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Greybeard:
Stolen from another forum that I frequent:
A Texan cruises thru a stop sign and gets pulled over by a local policeman.
The Texan hands the cop his driver's license, insurance verification, plus his concealed carry permit.
"Okay, Mr. Smith," the cop says, "I see you have a CHL permit. Are you carrying any weapons today?"
"Yes, I am."
"Well then, better tell me what you've got."
Smith says, "Well, I've got a .357 revolver in my inside coat pocket. There's a 9mm semi-auto in the glove box. And, I've got a .22 magnum derringer in my right boot."
"Okay," the cop says. "Anything else?"
"Yeah, back in the trunk, there's an AR15 and a shotgun. That's about it."
"Mr. Smith, are you on your way to or from a gun range...?"
"Nope."
"Well then, what are you afraid of...?"
"Not a damn thing..."
A-FIXER:
HEE.....HEE...:>)
armed and humorous:
I love it. Sorry I'm so late reading it. Sounds a lot like my situation would be were I to be stopped. I would have a G26 9mm in the overhead console, an S&W 500 4 inch barrel in the console between the seats, a Kimber 45 in my jacket pocket, and perhaps a S&W .357 airlite in my ankle holster. I don't carry all of them all of the time, or in the same locations, but there have been times when it could have been the case.
The one time I was stopped before the CHP act was passed, I had a Ruger 9mm on my dash. The deputy asked me to hand it over, which I did (reluctantly). He proceeded to eject the magazine and then asked, "Why?" I said, "Why not?"
tut:
--- Quote from: armed and humorous on January 28, 2011, 02:16:34 PM ---I love it. Sorry I'm so late reading it. Sounds a lot like my situation would be were I to be stopped. I would have a G26 9mm in the overhead console, an S&W 500 4 inch barrel in the console between the seats, a Kimber 45 in my jacket pocket, and perhaps a S&W .357 airlite in my ankle holster. I don't carry all of them all of the time, or in the same locations, but there have been times when it could have been the case.
The one time I was stopped before the CHP act was passed, I had a Ruger 9mm on my dash. The deputy asked me to hand it over, which I did (reluctantly). He proceeded to eject the magazine and then asked, "Why?" I said, "Why not?"
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Why not have a common caliber, if not common magazines as well, as there would never be any time commitment during any "confrontation" as to which firearm you have is what caliber and uses which magazine... While we can easily recognize, and quickly, which gun is which caliber and which mag's they use while cruising to work on a warm spring day while listening to Journey on the radio, would you want to bet your life on being able to quickly do so during the sustained gun fight while adrenaline shoots out of your ears?! (so to speak). I know, I know, it will never happen, statistically, we say. ...But if a sustained situation is not anticipated, why carry so many guns at all?
This is only my opinion, please, but I'd recommend carrying a common caliber and if possible, interchangeable mags if more than one weapon is carried. Examples would be a family of Glocks, or a family of S&W or Springfield Armory XD or XDM line in same calibers. Me? A glock with extra loaded mag's. Sometimes I might have another sister-Glock with me, you know, if I know I'm gunna be in the save-the-neighborhood altercation! ;-)
I just realized why someone might carry different guns with different calibers, weight, etc. Perhaps if the gun you are defending yourself with runs dry you could toss it and bring the next weapon into play. You know, one that shoots differently than the one you just used. It will have different recoil, different muzzle blast, different sight picture, different feel... is that a good idea?
DaveDoolittle:
--- Quote from: tut on March 17, 2011, 07:03:46 PM ---Why not have a common caliber,
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I have some that have the same caliber and mags for the reasons you note. I also keep a healthy variety of other calibers in the event the SHTF and I run out of my favorite round. Hopefully I'd be able to utilize whatever falls off the truck.
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