What guns have you carried?

[improperlyaged]

I was sitting at work and was thinking about rebuilding my handgun collection after I graduate paramedic school (5 weeks to go!) and I realized I have carried a fairly large number of different platforms and calibers. So here is a list of all the pistols I have cc'd. You should also post your list and maybe a short reason of why you switched to something different.

Bersa thunder 380. This was my first pistol I bought for cc and I still have it. It resides at my moms house where she uses it to shoot armadillos.

Star bm 9mm. thing was heavy and not completely reliable. Plus mags were hard to come by.

S&w sd9ve. Needed money and so it got sold.

Springfield xd9sc. One of my favorite pistols that I shot really well and carried comfortably. I got caught up in barrel length vs velocity and so traded it for...

Springfield xd service 9mm. Sucker was fun to shoot but super hard to conceal which led to getting a couple of smaller guns.

Rossi 38 special. Dumbest thing I have bought thus far, I couldn't shoot it for anything. Several hundred rounds in and I still wasn't capable of hitting things with it. So I traded it and the Springfield xd service for a glock 19

Glock 19. Still my favorite gun and it's on me right now. It was originally a 2nd gen that I sent in for the frame upgrade, I now have a second 19 that is also 2nd gen and it will remain that way. But when I sent off the 19 for the frame upgrade I needed another carry gun for the time being.

Norinco 1911 45acp. I hated carrying a full size 1911 and it lasted maybe 2 weeks before I traded it for a glock 26

Glock 26. It took my 19 three weeks at glock for the frame upgrade and the 1911 sucked to carry (for me at least). Loved the 26 but when the 19 got back I went back to carrying the 19 for ammo capacity. So the 26 got sold.

After selling the 26 I realized I now had nothing for jogging so I bought the lightest double stack 9mm I could find.

Kel Tec p11 9mm. Thing worked for me I just didn't like the recoil. Bought a pf9 at the same time but never carried it. Went back to the 19 in a fanny pack while jogging.

Glock 43 for jogging. I thought and still think that gun is stupid. Same height as a 26 but litterally [ ____ ] <--- this much thinner for less capacity. Happily sold it.

S&w 442 38 special again for carry at work or jogging. 5 shots isn't enough in my opinion and so it got sold. Went back to the 19 for work and jogging.

And here or there I carried a sigma 9mm, polish p 64, hungarian pa 63 and a Taurus revolver at some point. Maybe a couple others that I'm forgetting. What have you carried?

 

[beeenbag]

My mind and moods change like the wind, I've found it to be much cheaper to just put the guns away in the safe once my attention goes elsewhere cause I'll eventually revolve back around and this way I already have it.

But carry guns...

Glock 19
Glock 27
Kahr cm9
Ruger lcp
S&w 637
Ruger sp101
Glock 26
Springfield RO champion
Springfield xds 45
Ruger lcp II

 

[badkarmamib]

Beretta 92FS (wouldn't fit in the glove box of a 1995 Mustang GT)
Taurus PT111 (rusted first time I carried it SOB)
Lorcin .380 (It was given to me by a relative, owned it a couple of weeks, then sold it)
Taurus PT911 (couldn't hit anything with it, sloppy fit)
Kel-Tec P32 (too small for hand, too big for pocket, uncomfortable to shoot)
S&W Sigma 9mm (first time I pulled it out while hunting, magazine fell out, didn't trust it after that)
Glock 19 (grip too big for hand)
Ruger LCP Gen 1 (Same as Kel-Tec P32)
Sig SP2022 .40 (After I left manual labor, non-callused hands didn't have the same hold, grip became uncomfortable)
Springfield XD-S .40 (Still have and carry)
S&W M&P FS .40 (Still have and carry)
Para 1911 Gov't (buddy wanted it, needed cash)
Ruger SR1911 Commander (wife's gun, I traded her, then gave it back)
Glock 17 (Wouldn't do anything my others would, did not feel as good in my hand as my others)

 

[BobWright]

Among my early carry rigs was this S&W Model 586 in a Don Hume holster:



Then I switched briefly to this Model 19, also a Don Hume rig:



I came to distrust the small bores and then went to this .44 Special in a Bob Mernickle holster:



The Mernickle carried a mite too high for me, sort of cramped my arm in drawing.

