Do you shoot your carry gun?

[Nosferatu]

Never. I close my eyes when I shoot, too

OSHA approved safety squint.

 

[thorborg]

I shoot mine once a month . Having two different carry guns I regularly switch between, I suppose that's every two months to get them both covered.
However, my body has been moving slower and slower now, so feel its more important that once a week I spend a little time bringing them from holster to high ready, though empty.
Doesn't count as "shooting carry gun", but I do use a laserlite scoring target with a dedicated laser gun weekly.

 

[Certaindeaf]

It'd be a good idea to have two of your primary weapon that are exactly alike, a high mileage/ range gun to abuse and then a proven, lower count one.

 

[Yarome]

It'd be a good idea to have two of your primary weapon that are exactly alike, a high mileage/ range gun to abuse and then a proven, lower count one.

That's pretty much what I do. I agree your EDC should be shot regularly to fine tune proficiency and ensure reliable function, but there is some merit in maintaining an EDC that is broken in yet still "fresh" and with little risk of component failure. IE., When you really need it is not the time to discover your recoil spring has lost too much of it's mojo.

 

[dangerranger60]

I carry a J frame every day. It is not the gun I shoot best, its the one that carries best. I put in a little extra time at the range to keep up the skill.
After years of annual quals I'm never surprised at who can't. People that should know better!
While we are on this subject, I have seen lots of guys qual with a full-size gun and then drop a pocket size gun in their carry holster. DR

 

[Certaindeaf]

That's pretty much what I do. I agree your EDC should be shot regularly to fine tune proficiency and ensure reliable function, but there is some merit in maintaining an EDC that is broken in yet still "fresh" and with little risk of component failure. IE., When you really need it is not the time to discover your recoil spring has lost too much of it's mojo.

And everything else.. if you shoot a gun enough it's surprising what breaks and then needs replaced and or repaired.

 

[Catfishmoon]

How often do you shoot and train with the gun you regularly carry? That is if you truly carry every day.

I see a lot of guns in the classifieds that will have a description along the lines of, "Carried for X amount of time but has seen very little rounds." Shouldn't it be the gun you have the most rounds through? Or am I the odd ball out on this one.....

The gun I carry the most is not the gun I shoot the most. I have about 2500 - 3000 rounds through the carry gun, I have target guns with 5 -6 times that.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I shoot my carry gun.
How often...not as much as I would like...but often enough that I can still hit what I want to with it...and keep in practice with things like magazine changes , clearing a stoppage , etc....

What this looks like for someone else ...should be different.
Since they need to shoot well enough for their situation...and not mine.

I would suggest that someone shoot and practice with their carry gun so that actions with it become second nature.
That however..takes time ...and practice.
Andy

 

[mkthegrassgrow]

I carry a J frame every day. It is not the gun I shoot best, its the one that carries best. I put in a little extra time at the range to keep up the skill.
After years of annual quals I'm never surprised at who can't. People that should know better!
While we are on this subject, I have seen lots of guys qual with a full-size gun and then drop a pocket size gun in their carry holster. DR

I've also witnessed that. Whether it be courses or quals. Individuals will go the entire course with a full size or compact gun just to go home and stick a tiny pistol they rarely shoot in their pocket. Heck, I have buddies who i'll go shoot with and they wont touch their micro pistol cause they hate shooting it but love to carry it. Some individuals can run smaller guns very effectively but that takes some serious time behind the gun. If you can do it I am jealous. I'd love to carry a tiny gun simply for the comfort aspect. With that said I take carrying a gun as a serious responsibility and I personally know that I would be a liability if I carried something that I wasn't proficient with simply for comfort. I need to ensure I am going to hit what I am shooting at. Others lives may depend on it.

 

[L84Cabo]

I put rounds through my carry gun every time I go to the range, without fail. Usually at least 100 rounds.

Now if a person had deep pockets, it might be nice to buy two identical guns and make one your range gun and one your carry gun. But you should still put some rounds through the one you carry from time to time. And you should absolutely put a bunch of rounds through the carry gun in the begging to ensure reliability. YMMV.

 

[Nosferatu]

Now if a person had deep pockets, it might be nice to buy two identical guns and make one your range gun and one your carry gun.

I don't have particularly deep pockets, but I did just that. I have two identical P365s in case one goes down and needs to go out for service or I actually have to use it and it goes to a police locker hotel.

Yeah, I have other guns I could carry, but that's what I carry most as I already have all the holsters needed for various situations.

I shoot and maintain them both regularly.

 

[nammac]

@L84Cabo and @Nosferatu you guys are killing me. I thought I was the only one who did duplicates of regularly carried handguns. Of the three I would most commonly carry, each has an identical twin for all the reasons you both have stated…

And here I thought it was just my OCD rearing its ugly head again…

 

[dangerranger60]

I've also witnessed that. Whether it be courses or quals. Individuals will go the entire course with a full size or compact gun just to go home and stick a tiny pistol they rarely shoot in their pocket. Heck, I have buddies who i'll go shoot with and they wont touch their micro pistol cause they hate shooting it but love to carry it. Some individuals can run smaller guns very effectively but that takes some serious time behind the gun. If you can do it I am jealous. I'd love to carry a tiny gun simply for the comfort aspect. With that said I take carrying a gun as a serious responsibility and I personally know that I would be a liability if I carried something that I wasn't proficient with simply for comfort. I need to ensure I am going to hit what I am shooting at. Others lives may depend on it.

The J frame is about the smallest gun I can shoot well. I can shoot it well to just past 20 yds. Thats the point my eyesight becomes the limiting factor. Anything beyond that I need the bigger sights, and longer sight radius and my glasses on. But inside that 20 yds I can shoot it very well. DR

 

[TTSX]

I shoot every gun I own every week except my carry gun because I really, really like surprises and pocket lint bullets

 

[MDDM]

I shoot every gun I own every week except my carry gun because I really, really like surprises and pocket lint bullets

You should try shint bullets. That's lint with a bit of other sh!t in it. They are twice as effective as your standard pocket lint bullet.

 

[64MercurysRule]

I shoot my carry gun.
How often...not as much as I would like...but often enough that I can still hit what I want to with it...and keep in practice with things like magazine changes , clearing a stoppage , etc....

What this looks like for someone else ...should be different.
Since they need to shoot well enough for their situation...and not mine.

I would suggest that someone shoot and practice with their carry gun so that actions with it become second nature.
That however..takes time ...and practice.
Andy

For some reason I get this mental vision of your edc and it being uniquely intimidating .............

View: https://youtu.be/7FPELc1wEvk?si=-MszVjc1gH0FlwZf

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Yes I shootzem

 

[CamoDeafie]

"Do you shoot your carry gun?"

What did your carry gun ever do to you!?

Serious though. Yes, I shoot with it. Not at it.

 

[Old Dog]

I carry seven days a week, whenever I leave the house (with the rare exception of runs to the base commissary and exchange, usually once a month or so). I carry when doing yard work, mowing the lawn, working in the garage, and have a firearm within reach in most rooms of the house.

Yes, I shoot whatever carry gun I've been favoring at every range visit, at least once, usually twice a month.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

For some reason I get this mental vision of your edc and it being uniquely intimidating .............

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View: https://youtu.be/7FPELc1wEvk?si=-MszVjc1gH0FlwZf

While I do enjoy shooting my Wheel lock pistol....
The last time I carried it appendix style...I set my pants on fire.....
Andy