ever actually weigh what you carry

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I picked up a set of digital kitchen scales the other day and I was bored last night so I weighed my carry rigs the way I normally use them.

the full size Sig 1911, holster and dual mag carrier 4 lbs 5.2 oz
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the Sig P229, holster, dual mag carrier 4lbs 1.2 oz
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the ATI commander ,holster, dual mag carrier 4lbs 1.5 oz
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the G23 ,holster, dual mag carrier 3 lbs 9.1 oz
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the P 227 and holster weighs 2 lbs 11.6 oz just have 1 mag for it at the moment but I have 2 ordered they weigh in at 10.8 oz loaded add 21.6 oz plus a mag carrier to it and it will weigh in just about the same as the P229
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the little Polish P64, pocket holster, spare mag and carrier 1lb 13.9oz
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the G42 belongs to my wife but I have carried it twice in the pocket holster withe the spare mag 1lb 6oz
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AK103K said:
Im also willing to bet we are in the minority.
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Not on the internet........ everyone is 6 foot 4 200lbs and 10 percent body fat.

I've always said that it's strange that everywhere I go I'm the guy towering over all the little chubby people when the entire internet is exactly what I am as a powerlifter.. ..


And yeah I've weighed a lot of my guns with my food scales. Many pictures are on here. Oddly enough my carry Glock 27 (which I've carried for 15 or so years is one that I cant recall having ever weighed.

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Just a few I've weighed. I have plenty of the pictures. Measurements too. Just for my future reference
 
I recently got a new "exercise system". It's called a "dog".

That digression notwithstanding, take a 3 pound EDC gear (light, multitool, pistol) and 7 pound rifle for a mile walk, in the woods, twice a day. You can call it hunting, you know, it's fun.
 
I did some of the same, determined I prefer my carry gun not to exceed 35 oz, plus one spare mag.

My cardio routine really got enhanced when I started hitting the heavy bag instead of running. I hate running, but I have found once I started on the bag I tend to push myself more and even started incorporating periods of running on the treadmill between "rounds" on the bag.
 
Dibbs said:
You can call it hunting, you know, it's fun.
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I always suspend all cardio (rowing mostly but some heavy and speed bag and sparring), and only hit 3 or 4 big lifts, and many days I even skip the gym altogether during rifle season, (Thanksgiving until new years roughly) By January first I always hit my lowest weight for the year usually 10-15 lbs below my normal weight. A combination of hiking many rough terrain miles with the gear, not carrying enough met-rx bars and cans of beans, and freezing and dragging deer takes its toll. Even more so than league basketball. I'm 10 lbs down as of this morning so I guess I could switch to cc-ing the X-frame now. Lol
 
crestoncowboy said:
I always suspend all cardio (rowing mostly but some heavy and speed bag and sparring), and only hit 3 or 4 big lifts, and many days I even skip the gym altogether during rifle season, (Thanksgiving until new years roughly) By January first I always hit my lowest weight for the year usually 10-15 lbs below my normal weight. A combination of hiking many rough terrain miles with the gear, not carrying enough met-rx bars and cans of beans, and freezing and dragging deer takes its toll. Even more so than league basketball. I'm 10 lbs down as of this morning so I guess I could switch to cc-ing the X-frame now. Lol
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When I lived in Western AK, simply weekly checking the trap line and hunting (on snowmobile) did much the same in the winter. When th highs are -35, just keeping your body going burns crazy calories and despite eating a lot I always lost a ton of weight in the winter.
 
JR24 said:
just keeping your body going burns crazy calories and despite eating like crazy I always lost a ton of weight in the winter.
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Yeah thermogenic loss and the constant elevated heart rate is great for calorie burn. Then when you do pig out only so many calories can be digested so I stay in a deficit even if I eat the crap others eat. It's the only time of year I drink soda or eat the chips, pizza, fast food, etc that many people live on. Even with that and Thanksgiving and christmas meals i lose weight. I do keep heartburn and feel worse by the end of it though.

Its funny because everyone says "i dont see how you eat so much and stay in shape" when they see my 2 or 3 big plates full of potatoes and biscuits and meat and gravy.....
They overlook the 11 month's of water, chicken and rice and food prep. Lol
 
At 72 years of age and 5'4" [ weight varys ,but generally 190ish ] and a lifter and martial artist for over 50 years.

I am now in the "MAKE IT LIGHTER" category.

We have a really accurate scale [ digital ] in the kitchen and I hijack it [ wife laughs ] to check all my EDC stuff out.

And I was thinking,until this entry,that I was the only one.

I truly miss the days when my EDC was close to half a ton [ ok,more like 5 pouinds ].

Now it's funny that if you think therer is a real difference in your packing tools,they might actually fool you.

I can 'feel' a difference and its usually only about 4 ounces or so.

Glock 19 [ customized ] a spare mag,and a S&W 360PD as well as a few blades are about all I am willing to hump.

I believe ALL those who carry ---- into their later years,owe it to themselves to get one of those scales !.

I liked this thread as its very pertinent to us older guys.
 
I never weighed it by itself, but have been curious just how much I weigh fully loaded down. I'm 5'10 and an athletic 205lbs in my boxers. I could maybe shed 5lbs of booze and fastfood, but I'm a physically active contractor and lift weights 4 days a week.

Still, I'm a huge baby when it comes to a carry gun. I love my 1911, but I hate lugging it. The p320 may be the gun I shoot better than any other on the planet, but a full length slide mated to a compact grip still yanks at my belt a bit. I've found that I can always, always carry a NAA Blackwidow in my front pocket and can generally tolerate to the point of forgetting about a .45 Shieild IWB or a lightweight .38 special in my coat pocket.

