Well lets say that you NJ becomes sane and becomes a shall issue state. What would you like to carry? And where would you carry it? I carry a Beretta 8045F mini Cougar. I carry in the small of my back, since I can legally carry to school at Colorado State University. I am more concerned with deep concealment than a quick draw unfortunately.

My wife carries a Ruger LCP off duty. She wear clothes the way a woman should. And she has no problem hiding it. I could put the damn thing in my pocket.

my girl is a firefighter, those women in uniform are damn sexy aren't they

yup I'm thread jacking my own thread.


ok back to the original topic, which I asked because I was wondering who is prepared for when it happens.

Kahr CW45

Excellent question!
Depends on the weather and what I'm doing.
Cold weather or more clothes would be either my SR9 or Px4 9mm.
Warmer weather I might drop my Taurus M85 38 special in my pocket.

Carry?!?!! I would be happy with 30 rounds mags.

220 Sig

Xd 45gap on the small of the back.

Saiga 12 with a folding stock under coat.

while we're dreaming.... an uzi for backup.... and why the heck not... an LCR.

I doubt I would carry if I could. The choice would be nice though. Bastards.

But in all seriousness.... An XD45 gap compact is a nice choice. Natural feel, compact package, 9+1

SpecialK thinks just like I do. Concealment is the most important factor. I got my Florida CCW many years ago. When you carry often, you have to adjust everything. You have to think about your clothing, the weather, will it be windy and lift you shirt. standing, sitting, places you'll go. If it comes here, I'd carry every day and anywhere allowed. I'm comfortable with it now as I did so much business travel over the years and carried my gun. My boss would always ask, why are all of your accounts in PA, VT, FL, etc

You carry the largest gun that you can control and conceal best. For some people that is a 5-shot J-Frame. For others it's a full size 1911.
Sometimes you just want to go light especially in hot weather.
IWB OWB, the list goes on and on. The one thing that is consistant among CCW folks is that they end up with boxes of holsters. I think I have 20. I use about 1/2 of them.

I've carried a 1911, j-frame, model 10, Det Special, Colt Cobra. 92FS.

Now it's the Sig P239 SAS DAK .40 in a High-Noon Sky-High. Next opportunity in PA in June
Mitch

Just another thought. When people start to CCW, they usually learn the hard way by carrying something too big or heavy. Believe me you will feel it at the end of the day especially if your rig is not right.

Top picks:

S & W J-Frame .38 - 5 shot = thin compared to 6 shot revolver
Glock 36 (single stack .45) Thin profile - NICE
Aluminum frame - 1911's single stack compact Thin profile
Sig P239 .40 single stack thin

You can see the theme. Thin profile is easiest to conceal, and easy on your body. You do lose mag capacity with single stack mags.

Solution - PRACTICE and carry an extra mag

the only reason I prefer concealment over accessibility is because I carry on campus. I can only imagine the chaos that would ensue if some of these dumb college kids would see my sidearm. Living in a gun friendly state that open carry is also legal you don't worry about people seeing your sidearm in public situations, but on campus it is unfortunately different. I could be charged with "inciting chaos" or whatever they are calling it here these days if one student saw it and screamed "he has a gun" and everyone panicked. It makes me said that we live in a nation of sheep that fear inanimate objects.

I'm only laughing because I just had a vision..... Open carry in NJ.
In this day and age even when I was in states that allowed open carry, I didn't. I just think you become a target. All you need is some drunk with beer muscles to single you out with open carry.

"Hey Tough-Guy, why you wearin a gun, I think I can kick your a#% !

Now what do you do, run? That's what the book says. Avoid all confrontation and remain low-key.

Tip of the day: Best way to win a gunfight is not to be in one.

we must be reading different books. If someone attacks me and I can't handle the attack with what god gave me, I shoot them.

I've open carried for years and the ridiculous scenario that you just came up with has never happened. "They" aren't going to brainwash me into thinking such nonsense when I move out there are "they"????????

Here in Colorado I can open carry into a bar if I want to, but I can't drink, so why would I be in a bar? I guess you just have drunks wandering all over NJ, which makes sense I might have to become one to get over giving up a handful of my rights I live in a college town and while I can't carry openly on campus(college rules, not the law. I would get reprimanded by the school since I am a student there) I can openly carry every where else and I have yet to walk past a drunkard that wants to play with my sidearm. Most people that see you open carrying assume you are LE actually.