To Carry or Not To Carry?

[chipbennett]

I also have people ask themselves one question: How many times have you been assaulted, etc because you were not carrying?

How many times have you been in a vehicle accident because you weren't wearing your seatbelt?
How many times were you injured because you weren't carrying a first aid kit?
How many times did a fire start because you weren't carrying a fire extinguisher?
How many times did it start raining because you weren't carrying an umbrella, or did it start snowing because you weren't wearing a coat?

Inquiring minds want to know!

 

[Sigblitz]

I also have people ask themselves

 

[Skip]

Every pistol I have has holster wear. I’ve carried them all. From my M629 Classic, to my Ruger RedHawk or Blackhawk to all of my Tactical Tupperware to my all steel classics, all of them have been carried. The holster wear is specific to my guns. The wear makes them “mine”.

 

[MrSmitty]

My M&P9c is carried almost every day, and it has wear, honest holster wear... I noticed last week when I shot it there was some lint that went flying.....it's carried A LOT....

 

[Tomahawkman]

I currently dont own anything I wouldnt carry to preserve the finish. That being said I also dont own anything with a finish worth preserving lol.

 

[led4thehed2]

I had one like that. A Smith 19-6 snub that I carried one summer, and watched my sweat destroy the blueing. Kinda killed me on the inside. It ended up turning into a range toy. Don't have it anymore, and now I don't buy guns that I wouldn't carry. I figure life's too short to not use 'em and carry 'em. They'll outlast me anyway.

That is a fine 1911, however. That's basically what I tried to recreate.

 

[BigMoose]

Daily drive your every day carry?

Well when I win the lottery maybe? Think of the number of bad guys that will just turn the other way when you roll by in this, or just stop and marvel at the things?

And if someone was stupid enough to cause trouble. Forget the 9mm vrs 45 stoping power arguments. 105MM is plenty!

 

[NHT3]

I've put several hundred rounds through this but I've never carried it. Not to preserve the finish but simply because it's kind of heavy and very unusual.. I have a fascination with comp/ported gun and searched for one of these for several years before scoring one..

 

[wcd]

I guess it all depends on what people want. For me I have two personal 1911’s. One will be heading off to see Allen M shortly and yes I plan on using it every day.

That’s not to say that I do not appreciate looking a a really nice 1911. But for me part of the deal is knowing I can count on it, when it matters I simply want the best I can afford and appreciate the time less design and functionality.