Chose your favorite CCW

[EddieCoyle]

My favorite
G29

Finally! I thought I was going to be the only one that carries a 10mm.

 

[eng23ine]

I carry....

A Kel-tec P3AT loaded with Cor-Bon DPX. 24/7. Smallest, lightest SD caliber (barely) ever.

 

[Doug.38PR]

Must be a 9mm
Total length: less than 6 inches
Total Height: less than 4.5 inches

How do you come to this conclusion that it must be any of the above said.
I prefer a revolver. Either 4 inch medium frame in .38 Special+P or 2 inch D frame .38 Special+P. I picked other, and I just specified

 

[rbernie]

If it has to be small and it has to be a nine - it has to be a Sig 239. That's as close as I'll get to the stated criteria.

Heck, I can't *hold* a pistol that's 4.5" tall or less. It's too freakin' dinky to fit in my hands....

 

[Lonestar]

Glock 26
If you don't like Glocks... get a Springfield XD Subcompact.

If either are too big, get a Kel Tec P3at.

Did not like shooting a P11...no vote

Skyys are POS...No Vote

the Kel Tec PF9 has promise, but let them work out the bugs first (I'll wait for the 2 gen)...No vote

Kahrs seem nice, never shot one

 

[SSN Vet]

PT-111 PRO

works for me

 

[ldyates]

Kahr CW9

Switch to the CW9 with a KAngaroo holster from a G33... never been more comfortable and this gun has worked flawlessly.

 

[aaronrkelly]

Currently Im toting around a Walther PP (chambered in .32acp). This particular gun was made in 1957 and was delivered to the Bavarian Police. Good enough for the Bavarian Police means good enough for me.

 

[1911austin]

1911

 

[jayp]

S&W 642. +P 125 grain JHP. Guaranteed bang X5, fits in front pocket in Kramer pocket holster.

 

[flip180]

If it has to be a 9mm, I voted other and suggested a G26 due to your specifications in size. How ever, I had a G26 and ditched it on the third day of a three day/1000 round defensive handgun class at www.tacproshootingcenter.com in favor of a G19. Now, although the G19 is a wonderfull carry gun and packs alot of firepower in it's small size, I find myself pocketing my 642 in a Milt-Sparks pocket holster a heck of alot more due to it's sheer ease of concealability.

Flip.

 

[1911_CQB]

full size govt 1911

 

[kidcoltoutlaw]

SIG

P229 357 SIG

 

[Coyote3855]

Kahr P9 IWB, Kel-Tec 3AT in DeSantis pocket holster

 

[crebralfix]

My Kahr PM9 broke (frame cracked). Gone!

My friend's Keltec P11 had a terrible trigger and was unreliable....gone!

The P3AT was unreliable...gone!

I have no experience with the others. For guns that small, you may want to stick with the old standbys: S&W J-frame revolvers or the Glock 26 (ok, not so old).

For CCW, I prefer larger guns like the regular frame Glocks, S&W N-Frames with Ahrends Tactical Stocks, Browning Hi-Power, or a Sig.

It's all in the gear. A holster with proper forward cant can easily facilitate the concealment of a large handgun.