Whatcha packin'?


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Amadeus
December 27, 2004, 04:19 PM
Which "style" of firearm do you carry and/or rely upon for home defense?

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Marko Kloos
December 27, 2004, 04:25 PM
My two main carry guns are a DA/SA semi, and a revolver. I carry the semi-auto more often, so I chose that option.

spacemanspiff
December 27, 2004, 04:40 PM
you'd get more replies if you had an option to vote for: All of the above.

:D

Gary in Pennsylvania
December 27, 2004, 04:40 PM
CZ-75D PCR in an IWB HBE Com3

or

CZ-85 Compact in a KD Holsters IWB Belt Defender.

TheFederalistWeasel
December 27, 2004, 04:46 PM
An AK

Lobotomy Boy
December 27, 2004, 05:55 PM
I carry a revolver, but am thinking of switching to a SA/DA autoloader (CZ Rami) or a DA 1911-style autoloader (Para LDA Carry). I'll probably go with the CZ because I can use the high-cap mags for my 75B in a pinch.

Waitone
December 27, 2004, 06:10 PM
I pack a Taurus snubby IWB strong side. Today I strapped on my baby daughter's Taurus PT-145 (.45 ACP :D ) and it felt really goood!

Re-thinkin'.

Black Majik
December 27, 2004, 06:18 PM
a 1911 for home defense.

No packing opportunity for me. :rolleyes:

HarryB
December 27, 2004, 06:28 PM
Smith 642 with Gold Dots in a Uncle Mikes pocket holster. The perfect 'always' gun for me. Except when teaching of course--then I am armed with 32 adolescents!

joab
December 27, 2004, 06:36 PM
1911 home defense to comp[liment the 12 gauge
1911 truck gun
Typically carry a snubby on my ankle due to uniform restrictions

ID_shooting
December 27, 2004, 06:40 PM
Sp101

Zach S
December 27, 2004, 06:56 PM
An AK Is it chrome? Got da switch?

SA 1911 here. I have an LDA as well, however it just takes up room in the safe at the moment.

orangeninja
December 27, 2004, 07:00 PM
Glock 17 off the job :) ....Sig 229 on the job.

sm
December 27, 2004, 07:01 PM
S/A 1911
Revolver
DAO semi

Devonai
December 27, 2004, 07:02 PM
Your categorical choices do not allow for striker-fired actions such as found on Glocks, so I guess I'd have to go with "something else."

JeepDriver
December 27, 2004, 07:17 PM
DA/SA

95% or the time it's a Sig.


But I carry my G26 from time to time :scrutiny:

NJ3
December 27, 2004, 08:17 PM
I always have my Kahr PM9.

coma
December 27, 2004, 08:23 PM
Right now i have my SIG P229 in .40 S&W in a belly band holster.

tc300mag1
December 27, 2004, 08:32 PM
Hk usp 45 and a springfield Subcompact xd 9mm

McCall911
December 27, 2004, 08:50 PM
Browning BDA .380.
It'll do!

pezo
December 27, 2004, 09:07 PM
sp101 . 2 and half inch. :) edited: I mean 2 1\4 inch damn it I do that all the time.

jamz
December 27, 2004, 09:26 PM
DAO semi- colt pony pocketlite.

When I pick up my 1911 from my Dad again, I'll carry that sometimes, but I can get away with the smaller gun at work a lot easier.

-James

Brian Williams
December 27, 2004, 09:35 PM
S&W 940-1 with Speer gold dots 125 gr+p with some old diamond magna grips and a Tyler T grip adapter in a Don Hume clip on IWB.

Many times I have a S&W 13 with 158gr LSWCGC reloads in an old pancakes holster OWB
and once in a great while a Systema with LRN in Kimber 8 rounders.

OtG
December 27, 2004, 10:06 PM
S&W 5906, in a cheap IWB Desantis holster.

dev_null
December 28, 2004, 12:34 AM
- SA-only Kimber (most of time)
- DASA SIG (some of time)
- DASA CZ-52 (some of time)
- SA-only Revolver (Ruger Vaquero) (some of time)
- SA-only Revolver (NAA Mini) (all the time)

- 0 -

Zundfolge
December 28, 2004, 12:57 AM
Steyr S40 ... action is more similar to a Glock then anything listed in the poll

HKGuns
December 28, 2004, 01:43 AM
HK USP .45 Compact.

Win75
December 28, 2004, 01:49 AM
DAO Kahr PM9

or

DAO Taurus Millinnium Pro 45ACP

outofbattery
December 28, 2004, 01:53 AM
Most of the time a P230 , sometimes a Beretta 9000S , sometimes a Ruger SP101 , occasionally an S&W 3913 , been known to tote an SP2340 or P220 occasionally , maybe even a Glock 27 or Walther P99 ; pretty much anything in the safe really . I actually have no preference at all towards action or type , though there are no wheel guns I like better than the SP so that's my be all and end all revolver . I'll usually carry whatever I've shot the most - most recently but more often than not it's about as complicated a decision as picking socks : whatever's clean and available :)

71Commander
December 28, 2004, 08:53 AM
Hummm! Let's see.

