Best Handgun for Concealed Carry
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Sir.T.Grant
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mesooohoppy
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yes you should have. it shoots so much easier in 9mm. the perceived 'snappy-ness' is so much less. the good thing is they are cheap.
yota1976
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90% of the time, I carry an M&P Shield 2.0 9mm with the Crimson Trace laser. I like the appendix carry position and it's real comfortable there. I can have just a t-shirt on and it's concealed real good. The other one I carry on occasion is the Springfield XDM 3.8 compact 9mm. That one is a little more bulky where it's a double stack. I'm wearing a jacket when I carry that one, so it's concealed better.
Chevrolegs
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Glock 43
manosteel00
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Having owned a G19 and G26, id recommend the P365
I've carried a Glock 19 for over 20 yrs and never wanted for anything better.Always found it comfortable and easilly concealed.Even carrying on the NYC subway at rush hour everyday.I am now retired and moved out of the city so no more subway for me,yay! I recently got a Glock 43X and absolutely love it.When I was working,everybody was buying G26's for off duty carry.I never found it to be any better than the 19,but if they had the 43X back then I would have went for it.
LandCruiser
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The 26 isn't as deep and has a smaller grip so it's comfier to wear IWB if you have to sit on your ass/drive a lot.
Need to go with what you're most comfortable with. I generally carry my Agency G43. I generally prefer Sigs and love the P365 but it's a bit flawed in the design and I'm concerned about it firing if dropped due to the sear design...not an issue with my G43.
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Also, I pretty much always carry in the pocket of the Berne ccw shorts and anything that's much bigger than a G43 or P365 won't fit. I run the Novx polymer ammo to save weight and carry an extra mag. I hit my target so I'm not too concerned with overpenetration.
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I'd approach it from a different direction - how important is the "concealed" part of the equation?
For example, I'm a college prof and carry legal on campus. But some of my colleagues would certainly freak out if they found out about it. So I must be very, very discreet.
My first CC gun was a sig P238 and I like that very much.
But the campus carry I prefer now is a Ruger LCP. Very small, very light, very discreet. But I am sacrificing distance accuracy and capacity for small size.
For around town carry I prefer my Ruger LC9S, which is more accurate than I am at distance. It's much bigger than the LCP but still a compact.
I think that if you're sitting down next to the same person at meetings regularly, or walking by them in the halls regularly, or presenting in front of them regularly, it's important to be very careful.
Walking by a random person on the street, not so much.
I've been looking at people since I got my permit (7 years ago) and I've spotted a total of 4 people carrying
- 1 guy walking up stairs and his revolver handle was sticking out of his shorts
- 1 guy at Arby's and his shirt pulled up showing the grip
- 1 women at Home Depot carrying a big semi under a skin tight shirt - she wasn't even trying
- 1 old guy like me that was printing I think
For example, I'm a college prof and carry legal on campus. But some of my colleagues would certainly freak out if they found out about it. So I must be very, very discreet.
My first CC gun was a sig P238 and I like that very much.
But the campus carry I prefer now is a Ruger LCP. Very small, very light, very discreet. But I am sacrificing distance accuracy and capacity for small size.
For around town carry I prefer my Ruger LC9S, which is more accurate than I am at distance. It's much bigger than the LCP but still a compact.
I think that if you're sitting down next to the same person at meetings regularly, or walking by them in the halls regularly, or presenting in front of them regularly, it's important to be very careful.
Walking by a random person on the street, not so much.
I've been looking at people since I got my permit (7 years ago) and I've spotted a total of 4 people carrying
- 1 guy walking up stairs and his revolver handle was sticking out of his shorts
- 1 guy at Arby's and his shirt pulled up showing the grip
- 1 women at Home Depot carrying a big semi under a skin tight shirt - she wasn't even trying
- 1 old guy like me that was printing I think
eddielasvegas
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You sir, are a unicorn and I applaud you exercising your 2A right.
I actually did not think someone like you existed given where you work.
I expect many of your coworkers would have you terminated (or maybe you have tenure?) if they knew what an extremist you are.
Eddie
I actually did not think someone like you existed given where you work.
I expect many of your coworkers would have you terminated (or maybe you have tenure?) if they knew what an extremist you are.
Eddie
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You sir, are a unicorn and I applaud you exercising your 2A right.
I actually did not think someone like you existed given where you work.
I expect many of your coworkers would have you terminated (or maybe you have tenure?) if they knew what an extremist you are.
Eddie
I do have tenure and my state supports legal campus carry. I'm not worried about being fired but I do worry about harassment by faculty and students. And I worry about false accusations too.
Not that much of a unicorn though. There are others on my campus.
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bkvan68
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For reference I’m not talking out of my butt... 21 years retired military firearms instructor and competitive team shooter.
It’s not the gun it’s the training.. give the right shooter a cheap 22lr Revolver enough rounds down range and training they can put 2 in the chest 1 in the head and stop any attacker.
Beretta M9.. big reliable accurate and a tank that will always shoot.. Training is the key
For reference I’m not talking out of my butt... 21 years retired military firearms instructor and competitive team shooter.
It’s not the gun it’s the training.. give the right shooter a cheap 22lr Revolver enough rounds down range and training they can put 2 in the chest 1 in the head and stop any attacker.
Beretta M9.. big reliable accurate and a tank that will always shoot.. Training is the key
patkelly4370
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I just skimmed through this thread. I'm on 6 gun forums, T4R is my escape from them, lol.
My personal EDC, CCW choices are a bit different.
Full-size Beretta PX4 9mm and Ruger SP101, 2¼", 357mag.
I moved from CA nearly two years ago and these were what I carried there. Now in AZ and still carry them, just open carry quite often now.
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My personal EDC, CCW choices are a bit different.
Full-size Beretta PX4 9mm and Ruger SP101, 2¼", 357mag.
I moved from CA nearly two years ago and these were what I carried there. Now in AZ and still carry them, just open carry quite often now.
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kyledlavelle
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I'm a string bean(6'4 ~175lbs) and carry appendix, so it was tough for me to find a pistol that works with my body and also shoots well and comfortably for me. I considered a number of things as far as capacity, width, and grip texture with the thought that if I were ever in a high stress situation where I needed to protect myself with it, my adrenaline would be through the roof and my hands would be sweating by the time I had a hand on it. A lot of people resent them, but I settled for an XDS 9mm and have zero complaints. 8rd magazine goes in a mag holster and I have the 7rd magazine loaded with one in the pipe so there's consistency. I shoot it well, it's comfortable for me, and it's California compliant, even though I live in Washington. I've shot and held plenty other subcompact pistols and they just don't instill the same level of confidence in me.
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