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RPB wrote:Yep, I read an account of a lady who awoke to see a burglar standing over her with her own gun from her nightstand.
I may have another weapon nearby, but I sleep with one IWB, figuring I'll wake up if anyone fiddles around with my shorts while I'm asleep..... at least I'd hope so.
DB380 is small, super thin, super flat and light weight.

I have a dog who barks at strangers. That's the best "early warning" system you can have...I guarantee that a bad guy couldn't get into my house and retrieve one of my handguns without my dog making a big ruckus that would wake me and/or my wife.

I picked up a Galco pocket holster for my new J-Frame today from the Bullet Trap, as well as a couple of speed loaders. Yesterday I picked up a box of some of the new Winchester "Supreme Elite" ammo, with 130 grains of bonded hollow point +P goodness...so I'm all set.

As austinrealtor said, five rounds of .38 Special +P hollow points should at least slow someone down long enough to reach my bigger weapons, and it'll make a good backup gun even when I'm packing something bigger.

I picked up a S&W 442 J-Frame today (got a good deal on it from my father--it was a duplicate for him) and once I get some ammo for it, it'll probably become my #1 "summer gun" for hanging around the house. I love my other pistols, but they're all fairly heavy, except for the Taurus PT145. The only .38 Special ammo I currently have is some UMC 130-grain FMJ ammo that I picked up for target shooting in my .357 Magnum. Once the Texas summer arrives, it's going to become increasingly difficult for me to conceal some of my other rigs without burning up in the heat. With the current scarcity of .380 ammo, and my personal doubts about the cartridge, I'd prefer to avoid mouse guns. I think the J-Frame will be a nice compromise....plus it'll be something for me to use in teaching my wife how to shoot. You can't get much simpler than point and pull the trigger...

I've seen the SmartCarry's before, and I might try them...but they just don't look like they would be comfortable to me. I hear good things about them though so I might give it a try.

Thanks for the feedback!

MojoTexas

After reading the story in this thread (http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32381), I got to thinking about carrying in the home. It's all well and good to carry your normal rig when you're wearing your jeans and heavy duty belt and holster, but what do you do after the kids are in bed and you're ready to kick back in a pair of sweat pants or shorts?

I've taken to the habit of carrying my smallest and lightest pistol (Taurus PT145) in a Bianchi Minimalist holster just belted around my belly when wearing sweats. It's light and comfortable and handy if someone kicks in my door and comes in with guns blazing. I've been thinking about picking up something smaller even, like a S&W J-Frame, and perhaps investing in a shoulder rig for it. What does everyone else do when carrying in the home?