So, what did you carry this week?

KyJim said:
I've seen the "what did you carry today" threads and thought I would ask what you carried throughout the past week.

For me, it was:
  • Dan Wesson CCO .45 acp
  • Colt King Cobra .357 mag (new model)
  • SW M&P Compact 9mm
  • SW Model 38 Airweight .38 spl
I carried the SW Model 38 a couple of days in the vest pocket of a coat as a second gun. It was easier to access while seated in a car than a gun in a belt holster.
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S&W 642, which I've been carrying for a few months now.
 
Going from summer to fall/winter allows carry of larger version 1911. Going out in winter involves front pocket carry in heavy jacket, just too slow accessing anything beneath heavy jacket/multiple layers. Just received several new pocket holsters to try in the heavy jacket, including for short 1911.
 
Depending on where I'm going --

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Sig P6 (it's now partly disassembled, awaiting new, lighter 20# hammer spring)
...and new Walther P99 AS.

My new Czech Small Arms VZ-58:cool: (7.62x39) just isn't so fashionable as a carry gun-unless you work overseas in 'holes de crapas'.
 
I did carry a vz-58 concealed once, in a UTG Cover Carry bag, just to see if it was feasible. It was a huge PITA, but it worked at several appointments.
As for this week...
 

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There’s some truth to the “one gun” argument but it overlooks the fact many of us have to dress differently in different situations. Light summer attire leads to smaller, lighter handguns. Winter means a gun with bigger bang and a heavier gun. A suit means one type of gun while jeans means another. I admit to just like carrying a different gun sometimes.
 
Since I was like 12, my keys and wallet.
Since 2014ish, a Walther PPQm2, 9mm, with Federal HST 124gr +P in a leather IWB holster made by an Israeli manufacturer whose name I cannot recall. One extra mag in a Tortuga kydex OWB carrier.
Since 2016ish, a Zero Tolerance 0566CF folder.
Since 2016ish a Sofirn SF14v2.0 flashlight
 
ABSOLUTELY, and for good reason.

A firearm is not a doggone fashion statement!
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I totally agree.

I simply cannot wrap my head around the idea of regularly carrying several different guns of varying style, type, size, caliber, weight and intrinsic operations. I cant imagine how that can bolster my fighting prowess. I can however imagine how it can hinder it. Especially when you include physiology and typical stress reaction. In my opinion, it may be a mess waiting to happen

I attended a carbine course a while back and my AR system rifle crapped out on me really bad ( I damaged the gas system) and I didn't have enough mags for my back up gun. A buddy gave me his back up and mags which was a AK variant. Even under superficial stress, I flubbed a couple of basic tasks and had to perform certain articulations (twice) because I naturally gave in to muscle memory and trained habit action. I did this probably 3 times during the same module. These errors could easily have been measurably problematic if it were a real fight.

I carry a larger all steel gun in the winter and a smaller polymer gun in the summer. They are of different systems but I don't switch back and forth regularly. I train with and carry the same gun for 6 or 7 months at a time. I do this out of practical necessity and not out of some sort of entertainment value.

I guess what this highlights is the stark difference between people to may be in the hobby of guns and those who simply carry a gun as a tool. I realize that I am probably in the minority with this opinion. I have carried and trained with guns for more than 30 years. I am nearly always armed with a handgun but to be quite honest, I have no affinity with guns and care nothing for them outside of it being a tool of specific purpose. I train regularly out of a sense of moral obligation and desire to maintain a reasonable proficiency. I have never considered shooting guns to be fun or entertaining... rather I consider the whole process to be burdensome and at times, punitive.

Someone might read that and ask.. why am I here. Well, its not because for some interest in guns. I am here to foster discussions on the concept of self defense, personal safety and all things which may help mitigate crime and violence. Those discussions will often include guns but it doesn't mean I am a gun-guy. I think most of you here already know that Im not.
 
Same gun I have carried since 1999. Keltec P32.
The "carry a bigger gun in the winter" thing never appealed to me. You are much more likely to need your gun in hot weather, when the crime rate is up.
 
The "carry a bigger gun in the winter" thing never appealed to me. You are much more likely to need your gun in hot weather, when the crime rate is up.
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Statistical likelihoods are a very fleeting consideration. Plenty of people fall victim to violent crime in the winter. If I were to rely heavily on statistics and historical data, I wouldn't carry a gun at all, as (statistically) I am not likely to ever need it.

Carrying a bigger gun in the winter is about ease of concealment. I can easily carry a larger gun in the winter ( so why not). I am simply not going to trouble myself to carry a full frame auto during the summer. A smaller gun is a compromise on many levels for many reasons. I do not alter my life to include a gun. The gun will simply have to fit the manner in which I am carrying out my life. To do that( in the summer), its going to have to be a compact gun with half the capacity of my winter gun.
 
686+ 3"

I live in California. (Thank you. I appreciate your condolences :D.)

On a Ca CCW, you must specify your carry guns; to a maximum of three. So I can't just reach in my safe a grab any ol' gun - not that I would do that.

The three on my permit:

Kahr CW9
Smith 686+ (3" bbl)
Glock 29SF (10mm)

The climate here is warm and light, short-sleeve shirts are the order of the day about nine months out of the year. So in that kind of attire, only the Kahr hides well.

But when the weather is cool and I can wear a wind-breaker, I carry the 686. It's the firearm with which I am the most comfortable and confident. I'm a revolver guy. So the big Smith is my go-to. That's why I like this time of year.

I do carry the big Smith in the summer on rare occasion. For instance, when I go to the range where nobody cares if they see a carry piece printing. Or when I go to put gas in the car - where don't wander far from the pump.

And I sometimes carry the Kahr in the winter. Such as, when I got my hair cut a couple days ago. I don't want the big Smith printing when I'm in the barber seat.

And what about the Glock? Well it's a winter carry piece too. But I hardly carry it at all (probably been two years). I am not comfortable carrying it with a round in the chamber. The trigger has a short pull and makes me nervy. By contrast, the Kahr has a looooong trigger pull - giving plenty of "are you sure you want to do this" time. That's just me. Like I said, I'm a revolver guy.
 
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