What WON'T you carry and why?

I wouldn't carry anything 380. I despise the round and find it too expensive and underperforming. Just me though. I carry at least a .38 or 9 mm. I WOULD carry a 22 over 380 though.
 
Godsgunman said:
I wouldn't carry anything 380. I despise the round and find it too expensive and underperforming. Just me though. I carry at least a .38 or 9 mm. I WOULD carry a 22 over 380 though.
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Why, on that last part? There are easy to find 380 jhp that are on par with 9mm jhp price wise, and will meet/ exceed 12 inches penetration with expansion...there are no 22 rounds that can remotely do that..and a 22 is an inherently less reliable round being a rimfire.

To each their own but a 380 is multiple teirs beyond any 22 for self defense. I kind of don't understand folks saying 9mm/38 are their minimum threshold for carry, and then dismiss the 380. If we're talking snub nose here the 380 and 38 special are pretty similar. The 38 can do a lot more with a 4 inch barrel but you don't see so many k frames carried these days.

Myself, I just shoot revolvers and specifically j frames better than anything. I focused almost entirely on mastering that platform for 3 years.

Unless things get a lot more spicy I don't see myself carrying anything but a j frame in 357 or 38.
 
1911, at least in a boot holster.
Carried a Gold Cup in one for 2 years back in bell bottom days.
After I retired it, took me several weeks to re-learn to walk without throwing the right leg
way out front.
That missing two pounds made a difference.
I have saved the holster and the bell bottoms though, waiting on a comeback.
Hope they put front pockets on them next time around.

JT
 
I don't carry my S&W 2213 because it is a .22. I would do so in a pinch however, and not feel totally vulnerable.
Anything else I own I have probably carried at one time or another. My Beretta 92 only once or twice, because of the size. Same with my Glock 21. Far from impossible to conceal, just a tad larger than I like to deal with.
 
BreechFace said:
Good thing Kahr is out there. Albeit with a very small market share.

I'm perfectly comfortable down to a ~4-5# trigger on a striker with good passive safeties, lighter than that and I just say to myself just spend more time at the range and a 4-5# trigger is very easy to manage accuracy and proficiency.

When looking at pocket guns a full weight trigger is a must for me, which is why I chose to keep with my Ruger LCP over the LCP II when it came out. Never understood the need for a light trigger in a gun like the LCP, I'm not pulling that out unless I'm at bad breath distances or a simple fire to get to concealment. Where one thinks they need a light trigger in an LCP type gun is beyond me, but it's great that there is the choice.
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For some older folks who have arthritis and joint damage in their fingers, it is impossible to squeeze a trigger with a very heavy trigger pull. 1911s are much easier but there is a compromise with carry condition if safety is very important.
 
Would not carry Concealed- any single action revolver (that's not an NAA), anything over .45 caliber, anything that's striker fired that weighs more than 30oz loaded.

Would not OPEN carry- anything that is a micro pistol .380 or smaller
 
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Never say never, but I have preferences.

If it's weaker than 32 H&R magnum (revolver) or 380acp (auto), I don't prefer to carry it.

If it's a revolver with a hammer spur, or an auto with a safety, I don't prefer to carry it.

I don't prefer to carry anything larger or heavier than a snub revolver, unless I'm out in the woods.
 
Old Dog said:
We must be evolving as a forum. 51 posts until someone said they wouldn't carry a Taurus (although he did also include 1911s, so there's that).

Yet we have members stating they will not carry revolvers. Or anything without a manual safety.

Almost makes me sad.
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Well...personal preferences are as valid an individual choice as anything else, in my opinion.

For example, I will not even own a Glock, much less carry one. Why? Because in my eyes they're ugly as sin (leaving out my preference for a manual safety, because that can be added if desired). By any performance measure, however, they are outstanding pistols. I just see no point in owning a gun I consider ugly when there are so many other perfectly good options out there which I do find beautiful.

The question as to "why" is as individual as anything else.

There are so many choices out there that personal preferences don't really amount to a hill of beans for practicality. People quite often talk about what they WOULD carry, and why, in various threads. I'm just curious as to what people WON'T carry and why. Those things guide our choices every bit as much as the others.
 
defjon said:
Why, on that last part? There are easy to find 380 jhp that are on par with 9mm jhp price wise, and will meet/ exceed 12 inches penetration with expansion...there are no 22 rounds that can remotely do that..and a 22 is an inherently less reliable round being a rimfire.

To each their own but a 380 is multiple teirs beyond any 22 for self defense. I kind of don't understand folks saying 9mm/38 are their minimum threshold for carry, and then dismiss the 380. If we're talking snub nose here the 380 and 38 special are pretty similar. The 38 can do a lot more with a 4 inch barrel but you don't see so many k frames carried these days.

Myself, I just shoot revolvers and specifically j frames better than anything. I focused almost entirely on mastering that platform for 3 years.

Unless things get a lot more spicy I don't see myself carrying anything but a j frame in 357 or 38.
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The "why" for me is literally because with the micros of today you get a 9mm the same size as any 380. The concealed argument is gone. With that aspect gone then the performance of the 9 always trumps the 380. The slight recoil difference and follow-up speed is negated with use and experience making EVERY perceived advantage of the 380 to disappear, again, in my opinion. Then I'm left with more expensive to feed with zero upside.
The 22 though still has some advantages with ammo cost and literally zero recoil allowing for very accurate and faster follow-up. That said, do I routinely carry it? No because I have 9s and others, but I wouldn't be fearful if all I had was a 22 on me.
Again, it's all personal and personally I feel 380 is a waste of money all around due to my own experience with it. Like you though I am a big fan of the 38/357 platform.
 
