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I'm definitely no gun aficionado and am looking for a totally concealed pistol. When I carry on my belt it is a Glock 21. Everything else I own are antiqish revolvers. My wife and son already have/carry LCP's and I would like something different to add and carry without breaking my bank.
Suggestions? Thanks
FJB & FJT
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I got two words for you:
L
C
R
And if that doesn't suit you:
G
F
Y
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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442 is my Sunday go-to-meeting front pocket gun.
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I got two words for you:
L
C
R
And if that doesn't suit you:
G
F
Y
Travis I'm not really in the mood for math this afternoon but I keep coming up with 3 f*cking letters!! So are here are two for you: GFY And thanks, revolvers were not something that I have given any thought to, until now.
FJB & FJT
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A internal hammer or shrouded hammer revolver is about as foolproof as you can possibly get. It won't carry as flat or as invisibly in pants pockets as something like an LCP or P3AT would, but it carries well enough, packs enough punch, and will give you far less ammunition sensitivity.
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It won't carry as flat or as invisibly in pants pockets as something like an LCP or P3AT would Most folk just figure I'm sporting chub.
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It won't carry as flat or as invisibly in pants pockets as something like an LCP or P3AT would Most folk just figure I'm sporting chub. At my age, everybody would know it's a gun.........
If we live long enough, we all have regrets. But the ones that nag at us the most are the ones in which we know we had a choice.
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I carry an S&W model 38 Airweight. Alloy frame, shrouded hammer.....whats not to like?
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I like .38 Special revolvers over the .380's. You won't find any pocket .380's with any load that will pass the FBI's tests, but there are some +P loads for .38 Special that will pass out of a 2" revolver. To me, that says there's a significant difference.
I lean toward the S&W J frames or the Colt Cobra/Agent D frame. My J frame is actually a 6 shot .32 H&R mag which isn't a .38 Special but the .32 H&R tends to out-penetrate the .38 Special, so it's decent.
But my real pocket carry revolver is the 6 shot, 15oz Colt Cobra in .38 Special with Speer Short Barrel +P loads.
The .380's are nice, and it's nice that the reloads are flat and small. In a good pocket holster, the revolvers tend to look less like you're carrying a gun than a flat .380. And I just put a speed loader in the other pocket.
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S&W M38 for me also. Great pistol...
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The S&W 340PD in a pocket holster works well in my experience. I don't leave home without mine.
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The scandium J-frames are bad ass.
But the Ruger gets you there for less coin.
I didn't want to like the LCR's. I really didn't.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I'm definitely no gun aficionado and am looking for a totally concealed pistol. When I carry on my belt it is a Glock 21. Everything else I own are antiqish revolvers. My wife and son already have/carry LCP's and I would like something different to add and carry without breaking my bank.
Suggestions? Thanks I wouldn't go near any 380 pistol, personally. The LC9 gives you the significantly better terminal ballistics performance of 9mm with a minimal increase in size and weight. Price is very reasonable for the basic gun. And as Travis says, the LCR is a good alternative if you're into revolvers.
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I didn't want to like the LCR's. I really didn't.
Travis
Me either. But I do like them. Great little guns.
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars
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Doc,
Nice to have you back sir.
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I didn't want to like the LCR's. I really didn't.
Travis Agreed. The Ruger is an ugly little thing, but is has everything it should and nothing it shouldn't. They're very good guns.
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I have no experience with that Ruger. As for buying a S&W scandium J frame. You can save yourself from the high MSRP by shopping on gunbroker.com, etc...
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The S&W 340PD in a pocket holster works well in my experience. I don't leave home without mine. +1 on the 340PD Or the 442; I have both, the 340 is a bit lighter & more svelte. Front pocket carry more often than not. It ain't like havin' a 1911, but it'll do charged with 135gr Gold Dots. MM
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If you're not into living in the past, skip the revolver and try a compact 45 like a Springfield XDS. I recently bought one and it's no larger-- and, in fact, is thinner-- than my S&W 442 but it carries 6 rounds of 45. Mine has been very reliable with a variety of different loads.
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There's no doubt I'd prefer a semi; don't have an XDS, but I do have a G26 & G27 & they are simply too heavy (20moz empty) to match the ease of carrying the revolver......the size is not the main issue, for me, but the weight is.
How much does the XDS weigh, loaded up?
Are you realistically carrying it in your front pants/shorts pocket?
Pic of the gun in a front pants pocket?
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