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

[Fiv3r]

My usual cary gun is FIE imported Polish P64 Makarov in 9X18MM

Same here If it's not my G36 (redheaded stepchild of the Glock line up), the P-64 gets carry time.
I put some new Wollf springs on mine. I haven't shot it yet, but it makes that GRUGHHHH trigger pull a breeze. So much so, that I dunno if the light spring is going to give the hammer enough oomph to strike the primer. If nothing else it's a fun project

 

[19-3Ben]

I realize that this being a 2.5 year-old thread, most of the posts I'm replying to may not even be relevant but here goes:

Seriously people, 3rd gen. smith autos are NOT underrated. Nor are glocks, 1911's (with the exception of Norks, and Rock Island), j-frames etc...
I think at least half the people who have posted about having "underrated" gun really have quite well respected guns.

There's no need to be hard on yourselves guys.

 

[wnycollector]

My new ccw is a Keltec PF-9. I have had it for a little over a month and it has been flawless in 500 rounds. This is the 2nd keltec firearm (the other is a Sub2k rifle in .40 S&W) I have purchased, both were inexpensive, accurate and reliable.

 

[harmon rabb]

I seldom carry anything but my S&W .38 spec. with a 9mm Taurus Comp. (bug) It's only when I carry the Bersa Thunder .380 Del that I get a few (very few) comments. And that's always by people who have never fired one. I get kinda tired of hearing about the .380's lack of "stopping power". My usual (though not often spoken) response is "It's SHOT PLACEMENT stupid." At a short distance I'm also comfortable with my short little .22 mag for the same reason. But that being said, I'm a creature of habit and I love both of my primary carry guns.

wait. you're using a 9mm as a backup to a .38spl? :think:

 

[ArchAngelCD]

It's amazing how every time a thread is brought back from the Abyss it's from a new member just like this time. (first post) It's even more amazing there are about 17 posts already since it was reselected from over 2 1/2 years ago.

 

[007BondJamesBond007]

I carry a Beretta 92FS Compact L Type M. It is a great gun but hard to find Mags for it. I never had a FTF with it. Shoots great. Got it real bargain it was like new.

 

[Jonah71]

wait. you're using a 9mm as a backup to a .38spl? :think:

lol....I do see your point. And you're right. I just don't like keeping a round in the chamber of my 9mm with a safety that is so easy to click off. I carry it IWB. When it warms up, I won't be carrying my .38 spec in a shoulder holster and will change my set up. I don't expect to miss with the first two .38+P rnds anyway. I'm just in the habit of carrying the 9mm IWB. I said I was a creature of habit, but never have claimed be totally logical at all times. I just can't seem to ever leave my cheap little 24/7 PT Pro Compact 9mm at home. Seriously though, I honestly don't think I'll ever be in a situation where I really need a bug in the first place. (and I fully expect to be considered crazy by some people for that statement).

 

[BlisteringSilence]

Not so much underrated, but unique. I prefer my Para CCO in stainless with the LDA trigger.... in .45GAP... yeah.

I've actually never seen another one in person, though I hear there are others on the internets who have....

 

[denfoote]

The most underrated CCW in all of history!!

It was the subject of derision from the get go.
It was reputed to self destruct upon firing the first shot killing the shooter and everyone within 20 yards of the explosion!!
It's very existence caused Lord Gaston to emerge from his Austrian castle to declare it evil!!!

What is this Satan spawn that exists to kill us all???



SW40F Sigma!!!

I know of no one else in all the known universes that carries it!!

 

[oldgoat46]

Kahr P 45

 

[Rexster]

In reference to the OP, there is NOTHING underrated about the 3913, IMHO. They were the IN thing for while, after being introduced. DA/SA was just not my cup of tea, and after I bought the DAO version, the 3953, I sold the 3913.

I let a very dear friend have the 3953, which was a sacrifice, because I really liked the 3953. I intended to buy myself another one. But, I was comfortable enough with my other guns, and 3953s were always rare, and became more rare, so it never happened.

I reckon my present DAK SIG P229s are underrated by many. Heavy! High bore axis! Low capacity! Long trigger pull! Too big/wide! Well, for some strange reason, they work great in my skinny girly deformed hands, and I conceal them, often TWO of them, well enough, so leave me alone.

When I need something smaller than a P229, I avoid the miniature plastic autoloaders and rarely use J-frames, generally going with one or more of my SP101s. That is another one people love to hate, but they work for me.

