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Some gun is better than nothing.

That is an excellent design.
I don't have one, but it's very well thought out.
What do you think of the trigger.
The only shop around here that's had one in stock, had a trigger block that wouldn't allow a proper grip, no less a trigger pull. Policy is that they won't remove it for customers.

It has a better than average trigger for a striker fired pistol. I carried a 1911 for years, still think that is what all other triggers are measured by. I like the smaller frame pistol now and tend to carry ALL the time now, 365XL fits that bill better for me. I have really grown to like the straight trigger blade without that goofy hinged piece that is popular with other brands.

Do it, you won't regret it.

I have one and my wife has one. Accurate, easy to conceal, and dead-nuts reliable.

Ed

Yep! Best “Pocket Pistol” I’ve bought in YEARS !

Any Hellcat fans? Looked at a used one yesterday.

An offensive handgun is called a rifle.

If you're smart, there are a bunch of you. With rifles.

Awhile back, I was in BPS and had a guy behind the gun counter showing me some stuff. I said I wanted to look at that Hellcat and he said he couldn't see one. Other guy was helping some dude fill out the paperwork. He'd just bought it. I looked at one in Scheel's yesterday. They look very good. I haven't heard anything negative about them.

The gun like that which would really be on my radar would be the Shield Plus. There are several good ones though.

365xl with two spare mags.

Sold my 365 SAS, picking up a 365xl next week. Didn't like the sights onnthe SAS. Really like the XL,especially with a 12 round magazines. Damn things are dead nut's accurate too.

Couple of pocket guns.

Bob, your story reminded me of two of my friends who got into a fight with a couple of Mexicans in a bar parking lot back in 1981 when we were all attending Jr College. One Mexican pulled a Raven 25 and shot them both in the chest at point blank range. One survived and one died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.

My point being that both tragic deaths of our friends prove a small pocket gun can and will kill you with proper shot placement. Another words if the bad guy gets off a lucky shot.

I’ve carried a Ruger LCP 380 loaded with Speer Gold Dots in my left front pocket as a BUG for years. But I’ve always got either a 1911 in 45 acp or my Glock 32 in 357 Sig caliber on my hip as a primary weapon.
And since I got my Sig P365 9mm, in the summertime, if I’m wearing my Carhartt work shorts, I’ve found it easily fits in my front pocket with a Uncle Mike’s pocket holster.

The S&W Governor is quite the formidable Pocket Gun! 🤠

Are they making them in a shorter barreled version nowadays???

Yep, but you’ve got Gorilla sized hand, Big Jim! 🤠

Not that I'm aware of. The only two versions are black or silver. I think the silver one has a stainless cylinder. Otherwise, the only difference is color. The M&Pc is black stainless.

I was just thinking today that I wish that grip was a bit longer so I could get my pinkie finger on it.

Aside from that....I really like it.


Previous to this it was a sp101 357 mag with two 6 round speed strips.

Fellows I know, who have extensive time in the ER, say wounds from the 25, and the 22 kill more folks than anything else.
However, instantaneous stops are a bit more rare - although common.

That’s cause all the meskins and Groids carry those calibers 🤠

Thanks. Seemed like the one I had had a longer barrel. But that was several years ago. Gave mine to my nephew as he really liked it.

They seem to work, however!
One of those fellers told me of a 'groid who pi--ed his "girlfriend" off - she took him out with a couple of blows to the temples - with 4" spike heels! Fatal.