Trumpetman
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I carry a backup gun most of the time, but sort of in reverse. For example, in shorts and T-shirt weather I'll carry a 7+1 round Kel-tec PF-9 in a home-made pocket holster because it's easy to conceal. But I will also carry a full-sized, 17+1 round 9MM S&W in a paddle holster along with the PF-9 until I have to go inside someplace where it might show. Then I leave the big gun in the glove box, and I still have protection.
I do the same thing with my revolvers. Quite often I carry a 5-shot Rossi .38 Spcl. in my right front pocket, and, at the same time, a 5-shot Ruger SP-101 with magnum loads in a Gun-Mate belt slide holster. The Rossi is slightly lighter, a bit thinner, and has panel grips with a Tyler-T grip adapter, so it's easier to conceal than the SP-101.
It's not that the Kel-tec or the Rossi would be inadequate. I've fired hundreds of rounds through each with no failures of any kind, and they are both accurate at 10 yards. But I still "feel" more secure carrying a better man-stopper whenever possible.
I do the same thing with my revolvers. Quite often I carry a 5-shot Rossi .38 Spcl. in my right front pocket, and, at the same time, a 5-shot Ruger SP-101 with magnum loads in a Gun-Mate belt slide holster. The Rossi is slightly lighter, a bit thinner, and has panel grips with a Tyler-T grip adapter, so it's easier to conceal than the SP-101.
It's not that the Kel-tec or the Rossi would be inadequate. I've fired hundreds of rounds through each with no failures of any kind, and they are both accurate at 10 yards. But I still "feel" more secure carrying a better man-stopper whenever possible.