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Best CCW Weapon?

Whats your CCW choice

  • Revolver

    Votes: 6 35.3%

  • Semi Auto

    Votes: 6 35.3%

  • other

    Votes: 5 29.4%
  • Total voters
    17
  • Poll closed .
ChezC3 said:
I'm sure your roommate appreciates that...:lol:

The only S&W that's not a revolver that I'm looking at is a SW22 VICTORY

but I've heard good things.
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The M&P series are awesome. I know the old sigma series was prone to issues but the M&P is pretty sweet.

My S&W revolver is an old school .357
 
Goshin said:
Well like I said, I haven't really fiddled with lasers that much. Maybe if I got one and adjusted it to my taste and got used to it, perhaps I'd think it was the best thing since grits with butter. :)

But so far I haven't been willing to spend the money on something for which I don't feel a need.
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I have seen an infrared laser and an NVG make a complete difference in night combat. :shrug:
 
cpwill said:
I have seen an infrared laser and an NVG make a complete difference in night combat. :shrug:
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Yeah. Really wouldn’t want to deploy without it.
Everything from firefights in the hills of Afghanistan to CQB in houses in Iraq, IR Lasers and NVDs are complete game changers.
 
SMTA said:
642 here with CT lasergrips and .38+P and HKS speedloaders.
Also Kahr PM45 with .45+P (got the new 6 round mags)
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did you find that the KAHR needed several hundred rounds of break in? We had one of the little PMP nines-sold it when my wife found the 238 SIGS and the almost exactly the same Micro Kimbers-she felt that the Kahr kicked more and didn't have as good a trigger pull but I know several top CCW trainers (all cops) who carry Kahrs and told me the same thing-they need a long break in period of several hundred rounds
 
cpwill said:
I have seen an infrared laser and an NVG make a complete difference in night combat. :shrug:
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My late Uncle was a Naval aviator who was KIA on the waning days of WWII at Okinawa while doing close support runs against the Japanese military. SO I sort of read up on Okinawa. this was an engagement where the USA fielded a fair number of Active NV (Infrared scopes and projectors). IIRC 30% of the casualties inflicted upon the Japanese army by infantry were from US soldiers and marines using active NV equipped MI Carbines etc. since the Japanese didn't have any NV, they couldn't "see" the US soldiers using said devices
 
TurtleDude said:
did you find that the KAHR needed several hundred rounds of break in? We had one of the little PMP nines-sold it when my wife found the 238 SIGS and the almost exactly the same Micro Kimbers-she felt that the Kahr kicked more and didn't have as good a trigger pull but I know several top CCW trainers (all cops) who carry Kahrs and told me the same thing-they need a long break in period of several hundred rounds
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They claim 200 rounds but I never had the first problem at any round count.
I did very slightly throat and polish the feedramp as I do with all of my autos.
 
cpwill said:
I have seen an infrared laser and an NVG make a complete difference in night combat. :shrug:
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Yup. Unless the opposition has nvg that can detect your laser, in which case you just illuminated yourself...
 
TurtleDude said:
did you find that the KAHR needed several hundred rounds of break in? We had one of the little PMP nines-sold it when my wife found the 238 SIGS and the almost exactly the same Micro Kimbers-she felt that the Kahr kicked more and didn't have as good a trigger pull but I know several top CCW trainers (all cops) who carry Kahrs and told me the same thing-they need a long break in period of several hundred rounds
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I carried one for years. Kahr suggests a 200 round break-in, and during the first 200 rounds I did have one stovepipe and one FTF. After that it was very reliable, for many years, but eventually became a problem with out-of-battery issues after firing despite a spring replacement. That was after several thousand rounds.

As for the trigger, it is better than some (like Ruger LCP) but not as good as many (glock, SW M&P).
 
Revolver for me because its unlikely it will go off accidently in your pocket, or when you have to reach for it quickly.

Its moot point for me though because Canada doesnt have CCW
 
I also wanna add if you do carry a revolver make sure you put the hammer down on an empty chamber. That way if the hammer somehow spikes accidently there's no bullet in the chamber
 
Desert Storm said:
I also wanna add if you do carry a revolver make sure you put the hammer down on an empty chamber. That way if the hammer somehow spikes accidently there's no bullet in the chamber
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So then getting a hammerless revolver would be safer?

I keep considering a solid but less expensive revolver to keep in my car. A revolver because I know I wont bother to maintain it regularly. Could also get one with a safety.

Weight and size not that important...those lightwt revolvers are snappy and unpleasant to shoot.
 
I carry both types depending on the occasion, and how I will dress for the day..

Winter large frame auto, usually a 1911 variant. Or a shoulder rig with a .357 Python.. Summer, a 9 shot 3" .22 WMR revolver... or a two shot derringer.

