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And not having his gun fully loaded. My G19 holds 16...

So much wisdom here. I appreciate the appeal of collecting, but its just not for me right now. Maybe someday... for now I'll be looking for training periodically and all my guns have a defensive purpose.

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I asked about the caliber a while back because some of the pistols were available at tempting prices. The general consensus was that the round will probably be gone in a few years. I've since noticed that Glock has released 4th Generation .45 GAP models so maybe the naysayers were wrong. Maybe I'll regret passing on them.

Bingo!

+1000

The thought of it gives me a little bit of vomit taste in the back of my mouth.

I'd also recommend you consider RRA. I'm still a noob myself but my RRA works well for me. I would have gone the M&P route if I hadn't gone with RRA. I didn't want to spend a ton of money (because I'm more of a handgun guy and I kids/a business/and other hobbies), but I wanted quality.

+1.

+1;

I've been in a few cars with BU cameras. FWIK, the cameras are only on when the car is in reverse.

Sub a Glock for that Taurus and this is my feeling exactly. I might change my feeling if the shotty were my first line of defense but it's not. I also agree with the other poster who emphasized consistancy. It just so happens I've shot handguns with no safety a lot more often than my shotgun. I'm also in the habit of checking the chamber of any firearm any time I pick it up. Hence, safety off-empty chamber is more natural to me. This thread reminds me I really want to take a defensive shotgun class. So much stuff to do, so little time.

Everyone has to do what works best for them; I'm just saying it's (the drop safe issue), why I would not leave a shell in the chamber, and it's something to consider if you choose to do so. Folks on this board are mostly more familiar with guns than your average person. A lot of people, however, don't realize that shotguns are pretty much the only modern firearms that aren't drop safe. In my situation, an intruder wouldn't hear me rack it over my alarm and loud dog downstairs anyway. This has been covered repeatedly on this forum. I'm convinced that each person has to do what's best for their situation. Until my kids are old enough to be trained, my shotgun isn't the "go to" weapon anyway. If I've got time to get it out of the safe, I've got time to rack it. For now, a handgun is just easier to keep accessible, but still out of reach. As for "clearing the house", I've got a two story house. All bedrooms are upstairs. Nothing in my house is worth enough to compromise losing the best position to protecting the people upstairs. * Admittedly Off Topic Story: A few months ago my neighbor accross the street called to let us know they had called the Sheriff's Dept because our dog and their dog were barking. My dog had gone out to the bathroom one last time before bed. I heard him barking, assumed it was at a cat and yelled for him to come back in. My neighbor said our dog got their dog wound up (who was at their front door). He actually saw someone standing at my fence and shining a flashlight in my backyard. When he went outside, the guy hopped in an SUV and drove off. My shotgun did sleep outside for a couple of days after that. I also became more appreciative of neighbors who watch and communicate.

What about the fact that shotguns aren't "drop-safe?".

Sorry, double tap. I think Glock has the shortest stock reset. Competition is good however. I wouldn't force something that's unnatural if the grip angle does't work for you.

This is what I was thinking.

Did you "ride the reset", or let your trigger finger all the way out between shots? I only ask because it makes the length of reset more important if you ride the reset.

I guess I mispoke then. What I intended to say was sell the extra, keep the heirloom and the Glock.

I feel you man. I traded away my LCP because I didn't like it only to realize that I don't really like any pocket .380 and the LCR and 642, for me, are big enough that I feel like I might as well carry my Glock 26. What did I do? I found a P3AT for around $200 from CDNN sports. Do I like it? Sorta. Maybe it's the rougher texture of the frame or maybe I new what to expect but I actually shoot it just a little bit better than my LCP, which is to say I can hit center mass but I'm definitely more confident with a Glock. That said, I just didn't want to spend a lot on a .380. The Sig is nice but I personally wouldn't go "cocked & locked" for a pocket carry gun. The Kahr is nice but I didn't want to pay a price premium for a gun that would still require a break-in period. If you can conceal one, I'd say a revolver might be the way to go, but the good thing about a P3AT or a Taurus TCP is that you might be able to find one for $200 or so and keep your Glock.

Then I'd sell the .32 SW (or trade it for an LCP/P3AT/642/LCR) and keep the G27 for the weekends. Then again, my opinion is worth what your paying for it.

This is me if you sub my Glock 26 for the 642. I hardly ever carry less than the G26. If your break-top is reliable and concealable, I'd just keep your current line-up. I'm probably not that much bigger than you (5'11.5"; 160lbs), and I just don't think the baby Glock can be beat.

+1; nothing wrong with carrying full-size. This just wasn't what you normally see as a "summer carry". In fact it's superior....

When I saw "summer carry", I thought "oh great, probably another .380 thread." That's a sweet gun for a lightweight piece. What's your winter carry? An AR-10?

This was discussed at length when the city was trying to decide how to handle the parks issue. Although he didn't get a vote, Haslam supported this middle of the road position. Only dorky people who follow local politics watch the city council meetings on public TV, but Haslam's comments all indicated that this was a way of saying we will keep guns out of the parks, but people shouldn't really be criminally prosecuted if they are being responsible and make a mistake about a really confusing area of the law. I specifically remember him using the example of a downtown business person with an HCP cutting through Krutch Park on the way to eat lunch in Market Square. They could easily break the law if they without the intention of causing any harm. It would be very easy for someone not to realize they have entered a city park. Again, Haslam didn't get a vote but he really didn't aggressively fight for gun owners, what he did was argue that this area of the law is so confusing that responsible HCP holders should be treated leniently if they make a reasonable mistake. His statements all implied that an HCPer doing no other wrong would get a $50 fine and a warning not to do it again. I wouldn't want to test this theory, however. This was definitely a luke-warm position to take for someone who claimed "Knoxville is the most gun friendly large city in Tennessee" in his TV ad. I'm not trying to be too critical just offering an objective analysis of his position. Maybe he thought the city would otherwise opt out under 39-17-1311 and this was the best realistic scenario?

Aaron, Some people believe that badges should only be used by Law Enforcement Officers. The arguement is that someone could think that you are impersonating an officer which is a crime. That certainly wouldn't cast a good light on gun owners. I'm not saying that is your intention, just throwing that out there to let you know why the vast majority of people on this forum are opposed to HCP badges of any sort. Personally, I just don't OC very often and that way I don't have to worry about it. I'm not against OC in the right circumstances, it's just that it's usually easy to conceal. One thing though, I personally don't get really caught up with "perfect" concealment either. What I mean by this is that If I want to carry OWB under a t-shirt and you can see a little bit of a black holster on my belt I don't think most people notice. All last summer I carried my Glock 26 in a pocket holster pretty much everywhere. It prints but it is so blocky and square who's to say it isn't a phone or a wallet or anything else. So many people carry large phones and other items on their belt or in their pockets that people just don't notice unless they are really looking. This works for me most of the time, but there are always social functions where I definitely wouldn't want to "make a scene". For those instances I do take a little more care to make sure concealed really is concealed.