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Posted: 3/1/2024 12:18:14 AM EDT

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Have never carried a pistol with a light or red dot...

...still alive!

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Posted: 3/1/2024 12:25:41 AM EDT

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I left the house today with a gun that didn't have a light or RDS. Luckily, I made it back home safely. Just 25 rounds of .45 HST, backed-up by a 5 shot J frame and a speed strip.

Uncle Ken would abide.

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You wait until you get to be my age, if you live that long, and we'll talk about "could have died today." I'm 75

Posted: 3/1/2024 12:41:07 AM EDT

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If I ever feel the need to carry 2 reloads, a backup gun, and a reload for the backup gun I'm just staying home.

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If daily life requires that load out, it's time to examine why you live where you live.

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Posted: 3/1/2024 12:41:26 AM EDT

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You weren’t target focused enough. I wouldn’t shoot up a Kia with that antique. Not enough pow pows in da caboose…

Posted: 3/1/2024 12:59:43 AM EDT

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I don’t rate areas. Crime happens everywhere. Including right outside your quit neighborhood door. It doesn’t even need to be crime, it could be your neighbors pit bulls, coyotes, mountain lion, bear, deer, etc.

I always carry about 30 rounds on me and a backup gun. Dbl stacks I’ll carry 1 spare mag. Single stacks usually two. My airweight J frame rides in a cross draw holster for easy access when driving. Or I can hand it to my wife as needed. Or use as a NY Reload.

Honestly, I’ve been carrying a ton of gear everyday for over 30 years. Including when I was still on the job. Doesn’t bother me a bit. But I understand that guy that just wants to carry a J frame or LCP in a pocket. That’s his choice. You do you as they say. No judgement on my end. A gun is better than no gun. I just prefer a bigger loadout. And even at home, I have a G43X on me or next to me.

Paranoid or prepared? We all have to make our own choices on that question.

And sometimes it’s a Glock with RDS and light or my Staccato C2 with RDS. Being a gun guy, I love variety. That’s why I was packing a 1911 today.

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Thanks for the explanation. I apologize if I came off as offensive.

Posted: 3/1/2024 1:05:39 AM EDT

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Thanks for the explanation. I apologize if I came off as offensive.

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No worries.

Posted: 3/1/2024 1:11:10 PM EDT

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I am glad you are ok. I carry a CZ PCR 75 with Iron sights, and a NAA 22 Magnum in my pocket as a BUG. And a spare magazine. I made it home safe as well. Stay frosty.

Posted: 3/1/2024 1:13:08 PM EDT

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25 .45 rounds? WOW! Is that like 5 magazines for 1911?

Posted: 3/1/2024 1:18:29 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/1/2024 1:23:41 PM EDT

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Please tell me what that is from!!!

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Please tell me what that is from!!!

Worst Dead Scene Ever ! Original video

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Posted: 3/1/2024 1:36:35 PM EDT

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25 .45 rounds? WOW! Is that like 5 magazines for 1911?

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Let's do some math. 8+1 in the gun. 2 - 8 round mags for reload. = 25 rounds

vs. standard double stack 9mm. 15+1 in the gun. 1 - 15 round reload = 31 rounds

Posted: 3/1/2024 1:49:43 PM EDT

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Once or twice I managed to walk out of the house without my micro 9.

Had to pull my spare gun out of my EDC bag and make due with carrying a small revolver. I never felt such shame.

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:23:50 PM EDT

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Let's do some math. 8+1 in the gun. 2 - 8 round mags for reload. = 25 rounds

vs. standard double stack 9mm. 15+1 in the gun. 1 - 15 round reload = 31 rounds

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25 .45 rounds? WOW! Is that like 5 magazines for 1911?

Let's do some math. 8+1 in the gun. 2 - 8 round mags for reload. = 25 rounds

vs. standard double stack 9mm. 15+1 in the gun. 1 - 15 round reload = 31 rounds

Each .45acp is worth two 9mm, so maybe they're hung up on you having the equivalent of 50 9mm rounds.

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:29:30 PM EDT

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Each .45acp is worth two 9mm, so maybe they're hung up on you having the equivalent of 50 9mm rounds.

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Sounds like it. I guess everyone is just rocking a 5 shot J & maybe a speed strip these days? So I'm confused why everyone got mad when Uncle Ken told them they didn't need lights or RDS's on their carry guns. Sounds like no one is carry that stuff anyway?

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:35:42 PM EDT

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Each .45acp is worth two 9mm, so maybe they're hung up on you having the equivalent of 50 9mm rounds.

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You are wrong and I can prove it to you mathematically.

