Well, ever head of "Car Jacking" or if like I use to have to do with my work, and some times still do, carry large amounts of cash, it is better to be safe than sorry, and if dot gets his turbo look car jacked while visiting who ever he sees in cali, that if any CCW guys turn their head and ignore it when they shoot him. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1170380660.jpg

A carry gun is useless w/o one ready to go in the chamber. Any time you draw your gun its going to be a spit second life or death situation and your not going to have the time to rack one. I would rethink what your doin...

Most current 1911 type pistols have a firing pin block (that's lifted when the trigger is pulled), and then the two external safeties. It's pretty safe to have a round in the chamber.

It's actually safer to have that round chambered than to fiddle with it under great stress. Anyone who thinks they will automatically, cooly, and effortlessly chamber a round in a self-defense situation is kidding themselves. The less you have to do other than pulling a trigger, the better. Swiping off a safety is approaching overload for most untrained folks under that level of stress. Make it easier on yourself and take advantage of the two passive and one manual safety on a modern 1911; keep a round chambered. Otherwise it's just a club, and a very short one at that.

The other compact gun I have is a Detonics CombatMaster. Not really pocketable, and heavy, so not currently planning to carry it.

Plus it needs to visit gunsmith for ejection problems. Extracted case sometimes doesn't get kicked out by the ejector, ends up trapped between slide and barrel. Not a stovepipe, case is facing empty mouth forward. I speculate the ejector needs to be a bit longer. Or the recoil spring a little softer. I'm guessing.

But if I did carry it, I think would have one in the chamber. Recoil spring is heavy (triple spring) and I'm not sure I could cycle the slide quickly and reliably when terrified.

Of course, the CombatMaster lacks a grip safety. So if cocked, I would worry about the manual safety getting wiped off.

That sounds like the extractor is dropping the case, and then the ejector isn't hitting it because the case is out of position.

I carry everywhere I can legally. There are few exceptions, but by and large most places it isn't a problem.

My summer gun is a Walther PPK/S in .380 that lives in a pancake at the small of my back. I also have a shoulder rig for those James Bond sort of days. Dress slacks don't conceal as well as jeans or khakis.

My winter gun is a Walther P99 in .40 S&W in a shoulder holster. Heavier coats make the large auto easy to conceal on my relatively small frame.

Hiking and fishing carry gun is a S&W Model 66 in .357. I have a swell holster I made that lets me strap it to my chest. It's great for when I wear waders or a backpack.

You are only limited by your imagination and budget.

Micah

Boy, I know that feeling, when I had the Desert Eagle, I only weighed 134lbs:D That gun was wider than I was at the time:eek:

Re: CCW - When And Where Do You Carry?
 

A) If you can see me, I am armed.

B) I drive thru the ghetto everyday where crack dealers and "homies" wearing bandanas over their faces regularly try to wave me down. One of these days, my car is going to break down in that neighborhood...

Notice the picture I posted. There are 8 rounds in my gun, one in the pipe and seven in the magazine.

Bill

Only Pelican meets.

.40 Glock model 23 with night sights. Or a Colt .45 ACP 1911

I carry both of these. I plan to plant the painted one on the dead oozing riddled body of my former attacker.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1170418506.jpg

This is an interestreting discussion. I to carry a weapon for selfed protection otherwise who is going to protect me? I cannot depend on the police as it seems they are not interested in much of anything except speeding ticket giving.

This is a very nice looking pistol:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1170370027.jpg

What type of bullets are you all preferring to load with? How long does the license process take for you?

Swang,
Post another pics of that weapon. Is it a Kimber compact 45?

Personally, I always keep my handgun loaded with relatively heavy hollowpoints for two reasons. One, if I ever need to use it in my home I don't want the round to penetrate all the way through the intruder. Two, you're usually using the firearm at very close proximity and thus I'd rather have more mass on target than velocity.

My understanding of ballistics says that a relatively light, for the bore diameter, hollow point designed to expand at pistol velocities is the best for defense.

For example, my 185 grain Golden Saber +P in .45 ACP are moving fast enough to expand which then transfers all of the energy into the target, even at close range.
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That is not my gun. It is an impressive one however.

I am still wondering what type of bullets all of the gun carrying people on here use? Are you satisfied to use normal round with soft tips or do you worry about piercing ones?

That is a picture of my Kimber, Ultra CDP II. PM me, I have some more pictures I can send or fill you in on the gun. If you are interested, you really need to avoid the ones with the External Extractors...

I also carry a hollow point in the .45

Bill

+1, my high cap carry .45 likes Golden Saber's