I just weighed myself loaded down this week out of curiosity. So 205 in boxers. Jeans, tee shirt, flannel shirt, belt, steel toe boots, pocket knife, multitool, phone, wallet, Shield with spare magazine, black widow, duck cloth work jacket: 223.7lbs

We lug around a lot of crap:D
 
And the food scales are affordable now. Back when I started with a beam scale and notebook it wasnt so easy. Now with apps and accurate but yet very cheap scales it's a different game.

I can handle a full size carry piece so long as its balanced. If I'm carrying my full size gun (very rarely and not much at all in the past few years) I carry my leatherman and wallet on the opposite side. It helps the hips I believe. If I carry a heavier gun (226, 229, etc) , I tend to use a shoulder holster. My 44 I've carried hunting lately is my 329pd so it's less than my G27 I'd say. I need to weigh both of those though
 
Fiv3r said:
I never weighed it by itself, but have been curious just how much I weigh fully loaded down. I'm 5'10 and an athletic 205lbs in my boxers. I could maybe shed 5lbs of booze and fastfood, but I'm a physically active contractor and lift weights 4 days a week.

Still, I'm a huge baby when it comes to a carry gun. I love my 1911, but I hate lugging it. The p320 may be the gun I shoot better than any other on the planet, but a full length slide mated to a compact grip still yanks at my belt a bit. I've found that I can always, always carry a NAA Blackwidow in my front pocket and can generally tolerate to the point of forgetting about a .45 Shieild IWB or a lightweight .38 special in my coat pocket.

I just weighed myself loaded down this week out of curiosity. So 205 in boxers. Jeans, tee shirt, flannel shirt, belt, steel toe boots, pocket knife, multitool, phone, wallet, Shield with spare magazine, black widow, duck cloth work jacket: 223.7lbs

We lug around a lot of crap:D
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We do, or some of us do. Most of the younger guys I work with seem to only carry just their phones and a bank card. No wallets, no money, maybe a leatherman, but thats about it. Those phones are going to be the end of us too. :)

Im normally about 15 pounds heavier dressed than when I get out of the shower and weigh myself. I carry a lot of crap in my pockets and on my belt, and wear fairly heavy clothes and boots. Never really even considered what the guns and ammo add. They were just always part of everythng else.

Now, when I put my work vest on, I go up about another 15 pounds or so. Its like wearing my rifle chest bag around all day, everyday. Im already acclamated. :)
 
Jack B. said:
Confusing array of guns! Pick one and practice
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I only carry my Glock 27 in the sense that most would say carry (concealed). And I shoot 10k a year or more. Sometimes much much more. But when I'm carrying concealed I'm not worried about weight either. I have my knife chap stick and fingernail clippers and I won't be walking miles up and down hill. The 44 or full size 220 or Glock are for owb carry. hunting or on the fence line or similar. I like my 27 but for hunting or shooting predators or varmint at the typical 75+ yards that I shoot the others at.....I'm afraid I'd be better off throwing it at them.
 
I never thought about other people weighing their carry guns but I have weighed mine. Weighed as loaded with carry ammo, no holster. Mine range from Keltec P32 with 8 rounds of Hornady xtp at 9.9 ounces, to SA XD45 compact with 11 rounds of Golden Sabers at 37.1 ounces. For me the best balance is about 26 ounces. Curiously my PPS forty (7), XDS (8) and glock 26 & 48 nines are all within 1 ounce of each other at about 26 ounces. Heck, maybe it is not so curious, these being poly strikers.
 
Interesting, Most of the time I carry a S&W 2.0 40 compact & a spare magazine. I don't have a kitchen scale but I would guess I carry an extra 3 or 4 pounds when I have it on. Wearing a quality belt that really isn't a big deal to me. I don't know if my size really matters but I am 6'2" & I usually weigh somewhere between 200 & 210 pounds. It tends to fluctuate depending on my activity level. I've worked commercial construction for the last 30 years & it tends to help keep me from getting too big.
 
Yes though never for the individual effect but more for the issue of *relative* weights out of curiosity.

First started when I switched back-and-forth between my years-long Sig 230SL and a 340SC S&W or Bersa Thunder and thought: "Damn, how heavy IS this little rascal?"

I've never even bothered weighing any of my full-size carries. There are some things I simply do not want to know.;)

Todd.
 
Jack B. said:
Confusing array of guns! Pick one and practice. Switching carry guns is a recipe for disaster. IMO.
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only if you are mentally challenged, all are point and shoot except the 2 1911s and I've put thousands of rounds through that platform so I swipe the safety on the draw on Glocks and Sigs also even if it isn't there, a lot of people seem to think shooting a pistol is magic all it is is practice
 
No.
My holster has No Clips etc, no slots for a belt loop: an IWB Remora. Sig P6, CZ PCR, Walther P99 AS. I’ve gone on 30 minute runs (fast jogs) with this holster/guns.

For guys/gals who use a holster which latches into something, the weight issues which bug people are hard for me to picture.
 
I am pleased to see so many here taking their health so seriously. Several years ago, I set several goals (weight and fitness) and maintain them religiously.

Now, at 6' 2" and 183 pounds, I can run 3 miles in 24 minutes, knock out 50 non-stop pushups in under 35 seconds and 100 non-stop pushups in 90 seconds. These are things that I'd only been able to do in high school and now 3+ decades later, it is truly a blessing from above that I can do them once more.

Lesson taken from all that I have experienced-- Never give up.

Stay strong, guys.
 
mongoslow said:
only if you are mentally challenged, all are point and shoot except the 2 1911s and I've put thousands of rounds through that platform so I swipe the safety on the draw on Glocks and Sigs also even if it isn't there, a lot of people seem to think shooting a pistol is magic all it is is practice
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If you are under an intense amount of pressure it my be difficult to remember what defensive firearm you have on you at that moment. Not me. Same gun all the time.
 
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