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Title: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: cargaritaville on October 07, 2014, 10:25:47 PM

Would you carry your R9? Would you carry a Kimber product? How about a Sig Sauer?, or a Colt, or a ???? Your thoughts please, and lets exclude the dissertations about .22/.25/.32's. Thanks.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: backupr9 on October 08, 2014, 08:30:34 AM

My primary carry is my R9 Covert.  In some circumstances I carry my LWS .32.  I rarely carry a Kimber Ultra CDPII when clothing permits...bigger bang and at the range that I would use it penetration would never be an issue (over penetration might, however).

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: cargaritaville on October 08, 2014, 08:47:05 AM

I just purchased a LWS .32 after selling my LWS .380. The .380 was a little too wild for me to be comfortable with. What ammo do you use in the .32? Also, are you not confident with the Kimber for some reason?

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: hedrok on October 08, 2014, 09:45:36 AM

Primary carry is always an older wheelie...D/A only or capable.
S&W 940...5 shot 9mm on moon clips.  Hydrashok
OR...Ruger Speed Six 9mm w/moon clips.  Hydrashok
OR...S&W LH 624 44 special.  Silvertip HP
Back up on weak side, R-9 w/Gold Dots

Truth be told, walkin' the dog around the neighborhood, a S&W 351 in 22 mag, 7 shot is what comes along.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: dddonkey on October 08, 2014, 11:01:16 AM

I always carry my r9 for the most part. Before I had my most prized gun I carried a ruger SR9C in a crossbreed holster or my sig 4" 1911 in a galco tuck king holster (copy of the crossbreed but not as nice).

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: JoshA on October 08, 2014, 06:31:49 PM

I most usually am found with Kimber Solo with golden saber 124 +p

In cooler weather I have carried my G27 with HST

Both ride in a crossbreed IWB and occasionally in a Belly Band.

On Sunday when I am more prone to tuck a shirt in I use a Kahr 380 or Solo in the pocket or ankle holster or belly band. Not really found the best situation. Depends on how tight fat boys pants are.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: MRC on October 08, 2014, 08:31:31 PM

I carry about 95% of the time, and about 95% of the carry time is a Kimber Solo loaded with Remington Golden Sabre 124 +P and pocket carried.

When I cannot pocket carry the Solo because of dress, I go to a Kahr P380 with mostly HydraShoks.

I have carried a Sig 229 in 40 or 357 with a coat, but not lately.

I had hopes of a Boberg XR45 either on the belt or IWB but I am still struggling with that pistol at the moment.  I am sure that when Boberg gets it's magazine problems straightened out, it will be a good carry firearm.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: tracker on October 08, 2014, 08:37:20 PM

Only the Pup in the pocket plus an extra mag in the weak side. When Precision One .380 HP/XTP is available I might think about that as a back-up.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: the_skunk on October 08, 2014, 08:49:18 PM

I carry the seecamp 32, and use Speer gold dots. It really gets down to size. My 2nd favorite is a Sig 232 DA/SA, because of size and dependability. Next is a Kimber Ultra in 9mm.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: Richard S on October 08, 2014, 09:30:58 PM

Always the R9.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/Rohrbaugh%20R9/r9no13209-17-13_zpsafcd4947.jpg)

Sometimes the Colt 1991A1 as primary:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/Miscellaneous%20Firearms/clarkcustomcolt1991a1withcssfssystem.jpg)

Sometimes the HK P7 as primary:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/hkp7actionsbyt-1.jpg)

Often the NAA G-380 as backup:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/naaguardian-1.jpg)

The fodder for all is either Remington Golden Sabers or Speer Gold Dots.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: cargaritaville on October 08, 2014, 10:50:10 PM

Cool guns!

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: backupr9 on October 08, 2014, 11:26:16 PM

Quote from: cargaritaville on October 08, 2014, 08:47:05 AM

I just purchased a LWS .32 after selling my LWS .380. The .380 was a little too wild for me to be comfortable with. What ammo do you use in the .32? Also, are you not confident with the Kimber for some reason?

