TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Don N’s Dan Wesson V-Bob 1911
In 1967 I bought a Ruger Bearcat .22 with the proceeds from the only mink ever to stumble into one of my traps. After carrying it constantly, the sheriff called me in and told...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – 1/16Dr’s Blade and Pepper Spray
I am a medical student in a swing state. Minus the university's marksmanship program, guns on campus aren't going to happen any time soon, so for the next four years I'm relying on pepper...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – JWM’s M&P Shield
Less than a year into my concealed carry experience, I have a simple answer to the "what" part of this question. My M&P Shield in 9mm is pretty straightforward for now, with the only...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Jason G’s GLOCK 19
Yakima, Washington 2011. Up to that point I had primarily carried a GLOCK 26. It held 10+1 and the chance of ever needing more than that was about as likely as my credit score...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Joel’s 637 and TCP
Like many others on this site, I have more than one tool in my tool box that can fill the role of daily carry piece. Currently, I have two options available (my wife's LC9s...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Sian’s GLOCK 19
Lacking any sort of creativity or desire to be special, I carry a GLOCK 19 Gen4 with XS Big Dot sights, because I'm not messing with what works. It doesn't have anything else done...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Dylan S’s M&P9
The Smith & Wesson M&P9 was the very first handgun I ever purchased. I had just received my permit to carry here in Minnesota and the M&P was one of the few guns I...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Josh Wayner’s GLOCK 19
I’ve been in the gun industry in one form or another now for my entire adult life. I’ve managed stores and ran a pretty neat custom shop. I did some tests and helped tell...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Matt B’s Bersa BPCC
It can be hard not to get caught up in the hype of handguns and the infinite wish list we all possess. I salivate all day long over the latest and greatest carry options...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Renegade Dave’s CZ 75B Compact
Like many in the gun buying community, I follow fads with firearms and buy into marketing hype. I had a couple skinny 9’s, and sold them. I have a pocket .380 and try to...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Tile Floor’s G22, S&W, LCR and...
A lot of folks out there subscribe to the theory that one should just have one carry gun that he or she becomes extremely proficient with, in order to create muscle memory and try...
TTAG Reader: What I Carry and Why – Lucas’s SIG P229 SAS
I live in Arizona and work for a rather well-known online retailer that specializes in tactical firearms. I picked up a SIG P229 SAS used and haven't bothered looking back. As we are...