Revolver For EDC/Concealed Carry

[BigAl52]

https://youtu.be/cUvX-d8BfxY?si=RBYB11GlSqUp2XJN

Another review of the Security 380. One thing about hammer fired guns that I have found is they usually have a decent trigger

[markiver54]

Thanks Al!
I am now VERY interested in that Security 380. Seems to be viable especially given the 15 rnd. Capacity.

[GFK]

I wonder how many here think a 380 is sufficient for self-defense. Heck...personally I wouldn't want to be hit with a .22.

May offer some insight:
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-d ... %20gelatin.

[Mags]

I wonder how many here think a 380 is sufficient for self-defense. Heck...personally I wouldn't want to be hit with a .22.

May offer some insight:
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-d ... %20gelatin.

Yes it does!
I think I'd be picking
Hornady 90 gr FTX Critical Defense
or Sig Sauer 90 gr V-Crown
and maybe Speer 90 gr Gold Dot

[Mags]

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In the meantime, I guess I'll keep carrying my XD-s 9mm and switch hands to rack in the unlikely event I would have to. 🫨

How do you rack...
1. Pinch the back of the rack with your thumb and pointer finger and pull the rack back/push the pistol forward under the rack?
or
2. With the pistol pointed to the left, fist grip the top of the rack while pushing the rack to right/push the pistol to the left?

In the first you would pulling the tendons and ligaments in your hand, wrist and some fingers.
In the second you would be compressing into the base of your hand, wrist and forearm. This can be less painful and easier to do.

[dave77]

I wonder how many here think a 380 is sufficient for self-defense. Heck...personally I wouldn't want to be hit with a .22.

May offer some insight:
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-d ... %20gelatin.

Yes it does!
I think I'd be picking
Hornady 90 gr FTX Critical Defense
or Sig Sauer 90 gr V-Crown
and maybe Speer 90 gr Gold Dot

I don't carry an extra mag so I want 15 rounds of the best defensive ammo I can get which for me is a combination of your Hornady 90 gr FTX Critical Defense and Underwood +P Xtreme Defender.

We're not likely to run into someone like this officer did but you never know.

"Now unfailingly he goes to work carrying 145 handgun rounds, all 9 mm. These include three extra 17-round magazines for his primary sidearm (currently a Glock 17), plus two 33-round mags tucked in his vest, as well as the backup gun. Besides all that, he’s got 90 rounds for the AR-15 that now rides in a rack up front."

https://www.police1.com/officer-shootin ... pnqqHxwMq/

[markiver54]

...
In the meantime, I guess I'll keep carrying my XD-s 9mm and switch hands to rack in the unlikely event I would have to. 🫨

How do you rack...
1. Pinch the back of the rack with your thumb and pointer finger and pull the rack back/push the pistol forward under the rack?
or
2. With the pistol pointed to the left, fist grip the top of the rack while pushing the rack to right/push the pistol to the left?

In the first you would pulling the tendons and ligaments in your hand, wrist and some fingers.
In the second you would be compressing into the base of your hand, wrist and forearm. This can be less painful and easier to do.

I rack in #2 mode but currently I can't make a tight enough fist to hold the rack tight enough. Fingers won't go there, and it is painful to try.

[markiver54]

I wonder how many here think a 380 is sufficient for self-defense. Heck...personally I wouldn't want to be hit with a .22.

May offer some insight:
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-d ... %20gelatin.

Yes it does!
I think I'd be picking
Hornady 90 gr FTX Critical Defense
or Sig Sauer 90 gr V-Crown
and maybe Speer 90 gr Gold Dot

Yes, and those PMC 95gr. Starfires look good if you want consistent penetration.

[BrokenolMarine]

I know there are a lot of people who don't carry a spare mag. I usually heard this argument against it when I suggested a second mag for semi-autos in my classes. "I have ten/twelve/fifteen rounds. If I can't get 'er done with that, I shouldn't be carrying a gun."

I would agree that most self defense engagement situations take place at close range, and with one on one confrontations, few shots are fired. However, a firearm is a mechanical device, and things happen. If your magazine fails, your seventeen round firearm is a single shot. If you fumble and hit the mag release in the dark and drop the mag... Bad things can happen. You can't find the mag, or the base plate strikes the concrete at the wrong angle and exits stage left, along with the mag spring and the ammunition, you're done.

A spare mag, you reload and continue to defend yourself and your loved one. No mag? Move to another time zone. Is it likely your mag will fail? No, but they do.
We have spare tires in the car and fire extinguishers in the kitchen.

I carry two mags for the Sig, three bianchi strips for the Smith revolvers. But thats just me. I have the type of background to know there be monsters.

[daytime dave]

I agree Marine. I've always been taught to carry a reload for what you are carrying. Usually the only time I don't is when I have a NY reload.