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The Ruger LC9 is a lot lighter and a little thinner than the Sig P239, and would be very inconspicuous carried in an IWB holster, I think.
It is basically a mini 1911. You carry it either condition 1 -- chamber full, hammer cocked, safety on -- or condition 3 -- chamber empty, hammer down, safety off.
Condition 2 -- chamber full, hammer down, safety off -- just doesn't make much sense. To get to condition 2, you will have to manually lower the hammer on a live round, as the P238 does not have a decocker. And since it is single action, pulling the trigger won't do anything, so to put it into action you will have to manually cock the hammer. Lowering the safety is faster and less fumble prone than cocking the hammer.
Didn't go through 10 pages but have you heard about the p938?
Nope, no one mentioned the P938 but I just did some quick digging. Pretty neat - but I'm not sure I want something larger than the P238, even if it is only "slightly" bigger. Is 9mm ammo less expensive than .380?
Yup. And easier to find with a better selection of defensive ammo.Is 9mm ammo less expensive than .380?
So we shot it for the first time today and must say......WOW.....no bite and accurate. The wife loved it...thing is........ now I want one