Concealed Carry- one, or many?

There can be only ONE. Trying to remember SA/DA, safeties that push up or down, no safeties, sight pictures, different grip angles, magazine capacities, etc. is fine for playing on the range. On a dark street when you only have a fraction of a second all those variables can bite you in the ass. I have a sizeable collection of handguns and I am quite familiar with them all. I only carry one. If I need it fast it's always in the same place and so are the reloads. But I do agree it is very wise to learn to be able to pick up anything and make it fire. We used to run matches where you had to run up to an inverted box and knock it away and under it was a gun. It might be loaded, unloaded, jammed, empty magazine with loose rounds, multiple magazines but only one of them that fit the gun. Sometimes you got real lucky and found your own gun. It was very interesting to watch different people run that stage. Especially when we made you run a couple of laps around the parking lot first to get your heart going and everyone else screaming at you.
 
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K.I.S.S. ( with the last S refering to Me LOL ) . I carry My Kahr PM9 in a Comp-Tac C-Tac at 3 O'clock on My right side. On the rare occassion I need pocket carry it's the LCP in a pocket holster in My right pants pocket. Pull, point and shoot. The practice costs of ammo makes a good argument for Me during this Depression got to watch every cent ...WVleo
 
There can be only ONE. Trying to remember SA/DA, safeties that push up or down, no safeties, sight pictures, different grip angles, magazine capacities, etc. is fine for playing on the range.
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Don't be so quick to paint myself and others with the same brush that works for you.

I shoot my carry guns of different types on a regular basis, and carry what ever strikes my fancy.

Most of my primary carry guns are SIG's, in different calibers and models. I carry them all at one time or another.

If I switch to a 1911, which is only occasionally, the feel of the grip on the draw or of the gun from the ready position tells me exactly what gun I'm drawing, and I don't have to fumble for the safety. The thumb on top of the safety becomes second nature.
 
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Everyone has made a good argument on their behalf, thank God this isn't a debate and we have to pick a winner. In the end, you need to do what you feel right with and best with. While there have been good arguments on both sides, you have to make the final decision.

I agree with the argument of carrying in the same place always, i.e. 4 o'clock for me, and knowing your weapons inside and out. As for always carrying the same piece, I personally don't adhere to that philosophy. Sometimes I carry my Walther PPK/s, other times I carry my Beretta 92FS Compact, or my SIG P229, depending on where and what I will be doing that day. However, each gun works the same, I carry loaded safety off and hammer down as they are DA/SA semis. So, draw, point, pull trigger.

When in the woods, I will carry mostly my S&W 66-1 in 357 or my 1911. I don't carry these concealed and don't feel that I would need to speed draw as I am in the woods and don't feel that the threat level would be as high. The 1911 is cocked but safety on, while the revolver is DA/SA. Again, my circumstances and thoughs may not apply to your situation or thoughts. Again, both sides of the argument have validity.
 
Always carrying the same weapons system in the same place is great... except when you can't.

I normally carry at 3:30-4:00. Try that with a slung rifle... doesn't work. If carrying a handgun opposite a rifle, I prefer cross-draw.

Cross-draw and shoulder rigs don't work so well with backpacks, but chest-draw systems like SimplyRugged's Chesty Puller work quite well for such use.

When flying into areas where a handgun might be required, some cockpits aren't so belt-holster friendly. There's a reason pilots and tankers used to be issued GI shoulder holsters.

Thigh holsters are just stupid... unless one is wearing an IBA, and can't use a regular belt holster or shoulder holster, and then discovers that a Molle chest holster adapter works great until one tries to assume a prone firing position... at which point thigh holsters suddenly make a lot more sense. They don't work well at all for normal concealed carry, though.

It's hard to carry a service type auto IWB or OWB with dress clothing. A J-frame in a tuckable or pocket holster will often still work.

One job I had provided an M9; another provides an M&P9; yet another provided a 1911. Sometimes one has no ability to always carry guns with an identical manual of arms. This really isn't a major problem, but practice is required.

People who insist the only way to go is with one action type, in one location, are either naive or very lucky in that their situation actually affords such luxury.
 
