Will you change what you carry?

[emc002]

Originally Posted by cksh8me

As far as I know the XD 45 wasn't produced before the magazine restrictions were in place. If he or she were using large capacity magazines he/she was breaking the law. IMHO. Yes there can be many what ifs to this story but I'm just going with the basics.

If you were shooting your Glock 22 you legally could have had large capacity magazines. Could they take your gun and give you a ticket sure but I think you would get it back.

It's prior iteration (HS2000) was pre-ban with standard capacity magazines and if you had those pre-ban, you could conceivably use them.

Anyway, back to the OP's question, I'm fine with 7+1.

[cksh8me]

The only HS model I was aware of was in 9mm.

[NSP]

Since 99% of the people here say they don't need 10+ rounds then it seems like a good argument that the law is a good one.

I carry a 5 shot j-frame for my day to day carry so if I wanted 10+ I'd have to carry 3

[Al Dubltap]

I've read stories where a bunch of cops surround a bad guy and 80 rounds were fired with 7 hitting the suspect. I know these are opportunities for cop bashing, but the reality is that when the SHTF it's a little tougher than hitting that piece of paper at the range. Besides, who knows how many thugs you may need to defend against in a bad situation? If you find yourself in a situation where 4 bad guys are a threat, it would be nice to have 15 rounds. Besides, mag holsters are a pain in the arse.

[Tom98915]

You get used to the mag holsters after a while. So carrying spare ammo is no biggie. I always have a spare for my 45 on me. I got a mag holder that clips on my belt. It LOOKS like it contains a small cell phone. No one seems to have noticed or even asked me what's in it. That's all that matters to me...

[Al Dubltap]

Yeah, but I can get off at least 3 rounds while you're changing magazines.