How Inconvenient Is It For You To Carry Everyday?

tomrkba said:

It has been activating sciatica lately, even with a small 9mm pistol. I couldn't even carry and walk today. I lasted about an hour and a half...now I'm paying for it.

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I'm new to sciatica and so far I don't care for it. The two things which seem to aggravate it are booze and guns, which is annoying as those are my two favorite things.

My Monarch shoulder holster can annoy my neck and shoulder a bit after a long day but that mostly went away once I got a CPAP machine. I know.......shocked me too. I guess getting more oxygen during the night helps in all sorts of areas.

If my J-frame belt holster gets into the 5 O'Clock position (which it may depending on which pair of pants I have on and that pair's belt loops) then it can annoy my side if I have to drive very far for very long.

For the most part though, being armed all day isn't an issue. I tend to open carry in summer and this summer I've been doing a lot of landscaping work for people....being out 8 or 10 hours at a time mowing, weed eating, cutting down trees, mulching, you name it, no problem.

Because of my age, physical condition and job, some carry options are not available to me and thus the size of the pistol is determined by these factors. Most days my carry pistol is a Colt Pony and a hip pocket carry.

Most of the 9mm's out there have a mag capacity that makes the pistol too bulky (I've not found a Keltec PF-11 for sale lately as it would be a workable compromise). So the 380 is as good as it gets for now.

I'm also not comfortable with a SA pistol like the Mustang even if it has a positive block for the firing pin for carry in my hip pocket. I've carried that way many years ago, but as long as say a pony is available I won't

Sarge....

Have you looked at the Kahr PM 9 or Kahr P9 Covert? The latter will be hard-to-find but shows up on Gunbroker every-so-often. I carried one for a few years in a Kramer Holster Shirt when I was teaching college courses.

I carried a Pony for a few years (when in college) but found it fairly unreliable unless shooting +P ammo and the trigger was pretty bad. It needed a trigger job but I was rather "cheap" back then. LOL

JCooperfan1911 said:

I carry a P32 in a slip in pants sticky holster.

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Yeah, me too. Or sometimes a Beretta Pico .380 or SIG P238, although that one is a bit heavy. With the P32 or the Pico, I really don't notice a thing. As somebody said, it's like a second wallet.

vintovka said:

BTW returning a forgotten firearm to an LEO requires tact and discretion.

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I once had to tell an NRA instructor that somebody had left a pistol in a holster on the back of the toilet adjacent to the classroom. Turned out that it was his wife. Ouch!

Everyday I get up and put Glock 19 AIWB in a clip-on kydex holster; it is there all day, walking dogs, errands, bicycle ride, or going nowhere.
I've had concealed carry 25+ years and I like it.

JCooperfan1911 said:

I carry a P32 in a slip in pants sticky holster.

Yeah, not much but invisible and effortless to carry.

Should solve most problems. Nobody wants shot with 8 European 7,65mm service loads, even out of a janky plastic pocket rocket.

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That is the new standard for ammo selection.
Forget about the outdated goal of at least 12'' penetration and consistent expansion.
New method of ammo selection ... "Does anybody want to get shot with _____?" No? No volunteers? Well then, ____ is GTG.

CDW4ME said:

That is the new standard for ammo selection.
Forget about the outdated goal of at least 12'' penetration and consistent expansion.
New method of ammo selection ... "Does anybody want to get shot with _____?" No? No volunteers? Well then, ____ is GTG.

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It works for me and .32 ACP has killed more people than hang wringing Internet commandos stuck in a math crunch.

.32 ACP has bounced off my left eyelid more times than I can count! Even eyelid open didn't require medical attention. LOL

Open carry and caliber discussions tend to get heated. I'm curious how this site handles those.

Personally I limit myself to "basement" calibers of 9mm Parabellum and .38 Special. For now, .38 Special and .45 ACP are my carry calibers. GF (if I ever get her imported) may carry a .380 since she's in love with the Browning 1911 .380 "Black Label" with wood grips version.

Kleanbore said:

How do you know? Has it worked for you?


That is completely irrelevant to the subject of self defense.

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Yes it does work for me.



