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  • If you carry a primary & a back-up handgun, which do you think is the best choice:

    • 1. The same exact make & model of pistol or revolver as my primary.

    • 2. Same make using same mags as primary but a different model with the same controls as primary.

    • 3. Any make that accepts the same loading devices as my primary but has different controls.

    • 4. Any type of handgun other than my primary carry.

    • 5. Both the same general type - semiauto/semiauto or revolver/revolver but different controls..

    • 6. I carry more than one back-up, one using same loading devices/controls as primary & one maybenot.


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    Glenn B

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    Just a poll so don't expect me to answer questions to clarify anything. Just looking for replies about how others think about this. If you have a brief one line answer that is not in the poll options, please post it.
     

    Rango

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    25 years... one big one, usually a Glock 22 or 2011 in ..40 on the hip. Depending on the "party" I was going to... Then one "little" one hidden somewhere else. ;-) . The "little" one has been everything from a Airweight S&W .38 or .22 Mag to Glock 42 or 43.
     

    TxStetson

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    The Big Country
    Either a Sig P365 or a Ruger LCP II, depending on my location and probability of running into executives from my employer.
     

    Moonpie

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    Gunz are icky.
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    Glenn B

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    You left out.
    None of the above
    None of the above would make no sense in this poll. I am asking which of the given choices do you think is the best choice - not asking if you carry that way, if you think they all suck, or whatever - just which of the given choices do you think is best as compared to the others.
     

    skfullgun

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    In the woods...
    If I was to carry a back up why would I be dumb enough to post it on the interweb? Just letting the bad folks know that I have 2 guns or three or one.
    We all recognize you and know what you carry. The bad guys frequent this website to figure out who is carrying backup. Hell, most of them can't even spell, much less read!
    This forum is here for recreational purposes, not for legal documentation.
     

    vmax

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    SW Airweight or Ruger LCP 380 is my back up gun most of the time
    I pay no mind to my primary SD gun or what caliber, or what magazines it uses when picking a back up
     

    BRD@66

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    We all recognize you and know what you carry. The bad guys frequent this website to figure out who is carrying backup. Hell, most of them can't even spell, much less read!
    This forum is here for recreational purposes, not for legal documentation.
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