Of late my current companion has been this Ruger .45 Colt in a Graveyard Jack Holster:




This has become my favorite rig of all time.

Bob Wright

 

[stoky]

The first one I carried and the one I carry most often, Series 70 Mk IV .45
Kimber Tactical Pro commander size .45
King's conversion Officers Model .45
Robar's version of Officer's Model .45
Smith .44 Mountain Gun
7½" Ruger Redhawk
One or two Smith Model 60 .38s
3" .357 SP101
One or two Colt Mustang's
3" .45LC SAA clone
Beretta Jetfire .25 (sold)
NAA tiny .22 (sold)
S&W 669 (sold)
Czech Browining Highpower (sold) <sniff>
6" Colt Anaconda .45LC (sold) <sniff>
Colt Pocket Model .32 auto
Ruger LC9s, almost forgot

 

[JohnBiltz]

I've carried a Glock 26 and recently a Glock 42 over the last seven years.

 

[Dog Soldier]

The Luger and the 1911 pistols have passed the Century mark. I like both firearms. One I really like is the 1991 Mitchell 9MM SS Luger.

 

[sgt127]

One of almost everything over 40 years. Just a partial list....
A 1911
3"65
Detonics
HK P7m8
Kahr K9
Kahr PM9
Issued Glock 35 and 22.
642 as BUG
Seecamp as BUG

Pretty much settled down on a Wilson .45 on duty and Sig P239 DAK in 357 SIG off duty. A Remington RM380 as BUG.

 

[fastbolt]

I doubt I could easily remember each and every handgun I've carried for work and off-duty.

Last year I learned that my former agency (where I continued to serve as a reserve, also acting in the capacity of a firearms instructor and armorer after I retired) still maintained training files which listed 23 different handguns I've used for current training and quals (as a firearms instructor, while both full-time and post-retirement). That number has been condensed from something in the middle 30's, I believe, as I hadn't bothered to take some "duplicate" models through the same training or qual sessions each and every time. At one point, I remember that if I were to carry a different handgun everyday, I'd not carry the same one twice in more than a month.

That number also only included the "current" issued weapon I continued to use, as a reserve. Due to my firearm instructor role, and some changing inventoried weapons, at one time or another I can remember carrying a variety of issued weapons, including a M66, a couple of M686's, a couple of 5903's and 6906's, SW9940, 4566TSW, 4013TSW, 4513TSW, 3913TSW and a M&P 40. I may have forgotten and missed an issued weapon here or there, because I served as a firearms instructor for a little more than 26 years (before recently deciding to hang up my instructor gear, and consider some new pursuits).

Yes, that many different makes/models & calibers required a lot of dedicated range time, but that was where my duties and all my range time as a LE firearms instructor worked to my advantage. Also, maintaining familiarity with the variety of different makes/models was helped by my having been through a fair number of armorer classes/recerts for different guns over the years, and having served as an armorer. That helps if you wish to help train a lot of folks who carry those different weapons for duty & off-duty roles, and be able to support many of their personal gun choices.

I also own and enjoy a variety of other handguns, such as SA revolvers and .22's, of course, and I've long been a 1911 enthusiast (and managed to get to the Colt Model O Pistol class one time when scheduling one of my AR armorer recerts ).

As I begin to throttle back on my range time in retirement, as I'm no longer responsible for being an active instructor, I anticipate allowing my attention to settle down to a somewhat smaller range of handguns. I'll continue to invest sufficient range time to stay current with the guns I prefer to use for retirement CCW, and for those occasions when I agree to help other shooters, from time to time. I've recently renewed my armorer certifications for a couple of different makes/models, but I may let those start to lapse, at some point, since I'm no longer acting as an agency armorer. (I just want to be able to maintain & repair my own guns, and those of some friends.)

