Favorite EDC - 2018 Edition

[hps]

Kahr CM9

 

[NDgolfer13]

Glock 43 Is my EDC.

 

[MrHank]

45 Shield

 

[rkwhyte2]

As of late I carry a S&W 442 PC either in a Mika pocket holster or OWB in an El Paso JIT style holster. If I leave the revolver at the house I carry a S&W M&P9c with an Apex FSS kit. If I'm in a suit I will most likely have a Walther PPS in a Desantis New York Undercover shoulder rig.

 

[rhino]

On-duty I have to carry the 17M. Off-duty I can carry anything on the approved list as long as it is .380 or larger caliber, as long as it isn't a 1911 platform.

So a Hi Power or a P226 SAO would be okay?

 

[Shift Zombie]

CZ75 SP01 Phantom

 

[Tomc1947]

Picked up a P938 recently

 

[frenchiectfd2203]

Glock 43 has been mine since it came out.

 

[Jim5528]

Walther PPS 40cal.

 

[2A_Tom]

1911A1

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

So a Hi Power or a P226 SAO would be okay?

As long as they aren't carried cocked-and-locked. For some reason we can't be trusted with guns in condition 1.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

So a Hi Power or a P226 SAO would be okay?

The most technical answer is I can carry anything I want off duty.

I cannot qualify on any SAO handgun, though. I have to have a handgun I'm qualified on for it to "count" when I'm driving my police car, working part-time, etc.

For me to qualify on a handgun, it has to meet all of the following requirements:
.380 to .45 (note it's by nominal diameter, so .45 Colt and the various .44s are allowed)
5" barrel or less
No SAO only.
5 shot minimium
Must load with quality expanding ammunition. Issued ammunition is preferred, but during The Great Ammo Shortage, it was amended so you could source your own.

 

[bstewrat3]

Kahr CW45 anytime I am not on the bicycle and S&W 642 when I am on it.

 

[Mrmeseeks]

G26 in a blade tech IWB, Yeah I know... but for me I like blade tech.

 

[rhino]

As long as they aren't carried cocked-and-locked. For some reason we can't be trusted with guns in condition 1.

The most technical answer is I can carry anything I want off duty.

I cannot qualify on any SAO handgun, though. I have to have a handgun I'm qualified on for it to "count" when I'm driving my police car, working part-time, etc.

For me to qualify on a handgun, it has to meet all of the following requirements:
.380 to .45 (note it's by nominal diameter, so .45 Colt and the various .44s are allowed)
5" barrel or less
No SAO only.
5 shot minimium
Must load with quality expanding ammunition. Issued ammunition is preferred, but during The Great Ammo Shortage, it was amended so you could source your own.

Ah! Do the IMPD Overlords have a SAO/cocked hammer/condition 1 phobia?

 

[Brad69]

I never knew about the “cocked and locked” phobia?
So a 1911 with a thumb and grip safety is not as safe a a striker fired pistol ?
My thoughts would be the image of a hammer back would scare some of the public?

Shield 9 mm
low threat area light weight clothing

Sig 250c
high/medium threat area causal wear

S&W M66 4in
Retro carry in bianchi owb

 

[rhino]

I never knew about the “cocked and locked” phobia?
So a 1911 with a thumb and grip safety is not as safe a a striker fired pistol ?
My thoughts would be the image of a hammer back would scare some of the public?

I don't think there is any inherent difference in safety of a 1911 and a Glock, but the perception of a cocked and l[STRIKE]i[/STRIKE]ocked gun somehow being unsafe persists. When I carried 1911-style pistols, I had people "warn" me that the hammers on my pistols were cocked. They meant well, but it was both amusing and troubling that not only did they perceive that to be a problem, they also believed that I was unaware of the fact that the hammers were cocked.

 

[Thomas13906]

At work I carry my lcp2 in my pocket with the pocket holster it came with and everywhere else I go I carry my M&P compact

 

[VERT]

EDC...

Every Day Carry.


If you are “rotating” or “mixing it up” or changing it up based on the days outfit, you don’t have an EDC.

Now why do you have to go hating like that? Unfortunately Chez is correct. The problem is different situations might require different handguns. Read this as how you are dressed or where you are at can affect certain choices.

Mon-Fri it’s a Walther PPS. The original one with the paddle magazine release. If I didn’t have this gun already I would opt for a Glock 42 or 43.

Yesterday it was a commander sized 1911 in 9mm.

Today it is a full size 1911 in .45acp.

Special mention goes to my S&W642. When I got home yesterday I just wanted to take off my 2lb+ gun and chill. The snubby slipped right in my pocket. It has been known to just follow me around sometimes.

 

[rhino]

Now why do you have to go hating like that? Unfortunately Chez is correct. The problem is different situations might require different handguns. Read this as how you are dressed or where you are at can affect certain choices.

Mon-Fri it’s a Walther PPS. The original one with the paddle magazine release. If I didn’t have this gun already I would opt for a Glock 42 or 43.

Yesterday it was a commander sized 1911 in 9mm.

Today it is a full size 9mm in .45acp.