general carry question

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dabigguns357

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I just bought a used glock 22 and I got to thinking tonight about carrying a gun that hasn't been tested on a range yet.I ended up leaving it in the safe and grabbing my 686.How many of ya'll have or are carring a gun that you haven't shot yet.Mabye you just bought it new or bought it used from your favorite gun shop,do you trust and go or do you carry what you have till you can get to a range and see how your (new/used) gun works.

I know if it's new your suposed to trust it but i still don't,does anyone have the same problem,or is just me.:confused:
 
I don't trust my life to any gun that has not performed flawlessly for a minimum of 250 rounds.

BTW, I also carry a G22 and it fails about as often as politicians tell the whole truth... ;)
 
I couldn't carry a gun that I haven't shot a LOT. You should be very comfortable handling your carry gun.
 
I don't think many people here would think about carrying a gun they didn't feel confident in handling, myself included. Prudence dictates that your carry weapon be reliable and that you are effective with it. How else to determine that but to shoot it?

I know if it's new your suposed to trust it but i still don't,does anyone have the same problem,or is just me
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New or used...doesn't matter. New guns fail just like used ones.
 
Check function, check chamber EVERY time.

dabigguns357 said:
general carry question
I just bought a used glock 22 and I got to thinking tonight about carrying a gun that hasn't been tested on a range yet.I ended up leaving it in the safe and grabbing my 686.How many of ya'll have or are carring a gun that you haven't shot yet.Mabye you just bought it new or bought it used from your favorite gun shop,do you trust and go or do you carry what you have till you can get to a range and see how your (new/used) gun works.

I know if it's new your suposed to trust it but i still don't,does anyone have the same problem,or is just me.
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Dabigguns357,

Who ever told you that you should trust something that's new? MAJOR, Major fallacy. These forums abound with stories of guns that don't work correctly straight out of the factory box. Dried lube can cause failures of all kinds, even in revolvers, depending on where things are gummed up.

Do you know any sky divers who don't check their equipment religiously?

Start on a road trip without checking your oil?

Take your best girl out without checking your wallet for cash/credit card?

Luck favors the prepared.

Lost Sheep
 
Some of the reasons you should shoot a gun quite a bit before using it for carry/home defense/self defense.

  • You'll know where it hits relative to the sights.
  • You'll be familiar with the operation.
  • You'll have spent enough time with it to be accurate with it. (Or to realize it's not a good fit for you.)
  • You'll learn about any ammunition preferences the gun may have.
  • You'll determine if it's reliable.
  • You'll determine if all the accessories that came with the gun (magazines in particular) are reliable.
  • When you clean it you'll be able to see if there are any problems (unusual wear, etc.) with the gun.
 
this is why i choose to continue to carry my 686.I've had it long enough to know exactly how it works inside and out.I go to the range tomorrow and i'll be testing the glock,but i'll be keeping my 686 on my side till i have had time to test it.I guess i'm not the only worry wart out there.Besides i'm real leary about a gun i'm not familar with.

I'm taking 200 rounds and i'll bring back a range report after i'm done.Is there any advice for someone who know's little about glocks(i've own mostly sigs and S&W's).:confused:
 
this is why i choose to continue to carry my 686.I've had it long enough to know exactly how it works inside and out.
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I've never carry any of my guns until I've run a couple hundred rounds through them. Your owner manual will tell you the same.
 
Here is my range report,250 rounds of .40 cal and 50 rounds of .357.Here are the results.
Glock 22 at 25 yards best group.Not very accurate,but very reliable:confused:
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S&W 686 4 inch barrel at 25 yards best group.Again very reliable and dang accurate.:D
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I'd try a few more range trips with that G22.

I doubt that the gun itself is not accurate, I would venture that you are not accurate with it. I mean no offense, I've just seen this happen with many people who make the switch from wheeguns to semi-auto's. I would try shooting a good bit more before swearing off semi-auto's altogether.

If after a lot of trigger time with the Glock, you still find yourself shooting large groups, you might try a different gun. I love Glocks personally, but the design is not suitable for some people. The S&W M&P series, Springfield XD, Walther P99 all offer interchangeable backstraps...

Best of luck and keep us posted...
 
I don't carry any new handgun until I've practiced with it and shot it over the LFI Qualification Coarse. If I'm getting somehwere near as good a score as I do with any of my other carry guns then I may start carrying the new gun. I also never carry a new auto until I've run a couple of magazines full of my carry ammunition through each of my magazines with no problems.
 
Going thru the same myself, have always been a revolver person. Bought a Glock 19 and a S&W M&P 9 compact. Am finally getting were I can shoot them accurately. But still a lot better with a revolver:) How do you carry that 686 that is no lite gun would pull my pants down:eek:
 
I'm guessing nobody will suggest that you use a brandnew gun for SD ... even if it cost $5,000, every gun has ammo preferences and possible manufacturing problems ... shoot a few hundred rounds through it, try the SD ammo you plan to use and a few others ... then, start carrying ... in the meantime, you can't go wrong with a 686 ... my favorite gun ...
 
thats what my target was shot with in the pic above.I was using 180 grain winchester bonded sxt's.I think i did kinda ok for my first time out with a gun that i haven't shot before,and i know it's going to take some time to adjust to a dao only.I keep wanting to try and cock it.:rolleyes:I do wonder if it's ever going to be as accurate as my .357:confused:
 
How many of ya'll have or are carring a gun that you haven't shot yet?
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I would not be inclined to carry one that I had not cleaned and verified. Myself, I need to have at least 2 or three magazines of carry rounds fired through anything that is going to do time as an HD or carry firearm. I'd like to fire more, but carry rounds are quite expensive these days. Do keep in mind that when testing the firearm, the magazines are a critical component of the ensemble and need to be tested, too: test all the mags you'll be using and carrying. Later, the holster becomes another essential component that also needs to be properly tested. Test the holster's retention, safety, comfort and fit with firearms that have been made safe.

Good thing it's fun, right? :D

Enjoy
 
Hey Russ this is how i like to carry.It's actually not that bad,besides i've been carrying a full size gun since 1996.This my owb,winter and summer.
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Here is iwb,winter or summer
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I would never carry a weapon that I have not been to the range with. I don't carry a new weapon until it feels like part of me and I am sure it is relieable. I put at least 50 rounds thru all of my weapons every other week end
 
I won't even carry a clean gun

When I put a gun on I know the very last thing I did with it is shoot it......successfully.
 
I won't even carry a clean gun
When I put a gun on I know the very last thing I did with it is shoot it......successfully.
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I have a question about this. It is not a critique, it's an honest to goodness question that popped into my head when I read that.

Let's say you accidentally print or expose your gun in public, or get pulled over and the cop for whatever reason wants to see your gun, and checks it, and just so happens that there was a gunshot reported nearby in the recent days, would having a gun that's recently been shot and not cleaned be a problem?

Or is it simply a case of "the law doesn't say you need to have a clean gun" and your explanation would be accepted?

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Let me say though, that I can see the merit in what you're saying, especially in more complex guns that have been cleaned and reassembled, and who knows if you made a mistake or a spring isn't seated properly, and the gun fails to function when you need it, when a trip to the range would have saved your life.

I could see cleaning my carry gun at the range, then throwing another round or two through it to check it's functionality, and may even get into that (once I start carrying it) now that you suggested it.
 
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