A SA 3-1/2" Micro 1911 at 3:30 in a IWB.

A S&W 2-1/2" M-66 in SOB.

And a NAA Guardian, .380 in my pocket.:D :what:

ruger357
December 28, 2004, 10:20 AM
Glock 19, S&W 66.

MikeJ
December 28, 2004, 10:31 AM
I voted revolver because that is what I carry when I am seriously carrying. It is a S&W 640 .357 loaded with Speer Gold Dot 125 grain .38+P's. For casual carry I always have my NAA Guardian .32.

HiWayMan
December 28, 2004, 11:22 AM
Taurus 651SS .357mag sporting rosewood grips, loaded with Speer 140gr JHP handloads @ 1100fps, in a Uncle Mikes #3 pocket holster.

I'm an engineer, this is my "pocket protector". :D

berettaman
December 28, 2004, 11:34 AM
8000 L Beretta.

Black Snowman
December 28, 2004, 02:54 PM
Usually my CZ 85 Compact and/or RAMI, either one C&L so they might as well be single actions.

Doug Add
December 28, 2004, 03:57 PM
I didn't vote because I don't stick to just one of the listed categories. I alternate between a 2.25" barrel Ruger SP101 and a SIG P228, which is what I have on today. Yesterday it was the Ruger.

denfoote
December 28, 2004, 04:42 PM
DAO Kahr MK9 Elite 98.

Rich K
December 28, 2004, 04:51 PM
Kimber TLE II with Speer 230 gr Gold Dots

Dave R
December 28, 2004, 05:18 PM
Both my carry gun and my home defense gun are "others."

Home gun is a High-Power. Single Action.

My carry gun is a P-3AT. DAO.

trapshooter
December 29, 2004, 11:06 AM
I'd need an 'all of the above' plus.

Shorty AR. Rem 870. M19. 1911. Plus whatever is left over. :evil:

Commonly, the AR and the 19.

tarrigoni
December 29, 2004, 03:29 PM
Glock 19.

absolute0
December 29, 2004, 03:38 PM
Colt Detective Special

Hellion Productions
December 29, 2004, 05:12 PM
P-220, 8+1

Best,
John Bear Ross

Brian Williams
December 29, 2004, 05:26 PM
I have to add that I am now carrying a S&W 942, I combined a 642 with the cylinder from My 940....I should really shoot it before I carry it, Huh? :what: :eek:

wheelgunner100
December 29, 2004, 06:29 PM
One or two or three of the several revolvers I own. Some times just to remind me why I like the wheelgun best I'll carry a bottomfeeder, but I always go back to the revolver.

armoredman
December 29, 2004, 07:54 PM
Self explanatory....

Dbl0Kevin
December 29, 2004, 08:09 PM
Glock 23 w/ 180gr gold dots in a variety of holsters.

Glockdaddy
January 6, 2005, 03:11 PM
G36, in the belt or slide holster or Fobus paddle....depends on what I'm wearin :cool:

Sean85746
January 6, 2005, 05:15 PM
99% of the time, I am carrying Tactical Tupperware. Glock 17, 2 spares.

The other 1% is split between a 1911, or a Python if I am feeling nostalgic.

GlenJ
January 6, 2005, 09:47 PM
S&W 64-4 38 SPL or Taurus 605 357 Magnum.

zx-12r
January 6, 2005, 11:10 PM
S&w 640 .357

Schwatt
January 7, 2005, 12:52 AM
Kel-Tec P-11.

On occasion, my Glock 21.

10-Ring
January 7, 2005, 01:12 AM
Some form of DA semi auto or a S&W mod 60.

SapperLeader
January 7, 2005, 08:45 AM
I voted for SA 1911 style as my primary carry guns are either 1911, BHP, or my xd. I also have been known to carry revolvers(642) and DASA(my brothers bersa). All of the above might have been a good option choice :D but then I guess we all would have picked that one.

mjb
January 7, 2005, 10:51 AM
for carrying:
Colt 1911 .45 acp Officers model
S&W model 49 bodyguard .38 spl
for the home:
Glock model 20 10mm
Colt Double Eagle 10mm
Winchester model 120 pump 12 guage shotgun with 19 inch barrel

Ol' Badger
January 7, 2005, 11:04 AM
HJS Arms INC. Derringer. .380

50 Freak
January 7, 2005, 12:03 PM
G27 for my CCW

And at home next to the bedstand is either the AR, 16' FAL or Benelli M3 (depending on my mood), backed up with a G20 and a surefire.

turbonatr
January 7, 2005, 04:18 PM
Glock 20 mostly. Glock 29 or 19 if I need something smaller.

rlq9thrk
January 8, 2005, 12:22 AM
My plastic of choice is the Glock 21.