I am completely confident in the Kimber Ultra CDPII...it has never failed me at the range and eats pretty much anything I put in it.  It is a little large for summer carry, especially when I am at my place in Florida, so I go with the R9 or, occasionally, the LWS .32.  In the R9 I use Speer Gold Dot 124 or Federal HST 124, and practice primarily with Speer Lawman 124.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: JoshA on October 08, 2014, 11:35:58 PM

Nice carry pieces Richard.

 How does the NAA .380 handle compared to the Seecamp .380 or R9?

Also, how reliable is it with the right ammo?

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: Richard S on October 09, 2014, 07:43:43 AM

Quote from: JoshA on October 08, 2014, 11:35:58 PM

Nice carry pieces Richard.

 How does the NAA .380 handle compared to the Seecamp .380 or R9?

Also, how reliable is it with the right ammo?

The G-380 is a straight blowback design compared to the R9's locked breech. I would rate the felt recoil of the two as about equal.  Of course the extra three ounces of weight added by those sterling silver grips helps to reduce the felt recoil of the G-380. It was the 64th G-380 (No. BC00064) sold by NAA.  I took delivery of it in 2001, a year before the R9's debut at SHOT 2002 and three years before my R9 No. 132 arrived in May 2004. The reliability of the G-380 has been stone-cold, something perhaps to be expected from such an uncomplicated design.

I have only a Seecamp .32 (or rather I used to have one before my wife requisitioned it as her own) and have never shot a Seecamp .380.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: MRC on October 09, 2014, 08:30:53 AM

I have not shot a NAA G380 either Josh but they are much heavier.  The NAA weighs 18.72 oz. vs the 11.45 oz of the LWS380.

In my opinion the extra weight would not only reduce recoil, but would aid in reliabilty as it does not rely on retarded blowback to operate therefore making a lot more types of ammunition reliable.

Downside, heavier than a lot of 9mm with about equal recoil.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: JoshA on October 09, 2014, 10:47:55 AM

Ok. I have never really been too interested in the little NAA, but Richard's is looking good enough I had to ask.

Thanks for the help understanding.

So what are you carrying cargaritaville?

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: cargaritaville on October 09, 2014, 10:49:16 AM

Solo STS with Speer Gold Dots

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: Richard S on October 10, 2014, 08:59:31 AM

[BLING ALERT, Brenden.   8) ]

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The Forum is rather slow these days, so permit me to add a photograph of the "little brother" of that G-380 of mine - a G-32 I purchased in the late 90's while on the waiting list for a Seecamp .32.  Gemstone of Gatlinburg cast some silver grips for it and the NAA factory gave it a high polish and "meltdown."  It's now a safe queen, but comes out occasionally for BBQs and "Dress Blue Sundays."

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/g32sterlingsilvergrips.jpg)

It seems that if I own a firearm I can't stop myself from having it customized.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: cargaritaville on October 10, 2014, 09:01:58 AM

Beautiful piece!

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: Buffalo on October 10, 2014, 06:28:23 PM

I've seen some really nice pieces here as it seems everyone has good taste, but I have to admit those grips and the "meltdown" as you called it is very impressive!

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: Richard S on October 10, 2014, 08:07:46 PM

Thank you all, gentlemen.  After seven months at my wife's bedside in Nashville-area hospitals and rehabilitation facilities with the R9 locked in the console safe of our CTS, I finally have her on home health care here at Critter Creek and am getting some time to become reacquainted with the contents of my long-locked gun safe. Opening it felt somewhat like opening a time capsule. A lot of old "friends" were waiting inside.

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: backupr9 on October 10, 2014, 10:41:57 PM

WELCOME HOME RICHARD!

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: tracker on October 10, 2014, 11:18:40 PM

                                                                 "Life is good."

Title: Re: What gun with what ammo are you the most confident to carry and depend on?
Post by: ricardo on October 11, 2014, 05:20:30 AM

God Bless you Richard for stickin with your "best" friend. Sounds like it was an ordeal. R