What i carry everyday - The Firearms Forum

Charles Butler · 05-11-2010, 09:03 PM

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This is what I carry everyday, I just the smith&wesson m&p40c today, I also have a surefire g2 olive drab (I want the E2D) and my knife is the SWMP1BSD, I keep hornady critical defense in the pistol, what do you think, I'm only 21 but I think I know what quality items are?

wpage · 05-12-2010, 04:44 PM

Thats a fairly dangerous package...
Very nice.

VegasTech702 · 05-12-2010, 06:04 PM

I carry an SA XD 9 sc with 13 rnd small mag and pearce finger ext. I only load it with 10+1 rounds to ease the pressure on the spring. In addition, I have been known to carry some O.C. in my pocket in case non lethal force is needed.

Terry_P · 05-12-2010, 07:32 PM

What matters is it has to be totally reliable, you can shoot it well, it is comfortable enough to carry so you will have it with you everyday and you have complete confidence in it.

I have zero first hand knowledge of the M&P but what I have heard about them has been generally positive and I feel the 40 S&W is an excellent caliber that is a good combo of power and compact enough to give good capacity. Good luck.

Crewchief · 05-13-2010, 02:22 PM

I think the only issue with the gun you carry is the size. But, if you can conceal it well, and its not so heavy that you leave it at home sometimes. Its a good carry piece for you. Just keep in mind, there are smaller guns; more suited to concealed carry.

Charles Butler · 05-14-2010, 11:57 AM

It works well for me I'm a bigger guy so I can conceal it good, my buddy carries a ruger p94 I think he's nuts its a tank of a gun to carry all day, but he's nuts a thinks polymer is garbage and wants an all metal gun, but ya I would like to carry a revolver of some sort with crimson trace, buts that later down the road.

carver · 05-14-2010, 12:39 PM

I carry a 1911A1 clone every day, all day, and I have no problems with the size at all. As a matter of fact there are times that I don't know it's there.

CampingJosh · 05-14-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by carver

I carry a 1911A1 clone every day, all day, and I have no problems with the size at all. As a matter of fact there are times that I don't know it's there.

I wear steel-toe boots frequently for work. I rarely notice when I am wearing them. I only think about it if I go quickly from work boots to something light (running shoes, cowboy boots, etc.).
It's the same way with carrying a heavy gun. Once you get used to it, you notice the absence far more than the presence.

That said, I greatly prefer getting used to lightweight guns.

wpage · 05-22-2010, 03:27 PM

Steel toes. Wish I had thought of that!

GoodOl'12gauge · 05-22-2010, 03:39 PM

As to carrying my 1911 sure its heavy but carrying a gun is comforting not always comfortable

Popeye · 05-23-2010, 01:59 AM

S&W M60 (no dash)

Insulation Tim · 05-23-2010, 06:59 AM

Ruger LCR in .38 spl

hogger129 · 05-23-2010, 07:18 AM

My 1911 has never let me down yet. It's actually not that heavy in comparison to the RIA I had before.

Old John · 05-23-2010, 08:37 AM

Ruger SP101 .357 mag. is my EDC, in a Galco high-ride open top pancake holster.
Handy.........

grampawmike · 05-23-2010, 10:02 AM

I'm a retired LEO...35 yrs of service, I still carry the gun I carried most of that time. A S&W 539....with a little trick work done to it. Since I have a small holster making business I carry in one of my own holsters.

oneshot onekill · 05-30-2010, 08:02 PM

P7PSP... Good enough for me.

trex1310 · 06-06-2010, 10:58 AM

Since I'm an oldtimer, I carry an old gun. I think it will do the job if need be.

GregD · 06-11-2010, 12:48 PM

S&W 642

Clipper · 06-11-2010, 05:40 PM

I carried a Kahr K9 for some time, but switched to Sig P220. Lighter gun, better stopping power and 2 more rounds in the mag and up the spout. I do really prefer da/sa and the Kahr is DA only.

