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Carried in Condition One: one in the pipe, hammer back, thumb safety on.

I have a spare mag and a belt holder for it, but I rarely carry it.

Always ready to go, and always one spare mag or speedloader.

Usually have a small Gerber folder in my pocket as well.

I’ve been tempted to get a seriously spendy leather holster for the S & W 19… this IS Idaho after all, and it’d probably pass as a carry gun here.

I carry one (or more) of four different guns:

Winter carry: Smith & Wesson SW99 compact 9mm. 10 round magazine + 1 in the pipe (srsly? empty chamber? NFW). Spare 13 round magazine for back-up.

I always carry my Gerber Paraframe - I’ve carried a pocketknife since I was like 8 or 9. That doesn’t change depending on what gun I’m carrying.

Summer carry: Either my P3AT (6+1 rounds .380ACP) or my S&W model 38 (5 rounds .38 Special) in my pocket plus 1 extra mag or 1 Bianchi speed strip in the opposing pocket.

In-between: the Snubbie from Hell™ Smith & Wesson 360PD - 12 ounce .357 Magnum J-frame. Sprechen zie ouch? Also with 1 Bianchi speedstrip loaded with .38 Special +P+.

Before I bought the LCP, I’d occasionally carry my POS .25 in my pocket with an empty chamber. Until I went to clean it one day and found out that it was in my same jacket pocket as a broken Dunkin Donuts sugar pack.

Sugar and Rem Oil combined make for a messy gun, and definitely not something you want your life to depend on.

For cold weather or open carry (or when I don’t care if the business end of the gun is showing under the untucked shirt), it’s the Ruger P345 in a Fobus holster on the belt, with a round chambered and the thumb safety on.

I’ve learned a few things reading some of these responses …

1) A lot of people carry knives as well. (I do the Leatherman thing because I’m a techie dork. I’ve been thinking about a sturdier, larger blade for daily “have it”.

2) Seasonal carry guns are not at all uncommon (ie: lighter pistol in summer, heavier in winter). Gun owners are a seasonably fashionable lot.

3) Plenty of you carry extra magazines. Robb’s description of “Shoot, wish I didn’t have all that extra ammo” hits the nail on the head for me. With keys, Blackberry, BT earpiece, Leatherman, wallet, I think I need a man-purse. And I’m sure there are people that carry a hell of a lot more than I do on a daily basis.

4) I have no idea where or why I developed the habit of carrying chamber empty!

Jeff - thanks for the neshooters.com link. I had no idea they existed! Might end up being a self-purchased birthday present.

Marko - Nope, never accidentally released the striker. The Kahr has a pretty long trigger pull compared to what I’m used to and with the pin block it’ll take deliberate pressure and nearly a half-inch of movement. What I think will take some getting used to is re-developing the habit of having one in the pipe. My handling doesn’t need to change (I have OCD when it comes to checking the chamber, storage, removing the mag, etc.) It’s knowing in the back of my mind that something is different that will take a bit of getting used to.

Money means it’s my only gun right now, and it’s too big to conceal easily in my work clothes (a suit, usually with the jacket off so I can move easily), so I can’t carry there. It does go everywhere else with me, though. My next purchase will be a mouse gun and ankle holster for work.

Strong side Paddle Holster, Light is clip in one Pants pocket, The blade in the other one, & just drop spare mag in vest pocket.