Do you carry an "under-rated" concealed handgun?

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My main gun for going every where form cutting the grass to the hood is my FN Fiveseven. The fiveseven is a little bit fat.
Some day soon I want to get a CZ52, they are thin and arn't to heavy.
But any day now I will be able to own a sawed off winchester 1300 12ga. I don't think it will be very easy to hide unless I ware a trench coat.
 
Right now, I carry either a Bersa Thunder .380 CC in a pocket holster or I carry an XD-40 Service in a belt holster. I have an IWB for the XD and a belt slide for the Bersa, but I don't use them much. I don't know if the Thunder CC is under-rated, but its not all that common. The vast majority of Bersas I come across are the standard Thunder.
 
Heh. Oh yeah. Most common carry for me is my late '70s production Charter Arms Undercover. I've talked about Charters over on the revolver forum now and again, and I do NOT recommend them unless you're confident you can pick out one of the good ones.

Mine is, I believe, about the best that was ever made, and as good as a similar-era S&W J-frame 38. Action, lockup and accuracy are all downright amazing. The design is quite good, but the execution of that design has had it's ups and downs to say the least.

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When I have the room available I pack a Ruger New Vaquero in 357 :D.
 
Kel tec P-11 as a BUG except when i'am at
work,then it my only gun.I also have a early
44spl Charter arms bulldog that i carry,just
not very often.
 
Do you carry an "under-rated" concealed handgun?

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Pretty sure I do.

As all handguns are deemed under-rated.
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Once i get the permit I'll be carrying a Sig 239. I've seen people complain it's to heavy or expensive but I've been carrying it around the hosue for almost a week now and half the time I forget it's there until I'm ready to walk out the door.
 
I've been carrying a Jericho 941 in 9mm, with an Israeli Shabak jacket over it.

Not intentionally really, I bought the jacket a long time ago because it's rather nice for hiding a large frame gun, the Jericho I picked up not long ago. The realization that it may appear I was trying to pass for Mossad or something only hit me recently.
 
+3 on the S&W 3913. It is perhaps the most underated of 9mm CCW pistols, IMHO. I've never understood all the commotion about Kahr pistols. The 3913 has been quietly doing all that for years, reliably.
 
I consider the Makarov in 9mm Makarov caliber as the best little CCW out there that is under the RADAR. The KelTec P11 is another great choice that is inexpensive with a great reputation for reliability. Either would make me happy if I were without my GLOCK 26 or Kahr PM9
 
I too vote for the S&W 3900 series. I have a 3914 as my off duty gun and I love it. You can carry it all day and never know its there. Plus its accurate and reliable as hell. I think it's pretty good looking too. I love that little gun. I encourage any one looking for a compact 9mm for carry to take a long hard look at these guns.
 
My primary carry gun is a Sig P-225, with my secondary being a Bulgarian Makarov. I'm thinking about going to a Browning Hi-Power since I really like mine, but that's in the future. Sometimes when I need something very small, I carry a Beretta Model 21 or a NAA .22 mini-revolver, but that's pretty rare.
 
It's good to see other people that appreciate the S&W Mod 39 for what it really is.I carried a 39-2 on duty in the 70's for about 2 years.
It was light weight and a great shooter.I always wanted an all steel one,and recently picked up a pristine 539.I'm looking forward to some fun times with this pistol.
I don't really care for DA/SA,but these guns? Well,there's just something great about them. And,they are shooters.:)
 
When the heat brings out the cicadas, I sometimes take the old Iver-Johnson TP22 out for a walk. Pretty marginal caliber, I know, but it pockets like a double sawbuck, runs like a Timex, and is deadly (if that's the right word) accurate out to about fifteen yards, limited only by the vistigial sights and pinky-length sight radius.

The rest of the year it's a Smith & Wesson 940 9mm wheelgun or Kahr K9 Elite.
 
amt backup 45 most say POS but after I replaced firingpin spring it runs perfect is plenty accurate to 15 yards and packs a wallop.in the summer will take walther pp 32 acp for walk.it is extreamly accurate have shot lots of small game with it
 
OH My! There are alot of flavors of CCWs out there! I can only speak from imperical knowledge which is all that counts in these forums anyway! The Kel-Tec P3AT is hands down (in my opinion) the best deep conceal pistol on the market for several reasons. I bought mine a couple of months ago and took it to the range to put the 200-250 rounds through it. I decided to do a decent "test spread" of ammunition so I picked up a box of PMC, Winchester, Speer Gold Dot, Cor-Bon, and Remington ammunition to test it out. It did great on all but the Remington ammo.

Now I know that everyone says a "little gun" is generally finicky or picky with ammo and that I am a little anal-retentive. But I do expect alot from a product and refuse to rest on anything but success (even in a $250 pistol so yes I maybe a little bit of a perfectionist but who isnt? :D ). So I called Kel-Tec the next day and they said their pistols should shoot EVERY factory ammunition well and told me to send it in immediately and they ensure that any issue will be taken care of with their pistols. I sent it in and 12 days later got it back....ok I am still grinning about that turn-around time.
They polished the feed ramp, replaced the entire upper reciever for "just in case measures", test fired it, cleaned and oiled it and put it back in its packaging with a letter stating what they did and stated that if I ever needed anything else to please let them know. I was tickled!

It is so hard these days to find companies that stand behind their product, especially to do it so willingly. I know that my findings are the same as any person that has owned a Kel-Tec but they truly stand behind their firearm. I am not going to wear a Kel-Tec t-shirt but if someone finds a truly great company that offers a great product for a great price I would want to know about it and figured that others would benefit from my experiences.

No its not my Glock 23 but its the best firearm for what it does ... a great CCW that I can take with me when in a jeans, corporate suit, or dress slacks. With the right ballistic ammunition its an amazing firearm with the .380 punch.
 
I carry a Colt CCO. 1911s aren't underrated by any stretch of the imagination, but the 4.25" barrel slide mated with the small officer's frame seems to be an underrated configuration even though it's about perfect for CCW.

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There was a Time, before I got back into 1911s, when my primary carry was a Kel-Tec P32. There were numerous times that I felt a bit undergunned, such as when getting out of the truck at 2 AM, and wandering around nasty downtown industrial areas looking for an address. Those times, I slipped on my leather jacket, and stuck one of my Super Blackhawks in each inside pocket. Plenty of firepower, as they're .44 Mag, but not most folks choice for size or weight, what with the 7.5" bbls, and the combined total of around 88 oz.

~~~Mat
 
+1 on the 3913. I love its slim profile and its very accurate. I used to carry a G26 or G19 but since I purchased the 3913, the glocks have been benched.
 
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