When traveling.

[Great-Kazoo]

How much is ....Too much
Following this thread by some grouchy forum member.
https://www.ar-15.co/threads/155689-...ot-weight-quot

Curious, Exactly how much firepower does one consider too much, OR not enough, for that road trip.
Be it a weekend trip in state, to a month long, or long rout of state visit? .

[hurley842002]

Firepower for me usually consists of my carry pistol,usually some form of Glock, two spare loaded mags for it, and a 50 round box of carry ammo. Travel for me usually consists of visiting my folks in La Junta, or visiting my wife's family in CA. Current (and likely permanent) carry piece is a G33, two spare mags with factory + extensions, giving me a nice round number of 30.

Not enough for me would be no firearm at all, not sure on too much as you can never be too prepared (so they say), but unless I plan on shooting while I'm there, anymore than an extra box or two is unpractical to me.

ETA: the extra box is pretty much exclusively for long trips to CA.

[Slapps74]

G29 with a couple of G20 mags for back up.

[.455_Hunter]

Usually, its just my CCW piece. If we are going to Denver or up in the hills, I may add a duty size gun with one or two reloads.

We flew out to CA for a two week trip last year. I knew I could not carry, but no way was I going to be unarmed in our motel room or in case of mass disturbance (manmade or natural). I brought my Model 64 snub (K-frame stainless, 6 Shot) with a 25 rd box of Hornady .38 Special 158 gr XTPs and had no concerns.

[Dave]

Usually road trips are to Kansas City for her family or Michigan for mine. We both usually just keep our normal carry guns but bring extra loaded mags in the center console. Biggest thing we run into is when driving to MI we have to go through Illinois, so we have to stop on the Iowa side and unload, box and lock up everything per IL law until we hit Indiana. I'd hate for an IL trooper to pull me over for speeding and decide that with my CO plates I might be transporting weed and call in the K9's to tear my car apart and find pistols being transported in a manner that violates their laws.

[Big E3]

When I travel it's usually short mountain trips for the weekend. I will take my small 9 everyday CCW carry, either the G43 or PF9. As well as a KelTec Sub2K in 9 or 40 with spare Glock mags. Typically I will take a mountain OWB gun, a Glock in 10, either the G29, G20 or rarely the G40.

Having said that it still varies greatly depending exactly with whom and where I'm going. I sometimes like to have a handgun with matching rifle in same caliber. That's simple with the Sub2K's just grab a Glock G27, G23, G22, G35 with the appropriate conversion barrel to 9 if necessary depending on caliber. If in hog or bear country, I would take a 44 mag or 357 mag handgun and lever rifle. If out on the plains, a 22 handgun and rifle with maybe a shotgun. When river fishing I carry a titanium 45 LC handgun because it doesn't weigh much along with all the other fishing gear. For no real reason the AK's and AR's don't get out on travel trips much unless somebody else is bringing theirs.

When just generally over road traveling I bring just a carry gun. My thoughts are if in a state that's not carry friendly, I can pack one gun away easier than multiple guns. And I generally don't bring my most expensive carry gun just in case it is confiscated or stolen when locked in the car.

So in general if in this state overnight a Sub2K and carry gun is with me just in case a SHTF event occurs I have something besides just a handgun.

[Zundfolge]

When traveling around the state (when trips are not going to be overnight) I just carry my CCW like I would around town.

When traveling out of state (or multi day in state trips) I take my EDC CCW piece along with a second gun (usually a pocket gun) in case I'll be doing anything that requires me to dress up and I can't carry my larger EDC piece. I also take my AR and a bag of full magazines in part because when traveling to Kansas to visit family there's the chance I might get a range day in with my brother, in part because if my house got broken into while we were gone I wouldn't legally be allowed to replace the mags (not that it would stop me) and in part because if The Coming Collapse™ happens while I'm over 500 miles away from my AR I'll feel stupid.

[gnihcraes]

Basic road trip for shopping, sightseeing etc;
pistol with extra mag and a 50 round box of reloads. Each vehicle always has a 50 round box of 9mm, 22, 223 and 38. (reloads)

Camping trip;
same daily load out of ccw glock. Usually will take the AR/A2 and some extra ammo/mags. Might also throw in the wife's handgun now that she's got the ccw license.

Long road trip across states;
basic ccw loadout listed above^

[lex137]

When in state just my ccw and extra mag

Mountains camping the G20 2 mags, G19 with lots of mags, shotgun, and ar to find a place to shoot in the national forest.

Out of state it's my G19 2 extra mags and at least 50 extra rounds.

When visiting communist states I can't bring anything, and I haven't flown with my firearms only drove with them.

[buffalobo]

Carry piece +2 mags, truck rifle bagged and locked in truck. Bag also contains 2 more pistol mags and usually 5 mags for rifle.

If wife is traveling with me we add another another rifle and mags.

I also look up laws/statutes of states we plan to travel through to see what hassles we have to go through to avoid head aches.

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