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What's your *carry gun?

Started by kurt555gs , Mar 24 2012 08:16 AM

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#61 bornhunter04

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 12:43 PM

View PostGarandFan, on 07 June 2012 - 12:27 PM, said:

View Postvess1, on 07 June 2012 - 11:45 AM, said:

  When IL gets rtc Im partial to Kimbers but the problem is, theyre almost too nice to carry.  My every day beater will be the Springfield xdm .45 compact I just got.  If it gets wear marks, I dont care.  

Agreed.  And when you get to the point of carrying one everyday (or nearly everyday) you will be amazed at how quickly the gun ages (in terms of finish wear, etc.).  But that said, I think the first criterion in choosing an every day carry gun is that it is extremely reliable, and the second is that you shoot it well and are comfortable with it.  That it is "cheap" or "expendable" is probably worthy of being further down on the list of criteria for a carry gun.  And deciding to carry a "cheap" gun merely because it might get confiscated?  First, that is a very low possibility, and second, may belie living in an overly-oppressive state too long!

There are working guns, and there are collectable/presentation/safe-queen guns.  It's important not to confuse the two!

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 12:46 PM

Glock 19 is my primary carry, Ruger LCP is my BUG
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Original HB997 or FOID carry.  No more compromise.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 04:27 PM

XD45C mostly LCP on occasion. When I carry the LCP I feel like I am carrying a bb gun though.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 07:58 PM

Glock 22 or Ruger P89.
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 08:37 AM

M&P 45.
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 08:56 AM

Kel Tec p3at but when IL passes RTC, I'll begin the neverending collection of carry pistols. Speaking of which, if anyone has a Kel Tec PF9 for sale, please PM me.
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 09:09 AM

I'm hoping to get a Glock 27 gen4 with those swanky pinky extension magazines WHEN we get LTC here. My Arizona vacation was scrapped this year so I'm in no hurry though I do find myself in Wisconsin more often that anticipated lately.
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 09:10 AM

I carried a S&W 642 in Pittsburgh and Kentucky.  A few years ago when I went out to Montana I carried a Kel-Tec P3-AT.

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 09:21 AM

View PostFederal Farmer, on 08 June 2012 - 09:10 AM, said:

I carried a S&W 642 in Pittsburgh and Kentucky.

Bah ... only wussies carry .38 snubbies.

Oh, wait ...

FF I think we determined we have exactly the same 642s!
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 09:28 AM

Sig p238rs for normal carry and Taurus 327 for mowing, hiking, camping etc. Were legal of course.
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 09:53 AM

View PostGarandFan, on 08 June 2012 - 09:21 AM, said:

View PostFederal Farmer, on 08 June 2012 - 09:10 AM, said:

I carried a S&W 642 in Pittsburgh and Kentucky.

Bah ... only wussies carry .38 snubbies.

Oh, wait ...

FF I think we determined we have exactly the same 642s!

Mine has the extended wooden grip though.  Colleen's is like yours...girl gun.  :flowers:   Actually it is kinda mine now as she doesn't like it and purloined my P3-AT.

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 10:10 AM

Depending how I am dressed I have the S&W bodyguard .380 in a Recluse wallet holster, or the M&P Shield .40 in my Crossbreed, or for the really scary times I have the STI VIP .40 in a cheap IWB holster.

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 10:19 AM

Kenny, you should carry that nice 1911 that you use for USPSA!
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:31 AM

XD9 and/or LC9
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 01:25 PM

When it's legal to do so, an XDM 3.8.  Sometimes a SIG 225.   But, the more I practice with the it, the more I think the 9mm Shield will be the new carry gun.
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