Yeah, I'll be sorry when the zombie apocalypse begins, but other than that, I don't anticipate a protracted gun fight.
Its more about having the proper tool to fix the most likely problems a auto will have than having more bullets
Safariland Model 123 Horizontal mag holder magazine lies on top of my belt....weak side...cover flap towards 9 O'clock...... bullets facing down. Rides like it's not even there with an 8rd 3913 magazine..........
99.999999% of the time...... most/I pray none; confrontations will be resolved with what's in your firearm......but "stuff" happens"..... and
at worst.... it might be nice to have a reload when it's over....vs. an empty or almost empty gun.......cus it ain't over till the fat lady sings....
99.999999% of the time...... most/I pray none; confrontations will be resolved with what's in your firearm......but "stuff" happens"..... and
at worst.... it might be nice to have a reload when it's over....vs. an empty or almost empty gun.......cus it ain't over till the fat lady sings....
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I always carry a reload. Usually a speed strip, sometimes a moon clip. If I carried a SA, I'd carry an extra loaded mag.
bigwheelzip
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Universal nylon carrier, velcro flap closure, horizontal, off-hand at 10:00 for pistol or double HKS carrier at 2:00 for revolver. Always take them.
My most used EDC is a Bond Derringer loaded with two 3 inch .410 PDX rounds. I know many will scoff at carrying only a two shot handgun. However, my biggest concern is a mugger on the street or a car jacker. Given the typical distances at which such encounters take place, two shotgun rounds ought to be enough. I have found the gun to be 100% reliable. Don't have any worry about misdeeds since there is no magazine.
getoff
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I've never been an LEO, and I've not been carrying for all that long. But I have put a great deal of thought into it. It's all about degrees of preparedness. I carry everywhere. But I don't carry a spare mag. I don't expect I'll ever need to pull my gun. But according to my research, the vast majority of defensive encounters are resolved without firing a shot. I have 10+1. I am sure that even if I carried 2 or 3 full size mags as spares, someone would say It isn't enough. James Yeager carries 3 guns, and probably spare mags for them all. I think being prepared, for me is more about proper mindset, situational awareness, and staying out of harms way.
I've had magazine malfunctions more often than firearm malfunctions. If you only have what is in the pistol, you can be reduced to a single shot if the worst happens. Is it rare? Yes, but people do win the lottery.
mcoe74
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Depends on clothes worn and firearm, I carry at least one extra magazine.
Jim1392
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When I carry my Shield 9 I carry the spare 7 round magazine in my weak side front pocket.
Lee in Quartzsite
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Always carry an extra mag in a horizontal mag holder. Never even know it's there.
Horizontal MagHolders
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I ran out of spare ammo during an on duty gun battle a long time ago so I always carry one spare speed strip or mag no matter where I'm going. When we take a road trip an extra box of ammo (50 rounds) goes along with a spare J frame in the car.
OK So, I'm apologizing in in advance because this is going to sound like I'm trying to be insulting and I'm not.
It's not surprising that you don't carry a spare mag because you've made it pretty clear by your posts that you carry your gun as more of a good luck charm than any kind of self defense tool
The problem with playing those odds is that you're betting with the thing most likely to fail and render your gun all but useless. The solution is so simple and easy that it makes no sense to me to go without a spare.
The other thing about the arguments against carrying a spare mag is that they always revolve around a gun fight. Sometimes things happen that just happen. I was sitting in the cruiser one time a few years ago when the base plate on the mag in my sidearm let go and pinged off into oblivion for some unknown reason and ammo went everywhere. Since I couldn't find the base plate I couldn't reassemble the mag, if I hadn't had a spare I'd have been SOL.
A more recent situation didn't even involve a failure. I had a couple of live traps set up on a guy's property to try and catch some domestic rabbits that he'd let loose. I stopped on my way to work at the hospital to check the traps and found a skunk in one of them. With no way to get it out of the trap except by dispatching it first, I took out my Kel-tec .380 to pop it in the head. Naturally, I was shooting from outside the skunk's range, about 8-10yds. Skunk heads are pretty small at that distance, I hit it on the third shot. Now, if I didn't have a spare mag I would have had to go through the rest of the day carrying a 4-shooter to protect myself against whatever might happen.
A spare reload is cheap, easy insurance that can come in handy even when you're not in a gunfight. Too easy to leave behind.
Of course, if you are in a gunfight, what are you going to do when the smoke clears and you're (hopefully) standing there with an empty pistol? Maybe the guy you just shot has friends or family that someone called and are on there way to take care of business. Maybe he's not quite out of the fight yet. Anything can happen, are you going to be ready for it?
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