I thought about it a little and I'd maybe carry my FSN more often than I usually do.

Typically I've got my Glock 20 on deck loaded wit dem 200 grain solid cast lead boolits. ---- a hollow point.

on the subject of possible civil repercussions, I usually only carry ammunition one can buy off the shelf at Walmart.

Damn. .32 didn't make it through a winter coat? Guess I'm gonna need to upgrade to a S&W 500 or just open carry my AR :giggle:. Well I know most shootouts happen within like 15 feet or something so accuracy isn't usually an issue (for the hardware at least), but I thought it would be nice to have something I can really reach out with if I wanted to pick off a coyote or something. Also, I have a pretty small frame so I'm pretty much stuck to single stack mags which means less carrying capacity. To solve that I just carry a spare mag in an old Leatherman case on my belt, but that's kind of annoying sometimes. I thought about getting a full size 9 or .40 for winter when I have a big coat and can conceal better, but I always have to take it off at some point. Maybe I'll just start wearing a suit...or carry a purse :greddy:.

Obviously I do as well. ;);)


What's wrong with the CW9? That's a fine carry pistol, far superior to my Keltec.. *shrug* Just my opinion.

you actually carry an extra magazine? have you ever look at statistics for shootings? are you a terrible shot?

I'm continually surprised at how many people carry more than one magazine.

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY, AMIRITE????????????

Most cops I know carry 4 17 rounders...

yes but the police are generally awful shots

also, are you a cop? do you expect to be in a situation where you are legally able to discharge, say, more than 3 rounds? if you don't think you'd be able to eliminate any threat you may feel on your life with even a single round, then you may want to reconsider carrying a firearm.

any smart litigator could paint you as a maniacal vigilante if you're toting more than one magazine.

Yep, with my k0p ki11ah bullets too.

Once charging handle/buffer tube and barrel arrive this week I should be ready to finish. Unless I've forgotten something else :p

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Cool. Any reason you went with non-black grip and stock?

Got them for 40 bucks from a local vs ~80 retail. I also have a sling on the way in the same color to coordinate now :p

Dat bolt carrier

The "what's the smallest round you would carry" question is more common than "Ford or Chevy".

We all know bottom line is shot placement. Yup, you can take a couple .45's to the chest and walk away fine... or a .25 to the leg and bleed out your femoral in a few minutes.

A guy who takes 3x .357's the chest and still swings a bat at you means you get to shoot him at least 2 more times. It's also falls into the category of "if I'm going to plan for scenarios this far off the curve, I should consider never leaving my bed again."

When you do all the homework on Caliber/Capacity/Brand/Type/Ammo/CarryMethod/Penetration/Expansion/Placement/etc... what you come down to is simply playing the odds.

The odds are if you ever have to draw and fire, it will be against a single perp. If you want to play the odds even further, it will be in low'ish light, he will have a weapon of some kind, and it will be at extremely close (if not point-blank) range.

The next variable is simply what you're willing to put up with carrying. If your ideal carry weapon is small, then a 5-shot .357 snub with a grip-laser is the ultimate CCW.

If you want more ammo, then a single-stack 9mm.
If you can go with a larger gun, then a Glock 30.
If you can go larger, then a Glock 23.

This is open for debate, but the odds are that if you ever have to fire, it will be against one dude, at night, he won't be carrying a gun, he will be within arms reach, and you will fire one, maybe 2 shots. A .357 snub with a Crimson Trace grip can't be beat if you play the odds.

Absolute minimum I'd use? .22 Magnum, but I'd choose something else. My normal carry rotates between a S&W .38 snub (w/ one speed strip), a Kahr CM9 (w/ one extra mag), and a Kahr P45 (w/ one extra mag).

Also have a full size 9mm pistol and a Ruger SP101 .357 but I never carry those.

That was me, actually. Bought my first in 2006 (iirc) and still holds up fine, hasn't fallen apart yet. Have since picked up 2 more from the same manufacturer.

My digital shipping scale is broken, my digital bathroom scale won't measure down this low, so here's my sunbeam bathroom scale:
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About 7.25 pounds loaded. Fully loaded steel magazine is something like 1.25 pounds, give or take an oz here or there.


A PMR30 with 30 rounds of .22mag would probably mess someones day up, but that's not a reliable round or a reliable gun.

Agreed, I'd generally avoid rimfire rounds for SD, but a 8 or 9 rd .22 mag revolver isn't a terrible choice for the extremely recoil-sensitive shooter.

Built.

Hopefully it works :p

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Bought a M&P Shield 9 a few weeks ago. Ran 150 rounds through it last week, no failures. Can't get my pinky on the grip with the 7 round mag, but still feels fine, very little recoil, cycles great.

Pistol started to feel kind of slippery after 75+ rounds and once my hand started to get sweaty, was hot at the indoor range. May put some grip tape, or get it stippled if it bothers me in the future.

have babies with me

I went shooting with a blind guy today.