Anyone else move to .40 or .45 for winter carry?

[chezuki]

.45 ACP all year long.

Slow and old, but still gets the job done. It’s the prefect round for you!

 

[churchmouse]

Slow and old, but still gets the job done. It’s the prefect round for you!

Any one else but you my friend.....

 

[partyboy6686]

45acp 1911 all year long. The right holster and belt combination makes it easy to carry and conceal pretty good too.

 

[MindfulMan]

I know this hand cannon. I can still feel it in my right hand.

 

[Brad69]

No crap I was reading on INGO about a guy who carries a LCP and his backup gun is a S&W .500 really!

Rumor has it CM loves the Glock 21 and is a huge fan of plastic pistols in general!

 

[Vamptepes]

I switch out year round. Usually carry .40... 9 or .380 depending on what I'm doing or where I'm going. Some days. 357 kframe of I feel like it.

 

[ashby koss]

I went from .40 to .45, but not for winter. I’m my opinion .40 is great for all around weather and performance, but for me a sub compact .40 shoots far worse than a full size .45. My changeover was due to the platform and how “accurate” I am with it. I don’t have the resources to get a full frame or compact frame .40, but I have a full frame .45. My option was to carry the 380 that I own or the .45. For me I shoot a .45 slightly better than a blowback 380. Shot placement is king.

 

[rmcrob]

Nope, 40SW year round for me.

 

[Biggredchev]

.45 Xds all year here

 

[williamagipson]

Absolutely. I'm not concerned as much about increasing the size of the bullet as I am about increasing the size of the pistol frame. During the summer I carry a Glock 26 inside the waist and a Beretta Nano on the inside of my left ankle when I'm not in shorts. But during the winter I carry a 92fs on the hip with a driver's coat hanging low enough to cover it and if I am in a short jacket I've got a shoulder rig from Stoner Holsters for a FNX 45 Tactical with a Surefire light and two extra magazines. But the holster is pretty squeaky until I get it broken in.

 

[Amishman44]

Glock 36 .45 ACP...year round....same holster..
same position...works for me.

I used to vary it up based on season, activity engaged in, type of clothes, etc...but after discovering the sweetness of the Glock 36 in 2013...I've pretty much just settled-in to that pistol and caliber.

Having CC'd a 5-shot revolver for 10+ years...a 6+1 pistol is just fine for me!

 

[Ark]

I do more OWB in general during the winter, when I'm out doing stuff by myself and I know my coat probably isn't going to come off.

My OWB carry is either a Tristar T100 or a G23. The Glock wasn't because I have any special affinity for .40, it's just that it was like $300 shipped for a police trade-in. It's purely a function of comfort and what I can get away with in terms of concealment. Theoretical targets are not a factor.

All other situations are either the Shield 9mm or CW380, depending on clothing. Yes, I spent so much money on guns that my gun changes to suit my clothes.

 

[nakinate]

Nope, 9mm all year long. If my choice of caliber and load are so bad that I need to switch in the winter, then I probably shouldn’t carry it to begin with. At least that’s the way I see it.

 

[Robert Richardson]

1911 45acp year around.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Same here.. 1911 45acp be it a Colt Officers Model here..

 

[cosermann]

Same year round carry. Consistency is king.

 

[rhino]

I can't switch to .45ACP. My wrists are too delicate to manage the recoil.

 

[obijohn]

Nope

 

[bwframe]

I can't switch to .45ACP. My wrists are too delicate to manage the recoil.

Not hers:

[video=youtube;Ud9wYIOUhDM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud9wYIOUhDM[/video]

 

[WebSnyper]

I can't switch to .45ACP. My wrists are too delicate to manage the recoil.

You've really got to cut down on that... you're going to get Carpal Tunnel