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Some trips with my wife, we've had 5 guns available for use in my truck.
Most days it's just my EDC
Most days it's just my EDC
Is TWO guns Too much?
- Thread starter PieterCoetzee
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HayesGreener
Ronin
Y'all be careful about ankle holsters abd be sure they are VERY secure. I was out helping looking for officers backups that fell out of ankle holsters several times im my career. I knew one officer who was shot with his backup that fell out of an ankle holster during a scuffle. And one instance at the PD a suspect in a room full of suspects picked up a .25 auto that fell out of an officer's ankle rig. I grabbed it and my partner said, "Hey, That looks just like mine". There are secure ankle rigs, but if secure they will not allow for speedy draw. There is a lot of centrifugal force out at the end of your leg that wants to throw that pistol, especially when running.
Carrying multiple guns is polarizing as hell, and I don’t get it.
But here I go with my take.
I carry at least two guns. Why? I can name several reasons but here’s three off the top of my head.
Guns break and/or malfunction.
It’s a lot quicker to draw another gun than to fix the first one. Your gun may have never hiccuped but I bet it will someday. I made my living fixing airplanes with redundant systems and components that went through more tests than guns ever get. Still, every night I had plenty of these components to repair or replace. My gun may have been completely problem-free to this point, but that doesn’t mean I trust it completely.
Access.
There are a LOT of times during the day when I can’t easily access my “primary” gun.
That’s at the best of times. Try it when you have been thrown to the ground or hit with a hammer or stabbed with a screwdriver.
To make it worse, I have a screwed-up back. A lot of days, my range of motion is severely limited. It’s all I can do to draw my primary gun when standing on my feet in the open and not moving. I sure won’t be doing anything like weak hand draws from the strong side.
But even on a good day, the first contact that puts me into a “gun situation” might cause an injury that limits my motion. (That could be the same for anyone if your luck is bad enough.)
Guns get taken away.
I’ve taken retention/takeaway classes, and taking them away is easier than keeping them. That’s been the case even if everyone knows it’s coming.
Yeah, yeah, don’t let someone get close enough. I feel I am more observant than most people, but nobody is 100% aware 100% of the time.
I carry more than one gun every day. The above reasons don’t change whether or not I go to “the big city” or if the North Koreans haven’t invaded yet. Adding an Airweight S&W doesn’t is no trouble even for my crippled self, but must increase my odds of having a working gun by a fair amount.
My opinion.
I may not be right and if you don’t carry two or more, you’re not necessarily wrong.
But here I go with my take.
I carry at least two guns. Why? I can name several reasons but here’s three off the top of my head.
Guns break and/or malfunction.
It’s a lot quicker to draw another gun than to fix the first one. Your gun may have never hiccuped but I bet it will someday. I made my living fixing airplanes with redundant systems and components that went through more tests than guns ever get. Still, every night I had plenty of these components to repair or replace. My gun may have been completely problem-free to this point, but that doesn’t mean I trust it completely.
Access.
There are a LOT of times during the day when I can’t easily access my “primary” gun.
That’s at the best of times. Try it when you have been thrown to the ground or hit with a hammer or stabbed with a screwdriver.
To make it worse, I have a screwed-up back. A lot of days, my range of motion is severely limited. It’s all I can do to draw my primary gun when standing on my feet in the open and not moving. I sure won’t be doing anything like weak hand draws from the strong side.
But even on a good day, the first contact that puts me into a “gun situation” might cause an injury that limits my motion. (That could be the same for anyone if your luck is bad enough.)
Guns get taken away.
I’ve taken retention/takeaway classes, and taking them away is easier than keeping them. That’s been the case even if everyone knows it’s coming.
Yeah, yeah, don’t let someone get close enough. I feel I am more observant than most people, but nobody is 100% aware 100% of the time.
I carry more than one gun every day. The above reasons don’t change whether or not I go to “the big city” or if the North Koreans haven’t invaded yet. Adding an Airweight S&W doesn’t is no trouble even for my crippled self, but must increase my odds of having a working gun by a fair amount.
My opinion.
I may not be right and if you don’t carry two or more, you’re not necessarily wrong.
Ethan Sackett
Operator
It's best to have it and not need it. Than to need it and not have it.
KillerFord1977
Emissary
NMEDGE
Professional
explainY’all must me diminutive in stature.
KillerFord1977
Emissary
Kir
Elite
I am reminded of "Hoot" Gibson, rodeo champion, stuntman and actor amongst other occupations who starred in silent movies and talkies. Usually did not carry any guns in a holster or in his belt. He usually hid a gun in one of his boots though, so when the bad guys got the drop on him and/or friends, be locked up, his gun was the means of escape.
Bass Cliff should consider at least a .22 Mag. for a buckle gun.
Bass Cliff should consider at least a .22 Mag. for a buckle gun.