Recommendations for Concealed Carry (Vanity)

Self | 18 Aug 2012 | Self

[Titan Magroyne]

The PLR-16, that is.

[TheBigJ]

I’d recommend being open to buying several guns. For a house gun, better with a submachine gun or big pistol for maneuvering.. ..or shotgun and rifle but muzzle blast and loudness and size are difficult dealing with in halls, tight spaces. But if defending a castle, property from approaching zombies these are good. Or you could travel with these guns.

Feel out different pieces and rent some guns at a range to shoot. Different calibers, different sizes.

Affordable light small reliable choices for carry would be a Taurus or Charter Arms snubbie, or Bersa Thunder .380.

However, now 9mm is available in these sizes like the Smith and Wesson single stack Shield, or a Kahr PM9, or Kel-Tec PF9, etc which are more powerful.

Also, weigh carrying for comfort vs. carrying for worst case scenario. Better to have it and not need it, etc so the saying goes. Because a small gun is not some powerful totem that will ward off evil. All handguns are anemic and a smaller pistol even more limiting.

Toting a snubbie for example limits you to what the gun can do. The advantage is it can make body contact with a perp and the gun will fire. Which makes it a nice backup piece or secondary. However what if you need to make a shot from some distance with accuracy while moving?

Or people who have 7 measly rounds on them. Well, if you present the gun to a criminal, he may run away. Or if you fire a loud shot one may run away. But what if 5 perps aren’t impressed? Will 7 rounds hold you on a dark night miles from home? And the odds are you will face numerous attackers, not one.

Check up videos online of real shoot-outs. People getting hit with all kinds of calibers and lots of times the criminals aren’t falling down, they are hit and run away. You’ll need to shoot them into the ground. That means lots of ammo.

The number one issue should be reliability so Glock, Heckler and Koch, SIG Sauer P series, Beretta, Walther, Springfield Armory XD’s or revolvers.

Also with many of these you can have 30 plus round happy sticks in the car for suppressive fire.

I personally don’t go anywhere without minimum 2 blades fixed/folding, a handgun, and at least 75 rounds on person/vehicle. Not to mention Celox, battlefield dressing, gauze, rubber gloves, flashlights, etc. Of course this area can be a freaking war zone.