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Carry gun for the current day
vanity ^ | 02 Dec 2015 | dangerdoc

Posted on 12/02/2015 6:10:56 PM PST by dangerdoc

I carried a 1911 then an M9 in the service.

Carried a 1911 commander for a while as a civilian but as I got older and attire for work changed, I switched to a subcompact 9mm.

Last year, the world started feeling more dangerous and I upgraded to a 10mm double stack pistol, bag carry. But in a world where the bad guys show up with rifles and today with rifles, armor and bombs, any pistol seem pretty anemic.

I'm curious what other freepers carry or are thinking about self defense in the world that Zero has given us.


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1 posted on 12/02/2015 6:10:56 PM PST by dangerdoc
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Sig .380.
Very concealable.


2 posted on 12/02/2015 6:12:20 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: dangerdoc

Glock 19, 2 full mags, one a Glock 17 mag with a Pierce spacer.


3 posted on 12/02/2015 6:12:29 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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Glock 20 plus extra mag. Considering keeping a PDW or a full size MBR in the truck plus ammo and mags.


4 posted on 12/02/2015 6:13:11 PM PST by RC one (....and subject to the jurisdiction thereof)
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I used to canoe carry.

That turned out badly.


5 posted on 12/02/2015 6:13:54 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic needs your financial support.)
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To: dangerdoc

A pistol is to be used to get you out of danger so you can get your rifle.


6 posted on 12/02/2015 6:14:22 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (There's a right to gay marriage in the Constitution but there is no right of an unborn baby to life.)
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To: dangerdoc

If you’ve already upgunned to a 10mm, you just need to ensure that you have the right ammunition and spare mags. You’re not going to do much better in a carry gun. IMHO, of course.


7 posted on 12/02/2015 6:14:33 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

You too?


8 posted on 12/02/2015 6:14:46 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
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To: dangerdoc

Springfield XDS in .45 ACP with 2 spare 7 round magazines.

L


9 posted on 12/02/2015 6:15:14 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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M&P 9mm with 10 mags in the car
SBR AK-74 Krink with 6 mags in trunk


10 posted on 12/02/2015 6:15:45 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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S&W M&P Full Size 9mm. It is still concealable, accurate and easily manageable.


11 posted on 12/02/2015 6:15:46 PM PST by cyberstoic
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I would think that convenience trumps anything regardless. The odds of encountering an armored enemy are extremely low, unless you intend on picking fights with the police.
The risk profile says .380 concealable auto or .38 revolver.


12 posted on 12/02/2015 6:15:50 PM PST by buwaya
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If you like the 10mm I highly recommend DoubleTap Ammo for the best variety of the best 10mm loads out there.


13 posted on 12/02/2015 6:16:35 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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My main carry gun is a .40S&W MP Shield.


14 posted on 12/02/2015 6:16:42 PM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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I carry a Beretta 380. My husband carries a Glock 9mm. I am thinking of buying a Sig 380 also.


15 posted on 12/02/2015 6:16:49 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God,,,, We can elect Ted Cruz!)
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To: dangerdoc

Beretta .40


16 posted on 12/02/2015 6:17:18 PM PST by Yashcheritsiy (Choose the candidate who will secure the border, or don't bother voting)
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I carry a pistol many different types lately a 5 shot 41mag its hunting season here.

I have rifle of some type in the truck 99 percent of the time one never knows what varmints well run out.

When you see me with armor, web gear on and my carbine on its tac sling you well know things have gone to crap.


17 posted on 12/02/2015 6:18:20 PM PST by riverrunner
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Good policy for the house


18 posted on 12/02/2015 6:19:04 PM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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B.A.R.


19 posted on 12/02/2015 6:20:15 PM PST by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: RC one

Also carry a glock mod 20 with two spare mags when practical, but go with a Romanian TTC with 3 mags back. That 7.62 x 25 round is a real ice pick. Pistol is loud but very accurate.


20 posted on 12/02/2015 6:20:58 PM PST by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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