Mass guys with LTC's... do you carry .45 or 9mm?

[namedpipes]

45 in a shoulder holster, 44 magnum at the small of my back, 357 magnum Pythons on both hips, a 9mm Shield IWB around 2 oclock, a 38 special in a pocket and twin 357 mag derringers on my ankles.

It was a rough neighborhood.

(45)

 

[AHM]

45 in a shoulder holster, 44 magnum at the small of my back, 357 magnum Pythons on both hips, a 9mm Shield IWB around 2 oclock, a 38 special in a pocket and twin 357 mag derringers on my ankles.

And here I thought you were husky big-boned...

 

[namedpipes]

And here I thought you were husky big-boned...

I am, I just like to carry light to minimize printing

 

[SoNH]

I don't think magazine capacity is quite as important as everyone thinks it is. Magazine swaps can be accomplished fairly swiftly, if you train for it. You do carry a spare magazine or two, correct???

I have read that most auto gun failures are due to bad mags. If that's true then having a spare mag would be better than having just one with 15 (NH) rounds. That said I am guilty of only having one in the gun sometimes...

 

[VetteGirlMA]

I carry a compact but not a sub compact 9mm because I can control it very easily. I have a 1911 and even in the woods I still carry the 9mm though I have been tempted to try carrying .45, it just doesn't feel right when it's holstered.

 

[SoNH]

I don't think 45 is going away any time soon but for carry purposes I think the 9mm platform is more preferred. 45 Compact models limit capacity and barrel length (assuming LTC folks don't want a full size 40 oz gun on their belt). The 45 is already moving pretty slow from a 4/5 inch barrel so reducing it may effect bullet expansion/penetration. With the 9mm platforms today you can get 10 rds in a 20 oz small package. At home it's 45acp for HD but when mobile it's mostly 9mm for SD.

 

[tgs679]

Sig C3 .45

 

[breds2k]

sig 365 w XL module and TLR light/laser, tulster profile holster for appendix carry in summer, 4 oclock jeans/pants carry.
22LR Beretta Bobcat for jacket/side pockets or ankle.

 

[DarkJoker33]

I flip flop between the 2.
Ankle carrying a full size 45 kinda sucks though.
I just went back to centurion 9mm on the ankle

 

[rep308]

have at it, I carry .38 spl in a S&W 642

 

[drgrant]

I don't think 45 is going away any time soon but for carry purposes I think the 9mm platform is more preferred. 45 Compact models limit capacity and barrel length (assuming LTC folks don't want a full size 40 oz gun on their belt). The 45 is already moving pretty slow from a 4/5 inch barrel so reducing it may effect bullet expansion/penetration. With the 9mm platforms today you can get 10 rds in a 20 oz small package. At home it's 45acp for HD but when mobile it's mostly 9mm for SD.

Lol at 800+ fps most decent 45 carry loads expand just fine. A G30, XDs, etc, will stop bad guys just fine. Is there a big advantage? probably not, but it’s still viable.

For 45 you just need the right loads out of a small gun. Critical Duty +P 220 or Win Ranger RA45T work great out of even 3.5in .45’s.

 

[Soundwave]

Lol at 800+ fps most decent 45 carry loads expand just fine. A G30, XDs, etc, will stop bad guys just fine. Is there a big advantage? probably not, but it’s still viable.

For 45 you just need the right loads out of a small gun. Critical Duty +P 220 or Win Ranger RA45T work great out of even 3.5in .45’s.

Is +P necessary? I worry about that stuff lol

 

[drgrant]

Is +P necessary? I worry about that stuff lol

It's not going to hurt any modern gun. And the CD 220 load isnt stupidly hot, I would be surprised if its even in the high 9s.

The RA45T load I mentioned is standard pressure, but likely just barely. It still will post up 850 or so out of a G30, which is cruising for a 230gr load.

The most insane +P .45 factory load is the Rem Golden Saber 185 +P..... that sumbitch is around 1070-1100 FPS and throws nice big fireballs.

 

[Mesatchornug]

It's not going to hurt any modern gun. And the CD 220 load isnt stupidly hot, I would be surprised if its even in the high 9s.

The RA45T load I mentioned is standard pressure, but likely just barely. It still will post up 850 or so out of a G30, which is cruising for a 230gr load.

