Originally Posted By: AZjeff
My trainer firmly believes there's no such thing as too much ammo. I've been in 2 situations in the past 2 years where I went condition red, both times my wife was with me and both times I backed us out. Both involved 2 actors. After the adrenaline wore off and the shakes were over I was d4mn glad I had the 19 and not the 43 and a spare mag. I had to have the 43, talked myself into it. Might as well sell it. I learned you can train for all sorts of scenarios but if you have a SHTF deal it will probably be something you never thought of.
Rule 1 is have a gun. Rule 2 is have enough gun.
Be safe.
Most trainers are cops or former cops. They live, breathe, think and talk like cops.
We are not cops, nor (in most-all walks of life) do we need big guns and double-stack magazines for conceal carry.
We are not here to walk into a bank and attempt to stop two bank robbers. We mind our own business in the bank, unless they turn on us.
Just because you now have a conceal carry doesn't mean you are the guardian of the earth. Mind your own business unless your life is threatened. Banks are insured and can get their lost money back. Don;t try to do it for them.
Single stack with seven shots in 380 is all we (the general public with CCW/CPL) need. Want to carry a backup single stack mag?...... go for it. Want to carry a LCP across your ankle or in your pocket?..... go for it.
But if you feel you must walk the earth with a Clint Eastwood type gun, you've been around too many cops and they have your head in a dangerous situation. You're not trained for their types of situations.
That's why we carry Glock 42s. Because we let cops be cops and citizens be smart citizens and only draw that weapon when in physical danger..... not when a bank robbery occurs and we act stupid about saving that bank their two bags of loot headed out the door.
I love carrying 13-15 ounces of polymer gun and conceal it in my pocket. You can carry all the steel you want and all the ammo you want. But you will never tell me I'm wrong about what size gun and how many bullets I carry as a private citizen.