CCW Do you have a back up gun?

[MLH]

As C. R. Sam would say

"Yup"

 

[willyjixx]

thanks fellas.

while i am still not "unarmed" i am still waiting for the .40 S&W to come back.

alot of responses here have prompted another gun purchase much to the dismay of my pocket book an the addition to my local gun shops payroll

 

[bvmjethead]

No I don't have a BUG because if it did then my flashlight, knife, magazines, pens, and key's would all demand back up in accordance with the "Fair Representation Act" of 1999.

I trust my CCW weapon 100% I just don't need a BUG.

JMHO
YMMV

 

[ninjaj448]

I have thought about this every time I read a question about 'primary' and 'backup' personal defense firearms: How on Earth did I survive the 37 years from the time I could legally own a handgun 'til I could legally carry one?

Personally, I get confused when carrying more than one.

Does anyone else have this problem?

 

[TonyB]

Money's tight right now,so I'm waiting to get another snubbie for a seconary carry.....I COULD use my Glock17 if my SP101 were out of commision......I plan to send my SP to my gunsmith for a "de-burring" job(or whtaever you call it when they make everything smooth like).So I'll probably be carrying the G17 then.....
If money were not an object I'd have 2 SP's and a Glcok 26 as ccw.

 

[sturmruger]

Backup

When I can carry I usually carry a Steyr S40. I also own a M40, and M9 so they could be used an and alternative carry gun if need be. Luckily they fit in my holster very nicely.

 

[Trebor]

When I find a gun I like, I like to have two. That way, if one goes bad or something happens to it, I still have the spare. Since I like mainly older guns that are usually out of production I think it's especially important to have a spare since I won't be able to just bop down to the local shop and pick up one NIB.

I do cheat a little and don't require that the guns be EXACTLY identical. I'll let myself set them up a little differently or have both the fixed sight and adjustable sight variations of a revolver, for instance, but the controls will be the same and the gear, mags, etc will interchange.

 

[TonyB]

Trebor..good point...even when I change from my Glock to my Taurus for IDPA,I'm constantly forgetting to take the safety off on the Tuarus(that I do C&L)......I think it's important to have the same "Manual of arms" for your carry..when the pressure's on the most familiar the better...IMO

 

[RandyB]

Depending on dress, time of year, weather, phase of the moon, etc. I carry either:

Kimber .45
Ruger GP 100 .357
S&W 6906 9mm

So if one is in the shop, etc. then one of the others becomes my primary.

 

[nordaim]

Reading these posts makes me feel really out of place. I have less firearms then some of you have handguns...

Still, I am looking at a good snubbie to carry in lighter weather and when the Walther p99 is a little hard to conceal.

 

[willyjixx]

S&W 99 compact is always an option till the Walther P-99 compact comes out in Fall of 04

 

[The Rabbi]

People are obviously free to carry whatever they want, but a lot of it seems like, um, overkill. If you're really in a situation where you need 2 1911's with extra mags for each etc etc you've clearly done something wrong.
My primary currently is a Smith 329. Most close up encounters, AFAIK, involve one, maybe two shots. So I'd like to make them count. My only backup is a Colt 1908(?) in .25acp that I wear in my left jacket pocket In case someone pins my right arm and takes my gun. I never liked the Kel-tec and sold mine.