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What is your bug to your 1911 and how do you carry it?
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I have a Glock Model 27 .40 and a S & W Model 642 .38 special that I carry in an Alessi ankle Holster (usually the Glock). I also have a pocket holster for my S & W Model 642.
The backup to my 1911 (or HiPower) is a Kahr PM9 Covert.

It may not be the most 1911-like gun, but isn't that far off either. It has more in common with a 1911 than the typical J-frame BUG.
The grip angle feels similar to me, and the Kahr and HiPower grips feel more alike than their size difference might make them appear.
Over in Mesa Az. They use Glock -22 and a backup of a g-27
KelTec P3AT in a Desantis pocket holster. Sometimes a S&W 637 in a Boomstick pocket holster.
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I don't carry a BUG, typically, but when I carry a BUG-sized primary it's a Smith & Wesson DAO J-Frame, .38+P, in a pocket holster. Extra ammo is kept loose in my other pocket.
If I have my jeans on, there is a Seecamp 32 in my back pocket.
If I'm carrying a bug I carry an XD9 service on my weakside and .38 Derringer in a pants pocket w/ the 1911 on the strong side
Well, it's been a Kel-Tec 3-AT, but that gun will now be carried only when I can't conceal anything else.

I just purchased a S&W 638 (38 +P) as a BUG and occassional primary carry for those times I just can't conceal my HK USP45 (or 1911).
Since I dont operate in a LE capacity I only carry 1 gun. But then I am also the guy who thinks he can get the job done with 1 magazine. For IDPA I will have to learn those reloads if I can ever get a day off work to go give it a shot.
S&W 638 with Double Tap +P 125gr Gold Dot bullets. Can carry Pocket or chest band. Have an Andrews Solo shoulder Holster on the way.
I don't normally carry a BUG, but I have gone to areas where I felt better about having something extra just in case. In those cases I carried my SP101 in an Uncle Mikes Sidekick along with my primary IWB.
I seldom carry 2 guns except in a very high threat situation. ie Rita in Texas.
I consider Gerber a pretty decient back up.
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An old .380 Auto that has been worked by a gunsmith. Looks and feels just like a mini 1911.... Federal Hydroshock HP 8 rounds...

It was my Dad's (Life long Leatherneck) "Bathroom Gun".

His motto, "if I can not reach a loaded gun, im a dead man".... so this one was in his bathroom until he passed away, then I inherited it.
In Knifes I carry either my SOG trident, or my Cold Steel Recon, Or my SIG
4'' tanto bladed knife.
"An old .380 Auto that has been worked by a gunsmith. Looks and feels just like a mini 1911.... Federal Hydroshock HP 8 rounds..."

Gee, that sounds just like my Stainless Steel Colt Mustang - a gun I'll never sell!
If I carry a BUG (which I sometimes do) it is a Colt New Agent back up to my Gold Cup Trophy.
The backup to my 1911 (or HiPower) is a Kahr PM9 Covert.
Kahr P40 Covert in a Desantis pocket holster here....
Kel-Tec P-32 in a pocket holster.
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