Colt Diamondback
28pts, -1 for firepower, -1 for caliber
I get that this is subjective, but for the folks giving 5 and 6 shot revolvers a 4 for firepower, what are numbers 1 through 3 used for? Because it seems like only a derringer is really lower among realistically carried firearms.
I like carrying my SP101 as much as anyone, but I would have to say:
1 = derringer
2 = 5 and 6 shot revolvers
3 = 6+1 and 7+1 single-stack autos or 7 to 8 shot revolvers
4 = 9 to, say, 12 rounds counting the +1
5 = 13 rounds and up
I also think it's hard to call a full-size auto a 4 or 5 when your talking about a
relative scale. I mean, if a Glock 17 is a 4 (as someone put), then how do you rate the Glock 19, the Glock 26, a J frame or LCP, and a mini-revolver. The fact that there are several tiers of firearms more concealable than the Glock 17, to me, means that the 17 has to be relatively low on the scale, even if it conceals just fine
for you. The Glock is just a convenient example. The same argument would hold true for Government, Commander, and Officer 1911s.
If I try to judge concealability on a relative scale, where being more concealable means a higher number, I would think something like this would be the scale:
1 = Desert Eagles, 8"+ revolvers and whatnot. Stuff few, if any, people would even try to conceal.
2 = Full or "Service" size weapons
3 = Compact
4 = Subcompact
5 = Pocketable and smaller firearms
I mean, if you just want to grade your weapon on a curve, that's cool. But it would be more useful if at least some of these criteria were consistent. It's not like the total means anything, really. That's the nature of making trade offs. A score of, say, 25 could be a hard to conceal firearm with plenty of firepower and in a caliber with an excellent track record. Or it could be an easily concealed yet ergonomic weapon with few rounds. They will appeal to totally different types of carriers.