I ccw a sw9ve in shorts and a t shirt. Its all in the holster fo the most part.
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If I could find something that was a solid blend of power and conceal-ability, I might consider .380. G42? Don't like the S&W BG. I also think trying to pick one during the summer is distracting me from the reality that I'll have some form of concealment garment on for at least 7 months of the year. In October this probably would be an easier decision.
I wasn't sold on the .380 at first either. But I picked up a g42 and I have to say I feelconfident when carrying it. It is very light compared to other glocks, and is easy to shoot. Yeah 7 rounds of .380 is not the best option, but it is a very comfortable carry piece.
Yeah, I'm thinking of a G42 for the same reason - bit smaller and easier to shoot makes up for being .380. I think they have +1 magazines now too.
If I could find something that was a solid blend of power and conceal-ability, I might consider .380. G42? Don't like the S&W BG. I also think trying to pick one during the summer is distracting me from the reality that I'll have some form of concealment garment on for at least 7 months of the year. In October this probably would be an easier decision.
So this morning I drove down to an LGS, cash in hand, intent on purchasing the PM9 (no safety) that was in the case. Unfortunately, he had taken a deposit by phone the previous day. He offered to get me one, but the external safety version was the only one available. I decided to continue looking (didn't love his price anyway), when another customer came in and basically compared the PM9 to a wad of used toilet paper - mags suck, takedown is a PITA, shoots like crap, etc. He had several that went back to Kahr multiple times and finally gave up. Told me the Shield was the way to go. I think it's too big for pocket carry. A few days prior, the owner espoused the virtues of the PM9 as probably the best pocket carry 9mm. I'm sure the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Both of them dumped on the G43.
I'm confused.
I've never felt comfortable carry anything less than 9mm. I've had a .380, and a .32 Seecamp, and I never felt well protected when carry them. While certainly better than nothing, they probably wouldn't have helped much if I was in the Aurora theater.
So this morning I drove down to an LGS, cash in hand, intent on purchasing the PM9 (no safety) that was in the case. Unfortunately, he had taken a deposit by phone the previous day. He offered to get me one, but the external safety version was the only one available. I decided to continue looking (didn't love his price anyway), when another customer came in and basically compared the PM9 to a wad of used toilet paper - mags suck, takedown is a PITA, shoots like crap, etc. He had several that went back to Kahr multiple times and finally gave up. Told me the Shield was the way to go. I think it's too big for pocket carry. A few days prior, the owner espoused the virtues of the PM9 as probably the best pocket carry 9mm. I'm sure the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Both of them dumped on the G43.
I'm confused.
Why do you say that? The guy wasn't wearing body armor on his chest, right, so one round to the chest and he'd have been hurting.
Some of these shooters will off themselves as soon as someone shoots back too, though probably not that Aurora guy.
I usually sit in the back row and neither gun had decent sights. The Seecamp actually has no sights, just a channel down the middle. I've got night sights on the pm9 and can shoot it pretty well out to 25 yards.
Thanks for all the feedback. Ended up going with a Kahr CM9. Currently sitting front right in a DeSantis Nemesis holster, but printing like crazy. May have to look at a Superfly instead.
Also took it to the range last night. Boy have I been spoiled by the VP9....