 

[ericuda]

I switch between a Walther pps and a glock 36. Prefer the walther.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

I switched a lot more in my early years of carry. I have been carrying for nine years (since I was of legal age to do so), and this is what I've carried in chronological order.

1. Kahr P9
2. Kel-Tec P32*
3. Ruger SP101
4. S&W 642
5. S&W M&P .40
6. S&W M&P9c
7. H&K P7*
8. Beretta 92A1*
9. Ruger LCR .38 Special
10. S&W M&P Shield 9mm
11. Glock 19

The ones with an asterisk weren't really carried frequently. The Glock 19 is still not perfect, even though I've had it customized. All the other guns were really good in one respect and poor in others. The Glock 19 is kind of OK for everything and not really bad at anything, and that's the compromise I ended up with.

 

[FL-NC]

Too many to count, on the civilian side. Various Glocks, 1911s, Sigs, Beretta 92, wheel guns, PPK, the list goes on. Now just Glocks or my shield for CCW.

 

[GBExpat]

The ones that have been in my carry rotation (which began in '75) ...

Ruger 4" blue Security Six (150-)
Walther PPK/s
Ruger 2¾" s/s Security Six (151-)
Colt Combat Commander
Walther PP
Walther PPK
Romy TT-33 Variant
KelTec P3AT
KelTec PF9
3.3" 45. XDs
Glock 30S
Glock 19 Gen4

There are a few others that I have carried periodically (like Star PD, 1911, 629, 659, etc) but I never actually considered as part of my standard carry rotation.

I consider the final 5 on my list to currently be my active rotation pieces, with the KelTecs and the XDs being my GOTOs.

EDIT: OOPS! Forgot my two .44 Bulldogs ... also on the rotation.

 

[Jack B.]

I lived on a big farm and my wife's parents lived on another big farm about a half mile away. For years I would walk the fields and woods of these farms and the land in between and I always carried a Trooper MK lll .357 magnum in a holster and a Marlin model 336 in 35 Remington slung over my shoulder. Nobody ever complained. Good old days when people didn't freak out over seeing a gun.

 

[JJE]

PPK/S: Heavy and I didn't shoot it very well.
Glock 26: Much better, but a little thick for IWB carry, which is how I normally carry.
Glock 42: Done! Yes, it's a 380, yes it holds only 7+1 rounds (with +1 mag), but I can ALWAYS carry it (I'm carrying it now), and it handles and shoots like a full-size Glock.

 

[DeepSouth]

Primary:
1911
S&W 25-2
W. German P220
Kahr PM45

Bug:
NAA 22 mag
38 spl Derringer
Kahr PM40
Double Tap 45

I still have all of them and will at least on occasion carry everything but the 38 David Derringer.

90+ % of the time I carry the PM45, have since about 09. Pretty much retired the NAA for the Double Tap a couple years ago, but it does get occasional carry. I think I'll still be carrying the PM45 and the Double Tap for the foreseeable future, it's a great system for me, and I don't see it changing.

Yes, I like 45's.

 

[Hanshi]

A S&W M10 in my first LEO job.
Colt 1911 .45acp as plain clothes.
S&W M19 LEO.
Colt Commander .45acp also as LEO.
Ruger stainless Security Six as LEO.
Ruger OM .45Colt, S&W M14, Colt Woodsman and S&W M25 .45acp in the woods.
And a variety: PPK/S .380 acp, PPK 7.65 acp, Kimber .45acp Ultra Carry, S&W M60 for when I just needed/wanted to be armed.

 

[Tallball]

Currently...

Taurus 85 in 38 spcl (hammerless)
Ruger LCR in 38 spcl
Charter Arms Bulldog in 44 spcl
Kel-Tec P3AT (380acp)
Glock 43 (9mm)

When I was younger I carried various things, chiefly a Makarov and my original Taurus 85, but there were others I am too lazy to try to remember.

 

[SatCong]

It's been 1911's. For a long time it's Les Bear Concept VI or the P II's.

