A wallet size pocket pistol?

[Old Fuff]

I carry a couple of striker fired guns, fully loaded, daily, and shoot them all the time, and have never had an issue in either department.

I presumed you were referring to a Colt 1908 Vest Pocket, Baby Browning, or something similar. These have a long nose on the firing pin that doubles as an ejector. Quickly snap back the slide to eject a loaded cartridge and you may get a nasty surprise as the half-chambered round goes off.

While unlikely, if both the manual safety and grip safety (if they're is one) fail because the striker/firing pin cracks there is nothing to stop the striker from going all of the way down. Once you cycle the slide there is no way to decock the piece except pull the trigger.

Hopefully you remove any chambered round first...

 

[AK103K]

I never had any troubles with my Colt's or Baby's. Although I did start paying a lot more attention to the Baby after my buddy had his go off in his pocket.

We both carried it the same way, tucked in a hanky in our hip pockets. He was working in the garden, bent over, and "somehow" it went off. He wasnt hurt, nor was anyone else, but it was a wake up.

I picked up my first Seecamp soon after, so it became a moot point for me.

These days, I carry Glocks, and my BUG is a 26 in a Smart Carry. Ive pretty much sold of or retired all the others. With the Smart Carry, I can carry the 26 in just a pair of swim shorts if I want, and regardless what pants Im wearing, its still faster on the draw, than trying to fish something out of a pocket. Getting it back in the holster is a PITA though.

 

[mac66]

Back in the day many people carried .25 autos. The Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 was a tiny and very popular pistol. They made them for 40 years. It was supplanted by the FN Baby Browning .25 which is/was a popular and tiny gun. The Baby Browning is a modified version of the Colt but is no longer imported. Bauer made a stainless steel copy of the BB in the 70s-80s. Colt also made a small .25 called the Colt Jr. in the 70s and Astra made one called the Cub. Actually Astra made the Jr. for Colt and then imported it as the Cub when Colt dropped it.

I had all of those little pistols at various times. I used them as back up plainclothes guns. Eventually I got rid of them after I got a Kel-Tec P32. Still very light weight and tiny but safer (double action) and more bang for the buck. I still wear the P32 occasionally on a chain around my neck as jewelry when I don't carry a gun.

 

[AK103K]

Eventually I got rid of them after I got a Kel-Tec P32. Still very light weight and tiny but safer (double action) and more bang for the buck.

I had/tried two P32's when they first came out. I had trouble with both, same thing with each too, they wouldnt "let off" when you pulled the trigger, so I got rid of them. I tried one of their SU16's as well when they first came out, and it didnt work out either.

For some reason, KelTec's and I dont seem to get along. I kind of equate them to Chrysler products. They have some good ideas, they just come up short in the presentation.

I still wear the P32 occasionally on a chain around my neck as jewelry when I don't carry a gun.

I have a couple of those necklaces as well.

One for my Seecamps, and one for my LCP. Great under a sweatshirt, or a shirt and tie. Just leave a button open on the shirt, and its pretty much instantly available....

 

[SDGlock23]

For size and weight the LCP is hard to beat. However there are some features it lacks, for one it has poor sights and two, the slide does not lock back on an empty magazine.

I've owned several LCPs and while nice, I went to a Kahr CW380. It's got better sights by far, slide does lock back on the last round, and it just generally speaking, it's a nicer gun for the money.

But either way, those two would be my top picks.

The Kahr CM9 is bigger, but it's still very pocketable in all the jeans/pants I own yet gives you 9mm instead of 380 ACP. I had one and it shot very well, so well I picked up a .40 version (CM40) and pocket carry it when I can only get by pocket carrying.

Both have served me well, are reliable, accurate and represent a VERY good value.

 

[owlhoot]

Taurus has a new .380 called the "Curve" that looks like a wallet and is shaped like a wallet. No holster is required. Not my cup of tea, but it sounds like the answer to the question that somebody must have asked.

 

[GAMEOVER44]

http://www.springfield-armory.com/resources/features/xd-mod-2/

9mm would be my choice they dont offer 45 yet.

 

[orionengnr]

My personal favorite is a Kahr PM9. I've had it since late 2005, and have pocket carried it every day for a good portion of that time.

I agree on the j-frames--they are just a bit long, and either stick out of my pocket or are visible at the top of the pocket in most pants.

I also agree with several posters on the Kel-Tecs. I have owned four (two P3ATs, one P32 and one P11). None were or could be made reliable (in varying degrees) after F&B, multiple parts from KT, new springs, new mags, a variety of ammo...and as a result, each was sold with full disclosure and at significant loss. YMMV, and I sincerely hope it does. Great concept, flawed execution.

For a small, reliable pocket handgun in a marginal caliber, I like the LCP. I've owned two of them, and both worked perfectly from round one and through 500-1000 rounds each. I sold each because I don't have faith in the cartridge. But, ironically, I am considering buying another, because there is nothing (IMHO) that strikes the same balance of size, capacity and reliability.

In the mean time, my PM9 is my trusty every day companion.