Headed to New England and I typically travel with a .357 J Frame 3 inch or one of my single stack 9mm options. Question for the group is what do you travel with if you are on a road trip? I know my carry license does not have reciprocity in many of the New England states and NY but I am not going that far from home empty handed. Guess I will have to trunk it or bring my handgun safe along for the ride...
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The original M&P Shield is typically my go to choice and I have a technaclip installed for holster-less carry. Wish I had the Plus model though!
Well, the trigger on the Plus is nicer, but I would not think twice about carrying one of my original Shields. I would just carry two spare mags, for 27 + 1 rounds.
It's simply more convenient to carry the Plus and one spare for 30 + 1.
I suppose there are pros and cons to either arrangement, but I certainly wouldn't feel undergunned with an original Shield.
But........there is that trigger.
That is why I like my Springfield XDS a little bit better... Waffle cut grips and a way better trigger. I shoot them both well enough to be confident carry optionsWell, the trigger on the Plus is nicer, but I would not think twice about carrying one of my original Shields. I would just carry two spare mags, for 27 + 1 rounds.
It's simply more convenient to carry the Plus and one spare for 30 + 1.
I suppose there are pros and cons to either arrangement, but I certainly wouldn't feel undergunned with an original Shield.
But........there is that trigger.
On multi-state drives I like to ride with my 9mm revolver. I use my 986 2.5". I like the 9mm and moon clips to easily load and unload where needed. I usually always pack a 9mm semiauto as well. Which one depends on where I'm going and what I might be doing.
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I actually had one of those, 3.8l sucked, but great car
Op has a two part question.
1) what can you carry to New England states? Particularly New York
2) what do I carry when traveling in the Midwest?
#1 - New York. Nothing really. I had to sterilize the car. I ended up taking an unloaded shotgun locked in a hard case with the ammo stored separately in a small ammo can. So I was effectively unarmed, but a gun did go in case of a zombie apocalypse. Also you can not have body armor and I would be careful with certain knives.
#2 - currently on a business trip. I have a small S&W CSX here in the hotel that I wear concealed. There is a Glock 26 locked in a safe in the truck as well as an 18” shotgun.
1) what can you carry to New England states? Particularly New York
2) what do I carry when traveling in the Midwest?
#1 - New York. Nothing really. I had to sterilize the car. I ended up taking an unloaded shotgun locked in a hard case with the ammo stored separately in a small ammo can. So I was effectively unarmed, but a gun did go in case of a zombie apocalypse. Also you can not have body armor and I would be careful with certain knives.
#2 - currently on a business trip. I have a small S&W CSX here in the hotel that I wear concealed. There is a Glock 26 locked in a safe in the truck as well as an 18” shotgun.
subcompact 9mm. But with a low-capacity (10 rd) magazine when traveling through anti-2a states (and normal magazine otherwise.) Unloaded in locked case in truck when in anti-2a states. For New England, I try to spend time in New Hampshire & Maine, which are very pro-2a. And then drive straight through to Pennsylvania which is fairly pro-2a. Spend as little time as possible in all the others. With enough effort, you can avoid the rest, but unfortunately New York is unavoidable when driving. 
Hard to beat the carry-ability of the 43x IMO. Solid capacity, spare mag, ability to mount an optic. I carry either than or a S&W J Frame in 38/357 with a speedloader.
Dude. Don't be that guy. Seriously. This is a terrible horrible no-good idea. Holster-less carry is dumb with a semi-auto. Especially striker-fired. Even with a (useless) manual safety.
