Survival and Emergency Preparedness

The more the better. Each vehicle has at least 3-33-round magazines in them. The goal is to make sure I have enough to make a path out for the family and myself. I would prefer to avoid the whole mess, but occasionally, the mess will find you even when you are doing your best to avoid it.

Too many is better than too few but I never felt insufficient when I occasionally run out to the corner store to pick up milk with my S&W 42 with 5 rounds of 158gr JHP ammo and no spare ammo. I'm not an LEO and I have no illusions about getting into gun battle with BG to save bunch of civilians. I just need my gun to get me away from the threat.

BTW. I know 3 friends and acquaintances who had used their concealed weapon and 2 of them shot only 1 round and second one shot 2 rounds.

cityfarmer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:44 pm Too many is better than too few but I never felt insufficient when I occasionally run out to the corner store to pick up milk with my S&W 42 with 5 rounds of 158gr JHP ammo and no spare ammo. I'm not an LEO and I have no illusions about getting into gun battle with BG to save bunch of civilians. I just need my gun to get me away from the threat.

BTW. I know 3 friends and acquaintances who had used their concealed weapon and 2 of them shot only 1 round and second one shot 2 rounds.

I understand where you're coming from. Many years ago (more than a decade) I carried either a S&W 640 or 642 off-duty for a while. I liked both of those revolvers and in truth I like a good revolver. I felt 'fairly' comfortable with them capacity wise back then but still carried a nylon velcro dump pouch on my belt that carried an additional 6 rounds. It was small, flat and you'd never know I had it on my belt. But eventually I went back to higher capacity semi-autos simply because of the higher capacity and quicker reloads.

I've told this story before, but when I first started with the S.O. it was pretty backwards under that Sheriff in many ways. We eventually, under different Sheriff's became a Top 20 agency nationwide with other S.O.'s coming from around the country to learn what we were doing in a LOT of different areas. But back in 1990 it wasn't that way. I started with a S&W Model 64 .38 Special revolver and no reloads. So that was a grand total of 6 rounds in the gun and that was it. We trained with speed loaders but there weren't actually any issued. Yeah I know, stupid. I didn't actually start carrying speed loaders until 1995...and they were my own that I bought. Had a Cpl. tell my I couldn't carry them. I told him to stuff it. Later on we were issued speed loaders finally and shortly after we switched to 9mm Beretta's and then later Glock 21's. But back around 1995 I bought a used Glock 17.2 for off-duty and it always struck me funny that I was better armed off-duty than I was on-duty. Not 'ha-ha' funny but ironic-funny. And I didn't even carry a spare mag back then.

These days I pretty much don't have any pistols that have less than a 12-round capacity (personally). This doesn't count my wife's two pistols which are an 8+1 380EZ and 10+1 LCP II .22lr. She doesn't carry spare mags (I'm just happy she has a pistol with her) but I always carry one spare mag and and additional mag in my sling bag.

David wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:27 pm With the increase rioting, looting, killings, assaults and flash mobs that have recently sky rocketed, has your (anyone) rethought how much ammunition would be prudent?

Been almost three months since I asked the above question. Things haven't improved and in fact have gotten much worse. And with the election looming I think it will continue to intensify. So the question remains, are you still comfortable with your current choice?

I have swapped out my 12-round spare mag for a 15-round spare mag. Only a 3-round increase, but it's a 3-round increase on something just slightly longer and still easily concealed.

I have definitely upped my ammo - the two empty mags are now full, so PPS = 24 rounds.

Bob wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:16 pm I have definitely upped my ammo - the two empty mags are now full, so PPS = 24 rounds.

Are those two spare mags on your person?

I can carry hi-cap mags ( 15+1 ) in NY , but don't... ( only for 9mm as it was my gun when a LEO ) as it creates an issue interstate when I travel.
I do carry the G20 which holds 10+1 esp now with winter coming and heavier coats with extra mags in the vehicle but not on my person , YET !

I'm still just carrying my pocket/IWB gun with no reload.
I did switch from a 43 to a 365 so it's 10rds instead of 6 now.
The switch wasn't based around capacity, but it's not a bad thing.

I guess I'm getting caught up in all these bad news and maybe a little paranoid too.
We just back from 800 miles road trip with family which we do several times a year. I normally take my S&W lightweight J frame in my pocket (5 rounds of 38 Special +P) and a Glock 19 with spare mag in the glove compartment (15+15 rounds). On this trip I took the J frame in my pocket plus a Glock 17 and 2 spare mags in the center consul (17+17+17 rounds). I even considered taking a AR pistol. A lot more ammo capacity than on usual trip.

Yeah... I have upped my numbers instead of a single extra mag I carry 2 now.

No, I am not paranoid, and if anyone calls me that, I ask, "who else did you tell?"