Second Pistol

Seems like everyone has 2 carry pistols. 

Not the carry rotation, a different gun for a different fashion day of the week in a carry rotation sort of way.  Different 9mm depending on the mood.  No.  Not that.

But the pistol you'd rather have and the smaller more convenient better than nothing pistol you carry when you can't really carry.  The dash to the mailbox pistol.  The summer cargo pants and t-shirt gun.  The easier of the two pistols.  Often in a pocket holster.  A 'better than nothing' carry.

Some have a .380.  Tam has been known to have a .32 magnum or S&W long or something in a snubbie format, and with that lightweight S&W alloy frame.   Which is kinda cool, if you ask me.   Compact AND revolvery.  Often gains an extra bean in the snubbie that way, too.  6 instead of 5. 

Being from a May-Issue state, I carry MY second pistol more than the full size 1911 that would normally be preferred.  It is easier to uncase and 'holster up' pocket a pocket pistol at the border than to finagle with the snaps of an IWB in the car.  Mine is a S&W 640 (that's a stainless snubbie that can fire .357) in .38+P.  I shoot it just ok.  And it might be the bulkiest and heaviest 2nd pistol out there.  Except for that 8 shot .38 short barrel they have, but I'd need special pants pockets for that.

My gunsmith sensei gun-kata shooting instructor guru guy (He'd be appalled if I called him sensei, but he doesn't read this blog.  And I am tongue in cheek about it anyway) has a pocket pistol, too. 

Now a NORMAL pistol for him is usually OCed on a riggers belt sorta thing.  He has no sentiment for individual pistols, and will sell you his favorite, so the pistol can change.  But lately he figures he would rather do nothing but 1911s and would if nothing but 1911s paid all the bills, and if he is going to do some shooting instruction or shooting he should at least be a walking advertisement so he is trying to carry some flavor of 1911 in a gaudy color.  But that is neither here no there.

His pocket carry pistol of choice that ends up being his more frequently carried pistol for convenience is... a Keltec... .32.

Correct, not even a .380.

But he is scary good and accurate.  To make up for the smallness there is bullet placement.  Not ideal but a set of keys are more bulky.