 

[Blkhrt13]

4" 686 Smith & Wesson
Taurus 85 ti
32 cal tomcat beretta
Glock 22 gen 2
38 charter arms undercover (1971)
38 Colt Police Positive
Thompson 1911 45
Bulgarian Makarov
Beretta 92s ( just bought it)
950 jetfire beretta (owned 2)

 

[Hanzo581]

Fairly new to the carry world, comparatively speaking.

Ruger SR9c (Fall-Winter carry)
Ruger LCP II (Spring-Summer carry)

 

[Varminterror]

Mine's a long list, not sure I'd recall all of them - these are what I've used as carry pieces, not stuff I've carried for hunting or competition. I tend to consider carry options to be like T-shirts - I like to have lots of options, and when you have 365 days a year with over 25yrs of nearly daily carry, that's a lot of different T-shirts... I don't own a lot of these any longer, but I might carry 3 or 4 different pieces within any given week.

H&R 22mag
Jennings J22
Ruger Super Blackhawk 44
Ruger Vaquero
Ruger New Vaquero
Ruger Single Six Vaquerito 32H&R
S&W K19
S&W 638
S&W 60
S&W 629
S&W 642
S&W M&P 9
S&W Bodyguard
Ballister Molina
Bond Derringer
American Derringer
Cobra Derringer
NAA Mini Revolver 22 LR & Mag
CZ SP01
G19
G17
G22
G20
G43
G42
Kel-Tec P3AT
Kahr PM40
Kahr CM9
Ruger SR9c
Ruger P89
Ruger P94
Ruger P97
Ruger LCP
Ruger LCP II
Ruger LC9
Ruger LCR 357 in 357, 327, and 9mm
Ruger SP101 in 32 H&R, 38spcl, and 357
Ruger SRH Alaskan in 44mag, 480, & 454C
Ruger SRH Toklat
Ruger Redhawk Kodiak Backpacker
Charter Bulldog
HK USP40
HP VP9
SA EMP 40
SA Micro Compact 1911
SA USGI
SA XDm
Kimber Ultra Carry II
Bersa Thunder
Walther PPK/S
Walther PK380
Beretta Tomcat
Beretta 92
Sig P238
Sig 938
Sig P224
Sig P320
Sig P250
Ruger Mark II
Taurus 85
Taurus Raging Bull

I'm sure I'm forgetting a few, but I'm also sure nobody cares any more...

Ruger LCP, G19 and SP101 are what I carry most often.

 

[Ironicaintit]

For concealed carry I began with a sweet post-war Mauser HSc, then a Sig P238, and finally a browning hi-power.
Open carry, an FNP 45 is my usual, but I have also carried a speed six, SP101, or super Blackhawk 44.
Every now and again I'll toss my FIE (tanfoglio) Titan II 22LR in my pocket

 

[bannockburn]

What have you carried?

Short answer: lots and lots of guns! Started with an Astra Model 600 carried in a U.S. M7 Tanker holster. From there I went with a Charter Arms Undercover in a Bianchi Model 9R shoulder holster. While backwoods hiking I often took along a Beretta Model 70S or a Rossi Model 88, carried in an Uncle Mike's OWB nylon holster. Too many to count S&W Model 36s (and one really beautiful nickel plated Model 38), with 2" and 3" barrels, usually in an IWB leather clip holster. Several Beretta Jetfires and a Sterling Model 602, tucked away in my front pocket. A number of Colt Combat Commanders, often times in a Don Hume belt slide holster.

Currently I have a Kahr CM9, SIG P238, Colt Mustang, KelTec P3AT, S&W Model 649, S&W Model 638, and a Ruger SR9c in my carry rotation. Have also occasionally carried a S&W Model 686 (shoulder holster), and a SIG P229 (OWB holster).

 

[Jonesy814]

First gun I carried concealed was my 9mm Shield. Got an SR9c and carried it in the colder months. Eventually got a Taurus TCP which had reliability problems so I sold it. Bought a S&W 638 which is in my pocket right now. Missed a small light 380 so I got an LCP last year. Still carry the Shield half the time and the other half it's the J frame or LCP