Ideas for back up carry gun?

[SouthernLion]

Looking for opinions on what everyone's suggestion is for a BUG. I normally carry my Glock 19, 26, or 30. Looking for something small, thinking pocket carry, as a BUG to carry.

Originally thought about one of the NAA 22's, but open to suggestions.


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[Patton]

NAA are great guns but many can't get passed the 22lr or 22mag chambering though. They are S/A but that doesn't bother me, it is very easy for me to cock them. I had the 22lr version and sold it to go 22mag, I was actually extremely accurate with the 22lr version. I am less accurate with the magnum even with a 22lr cylinder.(Strange I know!)

For a civilian it is hard to beat a LCP or other pocket .380.

[mhl6493]

When I was looking for something to carry in my pocket, at least some of the time, I couldn't find anything that was as easily concealed at the LCP.  Get a good holster (Desantis, Alabama Holster, Recluse, etc), and it practically disappears.  I also carry it sometimes on my ankle in a Galco Ankle Lite, or on my belt with a Bulldog PDA Case.  The Bulldog is a little bigger than your typical cell phone case, but I'm a big enough nerd that I can pull it off...  :D

[daddyo]

S&W 642/442

[Patton]

S&W 642/442

I would agree that it is a great backup but it is often my primary, it would be cool to carry two.

[enfield]

NAA .380 Guardian in a rear-pocket holster

[Mykltn]

I've got an NAA mini mag and it is a dependable bug. But I also have a Seecamp 32acp that is the best bug I've ever owned (and I've owner a lot of bugs). It is very picky on ammo but you'd be hard pressed to find something smaller and better made. Its pricy but worth every penny.

[leroy]

Sig 238 for an auto.... Any smith "j frame" for the revolver... The alloy frame smiths are easiest to carry; but a steel frame ain't bad either...

 

leroy

[runco]

I recommend a NAA as a 3rd backup, as well as a Beretta 21A.  As for me, I gamble, they are my #2.  In some touchy situations, they are #1 due to rules, policies, and what not!

[bersaguy]

My Bug is LCP. I consider if my get off me gun. Wouldn't want to depend on it as normal carry but within 5 yards OH YEA!!!! It will do business. Most times it is in my pocket around the house and out in my yard...........jmho

[nightrunner]

I carry a Kahr p380 now and did have a SW 340pd, a j frame .357mag scandium frame. Both were excellent.

Also great are the lcp, keltec p3at, naa guardians, any jframe, pm9, sig 238, etc

[jgradyc]

For pocket carry, I carry either the KelTec P3-AT or the Kahr PM9. The thickness of the gun is really what limits pocket carry, in my opinion.

 

I have a DeSantis, but a super skinny holster is a big plus for the PM9 or anything bigger. I make my own pocket holsters out of plastic one-gallon jugs and gaffers tape.  Here's a link that shows a few in various stages of completion. http://www.thektog.org/forum/f87/milk-jug-pocket-holsters-256713/  

[SingleStack]

Glock 42.   Yea it should have been a 9mm but  alot of BUGs are .380 and the 42 is big enough to be comfortable in the hand.

[kwe45919]

My favorite and only pocket carry/ BUG is a Keltec P32.

[Will Carry]

I don't think I could add to these excellent replies. Sometimes I carry a Back Up Gun and sometimes I'll just carry two pistols. This time of year I may slip a .380 in my pocket and another .380 IWB.

[Jonnin]

I like the NAAs but if you have space I would rather have one of the micro 9s or 380s.   A tiny 9 like the sig 238 or shield can share ammo with your main, perhaps.  There are a lot of small guns out there -- few as tiny as the 22s but tons of 5ish x 4ish x 1.25  "wallet sized" offerings....   

[tnhawk]

I would agree that it is a great backup but it is often my primary, it would be cool to carry two.

Carry a 442 and a 642.

[hipower]

Shield. End of comment.

[Guest kingarmory]

My main carry gun is either a G21 or a 1911 usually.  For a BUG I usually have a 637 or 442 Airweight in an IWB Galco holster or my old-school stainless Charter Arms Bulldog in the same holster.  Sometimes I'll carry a G30 as a BUG if I'm carrying the G21 since the mags interchange

[SouthernLion]

Lots of excellent ideas. Like most of us, I wish I had the money for them all.

Think I'm going to go with a Ruger LCP. At least that will be my first BUG. I'm sure there will be many more to follow. This is going to be interesting. First non-Glock pistol I have bought in a while.

[frankmako]

pocket carry the p3at is a good gun.  

[lshel]

Can not beat a Kahr PM9 or its more economical brother CM9. Small single stack 6 shot 9mm with a great trigger.

[jgradyc]

Oh, I forgot to mention the P3-AT is NOT fun to shoot. That's not to imply that it's painful to shoot. It's just not a gun I'd like to put a 100 rounds downrange every weekend. If that's a consideration for your EDC pocket carry, then you'd probably want to stay away from it or the LCP. It's a non-factor for me.

Edited May 27, 2014 by jgradyc

[peejman]

Oh, I forgot to mention the P3-AT is NOT fun to shoot. That's not to imply that it's painful to shoot. It's just not a gun I'd like to put a 100 rounds downrange every weekend. If that's a consideration for your EDC pocket carry, then you'd probably want to stay away from it or the LCP. It's a non-factor for me.

 

 

Agreed.  I have a P3AT and I fire it enough to convince myself that it still works and I can still hit the target from 10 ft away, then I put it away.  I've got a cut-down Hogue slip-on grip on mine and it helps immensely, but it's still not fun particularly fun to shoot a lot. 

[McGarrett]

I pocket carry my Keltec P32 quite often.