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In your opinion, what is the most popular Carry gun in the USA
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Peter M. Eick
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Fundamentally this is a loaded question. (bad pun time).
If the CHL holder is doing their job right, it should be very hard even the dedicated observer to determine the make and model of their handgun. So any observation based conclusions are either biased or are biased toward those who don't do a good job on concealment.
If I ask my shooting buddies what they carry, then most of us carry Sig 238's by far.
Only rarely have I been able to determine what folks are carrying if they do their job well. Usually only to the level of a "small glock" or "mini-1911" etc.
I make it a game when I am out and about to try and guess who is carrying. I observe many but rarely can you pick the exact model of gun.
If the CHL holder is doing their job right, it should be very hard even the dedicated observer to determine the make and model of their handgun. So any observation based conclusions are either biased or are biased toward those who don't do a good job on concealment.
If I ask my shooting buddies what they carry, then most of us carry Sig 238's by far.
Only rarely have I been able to determine what folks are carrying if they do their job well. Usually only to the level of a "small glock" or "mini-1911" etc.
I make it a game when I am out and about to try and guess who is carrying. I observe many but rarely can you pick the exact model of gun.
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"Observation based conclusions" would have to be based on what one sees at the range or what one observes at the cash register at the local gun store.
I know a number of people who carry. One carries an older Chiefs' Special. Another carries a Detective Special. I met someone the other day who had just acquired an LCR. All of the others carry semi-autos--of different kinds.
I know of some others here on the board who carry revolvers. I think they are in the minority.
My data sample is far too small to enable one to draw any conclusions.
I'm sure that the OP did not expect anyone to opine on the basis of that kind of guesswork.
"Observation based conclusions" would have to be based on what one sees at the range or what one observes at the cash register at the local gun store.
I know a number of people who carry. One carries an older Chiefs' Special. Another carries a Detective Special. I met someone the other day who had just acquired an LCR. All of the others carry semi-autos--of different kinds.
I know of some others here on the board who carry revolvers. I think they are in the minority.
My data sample is far too small to enable one to draw any conclusions.
I wonder how gender affects the "what do you carry" question.
For example- my wife carries a j-frame in one of those women's carry purses.
It has the obvious advantage of the ability to be shot from inside the purse without jamming as a semi-auto would likely be.
So- I wonder if that realization boosts the revolver carry rate among women?
For example- my wife carries a j-frame in one of those women's carry purses.
It has the obvious advantage of the ability to be shot from inside the purse without jamming as a semi-auto would likely be.
So- I wonder if that realization boosts the revolver carry rate among women?
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Based on my conversation yesterday with a large gunshop, they said Ruger LCP probably leads the pack.
Master Blaster
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Glock 26, 19, 27 were very popular with serious Ccw folks and off duty law enforcement. The J Frame S&W would most likely be #1 due to a 50 Year history that predates the Ruger LCP. Then there would be your various mouseguns like the, Beretta 950, Tomcat, Seecamp, Naa guardian, and others.
True conceal carry....something light and small enough to CC. That really only leaves a few 380s and several somewhat newer single stack 9/40/45's.
I'm going to go with the LCP since it's been around a good while and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
For me all the double stack are too thick for "good" conceal carry, and the J framed guns like my 642 are porky because of the cylinder. Sure you can conceal carry these mostly wide heavy monsters but for me no thanks.
I'm going to go with the LCP since it's been around a good while and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
For me all the double stack are too thick for "good" conceal carry, and the J framed guns like my 642 are porky because of the cylinder. Sure you can conceal carry these mostly wide heavy monsters but for me no thanks.
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So what I've been doing with a Glock (concealed carry all day every day) for the last decade isn't "true conceal carry"?
There is nothing "monster" about a Glock 26 or am M&P9c or whatever.
What was the best belt/holster combination you tried?
Panzerschwein
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Either the Elsie Pea or a J-frame, or some Glock variant.
Or if your turf is called "the hood" or "Ferguson Missouri", most likely a hi point or raven .25 saturday night special.
Or if your turf is called "the hood" or "Ferguson Missouri", most likely a hi point or raven .25 saturday night special.
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True conceal carry....something light and small enough to CC. That really only leaves a few 380s and several somewhat newer single stack 9/40/45's.
You have no idea how wrong you are. Lots of people can and do carry full size service pistols for CCW. The difference is that we are willing to modify our wardrobe, spend cash on good leather and tolerate the "inconvenience" of not carrying our pistol in a pants pocket where it collects lint, stray dimes and other detritus. Most people who CCW these days are carrying a handgun that is not particularly suited to the task at hand, that being armed conflict with an aggressor.
But what do I know. I've only been carrying a gun, for a living and for defense of my family, for 20 something years.
True conceal carry....something light and small enough to CC. That really only leaves a few 380s and several somewhat newer single stack 9/40/45's.
You have no idea how wrong you are. Lots of people can and do carry full size service pistols for CCW. The difference is that we are willing to modify our wardrobe, spend cash on good leather and tolerate the "inconvenience" of not carrying our pistol in a pants pocket where it collects lint, stray dimes and other detritus. Most people who CCW these days are carrying a handgun that is not particularly suited to the task at hand, that being armed conflict with an aggressor.
But what do I know. I've only been carrying a gun, for a living and for defense of my family, for 20 something years.
Madcap_Magician
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Glock 19/26.
Ruger LCP.
S&W 642 (J-frames in general, but 642 would be overwhelmingly the most common).
If there is a single most popular, it's still probably a distinct minority.
Ruger LCP.
S&W 642 (J-frames in general, but 642 would be overwhelmingly the most common).
