Full size carry

[Mr.357Sig]

Full-size 1911 or Glock 31 (.357 Sig), each with two extra mags. When it gets above 100 in the shade in the never ending Nirvana that is summer in Tulsa, I get lazy and strap on the j-frame 38 with two reloads.

I'm thinking the 38 might have to be regulated to BUG duty. I just don't see 5 rounds of 38 Special and two strip reloads as being a good option in a Colorado scenario. Sure, it's highly unlikely any of us will encounter a psycho like this guy, but it never hurts to be prepared.

[MrShooter]

I went back to full size guns about a year ago and never looked back. I carry a M&P9 and shoot a M&P40 Pro at local matches. I love 1911's but enjoy my 17+1 9mm more for many reasons. The M&P's feel a bit like a 1911 to me anyhow.
Looking at getting into a Sig P226 Tacops in .40sw but I doubt I will ever give up my everyday M&P and surefire light/knife combo.
Those M&P pistols just feel too damn natural to me! Love em!

[yukonjack]

Full-size 1911 or Glock 31 (.357 Sig), each with two extra mags. When it gets above 100 in the shade in the never ending Nirvana that is summer in Tulsa, I get lazy and strap on the j-frame 38 with two reloads.

I'm thinking the 38 might have to be regulated to BUG duty. I just don't see 5 rounds of 38 Special and two strip reloads as being a good option in a Colorado scenario. Sure, it's highly unlikely any of us will encounter a psycho like this guy, but it never hurts to be prepared.

Why wouldn't 15 rounds be enough? When the smoke clears from your shots he should be down or dead and you'd still have 13 rounds left. Or do you subscribe to the spray and pray theory of combat that Hollywood promotes? Serious question.

[doctorjj]

Why wouldn't 15 rounds be enough? When the smoke clears from your shots he should be down or dead and you'd still have 13 rounds left. Or do you subscribe to the spray and pray theory of combat that Hollywood promotes? Serious question.

Google "Lance Thomas gunfighter" and see if you still believe that.

[OKCShooter]

Why wouldn't 15 rounds be enough? When the smoke clears from your shots he should be down or dead and you'd still have 13 rounds left. Or do you subscribe to the spray and pray theory of combat that Hollywood promotes? Serious question.

Yeah! Anyone that needs more than 2 rounds of .38 from a snubnose shouldn't carry...

[rda1911]

I subscribe to the better to have extra rounds and not need them. Then wish you had brought something else to the fight. The average armed encounter is just that average. That said the outside the statistical norm encounter does happen. Much as my car has airbags the odds are I will never use them. However I'm not going to leave them at home

[Glocktogo]

Why wouldn't 15 rounds be enough? When the smoke clears from your shots he should be down or dead and you'd still have 13 rounds left. Or do you subscribe to the spray and pray theory of combat that Hollywood promotes? Serious question.

Silly question if you ask me. You cannot take the "average gunfight" statistic and apply it to Aurora. It doesn't work. Not at all.

[redmax51]

Silly question if you ask me. You cannot take the "average gunfight" statistic and apply it to Aurora. It doesn't work. Not at all.

You're right, it wasn't a "gunfight" at all, it was a nut executing people in a theater.

[yukonjack]

Silly question if you ask me. You cannot take the "average gunfight" statistic and apply it to Aurora. It doesn't work. Not at all.

Your wrong about that. Spraying lead down range in hopes of hitting your target doesn't work either. You gotta think about this. You're not going to stand there and have an OK Corral shootout. This guy came prepared. He had a plan. His mindset is already to kill as many as he can. You're their watching a movie. You're already behind the eight ball. If you're going to survive this you've got to get you emotions under control, harness that fight or flight syndrome, you've got to think smarter then him.

Too many of you guys think this is all about having a bigger gun and more bullets. It's not. It's about having the right attitude and developing a plan on the fly and as it unfolds.

You think it's a silly question because you watch too many movies and too much TV. Real life isn't played out on the big screen. Better check yourself before you wreck yourself.

[Glocktogo]

Your wrong about that. Spraying lead down range in hopes of hitting your target doesn't work either. You gotta think about this. You're not going to stand there and have an OK Corral shootout. This guy came prepared. He had a plan. His mindset is already to kill as many as he can. You're their watching a movie. You're already behind the eight ball. If you're going to survive this you've got to get you emotions under control, harness that fight or flight syndrome, you've got to think smarter then him.

Too many of you guys think this is all about having a bigger gun and more bullets. It's not. It's about having the right attitude and developing a plan on the fly and as it unfolds.

You think it's a silly question because you watch too many movies and too much TV. Real life isn't played out on the big screen. Better check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Your entire statement here is made under false assumptions, therefore it has no validity. I never said anything about spraying lead. I never said anything about standing there and having an OK corral shootout. You assumed that two shots should be enough to put him down. You're the one that's implying that anything more than 2 shots from a J-Frame would be excessive. You're the one implying that I watch too much TV and tell me what I should do before I "wreck myself".

Why wouldn't 15 rounds be enough? When the smoke clears from your shots he should be down or dead and you'd still have 13 rounds left. Or do you subscribe to the spray and pray theory of combat that Hollywood promotes? Serious question.

It's not a serious question, it's a ridiculous question. A man questions his choice of carry as being enough to counter a SERIOUS threat, and you ridicule him, asking if he subscribes to the spray and pray theory? Seriously?

Your question was borderline retarded. Your premise for asking it was foolish and presumptive. You should be embarassed by it.

[IkenI]

In the summer I don't carry full size unless I'm dressing with a Sport Coat or Suit. Then, It's with a P220 or HK45c (usually). However, the rest of the time I'm carrying (at least) a HK P2000sk with 11 rounds of Corbon DPX backed by a 13 round magazine of same. I don't believe in 'spray and pray' but I do believe in being prepared.

[OKNewshawk]

I never believed in carry for comfort.

Like the old saying: "Carrying a gun should be comforting, not comfortable."