...rotate carry guns?

[opr1945]

Why would someone have several carry guns and then rotate carrying them. woudn't it be better to always carry the same gun so the mechanics of firing remain the same?

 

[JohnKSa]

It does make sense to carry guns with similar manuals of operation.

I don't really understand the idea of rotating carry guns for no particular reason.

I do sometimes carry various firearms, but that is because I have subcompact, compact and full-sized carry guns. I generally carry the biggest one I can conceal given the circumstances of the situation. Sometimes all I can manage is the subcompact in a belly band. Sometimes it's not a problem to carry the full-sized gun and so I do. I have tried to choose guns that operate as similarly as possible so that the techniques I use on one of them won't be counterproductive or unproductive on the other guns.

 

[Danoobie]

Yeah, it would probably be better. And the guy who carries the single same boring gun all the time
will probably do better in a SD scenario.
Not to sound defeatist, but if my situation is so dire that I must act like an operator, either I wasn't
paying attention to situational awareness, or I'm just screwed, anyway.

 

[GBExpat]

Why would someone have several carry guns and then rotate carrying them.

I think that many have several pistols "in rotation" for the purpose of having different form-factor pieces to match different situations like weather- or clothing-related changes. Some just like to have several different pistol in their carry rotation. Some do it for a combination of those two (or more) reasons.

woudn't it be better to always carry the same gun so the mechanics of firing remain the same?

I think that that would certainly be true for those who are preparing/training for situations where they need to suddenly deploy their carry gun.

 

[dbmjr1]

If I'm going to be on my feet all day, I'll carry my LCRx. It's super light, and small.
Otherwise I'll carry my SW 2.0 9mm.

Of course I always have my NAA in it's folding holster. Even when I don't feel like carrying a gun.

 

[MedWheeler]

This thread gets done a few times a year. The bottom line always seems to come to people are going to do what they want to, and expect others to do as they want..

It has never bothered me that there are others here that switch guns, or that there are those who don't. I also don't recommend anyone assume my practices in any matter are universally appropriate for them.

I agree that it's best that any gun carried by a potential user of it for protection of life and limb be of a type that that person can put hand on and put it into play without thinking. All of the guns I carry (with the exception of the NAA mini .22LR that gets carried as a 2nd or 3rd) are "pull, point, and press-to-play."

 

[Ironicaintit]

I've wondered that, too... How people sometimes switch from one platform to another and think nothing of it.
That's not for me! If SHTF, I'm counting on luck and muscle memory to get me through. I want my head to be focused on the situation at hand, and not a single instant spent on recalling what I'm carrying that day.

 

[FL-NC]

It doesn't make much sense to me either. Consistency is an important factor in all forms of shooting. In my opinion, consistent equipment is part of that package. The best handgun for me is the Glock. However, I somewhat violate this common-sense rule. While my HD and vehicle guns (along with my competition pistols and hunting sidearms) are all Glocks, my CCW pistol is a S&W shield. The Glock 26 is too fat for me, and I really didn't like the Glock 43. In fact, it and the G42 are the only Glocks I really want nothing to do with. So at least I'm carrying a striker fired auto.

 

[jeepnik]

Well, some of us are just plain fickle. I never know what I'm going to be carrying until I open the safe that morning. It ranges from an 1860 Army to Glocks. Though I do tend to stay with larger calibers, I sometimes use calibers as small as .22 lr.

What is pretty consistent is the way I carry. Usually that is OWB cross draw. I may be reaching something different, but I'm usually reaching the same place.

 

[SteadyD]

Always being armed and carrying the biggest gun possible sometimes requires different firearms. At work I have to carry a pocket pistol. When not at work I carry something larger. None utilize an external safety so the manual of arms is essentially the same.

I don't buy off on the notion that you must carry the same gun always. If I followed that precept, I'd have no choice but to always carry a small pocket pistol since I MUST carry one at work. That would keep me from carrying something more appropriate when the situation dictates it. I personally don't like the idea of carrying some guns with safeties and some without. So long as the manual of arms is the same, I don't worry about a slightly different grip or trigger, given that the change brings the benefit of more capacity or accuracy or sight radius or a more powerful cartridge, etc...

