I have found that my S&W 3913 is an excellent CCW and it is what I carry everytime I need to be protected out on the streets.
God, those 3913s are FINE! Why would anyone under rate THAT?! The caliber, I guess. Don't listen to the Cooper disciples. :banghead:
Yeah, I own a much dissed, but always deadly Taurus 85UL and 3" M66 that I carry all the time as well as a "cheap junk" Kel Tec P11 with the "awful trigger" that has been drilling bullseyes for 14 years for me and gets lots of pocket carry. Love that gun. I also have a Ruger P85 and P90 that doesn't seem to measure up for the 1911 crowd. Don't know why unless they're jealous that neither gun has ever jammed or when I whip 'em at a match with my P90.
They get REAL jealous when THAT happens. My 85UL, P11, and 3" 66 get the most use, the P90 occasionally because it just shoots so well, and I have a 3" 68 ROSSI if you REALLY want a "under rated" gun, but don't carry it much at all except as a .38 kit gun in the field sometimes. I have an old Grendel P12 .380 that works fantastic, but is less accurate than my P11 and I don't care much for the caliber. It's a little smaller and lighter than the P11, but it sits in the case, never gets carried much. I have had times, though, I needed to carry it for its size, but that don't happen often.
I think most bashers of a good carry tend to be either Smith and Wesson revolver snobs or 1911 fanatics. There are exceptions, of course, but they seem to be the ones that are most vocal. There are those that think you gotta spend 40,000 dollars on a gun or it's not worthy. Well, I ain't got 40,000 dollars for a gun and all my guns are quite deadly because they work and I can shoot better than 90 percent of the people I've shot against. No brag, just fact. It ain't the arrow, it's the Indian. I know what works for me and I stick with it.
BTW, I carry ALL the time, in the house, in the shop, not just "on the streets. I'm carrying 24/7. You just never know. And, nice bring back, BTW. I missed this thread, I guess, in 2007. Don't recall it anyway and if I answered it, I ain't tumbin' through to find out. LOL