How to carry a semi-auto - Page 2

Glenn E. Meyer · June 28, 2017, 01:12 PM

Duh, you are correct. Slipped my mind. How could I forget DAO semis - however you define them.

I need the face slap emoji. I even had some of them.

Brit · June 28, 2017, 05:08 PM

Well boys and girls, there are gunfighters, and hobbies-ts!

The most important shot of your whole life, the first one, in a fight for your life, weighs 12 lbs! And 1/4" longer than the second one, at 3 lbs!

Good idea? NO!

That's why I carry a Glock 19 4th Gen. First Shot, and the next 15, all the same 4.5 lb release, same length of travel. Good recoil with my 147g Ranger T.

Very accurate, hundreds of Police shootings done with this same round.

"Why I picked this cartridge!"

MandolinMan · June 28, 2017, 07:00 PM

Quote:

The most important shot of your whole life, the first one, in a fight for your life, weighs 12 lbs! And 1/4" longer than the second one, at 3 lbs!

Good idea? NO!

That's why I carry a Glock 19 4th Gen. First Shot, and the next 15, all the same 4.5 lb release, same length of travel.

Interesting thought, but I'm not sure how that has anything at all to do with how to carry SAO 1911's.

lee n. field · June 28, 2017, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL45

I have had my conceal carry for about a year and half and have always carried a .357 revolver. I decided to go with something lighter and purchased a Sig P238. My question is, should I carry it with the hammer back and on safe, or hammer down and on safe? Thanks

"cocked and locked"

AL45 · June 28, 2017, 09:27 PM

The reason I switched to the P238 is because my Wife has had one for a while and I like the way it handles, the reliability of it and how well I can shoot it. I was carrying a Ruger sp101 at about 4 o'clock IWB. The gun is well made and accurate but it was heavy and uncomfortable to wear. I carry the P238 in a pancake type holster on my right hip, and can draw it and get it on target much faster than the .357 carried IWB. It conceals well and and I forget I am wearing it at times. As to how I would respond in a life or death situation where speed is of the essence is an unknown to me. No one knows until they are in that situation. No doubt I need to practice drawing, taking safety off, getting on target and firing. And I will. As a reloader, this gun will be guaranteed to see a lot of action.

Brit · June 29, 2017, 09:19 AM

Answer to Mandolin Man.

It doesn't really, but a good thought! Especially as I missed a safety catch in a big IPSC match years ago. And if it happened in a high stress sports event, what are the odds of it happening in a fight for your life? Hence gone pistols with manual safety catches. In 1984.

Eod1 · July 12, 2017, 04:41 PM

Sometimes I carry my HK USP 45. This gun allows me to carry hammer forward round in chamber off safe. the same on safe and cocked and locked one in chamber like a 1911.

Mannlicher · July 15, 2017, 12:20 PM

I would carry the Sig P238 with safety on, and hammer back. I have many years experience carrying a 1911 that way, and for me, it's 'natural' and safe.

P5 Guy · July 16, 2017, 09:15 AM

Glock26, ten rounds in the magazine one chambered. Carried in an on the waistband holster that covers the trigger.
I'm not fast, low drag or any kind of operator.

June 28, 2017, 01:12 PM	#26
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Duh, you are correct. Slipped my mind. How could I forget DAO semis - however you define them. I need the face slap emoji. I even had some of them. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

July 15, 2017, 12:20 PM	#33
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,209	I would carry the Sig P238 with safety on, and hammer back. I have many years experience carrying a 1911 that way, and for me, it's 'natural' and safe. __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

June 28, 2017, 05:08 PM	#27
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	Well boys and girls, there are gunfighters, and hobbies-ts! The most important shot of your whole life, the first one, in a fight for your life, weighs 12 lbs! And 1/4" longer than the second one, at 3 lbs! Good idea? NO! That's why I carry a Glock 19 4th Gen. First Shot, and the next 15, all the same 4.5 lb release, same length of travel. Good recoil with my 147g Ranger T. Very accurate, hundreds of Police shootings done with this same round. "Why I picked this cartridge!"

June 28, 2017, 09:27 PM	#30
AL45 Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2012 Posts: 761	The reason I switched to the P238 is because my Wife has had one for a while and I like the way it handles, the reliability of it and how well I can shoot it. I was carrying a Ruger sp101 at about 4 o'clock IWB. The gun is well made and accurate but it was heavy and uncomfortable to wear. I carry the P238 in a pancake type holster on my right hip, and can draw it and get it on target much faster than the .357 carried IWB. It conceals well and and I forget I am wearing it at times. As to how I would respond in a life or death situation where speed is of the essence is an unknown to me. No one knows until they are in that situation. No doubt I need to practice drawing, taking safety off, getting on target and firing. And I will. As a reloader, this gun will be guaranteed to see a lot of action.

June 29, 2017, 09:19 AM	#31
Brit Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 1,934	Answer to Mandolin Man. It doesn't really, but a good thought! Especially as I missed a safety catch in a big IPSC match years ago. And if it happened in a high stress sports event, what are the odds of it happening in a fight for your life? Hence gone pistols with manual safety catches. In 1984.

July 12, 2017, 04:41 PM	#32
Eod1 Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2017 Location: Some where Posts: 126	Sometimes I carry my HK USP 45. This gun allows me to carry hammer forward round in chamber off safe. the same on safe and cocked and locked one in chamber like a 1911.

July 16, 2017, 09:15 AM	#34
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Glock26, ten rounds in the magazine one chambered. Carried in an on the waistband holster that covers the trigger. I'm not fast, low drag or any kind of operator.