I used to carry at least two guns, my primary and my secondary, which I called my "always gun." Now I just carry my primary, which at the moment is a full sized, full weight 1911 style .45 ACP. When I used to carry two guns, I would occasionally throw in a third, which was my little North American Arms .22 lr mini-revolver. Number two was a little .32 ACP auto pistol by Kel Tec. My .45 has a mag that holds eight rounds. I find magazine holsters uncomfortable, so don't carry an extra mag. In the old days, people carried a black powder six gun with only five chambers charged and felt pretty well protected from ordinary victimization attempts. I feel pretty well armed with eight rounds of .45 ACP on tap. I figure I can put at least four people down with that, and as many as eight. If I'm a really bad shot under stress, I figure I can put at least two people down with eight rounds. Realistically, though, how often will you win a gun fight against three armed attackers anyway? Not that I wouldn't give it my best shot.Legionnaire said:Curious. I hear about primaries, and backups ... but how many have you actually carried at one time?
When I carry it's typically only one, and despite having spare mag and flashlight holders, it's usually the one gun with fully loaded magazine plus one in the chamber and no spare mag. But I have carried three concealed guns at once, just to see if it could be done.
How about you? It's got to be CCW in public, not just "around the house."