I do. My S&W 640 is my BUG.
My BUG is a Mini-14 with two twentys.
I have 9 in the gun since I carry a 1911 99% of the time 1-2 extra mags balances it out on the belt. The other 1% is a revolver in 45 Colt with 6 rounds when out hunting
I hunt with a Super Blackhawk, so 6 rounds. But the deer in Minnesota are aggressive so I carry a BUG to take myself out in the event that they capture me.
Where do you carry that?
Ruger LC9S, 9+1, pocket carry. With 2 spare mags.
I wouldn’t want anything less than 8, as in a 1911 in .45 ACP. These days, I carry a Glock 19 or 26 with 14 or 11 rounds in either mag (I download by 1 and carry condition 3).
Car trunk.
Flat tire on a two lane road. . . . gang of four pulls up, two get out, both carrying Glocks. In that situation, I’d much rather have the rifle in hand, than 9mm carry piece.
Indeed, anybody that carries a pistol should consider a semi-auto rifle or a shotgun for a vehicle gun. Your chance of needing it is even more remote than your chance of needing the carry pistol, but if things ever really get tough, it could come in handy.
Can’t tell if Gecko45 or not…
Given the likely hood that I will need a gun, and the even lesser odds that I will need to discharge the weapon, I voted for 5. My daily carry used to be a glock 26, but I have since moved on to a beretta 92 compact. That being said, many times in the past I carried a 5 shot J frame, no reload in a pocket carry holster. Not 1 time did I ever feel at a strong disadvantage in day to day life. More rounds are great, don’t get me wrong. However, at one time in my life in my teenage years, I never felt uncomfortable carrying nothing more than my pocket knife.
I do. I don’t think of it as much as a “backup” gun as I do a “second gun”. It may be drawn first depending on the scenario.
Depends. If it’s broad daylight in a low crime area, I’m usually ok with 7+1. If it’s any/all/combo of night, high-crime area, or high-population density area, I bring 15+1.
I usually carry a Shield .45 with 6 +1. I feel comfortable with that. Same with my Shield 9mm with a Magguts +2 kit. Gives me 10 rounds with very little added length on the grip.
Where I’m at, there ain’t no low-crime area. Carjackings, gunfights, robberies, all happen in broad daylight. I’m now packing 18 + 17 in the pistol, with an assault rifle in the car.
How many rounds am I comfortable with in my carry pistol?
All of them.
Have you considered moving?
If you don’t carry with one in the chamber, why carry at all?
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I hope it’s not because, you know, Israeli…
The fun starts around 1:40ish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGD2j9ks38g
Pre-Mossad Modified Draw, the goodness starts at 2:10ish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnV6fobmAPM
Seriously, I can see where some folks might opt to carry ‘condition 3’ after giving it some thought -
One example might be if you are carrying in an environment where you have periodically shuck your pistol and leave the pistol in a vehicle, desk, or other place unattended. Condition 3 would negate the constant chambering and unchambering of a round, which as we all know, after numerous reps can lead to misfires.
I can also see where someone who decides they need to carry AIWB might desire to carry ‘condition 3.’ Actually the first Israeli Draw video I saw was a demo of a guy carrying a Hi-Power (IIRC) AIWB.
I you decide you need to carry your pistol in a Serpa holster you probably should consider ‘condition 3’ carry. :jester:
In all seriousness, if after careful consideration someone decides ‘condition 3’ is best for them, if isn’t too hard to sacrifice some speed on presentation for chambering.
The dangers/downsides of this are obviously failures to feed. For example, a round nosing into the feedramp, or the slide failing to go all the way into battery, would be common concerns in my view.
IMO if you are going to carry ‘condition 3’ it should be a fulltime deal with all pistols. This is simply because pistols are designed to eject spent cases, not live rounds, and ejecting a live round during the draw would be an exercise fraught with potential for malfunction, IMO.
Personally, I don’t see my ability to draw and fire two rounds on top of each other in under 1.5, as the likely difference between my survival or demise when carrying concealed, but it is nice to have that option. I think you are giving that up with ‘condition 3’ carry.
JMO
Sorry for the detour!
A day of combatives or force on force would change one’s mind quickly. The gun becomes quite useless quickly.
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Well he is carrying an “Assault rifle” in his car. so he’s strapped.
When I first started carrying I thought that carrying one in the chamber was Tier 1 stuff and that I would not be safe doing it. A few training classes later, and I cannot fathom not carrying one in the chamber. YMMV.