Carry Ammo Count

Actually not hard at all depending on dress requirements... quite a few combinations.

I can get by most days with 5.11 tactical shorts / pants and I go with Galco Skyops IWB LH and RH for the 1911's, the 340 in the right front pocket and the mags and HKS speedloaders in the pouches up front - golf shirt out usually. In the 5.11 covert pants and tucked in dressier shirts, the Galco Skyops IWB works great on both sides with IWB mag holders and allows tucked shirts. Speedloaders stay home. Have a couple ankle rigs for the 340 as well and Sparks VMII with Kydex clips that I find to be a pain.

SigTac makes some nice CCW leather and cotton twill jackets for colder weather and the compression undershirts work pretty too.


Best regards.
 
HK P2000SK 9mm 10 +1

Ruger LCP .380 Auto 6 +1

SW1911PD commander .45ACP 8 +1

No matter what I'm carrying I carry the mag in the gun +1 on my person....I do have a couple of extra mags in the truck for what ever I'm carrying though.
 
I usually just have the 10 rd mag in my keltec with a 15 rd reload in my glove box. When I run I only have the 5 rds in my NAA mini revolver.

I never put much credence in the statements of people that claim to carry multiple guns and magazines. I figure they are either paranoid flakes or full of crap internet commandos that meant to say, "If I ever actually went out and wasn't behind my computer most of the time I'd have..... with me". The odds are much greater that carrying extra mags and large caliber weapons will cause you to print enough to get made as being armed (and subsequently become the first target in any sort of armed confrontation).

Additionally, having all that extra crap means that you're less likely to actually be carrying when you need it.
 
My usual carry guns are low-capacity ones. A 5-shot .357 and 6+1 .45ACP. I don't carry reloads on me at present, but keep some in my vehicle (which may or may not be with me.) I've been reconsidering carrying reloads lately, after reading what others carry, but haven't been so motivated to buy any belt-rigs yet, and my pockets fill up fast.

Personally, I don't see the need for tons of ammo for daily civilian carry, but its better to have and not need than the other way around. To each their own.
 
I carry nothing more than my 1911, 8+1, in the summer. In the winter (meaning leather coat full time while out of the house), I add one spare magazine to the mix.

I can read stories and advice until my eyes bleed, but I still can't picture myself in a situation where 9 rounds wouldn't at least get me to my car or around a corner to run the hell away.

Then again, when the going gets tough, I have taken to having my girlfriend duct tape a trauma plate to my back. The tape makes me sweat and it's hard to remove, but when you're expecting multiple .308 hits to the back, you can't be under prepared.


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rsgraebert said:
Then again, when the going gets tough, I have taken to having my girlfriend duct tape a trauma plate to my back. The tape makes me sweat and it's hard to remove, but when you're expecting multiple .308 hits to the back, you can't be under prepared.
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Touché, sir.
 
cond. 1 w/7 rds in ultra compact v-10 plus an extra mag of 7 more rds.
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Hey redhart, how do you like that ported Springfield .45? My wife saw one in a local gun shop and just had to have it. Isn't it a sweetie to shoot? She took it and gave me the Defender.

but I still can't picture myself in a situation where 9 rounds wouldn't at least get me to my car or around a corner to run the hell away.
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I agree. If 10+1 of .40 S&W doesn't save me or get me outta Dodge, I shouldn't be there to begin with.
 
Then again, when the going gets tough, I have taken to having my girlfriend duct tape a trauma plate to my back. The tape makes me sweat and it's hard to remove, but when you're expecting multiple .308 hits to the back, you can't be under prepared.
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I wonder what he's up do these days...I miss reading his posts. :)
 
I suspect most people do not realize that Hartford is majority Hispanic and that New Haven is an illegal alien "sanctuary city" when illegals have city issued ID cards.
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Wow, I had no idea at all that Connecticut had become a third world state.

I think that we have to just face it and accept the fact that our nation has been successfully invaded and conquered.

And that our government did hardly anything to stop it.

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The mayor of New Haven, in fact, ran for governor last term and was defeated by a RINO female and the illegal alien status issue was a non-issue to these voters. In CT, the police cannot ask if you are a legal citizen or illegal alien and you need not prove it - it is not a "criminal issue" it is a "civil issue". Such a joke. Highest per capita income, highest per capita grad degrees yet we are as blue as the sky. Can't hunt with a handgun or rifle only bow or slugs.

You should need a passport to enter this place.
 
Two 1911s

fjk1911 I agree with your carry choice. I carry 2 1911s and often have a KelTec in my pocket or a .38 on my ankle.

Having a more accessible gun while driving makes sense. Under a camp shirt it works just fine if you have good leather.
 
My Police Training Officers have a rule- if you carry a handgun you have to carry a second mag.
As has been said before- the fault of a jam- other than limp wristing- is in the mag. So for my Dept- we always carry a spare mag.
Off-duty, when I carry my 2 inch revolver (my choice, not theirs) I ALWAYS carry spare ammo in a speed loader or speed strip.
 
Always carry a reload

derringer,revolver or auto, 1 gun or two I always carry a reload for what ever I carry.
total round count will vary from 6 to about 30 depending on situation.
 
As has been said before- the fault of a jam- other than limp wristing- is in the mag. So for my Dept- we always carry a spare mag.
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+1 on this. The only reason I carry a spare mag is for a failure response. I am walking around with at least 10+1 of 9mm and usually (90%) 13+1 of .45 auto. Either of those should be nough to solve any problem I come into.

But I carry a spare mag, because the most likely cause of a failure in my weapon is the magazine.

So to answer the question, ~85% of the time I am carrying 27 .45 rounds in two mags
~10% of the time 26 9mm rounds (1-10 and 1-15 mag)
~5% both of the above guns with only the one .45 spare mag (in this case the 9mm is simply a backup) about once a month if I have to go into the city or drive long distance

and to back all that up is a folding knife 100%.
 
Lately it's been 13+1 230gr DoubleTap GD's in a G-21SF with another 13 in a fobus mag holder (I'm buying a different mag holder fobus is crap for CCW)

I've got a 5 shot Taurus 9mm para in my left front pocket as well... Am I over prepared? :)
 
My smallest round count in a gun is 5 in my S&W 637. I carry a reload in a dump pouch. If I'm going semi-auto, I'll carry the LCP with 6+1 with a 6 round spare mag. The 1911 is 8 rounds plus a 8 round spare mag.

Funny thing is I never feel under prepared when I just carry the snub nose with a dump pouch.
 
With my snubbies, whatevers in the gun (5 or 6), and probably a speed strip or a loader occasionally.

With 1911's, 8+1 in the gun on full sizes, 7+1 on compacts, and an 8 round reload regardless. The 1911 mags are thin so I rarely even notice, so I always carry one.
 
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