chaim
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I'm not asking "if everything else is equal...", I'm asking based on my situation below...
I currently have an NAA Guardian .32ACP. I'd prefer the Kel-tec P32, but it isn't available in MD. It is reliable and a decent gun, but it is a little heavy for the caliber (it weighs about the same as my .38spl S&W 442). I find recoil is no problem in this gun, it is almost fun to shoot.
Apparently, MD finally put the P3AT on the approved list, and some distributors occasionally carry it with the fired shell casing. I've found one local store that carries it ($299). It is smaller and lighter than my Guardian and in a more potent caliber. However, I hear recoil can be quite a handful in this gun, and there are occasional quality issues. If I could get the P32 (it isn't MD legal) I'd probably buy it in a heartbeat (probably trading the Guardian) but I'm less sure with the P3AT.
Another option is wait until I can afford a Kahr PM9. Eventually, it is the way I want to go anyway. While, I can't afford it right now, and other guns will probably take priority before I buy it, I do have other options that will work in the meantime. Also, it is just a tad large for pocket carry so it is possible that even after I buy it I'll still need the Guardian or Kel-tec as it may not always be suitable for my pockets. Since I have the Guardian and the 442 for pocket carry, there is no real reason to hurry. However, if I wait, it will probably be a couple years before I pick up this gun.
I have a decent pocket gun in the .32ACP Guardian, it is reliable, recoil isn't bad. The caliber is pretty marginal and accuracy is only good at close range SD ranges though since the sights are nearly non-existant. One option is stay with that.
The P3AT would give me a better round, but recoil may be a problem and I don't know what my gun's reliability would be since I don't yet have one. Cost isn't bad, I could buy it outright and keep the Guardian until it proved itself, or I could make it even easier and trade the Guardian.
I'd love the Kahr. I will eventually buy one, but it will be a few years. But it may be a tad too big to always work in this role.
So, should I wait on the Kahr and keep the Guardian for now, get the P3AT, or just forget the Kahr and stick with the Guardian (or get the P3AT) as my perminent solution to the pocket gun niche (when I want more, I do have my larger S&W 442 snub).
I currently have an NAA Guardian .32ACP. I'd prefer the Kel-tec P32, but it isn't available in MD. It is reliable and a decent gun, but it is a little heavy for the caliber (it weighs about the same as my .38spl S&W 442). I find recoil is no problem in this gun, it is almost fun to shoot.
Apparently, MD finally put the P3AT on the approved list, and some distributors occasionally carry it with the fired shell casing. I've found one local store that carries it ($299). It is smaller and lighter than my Guardian and in a more potent caliber. However, I hear recoil can be quite a handful in this gun, and there are occasional quality issues. If I could get the P32 (it isn't MD legal) I'd probably buy it in a heartbeat (probably trading the Guardian) but I'm less sure with the P3AT.
Another option is wait until I can afford a Kahr PM9. Eventually, it is the way I want to go anyway. While, I can't afford it right now, and other guns will probably take priority before I buy it, I do have other options that will work in the meantime. Also, it is just a tad large for pocket carry so it is possible that even after I buy it I'll still need the Guardian or Kel-tec as it may not always be suitable for my pockets. Since I have the Guardian and the 442 for pocket carry, there is no real reason to hurry. However, if I wait, it will probably be a couple years before I pick up this gun.
I have a decent pocket gun in the .32ACP Guardian, it is reliable, recoil isn't bad. The caliber is pretty marginal and accuracy is only good at close range SD ranges though since the sights are nearly non-existant. One option is stay with that.
The P3AT would give me a better round, but recoil may be a problem and I don't know what my gun's reliability would be since I don't yet have one. Cost isn't bad, I could buy it outright and keep the Guardian until it proved itself, or I could make it even easier and trade the Guardian.
I'd love the Kahr. I will eventually buy one, but it will be a few years. But it may be a tad too big to always work in this role.
So, should I wait on the Kahr and keep the Guardian for now, get the P3AT, or just forget the Kahr and stick with the Guardian (or get the P3AT) as my perminent solution to the pocket gun niche (when I want more, I do have my larger S&W 442 snub).