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:38:27 PM EDT

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I've been at work four days and we are not allowed to carry.

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:39:53 PM EDT

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Well technically, we all could have died today.

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the day is not over yet.....

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:40:41 PM EDT

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Worse. Walmart. You never know.

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Did you have mesh shorts on and flip flips?

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:43:47 PM EDT

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This thing barely has irons..

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I'm still here..

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You could fashion some out of all those skin flakes.....

Posted: 3/1/2024 2:44:49 PM EDT

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You could fashion some out of all those skin flakes.....

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Posted: 3/1/2024 2:58:44 PM EDT

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Holy shit! Sarahplainandtall killed The White Pill!!!

Posted: 3/1/2024 8:00:53 PM EDT

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You are wrong and I can prove it to you mathematically.

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9mm: 115gr
.45ACP: 230gr

115x2=230
9mm simps BTFO TWO WORLD WARS BABY

Posted: 3/2/2024 11:27:31 AM EDT

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You wait until you get to be my age, if you live that long, and we'll talk about "could have died today." I'm 75

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I left the house today with a gun that didn't have a light or RDS. Luckily, I made it back home safely. Just 25 rounds of .45 HST, backed-up by a 5 shot J frame and a speed strip.

Uncle Ken would abide.

https://i.imgur.com/w2qdrkM.jpg

You wait until you get to be my age, if you live that long, and we'll talk about "could have died today." I'm 75

I'm right behind you.

Posted: 3/2/2024 11:31:10 AM EDT

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At least it wasn't a revolver.

Any serious shooter knows they won't work anymore.

Posted: 3/2/2024 11:44:45 AM EDT

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Well technically, we all could have died today.

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Well technically, we all could have died today.

I thought the exact same thing when I read the title.

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If I ever feel the need to carry 2 reloads, a backup gun, and a reload for the backup gun I’m just staying home.

A friend of mine had the exact conversation with his wife once. His wife asked him to go to the store with her and he said ok, let me get my gun and wallet. She was like "Do you really need a gun to go to Walmart?" He responded "If I thought I needed a gun to go to Walmart then I wouldn't go to Walmart!" Classic lol

Posted: 3/2/2024 11:45:22 AM EDT

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Boomer thread!

I actually see a lot of guys carrying 1911s around me. A lot of old guys with zero fucks to give open carry.

I'm about to go out myself but will be rocking my Shield + with 30 rounds of 124 grain Gold Dots.

Posted: 3/2/2024 11:49:10 AM EDT

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Boomer thread!

I actually see a lot of guys carrying 1911s around me. A lot of old guys with zero fucks to give open carry.

I'm about to go out myself but will be rocking my Shield + with 30 rounds of 124 grain Gold Dots.

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And I'm not even a boomer yet. Just a full time "gun guy".

Posted: 3/2/2024 11:51:20 AM EDT

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And I'm not even a boomer yet. Just a full time "gun guy".

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Boomer thread!

I actually see a lot of guys carrying 1911s around me. A lot of old guys with zero fucks to give open carry.

I'm about to go out myself but will be rocking my Shield + with 30 rounds of 124 grain Gold Dots.

And I'm not even a boomer yet. Just a full time "gun guy".

I'd actually add a 1911 to my carry rotation if I had a real one. I currently have three but all three are cheap. Ones a Taurus, one is a RIA in 10mm and one is a PSA frame with a RIA slide that has a hammer follow issue I don't know how to fix.

One day I'll buy a nice 1911.

Posted: 3/2/2024 12:05:10 PM EDT

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I'd actually add a 1911 to my carry rotation if I had a real one. I currently have three but all three are cheap. Ones a Taurus, one is a RIA in 10mm and one is a PSA frame with a RIA slide that has a hammer follow issue I don't know how to fix.

One day I'll buy a nice 1911.

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I'm kind of the same way. My bottom for quality to carry is Colt or SA. I'm sure some of the others are fine, but "hey, I'm rocking my Tisas today", just doesn't appeal to the Nostalgia feel of carry a 1911. My single stack carry 1911's are all Colt's. I've also got a Stacatto C2 when I want to go modern 2011. I did just pick-up a Les Baer Commander I'm still breaking in. It will eventually get carried.

Posted: 3/2/2024 12:11:21 PM EDT

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Ok. I understand that viewpoint. I’m coming from the angle of “In what scenario would it be necessary to reload my primary twice and then still need to transition to my back up? What are the odds of that scenario occurring? Do I need to augment with an ifak perhaps in case the scenario does occurs? etc.

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At that point....don't go or carry a friggin rifle.