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Interested in seeing what folks are actually carrying... for those times when a little gun beats no gun at all. I'm not talking sub-compacts or 45s here -- just true pocket pistols. What do you like, and why?

My top criteria: reliability, concealability and weight.

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My Model 36 Smith 38 Spl or Ruger SP-101 357 mag in revolvers and my Kahr P9 9mm in semi-auto. What I'm actually carrying at the moment is my Glock 23 40 S&W Fed 180 gr Hydra Shok's


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M-36 S&W or the Stainless version in the same 38 chambering the M-60


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Daily carry. Taurus PT111 or S&W 442 with HydraShok ammunition and Crimson trace grips.

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Ruger LCP - With a round count of about 750 rds thus far, it hasn't missed a lick. I think that could be considered reliable. It's certainly small & light enough for pocket carry. The sights are spartan, but it's really not too much of a hindrance.

Kahr P380 - After a couple of trips back to Massachusetts, and well over 500 rds of "break-in", it's finally starting to perform to some basic level of reliability. Great trigger & sights. If it was as reliable as the LCP, it would be my perfect pocket pistol.

I carried a hammerless airweight J-Frame S&W for a few decades before the current crop of .380's came on the scene, but I can carry the small autos mentioned with no regard for any particular style of pants/shorts. Couldn't do that with a J-Frame.

Everything else I've tried was either too heavy, too big or unreliable.

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Originally Posted by 41magfan
Ruger LCP - With a round count of about 750 rds thus far, it hasn't missed a lick. I think that could be considered reliable. It's certainly small & light enough for pocket carry. The sights are spartan, but it's really not too much of a hindrance.

Kahr P380 - After a couple of trips back to Massachusetts, and well over 500 rds of "break-in", it's finally starting to perform to some basic level of reliability. Great trigger & sights. If it was a reliable as the LCP, it would be my perfect pocket pistol.

I carried a hammerless airweight J-Frame S&W for a few decades before the current crop of .380's came on the scene, but I can carry the small autos mentioned with no regard for any particular style of pants/shorts. Couldn't do that with a J-Frame.

Everything else I've tried was either too heavy, too big or unreliable.


That's more in the ballpark. I have a 642 and a MK-9 elite. I'm talking smaller, lighter and even more concealable. I've seen a lot of bad reports on the P380, and some mixed reviews on the LCP, but those who like them REALLY seem to like them. Anyone weigh in on the little Sigs?


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The SIG is a bit of a different animal being a single action that must be carried cocked & locked. It has great sights and good ergonomics, but it's a tad larger & heavier than the LCP or Kahr. Reliability with them is a bit like Kahrs, as well ..... hit or miss.

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S&W 640 stainless, hammerless, 5-shot .357Mag snub. Very difficult to shoot well, but simple and reliable d/a only. Teddy Jacobson did the action. Mine is pre-lock.

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Colt has reintroduced the Mustang Pocketlite - of which the P238 was patterned after. The original series sample I had some years ago was dead-nuts reliable but the sights were lacking. It too is several ounces heavier than the LCP or P380.

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S&W 442/642.

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S&W M&P340.

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Khar 380. Khar PM9.

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Always have my 1st gen Kel-Tec P-32 whether I have anything else with me or not, it is my "always gun".

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Kel tec 380 or s&w 442
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Originally Posted by T LEE
Always have my Kel-Tec P-32 whether I have anything else with me or not, it is my "always gun".

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Mine's the same - Kel-Tec P32 in a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster but without the laser .

Some of y'all must have really big pockets. wink That P32 is the only one I found that fits in the front pocket of my jeans without really printing.


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I'm told these work real nice and are Sig's version of the Walther PPK and PPK/S. I would seriously look into one of these if I had a need for a pocket pistol.

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p232.aspx

Another choice would be:

http://seecamp.com/products.htm

in.380. A real pocket pistol.

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Something about the Kel-Teks leave me cold. Fit and finish certainly isn't up there with some others. As for all you S&W J-frame fans, I have one (642). Ditto for Kahr MK-9 or PM9. (I have the MK-9 Elite). Just looking for something smaller, slimmer, lighter and semiauto -- but, above all, reliable.

Leaning toward the LCP, but still researching...


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I have had quie a few Kel Techs, as well as several Kahr's. LCP is only a Kel Tech P3AT re-made by Ruger. I have compared them side by side and there is VERY little difference.

We really like our Kel Tech P3AT. Cannot seem to make it not work with any and all ammo, and EXCEEDINGLY light and thin. The two I own now and the other several I have owned had fit and finish that was just fine, considering what these guns are. They are not Colt Pythons. What they are is wonderful little guns, IMO.


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Kahr CM9 or Taurus 605, usually the Kahr though.

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