What is your largest, heaviest carry gun?
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Zen21Tao
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I'm looking for a holster so I can carry my 4" S&W 500 with a jacket. 
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I always carry 2, full-size pistols. I switch between a G17 w/17-round & 19-round Mags.; and a SA XD-45 ACP w/ 13-round Mags. Other days I carry 1 of those, and 1 of my many 1911s. However, as stated, I always carry at least 2, full-size. In effect, I always have 1 high-cap, and 1 .45.
Last week I also purchased a Kel Tec .380 (OD w/ Hard chrome) loaded w/ 7 rounds of Win. Ranger 90Gn HPs, and a NAA Mini-revolver in .22 Mag, loaded with 3 rounds shot and 2 rounds "MaxiMag Gold Dot HPs". I carry the latter in my pants legs, and the aforementioned on the waistline.
In summer carry, I carry the 1911 up front via an IWB, and I'll have the smaller one somewhere.
I'm giving serious thought to a G30 or G36. Perhaps a Kimber or Colt 3" .45 ACP. I had an Ultra Eclipse, but was WAY too unreliable--back to the factory twice and still was wrong! If a pistol will not go 100 rounds w/ ZERO failures, I will not carry it.
I don't want to hurry too much, because I really suspect that SA will come out with the XD-45 ACP "Compact" soon. They aren't going to sit by and watch Glock hold that world with the G30.
Doc2005
I always carry 2, full-size pistols. I switch between a G17 w/17-round & 19-round Mags.; and a SA XD-45 ACP w/ 13-round Mags. Other days I carry 1 of those, and 1 of my many 1911s. However, as stated, I always carry at least 2, full-size. In effect, I always have 1 high-cap, and 1 .45.
Last week I also purchased a Kel Tec .380 (OD w/ Hard chrome) loaded w/ 7 rounds of Win. Ranger 90Gn HPs, and a NAA Mini-revolver in .22 Mag, loaded with 3 rounds shot and 2 rounds "MaxiMag Gold Dot HPs". I carry the latter in my pants legs, and the aforementioned on the waistline.
In summer carry, I carry the 1911 up front via an IWB, and I'll have the smaller one somewhere.
I'm giving serious thought to a G30 or G36. Perhaps a Kimber or Colt 3" .45 ACP. I had an Ultra Eclipse, but was WAY too unreliable--back to the factory twice and still was wrong! If a pistol will not go 100 rounds w/ ZERO failures, I will not carry it.
I don't want to hurry too much, because I really suspect that SA will come out with the XD-45 ACP "Compact" soon. They aren't going to sit by and watch Glock hold that world with the G30.
Doc2005
bpisler
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N frame
I've got a 3" 625-7 chambered in 45 colt
that i throw on every now and then.With
a good belt and holster it carries pretty
well.
I've got a 3" 625-7 chambered in 45 colt
that i throw on every now and then.With
a good belt and holster it carries pretty
well.
Camp David
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Presently a .454 Alaskan, but I am seriously considering a .600 Nitro Express Hammer Double Howdah! 
Third_Rail
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Dragoon reproduction.
I've always carried full sized handguns for CCW.
Browning HP/Glock19/Beretta 92/1911 Government will all conceal well IF you do your part.
My current choice is a Beretta 92 on the hip with a sometimes addition of a Glock 19 on my ankle. Impossible you say? Not in the least.
Just do your part.
Browning HP/Glock19/Beretta 92/1911 Government will all conceal well IF you do your part.
My current choice is a Beretta 92 on the hip with a sometimes addition of a Glock 19 on my ankle. Impossible you say? Not in the least.
Just do your part.
RugerSAFan
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Occasionally a Ruger Single-Action Birdshead Vaquero in a Mernickle holster. Proper clothing required.
Works well on motor bike with chaps..
Works well on motor bike with chaps..
Warren
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This whole thread contains exacly one picture...I am sorely disappointed in youse folks.
P95Carry
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Warren - indeed not many pics!
OK- for you - what I do carry (SIG) and what I might ''try'' to carry LOL!
OK- for you - what I do carry (SIG) and what I might ''try'' to carry LOL!
Glockman17366
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Glock 19 is the largest. I own a G17 as well, but since it has a 3.5# trigger, I won't carry it.
As far as heaviest..well, i carry a Kahr MK9 too... That's probably close to the same weight as the G19.
I have carried a 1911 Colt, but they're too heavy and too many sharp edges (hard on the covering garment). Shame, .45ACP is a great caliber...but I do like 9mm +P as much (in the Glock and Kahr).
As far as heaviest..well, i carry a Kahr MK9 too... That's probably close to the same weight as the G19.
