I keep at least keep one handgun in all of our vehicles (three) at all times, two revolvers and one hi-cap 9mm. It matters little to me which I would have to use because I'm comfortable with all of them. When I'm at home, out here in the country I'm always wearing a large caliber SA revolver because I'm far more likely to be in danger from a 2,000 lb. bull than a human, but I also wear it on trips to town.
When I go to one of the large cities a couple of hours from here or on long road trips I always take my big pickup wherein resides a rifle under the back seat; a Keltec SU16 with three spare magazines.
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They're light, very compact, accurate, and AR magazines.
I completely agree with the idea of using a handgun only when a rifle is not readily available. It's MUCH easier to
miss with a handgun than with a rifle, and this is coming from someone who's burned through almost a case of pistol primers in less than one year.
35W