Cocked and locked with no spare mag. Just don't feel the need to get all tactical with extra mags on me. Yes no one knows what they will encounter in a situation or how they will react. I do pay attention to my surroundings and avoid people and places as needed. Make those shots on target if needed...
What is your primary carry configuration
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jag1954
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I'm getting into the habit of switching out my EDC from the .642 to the Hellcat and getting range time with both.
huntsman
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Double stack and a+1
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Armored farmer
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The poll says "more than 50% of the time".
In the spirit of honesty, I must post my edc LCP, as it gets carried every day around the farm, and at home, where I spend nearly all of my time.
7+1 99grain Federal HST in the extended mag, 6 HSTs in the original(spare) mag.
I have developed such a habit of dropping my spare LCP in my left front pocket, that I find it there sometimes when I'm carrying a different gun, or no gun.
In the spirit of honesty, I must post my edc LCP, as it gets carried every day around the farm, and at home, where I spend nearly all of my time.
7+1 99grain Federal HST in the extended mag, 6 HSTs in the original(spare) mag.
I have developed such a habit of dropping my spare LCP in my left front pocket, that I find it there sometimes when I'm carrying a different gun, or no gun.
Anchorite
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I always find these sort of threads both interesting and informative. Lots of rationale and anecdotal accounts backing up each choice.
Pistolay
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I'm dealing with the same issues with my right hand. You don't mention which grip you use, but one thing I've found is that I can't generate sufficient grip strength with the thumbs forward grip that's all the rage these days. I've switched back to the old thumb over thumb revolver grip with my semi-autos, and it has made a huge difference. Just a thought.
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I carry the same AMT backup in 380 that I've carried for over 20 years now. It's not much, but it is an answer in difficult situations. Working in an office environment, there are many times I am without a jacket, wearing thin clothing. I can carry without printing no matter what I'm wearing. I can fit it anywhere. I certainly would like more, but just too many situations where if I had anything bigger, I would have had to leave it behind. I can fit it in a pocket quickly and no one thinks anything about it and can almost obscure it in my hand. As always situational awareness is the key.
Offhand McFlan
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My most frequent carry gun is my 9mm Shield. I always bring at least one spare 8rd mag and the 7rd "little" mag that came with in the box as a spare stays in my car's center console always. I also always keep a full box of 50 of 38sp+P under my seat for when I carry a revolver.
Occasionally I switch from the Shield to my Radom P83, which has mags almost identical to nice thin Makarov mags. It may not be as powerful, but when I carry the P83 I can easily carry 3 or 4 spare mags giving me 41 shots of 9x18 without any real trouble
Charlie98
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I find it interesting... the two leaders so far are... single-stackers with no spare mag, or double-stackers with a spare mag... almost opposites.
While you cannot anticipate a need for a firearm, I tend to gear up for the 'task at hand.' My daily carry, as I mentioned, is a mag in the pistol and one in the truck console... working around town doing what I do. If I'm going downtown for a burger, or to the store... I'll stick a mag in my pocket. If I'm traveling... well, my pistol, another mag in my pocket, a mag in the console, and another pistol either in my BOB, or locked in the lower console.
While you cannot anticipate a need for a firearm, I tend to gear up for the 'task at hand.' My daily carry, as I mentioned, is a mag in the pistol and one in the truck console... working around town doing what I do. If I'm going downtown for a burger, or to the store... I'll stick a mag in my pocket. If I'm traveling... well, my pistol, another mag in my pocket, a mag in the console, and another pistol either in my BOB, or locked in the lower console.
Chevelle SS
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Most of the time, probably 75%, a J frame in the pocket.
Thanks for commenting. I do lock my thumbs down, and place the support thumb over weapon hand thumb, with revolvers; always have.
I also locked my thumbs down when using SIG P229 pistols, at least when shooting right-handed, to keep my thumbs away from the side latch. (I got away from the high-bore-axis SIGs, and the .40 S&W, as soon as my chief OK’ed 9mm duty pistols, in 2015; I transitioned to 9mm Glocks.) I would fire my SIG P229 pistols with both thumbs forward, when shooting lefty, as the slide latch is not in the way of my thumbs. I do the same with Glocks, up to and including Gen4.
