Carry Preference - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

gdmoody · 08-24-2009, 07:46 PM

It is my opinion, maybe not everyone's opinion, but mine that my 1911 is a little heavy to carry every day. But opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one!

asmotj · 08-25-2009, 12:58 PM

Hi All my first post...

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Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

so what type of gun owner are you?

~john

A good one...
As a Gun Owner

advocate

and prior military

I am not a common citizen... I am a fair and balanced citizen

with equal rights and an equalizer that allows me leverage...

I only carry 1911 my wife Sig P220/Beretta92f my son Sig P220/Glock?? .40cal

I also assume you might also mean concealed? then it depends but I always carry 1911 but I have a few boot guns not 1911 platform but small and powerful

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Originally Posted by wildgunner

Just for fun and info what do you think is carried more by the common citizen?

1911 platform or other like glock XD's etc?

Elaborate on your opinion!

delta13soultaker · 08-25-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Shooter45

I'll agree with that. The .40 S&W round didn't seem to help either. Maybe they need more range time and a LOT of instruction.

I'm not going to try and figure out what they need...I'd probably bite my foot.

I have had productive shared training with some of them. If we hustle facilities, they are happy to give us instruction on evidence exploitation, proper evidence handling (a terrorist is a walking crime scene) and share their resources concerning almost anything. We share too; anything from short-long range marksmanship, breaching structures, convoy protection, room clearing etc. They are one of several agencies that benefits mutually with occasional shared training cooperation, in my humble opinion.

Being fair about it, their close quarters marksmanship techniques and training methods are nothing to snicker at. I know some guys that warmed up to it pretty quick. I know I took some some ideas away from their method. Also, they can't be faulted for the amount of and quality of the training they provide their people, keeping in mind their primary purpose....once again, it's nothing to snicker about either.

From the outside looking in, I'd say they're a victim of the same problems all law enforcement agencies are: they're not a dedicated fighting force, but they have their share of fights. Sometimes they are going to get gotten. The usual answer is to apply a technological solution (bigger bullets in their case) instead of asking tactical questions.

You said it though. More range time and proper instruction.

USMC-03 · 08-25-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VegasTech702

It's not about how many times I am missing. It is about how many bad guys I might have to encounter at one time. The 9mm gives me fast follow-up shots and higher capacity. I don't like carrying extra mags on my person.

To those of you that think the 9mm is an inferior caliber, remember, shot placement is what counts in any gunfight not caliber. Maybe you are just compensating for something else???

Either way, to each their own, the original poster asked our opinions. I gave mine, can't help if you don't feel the same.

I'm just busting your chops a little.

The pistol I carry most often is a PPK in .380 and the 9mm is certainly not inferior to that. I certainly prefer a .45 ACP to both of them but when the weather is makes extra clothing uninviting and comfort is an issue, better to have a minor caliber that you can use well than no gun at all.

delta13soultaker · 08-25-2009, 06:42 PM

Yeah. No escaping the PPK/s for me either. I didn't even send it back for recall; just changed how I decock it. If that says much.

USMC-03 · 08-25-2009, 06:54 PM

Mine is an old Interarms that I've had for over 20 years. I bought it at a gun show and had to choose hard between it and a Johnson rifle; considering the price of Johnsons these days I lost. Oh well...

One of my next additions is going to be a compact 1911...

delta13soultaker · 08-26-2009, 12:25 AM

I've been procrastinating on that too, a compact.

fyimo · 08-26-2009, 05:20 PM

I have been through this for the past two years and I have settled on three carry guns depending on what I'm wearing. If it's hot and I have on a tee shirt and shorts I carry a S&W Model 36 5 shot 38 in my shorts pocket. If I have on jeans and a button up shirt I either carry a Sig P239 in 40 SW or a Sig P220 Carry SAO and both are in a OWB holster.

I could carry anything including a 1911 but these are my choices.

DWARREN123 · 08-26-2009, 08:06 PM

These days it is a SIG 239-40. Just had nite sights put on and it is working well for me.

View Poll Results: Which do you think is carried more.
1911 Platform	15	38.46%
other/Glock XD's etc.	23	58.97%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

08-24-2009, 07:46 PM	#26
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,407	Re: Carry Preference It is my opinion, maybe not everyone's opinion, but mine that my 1911 is a little heavy to carry every day. But opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

08-25-2009, 06:42 PM	#30
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: Carry Preference Yeah. No escaping the PPK/s for me either. I didn't even send it back for recall; just changed how I decock it. If that says much. __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

08-25-2009, 06:54 PM	#31
USMC-03 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,825	Re: Carry Preference Mine is an old Interarms that I've had for over 20 years. I bought it at a gun show and had to choose hard between it and a Johnson rifle; considering the price of Johnsons these days I lost. Oh well... One of my next additions is going to be a compact 1911... __________________ Let not the rifles of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots. - Fortes Fortuna Javat -

08-26-2009, 12:25 AM	#32
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: Carry Preference I've been procrastinating on that too, a compact. __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

08-26-2009, 05:20 PM	#33
fyimo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 187	Re: Carry Preference I have been through this for the past two years and I have settled on three carry guns depending on what I'm wearing. If it's hot and I have on a tee shirt and shorts I carry a S&W Model 36 5 shot 38 in my shorts pocket. If I have on jeans and a button up shirt I either carry a Sig P239 in 40 SW or a Sig P220 Carry SAO and both are in a OWB holster. I could carry anything including a 1911 but these are my choices.

08-26-2009, 08:06 PM	#34
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 764	Re: Carry Preference These days it is a SIG 239-40. Just had nite sights put on and it is working well for me. __________________ Have a nice day!