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I guess it was UPS. It was the place their label specified. I can't remember as it's been a few years. I didn't understand the no receipt part. I have never shipped a gun before and only used the local PO to ship anything.

I walked in and nobody was behind the desk. There was a bench with packages on it and an open door to a truck loading zone. Anyone could have walked in those doors from the loading area or the front door for that matter and left with any of those packages and nobody would have known. A black lady came in the office and explained that I needed to just leave my box over there, and that she couldn't give me a receipt or anything saying I had left it. I just decided to look for another solution as it seemed like a good way to give my pistol away.

A Keltec P32 or a P3AT in a Bear Creek wallet holster has been with me daily for the last 25 years. Both have been fired 300+ rounds without any malfunctions and includes regular practice.

Diamondback DB9 has worn out a passel of my back pockets. It’s about the smallest 9mm I know of and shoots pretty fair. Has been flawless after a box of Winchester white box which is what they recommend. If in really close company I’ll put it in a sticky holster and carry it to the right side of my belt buckle with a tucked shirt. Never moves but a little tricky to put in place. Front pocket carry is great if your jeans have a fairly loose pocket opening. Some are too tight.

Fred

I've carried this Remington 51 (380) a number of times trying to make it work. It's just a little too long for most of my front pockets, but fits great in a back pocket when concealment isn't really an issue. With it being very thin, it conceals very well in a pair of dress pants or a suit jacket pocket. The 51 points better than any pocket pistol I've used. It has a manual safety in addition to the grip safety which is a positive to me for a pocket pistol.

LCR 22lr. I’d rather carry Mexican than in a pocket.

Looks like it is settled, the UPP 🏆 goes to P32 + Buffalobore 75gr hardcast loads.👏

Those old Remingtons are nice.

Ya’ know, I’m a little miffed that no one brought up my favorite! It’s a Smith 351pd. Scandium j frame 8 shot in .22 mag. It doesn’t gain appreciable weight from empty to full, and it is the only one I’ve ever had that I actually forget is there. Accuracy is acceptable, and enough rounds to suit me. Somewhere I picked up a couple of cute little aluminum speed loaders, so I can go “dressed “ with 18 rounds, which should do for any situation I find myself in.

I seem to recall something like that being a Deflave favorite some years ago. Not sure if he still thinks so, though.

My favorite pocket pistol is my Beretta Nano, if I wanted something smaller I would look for a Beretta Pico, they are discontinued so I'd have to find a used one.

Not a big fan of small guns but sometimes, carrying one is about the only option...............like riding a motorcycle with a tucked in t-shirt.

Then it's a 442 J-frame with enhanced grips & 135 gr Gold Dots & an extra speedloader


It's far better than nothing & with t grips is accurate enough at reasonable range.

MM

Discreet pocket carry, zero printing. Beretta model 20 .25acp sa/da

I believe that the ATF many years ago declared that pocket holsters designed so that you can fire the gun without removing it first constituted an NFA violation.

Auk1124: I bought my first "pocket pistol" in 1968 - it was/is a Smith & Wesson Model 60 (stainless steel 5-shot revolver with 2" barrel and fixed sights).
I own several more of them as of today and for the sake of first love I deem the original stainless revolver (Smith & Wesson Model 60) "my favorite"!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

For show and tell purposes only. Never has seen any use

Of course it's a total BS declaration on their part, as they have no legislative powers, and there's nothing in the NFA that says any such thing.

PREZACTLY

I’d like to hear more about the grip wrap and leather strip. got any more photos of it?

Is this about all I need for walking around without any trees close by to climb.

442s are great little guns.