Posted on 06/15/2012 9:17:21 PM PDT by LouAvul
My primary carry piece is a Sig P239 DAK SAS in 9mm. It's about the largest weapon I can carry concealed in warm weather. The mag holds 8 w/1 in the pipe.
You?
You’re getting a lot of “what” and little “why”.
My “what”: You don’t have a need to know and if all goes well you’ll never find out.
My “why”: Given my age and condition, I couldn’t prevail in any kind of fight but a gun fight.
That's my cold weather/bulky clothing carry piece. I like the comfort of those extra rounds, but in warm weather it sticks out like a sore thumb. And here in OK, we don't have open carry till October. And till then, if someone sees your weapon, you can be charged w/"brandishing." Still, it's a wonderful piece.
C’mon, I bet you can guess.
I carry a concealed 9mm Taurus in Florida for self-defense of me, my family, and for protection of the general public in case of witnessing a felony in progress. I believe violence in our day will continue to progressively increase, and society at large needs to be prepared to protect one another. Law Enforcement will not be staffed enough to efficiently deal with the increased violence that is coming to America. American citizens need to step up and take back our country from the thugs. They need to know we mean business and will not stand for it.
“According Abood the average gun fight lasts 3 second’s and it is at 7 feet. So no need for the 18 - 19 shooters.”
Gun fights in these parts can involve 3 to 4 shooters at street to house or car to sidewalk distances. Usually ambush style.
I carry a concealed 9mm Taurus in Florida for self-defense of me, my family, and for protection of the general public in case of witnessing a felony in progress. I believe violence in our day will continue to progressively increase, and society at large needs to be prepared to protect one another. Law Enforcement will not be staffed enough to efficiently deal with the increased violence that is coming to America. American citizens need to step up and take back our country from the thugs. They need to know we mean business and will not stand for it.
I carry a concealed 9mm Taurus in Florida for self-defense of me, my family, and for protection of the general public in case of witnessing a felony in progress. I believe violence in our day will continue to progressively increase, and society at large needs to be prepared to protect one another. Law Enforcement will not be staffed enough to efficiently deal with the increased violence that is coming to America. American citizens need to step up and take back our country from the thugs. They need to know we mean business and will not stand for it.
In my opinion, there are so many millions of gun owners and ccw folks that nobody, not the ATF or the DOJ is even going to notice your application. At this stage in the game they're not going to even have time to notice anybody unless such an one is buying 20 guns at a time.
But that's just me.
Dan Wesson .357 mag with the 2 1/2” barrel.
The bad guy is gonna KNOW that he is in a gun fight! (But only if I miss with the first shot. ;’)~
LOL. I own 3 1911s. They are truly great weapons. I got into the habit of double action only and hence, carry those exclusively. But the 1911, as a battle piece, can't be beat.
Kimber pro-carry II, .45acp, with an extra magazine.
Why? If something happens, and if i can pull my piece, and if I can hit them in the first 3 shots (95% of shootings happen in 3 or less shots), then I want the most powerful punch possible.
There’s nothing wrong with a .40, or a 9mm, or even a .38, but personally, I’m a good shot, and I am just as accurate with a 1911 as any other piece, so why not do as much damage as possible?
Nice Gun!
I would advise to carry something that is comfortable. You should know that you have it and be ablr to get it out fast. However, if you get a hand gun that is not comfortable to carry, you WILL NOT carry and you never know when you will need the gun!
1911-A1 Government model in .45 ACP. Its the gun that God carries.
.40 cal, because it aggravates freedom haters to no end.
“Additionally, you must be 21+ to own a handgun in my state.”
That’s Federal law too. All states are the same.
Yeah, I know that at one time, it was one of the places they kept an eye on for candidates. Maybe moreso back in the Cold War, when they were running whole “civillian” airlines and needed pilots.
A little known conspiracy theory tidbit is that Lee Harvey Oswald was a CAP member as a teenager, where he met CIA affiliated David Ferry, just before he started trying to join Communist groups. Of course, we’ll never know if those dots connect, but the dots are there.
I can’t get a CCW here in California so I don’t get to legally carry, but if I did, I would want either a Ruger LC9 or a Taurus Millenium PT145. Or both.
Sucks to live in a “may issue” California. Just another reason to retire out of state. Perhaps the BEST reason.
I have to agree that you just don’t need a high capacity gun for self defense.
If it makes you feel comfortable, go for it. As far as I’m concerned, it is a lot like buying gold plated car insurance rather than just the solid 100/300 full coverage. The full coverage will work in 99% of instances and is a lot cheaper, so I don’t tend to bother with covering that 1% outlier.
Same for a carry gun. Rather than suffer something bulkier and heavier and less comfortable as a just in case for that 1% outlier, I would be very comfortable with 6 rounds in a gun since almost all encounter are quick and brief.
I continue to read about home invasions where groups of perps tend to scatter immediately at the 1st bang. It is not as if they are a rifle squad intent on achieving their objective through a hail of incoming fire.
I would bet that a gun with blanks in it would stop 9/10ths of all confrontations from being followed through. I mean, just presenting a gun on a perp who isn’t expecting it is enough to get them to flee much of the time. Hearing a “bang” takes care of most of the rest.
Again, I’m not advocating carrying a starter pistol, but if everyone was able to carry a small concealable 6 shot firearm, there would be very few encounters that ended poorly for the crime victim. Very few.
But there are still many people out there who want the peace of mind to be able to hold off a truckload of amped-up determined attackers, so go for it. As long as you find it comfortable enough to actually carry that big hogleg every hour of every day so you have it when you need it, then go for it.
For my part, I would be far more likely to carry that small light 6 shooter around all the time, than that big double stack full-grip job. But that is just me.
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