EDC defense on the rural homestead

[.455_Hunter]

A question for non-urban and non-suburban forum members...

My 19 year old son and I are working in garage and in the immediately of our house on this glorious spring day at our family's foothills compound west of Boulder. For convenience and maneuverability, I have a .357 snub in my pocket loaded with Federal AE 158 gr JSPs and also a speed-strip of the same. Nothing on my immediate threat matrix makes me want anything else at the moment- all other sidearms and long-guns are inside the house.

What's a typical "at home" loadout for you folks in similar locations where hood rats and vagrants aren't on the typical daily local threat matrix?

[beast556]

24/7 lcp max, or some type of pocket pistol in my pocket. I have never carried a reload even when I worked in the gettos of LA and Long Beach.

[Sawin]

I suspect most folks just have a standard EDC setup that might vary from time to time based on where they’re going. For me, an HK VP9 (15+1) with a full spare mag in the same holster is pretty much always my EDC.

[Great-Kazoo]

S/A Echelon 4.0, holosun eps, 15 rd mags with an 18 rd for a spare. Loaded with federal 124 hst's. in an AIWB kydex.

I've seen up close and personal what they do to flesh & bone.

[.455_Hunter]

S/A Echelon 4.0, holosun eps, 15 rd mags with an 18 rd for a spare. Loaded with federal 124 hst's. in an AIWB kydex.

I've seen up close and personal what they do to flesh & bone.

You carry that when working in your rural front yard?

[buffalobo]

Typically LCR 9MM(2 shot shells & 3 HST) working around yard/house/barn. Working out away from buildings, building fence, mowing field etc I put a long gun(usually 12ga with alt buck/slug) in scabbard on 4 wheeler or tractor.

More concerned with 4 legged critters and snakes than 2 legged. Never had a badger recognize my right or need to build a fence thru his yard/house and they always want to fight about it.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[.455_Hunter]

More concerned with 4 legged critters... than 2 legged.

Yup- That's our primary scenario up here too, just with cats and bears. Not that the two legged threat is zero, it's just not the same as down in the more populated areas. We don't get much "public" access on or immediately near our property.

[wctriumph]

Normal EDC for either my wife and I is a S&W air weight J frame with 115 gr JHP with speed strip. If we are traveling out of town I will carry a G19 with two extra magazines and loaded with 115 gr JHP. We willfully avoid areas that may be shady. We fuel at busy well illuminated stations and eat at mainstream restaurants. We plan ahead.

[Clint45]

Realistically, most guys I know have big guns off body and pocket carry something to get to those.

[Great-Kazoo]

You carry that when working in your rural front yard?

Yes it's my daily carry. Why not enough gun for your needs.?

TBH i don't do "yard work" or any kind of outdoor maintenance on our property, that's the wife's job. I handle vehicle / lawn equipment upkeep, the cooking, procuring things as needed and all around nice guy. She handles the rest, been the same agreement the last 51 years.

From the time i get ready to go out the door, till i'm done at the end of my day, the echelon and spare mag[s] are the edc, along with a spring assisted knife, small led flashlight and IFAK. Which is considered middle of the road for this area. If i'm in a hurry the 43x with 2-15 rd mags (124 HST) might be that days go to gun.

Unless it's to the VA, then it's a knife or 2. They take firearms on fed property violations very serious down here, get caught with a gun on the grounds it's adios muchaco. AND.. you cannot refuse a vehicle search, either.