Originally Posted by gitem_12
Personally, i don't see the need for a mini auto. In any caliber.


A comment I can agree with..........mini-autos are only better than nothing at all.

As to the G42, it's about 1/2" shorter on length, about 3/16" thinner & about the same height as a G26/27 in 9mm/40, which I carry occasionally, IWB.

Not much difference in the size of the guns, but, IMO, a big difference in the potency of the rounds so I'll take the 9 or 40 any day & pay the very small size penalty.

The G26/27 & the G42 are all too heavy to be a pocket gun for my use, so if I want to pocket carry, then it's a J-frame 442 with 135 gr Gold Dots.

As far as concealment goes, even with just a T-shirt & a pair of shorts, in a good IWB, I can carry a 1911 LWT Commander sized pistol or a G19 every bit as effectively & as well concealed as the aforementioned G26/27, hence the comment that it is only carried occasionally..........why carry a smaller gun that not as easy to shoot & carries fewer rounds?

The G42 simply makes no real sense to me for reasons of both size & round potency.

MM