The Gen5 Glocks have that stupid slide latch “paddle” on BOTH sides of the weapon, which gets in the way of my right support hand performing that trendy high-on-the-frame, thumbs-forward support method, when shooting lefty. The base knuckle of my right thumb clamps right up against the slide latch paddle. Trying to keep my right hand clear of the “paddle” causes the whole support hand grip to decay into uselessness. For whatever reason, that does not happen when shooting right-handed, but notably, my hands are not mirror images of each other.
Perhaps, if I want to seriously use my Gen5 Glocks, for two-handed left-hand shooting, I’ll have to grind-off that stupid “anti-ambidextrous” slide latch paddle, to get it out of the way of my right support hand. This will also allow me to use my older Glock holsters, which were not made to accommodate the Gen5’s “ambidextrous” slide latch lever.
I always fired my 1911 pistols with my weapon-hand thumb oriented forward, on top of the safety lever. I do not remember when I started using the higher support hand grip with my support thumb forward, on 1911 pistols.
I put load out there so those that carry a revolver didn’t have to specify speed loader or strip. My thought was and I guess I can adjust to with one or more reloads.
Thanks again for those participating. This is my first poll so sorry if I did t give enough options.
I also am surprised at the many that like me have settled into a single stack without a reload. The events of the last year have me rethinking that choice, and today, I carried a spare mag.
I could not change the options so I added a pistol or revolver with multiple reloads.
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Thanks again for those participating. This is my first poll so sorry if I did t give enough options.
I also am surprised at the many that like me have settled into a single stack without a reload. The events of the last year have me rethinking that choice, and today, I carried a spare mag.
I could not change the options so I added a pistol or revolver with multiple reloads.
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Smokepole14
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Majority of the time I have my G43 with the spare mag in the car. My lifestyle is simple I go to work then straight home. Depending on where I’m goin, sometimes i carry my double stack if I feel the need.
X62503
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I'm with Charlie98: a P220 with spare magazine available but not carried. Thinking about it though; I just acquired a Specter Gear double magazine pouch and might keep a magazine in one and a Leatherman Wave in the other. Specter Gear gear pouches have adjustable flaps, so that contents with dissimilar heights can be carried.
bangswitch
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I jump around a bit, depending on how I'm dressed and what I feel like carrying at the moment. I have three I carry the most, oddly all three are different calibers and configurations. They are a Ruger SR40c, a Springfield EMP4 in 9mm (carried C1 FWIW), and a S&W M66-1 snub-nose, and I carry .357 loads.
Charlie98
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Furthering my thought... one of the reasons I don't carry a spare mag, is I have to carry it in my pocket. Digging around in my pocket during a gunfight is probably not the best solution. I have not yet found a horizontal single-stack mag holder that fits a thin, 9mm single-stack mag. I have a few Galco ones that hold .45 mags... but not 9mm.
I have a couple of these
https://www.amazon.com/BLACKHAWK-Do...h&qid=1620568981&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-4&th=1
Charlie98
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Yes, there are a number of vertical mag carriers... not horizontal.
JR24
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Have you considered a pocket holster like a snagmag or neo mag, or a Sticky mag pouch.
Something that puts the mag in easy reach yet let's you use your pocket, and is in my experience faster than horizontal carrier.
I occasionally use Neomag and they honestly don't slow my reload down more than a few tenths over a OWB mag carrier, from concealment. You just have the pocket clip, but those are common up here in about every guy's pockets even in work clothes or church, so hardly a "tell" up here.
my son has purchased from this company, he seems to like them, I have no personal experience but they might be worth a look
https://pjholster.com/products/pistol-mags
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JR24
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I have a few holsters from there, quality work and Paul is really nice to work with if you have issues, requests or questions.
Howland937
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Single stack with spare mag. 2 add'l mags in console 75%OTT.
Sometimes supplemented with a back up in the weak side front pocket, spare mag for it in weak side back pocket, depending on how far from home and for how long.
Sometimes supplemented with a back up in the weak side front pocket, spare mag for it in weak side back pocket, depending on how far from home and for how long.
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