P-11 or J frame for pocket carry?

[MR.G]

About the same size and weight. The P-11 carries six more rounds than the J frame, but also has a wider grip which prints more. Which one is the better pocket gun?

 

[P95Carry]

Just me but - I'd not actually rate either (for myself) to be true pocket pieces ... due to bulk aspects. Much as I love J frames and their ilk - in this choice situation I'd go P-11 actually.

Folks will vary on this, of course - maybe finding those sizes well manageable but I reckon ''pocket'' in the true sense tends to be mainly including the P-32, P3AT, NAA Guardian, R9, Seecamp - etc ... really pretty small guns with a very low printing prob in right pocket and right holster.

Only my 2c mark you!!

 

[MikeJ]

I'm with P95 on this one. I had a P11 and can't imagine trying to conceal it in a pocket, at least not in the pants I wear. A J frame, particularly if it is one with a concealed hammer like the S&W 642, is much easier to conceal due to its shape. I have carried an Airweight J frame on occasion in a pocket but it only works well with certain pants. Having said that I normally carry a NAA Guardian .32 in my pocket and never worry about it printing.

 

[gbelleh]

I'd take the J frame because it's less blocky in a pocket.

 

[Brian Williams]

I take a J farme and would use a P-11 IWB like my daughter.

 

[Marshall]

I'd choose the little .32 J-Frame

 

[kngflp]

I had this same problem a year or so ago, I went with the p-11, it's lighter and has twice the capacity. I carry the p-11 in my front left pocket just about everywhere I go, or on the belt when I can't get away with the CZ 75.
It is flat and lacks the distinctive bulge of a revolver. I usually wear old navy cargo shorts, it also fits nice in most of my dress pants. I ended up getting j frame too, this will ride in the coat pocket in the winter, and probably get thrown in the pocket to back up the p-11 if it is riding on the belt.

 

[chris in va]

I'm seriously thinking of selling my P11. It's a nice carry gun but DAMN that trigger is long. It really screws up my shots, and forget about fast follow ups.

 

[mtnbkr]

PM sent to ya Chris...

Chris

 

[kngflp]

After alot of practice with the p-11 I can do pretty well with it. I practice shooting it weak handed from retention, as I carry it in the weak hand pocket. I can dump the mag into the guts of a paper bad guy PDQ. The only time I hate the gun Is when I dry fire it, it really feels like a toy, but with live ammo it feels like a gun more like a cannon.

 

[tbeb]

I carried a Grendel P-12 for about 9 years. The P-12 and
Kel Tec P-11 were designed by same man, and the P-11 is just a hair larger. My present carry is an old model Charter Arms Undercover .38 which is the same size as a "J" frame. I feel the Charter Arms carries better in a front pants pocket.

 

[TxCajun]

Really, IMO, they're both too big for comfortable pocket carry. P3AT!

 

[kngflp]

Depends on the pants, I bet M.C. Hammer could of pocketed an AK while you could count the change in Robert Plants front pocket. I am somewhere in between with my roomy cargo pants, but even my off the rack dress slacks accamodate either of the two choices easily.

 

[Car Knocker]

Kinda depends on how you dress and what you have for pockets. I often pocket-carry a Kimber UC .45ACP in my warm-weather shorts. A good pocket holster is essential (Eric Larsen -hbeleatherworks.com- made mine).