What is your walking gun?

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Summer - Kel-Tec P-32
Fall - Kel-Tec P-32
Winter - Kel-Tec P-32
Spring - Kel-Tec P-32

Ok, I'm in central florida and there's just not that much difference between the four! I'm in shorts and a t-shirt every day!
 
I would tend to agree with those who are recommending the Kel-Tec P-32 or P-3AT except for the fact he already owns a 6 shot .32 Magnum. Like I said above, the .32 Magnum is more powerful than the .380 auto and by far more powerful than the .32 auto. The P-32 holds 7 rounds and the P-3AT holds 6. Buying either one of those pistols would be a downgrade from what he already owns.

These numbers are from the Federal Site. (reloaders, please don't tell me how you can match the .32 Mag because not everyone reloads)

.32 Auto (7.65mm Browning)
65 gr Hydra-Shok 925 fps @ 123 ft/lbs

.380 Auto (9X17mm)
90 gr Hydra-Shok 1000 fps @ 200 ft/lbs

.32 H&R Magnum
85 gr JHP 1120 fps @ 237 ft/lbs

Even the 95 gr 9X18mm Makarov @ 1000/211 doesn't equal the .32 Mag and the only advantage the .38 Special +P has is the heavier bullet. The numbers don't lie so why buy something else? (unless you just want another handgun which I have no problem with LOL) Look back and you will see he already said he really likes his .32 Mag.
 
I do a lot of walking and mostly take my 2.25" SP101 loaded with .38 +p 125 gr. jhp , usually a speed strip in a pocket , my trusty 3" blade Buck lockback knife that I've had since the early 1970's and a walking stick . IMO a good walking stick is a better non lethal defence than pepper spray for agressive dogs or people . Sometimes during the colder weather months I'll carry my GP100 loaded with 357 125 gr. jhp .
 
Either my G30 or G26 with a +2 magazine extension. I live in a subdivision in central FL. and I usually walk at night so my flashlight, knife and OC spray generally come along as well.
 
i had been using a glock 29 (still do occasionally) but I recently switched to my newly purchase XD sub-compact in 9mm with pierce grips.
 
my little everyday everywhere gun, the P32

the way i practice shooting through a jacket pocket is to go over to the salvation army and pick up some cheap used jackets and shoot the pockets out of them on a silhouette. no more distance than a BG would appear or threaten me. minute of BG is plenty accurate. for no jacket carry, i wear my shirt tail out and slouch around with my hand in my pocket and my hand
on my gun. and, with the jacket pocket carry, practice with your hand pressed down leaving an empty space above the gun to clear the slide or hammer if in action.

everyone has their own way of doing this . its a what works for you deal. having a gun is the plan. dont leave home without it.
 
Smith and Wesson 640 or Glock 23 with a Kershaw Leek on my right pocket. Not to mention my big old lovable Rottie dog.
 
At a minimum a .38 S&W 642, but usually my G23. After seeing how many Rottweilers, Pits and Dobies are around and that some owners are pretty lax about letting them run loose, I started to carry the G23 with DoubleTap 165 gr. more frequently. Little chance that anything would actually happen in our quiet suburban neighborhood, but I figure I might as well carry the best I got. the 642 is pretty much just summer pocket carry.
 
"Every day, everywhere" gun is a P32. Other summer walking guns are a Kahr PM9 or (if wearing a sturdy belt) a Ruger SP101 carried with a Clipdraw. Throw on a jacket, and the options increase dramatically!
 
holsters don't rub?

i walk with my wife most nights and she sets a fairly brisk pace - 16 - 17 minute miles. I've been considering carrying my XD9 in a comp-tac paddle, but was thinking it would rub against the love handles a bit. Would a belt holster work better?
 
It all depends on where I'm walking.

In the hood it would be my 3" S&W PC 66 .357 with 180 grain XTPs
In the woods it's my 6" S&W 686.
In bear country the 870 with slugs.
In Baghdad it would be an M14
 
Usually a S&W M642 or a Charter Arms Bulldog but sometimes a medium or large frame revolver in a shoulder holster.
 
I have a couple...
1. Kel-tec P32
2. Kel-tec P11
3. S&W 60

Depends on what I'm wearing and which holster I have.

Another good solution is Smartcarry because it moves the weight to your hips evenly across the body and then you can carry a larger gun.
 
My new one in 357 Mag:
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Around my neighborhood I walk or bike with a .380 Colt Govt in a shoulder rig or coat pocket. Walking around the property on my 40 acres it's my RIA .45 at 3 o'clock. Mike Z
 
Depending on the season and attire, I will either have a S&W 642 in a pocket holster or Glock G27 on my belt.
And like American Express, I never leave home without it.
On occasion, when feeling special, I may pack a 1911.
 
I only carry when I think the situation might warrant. My town (neighborhood) is small and friendly - but when I do its my Bersa .380. It would seem funny walking around with my AR or AK.

BTW, even my wife has not known when I have my pistol with me.
 
Depends on the season.
This time of year, Kahr P45.
Summer (about 9 months of the year around here) Kahr PM9.

But I am looking at better IWB holsters and someday I may be able to say:

45 every day...
 
FWIW:

I live in the country in SE Ga.. The chances of my running up on a "gangbanger", or criminal of any type where I live are very slim.. In fact, my chances of running up on a rattlesnake (in summer) is about the only threat I have concern about.. Even then unless you step on the critter it'll just slither off..

I'm an old fart, and in my advancing senility, I just try not to kill things anymore.. There was a time when I would drive 50 miles with my 12ga. High Standard Pump riot shotgun to shoot a rattlesnake, but now, unless it's in my yard, I would probably just let it go.. Of course if it scared me I might shoot it just because.

Having said that we do have numerous "feral coke cans" in the woods hereabouts. So when I'm out walking in the woods, (or my wife and I are out on the county roads in her golf cart) I always take along my Firestorm FS22.. It's a nice little PP/PPK lookalike, surprisingly is very accurate, and so far extremely reliable. I just load up 10+1 rds of WW's cheapest value pack ammo, and I'm good to go.

This sucker is deadly on those attacking coke cans.... :D

Now, when I'm out of my personal comfort zone I carry either my Walther P99c/AS (9mm), or my Sig P239 w/CT Lasergrips, or my S&W 638 Airweight Bodyguard, also w/CT Lasergrips. I have absolute faith in all three, and if it's in the daytime I like the P99c/AS, but if low light or nightime conditions prevail I prefer one of the Crimson Trace Lasergripped firearms..

Best Wishes,

J. Pomeroy

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