Michael Tinker Pearce
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If I were going to be absolutely rational about it my carry guns would be a Glock 19, a Glock 43 and a Keltec P32. Maybe throw a lightweight J-Frame and a Freedom Arms Sidewinder .22 Magnum into the mix for special occasions.
Boring but effective, especially with the new Lehigh Extreme Cavitator ammo in .32 ACP.
But I am not rational about my carry choices. My only real criteria for a carry gun are a) It works and b) I like it. For me to like it does not really depend on the cartridge it fires or the mechanism; it's more a matter of how interesting it is. Sure, if modern, proven ammunition is available I'm going to use that. But I am not dismayed at the prospect of using a gun even if the only ammo I can lay hands on is round-nose lead.
I totally get that this is irrational of me, and I don't recommend my way of doing things to others. It's not smart, and I always recommend more mainstream choices. But I have had an interesting life filled with experiences that most people don't have. I have confidence (overconfidence perhaps) in myself, and as long as a gun functions I'm OK with it.
So- are you totally pragmatic in your choices for carry guns- or do other factors enter in to it?
Boring but effective, especially with the new Lehigh Extreme Cavitator ammo in .32 ACP.
But I am not rational about my carry choices. My only real criteria for a carry gun are a) It works and b) I like it. For me to like it does not really depend on the cartridge it fires or the mechanism; it's more a matter of how interesting it is. Sure, if modern, proven ammunition is available I'm going to use that. But I am not dismayed at the prospect of using a gun even if the only ammo I can lay hands on is round-nose lead.
I totally get that this is irrational of me, and I don't recommend my way of doing things to others. It's not smart, and I always recommend more mainstream choices. But I have had an interesting life filled with experiences that most people don't have. I have confidence (overconfidence perhaps) in myself, and as long as a gun functions I'm OK with it.
So- are you totally pragmatic in your choices for carry guns- or do other factors enter in to it?