Your top 5 carry guns!

[WestKentucky]

My defensive carry is pretty boring.

1. EC9s in front right pocket (strong side)
2. 16” ar15 in the truck behind the seat right inside the door
3. Charter undercover 38 small of back or IWB
4. 4” 10-6 worn on the belt right side standard barrel down vertical.
5. Taurus pt99af horizontal under left arm in a shoulder rig.

99% of the time it’s #1 and #2 because it’s easy. It’s what I do for work vehicle so 12 hours a day 5 days a week that’s it. If it’s cold and I’m wearing more or if I’m walking the woods then #4 comes out. If discrete carry is of utmost importance then it’s #3 (with #2 close) or if I’m in a spot where I only have access to a single gun then it’s probably going to be #5.

I bet most people don’t even consider long guns in this thread.

 

[WestKentucky]

1911 in small, medium and large. My Glock 35 and 4' or shorter revolvers. Crossdraw due to strong side shoulder issues. Favorite is the 9mm Govt.

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My 1911 is right on the verge but plays second fiddle to the model 10-6. Only because I’m more natural with a revolver than an auto. The holsters I have made for one or the other usually are pretty solid for the other one before I do final forming.

 

[chicharrones]

I bet most people don’t even consider long guns in this thread.

Considering this thread is in a Handgun sub-forum and I only carry concealed, you got me figured out.

 

[JERRY]

Thread crasher.

 

[WestKentucky]

Considering this is in a Handgun sub-forum and I only carry concealed, you got me figured out.

I find it somewhat odd, even for THR to not talk long guns concealed but handy when talking “concealed”. It’s like people try to confine the term only to guns carried on the body concealed from sight. That’s not the limit of the term, and a gun in perhaps a glovebox may be more accessible than the pocket carried gun while you’re driving. A long gun is not as easily concealed on the body or off, but a defensive shotgun or carbine can be quite handy if thought is given to placement and means of carry.

 

[chicharrones]

I find it somewhat odd, even for THR to not talk long guns concealed but handy when talking “concealed”. It’s like people try to confine the term only to guns carried on the body concealed from sight. That’s not the limit of the term, and a gun in perhaps a glovebox may be more accessible than the pocket carried gun while you’re driving. A long gun is not as easily concealed on the body or off, but a defensive shotgun or carbine can be quite handy if thought is given to placement and means of carry.

I’m going off the OP’s thread being inspired by TFB’s top 5 pocket gun video. I didn’t see anything in the video or the OP’s first post about guns primarily transported in a vehicle.

If I had to count the times I sling a long gun over my shoulder when walking somewhere in my typical urban or suburban environment . . . well, that number would be zero. Which means it’s not in my top 5 carry gun list.

 

[WestKentucky]

I’m going off the OP’s thread being inspired by TFB’s top 5 pocket gun video. I didn’t see anything in the video or the OP’s first post about guns primarily transported in a vehicle.

If I had to count the times I sling a long gun over my shoulder when walking somewhere in my typical urban or suburban environment . . . well, that number would be zero. Which means it’s not in my top 5 carry gun list.

Agreed. I just dislike the “pocket gun” terminology. Subcompact or micro are better terms because given appropriately sized pockets anything can fit, or nothing can fit. And maybe I just felt like kicking the beehive and running away.

 

[WisBorn]

I'm thinking that my carry guns would break your camera.

Carry guns don't need to be pretty just need to function

 

[WisBorn]

Thread crasher.

That's what I thought.

 

[sgt127]

I find it somewhat odd, even for THR to not talk long guns concealed

I suppose I could conceal carry this.

 

[WestKentucky]

I suppose I could conceal carry this.

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Nice 870. I bet it’s a handful.

its not an 870. It’s an Ithaca.

 

[JR24]

5?

Sig 365xl (my primary carry)
Glock 19 (honorable mention for a HK P2000 instead, they are about the same to me)
HK45c (for when I’m feeling .45)
Sig 229 (I need to get another)
Wilson EDC x9

I have some pictures around here somewhere…

 

[WrongHanded]

Five is a lot. But I guess if we count BUGs/best-I-can-do's, I can list five Glocks.

1. G29
2. G20
3. G33

4. G43 (BUG/BICD)
5. G42 (BUG/BICD)

I'd post pics, but you've seen 'em before.

 

[Bilbo463]

1. Ed Brown Stainless Commander in 45acp (primary since 2013)
2. Browning Hi Power in 9mm
3. Glock 19

 

[Ks5shooter]

Glock 43x
Glock 30sf
Glock 27
Glock 19
Glock 23

 

[WheelGunMan]

LCP
LCP Max
CSX
Micro 9
Shield Plus 9

 

[Armored farmer]

Lcp



Hellcat



Sr9c



Sp101
Ruger 1911cmd

 

[Tallball]

LCR 38 special
642 38 special
LCPII 380acp
Bulldog 44 special
GX4 9mm

Smith And Wesson Model 642-2

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Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Special

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• Apr 6, 2020

 

[mavracer]

If we're just doing pocket carry my five would be.
Ruger LCP Max
Ruger LCR
Hellkitty
Walther PPS 40
and I suppose I'd add my Beretta Bobcat for rare occasions when I'm going plinking.

 

[RikSors]

Going plastic. Only 4 in rotation. Divided per season.

Warm weather:
365
Hellcat
Cold weather:
Vp9sk
P30sk

Maybe a 43xmos or a PDPc to make 5.

 

[Old_Grouch]

In no particular order; depending on the situation:
S&W J frame
S&W M&P9 Shield
CZ P-01
Any S&W or Colt 2½" .357
NAA Mini

 

[bannockburn]

Last year I made some changes to my Top 5 Carry Guns set-up.

Now it's:
1) SIG P365X
2) Glock 43X
3) Ruger LCP MAX
4) Kahr CM9
5) S&W Model 638

 

[iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns]

In no particular order, I carry
Sig P938 - usually in pocket holster but sometimes IWB
Glock 43 - pocket holster
Glock 19 - IWB
Glock 17 - IWB
S&W 1911 5" .45acp IWB, sometimes but rarely OWB

Very happy with all of them. The G43 gets carried the most, G19 2nd most, but I carried the S&W regularly for a decade and still do on occasion

 

[beeenbag]

1. Sig P365
2. Shield plus 30 super carry
3. Shield 2.0 40 S&W
4. Glock 26
5. XDM 3.8 10mm

 

[JTHunter]

The cost for CC in IL-ANNOY is more than I care to give this state. I also prefer OC to CC although I have guns capable of both.
For OC, I have a 4" GP-100 in .357 with a custom made leather buscadero style rig.
For more concealed carry, I have a ~100 yo Colt 1903 in .32 ACP, an Astra in .380 ACP, and an SP-101 snubbie in .38 Special.
I don't have a 5th gun that I would "trust" for CC as it's a Colt Jr. in .25 ACP. The gun works flawlessly but it is a .25 - - -.