I just curious, what do you carry when you open or concealed carry? My concealed carry is a M&P40, subcompact. It is very small, I prefer the mags with the pinky extension.... makes it much easier to shoot. At the moment it is Plain Jane. No upgrades yet. I only open carry when I am up in the mountains, I don't have much faith or use for open carry in the context of self-defense against two legged adversaries. So for the mountains, I carry my M&P45, fullsize, TLR-2 Streamlight, Lone Wolf compensator, and an improved trigger kit. So yeah, I have two "go to" handguns. I plan on getting a M&P22 soon... ish.
When I carry, I carry either a Springfield XDm 9mm or a Bersa Thunder 45. My wife carries a S&W model 60-9 .357 that was ported at the factory. She has a custom purse with a holster, so she is pretty much always armed. If we're out in the woods, it is a S&W 629 light hunter on my hip.
Currently one of three (all in 9mm for those who don't know): * Walther P99 * Beretta 92FS Inox * CZ-75B Of the three I probably carry the CZ the most (it's also the heaviest, go figure), followed by the Walther than the Beretta. All are carried in OWB holsters (Highnoon for the CZ and DeSantis for the other two - though I'm considering getting a few more Highnoon holsters - they are just love). I'm looking to pick up a Sig P230 in Stainless Steel (West German made) sometime this month in .380 as a BUG and alternate primary firearm for deeper concealment. Not sure what holster option I'm going to go with here; probably going with at least two different types depend on what role it will be filling.
Ayuh,... A Jennings J-22 in my back pocket,... A .45acp in the pickup,... 'n I hunt with a Desert Eagle, .44 mag, with a red-dot scope...
Ayuh,.... Deer in the southern tier of New York state.... Up here in the north, We can hunt with rifles... Southern tier is shotguns only, slugs only,.... or a pistol, if so licensed... With my ole Remington Model 11, I have 5 shots available.... My .44 mag has 9 shots, 'n better power down range, 'n farther out... As well as being more accurate, 'n much lighter...
Open sights or did you scope it? I don't think I've ever heard of someone hunting deer with a .44 before. My hat is off to you!
I dunno really. My husband carries something that shoots bullets and he has a holster for it. And I always get a little nervous when we cross state lines.
Ayuh,... It's got a red-dot, no magnification... see above... Hittin' a 9" pie plate at 100 yds. with the .44 is reasonably easy, 'n nearly impossible with the 12 gauge...
Well, if you're not here to join the discussion, why are you here? Just to make childish remarks about not being afraid of people who do make the decision to carry, why are you here? Why would you be afraid of them in the first place? Think they're going to spot you on the street and just gun you down because they think you MIGHT be afraid? And what is so "bold" about discussing what gun one has chosen to defend themselves with?
It is hard to believe the kind of staying power the 1911 has. I already have a Kimber, but my wife is trying to steal it. I'm thinking about getting her one of the new Ruger 1911s. Do you know any of the history of your gun? I'm betting it has some stories....
The gun was made specially for my father by Colt; and it was given to me on my commissioning as a Regular Army Officer. I served in Vietnam, and led men in combat; but I never felt the need for a weapon, and went about with nothing more lethal than a bamboo cane. General James Hollingsworth (Danger 79er), who personally awarded my commission from President Johnson, once chided me on not carrying a sidearm; to which I responded that to do so would reflect a lack of confidence in myself and my men.
the SR1911 is a well built pistol. I'm the sales manager at the local gunstore, and we've sold about 40 of them since they were released. We have one for rent on our indoor range that I've shot many times. Very nice gun for the money.
You've had 40 of them? Geez, the gunshop where I work we've only had two come to us; one right after they were first announced (last year) and another one that arrived a week ago (and sold within an hour of us opening up the box). How in the world did you get allocated so many? As for the OP's question, when I work in the store I carry openly and my EDC for that purpose is a Glock 17 in 9mm. My CCW gun is a Glock 19; same caliber and manual of arms, but a little more concealable. Right now I'm experimenting with carrying a S&W M&P in 9mm. A friend of mine who is also a gunsmith installed the APEX trigger group with RAM module (Reset Assist Mechanism) and polished up the internals before installing a set of Heinie Ledge Straight-8 sights. It's such a slick shooting pistol I can't help but spend some time using it as a packing gun.
I have an AutoOrdinance 1911A1 that I usually carry. I have a Super Blackhawk .44Magnum, but the shoulder holster is just too bulky and I can't really carry it effectively.