How Many Rounds Do you CC?

[rammerjammer]

LCP Max 25- one spare magazine
LCR 11- 5 in revolver 6 in 2x2x2 carrier
SR9 52- 2 spare magazines in a shoulder holster

 

[JohnL]

The Sig I carry has a single stack and so I only have 8 which includes the one in the chamber... but I always have a spare magazine on my side even when I'm not carrying the pistol.. every morning when I dress I have that spare on my belt along with a Gerber tool and a pack of nitroglycerin pills... and a Swiss army knife in my pocket..... wallet cellphone and a bandana and I'm ready for the world out there.

You are prepared for about anything. May I suggest a Zippo lighter? Not that you smoke but an excellent flint and steel set. You never know when a fire might be handy. Perhaps you are a city person, so that is less important?

 

[kmoore]

Reading this thread I have not seen a single post where someone said that having an extra mag, or two, or having a second firearm saved their life or helped them survive. I have no doubt that it could happen, but so could any other unlikely situation occur like a part of a airplane dropping on to my head. Years ago I read that in most self defense shootings , 3 or less rounds were fired. Most of us will go our entire adult lives without ever needing to draw and fire the handgun that we carry. Of the few who do need to do so, I would venture that most would fall into the 3 rounds or less category. Carry whatever makes you feel comfortable, but I think odds favor not needing that extra mag, or speed strip, or second gun at all.

I agree with your comment about rounds fired. Thats not the only reason to carry a spare. In fact, the last reason.
The reason is because things like ammo, magazine failures can and do occur. A limited list would be,
Semi Auto: dropping a mag by accident, a jam, a fail to fire, mag itself fails. In training, if the gun fails to fire 2 times, drop mag and use another.
Revolver: any type of misfire, dump and reload.
Having a reload is about fixing a mechanical problem much more than having more ammo. Thats pointed out in advanced training and why I suggest it to all who want to CCW.
Now you can say it never happened to you, I will say I have seen most of those things happen on the range. Why, because I have been exposed to hundreds of cops shooting thousands of rounds over half a dozen years with several different handguns, calibers and ammo. During that time, I was exposed to reviews of failures at other departments during real shootouts, training and testing.
Then some ask, what if the gun actually breaks. Well either you have an unusable gun and might be at the mercy of the attacker, maybe escape is the only option.
All that is why the spare tire example was given. Be able to fix a problem and continue. It's not about being a Rambo. The #1 reason to have a reload on hand is not about the number of rounds carried and that's lost to many who haven't had training.
In the end it's a choice we can all make.

 

[Hvymax]

Reading this thread I have not seen a single post where someone said that having an extra mag, or two, or having a second firearm saved their life or helped them survive. I have no doubt that it could happen, but so could any other unlikely situation occur like a part of a airplane dropping on to my head. Years ago I read that in most self defense shootings , 3 or less rounds were fired. Most of us will go our entire adult lives without ever needing to draw and fire the handgun that we carry. Of the few who do need to do so, I would venture that most would fall into the 3 rounds or less category. Carry whatever makes you feel comfortable, but I think odds favor not needing that extra mag, or speed strip, or second gun at all.

What I have noticed is that carrying a spare mag in the holster breaks up the outline of the gun. Eliminates Printing.

 

[BarryinIN]

I carry two reloads for whatever I'm carrying. Two speedloaders for a revolver (plus a 2x2x2), two mags for an auto.
Magazines can cause malfunctions, ammo gets lost in a struggle, dropped in a reload, any number of things, and it seems as easy to carry two as it does to carry one.

I don't smoke, but carry a lighter also.

 

[blume357]

Sure you don't need a Ronco Pocket Defibrillator to go with the Nitro???

My Cardiologist said for me to carry it for the rest of my life and so I do.
He also said I would be taking some prescription forever and to not look it up on the internet......
The guy saved my life with a little help from some nurses and stuff and so I kind of try and follow what he says.
But I have no desire to take one of the nitro pills... An EMT gave me two back to back while I was on the way to the ER and it just about blew my head off.