 

[Fine Figure of a Man]

Why would someone have several carry guns and then rotate carrying them.

Because they are free to do as they choose.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

^ what he said.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I've wondered that, too... How people sometimes switch from one platform to another and think nothing of it.
That's not for me! If SHTF, I'm counting on luck and muscle memory to get me through. I want my head to be focused on the situation at hand, and not a single instant spent on recalling what I'm carrying that day.

Ummmm, what if your rotation consists of three different J frame revolvers?

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Personally it depends on clothing for the season and where I will be.
I have worn a five shot 2" bbl revolver, .40S&W USP, .45ACP 1911A1 copy.
Depends on what "prints" through appropriate clothing.

 

[Ironicaintit]

Ummmm, what if your rotation consists of three different J frame revolvers?

Okay, I should've said something like....different styles of platform, or different mode of arms.

I wouldnt want to rotate between a beretta 92, and a BHP because your hands must move differently to make them ready.

 

[AZAndy]

As with others above, it's all about what I'm going to be wearing. In the winter, when I can get away with wearing a light vest, it's a 1911 of some sort. In the summer, when I can wear Hawaiian shirts, it's a small revolver. If I have to wear "dress" clothes but no additional overgarment, then it's pocket time with a 9mm. The bottom line is that I carry the most I can get away with.

 

[eastbank]

what AZANDY said, ++++. eastbank.

 

[bannockburn]

My primary EDC rotation consists of two S&W J frame snubbies (a Model 638 and a Model 649, both the same in their design and operation), and a Kahr CM9 (also DA like the J frames). So different in that I'm going from revolvers to a semi-auto but somewhat similar in that they all have DA triggers and require no external safety to put them into action.

 

[Charliefrank]

I am very proficient with all the guns in my rotation. Fortunately I have not had to test the theory of carrying only one gun. I carry different guns based on situation and clothing. Being in Florida, the summer temps prohibit wearing enough clothing to properly conceal a full size pistol. Sometimes I spend a lot of time in the middle of nowhere, then I want something different. I've been practicing this type of carry for 30 plus years. I rotate between :
NNA 22 mag mini revolver
Colt Combat Commander 45
Colt Delta Elite 10mm
S&W 4" mod 29 44mag
My truck gun is usually a
Springfield Armory XD40

 

[AZAndy]

I am very proficient with all the guns in my rotation. Fortunately I have not had to test the theory of carrying only one gun. I carry different guns based on situation and clothing. Being in Florida, the summer temps prohibit wearing enough clothing to properly conceal a full size pistol. Sometimes I spend a lot of time in the middle of nowhere, then I want something different. I've been practicing this type of carry for 30 plus years. I rotate between :
NNA 22 mag mini revolver
Colt Combat Commander 45
Colt Delta Elite 10mm
S&W 4" mod 29 44mag
My truck gun is usually a
Springfield Armory XD40

I can certainly see how a 29 might be a little tricky to hide. I keep trying to figure out how I can carry a 6" 19, but no luck yet. Maybe if I wore a trench coat...

 

[RovinOn]

Just simply for a change of pace!
Going to get my Beretta Cougar back in the rotation, why? Just because I like that handgun!

 

[Sav .250]

Maybe it gives them something to talk about to their buddies. Lots of things other folks do may seem strange but for what ever reason,
it makes sense to them. J s/n.

 

[Ks5shooter]

Season change ,I will change ccw gun. But as always a good excuse to go to range ,do some ready drills and send a couple of hundred down range.

 

[chicharrones]

I change my carry guns mostly because of size needs depending on what I'm wearing. However, every carry gun I have has no manual safety lever and is based on a double action trigger or partially cocked striker type trigger.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Okay, I should've said something like....different styles of platform, or different mode of arms.

I wouldnt want to rotate between a beretta 92, and a BHP because your hands must move differently to make them ready.

I knew what you meant, I was being a bit of a wise guy but jokingly. I was serious about the three J frames I rotate as my carry though. (I'm not sure that's proper English lol)