Getting rid of the revolver:
While I’m typically kitted out with a capable 9mm, on some occasions I’ve run errands with little more than a .38 snubbie in a jacket or coat pocket. And I used to carry one in the console of my car for my “extra” piece.
Not any more, and I’ll tell you why: it surely seems like a sole attacker today is the exception, not the rule.
All sensible arguments. I have to admit to subconsciously feeling the same way every time I run over to the booze store or 7-11 with only my S&W 637 on my hip, even though I have two speedloaders handy, and can reload reasonably quickly.
Admittedly, the above condition accounts for maybe 10% of my trips away from the house; for the rest, it’s the 1911 with two spare mags. But I’m thinking that “90%” should become “all the time”, because if I’m caught inside a store during a flash mob looting spree, even only eight shots of .45 ACP beats five rounds of .38+P, and reloading another eight is far quicker than reloading another five — not to mention the “New York reload” option of just drawing the backup 637 instead of reloading another mag into the 1911…
Choices, choices…
Corollary thought: unless you live in the boonies, the old Swiss K31 or Mosin carbine is not going to cut it as a trunk gun. During a situation of mob violence in a suburban / urban setting, it looks as though it’s SKS time…
