SR1911SHOOTER said:
Chowser51,
Your work dictates what you carry off the job? Wrong job!
I gave a friend of mine in Houston an SR1911CMD .45ACP. He qualified with it and
can carry it anywhere, any time, on or off the job. Loves it!
Blackie
Blackie
Work figures if we shoot anyone off duty, work will get sued anyway so they limit what we carry. They provide the ammo too so we don't complain.
Our current policy is: must be DA/SA or Striker-fired, no cocked and locked and must be caliber: 9mm, .40, .45, 357SIG. We're phasing out .40 next year.
My current issued duty gun is a gen4 Glock 31.
My approved off duty selection currently consists of the following:
Gen2 Glock 19 9mm
Gen3 Glock 32 357SIG
Gen3 Glock 33 357SIG
Gen4 Glock 21 .45acp
HK VP9 9mm
HK P2000 357SIG (DA/SA)
HK USP Compact 357SIG (DA/SA)
HK 45CT .45acp (DA/SA)
HK USP Compact .45acp (DA/SA)
So I can pick from nine different guns and carry what I feel like that day. I haven't had to buy ammo in a long time. No complaints.
I'm going to retire the gen3 32/33 and probably replace them with twin gen4 32s.
I guess I can carry my duty gun off duty if I wanted to but I don't.
I haven't been able to convince management to drop the no cocked and locked part yet.
In and around my house I carry my SIG 1911 Ultra in .45 that my exgirlfriend and kids got me for my birthday but once I leave the homestead, I switch to one of my approved guns. I mainly carry the 32/33 together since if any of my Glocks get taken for evidence, I can get a replacement cheap and fast. Also it's similar to my duty gun which I have the most trigger time on.