I carry two different guns depending on circumstances. But they are the same platform and function the same. Sig 1911 RCS compact .45 or the P238 .380.

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I only carry a CM9, don't need any more, don't need any less. Perfect carry piece for me. Size, caliber, reliability are all top notch. I'd rather stick to one gun and know it inside and out then rotate a bunch of different ones.
 
I personally carry one of two handguns for SD. One is a DA revolver, the other a DA auto. Since I carry the auto "hot" both only require a draw and pull of the trigger to fire. They both see the same amount of practice time and I'm equally comfortable with either. I carry both in the same location, in holsters that are identical, with the idea of instilling some muscle memory.

Without a doubt it takes extra work to become proficient with different guns
so a solid argument can be made for the "one-gun" approach. I can't remember where I read it, but someone once said, "Beware the man with one gun because he probably knows how to use it."

I enjoy target shooting alot so the added "work" of using multiple guns at the
range or gravel pit is more fun for me.

Bottom line is: Do what is comfortable for you.
 
2 or 3 on your person. 2 more in the car. I prefer full sized 45, mid or small framed 357mag, 22LR if hunting. Shotgun and AK in the car. More then that people consider your heightened awareness to be paranoia.
 
I have two or three that I carry most of the time but there are six or seven I will carry occasionally. For me a little variety is nice. As far as training goes if a gun has a safety I always keep the safety in the off position. Therefore, weather it's DAO or DA/SA all I have to do is get the gun out of it's holster and pull the trigger.
 
Sure it would probably be best to use one gun and practice only with it but, The chances of me needing my carry gun is low. My skill level is high the chances that my skill with the platform at hand is the deciding factor is extremely low.
 
These days all I have are 1911s and DA revolvers. My primary carry guns are a full size 1911 for duty, an officers size for off duty, and a small frame revolver for back up and when my apparel doesn't allow for anything larger. If I'm working outside or in the woods I'll usually carry .357 or .44 mag revolver. I'm very comfortable with these two platforms and have no interest in having a bunch of guns with different actions.

Beware the man with just one gun, he probably knows how to use it.;)
 
I carry several different guns at different times depending on what I am wearing, and where I am going. Some people may not have little ones around, but when you have kids playing around you and possibly tugging on your shirt or you need to bend over to talk or play with them, a better option might be a pocket pistol. However, we should all be proficient with all of our carry guns, as well as the guns we keep in our vehicles, and next to our beds.(for me they are all different, but I shoot them all regularly)
 
2 or 3 on your person. 2 more in the car. I prefer full sized 45, mid or small framed 357mag, 22LR if hunting. Shotgun and AK in the car. More then that people consider your heightened awareness to be paranoia.
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Heightened awareness? :eek: That is the funniest post I've read in a long time.
 
I wish I had a different gun, and holster combonation for every day of the month. I have 4 guns for concealed carry. All 4 have the same manual of arms. All of them are different in size. (Polish P-64, Sig P250 Subcompact 9mm, Glock 26 9mm, Smith and Wesson M&P 45 fullsize.)

The deciding factor for carrying those are the weather, and how I am dressing. The 4th gun is my pocket gun. It sees more carry time than any of the others, due to if I am carring one of the 3 I have the pocket gun too. If I can not carry one of the other 3 I still have the pocket gun.
 
Run what you brung

That's what they'd say out at the drag strip.

I'm good with my carry. My carry might have to go back to the factory. What then? Have another. I'd like a later model. Got that and it fits the same holster and works the same way. I've worked with it until it's just as familiar as the carry. Now it's carry #2.

Or I can go with a New York reload and carry both.

I can do pretty good with a revolver as well. Hmm, a snubby for the ankle.

Yes, I like them all, but mostly one gun and one extra mag.
 
Double action auto, or double action revolver, works for me.
 

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I have a Warthog 45 cal I carry in Clevelands Tuck Holster (Great product) and a Glock 27 in ankle holster..I got use to carrying a BUG in LEO for 20 plus years and never broke the habit.:D
 
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