CCW Semi-auto for around $350 (or less)

[mephisto]

FN fourty-nine is a nice gun could be great if the trigger did not suck.

 

[keederdag]

Steyr and then Taurus. I cant beleive anyone would choose a keltec or a star over these quality peices. I own two kel-tec's and 3 stars, so dont get me wrong. But value is value, fer my $. Besides, I never paid that much for any of my kel-tec's or star's. Bersa makes about the same quality piece as the latter two.

 

[DMK]

If you can find one, the CZ-40B (.40S&W) is just over $300. That leaves you some money left for a good leather holster.

 

[Hypnogator]

Another vote for the Taurus. I have about 300 rds through my PT-145 Millennium Pro, with good results. A few failures to go to full battery at first, though it seems to have worked itself out. Most have been hardball, with about 40 rds of Federal Hydra-Shoks.

The weapon is only about 1/2" wider and longer than the Kel-Tec P-11, and about an inch deeper in butt to rear sight. Not significantly harder to hide on my rather generous frame, but holds 11 rds of .45 as opposed to 11 rds of 9mm, with a much, much better trigger pull.

I've not regretted my purchase at all. denfoote take note!

 

[Covey Rise]

Steyr M40

Love my Steyr m40, super reliable, accurate, light, looks cool, fits my hand better than Glock 22, I'm much more accurate with it than my Glock I sold. The only pistol I like better is my 1911 DW Razorback 10mm, however, the Steyr is easier to break down, and I can control it a touch better naturally on double taps.

 

[Dashunde]

I'm going after the PT-145 and the P11 once our messy court proplems end here in Mo.

I've fired both, and for me, they are a perfect fit.

It's hard to pass on the PT with its very small size and 10+1 .45.
Same can be said for the tiny P11 and its 10+1 9mm.

 

[Blackhawk]

I'm not voting in your poll because my P-11 is "tuned" to where it's about a perfect CCW, IMO. Size and weight are big factors into my idea of what a CCW should be among the other considerations of DAO, cartridge, manufacturer, etc. OTOH, I'm perfectly comfortable with a lowly .32 ACP as a CCW because of my confidence in myself mostly, and the P-32 secondly.

But I've had my eye on the Taurus PT-145 since before Denfoote reported his problems, and those guns fit me perfectly. I'd say they'd be every bit as comfortable to carry as a P-11, but in .45 ACP.

Now the PT-145 MP series keeps singing its siren song to me. I'd get one right now if I didn't actually prefer 9mm in a CCW. That's what I'd vote for, but mostly because I'd like to read your range reports to stoke me up about getting one myself.

On reflection, I guess my MOST important criterion for a CCW is that it be DAO, but you didn't ask about that....