Do you carry a Backup Gun? If so, where?

[David E]

Like the title says, do you carry a backup gun?

How and where do you carry it?

Left or right pants pocket ? Vest pocket? On the belt, weakside? Shoulder rig? Maybe in a holster shirt? Ankle ? Somewhere else?

Brand or type of holster used ? (if any. if none, please specify)

Type of gun and caliber?

I'm trying to gather some data for a future range experiment.

 

[CDW4ME]

Strong side pocket in a Desantis Nemesis holster.
Typically a 38 J-frame or a Kel-Tec 380.

 

[DeepSouth]

Left ankle.
I normally carry in my pocket, so when I carry a BUG I put it on my ankle so I can reach it while sitting.

 

[Landric]

Left front pants pocket, Kramer pocket holster, S&W 37-2 DAO Airweight.

 

[Rexster]

1. Usually, but I don't call it a back-up so much as an alternate gun.

2. Usually, in Safepacker from The Wilderness.com.

3. Ditto

4. Ditto

5. SIG P229, same as the "primary" gun.

Edited to add: Then, there is a blade or two.

 

[Screaming .357G]

Sub compact Glock 27 .40 cal on ankle for backup and easy access while sitting. Les Baer TRS 1911 or Glock 23 as Primary.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Unless you count the car guns, No I don't carry a backup.

Personally I consider the car guns as backups.

 

[Walkalong]

Not usually.

The two guns I carry most would be considered BUGs by many, but when I carry a 1911, I don't usually carry a BUG.

 

[Autolycus]

I carry 2 Glock 22 pistols in an Alessi shoulder holster. Then on my right hip is my primary Glock 23 with another one on my left hip. It is so that if I cannot draw my right hand strongside Glock 23 I can draw it from there. Then on each of my ankles resides a Glock 27.

 

[Sock Puppet]

Not I.

 

[David E]

I carry 2 Glock 22 pistols in an Alessi shoulder holster. Then on my right hip is my primary Glock 23 with another one on my left hip. It is so that if I cannot draw my right hand strongside Glock 23 I can draw it from there. Then on each of my ankles resides a Glock 27.

Yeah, I saw that movie, too......

 

[NMGonzo]

If I open carry, I can.

If I cc, I can't.

 

[CoRoMo]

Nope, but if/when I ever get around to it, it would probably be in a pocket or on my ankle.

 

[smallbore]

No, just extra ammo for my carry weapon.

 

[smince]

No, not a BUG.

I usually have either a waved Spyderco or Cold Steel knife accessible to my off-hand.

 

[herohog]

Kel-Tec P3AT RF pants pocket as a B.U.G.
AND
Hi-Point C9 9mm in the glovebox.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I don't have a specific or dedicated backup gun, but I have experimentally carried my Kahr PM9, in a Mika pocket holster, in the right front pocket, with the primary being a Glock 19 IWB at 4:00. I am still "on the fence" WRT backup guns. The Kahr, when in addition to the other gun and ammo carrier, adds a little more weight than I would like.

 

[hirundo82]

I usually carry a S&W 642 as a BUG. I used to carry it in my weak-side pocket, but recently switched to ankle carry (Desantis ankle rig on inside of left leg) for easier access when I'm seated.

I've been considering buying a Glock 26 to use as a BUG instead, since my primary is either a Glock 17 or 19.

 

[searcher451]

I don't often do it, but when I do, I carry a Beretta Jetfire in my right back pocket. It's strictly a BUG -- a handgun of last resort.

 

[Hotspur]

S&W 442 J Frame in one front pocket

(not going to say which. Paranoia: embrace it!)

 

[wrs840]

LCP (in a nice leather pocket holster, sorry don't remember the maker, it's custom and a gift from my brother) in my strong-side front pants pocket in business-wear, a 442 (in a Blackhawk sise 3) in strong-side front or back pocket at home, in the woods, or on the farm, depending on the pants.

Les

 

[pingpingping]

I keep a rifle in the trunk, so in a sense, my side arm is my back up.

 

[Otony]

Yes, sometimes. Right front pocket or right jacket pocket, depending on weather. I am left-handed, so I want something opposite my OWB holster.

Typically carry a Glock 32 in OWB. If I do carry a BUG it is either a Sterling 302 .22 that has proven to be reliable or an old (1959) Beretta .25, also shown to be reliabe. I keep thinking I should get an NAA .22 Mag mini-revolver, but it all works well so why screw up a good thing?

 

[Rexster]

From 2002 to 2007, I tended to carry an SP101 on each side. The one on the "primary" side was virtually always in an OWB Holster, first a Galco Concealable, then a Milt Sparks PMK. The second one roved around a bit, from ankle to pocket to hip, but I ended up with a lefty PMK, too. Toward the end of that period, a 4" Speed Six on the right side, in a PMK, became more common as the "primary" gun.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I have recently started carrying the Model 60 IWB and the Mini goes in the pocket the J frame used to reside in.