What's your carry gun?

[johnlives4christ]

lately i've had the itch for a smith and wesson 36. the 642 is very light and carries good, but it kicks a little too much for my tastes. i prefer 158 grain bullets, but with winchester white box 130 grain it does pretty good.

[mesinge2]

Well, I carried this today:

[Boris]

Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

lately i've had the itch for a smith and wesson 36. the 642 is very light and carries good, but it kicks a little too much for my tastes. i prefer 158 grain bullets, but with winchester white box 130 grain it does pretty good.

Thanks for the info. It has been a minute since I fired a smith snubbie and the last one was a 36 about 6 years ago. I was showing a coworker how accurate it was because he claimed it shot like crap. I set a milkjug with sand in it at the 100 yard line and the first three rounds were my walk in rounds. The fourth just nicked it and sand was pouring out as we walked up on it. Even S&Ws tiny revolvers are very very accurate.

I am not to timid on the recoil though and the 642 would be fine for me. I would not plan on shooting it 100s of times on a range visit. When I shoot my P32 it is only 4-5 mags worth and would probably only shoot the revolver 20 times a month at most. I like the WInchester 130 fmj load too for practice.

Maybe I should have shot the 36 terrible too and offered him some money for it. He still has it, maybe if I can convince him it is still a bad shooter, hmmmmm.......

[johnlives4christ]

mesinge2, nice. what model holster do you have, i carry my glock in a galco combat master. i dont care for thumb straps

[reinhard]

beautiful gun that colt

[mesinge2]

Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

mesinge2, nice. what model holster do you have, i carry my glock in a galco combat master. i dont care for thumb straps

Thanks

and...

Its a Galco Fletch Holster. I only use a strap holster on 1911s.
When I snap the thumb break off my thumb is right on the safety lever,
ready to rock.

[ABEC_Joe65]

Originally Posted by mesinge2

Thanks
I only use a strap holster on 1911s.
When I snap the thumb break off my thumb is right on the safety lever,
ready to rock.

This poses yet another question. and maybe I am wrong here "or psycotic" Maybe this should be yet another topic. How many that carry on a regular basis do holster / dry fire drills on a regular basis? I know a few people that just throw the holster on and dont do anything to prepair themselves if they need the gun in a pinch. Yes, I do both holster drills and dry fire excercises. Just wondering if I am the only on tha sits in their front room and does it, or am I going to the extreme?

[Boris]

Originally Posted by ABEC_Joe65

This poses yet another question. and maybe I am wrong here "or psycotic" Maybe this should be yet another topic. How many that carry on a regular basis do holster / dry fire drills on a regular basis? I know a few people that just throw the holster on and dont do anything to prepair themselves if they need the gun in a pinch. Yes, I do both holster drills and dry fire excercises. Just wondering if I am the only on tha sits in their front room and does it, or am I going to the extreme?

Be carefull with dryfire drills. Muscle memory built wrong could mean if you ever need it you will revert to how you 'trained' and practiced and fire after you draw. Could be a murder wrap. A witness might report you drew and fired without a warning. As always the situation will dictate.

On another note I have a friend that did dry fire drills in the mirror. One day after carrying he was getting ready for bed and drew down on himself in the mirror. He did exactly as his muslce memory told him to do and fired. Now he has seven years of badluck, a hole in the wall and a freezer on the other side of the wall he had to replace the next day.....

Shoot some local matches or setup some targets and practice. Best thing is get some training from a trainer. It will be worth it. IDPA and IPSC is also a good idea..

[ABEC_Joe65]

Well I am going to start shooting IDPA with a club in my area at the end of the month and am in preparation of getting all required gear that I need for the match. As well, I also used to shoot USPSA out in California when I was stationed out there. Wasn’t the best, but wasn’t the worst either. So needless to say, I am hoping to do fairly well with it now days.

I do try to frequent the range at least once a month, I to aim for proficiency with every visit as well as through my military career, I did shoot various military matches however they were not draw from holster matches. Mainly national match rules and so on. Marksmanship, That’s not the issue, It is the assessment of the situation, how to draw in the event that you need to do it in a hurry and take cover at the same time, sweep of your body parts, hand position, grip, stance, safety off and fire, all need to be coordinated. If you have various arms, and positions of carry, you need to practice them as well. Not just strap on the galco and the ole 45 and go to town with the quick draw. None of us are Dirty Harry, Butch Cassidy or Jessie James “The original” and I include myself in that. When you practice, regardless of holster drills, dry fire, range time, IDPA/USPSA matches or what have you, you would always strive to learn something new. Either from yourself or from others.

As for your friend with the 7 years bad luck and broke freezer, In my own opinion, I have no sympathy, He broke the first rule of gun handling. Yes, I have loaded guns about me “Other than work and when I go where restricted by law, 24/7/365. However, I treat all guns as if they are loaded period. I want to do holster or trigger drills, or just to clean it. Even if I am returning from the range and I know in my heart that I spent every last round at the range, I still drop the mag, open it up and look! Why? Practice makes perfect. The time you don’t do it, you will have a busted mirror and freezer if not something worse.

I have carried a sidearm on duty both in the military and as a civilian, and the biggest thing I keep in the back of my head is A human life is the only thing in the world that you can take and not give back. So before I do that, I make sure that I am in a position where I have no other alternative.

Sorry for the rambling on, but the freezer story, as funny as it may sound is one of my big pet peeves and has been through my 40+ years of gun handling.

[AngelDeville]

1954 Colt Dick Special 3" barrel

[db4usa]

My CCW is a Kimber Pro Carry II. Sometimes I pack a Kel Tech P11 when concealment is an issue in warmer weather and on my Electra Glide.

[1969SS396]

Ruger SR9 like this one.

[tim.sr]

PX4 Storm Sc in 40S&W

[MoreGuns]

While I carry a lot of different guns, two seem to make it to the top of my list.

Sig P239 in 9mm with night sights and Crimson Trace grips. It's small, compact, has the necessary firepower (especially in 40S&W), and is quite accurate.

Taurus Ultralite 85CH. Weighs almost nothing and I can even drop it in my front shorts pocket on a hot, TX summer day. Only 5 rounds, but it is +P rated. You just don't want to shoot a whole box at a time!!

[Heritage1909]

I carry either my Colt New Agent 45 or my Smith & Wesson 340 pd. Both have Crimson Trace Grips.

[Claudius Valarium]

Kimber Pro CDP II, 45

[curulz]

i now carry a springer EMP in 40

[whobroughtheak-47]

my carry gun is a springfield gi .45 black parkerized with the original us wood diamond grips, az just passed a law that you dont need a ccw too carry here,

[Dale Dugas]

here is my carry gun, S&W Pro Series 3 inch barrel 1911.

[johnlives4christ]

nice

[Phshmx-1]

I just sold my Ruger p89 9mm with alittle regret. It was my carry firearm. I'm looking at the Ruger P345 as carry sidearm... looking for response on this as carry side arm

[American Leader]

Beretta .32 Tomcat, no picture, but I've carried for a long time and it's gettin kinda warn. Before the Tom it was a Titanium .38 Special 2", and before that was a Ruger DC95 (too heavy)

[Rooster Cogburn]

Beretta PX4 Storm SC 9mm (have added Hogue grip since pic was taken, feels more comfortable now)

[Awtoman]

I've been carrying a Kimber 3" 1911 for a few years, now I am carrying a Kimber 4" compact frame 1911. I have carried a 642 S&W, a Walther PPK, and a Sig P232 in the past. Once you carry/have a .45, it's hard to leave the house with anything smaller, except as a backup, which I don't carry very often.

Tom

[Tip12095]

Glock 17