Let's talk about backup guns

[amm5061]

I'm not someone who believes that you need to carry 5 guns everywhere you go..."

Well, we could with a Glock 22 in a shoulder holster, Glock 27 IWB appendix, Kahr PM40 in right front pocket, Sig P238 in a neck holster and Seecamp .32 in an ankle holster... well, we could if we had an ankle holster. So I guess the Seecamp goes in my hat. (Zero beavers)

You're a brave man if you're putting a Seecamp in your hat....

 

[allen-1]

San Fran gun surrender nets "anti-tank weapon"

"That's not a knife - THIS is a knife"

 

[Point37]

I'm also a big "2=1, 1=0" believer but I'm leaning toward no based on the odds. Last month on GlockTalk a user named Powernoodle gave this answer. He didn't cite where his numbers came from but I bet they're conservative estimates.

"- Odds of Powernoodle needing to shoot his gun in a defensive scenario in his lifetime : 1 in 1,600
- Odds of Powernoodle's gun running empty or malfunctioning during a defensive scenario: 1 in 640,000

So no - no backup gun for Powernoodle."

I'd rather just have a weapon so proven in exceptionally rugged conditions that the pros trust it.

Source: Do you carry a BUG

If I ever get there I'm over my head and its over. I carry a gun as a tool I'll probably never need, adding the layer of "what if" to a tool I'll probably never need is such a diminishing return its not worth it. If I were forced into a "what if" corner, I think I'd want a vest instead of a gun.

^^^these...but to each his own...the way i see it the odds of ever needing to pull/use a gun are slim...how many civilian cases are there of someone using a backup gun?...i'm guessing those numbers are much smaller...playing the "what if" game could go on forever...you may as well cover yourself in kevlar...take every self defense martial art there is...strap 4 guns on yourself...carry an airhorn rape whistle...cover your car in industrial strength bubble wrap and call it a day...but if it makes you feel better then do it...it's a choice everyone has to make

myself, i'm barely able to carry as it is, it's never comfortable to do unless i'm walking, i have to make sure i'm dressed right to conceal it...so i tend to carry when i see myself being somewhere that there is a higher chance of something happening...walking the dogs at night, going to the mall to buy something, selling something on CL, etc...but that's my choice

 

[S. Kelly]

Unless you live in Detroit, Chicago or Baltimore, and hang out/travel in, crime infested areas, the odds of needing a backup gun are next to zero.

 

[rudiewhitebwoy]

I've had a Seecamp 32 ACP on my ankle for years, I don't even notice it's there.

 

[Dennis in MA]

This was the best Last Man Standing photo I could find.

It even follows Clint's full-size backup mentality. And about 499 magazines to boot. (Sadly, I couldn't get a lot of the mags in a pic.)