I just had some guy try to tell me how much better a Kahr sub compact 9mm is than a snub nosed .38 Special. First he tried to tell me the 9mm was "so much" more powerful. Then I explained when both are fired out of 3" barrels, expansion and penetration are pretty much the same. Then he said his Kahr holds 6 rounds, and I pointed out that Taurus makes a 6 shot snub, and there are always the Colts. Them he said its all about the reload time, but neither of us could think of an instance where a civilian was saved by a faster reload. I also pointed out my HKS speed loader is plenty fast. He was still convinced that his Kahr was more powerful and just "better". I'm happy he's confident in his choice, I think it's a good choice for a pocket gun. But a guy who knows how to effectively use his DA revolver isn't at any disadvantage.
I have both, the 38 Titanium gun with a 12 pound trigger in a 14 ounce revolver can make it a bit tough regards gilt edge accuracy but for sure its fine for belly to belly distance A PM9 with a bit lighter trigger stretches the good hit distance for me and the second, third, fourth shot are just faster as I don't need as much time to recover from the recoil. E also has a point, drop the revolver on the cement and then try it for sure.
