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I haven’t weighed my guns but I have found that the same gun can feel heavier or lighter depending on how I carry it.
Example: S&W 442
- Ankle holster. A 15 Oz gun feels like a pound and a half.
- On the waist in a pancake holster - feels like a few ounces.
- In a pocket. Feels light but bulky.

For me it’s not so much the weight as it is the carry method.
 
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Pat Riot said:
I haven’t weighed my guns but I have found that the same gun can feel heavier or lighter depending on how I carry it.
Example: S&W 442
- Ankle holster. A 15 Oz gun feels like a pound and a half.
- On the waist in a pancake holster - feels like a few ounces.
- In a pocket. Feels light but bulky.

For me it’s not so much the weight as it is the carry method.
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Yeah, same situation for me, Pat.

I've never entertained ankle carry as an option, prefer OWB and find IWB/AIWB to be very "pokey" despite a relatively slender build.
 
Pounds are Ounces, especially after a long day. A very good holster and good belt key.
 
Well I was wrong the glock is lighter. But not by much. All 3 are loaded and in carry form. 44 mag. Glock 27. And 229

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I think 29% lighter is pretty significant, but that is one light .44 mag!
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Yeah if it were 29 percent. But the glock is also not holstered and that Bianchi is actually pretty heavy when your dealing with 27 oz guns. I carry the glock in a crossbreed supertuck which is pretty light but it is so wide it covered the scales screen regardless of how I turned it. So I figure they are pretty close actually. Plus 9 shots of 40 vs 6 shots of 44. 20191214_214845.jpg

Here is unloaded.

As far as the 229 I have 2. An older standard that's shoots ok and the one pictured which is a cpo I just picked up. My 226s and 220s shoot far better groups. I'm not sure why but that 229 actually shoots pretty poorly. Im going to put standard grips on it and lose the E2 grips. The frame and barrel are new and I hope that after some use it will shoot better. I have only had it a few weeks and only put 100 rounds of winchester rangers (50 180s and 50 155s) and a few dozen handloads through it but it's by far the least accurate Sig I've ever shot. Trigger is very nice though.
 
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Yeah if it 29 percent. But the glock is also not holstered and that Bianchis is actually pretty heavy. I carry the glock in a crossbreed supertuck and it is so wide it covered the scales screen regardless of how I turned it. So I figure they are pretty close actually. Plus 9 shots of 40 vs 6 shots of 44.View attachment 878191

Here is unloaded.

As far as the 229 I have 2. An older standard and the one pictured which is a cpo I just picked up. My 226s and 220s shoot far better groups. I'm not sure why but that 229 actually shoots pretty poorly. Im going to put standard grips on it and lose the E2 grips. The frame and barrel are new and I hope that after some use it will shoot better. I have only had it a few weeks and only put 100 rounds of winchester rangers (50 180s and 50 155s) and a few dozen handloads through it but it's by far the least accurate Sig I've ever shot. Trigger is very nice though.
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Never cared for the E2 grips on Sig myself, always shoot better with other options
 
481 said:
I am pleased to see so many here taking their health so seriously. Several years ago, I set several goals (weight and fitness) and maintain them religiously.

Now, at 6' 2" and 183 pounds, I can run 3 miles in 24 minutes, knock out 50 non-stop pushups in under 35 seconds and 100 non-stop pushups in 90 seconds. These are things that I'd only been able to do in high school and now 3+ decades later, it is truly a blessing from above that I can do them once more.

Lesson taken from all that I have experienced-- Never give up.

Stay strong, guys.
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Me, too. Work and life took its toll until I made the decision to take it all back. Swimming did it for me. Then running. Then yoga. Then hiking. Any of them are the best part of my day.

On my person, I carry a tilt up barrel, poly .22 LR with 9 rounds total in a synthetic pocket holster. Probably under a pound; total.
 
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Ain't carrying (yet) but all the junk I carry regularly more than compensates for the wieght of a firearm. Phone, billfold, Case Sodbuster, unknown make of fixed blade knife (that my knife making buddy said was suprisingly good quality), lighter, and about 20lb of additional blubber that I'm wondering where it came from. Wasn't too long back I could unload 5 tons of livestock feed (50lb sacks) in a half hour and still have my wind after doing it. 6'1" and 255 then. Now ? I'd hate to know.
 
