Weapons of Choice: Experts' Top Concealed Carry & Home Defense Weapons

Concealed Carry Weapon Jared Ogden — Jared Ogden — CCW Of Choice: Sig Sauer P239 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Jessie Duff — Jessie Duff — CCW Of Choice: Taurus PT738 .380 and Taurus Curve .380

Concealed Carry Weapon Michael Fifer — Michael Fifer — CCW Of Choice: Ruger LCP .380 ACP

Concealed Carry Weapon John Schaefer — John Schaefer — CCW Of Choice: Smith & Wesson M&P9c 9mm and S&W M&P340 .357 Mag/.38 Special

Concealed Carry Weapon Bill Rogers — Bill Rogers — CCW Of Choice: Ruger LCR 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Ronnie Barrett — Ronnie Barrett — CCW Of Choice: Colt Commander .45 ACP and Rohrbaugh R9 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Gene DeSantis — Gene DeSantis — CCW Of Choice: Rohrbaugh R9 9mm; Smith & Wesson Model 342 .357 Mag/.38 Special

Concealed Carry Weapon John Bianchi — John Bianchi — CCW Of Choice: Smith & Wesson 4516 .45 ACP

Concealed Carry Weapon Julie Golob — Julie Golob — CCW Of Choice: Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Jason Swarr — Jason Swarr — CCW Of Choice: Ruger LC9 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Sandy Froman — Sandy Froman — CCW Of Choice: Smith & Wesson Model 642 .38 Special

Concealed Carry Weapon Fred Mastison — Fred Mastison — CCW Of Choice: Glock 17 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Joyce Wilson — Joyce Wilson — CCW Of Choice: Wilson Combat Beretta 92FS Compact 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Chris Caracci — Chris Caracci — CCW Of Choice: Guncrafter Industries .50 GI and Heckler & Koch P7M8 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Buz Mills — Buz Mills — CCW Of Choice: .45 ACP 1911, G19 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Ted Nugent — Ted Nugent — CCW Of Choice: I rotate a number of Glock 20s in 10mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Philippe Kent — Philippe Kent — CCW Of Choice: Glock 43 9mm

Concealed Carry Weapon Joe Turchi — Joe Turchi — CCW Of Choice: Glock 26 9mm

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Paul Buffoni — Paul Buffoni — Affiliation: Bravo Company USA, Inc. / Prior service USMC; Position: Founder and CEO; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Rifle – BCM RECCE KMR

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Chris Cheng — Top Shot Chris Cheng — Affiliation: Pro Staff for Bass Pro Shops, Leupold and Salient Arms International; Position: The History Channel’s Top Shot Champion; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Handgun – Glock 34

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Walt Hasser — Walt Hasser — Affiliation: Armalite; Position: Vice President of Product Management; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Handgun – Glock 23

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Jordan Hunter — Jordan Hunter — Affiliation: Retired USMC Infantry; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Handgun – 9mm Glock 19 with Unity Tactical ATOM Slide

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Frank Proctor — Frank Proctor — Affiliation: Way of the Gun Performance Shooting; Position: Owner/Instructor; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Rifle – AR-15

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Nate Stokes — Nate Stokes — Affiliation: US Army Veteran, Law Enforcement Officer; Position: Police Officer; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Rifle – Daniel Defense Mk18

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Rachel VandeVoort — Rachel VandeVoort — Affiliation: Kimber Manufacturing; Position: Trade Relations Manager; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: Handgun – Currently the Stainless Ultra TLE II (LG) in .45 ACP, with two extra loaded mags.

Ballistic Fall 2015 Home Defense Weapon Bill Wilson — Bill Wilson — Affiliation: Wilson Combat; Position: Founder/President; Home Defense Weapon of Choice: N/A- Varies.

When deciding on either concealed carry or home defense weapons, listening to an expert always makes things a little easier.

This year, Ballistic magazine has put together several round tables so that shooters have a better idea of what weapons the experts use and why.

18 Experts Pick Their Concealed Carry Weapon of Choice

First up are concealed carry weapons. To help guide you in your path to selecting the right CCW setup, we asked our varied panel of industry experts to reveal what kind of gun they chose to carry, their method of carry and holster type and why they made their choices.

From former U.S. Navy Seals to Ted Nugent, take a look at what the experts picked as their CCW setup.

8 Experts Pick Their Home Defense Weapon of Choice

Next up are weapons for home defense.

Weapon choice in the role of home defense is a hotly debated topic. This discussion is commonly talked about between friends and family over the dinner table and even argued among strangers over the internet (keyboard courage is a helluva drug). Details such as platform size and user proficiency, ammunition stopping power and overpenetration are all dissected and analyzed over and over again.