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Posted: 3/20/2022 11:56:27 PM EDT
Been carrying my model 60 more and more. Thinking of getting a lightweight to throw in the pocket for something lighter.
Also missing an SP101. Thinking maybe a 3”. Who is carrying a revolver these days? |
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I own several revolvers, several. I would never carry one for daily defense.
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Me.
I wear a SP101 DAO and a S&W 442 as my primaries. I like the simplicity and reliability, as well as the ability to pocket carry. To make it worse I am under 40 years old. |
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I mostly carry a 4” 357 magnum. I live rurally and am more likely to shoot wild hogs than about anything else so it makes more sense than a 9mm.
Occasionally I’ll catty 2.5” 357 magnum and I’ve popped pigs with it too. I figure it’ll do for self defense against about anything with pretty good authority. When traveling to the city a red-dot 365 XL gets the nod as there are no sounders of pigs that are stronger and faster than people so a weaker cartridge will do. |
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Quoted: Me. I wear a SP101 DAO and a S&W 442 as my primaries. I like the simplicity and reliability, as well as the ability to pocket carry. To make it worse I am under 40 years old. View Quote I’m under 40 and considering going to a revolver as my primary. I shoot them well. @03RN seems to be very proficient. |
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Quoted: I mostly carry a 4” 357 magnum. I live rurally and am more likely to shoot wild hogs than about anything else so it makes more sense than a 9mm. Occasionally I’ll catty 2.5” 357 magnum and I’ve popped pigs with it too. I figure it’ll do for self defense against about anything with pretty good authority. When traveling to the city a red-dot 365 XL gets the nod as there are no sounders of pigs that are stronger and faster than people so a weaker cartridge will do. View Quote There’s a smith 357 that I’ve had my eye on. Either a 3” or 4” barrel with woods grips. @Chase45 has one but I can’t remember what model it is. |
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I messed up my non-dom left hand 3 years ago real bad and it took me over 2 years of PT before I could work a slide again. I switched to carrying my 3" M65 during the time and was happy to have it. It was much easier for me to work 1.5 handed.
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I pack a S&W 637 Airweight most of the spring/summer months. 2 reloads, and fine by that.
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Quoted: I've never understood why anyone would carry a revolver. View Quote If the first round of a semi auto does not go bang because of a bad primer, a revolver will look pretty good at that point. heavier calibers .357mag .41 mag 44 mag 45LC It makes sense where there are large predators. J frame revolvers are really light compact and easy to carry and they go bang multiple times even without leaving the pocket where a small semi auto will jam inside a pocket. There are valid reasons both ways. |
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I carry a 340PD in my HPG chest rig while running and rucking. I love revolvers but don't carry them outside of that. Well I do have 442 in my center console but that doesn't count.
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When I lived in Tucson I carried a 4" S&W Model 10-5 with boot grips, after a certain incident I switched to a SIG P228.
I've carried a Kahr CM9 since 2017 along with a Microtech Ultratech. |
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I leave a .44 in my coat/jacket pocket. Don't have to think about it. Whenever I go anywhere, the last thing I do is throw on the garment and I'm armed, whether I'm carrying my primary on regular errands or taking out the trash.
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I throw a 442 in my pockets often. It actually prints less than an LCP. It just looks lumpy like a pair of keys due to the cylinder and curved grips.
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If I carry a revolver, it'll be a backup gun intended for if I'm getting taken to the ground and need to press the muzzle against a man's liver for a one-time shot, maybe two.
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I regularly carry both my 4” S&W 686 357 mag (won my only gun fight with that one) and a 4 5/8” Ruger old model Vaquero 44 mag. Sometimes my grandpas old 38 snub if just popping into a store by the house. Got a couple autos that rotate through too. Just depends on the day.
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Is this a post from 1983? I can’t think of any reason I’d carry a revolver for defensive carry.
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I am confident that 5x125grn JHP from my SP101 would stop just about any attacker. That said, 5 rounds are spent very fast.
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I carry my 642 more than anything else.
Don't usually carry a reload either. |
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Either a 642 or my new obsession, a Ruger LCR in .327 Federal Magnum
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I carry a 360pd outdoors, hiking/mountain biking, and a S&W .38 bodyguard daily. Will probably buy a 340pd when I get around to it.
More than comfortable with it. I shot 1,000 rounds through the bodyguard at the range the first year I carried it. Both guns weigh next to nothing and are a breeze to carry even in shorts. You never even notice you have them. |
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LCR .357 mag every day.
it cancels better and I point shoot it better than the sun compact 9s I had before. |
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Quoted: I've never understood why anyone would carry a revolver. View Quote I've never understood why anyone would care enough to not MYOB and instead post their disdain for anyone carrying a revolver, in a thread for those carrying a revolver. I mean, I get that it's a discussion board, but this obviously isn't the thread you wanted to discuss the way the OP had intended. FWIW, I don't carry revolvers either, but for those that do, I sleep fine because none of what they do affect me. I like hearing what they have to say instead of trying to argue about the things people don't like under the false pretenses of a "discussion." |
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Quoted: I've never understood why anyone would care enough to not MYOB and instead post their disdain for anyone carrying a revolver, in a thread for those carrying a revolver. I mean, I get that it's a discussion board, but this obviously isn't the thread you wanted to discuss the way the OP had intended. FWIW, I don't carry revolvers either, but for those that do, I sleep fine because none of what they do affect me. I like hearing what they have to say instead of trying to argue about the things people don't like under the false pretenses of a "discussion." View Quote |
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I carry a .38 Taurus Ultralite or a S&W 686 around the yard and property.
So far I haven't seen anything that's needed 'chootin' but there's lots of critters out here. If I leave the property there's an AR rifle in the Jeep. |
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Kimber K6s mostly.
I practice more with revolvers (A-zoom snap caps and dry fire) than anything else. |
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S&W J frame every day everywhere. It just fit the role perfectly.
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No way. Here you’re out gunned by even the most lightly armed badguy.
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I carried a J frame, model 60, 37 or 36 for 40 years.
Until the p365 came along. I have a Glock 19 and even it was " to big" to replace the revolvers. |
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