Yep, You are spot on…that’s why I have a p938 too.
. (I don’t use the magazine extensions or I could not get it in my box)EDC question ( Asking for a friend)
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. (I don’t use the magazine extensions or I could not get it in my box)A 357mm handgun has good stopping power. Only Walmart is not selling ammunition for them any longer.
Skeet’s, that HK would be my choice for sure. Hammer fired, manual safety and a decocking lever would give me the safety insurance I look for. The one I looked up was a 10 round mag.
I have a p365 with the manual safety. But I can’t get past those striker fired pistols relying on about .030” of a metal pin stopping it from firing. I know, I know, everyone is going to say they have been carrying for years and never had an accident. But I refuse to carry with one in the chamber and that’s just me.
I have a p365 with the manual safety. But I can’t get past those striker fired pistols relying on about .030” of a metal pin stopping it from firing. I know, I know, everyone is going to say they have been carrying for years and never had an accident. But I refuse to carry with one in the chamber and that’s just me.
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I know a guy who found the perfect pistol (several times). One is this Springfield compact LW. He found it at the LGS and it followed him home. Before it had any miles on it, he spent a lot of time wearing the knife-sharp edges off of it. Then it made a trip to Robar (RIP) for their NP3 finish.
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Springfield XDS compact .45 cal. Thin, doesn't print with nice IWB holster. 7+1 but I always carry a spare mag as well. Even have a nice green light/laser combo on it.
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Here's a shot of a "friend's" Sig P938 (top left) with extended mag. Supposedly this person has another extended mag (15 rounder) for this little pocket pistol. Looks funny as hell with it.
Ruger SR1911 Lightweight Commander in acp (bottom left). Aluminum main frame, titanium feed ramp so hollow points ain't an issue at all.
Ruger SR1911 Lightweight Commander in acp (bottom left). Aluminum main frame, titanium feed ramp so hollow points ain't an issue at all.
I've got several that I COULD carry all the time but it seems most of the time my go-to is my S&W Model 60 in .357 magnum, adjustable sights. It just works for me. And fired single action it is super accurate - no problem making the steel clang at 50 yards. The trigger is just so sweet compared to, say, my Sig P365 Macro. Sure...the Sig carries 18 rounds and the Model 60 only 5 - but my philosophy is that I should need only 1 round to take care of a problem. These days I stay out of crowded cities!
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I've got a guy in Uzbekistan that's got a hacksaw and a hammer. he'll fix you right up.
Go down south to get the good tooling for the holster. Them northerners just wanna put a furry collar on it.
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Oh my…Id have trouble concealing that in my French cycling outfit…no one would believe that.
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Your "friend" has good taste in guns...I love my "friends" GSG....
It's cheap practice for using a 1911. (The suppressor is a nice "bonus" too!!!)
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Love that thing too...well my "friend's" GSG. It runs like a sewing machine and easily connects at 50 yards. Yes, the fake can that came with it really completes the package. Funny thing is, it's actually louder with the "can" on it.
My friend has another very sweet shooter in 9mm as well. One of my favorites to shoot.
This is a very personal question and you'll get a ton of different answers, and the right answer is what works for you. What works for one person might not work for others, etc. I used to carry a S&W Shield. Still have it but don't really carry it anymore unless I want something really concealable. Have plenty of other pistols including 1911's, Berettas, other Glocks, S&W Revolvers, CZ's, etc. But these days I carry a plain 'ole, unmodified and un-messed with, bone stock (aside from he added optic) Gen3 Glock 19 in a Tier1 appendix holster with a spare mag. Works great for me, is super comfortable, but may not work for you. Even when renovating my place and working outside in the yard or on the tractor I usually have it on me. Comfortable enough to wear all day and not cause any problems. Have been running this set-up for the last two years with no complaints.
It looks big and cumbersome, but you'd be surprised how comfortable it is, and having the spare mag is something everyone should have on them but many I know don't. I don't carry it for the extra capacity, but if yoou have a situation where the mag in the gun takes a crap on you, baseplate falls out and you lose all your rounds, have a stoppage, etc.
Small pistols just suck. Great to carry but garbage when it comes to actually using, comfort in hand, accuracy, capacity and are no fun to shoot. Big guns are great, but heavy, and as awesome as 1911's are (I love mine) they just can't compete with pistols that are similar in size but lighter with way more capacity. For a carry gun I want it to be first and foremost reliable, then affordable, super simple to run and easy to replace. Not going to carry some super expensive piece that will get confiscated if I every am involved in a self-defense situation where I had to use it and probably need see i again. Also never understood the extended mag thing. By the time you add the extended mags you might as well just step up to a compact instead of running a subcompact with an extended mag.
For classes I have a pair of identical G17's that I'll travel with. Try to keep it simple and if one goes down (never had that happen) I can easily pick up the spare and keep going in class. Have a buddy who always likes to bring different stuff to classes and he's always adjusting or tweaking stuff, and I swear he misses out on a lot of stuff they're teaching because of all the fiddling he's doing. I've shot all my pistols in classes I've taken and just decided the Glock is the way to go for me. Easiest to run, no sharp edges, parts are cheap and easy to get and replace when they wear out, and those guns will run forever. These days my nicer pistols are there just to have or to have fun with at the range now and then.
Again, this is what works for me and my body type, and can wear this with jeans and a t-shirt, but might not work for you.
It looks big and cumbersome, but you'd be surprised how comfortable it is, and having the spare mag is something everyone should have on them but many I know don't. I don't carry it for the extra capacity, but if yoou have a situation where the mag in the gun takes a crap on you, baseplate falls out and you lose all your rounds, have a stoppage, etc.
Small pistols just suck. Great to carry but garbage when it comes to actually using, comfort in hand, accuracy, capacity and are no fun to shoot. Big guns are great, but heavy, and as awesome as 1911's are (I love mine) they just can't compete with pistols that are similar in size but lighter with way more capacity. For a carry gun I want it to be first and foremost reliable, then affordable, super simple to run and easy to replace. Not going to carry some super expensive piece that will get confiscated if I every am involved in a self-defense situation where I had to use it and probably need see i again. Also never understood the extended mag thing. By the time you add the extended mags you might as well just step up to a compact instead of running a subcompact with an extended mag.
For classes I have a pair of identical G17's that I'll travel with. Try to keep it simple and if one goes down (never had that happen) I can easily pick up the spare and keep going in class. Have a buddy who always likes to bring different stuff to classes and he's always adjusting or tweaking stuff, and I swear he misses out on a lot of stuff they're teaching because of all the fiddling he's doing. I've shot all my pistols in classes I've taken and just decided the Glock is the way to go for me. Easiest to run, no sharp edges, parts are cheap and easy to get and replace when they wear out, and those guns will run forever. These days my nicer pistols are there just to have or to have fun with at the range now and then.
Again, this is what works for me and my body type, and can wear this with jeans and a t-shirt, but might not work for you.
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Depending on what I'm wearing, G43 or G43X during the summer months. Winter time, G26 or G19. My wife has a G42 that she carries. Yet, if she is doing a lot of shooting, she prefers her G19.
I do understand a question like this, is subjective at best. Like an oil question, or which color tractor is better, each have good and not so good points, and fan boys that will follow and defend till they drop. I truly thank you guys for taking the time and to include friends toys and view points.