Carrying two pistols?

[Deaf Smith]

Packing two is a good idea. Maybe one main gun and another one as backup/spare mag. Yes spare mag. Instead of carrying a spare mag, just carry a spare gun. The second just becomes a New York Reload.

 

[Crunker1337]

GLOCKs are probably a good idea for this; get a subcompact and a compact in the same caliber so you can use the same magazines.

 

[loop]

This harkens to one of my favorite stories. I was once the president of a small gun club in rural Idaho. We met at the only restaurant in town, at the bowling alley. One time I showed up early and the big room we held our meetings in wasn't yet available.

Before long there were five of us sitting at the table. The subject of concealed carry came up and how difficult it was to hide a gun.

Next thing you know there were eight guns sitting on the table. The waitress came buy and counted for us and wanted to know if we needed more coffee.

On her next trip back there were 13 guns on the table and about a dozen holster rigs. She asked if that was all the guns we had.

We looked at each other all started laughing. We knew that every single one of us was holding out. We all had at least one more gun.

Then we started joking about how many guns would have been on the table if the militia guys were there. They made us conservative old men look like flaming liberals.

BTW, I always carry two. If I actually expect some kind of issue to arise I probably had three or four and a slew of mags.

 

[ATW525]

An Airweight (or Airlite) J frame is really not much more inconvenient to carry than a spare magazine. Personally, I would rather have the second gun than the spare mag. I've carried both a second gun and spare ammo in the past, but I've dropped the spare ammo from my carry loadout in the name of streamlining my EDC kit.

 

[Ala Dan]

Nowdays. BUG's (back-up guns) have become a necessity. With todays
ever increasing crime rate across the nation, Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Citizen
need protection on their person, in their vechile, and sadly even inside
their own home. I carry highly reliable weaponary; but even in doing so,
I still carry a BUG that I can swing into action very quickly if needed~!

 

[Mad Magyar]

Mad, you are aware of the number of LEOs and others that have died because of malfunctioned weapons, correct?

This thread is about civilian carry. Actually, there are more LEO's incapacitated due to training & judgement issues rather than a malfunctioning primary carry. (Check the F.B.I. Uniform Crime Data Reports for the past 30 yrs.)
LEO's are not the standard in gun proficiency and maintaining a weapon compared to the average pistolero who is knowledgeble about his pistols & has a regular practice regimen. Ask M. Ayoob in this area....
Many of us that carry every day in different environments & clothing attire understand one thing: theory vs. reality.
I don't carry for Armagaedon. When the good guys arrive, I want one gun on my person for some other obivious reasons.

 

[misterwhipple]

I would look kinda wider though, since the pistols and the holsters would add 3" or so to my waist. I'm not a large man, by any means.

Hey, as long as you don't clank when you walk, right?

 

[go_bang]

If you like shoulder holsters then carrying matched pistols would be pretty easy with something like a Galco Miami Classic or similar rig. Just hang another holster where the mag pouches would normally be.

 

[Seotaji]

Hey, as long as you don't clank when you walk, right?

True. Unless I carry two pistols in a smartcarry or I can blame the BBBS (big brass balls) syndrome.

 

[DrLaw]

Loop, funny story. You could not do that here without somebody going nuts about what was happening.

I used to carry two, either a duty gun and a .22 semi-auto hide-out, or an off-duty and the .22 semi-auto backup (somewhere nearby). No knives. Didn't know how to use them - then.

Today I carry no guns (knife is a different story). One reason is because I am not as scared or nervous as I used to be, the second is that I became a civilian and in Illinois we are not trusted by our State Police and Governor to carry a gun, much less possess one (Firearm Owner's Identification Card required).

I wish we could carry, but with this governor in there, all we will get here in Illinois is more stories of corruption and fewer stories about concealed carry being passed into law.

The Doc is depressed now for answering this.

 

[tblt]

I carry a 38 snub and a .380 pocket pistol, looking to get a small 9 llike a khar to carry also.I also carry 5 extra 38 shells in my pocket.
This way I can pass a gun to the wife for protection too.

 

[ABCDE]

I usually carry 2 J-frames. But, if I was living in the mainland, I'd probably carry larger pistols. It's kind of hard for me to conceal my larger guns in shorts, t-shirt, and slippers unless it's a very cold night in hawaii.

 

[Katana8869]

I carry my P3AT as a BUG/reload. It is small enough and light enough that for me it carries as easily as a spare magazine or speedloader. I carry my main gun (either my SP-101, P345 or Glock 26) IWB with the P3AT in a pocket holster in my left front pocket.

 

[Jimmy Dean]

I have been lookin around, and thinkin that my next gun will be a 1911, and the next carry pistol will be somethin likea snubnose revolver. OC the 1911, CCW the Taurus PT145 on the weak side, and the revolver in my boot perhaps

 

[Markbo]

I don't really understand the whole BUG thing. I figure if I am carrying... that IS my back up. My first up is to run like hell!

I would rather have backup magazines than another tiny gun in a different caliber... I can just imagine too many things going wrong.

What do I know... I am not LEO or retired military so my thinking is generally a little on the less hardcore side. Maybe some of you guys could explain to me the thinking behind it - coming from a civilian frame of reference only please.

 

[fogdor]

Murphy doesn't belong in the discussion if you prepared well.

He might not "belong" but he'll sure invite himself whenever he feels like it! I feel carrying a BUG is appropriate if you are a "belt AND suspenders" kind of guy. It's a personal choice I feel has both merits and drawbacks, but to dismiss the idea out of hand is silly.

 

[Mastiff]

I'm in Illinois, so carry is not an option. If I did, I would like to carry two of the Tokarevs in 9x23 Winchester, if there was someway to do it, like with the Galco Miami Classic. The Tok is a very thin pistol, about 3/4 of an inch thick minus the grips. I would use a Hogue Handall Rubber Grip instead. FWIW.

 

[ashtxsniper]

Currently carrying a H&K USP 40 OWB with 3 spare 13 rd mags and a Kahr P40 BUG small of the back with 2 spare 6 rd mags. I usually carry 2 guns and anywhere from 3 - 5 knives.

 

[Wopasaurus]

I only carry one gun, but that's only because all of my money is tied up in a rifle project before the happy-go-lucky gun ban.

I've got an XD-45 Compact for my carry, I don't forsee it pooping the bed on me. But if the funds are right, I figure I'd get one of those airweight/hammerless .357's in my pocket, or keep it in my bookbag that I almost always have with me, at least when I'm to and from work, which is is almost always where I am when I'm not at home.

 

[sinistr]

it seems it comes down to personal circumstances,i can see why some people feel it necessary to carry multiple pistols.for my situation,its gun/knife sometimes...knife all the time.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I carry only 1 revolver.

 

[tbreed725]

i always carry two guns my p3at goes everywhere and then a primary but then i carry two flashlights as well one on keychain one in pocket, two is one one is none rule.

 

[buzz_knox]

If I did, I would like to carry two of the Tokarevs in 9x23 Winchester, if there was someway to do it, like with the Galco Miami Classic.

When did they start making Toks in 9x23?

As for carrying two weapons, which states prohibit carrying a second concealed weapon?

 

[highfive]

i carry only one.. a revolver in 357 it always goes bang

 

[PAPACHUCK]

Primary gun OWB @3:00, S&W 642 in LH front pocket. Always.