The only time I vary from this practice is if we are going to be near Canada. I then swap out my HK for an assault rifle; a Wilson Combat UT-15 with all the fun furniture, including side-saddle dual magazines (60 rounds on the rifle) with Hornady TAP ammo (armor-piercing). Don't want to have to put into a Canadian port in the event of an emergency with a pistol on board!
:huh:
So the Canooks don't have a problem with an AR clone that can drill hole after hole reliably at 500 meters, but balk at a relative peashooter .40 cal pistol that has a range of barely 50 meters (on a good day) and is capable of a fraction of the volume of fire!?!?!?
WTF?
Bahamians make more sense..... you can have Ma Deuce on your boat -- as long as it stays on your boat and you tell them all about it -- down to the last round.