I've been trying to figure out how I can carry at my office-based (shirt tucked in) job, so I've been buying guns with that in mind. My last three purchases have been a Glock G36, a Kahr PM9, and a S&W 442.
Having just picked up the 442 this morning, I took all three of these guns to the range today, and did a bit of side-by-side testing with hot defense ammo in each. Although a range report is not my intention for this thread, I will mention that my hands-down favorite was the Kahr, mostly because it has the best trigger (for me), and therefore I am by far the most accurate with it. It's the only one of the three that I'm comfortable shooting at 50'. That said, the other's have their own value and virtues. But the one that really makes me think, is the snubbie 442. It's such a limited gun, that for me it pushes the lower limits of what a gun should be capable of doing. Perhaps I'm being unfair, since these guns are considered BUG's, and perhaps only intended for 0-15 ft. defense.
The 442, and having considered a .32 pocket gun, has made me wonder:
* Do you think that any gun is better than no gun?
* How many of you carry "pocket guns" or BUG's as your primary or only gun?
* Do you have a minimum requirement for a carry gun in terms of caliber and accuracy?
*When you are only carrying a pocket gun, what type of situations do you consider yourself "prepared" for?
Having just picked up the 442 this morning, I took all three of these guns to the range today, and did a bit of side-by-side testing with hot defense ammo in each. Although a range report is not my intention for this thread, I will mention that my hands-down favorite was the Kahr, mostly because it has the best trigger (for me), and therefore I am by far the most accurate with it. It's the only one of the three that I'm comfortable shooting at 50'. That said, the other's have their own value and virtues. But the one that really makes me think, is the snubbie 442. It's such a limited gun, that for me it pushes the lower limits of what a gun should be capable of doing. Perhaps I'm being unfair, since these guns are considered BUG's, and perhaps only intended for 0-15 ft. defense.
The 442, and having considered a .32 pocket gun, has made me wonder:
* Do you think that any gun is better than no gun?
* How many of you carry "pocket guns" or BUG's as your primary or only gun?
* Do you have a minimum requirement for a carry gun in terms of caliber and accuracy?
*When you are only carrying a pocket gun, what type of situations do you consider yourself "prepared" for?