EDC gun and rig continuity

Well, I suppose ugly is in the eye of the beholder (or something like that.)

My G29 was put in to service in the late fall of '08 so I've got not quite two full years in to carrying it. It's eaten somewhere around 1,250-1,350 rounds (if my math is good) I've updated it with a couple of key parts (not a lot, mind you) and a couple of rubs with a dremel until I made it "fit" me a little better.

I shoot it well -- and I enjoy shooting it, to a point anyway. On a range day, I tend to put 25-50 rounds through it. A good range day for me sees somewhere between 400 and 700 rounds of center fire before I pull out the rimfire, so it's not like I'm shooting my EDC as much as my other handguns. I shoot it enough (and often enough) to maintain familiarity and also to give me that confidence to know it's not only going to feed, fire and keep running, but also that I can hit with it.

I didn't buy it because it was ugly -- that was just a happy coincidence and as I see it, a benefit.

Not wanting to carry a beautiful handgun is more my frugal nature than anything else.
 
Bianchi's Law, holsters, carry...

What your class instructor was talking about is Bianchi's Law. Former LAPD officer and owner/CEO of Bianchi, John Bianchi wrote that you should carry the same weapon, in the same way, in the same type of holster. This method, Bianchi said would improve your reaction to a violent attack and increase your ability to defend an attacker.
I understand Bianchi's point but I do not subscribe to it entirely. Many factors can decide what kind of firearm or holster or position would work best. Weather, clothes, size, fitness/strength, illness, weapon type, etc can require you to modify what you carry or where you carry it.
You may be able to pack a 6" barrel model 629 .44 all day long but what if you are 5'02" and live in HI?
I have talked to a few sworn LE officers over the years who work for depts with strict SOPs about how & where they carry firearms. A few get the narrow-minded view that their PD's mandated policy is the "best" or the "safest".
What may work best for you may not work very well for another person.

Clyde
 
What may work best for you may not work very well for another person.
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While this is true, it really has no bearing on carrying in the same place every day. One can choose where to carry so that it works best for them, and then stick with it.

I have mixed feelings on carrying different guns and in different locations. I oft-times open carry, but also carry concealed at times. Most times it's in the same location, with the same gun and a cover garment (vest, jacket, over-shirt). When it gets hot though, I don't want the cover garment, and will instead carry in a different location.

And if I had a dollar for every time I've thought I forgot my gun at home, then realized I was carrying in a different place, I could likely buy another firearm or two.

In an emergency situation, most of us will react according to things we're used to. I'd hate to get in a situation where I needed my carry gun, reach for it at 4:00, and then realize it was under my left arm, inside my shirt.

Twice this year I've had a very large pit bull suddenly appear in my yard, and acting agressive towards me. Both times I was carrying in my usual holster at 4:00, and I don't remember drawing either time. I'm fairly sure that if I'd been carrying in some other way, I'd have still reached for my handgun at 4:00 before I realized it wasn't there.

I've been carrying on my strong side hip for so long that it's just a natural place for my handgun to be. Other places are equally "comfortable", but it's not usually where I reach for a handgun.
 
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