As Claude Werner et al. have demonstrated, the fact is million of Americans have gotten by just fine with small guns for carry and for many decades. I am never without my P32 in any circumstance, no excuses to ever leave it in the refrigerator or gun safe. I carry hot Eurocop 7,65s and nobody wants stitched up the middle with 8 of them. And yes, just the presentation of the gun is enough to cease most activities with no shots fired.

When traveling to dangerous areas or the Mojave, I carry my Glock 19 Gen 4 with Streamlight TLR-1 in a Safariland rig with two magazines, and my AK47 with chest rig in the trunk to ward off more dangerous assailants.

Kleanbore said:

You mean that it seems to have worked so far.

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If you have the right to ask me, then I have the right to ask you.

What’s your story? What’s your choice in carry and why do you prefer and do you have any personal experience to back it up? Not saying you don’t but this is the Internet after all, and we can choose.

Kleanbore said:

Semi-auto 9. Uses ammunition that has been proven in the field and the lab.

No.

I am trained, and I have a reasonable expectation of being able to effect physical stops, should they be required.

I do no rely upon my not being aware of anyone who "wants to be shot".

"Most" doesn't cut it, considering the stakes.

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Do you think you are perhaps invincible since you carry a 9mm? And that I am doomed since I carry a .32? I too have had force on force training, done my research too. I’m not unarmed, and the fact that you carry a larger caliber certainly isn’t the end all. Just saying.

I will be grabbing my Remington 870 pump-action tube-fed 12 gauge shotgun with 00 buckshot or my AK47 loaded with 125 grain soft points if I have the time.

To be fair, I have tried some small 9mms like the Springfield Hellcat and they don’t get much carry time. Still too big and heavy for me to comfortably carry all day. I am thinking about upgrading to a .380 in the near future. The Ruger LCP2 looks like a handsome gun. I know you have spoken about positive benefits of .380s in your past posts.

JCooperfan1911 said:

It works for me and .32 ACP has killed more people than hang wringing Internet commandos stuck in a math crunch.

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"It works for me" = Its what I'm willing to carry.
Death and quickly incapacitating are not automatically linked. The flu kills a lot of people, is not quickly incapacitating when contacted.

JCooperfan1911 said:

I carry hot Eurocop 7,65s and nobody wants stitched up the middle with 8 of them.
And yes, just the presentation of the gun is enough to cease most activities with no shots fired.
When traveling to dangerous areas or the Mojave, I carry my Glock 19 Gen 4 with Streamlight TLR-1 in a Safariland rig with two magazines.

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100% anticipated hit rate and singular attacker, convenient. (But apparently that is location based, line 3)
Cease hostility because of presentation of pocket gun is not something I'd count on.
Good thing "bad people" in "dangerous areas" and/or Mojave are immobile, they are predicted to require 9mm to stop vs 32 for attackers near home.

CDW4ME said:

"It works for me" = Its what I'm willing to carry.
Death and quickly incapacitating are not automatically linked. The flu kills a lot of people, is not quickly incapacitating when contacted.



100% anticipated hit rate and singular attacker, convenient. (But apparently that is location based, line 3)
Cease hostility because of presentation of pocket gun is not something I'd count on.
Good thing "bad people" in "dangerous areas" and/or Mojave are immobile, they are predicted to require 9mm to stop vs 32 for attackers near home.

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I’m not understanding your last paragraph?

Let me guess, another 9mm fan who thinks he wields mjolnir?

Ooooh good, a ammo discussion based on opinions. Time to maybe post an article based on some facts?

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/alternate-look-handgun-stopping-power



We can talk all day about why the numbers are the way they are because I think we all know realistically a 9mm loaded with quality defense ammo should have more stopping power than a .22lr, but what's obvious to me is there's two types of firearms to defend yourself with, long guns and handguns. Any handgun is a compromise, and the difference between them all is fairly minuscule. Carry what you're comfortable with.

Back on topic, when I got my LCP 10+ years ago carrying it immediately became very convenient and comfortable. It took 5 different guns and at least double as many holsters to find a 9mm/.357mag that was comfortable and convenient to carry IWB. But I'm finally there where I can go all day with that too.

I carry everything from my PF-9 to my G17 in the small of my back, owing to my body shape. It just works for me, sitting and driving isn't an issue. Also use the cheapest IWB holsters around, Uncle Mike's and its clones, because they just work better for me. I've got it to the point my pants want to fall down unless I'm packing heat, which I find odd, but it is what it is.