Anchorite
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9mm is to pistols what the 38 Special is to revolvers.
I pocket carry a .38 most times. I carry with swc going about 800 fps. The gun is always with me and two speed strips are located in my back pocket. I prefer a revolver for various reasons. I can rotate ammo much easier than an auto. This comes in hand with snake shot on light hikes and fishing trips. The auto can be loaded with shot as well but few autos actually will be able to cycle them rendering it into a single shot. To each his own. The cost savings for commercial ammo definitely favors the 9mm but for those that reload or willing to eat the cost the .38 is fine.
the ruger lcr is a very good choise as stated above. i have one and going to get another for my wife.
while 9MM is $12.00.
I have to say I have been blessed with my small guns. While my 2 Pico, and 2 Nano's will always be with me. I love the Kahr's both the CW380 and the CM9. And of course the little Keltec P32 will just about beat anything for light carry.
But, I have to say, I love shooting the small revolvers. As Hickcock45 said, "there is just something about them". For me, they are just down right fun to shoot. The LCR9mm gets shot often and the LCR22 is a main staple for fun times. I have no problem with the recoil of the 9mm. Just the right amount of recoil that is this side of pleasant before going over to the dark side. I can shoot a lot of rounds in one session.
And I never believed that 22.cal would be good for defense. That is until I started shooting 8 fast rounds of ammo out of the LCR22. And it is does not fail.
I carry the little light weight 38 more than the 9mm because of the light weight.
I buy all my ammo from "Target Sports" CLUB. One of the best investments I have made. Get to try out so many different ammunition's at a great saving. I have saved well over my $100.00 yearly membership.
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I see 9mm going for 8.97 regularly...Ordering online you can cut that cost by 33%
the reason my wife and i have each a ruger lcr is this. a semi auto is prone now and then to jam or fail. if it is at the time you need it your dead in the water. our lcr/s will never jam or fail. mine is a 38 special and my wife has a 22 mag, with a purple grip of course. i really like the .22 mag better that my 38 special. it really smacks the steel man target we have set in the yard just off of the deck hard. also if she misses an attacker the noise of that thing will scare the life out of him. im sold on the .22 mag. im old and i was only raised on revolvers. in the military i had a choise of either carying a revolver or a semi auto. i was the only one in the group that carried a revolver. i felt it was their when i needed it with out fail.
The P365 is a bit much for some to pocket carry. It works well for me even with the 12 rd mag. I carry it in an Uncle Mikes #3 and it fits like a glove. For my lifestyle it works just fine. I have wanted a P938 Legion for quite some time but the P365 has worked for pocket carry.
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