Thoughts on cary gun's

[tj3006]

I have several guns I use for carry.
    In the summer I most often carry my little Ruger LC-9. A 7 plus 1 9mm with one or two extended 10 round magazines. Quite frankly it is an excellent handgun. 
 I used to put in on with the attitude, that it would have to do in hot weather. Till I took it out to the mountain with me one day. I was hitting some pretty small targets at some fair distances. This gun is staying with me. 
 I also often carry my Dan Wesson Valkyrie .45. It is a 7 plus 1 round .45 that is fairly small and light, and shoots like a 1800 gun should. (I paid a lot less) I carry it either on the hip or in a shoulder rig with 2 8 round spares. Excellent carry gun.
 I sometimes carry my Colt Competition .45 in my Ted Blocker Shoulder rig. I need to wear a heavy coat and leave it unzipped or the barrel prints out the back. This gun is very easy to shoot well, I stoke it with 230 grain HPs and carry 2 Extra mags.
 Another Excellent carry 1911, is my Fusion Firearms Commander sized .38 super.  With 3 ten round mags, in reserve I have 41 potent 124 grain Sig HPs on my person. 
 I seldom carry me 3-inch model 66 ported anymore. It is a fine gun, and It is perfect for many scenarios. 
 But there are so many situations in my town where scumbags run in packs. And at 64 with a somewhat beat up body, I don't want to settle for 6 rounds. This Excellent and rare revolver may go down the road.  
 I am thinking of a high cap 9mm. I have one for home defense. A Walther PDP with a red dot. Great gun. But a bit much for carry.
 I recently acquired a Girsan P-35 clone with a rail, and it has a Lazer sight. It shoots quite well, but I have only used FMJs in it.
 At the moment I am thinking of several gun's that would be great for the purpose the SA -35. I have 3 15 round mags for it already and the 2 that have handled. Were better than any of the FN built guns I ever owned or handled.
 The SnW shield plus, And the Ruger Max 9. The Max 9 looks like great choice. They are very inexpensive to boot, and optic ready. 
 My Heart likes the SA-35 or ca CZ 75 Compact. My Brain likes Spending a couple hundred leas dollars. And getting The Ruger or the Shield. The Shield can be had with the pkg that comes with extra mags and a holster. 
  Guy's after what happened in Israel and the number of terrorists, I am pretty damn sure have snuck in through our southern Border, An effective side arm with as much ready ammo as you can carry is a very good idea....tj

 

[ridenshoot]

I've been carrying an SA-35 lately and can whole heartedly recommend it.  I have shot it a lot at the range and used it in Action Pistol competition.  It is accurate and has so far been reliable with no failures of any sort to date.  The manual safety is just the right size and easy to operate.  The sights are simple and quick to find, I am a big fan of a single dot up front, aligned in a rounded slot rear sight with no other dots.  The trigger feels great and SA left off the magazine safety which is a huge plus.  Having said all of that; I still like to carry my Kimber Pro Shadow in 45 acp on occasion.  I carry almost all of my semi-autos in Kramer Leather horsehide holsters, IWB or OWB.  Excellent quality stuff.

[tj3006]

Thanks for the report on the SA-35. Bud's has them at 699.00.
The Ruger Max 9 is 340 ish. But I think I would shoot the SA alot just for fun. And that is big...tj

[x101airborne]

I bought my wife a S&W Shield EZ 380. Wouldn't feed a damn thing. Sent it back. Got it back and it would only feed ball ammo. Sent it back. Got it back again and now it wont feed at all! I will work on it when I get to it, but wont use it for anything but a trotline weight. S&W did get a scathing email to which I received no response.

I would probably go the CZ.

[webber]

I carry a Glock G30 maybe 85 percent of the time.
I will carry a 1911 once in a while and a 9MM even less.
I like a 45 Auto the absolutely the best. Carry a revolver so slightly it is just nearly an insignificant mention.
45 Auto is the caliber.

[Fowler]

Obviously to each their own I have found an Sig P365 gets the lions share of my carrying over the last few years. Good sights, great trigger, feeds everything I have tried in her, can hit a 8” gong at 50 yards with ease, doesn’t cost a fortune. What’s not to like?

I still carry full sized 1911s, my 2 1/2” 19, or my 442 depending on mood or situation but the Sig just works. Spare mag in my pocket and I have 23 rounds instantly available should the need arise. I not a cop so long sustained engagements won’t happen. I seriously doubt I’d ever need the second mag but I always carry a reload.

YMMV

[AxeHandle]

LCP 22 here... Old back can't take much. Open carry on range work days is a G21 in a chest holster. Hard to beat the visual impact of a 13 round 45 ACP GLock.

[Big Bore]

Glock model 43 the majority of the time. Springfield XDS .45 some of the time.

[parallaxbill]

S&W 380 Bodyguard, two spare mags all with Gold Dots, warm to hot weather
Kahr Arms CW9 and a spare mag.
FNS-9 when cooler weather allows clothing with better concealment. Or if I feel the need for more firepower, up to two spare mags.

[bigbrowndog]

I carry an old reliable and accurate auto most of the time,….80%-90%, a SW 6916. Like Fowler I can hit an 8” plate at 50 with it and it feeds everything I run in it without fail. The rest of the time it’s a pair of Commanders, SW4516, SW1917, or NAA 22wmr. Field work is another topic entirely

Trapr

[foxtrapper]

Oct 23, 2023 12:35:09 GMT -5 Big Bore said:

Glock model 43 the majority of the time. Springfield XDS .45 some of the time.

Try the mag guts replacement “ guts “ in your stock 43 mag. Gives you eight instead of six and lengthens the stock mag by less than a quarter inch. So far a few hundred rounds through two of them and they fed and locked slide when empty flawlessly.

[tj3006]

The Sig 365 is a viable option for sure.
As far as how much ammo you might need to carry, I bused to be in your camp. And odds are still pretty wild that you would be in a long gun fight. But the world gets uglier all the time. 200 people on the terror watch list caught at the southern border.
How many got through? What's in their back packs? Gangs of thugs doing smash and grabs. I am liking the Hi cap 9mm more and more, and something close to 50 rounds on me.
...tj

[rooster]

For the last couple of years I’ve carried a Glock 43X on all public trips away from the house or farm. I’ve owned several Glocks from time to time and this one is the only one I’ve warmed up to. It has always worked, has acceptable accuracy for defensive use, and there are workable 15rd aftermarket mags. It’s small enough to conceal under summer clothing and weighs little. I like it.
That said; I’ve always been a HiPower fan and haven’t owned one in a few years. A few months ago I bought a Springfield SA-35 and it is becoming a most favored companion. I’ve only got a little less than 1K rounds through it so far and had zero issues. Sights, trigger, and safety are far ahead of the Browning/FN guns I’ve had and it’s tons of fun to shoot! It may never replace the 43X as a dedicated CCW because of size/weight differences but I sure wouldn’t be bashful if I had to.

Rooster

[gnappi]

Just about always a Commander in .38 super or.40, mostly all steel.

[rjm52]

Commander in .38 Super 99% of the time since 1980...no reason to change...if anything I'd start putting a rifle in the car when out...