Poll - How many rounds?

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How many rounds?

less than 7
8
5%
7 to 10
33
20%
11 to 14
32
19%
15 to 20
40
24%
21 to 25
11
7%
26 to 30
22
13%
31 and up
21
13%
 
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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Since I switched over to a plastic wonder nine I've got 13 in the gun and a 15rd spare mag on my belt.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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Glock 21SF, 13+1, and two spare 13 rounders. This is my usual carry gun.

When I carry the 1911 it is 8+1 and two 8 round spares, so only 25 rounds then, but that's not very often.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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For work it's mostly a Kahr CW9 7+1 and 7 in my pocket.

Weekends usually go bigger with a HK VP9 15+1 and 15 in the pocket.

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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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13 in my .45 XD. Spare mag in the glove box with another 13, but too bulky carry everywhere.

If I'm carrying my Ruger LCP .380 I've got 6+1 in the gun and a spare mag with 6.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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5 + 1 in my Springfield XDs .45
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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My EDC is a SIG P239 9mm, which uses an 8-rd mag plus one in the chamber. I also carry two spare mags in an OWB 1791 double mag pouch (which is my favorite mag pouch of all times). I carry the P239 in an IWB Vedder Light Tuck or a High Noon Bare Asset holster. I always wear a cover shirt over a t-shirt during warm weather, or a jacket in cool weather. If carrying openly (Texas) during the summer, I use a Gould and Goodrich OWB holster with a snap-type strap.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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Usually I’ve got 8+1 in my Shield 9, sometimes depending on pants I have an extra 8 round mag. I answered 7-10 since that’s what I have the majority of the time.

I rarely carry my full size M&P, but when I do that’s 17+1.

Now on match day, I should have 17+17+17+17=58 :biggrinjester:
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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The result that I find most interesting is that almost everyone carries one reload with them most of the time. There were a few exceptions that carry two and a few with no reloads, but the majority is overwhelmingly whatever the weapon capacity is plus one spare magazine.

This seems reasonable to me and is what I do, but it was interesting to see that it is the most common way also.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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Shield 9mm 10 in pistol and 20 extra in 2 spare mags total of 30
1911a1 45acp 8 in pistol and 14 in 2 extra mags total of 22

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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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srothstein wrote:The result that I find most interesting is that almost everyone carries one reload with them most of the time..
I also found that refreshing... seems that there were polls (years ago) that showed very few carried a reload.

Although an 8+ round encounter is unlikely- the reality is that any gun encounter is statistically unlikely... since I carry a gun, I carry a spare mag. The reload is dual purpose- more rounds or a quick fix to a stoppage.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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I generally carry 13+1 in my XDSC9 and one or two reloads. Usually one if I am using my SpecGear Truss and two if I am carrying OWB because I have a dual mag holster.

If I happen to be carrying my Defender it's 7+1 and a 7 round reload, maybe two.
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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Vol Texan wrote:My SP2022 carries 15+1, and I carry one 17-round spare all the time. Total 33 rounds.
I carry an sp2022 every so often, I didn't know they made 17rnd mags for it..... where can I get one?
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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bobby wrote:Shield 9mm 10 in pistol and 20 extra in 2 spare mags total of 30
1911a1 45acp 8 in pistol and 14 in 2 extra mags total of 22

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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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17+1 in my M&P two 17 round mags weak side, everyday total of 52 rounds. I hope I never need anywhere near that number, but the added weight keeps me from leaning too far to my strong side. :mrgreen:
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Re: Poll - How many rounds?

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Post by surprise_i'm_armed »

EDC when at work = XDS45, 3.3" barrel. 5 + 1 in pistol, two 7 round mags as backup. Total = 20 rounds.

When not at work: I carry the XDS45, the two 7 rounders for it + Ruger SR9C with 17 + 1 rounds. Total = 38 rounds.

So, 20 rounds minimum, 38 rounds at church or other time not working.

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