Spring and fall it depends on clothing and the situation of the day...

I feel a revolver is a safer type of gun for carry. I can visually tell if it is loaded..
 
Desert Storm said:
I also wanna add if you do carry a revolver make sure you put the hammer down on an empty chamber. That way if the hammer somehow spikes accidently there's no bullet in the chamber
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most modern DA revolvers have a transfer bar that prevents that problem The old SA six shooters had the firing "pin" on the hammer and thus carrying that chamber empty was a safety advantage
 
TurtleDude said:
most modern DA revolvers have a transfer bar that prevents that problem The old SA six shooters had the firing "pin" on the hammer and thus carrying that chamber empty was a safety advantage
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That's what I thought but I didnt remember the reason. My Ruger Vaqueros have transfer bars, but they're SA.
 
Lursa said:
That's what I thought but I didnt remember the reason. My Ruger Vaqueros have transfer bars, but they're SA.
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I used to shoot SASS and use those Rugers. the legend was gun fighters would put a bank note in that empty chamber-if they lost a gun fight the undertaker had payment to give them a proper burial
 
TurtleDude said:
I used to shoot SASS and use those Rugers. the legend was gun fighters would put a bank note in that empty chamber-if they lost a gun fight the undertaker had payment to give them a proper burial
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Cool. Mine have had a buttload of action work done on them, to lighten the hammer, increase the head distance, a few other things. Every tenth of a second counts.
 
Lursa said:
Cool. Mine have had a buttload of action work done on them, to lighten the hammer, increase the head distance, a few other things. Every tenth of a second counts.
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true but I will note that for a self defense pistol I prefer stock. nd for several reasons

1) liability -if your pistol fails, you (or the executor of your estate) has recourse against the maker that probably has far more insurance than "joe the gun smith"

2) lighter trigger pulls are great and I have no use for crap like the GLOCK NY trigger (double action on a revolver are much easier to shoot accurately than that sort of crap i you know how to stage a revolver trigger) but light pulls sometimes mean less reliable detonation. If you carry federal ammo that isn't as big a problem though

3) if the shooting is border line, some sleazy plaintiff's attorney or zealous anti gun DA can claim you were negligent in shooting the perp
 
Lursa said:
So then getting a hammerless revolver would be safer?

I keep considering a solid but less expensive revolver to keep in my car. A revolver because I know I wont bother to maintain it regularly. Could also get one with a safety.

Weight and size not that important...those lightwt revolvers are snappy and unpleasant to shoot
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All I know is when/if it comes time to pull your gun out of your pocket (or holster), a revolver is less likely to have an Accidental Discharge.

Some of the newer semi's have such hair triggers, all you have to do is cough to set it off. You dont wanna end up like this guy (right in the knee too, he wont be playing Rambo for a while):

 
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TurtleDude said:
true but I will note that for a self defense pistol I prefer stock. nd for several reasons

1) liability -if your pistol fails, you (or the executor of your estate) has recourse against the maker that probably has far more insurance than "joe the gun smith"

2) lighter trigger pulls are great and I have no use for crap like the GLOCK NY trigger (double action on a revolver are much easier to shoot accurately than that sort of crap i you know how to stage a revolver trigger) but light pulls sometimes mean less reliable detonation. If you carry federal ammo that isn't as big a problem though

3) if the shooting is border line, some sleazy plaintiff's attorney or zealous anti gun DA can claim you were negligent in shooting the perp
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Oh lord my Rugers arent for self defense. With the head distance on the cylinders increased, they're technically dangerous to shoot with live ammo beyond black powder. And trigger doesnt matter...you dont want it too light that you bump it while moving.
 
A great carry piece - Sig P938 'Combat' Mini 9mm

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TurtleDude said:
most modern DA revolvers have a transfer bar that prevents that problem The old SA six shooters had the firing "pin" on the hammer and thus carrying that chamber empty was a safety advantage
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Thanks, I didnt know that.

You learn something new every day
 
TurtleDude said:
most modern DA revolvers have a transfer bar that prevents that problem The old SA six shooters had the firing "pin" on the hammer and thus carrying that chamber empty was a safety advantage
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Ditto.........my SP-101 has one.
 
ChezC3 said:
If you go the revolver route, I'd say a S&W 442.

.38 gives plenty of bang, don't let them fool ya.

semi, I'd go with a Glock 30S

10+1 of .45 ACP.

You need anything more than that, you're in the wrong fight.
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When I carry, I go with the latter. I agree that if that's not enough, it's time to pick another option, if any are available.
 
This is why I think carrying a semi is a bad idea.
Yes it can happen with a revolver also, but the odds are less so

 
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