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skeathley wrote:I would love to carry my .357 Magnum (6 inch barrel), but no chance of that.

Agreed, a 6 inch barrel is a little hard.

I first started carrying back in the '70's with a .357 Ruger Security Six with a 4 in barrel.

skeathley wrote:A .380 in hand trumps a .45 at home every time.

Yeah, but I think we'd both agree that we'd rather have the .45 in hand if trouble strikes.

See above comment on rationalization.

skeathley wrote:That said, there are small 9mm pistols, and it wouldn't hurt to go to a gun show and browse.

Actually, I've never owned a subcompact because I do not want to let myself start rationalizing. As noted above, I carry a full size every day.

However, lately I have been more and more tempted to the point that I have been shopping and comparing. Why now after all these years? Because I started hiking and running. Doing sprints at the local middle school track with a 1911 on my hip has certain "issues".

SassedandLoaded wrote:I have learned that if it is too large, I won't be able to carry it every day.

That is what is know as a "rationalizing assumption".

Many people carry full size firearms everyday. Personally, I have either a full size M&P .40 or a government size 1911 .45 on my hip everyday, with two spare magazines.

It is always good to re-test and re-evaluate ones assumptions on a regular basis.

jmra wrote:... IMHO, she is dead either way. According the the rules she can't draw until she senses a threat.
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I carry a Glock the way a Glock was designed to be carried, but if my situational awareness does not give me more space and reaction time than exist in the video I might as well not be carrying anything.

Tueller was an optimist. If I am not challenging at 40 feet and drawing at 30, then I am already well behind the curve.