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5. S&W 340PD 357 Mag and loaded with those. A contact weapon at close quarters. A real BUG.
Shooting a one pound S&W 340 PD loaded with 357 Magnums? If anyone out there has done this....how did the work for you? I shoot mine with standard 38 Special I have a 340PD & I don't shoot magnum rounds in it either, but I have shot 135+P 38's........VERY snappy but plenty shootable with them; I usually carry standard rounds it it though. It doesn't weigh a pound either.......it's 11.5 oz, empty, maybe around a pound loaded, never weighed it loaded though. MM
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Your experience mirrors mine, MM
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I also have a 442 & I actually like it better than the 340; it's a wee touch bigger & 2-3 oz heavier.
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My favorite J-Frame now Is the little S&W Bodygaurd they came out with a couple of years back. It's part polymer, part alloy, and part steel.
It only ways 12 ounces, has a factory built in Lazer, and no hammer.
S&W's answer to the Ruger LCR.
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Shooting a one pound S&W 340 PD loaded with 357 Magnums? If anyone out there has done this....how did the work for you? I shoot mine with standard 38 Special It's a CC BUG for me and meant for inside 3 yards. I practice with a cylinder of 38s and shoot 2-3 rounds of 357 Mag. It has very significant recoil with 125s but if I didn't intend to use 357s I would carry my 442.
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I always mine always. In a pocket holster. Part of everyday wear.
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In no particular order:
Beretta 3032 Tomcat
Makarov PM
Sig 938
Colt Magnum Carry
Sig P339 in 9mm
Beretta 92F Compact
Taurus 66 w/ 4" barrel
Colt King Cobra w/4" barrel
Beretta 92F
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I don't know about a top 10, but I'll take my Springfield EMP over anything that I've ever carried. Do you carry it cocked and locked? PS Odd that the word cocked is blocked. Yes sir.....condition 1 always
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Anyone the intended targets don't know you have but have worked hard to get to meet.
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why would anyone settle for anything other than the top 1-2, hmm? how are you supposed to rank them, anyway? do you really think that anyone has shot 10 types of currently available, viable guns, enough thousands of rds each, to have a valid opinion about all of them? Has competed in matches (and done well, from concealment) carried them in hot weather, dressed normally, where getting spotted = trouble? c'mon
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I'm a little surprised one of the best concealed carry guns ever invented has only been mentioned twice so far.
HK P7 and/or P7M8 - supremely safe design without the use of a conventional safety, easy to shoot, super accurate, amazing reliability, Very thin, very low bore axis, over engineered and a modern masterpiece, especially for CC. The only shortcomings I can think of are availability, cost and weight. They can also get hot if you shoot them a lot, but that's not a concern if you're CC'ing.
If you haven't had the chance to shoot one of these or own one, see if you can track one down. Like pythons, production was stopped in no small part because of the cost. They are simply superb. They are becoming harder and harder to find and the price is only going up. I thought about buying a couple when there were quite a few german police trade-ins coming over, but stupidly, I did not.
That said, here are my choices for CC. Size and weight are a big deal to me.
1. S&W Shield
2. XDS 9mm
3. Glock 26/27
4. Glock 19/23
5. Walther PPS
6. HK P7M8
7. Kahr PM9
8. Glock 30s
9. Ruger LCP
10. Commander 1911 - something semi-custom. Kobra Carry etc.
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FWIW, UHP carried HK P7's for years.
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In no particular order.
1. Glock 19 (My favorite holster pistol)
2. Glock 23
3. Glock 26
4. Glock 27
5. Glock 42 (Haven't had it long but it is growing on me fast. I see it replacing the Bodyguard and the G-26/27 in time. Yes, I wish it was a 9mm like many others do.
6. S&W Airweight Bodyguard (my favorite for jacket pockets)
7. LW Commander-45ACP,
8. PF-9,
9. P-32,
10. SP-101, 3", .357
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Mine is the biggest cartridge that I shoot well,is proven reliable and easy to replace because after a SD shooting it's not coming back home for a while.Good or bad,you will be in the hands of the law for a bit.
...that's real world
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Cariboujack: THE... top concealed handgun is a Glock Model 23 in 40 S&W with high capacity magazine and night sights/and or a laser sight.
PERIOD!
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Glock 26 (trijicon ns) packing 10+1 Speer Gold Dot G2's sitting in a comptac paddle that I will hopefully NEVER have to use!
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LW Commander
S&W J frame
The rest don't much matter.
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Don't know about 10 but narrowed the rotation down to 4-5: 1. Kimber Super Carry Pro 45ACP. Just fine right out of the box. 2. S&W Shield 40S&W. NO safety better, but easy to fix the early model. Apex Tactical parts, trigger and tritiums make me  3. H&K P-7 9mm. Perfect fit in a MS Nexus for the 3" 1911. That's a real plus for max CC. 4. BHP 9mm. MecGar 15 rnd mags and it's a wundernine from 1935! Waiting for Kevin to get set up so he can make this one a real contender for #2 on the list - but even he can't turn it into a 45ACP.   5. S&W 340PD 357 Mag and loaded with those. A contact weapon at close quarters. A real BUG. Some good ones already listed but guess I'm sheltered so just these will do for me. Shooting a one pound S&W 340 PD loaded with 357 Magnums? If anyone out there has done this....how did the work for you? I shoot mine with standard 38 Special A friend and I bought J frames at the same time, he got the fancy PD version and I got the .38 Airweight. We took them right to the range. The PD is horrible to shoot and not something I'd ever do again.
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Shield 40
Glock 23
ruger sp101
I have all three and carry the Shield when I can. Glock and sp101 ride in the center console
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