Kreyzhorse
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I never carry a BUG but occasionally carry a reload in the form of a dump pouch or spare mag. More often than not however, I do not carry a reload.
Spare reloads and BUGs for civilians
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MadHatter1
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Spare magazine, always. Not because I'm worried about round count, but because magazine failure is a leading cause of stoppage in semi automatic firearms. It doesn't matter if the magazine holds 6 or 19 rounds, if it fails, you're done.
BUG, on occasion. No real ryhme or reason to when and where
BUG, on occasion. No real ryhme or reason to when and where
Glockfan35
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TenRing, I'm with you;
The Boy Scout motto is a primary reason I carry in the first place. The BUGs and spare reloads are just my way of helping to make sure I come out on top when the bullets start flying. I know that more than likely, one gun is all I'll probably ever need, but if I can conceal a second gun, plus its reload(s), then why not? Might actually help get me out of a bad situation, alive, someday
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The Boy Scout motto is a primary reason I carry in the first place. The BUGs and spare reloads are just my way of helping to make sure I come out on top when the bullets start flying. I know that more than likely, one gun is all I'll probably ever need, but if I can conceal a second gun, plus its reload(s), then why not? Might actually help get me out of a bad situation, alive, someday
!It's seldom that I carry a BUG, but oft-times carry a reload.
Depends on where I'm going, and what I'm doing that day.
I do a lot of shooting, and have experienced very few malfunctions. In fact, I've never experienced one with either of the handguns I use for daily carry. These are guns that I trust my life to, and I wouldn't if they weren't reliable.
When I carry a revolver, I do carry spare ammo. Usually one speed loader with SD ammo, and another with wadcutters for use on varmints. It's often enough that I have to shoot a snake, ground squirrel in the garden, or some such thing.
With a semi-auto, I just carry another mag with SD ammo in it.
Daryl
Depends on where I'm going, and what I'm doing that day.
I do a lot of shooting, and have experienced very few malfunctions. In fact, I've never experienced one with either of the handguns I use for daily carry. These are guns that I trust my life to, and I wouldn't if they weren't reliable.
When I carry a revolver, I do carry spare ammo. Usually one speed loader with SD ammo, and another with wadcutters for use on varmints. It's often enough that I have to shoot a snake, ground squirrel in the garden, or some such thing.
With a semi-auto, I just carry another mag with SD ammo in it.
Daryl
armsmaster270
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Reloading a revolver I prefer to open the cylinder into my weak hand eject, Reload and change back to my strong hand as I am closing the cylinder.
shootniron
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It works great, as I reload with my revolver never leaving my strong hand. I do not switch it from side to side. So, my reload needs to be on my weak side. I practice this almost nightly and my son carries a 1911, as I do sometimes, and we frequently challenge each other to contests.....certainly his are quicker with the 1911, but only by a whisker....if he even bobbles, I win.
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Straightshooter629
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My daily carry weapon is my Rossi 462 and I always carry 2 speed strips in a Bianchi pouch, either on my belt on in my right rear pocket. I subcribe to the strong-side ammo carry, and switching my gun to the off-hand for reloading. This system works best for me.
I do much the same now that I'm retired as I did when I was active LE and carrying off-duty.
I usually carry 1-2 spare magazines for a semiauto pistol and 2-4 spare speedstrips or speedloaders for a 5-shot revolver (when either is serving as a primary weapon).
I seldom carried (or carry) a secondary weapon, but when I did it was a J-frame.
Personally, I tend to feel that anyone who chooses to carry a secondary weapon ought to be able to use it and shoot it as well as they do their primary weapon.
I've seen some folks seemingly inclined to assign "secondary importance" to being able to effectively and accurately employ their secondary weapons ... especially under stress ... which wouldn't seem a prudent course of thought, at least to me, at any rate.
I usually carry 1-2 spare magazines for a semiauto pistol and 2-4 spare speedstrips or speedloaders for a 5-shot revolver (when either is serving as a primary weapon).
I seldom carried (or carry) a secondary weapon, but when I did it was a J-frame.
Personally, I tend to feel that anyone who chooses to carry a secondary weapon ought to be able to use it and shoot it as well as they do their primary weapon.
I've seen some folks seemingly inclined to assign "secondary importance" to being able to effectively and accurately employ their secondary weapons ... especially under stress ... which wouldn't seem a prudent course of thought, at least to me, at any rate.
Spare rounds, Massad Ayoob, UT mall shooting incident...
The topic of carrying spare rounds comes up on gun/tactics forums often.
Gun writer/use of force training expert Massad Ayoob had a few recent magazine articles about the same subject.
Ayoob brought up the young police officer in a UT mall who engaged a deranged subject who was an active shooter.
The off duty cop was down to the last few rounds of his Kimber 1911a1 .45acp & had no other spare magazines.
As I posted before, I rarely carry a 2nd firearm or "back up" but to me, it's not complex or difficult to tote 2 6 round speed strips, 2 pistol magazines or 2 speedloaders.
EP(exec protection) expert & author Leroy Thompson states that he carrys a few spare magazines in his sportcoat/suit pocket(s). I would prefer to use a mag holder or off side shoulder rig but that's Thompson's choice.
CF
ps; A good example of poor reloading methods is an early scene of Walter Hill's action/comedy 48Hrs. Actor Nick Nolte's SFPD inspector character slowly loads a big N frame .44magnum 1 .44 round at a time. A speedloader or even a newer .44 quick strip would have be a lot faster.
The topic of carrying spare rounds comes up on gun/tactics forums often.
Gun writer/use of force training expert Massad Ayoob had a few recent magazine articles about the same subject.
Ayoob brought up the young police officer in a UT mall who engaged a deranged subject who was an active shooter.
The off duty cop was down to the last few rounds of his Kimber 1911a1 .45acp & had no other spare magazines.
As I posted before, I rarely carry a 2nd firearm or "back up" but to me, it's not complex or difficult to tote 2 6 round speed strips, 2 pistol magazines or 2 speedloaders.
EP(exec protection) expert & author Leroy Thompson states that he carrys a few spare magazines in his sportcoat/suit pocket(s). I would prefer to use a mag holder or off side shoulder rig but that's Thompson's choice.
CF
ps; A good example of poor reloading methods is an early scene of Walter Hill's action/comedy 48Hrs. Actor Nick Nolte's SFPD inspector character slowly loads a big N frame .44magnum 1 .44 round at a time. A speedloader or even a newer .44 quick strip would have be a lot faster.
For EDC it's two mags offside for a 1911, or if I'm carrying my 642 then I carry several speed strips. I am curious however, if you carry and autoloader and DON'T carry spare magazines, what is your plan for clearing a doublefeed with only the single magazine available? Not criticizing, just wondering how you have prepared for this possibility if you know you will have no other magazines to utilize.
10 MickeyMouse
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No BUG, usually one spare mag. But sometimes no spare, sometimes 2 or 3. Just depends on where I'm going and how far I'll be from my vehicle with the 12 gauge.