There's also a difference between a gun that is very thin for 95% of its area, but has a control that sticks out far, and a gun that is the same thickness. This is really the Glock-vs-everything-else issue. If your problem with thick guns is the controls, Glock will solve the issue. If its the thickness of the thing overall...
What is the slimmest double stack nine.
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Star BKM. Close enough. Oh, that's a single, not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Ruger SR9 is one of the most slim that I have fondled. It will by my carry gun of choice if it ever gets pass in Il.
I think at the slide the steyr m9 might be just as wide. The grip feels a lot slimer to me. I don't know what the measurements are. It is also 17+1 with the newer mags (15+1) with the originals. If you are going for something that feels thinner in hand it might be a good choice. If it is something that is thinner to coneal better, I'm not sure there is any advantage.
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Just to be clear I'm looking for thin on the hip and not so much the hand. Honestly aside from the BDM it doesn't look as though anything is appreciably thinner than my g34 I carry now.
I've handled and short the steyr m40 noting its impressive ergonomics. But for whatever reason the example we had on hand had SERIOUS accuracy issues that have since scared me off from the brand.
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Jath
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So I'm guessing you're looking for a full sized gun that can be carried concealed?
Check this link out then:
http://fnforum.net/forums/fn-fnx/26101-crossbreed-supe-tuck-my-fnx-40-has-arrived.html
Keep in mind that the divot can be added by the manufacturer, just request it.
Check this link out then:
http://fnforum.net/forums/fn-fnx/26101-crossbreed-supe-tuck-my-fnx-40-has-arrived.html
Keep in mind that the divot can be added by the manufacturer, just request it.
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I've handled an sr9 and I agree they're not carrying any unnecessary pork. In fact I've shot or handled just about all the pistols mentioned thus far with the exclusion of the walther and BDM
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Well to be accurate the Kel Tec P11 can take S&W 5906 15 rounds mags.
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I'm curious how you carry. A G34 is a lot of hardware to stuff in your pants.
Its actually not that bad at all in a IWB "crossbreed style" holster and pants a couple inches too big around the waist. After all a g34 is just a 17 with slightly more slide and bbl.
I started ccw with a pf9 until a local active shooter incident made me rethink 8rds in an across the table accurate 9mm. Bear in mind I had the 34 all along, so I purchased a g32 and carried that for awhile, started carrying it with a g31 mag with a grip sleeve (full length grip). Of course this led me to start carrying the 34 which when you get the cant right feels just like a glock 19 sized gun on the hip and conceals amazingly well.
When I first started carrying I couldn't imagine hiding anything bigger than a pocket rocket. But as my comfort level increased and I became less paranoid about being made I discovered its actually easy to hide all but the biggest hand cannons.
My holster is a Parker http://www.parkerholsters.com/ which despite its moderate price has provided excellent service in a most comfortable way.
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probably the ruger sr9.
Problem with a lot of these measurements, is that they are measured at the controls because that's the widest part of the gun. If you measure across the grip and slide, i think you'd see that several of these guns are a lot thinner than the "on paper" numbers would lead one to believe.
surferdaddy
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A lot of carryability is how the weapon is shaped. I have a glock 19 ann m&p 40c. The m&p feels slimmer. A lot of it has to do with the roundness of the top of the slide.
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There are 12 round magazines for the p11 .... it's the slimmest double stack 9mm ....
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LOL just to update this last night I went to my LGS and handled another sr9 and the fnx.....I ended up leaving with a glock 26.
Thanks for the input guys. I guess in the end though the glock just speaks to my hand.
Oh and it measures 1.16" wide not measuring the slide stop
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Thanks for the input guys. I guess in the end though the glock just speaks to my hand.
Oh and it measures 1.16" wide not measuring the slide stop
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Slimmest I have personally seen is the Ruger SR9. Their SR40 is also super trim.
My big gripe with those guns is that the triggers vary from good to awful...but the ergonomics are otherwise flawless.
My big gripe with those guns is that the triggers vary from good to awful...but the ergonomics are otherwise flawless.
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