If there is a single most popular, it's still probably a distinct minority.
Ignition Override
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Among recent purchases, probably a Glock.
Regardless of that, all three friends down in DeSoto County MS ignored conventional thinking and each bought the snappy little Polish P-64.
Regardless of that, all three friends down in DeSoto County MS ignored conventional thinking and each bought the snappy little Polish P-64.
MIL-DOT
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I tote a 5-shot J-frame Smith, so that MUST be the right answer !!!! 
Vodoun da Vinci
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I started asking folks at the 3 ranges I regularly shoot at what they actually carry and I'd like to add (to this discussion) that what "regular" folks carry concealed might be quite different than what folks who frequent discussion boards about guns think most folks carry.
Asking folks on a gun board what "most" folks do is not representative of the general gun toting population I think.....of the 55 people I asked in the last few weeks only 2 of them carried a Jframe S&W and of that same number of folks *none* of them have ever participated in an online gun forum of any kind nor intend to. They felt that "gun discussion forums" are mostly populated by folks who are not really representative of the "gun fancy" or average gun owner/concealed carry licensee overall.
I found this interesting - most of the folks I hang with in Gun Sports don't hang out on gun boards. In fact, I'm the only one. That's just plain odd to me. So be careful about getting the idea that what we here on gun boards think the average gun owner/Range Rat wants, thinks, or carries is probably not all that accurate.
Just sayin' .....I was fascinated that no one where I shoot knows or gives a hoot what happens on gun boards. We think (we gun board aficionados) that we have our finger on the pulse of Shooting America but I wonder if that's not really the case sometimes.
VooDoo
Asking folks on a gun board what "most" folks do is not representative of the general gun toting population I think.....of the 55 people I asked in the last few weeks only 2 of them carried a Jframe S&W and of that same number of folks *none* of them have ever participated in an online gun forum of any kind nor intend to. They felt that "gun discussion forums" are mostly populated by folks who are not really representative of the "gun fancy" or average gun owner/concealed carry licensee overall.
I found this interesting - most of the folks I hang with in Gun Sports don't hang out on gun boards. In fact, I'm the only one. That's just plain odd to me. So be careful about getting the idea that what we here on gun boards think the average gun owner/Range Rat wants, thinks, or carries is probably not all that accurate.
Just sayin' .....I was fascinated that no one where I shoot knows or gives a hoot what happens on gun boards. We think (we gun board aficionados) that we have our finger on the pulse of Shooting America but I wonder if that's not really the case sometimes.
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Peter M. Eick
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Voodoo,
That is what I was driving at in my post above. When I talk to folks I know that carry, but also do not hit the gun boards. what I find is the Sig 238 is the most common by far. I also talk to folks that carry 22LR derringers and I know one person that carries a 9mm S&W M&P and one person carries a 40 Sig 229(?).
This would not be the distribution one would expect if you read the thread above.
That is what I was driving at in my post above. When I talk to folks I know that carry, but also do not hit the gun boards. what I find is the Sig 238 is the most common by far. I also talk to folks that carry 22LR derringers and I know one person that carries a 9mm S&W M&P and one person carries a 40 Sig 229(?).
This would not be the distribution one would expect if you read the thread above.
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george burns
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It's quite interesting to see the great divide between guys who assumed that they had their finger on the pulse of the American gun Owner.
I would have thought an LCP, XDS, or, Shield, myself. But perhaps, the majority of gun owners really don't look at gun forums, as mentioned by the last 2 members.
I also go by what I see being pushed in gun stores and online stores like CDNN and Buds. They have quite a variety of guns that they highlight, that I never would have even thought of. If you go by the articles written about top 5 or top 10 guns, they always seem to include, an XDS, Shield, LCP, 1 or 2 Glocks always a 19, and a 26 or 27, 17 or 23, a Kahr PM9, and an M&P 9 or 40, along with a revolver, a Kimber, and a Ruger Lc9, and a SIG-238, 938, 229, 226. Anyhow, that is what I remember seeing for the most part, but who really knows.
But here is the first one that came up when I googled it http://concealednation.org/2014/07/the-10-best-concealed-carry-guns/3/
I would have thought an LCP, XDS, or, Shield, myself. But perhaps, the majority of gun owners really don't look at gun forums, as mentioned by the last 2 members.
I also go by what I see being pushed in gun stores and online stores like CDNN and Buds. They have quite a variety of guns that they highlight, that I never would have even thought of. If you go by the articles written about top 5 or top 10 guns, they always seem to include, an XDS, Shield, LCP, 1 or 2 Glocks always a 19, and a 26 or 27, 17 or 23, a Kahr PM9, and an M&P 9 or 40, along with a revolver, a Kimber, and a Ruger Lc9, and a SIG-238, 938, 229, 226. Anyhow, that is what I remember seeing for the most part, but who really knows.
But here is the first one that came up when I googled it http://concealednation.org/2014/07/the-10-best-concealed-carry-guns/3/
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I sometimes carry an LCP but the Glocks have been out much longer. So new sales of the Rugers probably hasn't surpassed the total number of Glock 19's around. It would be pretty close and there is no way of knowing the answer so my answer is as good as anyones. And I think I'll say it's a Raven P-25. You'd be surprised how many of those things were sold. They were the top concealed carry gun for sure at one time but they were illegally carried. People wanted a gun they didn't mind throwing away in a pinch if you get my drift. I'm not saying after a crime but rather than getting caught carrying one illegally.
BTW among Sigs I'd say the 220 is still the king. Those things just don't die and Sig has sold a bunch of them.
BTW among Sigs I'd say the 220 is still the king. Those things just don't die and Sig has sold a bunch of them.
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