Extra magazine CCW? - The Firearms Forum

barmstrong2 · 04-20-2013, 08:48 PM

I'm new to CCW. I now carry everywhere I go. My EDC is a .40 S&W 9+1. I do have an extended magazine that would give me 14+1, but, I really don't like it for carry. I have extra mags. I keep a box of defensive ammo in my glovebox, as well. Do most of you carry an extra magazine with you? Do you carry more than one?

soundguy · 04-20-2013, 09:01 PM

i have a about 3 carry guns I go between. all have regular and extended mags. 2 of them I can only 'carry' then with the regular mags. the thirs is setup good enough that the extended mag is doable.

I have a spare mag or 2 for each of them in my vehicle. for the 2 without the extended mag in for carry.. the extended mag is the spare I have. IE.. if I exhaust the main mag and needed backup.. carry is no more issue.. so extended is fine.

2 of them I have a single extra mag for.. the 3rd I have 3 extra.. just because I had it longer....

siplace · 05-15-2013, 03:53 AM

My carry weapon is a Glock 22 .40S&W. I do not carry with one in the pipe but I do carry with a hi-cap and I also carry a spare hi-cap. That's 28 rounds because getting that 15th round in a Glock Hi-cap is like trying to nail jello to a tree. Darn near impossible.

carver · 05-15-2013, 06:45 AM

I carry a 1911A with two spare mags almost all the time, and a BUG in .38. Sometimes when I'm just going to the little country store, for bread, and milk, I carry a Bull Dog in .44 with one, or two, speed strips.

ampaterry · 05-15-2013, 08:34 AM

I carry a Glock 17 with one in the pipe in a locking I-Tac defense paddle holster on the right side, and on the left side a belt holster with two spare mag's loaded with the full 17 rounds each. That's 52 rounds, which should get me home safe from anywhere I visit -
When it is finished, I will swap the I-Tac holster for a Crossbreed IWB holster, which will be an easier conceal with summer wear. I am not concerned about exposing the mag's; the anti-gun nuts that would cause a scene when seeing a weapon have no idea what a magazine looks like anyway -

carver · 05-15-2013, 08:44 AM

In the heat of summer I use the Smart Carry System; http://www.smartcarry.com/ I'm usually in Basket Ball type shorts, ball cap, T shirt, and flip flops. The spare mag I carry with this holster is a 10 round mag.

WHSmithIV · 05-15-2013, 12:21 PM

Interesting holsters Carver. Thanks for that link.

soundguy · 05-15-2013, 12:58 PM

question. are you wearing that small of back or up front? looks like you could do either.

carver · 05-15-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WHSmithIV

Interesting holsters Carver. Thanks for that link.

I've been using this holster for 7 or 8 years now, and it's about worn out, might be buying another one soon. Can't get to the gun when buckled in the car, but I solved that by removing the pistol, and placing it under my thigh. Not hard to get to sitting in a chair, or booth. The T shirt, and table, covers your movements when reaching for the pistol at the table. It's not all that fast for the draw, but not slower by much. Some folks just can't stand the thought of having the pistol that close to private parts, but I know a cocked-n-locked .45 can't go off by it's self. I bought the large one with the secret pocket in the back. If I want to carry a smaller gun, I just put a large safety pin thru the material at the approiate depth.

Double D · 05-15-2013, 03:45 PM

Yea, the original is thunderwear...http://thunderwear.com/ I have had for years and they are cheaper, but those are just as good....I always carry extra mags and sometimes a bug gun...have for 30 yrs...

04-20-2013, 08:48 PM	#1
barmstrong2 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Greene, Maine Contributor Posts: 363	Extra magazine CCW? I'm new to CCW. I now carry everywhere I go. My EDC is a .40 S&W 9+1. I do have an extended magazine that would give me 14+1, but, I really don't like it for carry. I have extra mags. I keep a box of defensive ammo in my glovebox, as well. Do most of you carry an extra magazine with you? Do you carry more than one? __________________ *--- I came into this world screaming, covered in someone elses blood and I'm not afraid to leave it in the same way! ---* -->

04-20-2013, 09:01 PM	#2
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,416	Re: Extra magazine CCW? i have a about 3 carry guns I go between. all have regular and extended mags. 2 of them I can only 'carry' then with the regular mags. the thirs is setup good enough that the extended mag is doable. I have a spare mag or 2 for each of them in my vehicle. for the 2 without the extended mag in for carry.. the extended mag is the spare I have. IE.. if I exhaust the main mag and needed backup.. carry is no more issue.. so extended is fine. 2 of them I have a single extra mag for.. the 3rd I have 3 extra.. just because I had it longer....

05-15-2013, 03:53 AM	#3
siplace Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Castle PA Posts: 42	Re: Extra magazine CCW? My carry weapon is a Glock 22 .40S&W. I do not carry with one in the pipe but I do carry with a hi-cap and I also carry a spare hi-cap. That's 28 rounds because getting that 15th round in a Glock Hi-cap is like trying to nail jello to a tree. Darn near impossible. __________________ "The beauty of The Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson

05-15-2013, 06:45 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,242	Re: Extra magazine CCW? I carry a 1911A with two spare mags almost all the time, and a BUG in .38. Sometimes when I'm just going to the little country store, for bread, and milk, I carry a Bull Dog in .44 with one, or two, speed strips. __________________ 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.

05-15-2013, 08:34 AM	#5
ampaterry TFF Admin Staff Chaplain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Tennessee Contributor Posts: 6,277	Re: Extra magazine CCW? I carry a Glock 17 with one in the pipe in a locking I-Tac defense paddle holster on the right side, and on the left side a belt holster with two spare mag's loaded with the full 17 rounds each. That's 52 rounds, which should get me home safe from anywhere I visit - When it is finished, I will swap the I-Tac holster for a Crossbreed IWB holster, which will be an easier conceal with summer wear. I am not concerned about exposing the mag's; the anti-gun nuts that would cause a scene when seeing a weapon have no idea what a magazine looks like anyway - __________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. Larry Elder

05-15-2013, 08:44 AM	#6
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,242	Re: Extra magazine CCW? In the heat of summer I use the Smart Carry System; http://www.smartcarry.com/ I'm usually in Basket Ball type shorts, ball cap, T shirt, and flip flops. The spare mag I carry with this holster is a 10 round mag. __________________ 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.

05-15-2013, 12:21 PM	#7
WHSmithIV Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Moore, Idaho contributor Posts: 2,608	Re: Extra magazine CCW? Interesting holsters Carver. Thanks for that link. __________________ We are not sheeple, we will not fade quietly away. We will stand up for Freedom, for our rights, and, we will fight to protect the Constitution and our Freedom. We are the militia, we are the PEOPLE.

05-15-2013, 12:58 PM	#8
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,416	Re: Extra magazine CCW? question. are you wearing that small of back or up front? looks like you could do either.

05-15-2013, 03:45 PM	#10
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,059	Re: Extra magazine CCW? Yea, the original is thunderwear...http://thunderwear.com/ I have had for years and they are cheaper, but those are just as good....I always carry extra mags and sometimes a bug gun...have for 30 yrs... __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder. Last edited by Double D; 05-15-2013 at 03:47 PM..