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How many rounds do you have to have on person to feel comfortable with your conceal carry gun, what the pistol mag or cylinder hold's or do you have to have extra rounds in reserve?

With my 1911 LW Commander in 45acp, I always have two extra Chip McCormick 10 round Competition Power mags.

If I'm packing my Glock 32 in .357 Sig, I've always got one extra 15 round mag that's for a Glock 31.

If I'm only packing my J- frame snubby in 38sp, two extra speed loaders.

Hope I'm never involved in a gun fight, and pray that I never am. But if SHTF, I don't want to die because I ran out of ammo.

I'm often comfortable carrying whatever the magazine holds - sometimes even less.

Five when I carry my 38, seven when the 45.

For me, it's not an issue of being comfortable at some level, once I'm carrying the gun (talking semi-auto here) I just see no reason not to have a spare mag as well.

My shield, i carry two spare magazines

My 33( which rarely gets carried off duty). The mag in the gun plus a 15 round for my 31

If i'm carrying my P226 it's 15+1 in the gun and a mec gar 20 rounder on my side

When I carry the G19 at the store, one spare 15rd mag. When I'm just out and about town with the M&P340, 1 or 2 speedstrips with 6 rounds each.

I've been carrying my Sig P938 lately and I've just been carrying the mag that came with it and the extra I procured. That's only ten rounds since you can't get six in the mag. I'm going to try and get another mag for this one and once these get worn a bit, I should be able to get six rounds in them. I'll get the extended seven-round mag if I can.

When carrying the M&P Compact 9, I carry an extra mag giving me 22 rounds.

Xdm.45 with 14 and usually an extra mag with 13 but I have an irrational fear of running out of ammo and in my daily travels I sometimes see a pop can I just need to shoot a few times.

If I'm staying in town it's just 14.

To me the best reload is carrying a second pistol. I prefer that over carrying speed loaders or spare magazines. Because to me they're bulky. I'd rather add carrying my BHP in a holster. In addition to my J frame revolver in a pocket holster.

On my person what the weapon holds.

I believe stats show majority of incidents are low rounds fired affairs!

If it were a mob situation extract yourself when it begins and or don't go into it if not already there!

Mike

I usually carry one reload, so anywhere from 12 to 30 rounds depending on what gun am carrying.

J frame I carry a 6 round speed strip. 380 pocket auto, I carry a spare mag. Larger auto, I tend to not carry a spare mag.

Me too.

I think the most I carry is when I carry my G23 with the 9mm barrel. 15+1 in the pistol, and a G17 mag for the reload--33 rounds.

The fewest is when I have my Kahr PM9. That holds 6+1 and then I have a 7 round extended mag for the reload.

GUNS?

You people really carry GUNS?

Those things scare me to death.

Relax! We're kidding...

I feel fairly comfortable with five rounds in the cylinder of a J-Frame. In fact, with five such rounds, I feel at least five times more comfortable than I would were I carrying a single shot pistol. With such a J-Frame, I feel infinitely more comfortable than if I weren't carrying a handgun at all. Carrying six rounds in my K-Frame, I feel at least 20% more comfortable than I do when carrying my J-Frame. Add a six round speed strip in my change pocket, and I'm nearly twice as comfortable as that.

Does that answer your question?

Stats show you won't need the gun in the first place.

That's true too - A guy could hurt himself with one of those things.

I don't carry a spare mag because I expect to be in a pro longed gun fight. I carry it because I know Mr. Murphy, and I am afraid he will decide that if I am in a gun fight that I shall only fire one round before a mag failure.