There are plenty of 1911 haters, too, and among 1911 lovers, plenty of Les Baer haters, so even my TRS is underrated by some.

 

[KevininPa]

Sig 232SL. A lot of people wonder why I carry it when there are so many Nines the same size or pocket rockets that are smaller and lighter. The Nines don't have a hammer that I can thumb back if I so choose. And the same reason for the pocket rockets, plus a shorter barrel, robbing me of some velocity. The load I worked up for mine is 3.3 grains of Bullseye with a 100 grain FMJ bullet with an average of 950 FPS. I'm satisfied. The all stainless build also takes out some of the "snappiness" of the blowback action. It really isn't that heavy to me considering that I'm used to carrying far more weight in tools on my belt when I'm working. And the stainless is a plus when carrying IWB in the summer. In the right pants, I can even pocket carry. It has also proven itself to be Uber reliable.

 

[ljnowell]

I guess I do. I carry a dirt cheap 1911 officers model. A RIA. I love it. Its reliable, accurate, and cheap.

 

[macadore]

For me, Its my milsurp P-64 in 9x18 makarov..

IMO, it's the most underrated handgun on the market. The size of a PPK, the energy of a 38 Special, very reliable, and very affordable.

 

[MaricopaKid]

All of my carry guns are "underated", but comfortable.


S&W 3913

S&W 60 .38 special

Seecamp .32

 

[cortego]

Agree...For some reason (balance perhaps) this terrific little pistol carries very well indeed, with the added bonus of fitting perfectly into any 1911 style slide holster.

 

[cortego]

Agree on the MAK..Don't know why it carries so well (Balance maybe) but also has the additional benefit of fitting nicely in any 1911 slide holster.

 

[DocCas]

denfoote said:

I know of no one else in all the known universes that carries it!!

Well, I do, sort of. When working I carry the Sigma's younger brother, the M&P .40. But when not working I carry my SW9VE.

 

[moga]

For 10 years (maybe 15+), I owned but never got around to using a S&W 640-1 snubbie .357 Magnum. Recently, I decided I wanted a CCW and a safer gun with less, yet still effective, power. I traded the 640-1 for my current gun, a S&W Sigma SW9VE, and I've shot a hundred rounds through it at a silhouette target.

You did WHAT? OMG what sacrilege! Your hurting me Sir. Only if I could be so lucky as to trade with a man of your sympathies...



I have an old SS Rossi copy of a S&W M36 that has two screw frame, pinned barrel, and a hammer mounted firing pin. It's a Rossi alright but it's one of my favorite little guns, and as some one said, I stake my life on it without problem. Hell, that little gun pulls regular duty as a range toy and is every bit as solid any other I own. I think I paid the princely sum of $185 for it.



You guys with BHP, Ruger GPs, 3G S&W auto-loaders do NOT have underrated guns. Not in the slightest.

 

[Mikhail Weiss]

Yeah. I used to regularly carry a Ruger P90. Heard many times it was a junk gun, too big for concealed carry, inaccurate, unergonomic, cursed with a crappy trigger, prone to small parts breakage, too heavy, a jamomatic, a boat anchor, made out of rusty nails and melted beer cans, doom-to-any-who-dared-use-it-for-self-defense, a cheap POS, not a very good gun, and so on.

I liked it and shot it well, and I still like it and shoot it well, even still carry it sometimes.

It's not what others think that makes the best choice for another, but what one shoots the best and enjoys the most.

 

[jerry4570]

I carry a naa mini-revolver in 22mag when I dont have room for anything else.

 

[T. Bracker]

I don't know, is a Kahr PM9 under-rated? Sometimes I carry a J-frame, I am sure that is probably under-rated!

 

[cleardiddion]

PA-63; boy, you think the way some people react I had a handful of pine needles and not a handgun.

 

[Mark F]

I guess "under rated" needs to be clearly defined, because every gun I've seen you guys list here could or would ex-sponge human life if necessary. I carry a Ruger LCR, a Taurus Ultra-Lite Model 85UL, sometimes a S&W Model 60, and I keep a S&W 329PD in the car. Under rated? I hardly think so, and I seriously doubt that anyone here would be willing to be a target for any gun regardless of its caliber.

I commend anyone that's willing to carry for the sake of defending themselves, their family, and others. If it's a .22 or a 500 Magnum, fine... whatever you are comfortable with and you can control.

 

[smallbore]

I sometimes carry a .380.