Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my G19 Gen5 is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for the G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my G19 Gen5 is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for the G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my G19 G is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for th G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
What is your carry of choice fellow DOVE Net users?
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In regards to single action semi autos, (such as my 1911) I carry on
will not go off unless I do the following
1. Release the manual saftey
2. Activate the grip saftey
3. Pull the trigger
Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my G19 Gen5 is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for the G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
What is your carry of choice fellow DOVE Net users?
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Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my
G19 Gen5 is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for the G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
What is your carry of choice fellow DOVE Net users?
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Re: Carry Pistols
By: Arelor to Limawhiskey on Wed Dec 07 2022 01:51 pm
Arelor,
Those double action revolver triggers, (particularly on snubs) can b less than $90. (It may be cheaper, my memory is lacking.)
Take a look at some defensive loads in .38. It is a very adaptable c
- Your American Friend, Limawhiskey
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Re: Carry Pistols
By: Limawhiskey to All on Mon Dec 05 2022 05:35 pm
Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my G1 is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd m and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
What is your carry of choice fellow DOVE Net users?
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If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on a public forum, I would go with a Llama .38 revolver. I am tired of semi-autos because I see so many get stuck in the shooting range.
This brings the question: how is people carrying single action semis these days? Do they holster it with a chambered round and the safety on?
BTW I think a bowie knife is also a great carry if you are big enough to pac it. A regular person spends more time cutting and chopping things than shoot at stuff anyway. If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on a public forum, I'd carry a Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie in a custom sheat (because the one it comes with is lame).
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Re: Carry Pistols
By: Limawhiksey to Arelor on Wed Dec 07 2022 08:44 pm
Re: Carry Pistols
By: Arelor to Limawhiskey on Wed Dec 07 2022 01:51 pm
Arelor,
Those double action revolver triggers, (particularly on snubs) ca less than $90. (It may be cheaper, my memory is lacking.)
Take a look at some defensive loads in .38. It is a very adaptabl
- Your American Friend, Limawhiskey
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About half of the ammo I have around are paper cutters for target shooting because that is what stores around have. They are nice for the range because they don't kick that much, but I'd rather have something else if the Nazi Communists Martians come down one day and try to invade my house. I also hav some regular ammo - aka. security guard ammo - and that is it.
Handloading here is kind of restricted. You need to take a certification fro the local Target Shooting gov-sanctioned club, but I dislike those guys enou that I' d rather tear a tooth off rather than pay them a penny if I don't ha to. I am sure I could get a reloading kit anyway but I spend so little ammo can't be bothered.
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Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my
Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my G19 G is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for th G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
What is your carry of choice fellow DOVE Net users?
Limawhiskey wrote to All <=-
Those of you that carry, what do you carry or prefer? I find my
G19 Gen5 is comfortable, however, somtimes I will carry a 1911 platform with 8rd mags and one round chambered. Only issue I have is finding a good holster for the G19. I still debate putting a light on it though.
What is your carry of choice fellow DOVE Net users?
Arelor wrote to Limawhiskey <=-
If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on
a public forum, I would go with a Llama .38 revolver. I am tired of semi-autos because I see so many get stuck in the shooting range.
This brings the question: how is people carrying single action semis
these days? Do they holster it with a chambered round and the safety
on?
BTW I think a bowie knife is also a great carry if you are big enough
to pack it. A regular person spends more time cutting and chopping
things than shooting at stuff anyway. If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on a public forum, I'd carry a Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie in a custom sheath (because the one it comes with is lame).
Arelor wrote to Limawhiskey <=-
That sounds safer than my .38. It has no safety. It has one of those firing-pin blockers designed to prevent it from going off if something hits the hammer accidentally, and that is it. Maybe the manufacturer thought making the trigger hard as heck counted as a safety measure.
Moondog wrote to Arelor <=-
Handloading is hobby that feeds another hobby, and doesn't save much money. You spend the same money, but you soot more with it. I run a couple single stage presses, but if I got into shooting competitively,
I would have to inves t in a progressive press to keep up with empty
brass to loaded ammo ratio. I am what you call a rainy day reloader.
If it is too cold or wet outside, I'll be down in my basement sizing
and trimming brass or loading cases.
I only recommend reloading for those who are willing to make the time, since it is a hobby in itself.
If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on a public forum, I would go with a Llama .38 revolver. I am tired of semi-autos because I see so many get stuck in the shooting range.
Is it the airplane or the pilot? :-)
BTW I think a bowie knife is also a great carry if you are big enough to pack it. A regular person spends more time cutting and chopping things than shooting at stuff anyway. If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on a public forum, I'd carry a Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie in a custom sheath (because the one it comes with is lame).
My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, and
it makes for a great 'poker!'
Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Re: Re: Carry Pistols
By: Jimmy Anderson to Arelor on Thu Jan 05 2023 01:24 pm
If it was legal here or I were willing to break the law and admit it on a public forum, I would go with a Llama .38 revolver. I am tired of semi-autos because I see so many get stuck in the shooting range.
Is it the airplane or the pilot? :-)
The old Astra semi-autos in my regular shooting range, which they have
for lending to new shooters, certainly count as defective crap. There
were a couple of them I have never seen discharge a whole magazine
without getting jammed.
Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, and
it makes for a great 'poker!'
I am not a fan of so called tactical pens. For one thing, they don't
cut. Knives don't write, but if you need to write something you are
more likely to find a pen lying around than a good knife. ie. if I am
at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in a drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangled
with a rope, I won't have a knife unless I pack one myself.
There is also the fact that no LEO is getting fooled by a tactical pen.
It is gonna be classified as a weapon. If you are going to carry
something that will be classified as a weapon with the intention of
using it as a weapon, you may as well pack the real deal.
Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, and it makes for a great 'poker!'
I am not a fan of so called tactical pens. For one thing, they don't cut. Knives don't write, but if you need to write something you are more likely to find a pen lying around than a good knife. ie. if I am at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in a drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangled with a rope, I won't have a knife unless I pack one myself.
I carry a pocketknife also, but even that is not allowed some places.
There is also the fact that no LEO is getting fooled by a tactical pen. It is gonna be classified as a weapon. If you are going to carry something that will be classified as a weapon with the intention of using it as a weapon, you may as well pack the real deal.
Not worrieda about LEO when it comes to a posted area like a movie
theater, bank, school, etc.
And I'm not trying to 'fool' any body with it. It's my backup in the
event someone tries to wrestle with my gun hand, preventing a draw.
The pen is in my shirt pocket and I can grab it with either hand, but
it's also 'better than nothing' if I can't carry my gun...
... Every crowd has a silver lining - Phineas Taylor Barnum
Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, and it makes for a great 'poker!'
I am not a fan of so called tactical pens. For one thing, they don't cut. Knives don't write, but if you need to write something you are more likely to find a pen lying around than a good knife. ie. if I am at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in a drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangled with a rope, I won't have a knife unless I pack one myself.
I carry a pocketknife also, but even that is not allowed some places.
There is also the fact that no LEO is getting fooled by a tactical pen. It is gonna be classified as a weapon. If you are going to carry something that will be classified as a weapon with the intention of using it as a weapon, you may as well pack the real deal.
Not worrieda about LEO when it comes to a posted area like a movie
theater, bank, school, etc.
And I'm not trying to 'fool' any body with it. It's my backup in the
event someone tries to wrestle with my gun hand, preventing a draw.
The pen is in my shirt pocket and I can grab it with either hand, but
it's also 'better than nothing' if I can't carry my gun...
... Every crowd has a silver lining - Phineas Taylor Barnum
The old Astra semi-autos in my regular shooting range, which they have for lending to new shooters, certainly count as defective crap. There were a couple of them I have never seen discharge a whole magazine without getting jammed.
Ah - so a GOOD QUALITY semi-auto would be fine then?
Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, it makes for a great 'poker!'
I am not a fan of so called tactical pens. For one thing, they don't cut. Knives don't write, but if you need to write something you are more likely to find a pen lying around than a good knife. ie. if I a at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangle with a rope, I won't have a knife unless I pack one myself.
I carry a pocketknife also, but even that is not allowed some places.
There is also the fact that no LEO is getting fooled by a tactical p It is gonna be classified as a weapon. If you are going to carry something that will be classified as a weapon with the intention of using it as a weapon, you may as well pack the real deal.
Not worrieda about LEO when it comes to a posted area like a movie theater, bank, school, etc.
And I'm not trying to 'fool' any body with it. It's my backup in the event someone tries to wrestle with my gun hand, preventing a draw.
The pen is in my shirt pocket and I can grab it with either hand, but it's also 'better than nothing' if I can't carry my gun...
... Every crowd has a silver lining - Phineas Taylor Barnum
For that reason I always keep my pocket knife (which is a one hand open desi in my support hand pocket and I use the clip on the side so I don't have to deep. My primary backup is in the strong hand pocket, a .380 with 11 rounds loaded is a pretty decent backup, I think.
Regards,
-==*>Weatherman<*==-
Moondog wrote to Weatherman <=-
Tactical pens and other pokey devices have value. A tactical pen or letter opener can pierce a lung or an artery in a neck. Your choice of attack points need to be critical in order for the other guy to rethink what he does next.
MOONDOG wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Situational awareness is you greatest tool. Refuse to be a victim by avoiding becoming a victim. If someone is watching you as if something
is goi ng to happen, the chances are you casually pause and look around and see if someone else is looking suspicious. If you can walk on the opposite side of an obstacle and not forced to be in close proximity
with a person is quick and
easy. Look out for peple in parking lots, or if there were several
open parking spots, but a van parked along side you. Then van
situation is normally advised to women because an attacker can be
waiting in the van, thne open the side door and grab the victim as they are trying to unlock their car. I knew a state policeman who gave that advice to everyone, because abduction by van was common when he was
doing VIP protection working as an MP while deployed in Germany in the Army.
WEATHERMAN wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
For that reason I always keep my pocket knife (which is a one hand open design) in my support hand pocket and I use the clip on the side so I don't have to dig deep. My primary backup is in the strong hand
pocket, a .380 with 11 rounds loaded is a pretty decent backup, I
think.
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