 

[Shamus2022]

I only carry spare ammo because I'm Irish. Murphy says if you are going to have two gun fights in your life the second will be on your way home from the first so carry a reload.

 

[blume357]

Part of the qualification test at the 4 day defensive handgun class I took FIVE times was several malfunctions from just a failure to fire or empty magazine to a jammed round in behind one still in the chamber.... this one along with a stove pipe required a magazine swap along with the empty magazine one of course.

John L. you are right, I should carry a lighter with me.. the reason I don't is in my work I often have to work on gas logs and I would be tempted to just use the lighter for the pilot light and one of the butane starters with the long tube is a lot safer and easier... believe me I know. I do smoke.... but only cigars.
Well I do have to admit that I have also been known to smoke a bit after trying to start a set of ornery, slow to light, gas logs.

 

[KurtC]

It's the spare magazine that's important, not the round count. The magazine is the weak link in the chain.

1. Magazines are relatively flimsy and get easily damaged.

2. Magazine release buttons and levers get inadvertently activated. Drawing the pistol and have the magazine drop out can ruin your day.

 

[ole442]

Enough for current situations. Re-evaluate any changes.

 

[kmoore]

It's the spare magazine that's important, not the round count. The magazine is the weak link in the chain.

1. Magazines are relatively flimsy and get easily damaged.

2. Magazine release buttons and levers get inadvertently activated. Drawing the pistol and have the magazine drop out can ruin your day.

Yes sir, If said enough on here maybe the round count crowd will understand. Sometimes I feel like I am giving advice to 1st graders at a collage level. Having someone tell me prosecutor could destroy me if I had a spare reload for a handgun is silly. (using a kind word when cussing might be correct).

 

[JackBull]

Reading this thread I have not seen a single post where someone said that having an extra mag, or two, or having a second firearm saved their life or helped them survive. I have no doubt that it could happen, but so could any other unlikely situation occur like a part of a airplane dropping on to my head. Years ago I read that in most self defense shootings , 3 or less rounds were fired. Most of us will go our entire adult lives without ever needing to draw and fire the handgun that we carry. Of the few who do need to do so, I would venture that most would fall into the 3 rounds or less category. Carry whatever makes you feel comfortable, but I think odds favor not needing that extra mag, or speed strip, or second gun at all.

Prosecutor to Jury: what would a reasonable person do?

 

[Fox Mike]

I carry whatever the gun I am carrying holds. I am too small and thin to carry additional "stuff" in my pockets or attached to me in some way. If I have concerns about the functioning of what I have on my person then I shouldn't be carrying it.

 

[Bob Wright]

There are twelve rounds here, six in the Blacklhawk, six in the belt slide.



Bob Wright

 

[Fox Mike]

Bob the only problem is that if you should happen to need to fire all 6 and the 'bad guy' is still mobile then you have to take time to reload. Most people can cover a lot of ground (distance) in the time it takes to reload a single action revolver

 

[JohnL]

Prosecutor to Jury: what would a reasonable person do?

If it is truly a Jury of peers there better be gun owners sitting on it. I would ask my Attorney to disallow too many who are not. Fortunately, this being New Mexico, chances are most own at least one firearm.

 

[Bob Wright]

Bob the only problem is that if you should happen to need to fire all 6 and the 'bad guy' is still mobile then you have to take time to reload. Most people can cover a lot of ground (distance) in the time it takes to reload a single action revolver

After two rounds the "bad guy" will not be mobile.

Bob Wright
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[blume357]

If it is truly a Jury of peers there better be gun owners sitting on it. I would ask my Attorney to disallow too many who are not. Fortunately, this being New Mexico, chances are most own at least one firearm.

Just to be negative.... most owners of firearms are no more qualified in firearms safety and handling than the non owners.....

 

[JohnL]

Just to be negative.... most owners of firearms are no more qualified in firearms safety and handling than the non owners.....

That may be so. We sure see examples of it in the news media.

 

[Mobuck]

All I can say is this: I've noticed than even the best marksmen tend to miss far more often when facing a threat than while punching paper.