Anything unreliable, be it the firearm or the ammo (or both). If I am drawing and shooting it’s because someone is trying to kill me or someone else and I need the gun and-or ammo to work.

Any FMJRN. I do not trust them to perform in a ccw situation. I will carry hard cast SWC in a big bore when fishing in the mountains. Other than that scenario I prefer a reputable JHP.

I set a warm .32 H&R or .380 as my ccw minimum, but I am usually carrying a 9mm.

Stay safe.
 
Old Dog said:
We must be evolving as a forum. 51 posts until someone said they wouldn't carry a Taurus (although he did also include 1911s, so there's that).

Yet we have members stating they will not carry revolvers. Or anything without a manual safety.

Almost makes me sad.
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I carry a revolver way more than semiauto. Mostly my S&W 442 J frame.
While fishing, hunting or hiking about I will carry my S&W 327 NG. I just bought a shoulder/chest rig for my Ruger GP100 to try out in the outdoors. I also have my Glocks, but they end up being my HD and car/truck guns.
 
I won't carry anything Glock makes because I personally think that, other than being reliable, they are bottom tier budget built pistols compared to the competition. Not interested in carrying any Sig other than the P239, and especially not the P320 and P365 because I believe they're overpriced for what they are, and I don't trust any Sig striker fired pistols. I'm not interested in any Ruger semiautos because they feel cheap, unrefined, and the one and only one I purchased broke right away.

I prefer revolvers, DA/SA pistols, and metal frame pistols.. I'm not obsessed with capacity either. I typically EDC a S&W 686+, Kahr K40 or MK9, or if I need something small and light for pocket carry, it's a Hellcat.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
The question as to "why" is as individual as anything else.
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Yet, too often, choices are predicated on illogical biases, lack of knowledge and/or experience on a particular platform (yes, I used the term) or model, or subscribing to the herd mentality (especially going along with internet lore and oft-parroted beliefs, most long since belied or overtaken by events, i.e., "Taurus handguns are crap," "Kimber 1911s are full of MIM, unreliable, and the company's customer service sucks" "1911s are (pick one) only for experts/unreliable/obsolete," "Colt products are overpriced and the company is way past its prime," "HK to civilian owners: You suck," "DA/SA autopistols are a solution to a non-existent problem..." ).

Of course, this is nothing new. When I was a boy, I still heard about the legendary Jack O'Connor-Elmer Keith squabbles. And I'm sure one the first gun tropes was "God created men, Samuel Colt made them equal." Oft printed and repeated in the media and literature of the day. Perhaps why a better system (S&W's topbreak Schofield/Number 3) notably didn't sell nearly as well as the more complex Single Action Army. Kinda like how we all got stuck with VHS even though BetaMax was clearly superior.

I simply find it notable, that with the plethora of information available on the internet, in the print medium, even on television these day, and the multitudes of firearms available now compared to even thirty years ago, so many people still maintain manufacturer/platform/model preferences, opinions often formed based on information that is no longer current (or never was valid), while displaying an apparent unwillingness to consider other viewpoints, other products or other systems.

Gun folks, sheesh. We are certainly a community of people with strong opinions.
 
I thought part of the problem with the SW Top Break in marketing was their insistence on sticking with their proprietary 44 ammo and not chambering for Long Colt. The Army wanted SAAs and SWs to be compatible and SW wouldn't play. With overseas contracts it wasn't a problem as with the Russian guns.

I recall Cooper saying that moving from a 30.06 to a 308 would be the cause of Russian triumph over Western Civilization. Such is life.
 
GEM said:
I thought part of the problem with the SW Top Break in marketing was their insistence on sticking with their proprietary 44 ammo and not chambering for Long Colt. The Army wanted SAAs and SWs to be compatible and SW wouldn't play.
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Yep. Imagine how the handgun market would have evolved if not for S&W's hubris. S&W still had a decent market share but could've had a monopoly.
 
JoeHenry said:
My carry pistols are a Sig P365 and a J frame revolver. If on a road trip I like the P365. If just heading out to the grocery store, more than likely I will put the J frame in my coat pocket. Now to answer the OP’s question, I will not carry anything that is heavy such as a 1911, Browning Hi Power or Beretta. Just to much bulk, size and weight weight.
I have a Beretta 92X compact (decocker only) that is accurate, reliable and just as slick as snot. The holster I have for it is stiff, bulky and a pain to wear especially when seated. I would like to carry that beretta but it’s on hold for a better holster.View attachment 1134960
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I carry my 92x compact in a medium 1791 universal iwi/owb holster occasionally.
 
What I wont carry, and why...hummm.
Any .22 cal, anything. Regardless of legnthy discussion regarding the lethality they are not reliable for a self defense role.
Any micro pistol, any caliber. Tiny little firearms are, regardless of the allure of being armed and easily concealed difficult on several levels.
Lower end pistols. If actually needing a handgun to protect myself its not going to one of questionable manufacturer.
 
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