How many do you have in your carry line-up

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I've got three in my carry stable:
1) Rock Island Armory 1911A1
2) 4" S&W 686
3) Kel-Tec P32 when weather/clothing don't permit anything larger

Frank
 
Full size 1911 and a 442. Carried a Kahr P40 off-and-on for a while, but I never really got the hang of shooting it. It's retired now and for sale. I need to devote my scant practice time to the carry guns and the fun guns.

The Kahr was not un-fun to shoot, but I just wasn't good with it.
 
I like so many of mine, that I carry quite a few different ones. The Most often carried lately, is a Model 65 Smith that I had some extra worke done on. I also tote the 1911s, a couple of Browning HP, in 9mm or .40 S&W. Another 9mm I like is the little CZ 75D PCR. I rotate through several different Taurus CH 85, and Smith J frames, in two or three inch. My Mountain guns, in .44 mag and .45 Colt get carry time, as well as some of my 6 inch N frame Smiths.
I shoot them all often, each rides in good quality leather, and I feel absolutly comfortable with any one of them. .38 Special is the low side of what cartridge I will use though. I used to carry a Colt Pony Pocketlite, but every time I had even the remotest hint that it would be needed, I got a sinking feeling in my gut, that I had picked the wrong carry gun that day. I got rid of it.
 
I like the 1911 and the 642 for the fact that the trigers are either SAO or DAO. I get thrown off when the first shot is DA and the follow up shot is SA with a totaly different feel of the triger between the first shot and the second. I feel that that would be greatly potentiated of a stressfull defensive situation. I guess that is why I'm sticking with those two.

Robert.
 
Three: my main carry gun is a pre-agreement Smith & Wesson model 60 .357 magnum; my infrequent carry gun is a Walther PPK .380 A.C.P., taken when the revolver would be too bulky; when concealment isn't a major issue—I live in an open carry state, after all—I pack a four-inch Python in a hip holster.
 
G26 for the past 7 years. G19 before that, but traded off with a S&W 457, Taurus PT945 and Combat Commander. Bought the G30 thinking it'd be the one but never really gave it a chance when the G26 came along.
 
Primary carry IWB- Colt CCO or Custom Sistema

Occasional cold weather IWB or Road Trip car gun - CZ-75 or CZ-40B

Pocket carry- EG Makarov or the new J-frame I just bought 'cause the Mak's just too big and heavy.

So that gives me 5 or 6 to choose from
 
NAA Guardian .32 ACP in a Hedley pocket holster or S&W 640 .357 Centennial in an Uncle Mike's IWB holster.
 
3 1911s, Glock 23, Kahr P9 Covert and whichever P32 I owned at the time have covered me 99.9% of the time with one of the 1911s and the P9 serving probably 95% of that.

I've carried probably five others just for a day or two... just to see how they carried more than anything... Combat Commander, Taurus PT99, 85CHULT, couple EAAs and CZs...
 
Stainless P95 in a SmartCarry or strong-side OWB. For variety, blued P95 OWB.

Why confuse things?

(Okay, I admit, I have lusted in my heart for a pocketable Kahr.)

I am, however, looking for a good LH IWB and OWB for the P95. Seems that LH holsters are plentiful, and Ruger holsters are plentiful, but LH Ruger holsters are somewhat rare. Bummer.
 
My previous county allowed three firearms on a CCW. My current county also allows three. Since it is a forgone conclusion that the firearms on your CCW may eventually marked for confiscation you might resign yourself to that fact and don't get carried away with bells and whistles. Keep the carry firearm as nearly stock as possible with a sturdy trigger pull, no light triggers, no disabled safty device, nothing that would convict you in court.

When I worked for a fed agency we contracted to have all firearms thourghly checked over on an annual basis. I would bring my personal carry firearms in and have them gone over after the duty arms were complete. The $15 involved for each piece was a minimal insurance to pay for having a professional gunsmith check them out.

As for my personal preference, the tried and true 1911 pistols have long been a favorite. I use a Colt Commander in winter and in summer I may carry it in another special carry manner that is not likely to upset sheeple when you walk through the park or mall.

For total warm weather it is comfortable to carry a P11 with 10 rounds of 9mm HP. It is easy to conceal and unless you are a trained person it is invisible.

The last piece is a 3" S&W revolver in .357 Magnum. I usually carry that with .38+P rounds. It is reliable and just an all around gun to have as a back up if need be. I could get something in a 9mm revolver but 9 mm is not the most ideal round in the first place.

Am I correct in assuming that a knife is carried as well by those that carry a firearm??? Knife selection is getting more critical and some cities here and in some countries abroad the knife is being viewed almost like a WMD! Great Britain, Australia and Holland are becoming very restrictive and carrying or even owning one is becoming prohibitive.



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I carry two. A Taurus 85 UL most of the time and a Colt 1991 Compact the rest of the time. Hydra-shoka and Gold Dots.
Looking to buy a P3AT at the next gun show though
 
Keep the carry firearm as nearly stock as possible with a sturdy trigger pull, no light triggers...
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I disagree. In the unlikely event I'm ever called upon to use my carry gun for something other than target practice, I want to be able to shoot it quickly and accurately, and in my case, that includes a smooth, light trigger. One of the reasons I've never considered a plastic gun is that they have such mediocre—at best—triggers.
 
For me it depends on what carry method I am using...

IWB- RIA 1911 in a Milt Sparks SS
OWB- Glock 20 or CZ75b in a Don Hume belt-slide
pocket- KT P3AT....may be replaced by a .38 snubbie in the future...

As soon as I can get a friend of mine to make me a kydex holster for my SW 296, it will be my primary carry gun and my rotation will be down to that and the KT P3AT. The main reason I have considered going to a snubbie for my pocket gun is so that I will be using the same weapon type (DA revo) all the time.

Mino
 
S&W 642
S&W 640
SIG 239 9mm
SIG 229 .40SW/.357SIG
Kimber Pro Carry
Para-Ordnance Companion Carry

Would like to try a Kahr PM9.


Hell I'm so indecisive, no I'm not. Yes I am.


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Actually, after carrying for awhile, I just tend to carry the 642 more than the others.
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2,a 2" taurus 905 SS for wearing back and forth to work.A 3"S&W 65-3 for the weekends.I sometimes sub a 3" colt detective spl for the taurus or a 3" S&W 24-3 for the 65-3.
 
1. Kimber gold combat
2. H&k USP45C
3. Kahr PM9
4. Kel-Tec 32

Vary size with conditions, etc.

I find the PM9 the most versatile.
 
Every day carry is a Kimber Custom Defender II .45 ACP. My CZ PCR 9mm would be my second choice.
 
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