Concealed Carry????

LUCKYDOG

LUCKYDOG

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What do you guys carry most of the time? Semi or Revolver. My 9mm is just to akward and heavy. My wife always bumps into it and complains about it. I have been carrying my 38 revolver, it is so light and compact. I do however prefer to have the 17 rounds instead of 5 rounds. I've been carrying guns all of my life and have never had the need to even take it out of the holster. If I was put in the position of really needing it, sure would be nice to have 17 rounds! Just thinking outloud and was wondering what you guys carry.

Later Bryan
 
Hey Lucky,
When size and concealability were an important issue I carried either a Walther PPK-S (380) or a S&W Mod 60 (2" 38spl).
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My everyday carry gun is the Kahr P9 in 9mm with Speers 124 gr Gold Dot ammo. I carry one extra mag on the weak side. It is about as comfortable as you can get a carry pistol to be and still have sufficient fire power went or if you ever need it.
 
If I was back in Nevada, it would be my Kahr CW-9 9mm and Winchester Ranger 124gr SXT +P ammo. Here in Commiefornia...not allowed to carry until I roll over to their demands of BS.
 
A J frame smith model 60. Doubt that I would ever need more than 5 shots in defense. In reality, five shots should be all that you would need to get behind some type of cover. If you haven't stopped your attacker or gotten behind some cover by that time, your are probably already dead.
 
Maybe get another light weight .38spl (5-shot) so that you are carrying two of them (gives you 10 shots before reload). Also carry a couple of Bianchi Speed Strips (6-shots each), gives you 22-shots to solve the problem.

If you wear long pants all the time, you could carry the second gun on the inside of your left ankle (for right-hand draw) and your primary gun on in your inside of the pants holster on the strong-side.

Or, carry your revolver in your inside of the pants holster on the strong side and a small semiautomatic (9mm Mini Glock) on the inside of the left ankle (gives you about 16 shots before going to a spare magazine of 17 shots).

You have lots of choices if you think outside of the conventional "box".

Good luck and do practice with whatever you select.

Karl in Phoenix
 
Go to www.concealedcomfort.com and check out their video, they make some awesome holsters I found at a gunshow and would never carry with anything else. Holds everything from a Kel-Tec .32 to a full size 1911, or revolver, comfortably and easily accessible. don't worry moderators, i don't work for them, just like their product
 
99% of the time , I carry a 2" 38 sp with an additional 5 rounds in a speed loader.
Other times, I carry a G27 40S&W with 10 rounds + an extra mag.
I agree with Aznative. A CCW is designed to get someone out of your face(up close & personal) or enable you to fight your way to your long gun-be it rifle or shotgun.
 
I carried a S&W M36 for years, even though I really do not care for the 38 SPL for a defensive round. Got a Ruger SP 101 when they first came out and have used it a lot since. I did carry a Glock M27 and my Glock M21 as well.
A lot depends on the weather and how you dress. When it is snowing and blowing and you are wearing heavy clothing, any one you may get into a shooting with most likely will be as well so you want somthing that will penitrate and still have stopping power no matter if the bullet expands or not. A 45 don't matter, 40 and larger it don't really matter. The 357 packs enough stopping power that it will penitrate well but they have been known to fail to expand when heavy clothing is in the way.
During hot weather or when dressed lightly the smaller package the better. If you get into a SD shooting situation, mag capacity is not as important as where you put the shots, and you want to keep in mind that the average gunfight only is going to last three rounds anyway.
A small revolver, in 357 either five or six shot fills the bill nicely for CCW, and if your worried about running out of ammo three or four loaded speed loaders fit in a pocket very nice as well.
BTW My wife and kids griped for twenty years about not going any place unless I had a gun in my pants, "up my butt" was the way my youngest girl discribed it, I always told them "it went with the badge and handcuffs."
 
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I've carried a handgun on and off duty for almost 30 years, and as I felt necessary for the last 17 years as a retiree... Not counting my 'on-duty' experiences, there has only been one time that I felt it necessary to expose a weapon by just reaching for it (subject exited stage left in a hurry).

I can tell you from experience, comfort and convenience will outweigh the need for high capacity or really high power 99% of the time.

It won't be of any use to you if it's home in a drawer/safe due to discomfort or weight. An 8-shot Kel-Tec .32 in your pocket is much better than a 15 round Beretta in your car when you are walking into a 'stop & rob' to pay for gas or a soda.
 
kel-tec pf-9, 9mm 7+1 147gr jhp.
Cz83 .380, 13+1 95gr jhp.
E.a.a. witness .40 compact, 12+1 180gr jhp
And lots of practice, if you hit center of mass on the first round you will have time for the rest. Check out your local idpa group for people to train with. blue
 
I carry a Taurus Ultra-light five shot 38 special snubby with Speer 125 plus P grain Gold Dots in a pocket holster in my jeans. There's a speed loader in the other pocket with five more. These have a mild recoil and are easy to shoot and hit with and carry plenty of energy for any close confrontation (7 yard or under).

If I can't leave or talk my way out of the situation then five shots will have to do. This little J framed gun is easy to carry, accurate to shoot and always there summer or winter. Like was said above most self defense situations are solved with three shots.

It's simply to learn on and there's nothing needed to do except pull the trigger if necessary. When I taught self defense classes in the service to service wives and dependents the small revolver was always much easier for a novice to learn on and become proficient with than any semi was. It's compact size also makes it much easier to carry and conceal.
 
I carry a Savage Striker in .22-250 Rem. 50 grain V-Max 2.5-8x28 scope. Harris BR-Swivel Bi-pod. 2 rounds loaded in the magazine.

Taurus revolver .357 Mag. 7 shots.
 
A matched set of Desert Eagle .50 semi-auto pistols in shoulder holsters, hiding under the long black duster right next to the sawed-off 12-gauge hanging from the neck lanyard. ;-)

Actually, +1 for the Airweight S&W with +P ammo in a pocket holster. With Cor-Bon 110's it's a bit of a handful, but I haven't gotten around to trying other brands/bullet weights yet (the 110's came with the gun).

So light and small you'll forget it's there, so be careful when you go to post offices and airports.

Before I got the snubbie, a Colt Officer's lightweight .45 auto. My preferred piece (1911 .45) but much bigger and heavier than the snubbie and quite difficult in summer. Now it's pretty much the snubbie year round. I'd like to get one of the Taurus mid-frame snubbie 5 shot .45 ACP revolvers ('Bulldog' style) for the car.
 
HK 357sig USPc is mine and the GF carries an airweight 38+p
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I carry a Kimber Stainless in .45 and keep it loaded with hydro-shoks. By the way John, I feel for you. When I lived in CA, I flat out ignored the law and carried a .38. I'm otherwise law-abiding, so cops never had a reason to search me, and if I ever really needed it, I figured I'd accept whatever the penalty was. I'd rather do a little jail time than have my kids grow up without a dad.
 
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