Alaskanmonte
January 8, 2005, 04:59 AM
Main carry-Smith 340 PD .357 Mag
Part time - Springfield XD9
Part time -Springfield 1911 5"

Greymoor
January 8, 2005, 12:44 PM
I hate these one choice only polls ;)

I have three different pistols I carry depending on weather/clothing/activity/desire.

DA/SA - Sig P229, 357 sig/40 s&w (another mood thing :D )
SA 1911 - Kimber TLE II, 45acp
DAO - Kahr PM9, 9mm

One is such a lonely number . . .

OF
January 8, 2005, 01:07 PM
The wheelgunners are representin'. :)

Not me, though: SA 1911.

- Gabe "Single-Stack 4 Life"

Brasso
January 8, 2005, 01:41 PM
No option for glock, or striker fired weapons. Unless I missed something.

deanf
January 8, 2005, 03:37 PM
You forgot one option in your poll: 1911 Style with Safety Off At All Times (AKA: Glock)

Lennyjoe
January 8, 2005, 06:50 PM
Kimber Pro Carry.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p87c3fad0c9bda63a68abd8bf8967e704/f95f1629.jpg

Since this picture I have discarded the Kimber mag and added 2 more Wilson Combat mags and a Bianchi 2 mag holder.

Old NFO
January 9, 2005, 12:50 AM
Kahr P9 with Speer Gold Dots in a Don Hume paddle
Glock 26 with Speer Gold Dots in a Fletch high ride

GreenFurniture
January 9, 2005, 02:31 AM
Main carry piece is a Kimber CDP Custom. Secondary would be either a Kimber Pro CarryII or Springfield TRP. After that comes Kimber Ultra Carry II, Sig 228, Sig 229, Sig 226, a different S/A TRP, Glock 19, Glock 23, Glock 29 and then there is always the pocket pistol which could be from day to day either a Kel Tec P32, Davis 38 derringer, J-Frame S&W, Beretta Jetfire or maybe what's on me most and nobody even knows it, a customized S&W mdl. 38 that I've been knocking around with since my great-uncle left it to me. Yeah, it's always there, just left of the middle button on my shirt.

Tamara
January 9, 2005, 12:26 PM
A 1911 IWB and a J-frame in a pocket holster. Why mess with what works? ;)

Universal
January 9, 2005, 12:36 PM
My "main" home defense gun is a Smith & Wesson model 15 loaded with .38 +P 135 grain Speer Gold Dots. My second home defense gun (I live in a big house) is currently a GLOCK 35 loaded with Remington Golden Saber 165 grain rounds.

skynyrd1911
January 9, 2005, 01:13 PM
packin------ Kimber Series I pro Carry & kimber Series I full size
home defense------- Remington 870 magnum police 18" & Ruger SP101

ojibweindian
January 9, 2005, 01:18 PM
I carry a 4" 586 loaded with a 158 JHP. I also carry two HKS speed loaders for those times when I need to repel the Mongol Hordes.:D

And, because I live in the country, I use a Marlin 336 for HD.

Kamicosmos
January 9, 2005, 06:32 PM
My HD handgun is currently a Beretta 96 FS, but I am about to rotate in my CZ97B.
My carry gun (as soon as I get my permit, should be any day now!) is going to be primarily a SP101 .357, although the 96 and 97 will both be carried on occasion.

so, since the poll says Carry Gun, I voted revolver, since that will be my primary carry piece.

Gunnutz13
January 10, 2005, 08:55 AM
CCW: Para Ordnance p12-45 stoked with Winchester "Black Talons"...

HOME: Mossberg 500 Cruiser...8 shots 12 guage with double ought buckshot...

Bring it on :evil:

cool45auto
January 11, 2005, 12:01 AM
Beretta 92FS Vertec :cool:

landon74
January 13, 2005, 06:39 PM
S&W 342 with 125 gr JHP's in a Desantis Nemisis....

Chipperman
January 13, 2005, 10:56 PM
Hk P7

Sir Aardvark
January 14, 2005, 03:24 AM
I'm allowed to carry only 3 firearms on my CCW.

They are:

S&W 340pd - .357mag
SIG229r - .40
Glock 30 - .45ACP

SAG0282
January 14, 2005, 04:40 AM
HK USPf 9mm, everyday and everywhere legal.

http://g.myspace.com/00046/56/49/46819465_l.jpg

psyopspec
January 14, 2005, 02:00 PM
DA/SA USP carried in SA mode.

Steve2237
January 14, 2005, 02:05 PM
Les Baer Tr Special, on and off duty.

ggamyang
January 14, 2005, 06:45 PM
SA 1911
CZ 75B
CZ 75 BD
Glock 17
:cool:

DevLcL
January 14, 2005, 07:59 PM
00 Buck

megatronrules
January 15, 2005, 10:13 PM
Right now its this my 1933 manufactured colt 1911-A1 heres a pic of her.

Andrew P
January 15, 2005, 10:41 PM
Springfield XD 40 in a Galco Skyops

WvaBill
January 15, 2005, 10:57 PM
Interarms mfg'd PPK/S in .380 or P220ST. (Mostly the PPK/S)

Depends on mood and attire.

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