Mr. Mosin said:
Ain't carrying (yet) but all the junk I carry regularly more than compensates for the wieght of a firearm. Phone, billfold, Case Sodbuster, unknown make of fixed blade knife (that my knife making buddy said was suprisingly good quality), lighter, and about 20lb of additional blubber that I'm wondering where it came from. Wasn't too long back I could unload 5 tons of livestock feed (50lb sacks) in a half hour and still have my wind after doing it. 6'1" and 255 then. Now ? I'd hate to know.
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And before anyone says I was obese, overweight, etc; I was mostly muscle. I got a daily dose of cardio, endurance and strength training; all rolled into one. Had no choice but to be such.
 
Thibaut said:
Me, too. Work and life took its toll until I made the decision to take it all back. Swimming did it for me. Then running. Then yoga. Then hiking. Any of them are the best part of my day.
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Amazing, isn't it, how we can repair ourselves with exercise and a good diet? I feel the same way about exercise, best part of my day because I am taking an active part in improving and sustaining my health.

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On my person, I carry a tilt up barrel, poly .22 LR with 9 rounds total in a synthetic pocket holster. Probably under a pound; total.
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Just acquired a G42 that I keep loaded with 95-grain FMJs (since the .380 just doesn't have the horsepower to reliably drive an expanded JHP past 12 inches) that slips effortlessly into any one of a number of my pockets and occasionally inside my waistband if I am hurrying along. Much less than a pound because I never use a holster, it's very slim and the sole exception to IWB that I make when it comes to carrying in that mode.
 
Since my doctor believes in the body mass index chart and she was starting to be concerned about my weight, I decided to do a little checking. I am 6'1" and about 230 lbs out of the shower. I admit I could lose a few pounds but 60 years out of high school I have gained only 30 pounds.Fully dressed adds about 10 lbs every time. That includes XDS .45, Crossbreed iwb holster, 2 mags also in Crossbreed carrier and all the usual stuff wallet, keys, pocket knife, change and pocket calendar with pen & pencil. Doctor knows that I have no confidence in her body mass chart and I have informed her that she can subtract 10 lbs from her office scales. She also has her CCW and we have discussed what she might wish to carry that she can comfortably work the slide. I think we are good.
 
Not necessary. A lot. Too much. My kit has The Beeties. And I'm not looking to trim it down, I am looking to add a tourniquet and field dressing.

I carry a full-size, double-stack 9mm 1911, 1 spare magazine for 35 rounds, knife, phone, wallet, flashlight, and leatherman.
 
Sig P365, Milt Sparks Criterion IWB holster, De Santis dual magazine pouch with 2 spares, 30 rounds of 124 Speer Gold Dots, 2 lbs., 12.1 ounces:
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Glock 42, Alabama pocket holster, Sparks D-4C dual spare mag pouch, 2 spare magazines, 19 rounds of Lehigh Xtreme Penetrators, 1 lb., 12 ounces:
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Nope, I've never even given a thought to weighing my guns or my carry gear. Lately, however, I have panicked a couple times when packing only a SIG P-365XL and a spare 15-round mag, thinking that I forgot to put on a gun. Yeah, a super-light rig feels good, but really, I've never felt as though carrying a full-size SIG or 1911 with a couple spare mags for twelve or sixteen hours a day was an undue burden or too heavy.
 
This is probably the heaviest total weight I carry, I think my Sig 226 is a smidge heavier in the gun but I only carry one spare mag so the second (or some times third in the pocket) spare mag edges it out.

That's, uh, carry the one... 67.4 oz

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Walther Q4 + Streamlight TLR-8 + holster + 17round spare mag + its holster = 3 pounds 7 ounces. Bit heavier than I thought. I should get around to weighing all my belt supports.
 
Once my Vedder warranty replacement comes back I'll have a bit lighter rig and I'm sure it's lighter than my Summer Special 2
 
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