How much extra ammo do you carry with you?

[Knobgoblin]

Never go full game warden.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I'm wondering how much extra ammo, if any, you guys carry with you on your normal average every day outings besides what's loaded, obviously? Just going to the store. Or just running random errands on your days off of work. I guess I am also curious if everybody takes their firearm with them to work and obviously leaves it locked up in the car or if you don't bother bringing your firearm with you when you drive to work? And I am also wondering how safe is it to store any extra ammo that you might bring with you on errands or to sit in your car while at work on these hot days? Thanks in advance for your insights.

For general self defense imo one of the best sources of info we have is Clint smith (who largely continues and enhances what was taught by Col Jeff Cooper of gunsite). He recommends having an extra mag or more available in case of malfunction (often human caused due to the stress of the fight).

Here is his take on carrying extra mags fyi:

View: https://youtu.be/mVG9D6IVpkQ?si=8hDw1osRkl3L_-AM


Personally I use snagmag to carry 1 extra mag. It goes in your pocket so you can pull it out quickly but the snag mag stays in your pocket. To others it simply looks like a knife clip.

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[CamoDeafie]

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Never go full game warden.

Pssh. Only 16 mags and no armor?
Level 4 plates and 22 30rd 5.56 mags for 42+ pounds of whoop-bubblegum

or for US Fallujah


Just to feed either of these

 

[Andy54Hawken]

View media item 579320Whatever fits in here....
Andy

 

[MikeInOr]

I carry every time I leave the house but I never carry extra ammo on me.

 

[L84Cabo]

I'm retired. I carry every day, without exception, unless I have to go to the courthouse for something. If I can't carry, I don't go. The world is turning into a shhh...err...crap-hole.

I carry a 4.25" M&P Core, with a Trijicon 06, 3MOA red dot, and an Apex Flat Trigger. It's got a 17 round magazine and I carry another full mag for backup.

Remember...more ammo is only half the reason to carry a spare mag. Mags are mechanical devices and they can poop the bed. If your mag goes down, you basically have a brick to throw if you don't have a backup mag.

Good luck...Choose wisely...And may the odds be ever in your favor.

 

[Member 24198]

I grabbed the Beretta out the other day, but grabbed the full size as opposed to the compact. I put the compact mag in and didn't notice it was the full sized until later. My spare mag is the full size and all was good.

 

[dangerranger60]

I carry one reload. for me that's a speed strip with 5 rounds of 38 spl. It does not take up much room in a pocket. DR

 

[Member 86767]

I work at a gun store so carrying on my person is almost obligatory. One extra mag in my pocket when I carry the Smith 9mm and two extra strips of six when I carry the snubby.

 

[TTSX]

I always thought it was wise to carry a pocketful of loose .357 at all times just in case the Yankee Marshall has a heart attack and I have to use his gun. Gotta be ready for any situation

 

[oremike]

I don't know about extra, I just hope I have enough.

 

[SKN]

For 5-shot revolver: (1) speed loader or speed strip. For semi-auto w/single stack mag (2) additional mags, semi-auto w/double stack mag (1) additional mag.

 

[JustSomeGuy]

I don't carry additional ammo, I carry a back up gun. I carry a 6 shot 44 magnum revolver, and it's quicker to drop it and draw the compact 1911 than it is to futz around reloading. I suppose if i get in a situation where 6 rounds of 44 magnum and 8 rounds of 45ACP just didn't get the job done, it means it was just my time to go no matter what.

 

[Jade Terfin]

I don't carry additional ammo, I carry a back up gun. I carry a 6 shot 44 magnum revolver, and it's quicker to drop it and draw the compact 1911 than it is to futz around reloading. I suppose if i get in a situation where 6 rounds of 44 magnum and 8 rounds of 45ACP just didn't get the job done, it means it was just my time to go no matter what.

That makes a lot of sense actually. I can't see myself being with it enough to reload if one magazine didn't get it done. I can hope. But I'm sure there would be panic in a life or death situation.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

. But I'm sure there would be panic in a life or death situation.

The less you have to manipulate things the better. Many will experience time-dilation where things happen in extreme slow motion. If you stay calm and relaxed this can be to your advantage cuz your brain gets tunnel vision (extreme focus and sensory organs gather massive amounts of info relating to the threat and the threat only). When it happened to me it was so simple to respond to the attack because it felt like I had minutes but in reality it was only seconds. If you are unaware that this can happen it may cause paralysis. Basically it's like in a dream where your body seems to be in slow motion (btw imo it's likely dreams function to help prepare us for things in the real world).

The less you have to do to be effective in this dream like slow motion state the better. That's partially why people say you will only function to the lowest level of your training. Your body has a dump of fight/flight chemicals and the more complex the action the harder it is to do (imo).

Anyway, here is the phenomenon. It's part of our fight or flight response and differs with different people. Knowing about to ahead of time and continuing to function when it's happening (Fe during tunnel vision) is the key imo.

https://response-technologies.com/tachypsychia-and-its-impact-on-motor-skills-during-emergencies/

 

[Jade Terfin]

The less you have to manipulate things the better. Many will experience time-dilation where things happen in extreme slow motion. If you stay calm and relaxed this can be to your advantage cuz your brain gets tunnel vision (extreme focus and sensory organs gather massive amounts of info relating to the threat and the threat only). When it happened to me it was so simple to respond to the attack because it felt like I had minutes but in reality it was only seconds. If you are unaware that this can happen it may cause paralysis. Basically it's like in a dream where your body seems to be in slow motion (btw imo it's likely dreams function to help prepare us for things in the real world).

The less you have to do to be effective in this dream like slow motion state the better. That's partially why people say you will only function to the lowest level of your training. Your body has a dump of fight/flight chemicals and the more complex the action the harder it is to do.l (imo).

Anyway, here is the phenomenon. It's part of our fight or flight response and differs with different people. Knowing about to ahead of time and continuing to function when it's happening (Fe during tunnel vision) is the key imo.

https://response-technologies.com/tachypsychia-and-its-impact-on-motor-skills-during-emergencies/

That is very true. I've had a few situations where time seems to slow down. Or as you said, feel like a dream like state. Our brains are fascinating. I hope I never experience something even worse than I did before. But being aware and prepared as much as possible is the best anyone can do! Great article. Thank you for posting that.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I don't carry additional ammo, I carry a back up gun. I carry a 6 shot 44 magnum revolver, and it's quicker to drop it and draw the compact 1911 than it is to futz around reloading. I suppose if i get in a situation where 6 rounds of 44 magnum and 8 rounds of 45ACP just didn't get the job done, it means it was just my time to go no matter what.

This is often true but that .1 second differential weighed against premature curvature of the spine on the pretty much zero chance that one will ever need to fire a single defensive shot in one's lifetime makes that speedloader or even loose rounds in a hobo haversack look worth considering all things considered.

 

[Jade Terfin]

This is often true but that .1 second differential weighed against premature curvature of the spine on the pretty much zero chance that one will ever need to fire a single defensive shot in one's lifetime makes that speedloader or even loose rounds in a hobo haversack look worth considering all things considered.

Does constant conceal carry hurt our backs?

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Does constant conceal carry hurt our backs?

 

[Jade Terfin]

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LOL! That dog is a brute!