R9s as primary or backup carry?

[kjtrains]

You make some good points.  It really comes down to each his own.  What makes you feel comfortable if there is an encounter.  

You are right about one confrontation may not be the same as the next.

How about Bob Munden in this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uca_9XTwcxI&feature=related

[Reinz]

Sometimes primary, sometimes backup.

It all depends upon how I'm dressed.

Regardless, it's always two guns.

Good Luck

Reinz

[r9newbie]

> It really comes down to each his own.  What makes you feel comfortable if there is an encounter.  

Right on.  Comfort is absolutely key.  If you're not comfortable with what or how you shoot, you end up at a HUGE disadvantage, and possibly a fatal one.  Same is true for anything -- driving a car, riding a motorcycle, playing an instrument, etc.  Comfort is confidence, and confidence wins. This is why we practice.

> How about Bob Munden in this link:

Speechless.

[tracker]

After reading the discussions on carry methods I am thinking how fortunate we are to have this opportunity to have our weapons and to voice how best to defend ourselves.

[r9newbie]

> After reading the discussions on carry methods I am thinking how fortunate we are to have this opportunity to have our weapons and to voice how best to defend ourselves.

Agreed.  All sharing knowledge.  It's great.  And to have a forum so specific to the Rohrbaugh is equally great.  Carrying the R9s isn't like carrying anything else.  Different size, grip, mag release, etc... this gives us the chance to learn from people who are actually experienced in this specific firearm.

[tracker]

If this were Australia, Canada, or England we would not be having these differences of opinion--and those are the civilized countries.

[r9newbie]

> If this were Australia, Canada, or England we would not be having these differences of opinion--and those are the civilized countries.

True.  Even in America though, we seem to have to battle up to the Supreme Court to keep the right.

When I moved to Maine I was glad to see in the Maine state Constitution, Article I, Section 16, "Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned."

Hope it stays that way.

[tracker]

My son went to college in Brunswick and I observed to a waitress one morning that Texans and Maineiacs seemed to be curiously similar. She confirmed that by saying the climates are both extreme, the natives are friendly but untrusting of most outsiders, and that both states have pioneer backgrounds and spirit. She had lived in Corpus Christi before Brunswick--made my whole day.

[r9newbie]

> climates are both extreme, the natives are friendly but untrusting of most outsiders, and that both states have pioneer backgrounds and spirit. She had lived in Corpus Christi before Brunswick--made my whole day.

Fantastic.  And very true.

Had the pleasure of doing a job in Texas for a few days.  Two things were very clear: 1) beautiful country; friendliest people, but by no means in a naive way.

[Cap.]

As a general rule I'm never more than 100 ft from a 45. be it a 1911, a Beretta Px4, or an XD (usually the Beretta becuase it's 100% reliable and is the lightest and can be strapped on hte body, albeit, the least accurate).

I purchased the R9 to have something to get me from wherever I am standing to the 45, which gets me home to the 12 ga and .223 Rem.

The R9 goes on the person (IWB or pocket).
The 45 goes in the car (in an UTS vertical rig out of view and locked up).
The mossberg 835, AR-15, and handful of 45s are in the safe and can be found there if things get really ugly.

[Richard S]

If this were Australia, Canada, or England we would not be having these differences of opinion--and those are the civilized countries.

Tracker is absolutely correct. And if this were like some of the uncivilized places now recognized as sovereign countries in which I have had the opportunity to "enjoy misery," we would be individually traced and hunted down and have what might best be described as "thugs in uniform" attempt to confiscate our weapons for their personal use or disposition.

[Chief-USN]

 Yes, we are lucky our government does not maintain lists of who has CCW's and have purchased firearms......  Hmmm, why do they need that info?  
 

Chief

[slashsplat]

R9 in cargo pocket in a DeSantis whenever my pants are on.  Glock 22C (.40) in shoulder pouch with wallet, etc.  Always two guns.

[Richard S]

Last Thursday, I was in a local shop owned by a young friend of mine and his wife. My friend proudly informed me that, at my urging, he had taken and passed the course for obtaining a carry permit and had just purchased a Ruger LCP .380 and one of the Uncle Mike IWB holsters as his first rig. His usual mode of dress at work is an untucked shirt over matching trousers with his shop logo on the shirt pocket.

I had urged my friend to get his carry permit because he and his wife close up their shop after dark during the winter months and usually have the day's receipts with them to drop into their bank's night deposit box. I had also given him a 2009 catalog of handguns for his use in selecting a firearm -- recommending, of course, that he give particular attention to one of the Rohrbaughs.

My friend said that, although he had wanted a Rohrbaugh, he just couldn't afford one at this time. He also said that the only .380 ACP ammunition he had been able to find was one box of FMJ but that his FFL had promised to let him know if some JHPs became available. I asked him what brand of ammunition he had purchased. He said, "It's here in the spare clip," and handed it to me. I smiled, gently explained the difference between a "clip" and a "magazine," extracted the top cartridge and looked at the stamping. Surely enough -- it was that coprrosive foreign "stuff" which I wouldn't use in any weapon unless as a last resort. I reinserted the cartridge into the magazine and handed it back to him with the comment, "It's made overseas."

My friend then asked me what was the "best method" for carrying a concealed weapon. I thought for a moment and replied: "I do not believe that there is any single best method for carrying your weapon concealed. The question is what you find with experience to be the best method for you under the conditions in which you spend your time each day. That may take some time and experimentation with various carry modes. Meanwhile, if your current IWB rig is comfortable, it should serve you well as you become more accustomed to the practice of carrying a concealed weapon."

As I was driving home from my friend's shop I couldn't get my mind off of that foreign "stuff" he was carrying in his new Ruger. So . . . when I got home I went up to my gun room, opened the safe, looked far in the back, pulled out a box of .380 ACP Remington Golden Saber BJHPs, and drove back to my friend's shop. As I walked in, he asked, "Did you leave something?"

"No," I said. "I brought something." At which, I handed him the box of Golden Sabers and said, "Christmas comes a little early this year."

I turned and left him standing there in his shop, speechless, with his mouth wide open. But I was smiling.    

[Quiet1]

Very nice Richard!  Very nice indeed you old Santa you.  

BTW, the Golden Sabres perform very well in the LCP so they should be a reliable and effective self defense round for your young friend.

"Good" on you!