9mm Concealed Carry Choice

[Big Bad Bob]

Question:

Glock 26, gen 3 or 4
XDS 3.3 9mm
S&W Shield 9mm
Kahr CW9

SHOULD have put "other" in the poll and comments. My bad.

which one would you carry, do carry, and why?

 

[GBExpat]

None of the above.

For the past 7 years my concealed carry 9x19 choice has been a Kel-Tec PF9.

 

[silverking]

None of the above.
S&W M&P 9c w/ crimson trace grips. 'Nuff said.

 

[TomJ]

Another none of the above. I carry a P938, and just picked up a Springfield EMP. The 938 is used for pocket carry, and have others I rotate when carrying IWB.

 

[TarDevil]

Yet another "none of the above."

SR9c and LC9s.

SR9c when I can carry OWB, LC9s when IWB or pocket.

 

[BSA1]

I see a trend here. Another none of the above.

My primary EDC is SIG P239. I like it's size, weight and how the grip fits my hand plus 9 rounds of 9 x 19.

My others choses are Star Firestar and Ruger SR9c.

 

[jcwit]

None of the above.

I carry a SCCY, light & reliable.

 

[Inazone]

None of the above, but my carry gun - a Bersa BP9cc - has some strong similarities to the Kahr, specifically size. I previously CC'd a Beretta PX4 subcompact, then a Steyr M9 and most recently (and briefly) a Sig SP2022, but found the BP9cc to be the most comfortable to carry IWB (in a Kahr-sized Bianchi holster) and have come to shoot it quite well despite being lighter and smaller.

 

[kcofohio]

LC9 EDC here.

 

[Harvie]

I like the S&W M&P 9c.

 

[TarDevil]

Now if the OP wanted me to pick a runner up from his list, I'd go with the Shield... but that isn't what he asked.

 

[Plan2Live]

None of the above.

 

[Arizonan]

Shield all the way. I would not carry any other small 9mm. For auto this is my go to for ccw. Looks good, super reliable. Cost was $369.00 out the door. Winner, winner all the way.

 

[Charles S]

Well, I did not vote. I carried a Kahr K-9 for years and was extremely happy with it! I even shot several instructional courses with it. Recently however I am carrying a Sig subcompact 9. I am very happy with it! The 938 is a great carry gun.

 

[Ankeny]

I have carried all three at one time or another (but not at the same time). The trigger on the Kahr just bugs me, but heck...that's just me. So I sold the Kahr. I packed a Glock 26 for a long time.I had a Pearce extension on mine for a home for my pinky finger. The G26 is a great choice. I stopped packing it when I got a Shield because the Shield is thinner and more ergonomic for me. I did a trigger job on the Shield and reduced the weight some and smoothed it up a lot. Of the three, I shoot the Shield the best. Frankly, you couldn't go wrong with any of them.

 

[ritepath]

Shield almost hands down compared to most anything, on the list or not.

Thin enough to conceal OWB easily, yet big enough to punch plates out to 20 yards accurately. Reliable and at a price point that's fanbleepingtastic.

I really need to pick up a couple to just drop in the safe.

 

[JR24]

None of the above, but the closest would be the Glock 26. However, most of the choices are too small for me.

For 9mm I'd probably carry a Glock 19. Or a SR9c.

 

[Chocolate Bayou]

None of the above

My fist 2 pistols were tupperware 9mm. Then I shot a Colt Defender,(my edc) after that nothing but metal. Newest is CZ75B in matte stainless, amongst several 1911 in different calibers, next is Colt Commander XSE.

 

[MedWheeler]

Of those, I'd pick the Kahr. Although all of the options are striker-fired, the Kahr's seems to have the trigger that most replicates the DA-action ones I'm most familiar with, and have trained the most with (DA/SA revolvers, and DA/SA autoloaders.)

It's also, to me at least, the most handsome.

But, I carry a Kel-Tec PF9, and have since April of 2010. With its hard-chrome slide, it's pretty handsome as well. I carried a Bersa Thunder 380 before that.

 

[AustinTX]

None of the above. Walther PPS.

But out of the above, the Shield (with an Apex trigger kit). I don't trust Kahrs. The XDs is (I believe) the heaviest of the ultra-slim, single-stack 9mm pistols, but the main reason is that I just haven't been personally impressed with the different XD pistols I've shot. The G26 is a much wider double-stack pistol, so it doesn't belong in this particular conversation for me.

 

[allaroundhunter]

None of the above. I carry a Glock 19 because it conceals as easy as a Glock 26 (for me) but has 50% more capacity.

 

[Goju]

None of the above.
I'm very satisfied with my S&W 3914

 

[Girodin]

The glock or the shield from what you have listed. The Walther PPS is really worth a look as well. Between the glock and PPS/shield size guns it would depend on what else I owned.

 

[RustyShackelford]

Bills; M&P Shield....

I have a few bills & $$$ issues but plan to buy a NIB S&W Shield 9x19mm with the "no thumb safety" format later this year.
It's small, easy to carry, easy to field-strip & clean & has lots of holsters/parts/gear for it.
I'd add Trijicon HD sights & maybe Metalife or Cerakote(SOCOM blue & or the darker grey color).
M&P Shields are very popular.
Last summer(2014) I worked on a site with a small town LE officer who told me she wanted a new Shield to replace her Glock 26 9mm that she used off duty.
The other models are good too but the "no thumb safety" Shield 9x19mm has a lot to offer & can last years.

 

[Mainsail]

How do you define concealed? Undetectable? Lump but no outline? Printing plainly?

I can legally conceal a handgun in a zipper pouch that's shaped exactly like the handgun within. I can conceal so well you'd never know it was there short of a full pat-down.