I am sitting here... reading post after post that speak of back up guns... I only use my Kel Tec, Ruger, MDE, or whatever other pocket gun as a back up gun... I am baffled by this... I guess I could understand if your primary gun jammed and you absolutely positively needed another gun, but then again, it is said with a bit of a negative tone... that gun is JUST a back up gun... seems to me your BUG, should you choose to carry one, would be more dependable than your primary, which begs the question, why are you carrying a gun that you cannot trust to fire every time you pull the trigger?
I hate the idea of a back up gun... I just dont see much of a use... I carry according to what I am wearing.. i may carry a full size 1911, mid sized steyr or a P3at if that is all I can conceal at the time and i would feel more than comfortable carrying any one of them... I dont know.. time and time again i see the phrase...only a back up gun.
depending on your specific situation, I can possibly see carrying more than one gun but designating one as primary and one as Back up? I just dont get it.. if I carried multiple guns they would all have my unconditional trust to work every time and to do so equally. The only factor that woud determine which I drew first would be proximity.. fastes draw wins.
I dont own anything that is "only a back up gun" and never will. If it is not fit to be a primary carry weapon, it is not fit to be carried.
I hate the idea of a back up gun... I just dont see much of a use... I carry according to what I am wearing.. i may carry a full size 1911, mid sized steyr or a P3at if that is all I can conceal at the time and i would feel more than comfortable carrying any one of them... I dont know.. time and time again i see the phrase...only a back up gun.
depending on your specific situation, I can possibly see carrying more than one gun but designating one as primary and one as Back up? I just dont get it.. if I carried multiple guns they would all have my unconditional trust to work every time and to do so equally. The only factor that woud determine which I drew first would be proximity.. fastes draw wins.
I dont own anything that is "only a back up gun" and never will. If it is not fit to be a primary carry weapon, it is not fit to be carried.
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