On 8/14/2022 at 5:48 AM, Captain Phil said:

I like guns and have owned many of them over the years.  I have guns in my home and my wife and I know how to use them.  I don't want a gun in my car or on my person

This is kind of how I feel too. All mine are in my safe because I’m honestly more worried about someone stealing them than I am worried about having to use one. I am not against people’s right to carry one though. Every person here in MN who has one is required to take a safety course and pass a range accuracy test.

In the world we live in today, especially if you lived in a city of any real size, a G19.5 with RMR06 and Streamlight TLR-7A carried inside an AIWB with a g17 spare mag would make perfect sense.  If you're carrying for SD/PD, than one might be inclined to go with best terminal ballistic 9mm round on the market....the 147gr. HST by Federal. 

 

Then again I just like to fish

I realized it’s extremely uncomfortable driving and carrying 6 o’clock. So lately I stick it in the glove compartment, where it stays most of the summer. Once cooler weather rolls around, I carry a lot more.

 

Sadly, I carry most of the time around the house—neighbors have poorly socialized pit bulls across the street. And I’m not taking a chance their “prey reflex” (or whatever term pit bull apologists favor) kicks in while my toddlers are trying to play on the trampoline.

Having worked all over the greater Birmingham, AL area, some places I was nervous to drive through, I carried legal all the time. It’s saved my bacon more than once. 9mm is the cartridge of choice and a S&W MP Shield w/ 8 rd mag is what I carry daily. It hides well with no tell-tale bulge.

 

That said my all time favorite is the .45 ACP. Just too darn heavy for summertime attire. ?

Sig P938 on my person and keep a .38 snubnose in my vehicle’s center console.

Why? I refuse to be terrorized by some loser.

I'm gonna start slinging an AK-15...

I carried a S&W 642 daily,when I worked. It's now my back-up, in an ankle holser, when I'm wearing pants.  In the summer, it's a Glock 43 in a cross draw (I drive a lot) otherwise, it's a 19 under a light jacket and the wheel gun on my ankle.

Dailey m and p 9mm 2.0. Just got my permit in maryland to carry ....as we didnt have this at all in maryland unlesss you had a reason..now we dont need a reason...only o.o1% of 6 m ppl have thier permits so far ..

^ What he said.

 

I did have a CC permit when I worked a job where I was transporting money...but when the job ended so did my CC permit. Never re-uped it, don't see the need for myself.

I don't carry since where I live it's relatively safe. We're mostly a bunch of small towns abutting up against each other. I think in a lot of cases, pulling a gun could get you into more trouble than out of trouble.

Back on topic:

 

I have in the past carried the Beretta Bobcat .22lr,  then the Shield 9mm, then the LCP .380 for its small size and now I’ve adjusted to pocket carry the 9mm Sig P365 anytime I leave my home. I also carry a spare mag. 

I carry a glock43 small and light enough I can carry it in the waist band of my gym shorts. I do carry a spare mag with it.

Just now, Darnold335 said:

I carry a glock43 small and light enough I can carry it in the waist band of my gym shorts. I do carry a spare mag with it.

That’s my dress up gun

9 minutes ago, SamKormak said:

Classy! My go-to is G43x

I’m looking at getting one. I got my 43 when they first came out 

On 12/16/2022 at 12:10 PM, Darnold335 said:

I carry a glock43 small and light enough I can carry it in the waist band of my gym shorts. I do carry a spare mag with it.

That’s been my cc for years. Great gun

It's like you left a 19 in the dryer too long?...I've only shot a borrowed pink one, but even with an extended mag, It's just too small for my liking. Otherwise it's a great little gun.

I carry the P365XL and now I also carry a Taurus G3c. I like the Taurus with the 3.2" barrel making it a bit easier to conceal. I also liked the cost. I paid $300 with a $50 mail in rebate for it, and it came with 3 mags.

 

Now here in GA, we can just carry open or concealed with the new Constitutional Carry law being enacted.

S&W Model 357PD.

41 mag has the size and power without major recoil.

why carry?  One never knows what you will encounter. Not looking for trouble, but want to be safe if needed. 

I carry a Glock 29sf if I'm carrying concealed. If I'm open carrying in the woods or whatever I carry a Kimber rapide 10mm or a Ruger sp101 in .357 mag with a 4.2" barrel. I've always got my Colt Junior .25 ACP in my pocket. 

Started carrying a Ruger LCR in .357

On 5/20/2023 at 10:43 PM, slonezp said:

Started carrying a Ruger LCR in .357

Ouch, A LCR in .357 has to be hard on the hands after a few shots. 

It also takes 38 and 38+P rounds

Lol yeah I know. The .357 is a few ounces heavier than the .38 model but I imagine it's still a handful with full power magnum loads.

I'll let you know. Haven't fired it yet. I'm currently working 6 days a week and haven't found time to go to the range. I used to have the LCR in 38sp and it wasn't a bad gun and very controllable. Gave it to my dad during the heart of the riots in Chicago a couple years back.

I went to the store recently looking for another 38. They had a ton of S&W J frames in 38 and I didn't care for them. There was one LCR in another cabinet that I found...the salesman didn't even know it was there. It came with Hogue grips and they help take the sting out. I used to have a Super Redhawk Alaskan in .454 casull with Hogue grips and they were a godsend. 

That being said, I won't be putting thousands of rounds thru this. It's just a pocket gun. It just needs to be reliable. 

Yeah the LCR is a nice little gun, it's perfect to throw in a pocket and with the Hogue grips it absorbs recoil pretty well. I probably would have bought the .357 too, had they had one when I got mine, good to have the option. 

 

I will never forget shooting my dad's snub nose .357 when I was a kid, couldn't have been more than 8 or 9. He'd loaded it with some low power .38's but put a full power .357 magnum in the last chamber. I got to that last shot and the gun nearly jumped out of my hand and he's just standing over there laughing.