I have carried a 1911 Colt, but they're too heavy and too many sharp edges (hard on the covering garment). Shame, .45ACP is a great caliber...but I do like 9mm +P as much (in the Glock and Kahr).
fastbolt
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"Occasionally a Ruger Single-Action Birdshead Vaquero in a Mernickle holster. Proper clothing required.
Works well on motor bike with chaps.."
Very cool ... On my list of guns I'd like to own.
I used to occasionally carry one or another Ruger Blackhawk 4 5/8" chambered in either .44 Magnum or .45 Colt ... until they changed the policy to exclude SA revolvers as off-duty weapons. It was never argued that I couldn't qualify Master with mine, only that reloading it was far too slow for it to be considered appropriate for modern L/E defensive usage ...
The largest handguns I ever carried for off-duty, though, were a 629 6 1/2" and a Ruger Redhawk 5 1/2" .44 Magnum. I still take one or another of them through the qualifications courses upon occasion, but I haven't actually carried either of them for quite a while.
Nowadays it's mostly either a 3-5" barreled pistol, chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W or .45 ACP, or a short-barreled revolver chambered in .38 Spl or .357 Magnum. Even my Ruger Service-Six 4" Heavy Barrel, MagNaPorted & Duty Tuned, hasn't been carried in several years ...
I anticipate that the largest off-duty weapons I'll be carrying any time in the future will most likely be either my personally owned lightweight SW1911SC 5" or my issued 4566TSW ...
Works well on motor bike with chaps.."
Very cool ... On my list of guns I'd like to own.
I used to occasionally carry one or another Ruger Blackhawk 4 5/8" chambered in either .44 Magnum or .45 Colt ... until they changed the policy to exclude SA revolvers as off-duty weapons. It was never argued that I couldn't qualify Master with mine, only that reloading it was far too slow for it to be considered appropriate for modern L/E defensive usage ...
The largest handguns I ever carried for off-duty, though, were a 629 6 1/2" and a Ruger Redhawk 5 1/2" .44 Magnum. I still take one or another of them through the qualifications courses upon occasion, but I haven't actually carried either of them for quite a while.
Nowadays it's mostly either a 3-5" barreled pistol, chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W or .45 ACP, or a short-barreled revolver chambered in .38 Spl or .357 Magnum. Even my Ruger Service-Six 4" Heavy Barrel, MagNaPorted & Duty Tuned, hasn't been carried in several years ...
I anticipate that the largest off-duty weapons I'll be carrying any time in the future will most likely be either my personally owned lightweight SW1911SC 5" or my issued 4566TSW ...
P. Plainsman
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Occasionally in snowy months I'll carry my 4" Ruger GP100 under a heavy coat.
Much more usual is a small pocket revolver.
Much more usual is a small pocket revolver.
SwampWolf
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When it's hot out or the social occasion dictates my clothing attire, my 642 comes along. When wearing a coat or in an especially unfriendly neighborhood, I tote an S&W 945 (5", "Government" size). All other times and times in between, I'm never without my trusty S&W 6906.
The-Fly
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when i am up in the mountains and in a location open carry is acceptible, my 686 6" and a couple of speed loaders comes along for the ride.
Gratuitous pic for you all.
Gratuitous pic for you all.
I can assure you an 8 inch Dan Wesson .357 maximum is a load to carry... even with a good belt and holster.
runninmike
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S&W M58 m&p (4" .41magnum).
Best-MC
Best-MC
azredhawk44
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I will carry a 5.5" redhawk 44 if hiking or hunting, but in town the biggest thing I will carry is my XD9 standard size. Even that feels a bit big in the grip. Usually it is a 3" sp101.
Autolycus
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Standing Wolf said:
What is pre-agreement?
Marko Kloos
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I usually carry a S&W Model 10, but I have absolutely no problems carrying my 5" Model 27 N-frame...in fact, with it being jacket weather around here right now, I've been carrying that big sixgun a lot lately.
I have a thick Ted Blocker gun belt, and a sturdy Bianchi Cyclone holster, and I seriously can't tell much difference in weight and comfort between the K-frame and the N-frame. The K is a little more convenient solely by virtue of having a shorter snout that doesn't bump into things quite as much. I carry both revolvers pretty far forward on the hip (at 2:30-ish), and there's no big difference in concealability.
I haven't weighed it recently, but I'm pretty sure that Model 27 weighs over 40 ounces loaded.
I have a thick Ted Blocker gun belt, and a sturdy Bianchi Cyclone holster, and I seriously can't tell much difference in weight and comfort between the K-frame and the N-frame. The K is a little more convenient solely by virtue of having a shorter snout that doesn't bump into things quite as much. I carry both revolvers pretty far forward on the hip (at 2:30-ish), and there's no big difference in concealability.
I haven't weighed it recently, but I'm pretty sure that Model 27 weighs over 40 ounces loaded.
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