I usually carry a Glock 48 9mm. But, this time an AMT Backup .45 stoked with HydraShoks came with me to New England. This particular pic was in Vermont.
I have traveled most of my life and have a ccw since I was 21 years old. I have never had to point a gun at another human being in 46 years of carry. I still carry my DS.
Easy choice.
KelTec 9mm
Ten rounds of 9mm in a very compact pkg.
Very reliable and inexpensive.
I can beat it to death and not worry about lowered value.
A Glock 19 and spare mag lives in my truck.
Everything else depends on season, location and how I dress:
Ruger SR1911 Commander 45ACP in Bucheimer OWB holster
S&W Shield 9mm in Alien Gear IWB
Glock 42 .380 in Alien Gear IWB
Kel-Tec .32 in pocket holster
The first thing I do when travelling across state lines is to check the latest concealed carry reciprocity of those states. Too many changes going on and I don't want to risk a violation.
This is the deal for me... I always carry high end 1911's or Single actions in public in my Open carry gun belts. BUT when I am forced to leave my county (except San Antonio The Alamo) I tend to just toss a cheap Taurus PT145 under my shirt or next to me in the console. That way IF I was ever FORCED to defend someone or myself, the loss of the pistol to a Police evidence room doesn't concern me one bit.
I actually heard a gun show salesman use that as a selling point for one of those blow-back 9mm's (Jennings?). He told the guy "It only has to work once and who cares if the police confiscate it?"
The West German P Series ARE serious . The 229 was the only one to have the slide milled from billet .
i had a 220 in .45 , loved and still love it . I “pawned “ it to my father to buy a Colt . He gave it back to me as a Christmas present the next year . I promptly sold it to my brother in law - to buy another Colt .
Whatever I carry , bet your bottom dollar - it’s a Colt ....... Today it was in the eighties, took the Mrs. to lunch , Pony pocketlite in my pocket .
My favorite for long distance Automobile Travel, ( and for all round everything always anyway, ) has always been my old Colt Government Model in .45 ACP.
Airline Travel, then Rent-a-Car Travel, I have always just brought one of my old shorter Barrel .38 Special Revolvers, as it is a lot easier for TSA et al to comprehend and to see that is it not 'Loaded' etc.
Last trip to Chicago, Valparaiso, IN, Port Huron, MI, and Detroit - Elite Warrior Armament Custom P-35 (posted elsewhere in the forums) 3x15 round magazines loaded with 124 grain Speer Gold Dot +P JHPs.
Wow you were taking your life in your hands going to Chicago. The home of some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation and the highest murder rate with guns Wow those strick gun control laws are really working! Sorry to get off topic but I couldn't resist.
The past year, either a nickle Colt Detective Special, or a .32 Savage 1907. I know, I'm under gunned, but at least I have a few weak shots.
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