The most insane +P .45 factory load is the Rem Golden Saber 185 +P..... that sumbitch is around 1070-1100 FPS and throws nice big fireballs.

I knew I liked the Golden Saber for a reason!

 

[daekken]

You do carry a spare magazine or two, correct???

Two? No. The overwhelming majority of defensive gun uses are 2.5-3.6 shots depending on who you ask.

I usually have a 15-17 rounder in the gun (unless I am carrying the LCP II) and a spare of some sort just in case of a mag failure.

But I wouldn't both with two spare mags, the weight isn't worth it to me for what is an extreme edge case.

 

[Soundwave]

Maybe I'll pick up some +P to check out....

 

[CRSIII]

I am, I just like to carry light to minimize printing

Ethel Merman said that about Sinatra. She said he had special underwear made.

 

[appraiser]

Carried a Beretta Jetfire in 25 ACP for a long while - I had it and could conceal it easily.
The gun you have is infinitely better than one in the safe.

I know Ayoob is not very popular around these parts, but IIRC he wrote " a 25 is a nice thing to have when you don't have a gun"

When I was young and stupid ( now I am just old and stupid) I had a Raven 25ACP that was easily hidden... I could not always hide my preferred carry guns at the time, but the little 25 was better than nothing in and around Dudley Station

 

[rudiewhitebwoy]

Glock 21 45 ACP all day year round.
Although, I'm in NH most every weekend, I've been mixing it up as of late.
I've been wearing my S&W 627 at my 9:00 and my S&W 19 Snubbie at my 6:00.
Both .357 Mag. That 627 sticks out from under my shirt sometimes like a prehensile tail.
In Mass some one would scream, but in NH it doesn't matter.

I found theses pic's taken sometime this Summer. My Mass 45 ACP Rig.
NH Storage ain't Mass Storage, If my Grandsons are coming up for the weekend I lock'em up,
Mass style, otherwise I let'em hang.



My NH .357 Magnum Carry

 

[rudiewhitebwoy]

Ethel Merman said that about Sinatra. She said he had special underwear made.

Lt. Hurwitz . . .


View: https://youtu.be/ZmZdqsCW8vM

 

[Grave Digger]

.40sw

 

[DarkJoker33]

It's not going to hurt any modern gun. And the CD 220 load isnt stupidly hot, I would be surprised if its even in the high 9s.

The RA45T load I mentioned is standard pressure, but likely just barely. It still will post up 850 or so out of a G30, which is cruising for a 230gr load.

The most insane +P .45 factory load is the Rem Golden Saber 185 +P..... that sumbitch is around 1070-1100 FPS and throws nice big fireballs.

I thought corbon was the craziest?

 

[CATI]

Normally pocket a 380. stopping power ehhh.
When I can wear a jacket/ sweatshirt I carry a full size .45

 

[namedpipes]

.40sw

I thought that was .40AOW (don't they explode or something?)

 

[fencer]

I have to admit, every time I load a magazine with 45acp I can't help but think, "Damn, these things are big"
And if the SHTF, you can pop a round out of your spare magazine and use a hollow point for a shot glass.

 

[fencer]

Sig C3 .45

"Oh, an aristocrat" ( Curly from the The Three Stooges )

That right there is a classy carry gun for when you care enough to give the very best.

 

[Soundwave]

"Oh, an aristocrat" ( Curly from the The Three Stooges )

That right there is a classy carry gun for when you care enough to give the very best.
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I always wanted one but I hate that sig 1911 slide. Settled for a Springfield compact. That emperor scorpion carry fastback on the other hand....

 

[kalash]

The 45 is already moving pretty slow from a 4/5 inch barrel so reducing it may effect bullet expansion/penetration.

The ammo matters far more than the barrel length. There are rounds that will reliably expand from a short barrel and ammo that will not reliably expand from a long barrel. Just do your homework. FWIW I have 230gr Golden Sabers in my G30.

 

[gerrycaruso]

Would that be considered a barbeque gun?

 

[Hogie1]

Glock 21 in for-tay five at work (their choice, not mine), G45 in 9mm off duty (all personal handguns in 9mm for commonality). But to each their own, you do you.