05-11-2010, 09:03 PM	#1
Charles Butler V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Yakima, Wa Posts: 75	What i carry everyday http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/y...Tc1MS5qcGc.jpg This is what I carry everyday, I just the smith&wesson m&p40c today, I also have a surefire g2 olive drab (I want the E2D) and my knife is the SWMP1BSD, I keep hornady critical defense in the pistol, what do you think, I'm only 21 but I think I know what quality items are? __________________ "The KGB and Germans disarmed people too look what happened to them" -->

05-12-2010, 04:44 PM	#2
wpage Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,471	Re: What i carry everyday Thats a fairly dangerous package... Very nice. __________________ "You shall recieve power" Acts 1:8 W

05-12-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
VegasTech702 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 360	Re: What i carry everyday I carry an SA XD 9 sc with 13 rnd small mag and pearce finger ext. I only load it with 10+1 rounds to ease the pressure on the spring. In addition, I have been known to carry some O.C. in my pocket in case non lethal force is needed. __________________ I am looking for a new, creative thing to say in my signature.

05-12-2010, 07:32 PM	#4
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: What i carry everyday What matters is it has to be totally reliable, you can shoot it well, it is comfortable enough to carry so you will have it with you everyday and you have complete confidence in it. I have zero first hand knowledge of the M&P but what I have heard about them has been generally positive and I feel the 40 S&W is an excellent caliber that is a good combo of power and compact enough to give good capacity. Good luck. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

05-13-2010, 02:22 PM	#5
Crewchief Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 5	Re: What i carry everyday I think the only issue with the gun you carry is the size. But, if you can conceal it well, and its not so heavy that you leave it at home sometimes. Its a good carry piece for you. Just keep in mind, there are smaller guns; more suited to concealed carry.

05-14-2010, 11:57 AM	#6
Charles Butler V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Yakima, Wa Posts: 75	Re: What i carry everyday It works well for me I'm a bigger guy so I can conceal it good, my buddy carries a ruger p94 I think he's nuts its a tank of a gun to carry all day, but he's nuts a thinks polymer is garbage and wants an all metal gun, but ya I would like to carry a revolver of some sort with crimson trace, buts that later down the road. __________________ "The KGB and Germans disarmed people too look what happened to them"

05-14-2010, 12:39 PM	#7
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,266	Re: What i carry everyday I carry a 1911A1 clone every day, all day, and I have no problems with the size at all. As a matter of fact there are times that I don't know it's there. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

05-22-2010, 03:27 PM	#9
wpage Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,471	Re: What i carry everyday Steel toes. Wish I had thought of that! __________________ "You shall recieve power" Acts 1:8 W

05-22-2010, 03:39 PM	#10
GoodOl'12gauge V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 258	Re: What i carry everyday As to carrying my 1911 sure its heavy but carrying a gun is comforting not always comfortable

05-23-2010, 01:59 AM	#11
Popeye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento area, CA Posts: 319	Re: What i carry everyday S&W M60 (no dash) __________________ We, as a nation, have become fatified, lazified and stupefied.

05-23-2010, 06:59 AM	#12
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,298	Re: What i carry everyday Ruger LCR in .38 spl __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"*

05-23-2010, 07:18 AM	#13
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: What i carry everyday My 1911 has never let me down yet. It's actually not that heavy in comparison to the RIA I had before. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

05-23-2010, 08:37 AM	#14
Old John Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 49	Re: What i carry everyday Ruger SP101 .357 mag. is my EDC, in a Galco high-ride open top pancake holster. Handy......... __________________ 'Til later.... Hang in there,and Hang on! Life is a Journey... Not a Destination! Old John Last edited by Old John; 05-23-2010 at 08:38 AM.. Reason: Added

05-23-2010, 10:02 AM	#15
grampawmike V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Posts: 194	Re: What i carry everyday I'm a retired LEO...35 yrs of service, I still carry the gun I carried most of that time. A S&W 539....with a little trick work done to it. Since I have a small holster making business I carry in one of my own holsters.

05-30-2010, 08:02 PM	#16
oneshot onekill V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: DeBary, Florida Posts: 189	Re: What i carry everyday P7PSP... Good enough for me.

06-06-2010, 10:58 AM	#17
trex1310 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 72	Re: What i carry everyday Since I'm an oldtimer, I carry an old gun. I think it will do the job if need be. Attached Images __________________ Vietnam Vet 67-68 NRA Life Member Certified in laziness Certified in watching TV Certified in napping Certified in BBQ on the Green Egg

06-11-2010, 12:48 PM	#18
GregD V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chenal, Louisiana Posts: 65	Re: What i carry everyday S&W 642

06-11-2010, 05:40 PM	#19
Clipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 381	Re: What i carry everyday I carried a Kahr K9 for some time, but switched to Sig P220. Lighter gun, better stopping power and 2 more rounds in the mag and up the spout. I do really prefer da/sa and the Kahr is DA only.