I am currious what other people carry.
I have to carry a firearm frequently in my work. It took me a while and some cash to figure out what actually worked for me. I had to be able to do my job with out restricted movement and carrying a chunk of iron for 8-16 hours, concealed (I have a permit) so I had to work out what to carry and how to carry it. In the case of work it ended up that a Cold M1991A1 45 in a NYC style shoulder holster counter balanced with two clips was the solution. Only 7 shots, but with 45, you only have to land one round (a buddy who is an ER doc convinced me to dump my 15 round 9mm for 45 with only 7 rounds as he said"with 9 mm we get guys in the ER who been hit 5-8 times and are still a problem but when they have been shot with a 45 we just tag 'em and bag 'em"
On two wheels its a different situation. I have yet to work out the best weapon or method. Right now its a Colt 380 SS Government Model in the chest pocket of my leather jacket. It doesn’t print thru and is not likely to be revealed by accident...showing a bit of leather with a shoulder holster is a common problem.
The Taurus Judge seems promising for riding - but its got such a thick profile its hard to conceal. The heavy trigger pull of revolvers tends to make me shoot low and left, so even if I can conceal it effectively, its not the gun for me I keep a round in the chamber with the hammer down with my Colts and have developed the habit of automatically thumbing back the hammer when I draw it. So trigger pull is not an issue. 380 may seem light, but shot placement is everything. I am still working it out and have not come to a final conclusion. My need on the road is far less pressing than my need for a firearm on the job, none the less, its worth working out the right solution..
Not a geologist but did attend a university that had been a mining college - We all carried rock sample bags
HOWVER do plead guilty to all that follows.
Wish I could still find my bags
p.s.: For riding, note that I said "for riding" I would like a Tarus Judge or similar, think S&W makes similar now. - Why stay concealed? - Personally tend to ride the remote routes & worry at least as much about bears as other predators. – One bb – one buck – three .45 - In NY not much problem w/ target side arms but anticipate a long wait to get a Judge, or similar, permitted.
The only time had to carry a side arm for business went w/ a wheel gun. – Worry at least as much about an accidental discharge as a predator & it takes a long, slow squeeze to make a DA to “bang”
