Carry gun rotation-or different guns for different days

[darngolf]

I was wondering after seeing the thread 9mm or .45 which do you carry, whether how many people are like me that change up the caliber that is carried quite often. I always carry either and LCP or LCR in a pocket holster, but my main gun is constantly changing depending on mood or what I am doing that day. Typically in my rotion are a .357 magnum revolver, 9mm, .40, .357 sig, .45 and for the winter 10mm since I just got my Double Tap ammo in. I feel they are all good platforms and deserve to get to be used as often as possible.

Now I do carry all of the guns in the same location around 3:30 either IWB or OWB so location is ingrained, but some guns are double/single action and some are only SA but I feel that I practice enough and remind myself which style I am carrying each day.

Am I crazy or does anyone else change calibers and platforms on a regular basis?

 

[Eddie]

SP 101

I load my SP101 and put it on my desk while I am cleaning my sig. Does that count?

 

[iamaclone45]

Same gun every time I carry. Same position every time I carry. Same ammunition - same caliber.

No need to confuse the manual of arms when you are carrying a 1911 that day but you thought you had a Glock on you. That would be a bummer in a stressful situation.

If you can make it work then more power to you, but I'm all for consistency. I would rather just have an all around good every situation carry gun then vary.

This post is in no way a Glock related post so let's not start a which gun is easier to operate argument.

 

[cce1302]

Yeah, I carry whichever one I feel like carrying. Top 2 choices are XD40SC and S&W 327PC.
Next is a Beretta Tomcat.

It may be a combination of any 2 of these as well.

Other options for carry: XD40 service, GP100, P95.

 

[JohnP82]

To each his own but i stick with the same setup everyday.

 

[DemolitionMan]

I also stick with the same setup as much as possible. I don't want to have to stop and think "which weapon am I holding?" if the SHTF.

I have to admit I'm not completely consistent on that point though. I generally carry a Colt Defender (1911 with a 3" barrel) as my main carry with a .38 revolver as a BUG. I'm thinking seriously about switching to my full size Kimber 1911 as the main weapon and the Defender as the BUG so that I don't do something stupid like waste timing trying to find the safety on the revolver! The Colt and Kimber are also both .45...but since they use different magazines that wouldn't make a lot of difference in a tactical situation.

OTH, as much as I trust my 1911's....there is something comforting about the reliability of revolvers, especially as a back up.

 

[hotrodtba]

My carry guns consist of a Glock 19, Glock 36, Kahr PM9, and a S&W 442. I swap them out depending on my dress, weather conditions, or just what I feel like carrying. While these guns are very different, they do more or less have the same manual of arms (ie double action pull, no manual safties)

 

[Uralguy]

I rotate about 4 guns. CZ 75 full size, CZ 75 semicompact, Browning HI Power, CZ 82. One is a single action and the other 3 are double action. All can be carried Cocked and Locked. All of them have a bullet in the tube. How crazy is that?

 

[BUCK HINKLE]

sig p-226 kinda big but it works well and I am most comfortable with it also hard cromed so I don't have to worry about wear...

 

[lowriderjim]

I carry three diffent guns based on my style of dress.

With a longer jacket or shirt I carry a Springfield XD40sc. This is always my first choice.

With a tucked shirt I carry a Ruger LCR in Blackhawk ankle rig.

As a final resort I pocket carry a Ruger LCP in a Desantis Nemisis pocket holster.

Summer carry is difficult with normal dress being elastic waist shorts. I may experiment with a belly bank carry for the summer.

 

[Mudcat]

I always carry an LCP in a pocket holster everyday everywhere. Some days or most days I will carry a G19 IWB as well.
I'm not too smart and don't need to get confused about which gun I am carrying which day. Sure it is easy under no stress but put the stress of a fight or struggle and who knows what can happen. I like the KISS theme.

But to each their own.

 

[Cemetery-man]

Hot weather - LCP rear pocket in an Uncle George
Jacket weather - M&P 9C in a Desantis Mini Scabbard OWB.

 

[LuckyBrush]

I alternate aprox. monthly between my ruger p95, and my xd 40. Sometimes I rotate more often, just whatever I feel like. Kinda hard for me to not be aware of what I put on this/that day. Kinda like "what shirt am I wearing?". I also believe if the SHTF, I wont care at all which weapon it is I draw, only that it will be emptied.

 

[antsi]

No need to confuse the manual of arms when you are carrying a 1911 that day but you thought you had a Glock on you. That would be a bummer in a stressful situation.

If you can make it work then more power to you, but I'm all for consistency. I would rather just have an all around good every situation carry gun then vary.

Bingo.

If I need my carry gun, the situation is already interesting enough. I don't need to spice it up by wondering which gun I brought.

 

[cce1302]

Bingo.

If I need my carry gun, the situation is already interesting enough. I don't need to spice it up by wondering which gun I brought.

I usually figure it out before I leave the house.

 

[lewisjt]

Always the same gun @ 4 o'clock. Winter OWB summer IWB.

 

[NateIU10]

I carry a G19 90% of the time Appendix IWB
5% carry the G19 OWB at 3 O'clock
5% carry a J-frame in a pocket holster

 

[silentvoice71]

i carry the same gun in the same place all the time....i practise and carry the same ammo....

 

[youngda9]

My main carry has always been a Sig229 .40. I just got an M&P40c for Christmas(Thanks honey) and that will become my new carry as soon as I get a holster for it. I rarely carry my PM-9, only when I need deep concealment.

All guns have same sights and manual of arms with the exception of the DA/SA trigger on the Sig. I have no problem going between triggers.

 

[darngolf]

Well everyone has made some good points. And I agree that carrying in the same location all the time is a good idea, and I do too. On the manual of arms, some good points were made on keeping the same manual of arms all the time. About 80% of the time I do too, except every once in awhile my 1911's look at me and I have to put them back in the rotation. I think my biggest reason for changing guns is it is a good excuse to justify my new toys and helps me figure out the best carry gun for me. I still have not found the perfect choice. I think the LCR or LCP are great always guns, but I prefer to have a bigger gun also.

My current carry rotation of full size guns are:
Sig 226 in .40 or .357 sig, Ruger SP101, S&W 686 2.5" barrel, PM9, Colt delta elite, and EAA limited pro in 10mm. All but the delta elite are at least double action for the first shot so a simple manual of arms.

I appreciate everyone's input and Happy Holidays to everyone.