Talk Major...carry minor.. if you carry at all

[BigRich315]

I have only been carrying for a little over a month. I started with a 4" service revolver in .357 magnum. That gun is 3 pounds and was fairly bulky. I added the Sigma as an improvement to the revolver and it has been much better. I have bought around 4-5 holsters to figure out the best way to carry comfortably and finally figured out how to carry each gun with light to heavy coats. I am confident that I can now carry the Sigma under any circumstance in my lifestyle. My wife did ask me if I have found the "right holster" now. What do you say to that?

The "right holster" completely disappears, feel like a pillow, and inverts the weight of your gun to only 1oz...

I haven't found that holster yet (it's fictional of course), so my Kholster will have to do. My M&P40c is right at home there in any season, from January to July. It's there 90% of the time I'm out of the house. A P3AT is in pocket 100%.

 

[KyWstJoe]

I feel comfortable with a 9mm. Federal Premium HS 124 JHP expands .69" with 14.5" penetration. OUCH! Talk one shot stops and 40 S&W, 357 Mag. and 45 ACP are darn close. From 93-96% one stop shots. The 9mm drops to 83% then 380ACP down to 63%. I may move to a 40 or 45 someday but for now both my wife and I carry 9mm Sigmas.

 

[ENGINE18]

As a minimum, I always carry a wimpy, underpowered .38spl. J-frame w/135gr. JHP Speers and a couple of speed loaders! COM @ 15yrds!

 

[Brian41]

We got CPLs in Michigan about 8 years ago and I applied for mine week two to avoid the rush. My friends told me I'd carry less later but started with a 1911 and worked downsize to J frames and a Colt Mustang and Tomcat at times too.
I live and work in areas that having my little 5 shot pea shooters would be enough and I'm overbounds if not. Twice with the .32 I've been in areas when something appeared to be going down but didn't and felt undergunned as my inlaws live in a shaky neighborhood. I carry a little more when visiting that area on rule and know my FIL has bigger within a very short reach there as well.

 

[ENGINE18]

If my best weapon is my brain, I'm in big trouble!

 

[Spicoli]

Hey now VanFlop, watch it with the Biden action on "Murder Mitten". Me and Jenny G. might have to have a little chit-chat wit U.

 

[flop-shank]

Hey now VanFlop, watch it with the Biden action on "Murder Mitten". Me and Jenny G. might have to have a little chit-chat wit U.

I'll chat with you anytime, but have no use for the mighty mole lady.

 

[Topgun434]

S&W Body guard 9mm or same in 380 with a 25 Bug. I always carry. But if I expect trouble, I stay away.

 

[finesse_r]

While I own several high powered and exotic S&W and Ruger handguns, I carry a Taurus TCP in. 380 as it is light weight, small, reliable, accurate, inexpensive, and very easy to conceal, which is currently important to me. This is because I travel several places where concealed carry is legal, but not socially acceptable. Also I never like to advertise to people in the area where I live that I even like guns much less own several and carry one all the time.

The last things I want are to (1) inspire some young or old bandit to pick me for his next target, or (2) to freak out some of the locals who consider carry a gun worse than having a pet rattle snake on a leash.

Prior to finding the TCP, I carried a S&W 649-2 mostly for 20 years, but on occasion I have also carried a 3913, a 6906, a 4013, a 4013TCP, and a 4513TCP. I am lazy about it and I just prefer a small easily concealable pocket gun to a holster gun for concealed carry.

For me smaller is better, because size does matter.

 

[DWalt]

Kel-Tec .32 in the back pocket.

GF

A Galesi .25 Automatic in my front pocket.

 

[Muss Muggins]

A Galesi .25 Automatic in my front pocket.

I have heard that Charles Whitman was carrying a Galesi in his pocket . . .

 

[cmort666]

I've gone over to my 3.5" M1911 every day.

 

[straightshooter1]

Six years!

This must be the oldest post resurrected by a new member.

 

[Ghlover]

I always carry a SD40VE and a Kahr CM9. The Kahr may only be a 9mm but I can throw it in my coat pocket for easy access. I take them everywhere.

 

[DWalt]

I have heard that Charles Whitman was carrying a Galesi in his pocket . . .

Indeed, Whitman had one of those in his arsenal on the Texas Tower. In his pocket or not, I don't know about. Actually it is a very finely made and finished small pistol, as good as any other .25. Mine is 100% reliable with Blazer FMJ bullets. Other brands, not so much. No matter, as the Blazer FMJs will do as much damage and penetrate better than the lighter .25 "expanding" bullets (which don't expand). Standard advice is that in .25 ACP, FMJ bullets are the best choice.

 

[GatorFarmer]

Whatever happened to Flop Shank? He used to carry an N frame and a big wrench sometimes. I miss him.

 

[Cyrano]

I carry a S&W 638 because it's light and concealable. I've shot it a lot and as a result I'm very much aware how hard it is to hit anything with such a short sight radius. I worry about only having 5 rounds, and about the power of even the +P 38 Specials but I think light and concealable trumps those concerns.

However, all my house guns, where carrying isn't a consideration, are 45s: three 45 ACPs and one 45 Colt.

 

[BigBoy99]

As they say, a gun is like a parachute, if you need it and don't have one, you probably will never need another!

 

[JohnK]

Pick at least one:

Kel-Tec P-32
Smith 642
Glock Model 19 with Federal +P+

If you can't carry any of these, you're neked !

 

[Donn]

I get increasingly tired of the excuses. "It's too heavy!". "It's too big!". "It's uncomfortable!".

Guess I'm gonna get on the wrong side of our friend Kanewpadle. In a perfect world, I'd love to carry my full size 1911 38 Super, but I found it to be all of the things Mr. K mocks. Most days, my old, humpback S&W Model 49 38spl rides along. There are exceptions, and I'll gun up for them, but the last time I had to draw and fire was in Vietnam. That was also the last time I carried more than one, (M-16, 1911), as well and the last time I felt the need to. Carry more than one if you feel the need, but consider this. Unless your father-in-law is the chief of police, you get into a shooting situation carrying multiple guns, you're gonna have lotsa splainin to do, (apologies to Ricky Ricardo).