Who Carries Two Pistols? Who sees it as unreasonable behaviour?

[msmith103]

For me it depends on my dress for the day. If I have a pull over fleece or something like that on, I carry 17+1 on my right hip and 2 spare mags on the left hip. If i am IWB carrying, I carry a M&Pc with an extra mag in the opposite pocket. God for bid i get caught without the necessary equipment for the task at hand...

 

[wwdkd]

Now that it is getting cooler out I will start carrying two guns again. I carry my CZ 75 P-01 with a spare magazine as my primary carry and I carry a Ruger LCP in my off-side front pocket.

 

[henktermaat]

I carry a bazooka in my pants.




Oh, and a little PF-9.

 

[H.T.]

I carry a Navy Arms .44 cap in ball revolver in a cross draw rig. Then my primary Colt 1911 .45. on the other hip. Only durying the winter when I can cover with a coat.

 

[Captain Bligh]

I'm a minimalist, and hate carrying extra stuff with me. I won't carry an extra magazine, much less an extra gun. I don't think doing so is unreasonable, but I do believe it is unnecessary. YMMV

I think data says most shooting incidents are over in about three shots. I'm not expecting a situation to go past three. I figure if I can't take care of it by then, I'm pretty much toast anyway.

 

[1032JBT]

I carry 2 everytime I go to work......along with a bunch of other "stuff". Dang my back hurts more just thinking about it.

 

[45-70]

I personally see nothing unreasonable with carrying two (or more) guns if you see fit to do so. I always carry my Kimber and sometimes take along my SP101 in a SOB holster. Just depends on where I happen to be going. I don't carry spare mags on my person, keep some in the truck though.

 

[XDs4me]

If you are only carrying 1 gun and its a semi auto it is for your own safety that you at least carry an extra mag. Most failures that occur are due to mag problems and not the gun IMO.

 

[swissrifles1]

Carry 1 pistola at a time. Hell ,I cant even wipe left handed.

 

[elaw555]

If you can carry them concealed and as comfortable as you are willing to deal with, then more power to you. Not unreasonable at all. I a "light and fast" type guy and never even carry an extra mag though.

 

[MyGlockRocks19]

Never carried two, but don't see it as a unreasonable thing to do. Mechanical devices fail, and guns are no exception.

I always carried a spare mag, though, for the above mentioned reason. Didn't necessarily think I'd need to extra rounds, but its essential for quickly clearing a malfunction.

 

[rhino]

I think carrying two pistols is unreasonable.

Well, I think that carrying only two pistols is unreasonable.

As Kirk mentioned, it's not about the odds of needing them, it's about the stakes.

Carrying a reload (or three) is highly recommended. Most malfunctions with a modern self-loading pistol will be magazine related. If your magazine craps out on you when you need it, you'll wish you'd "burdened" yourself with at least one spare. And then there's the little thing that no one (no one) knows how many shots will be needed to solve a given problem. You just don't know. Handguns are puny and relatively ineffective (over 97% of the people shot in the USA survive, including suicides in the data). The good thing about handguns is that they're convenient and they're better than nothing. Even if you're packing a .45ACP or .357 and all of your shots are placed well, there are not guarantees. The "one shot stop" myth is . . . a myth. No one knows how many rounds it will take to solve a given problem. Yeah, I'm repeating myself.

Ultimately, I'd rather go home with extra than wish I'd had another round or two that I really, really needed.

 

[pokersamurai]

I usually carry a Glock 26 with a spare mag. Sometimes I will carry my smith and wesson 642 with a Ruger LCP as a back up because it would be faster to draw the LCP than try to reload the revolver under stress.

 

[Shadow]

To me its like the helmet law (Let Those Who Ride Decide) Let those who carrie deside. I my self Carry one on my side and theres always one in the truck and yes both have extra mags.

 

[Delmar]

I carry a bazooka in my pants.




Oh, and a little PF-9.

reminds me of Mel's buddy's dad in Braveheart, when he said "you've been talking to your mother".

 

[Delmar]

To me its like the helmet law (Let Those Who Ride Decide) Let those who carrie deside. I my self Carry one on my side and theres always one in the truck and yes both have extra mags.

Might as well have a 12 gauge in the truck! If you have to go back to the truck, I figure, it might be serious!

 

[Disposable Heart]

Might as well have a 12 gauge in the truck! If you have to go back to the truck, I figure, it might be serious!

If I have to go back to the truck, I am either going to die, going to get into serious trouble I should have easily avoided to begin with or should take the opportunity to get into the truck and get the heck out of Dodge.

Heroics = dead person in my mind.

 

[msmith103]

When you guys carry two firearms, do you carry ones that have interchangable magazines? For example, if I open carry my M&P 9, sometimes I will conceal carry my M&P9c since you can use the full size magazines in the compact.

 

[jeremy]

I only carry one pistol.
That being said there is either a rifle or a shotgun in my truck/trunk. Cause the only thing a pistol is good for is to fight your way to a rifle...

 

[Car Ramrod]

When you guys carry two firearms, do you carry ones that have interchangeable magazines? For example, if I open carry my M&P 9, sometimes I will conceal carry my M&P9c since you can use the full size magazines in the compact.

Sort of. I normally carry a Glock 19 (compact), but my spare mag is a Glock 17 (full-size). The 19 allows a little better concealment than a full-size pistol, but the larger 17 mag isn't any harder to carry than a 19 mag (and gives 2 more rounds). I also carry the 17 mag when I carry my 26 (sub-compact).

As far as carrying 1, 2, 3, + guns. It all depends on the situation. Generally 1 or 2, but always at least 1 spare magazine.