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

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I sometimes carry my S&W 9mm (pre-sigma) pistol that fits fine in a front or coat pocket. They were only made a couple of years in 380 and 9mm. The frame is plastic and the gun is light plus holds 8 rounds. No safety but has a heavy double action pull. I guess they had problems with them but mine has been great.
 

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I have an Iver Johnson TP-22 .22 semi-auto in my fishing and camping kit. It's fairly reliable, and more accurate than you'd think, and handy for the occasional water moccasin or tin can that comes along. The frame is alloy, so it's rust resistant, it's lightweight, and if it falls overboard and gets lost, I paid less than $80 for it, so I'm not out too much money.
 
Mr. 16 gauge said:
My primary carry gun is a used S&W M39 that I bought years ago.....the gun is great! It's accurate, shoots a variety of HP ammo without a problem, ect. The problem I had was finding a good holster for it!

I also carry a Colt Detective special that I found in the used gun case....it had a lot of blueing worn off and the timing was off as well. I bought it and sent it to the gunsmith for some work, and the gun is great.

Also, while the gun might not be 'obsolete', I'm sure there are those that feel the caliber might be.....I have a Springfield Armory in .38 Super that is very accurate. I carry mine loaded with Winchester's 125 grain STHP. I do wish Remington would offer their GSHP in this caliber as well.
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There's nothing obsolete about the .38 Super in my opinion, obsolescent maybe, but not fully obsolete. If you compare it's ballistic data to a 125 grain .357 magnum round fired in a 2-1/2" barrel there's not a lot of difference. The downside as a SD round is that it's only loaded with FMJ bullets as far as I know.
 
trlhrv said:
I sometimes carry my S&W 9mm (pre-sigma) pistol that fits fine in a front or coat pocket. They were only made a couple of years in 380 and 9mm. The frame is plastic and the gun is light plus holds 8 rounds. No safety but has a heavy double action pull. I guess they had problems with them but mine has been great.
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That's a cool looking gun.
 
napjerk said:
I sometimes carry an old Star PD alloy-framed compact .45acp. I know lots of people think they're junk but I've owned 2 of them and they both ran great. Not a range toy, because full power loads will batter the aluminum frame if shot too much, but it conceals better than the gold cup.
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Loved my PD, (also had 2 over the years) great carry gun, fit the hand beautifully with wrap-around pachy grips, and accurate as anything else I've ever owned at the range.
Still, the scarcity of factory or good aftermarket buffers meant I started slamming the frame too much at the range. Finally switched to my two current favorites for concealed carry; Firestars in 45 & 9mm. Small, compact, and full-steel frames.
 
I belt carry a Witness (Match .38 Super or Poly .45) or a pesky "unreliable, always breaking, jams-if-dust-looks-at-it" Beretta 92FS at work. For CCW I often carry an equally unreliable Rossi .44 Special and heavily modified S&W 6904.

I have an affinity for unreliable guns, it appears, and my Boss (a Glocker) reminds me at every turn. Just let the naysayers smack their gums then out-shoot them every chance you get!

Regards,
Lucky
 
Ray P said:
Loved my PD, (also had 2 over the years) great carry gun, fit the hand beautifully with wrap-around pachy grips, and accurate as anything else I've ever owned at the range.
Still, the scarcity of factory or good aftermarket buffers meant I started slamming the frame too much at the range. Finally switched to my two current favorites for concealed carry; Firestars in 45 & 9mm. Small, compact, and full-steel frames.
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FYI: I finally found a guy who's reproducing the PD buffers, his email is [email protected] I bought 10 of them just to have some on hand for the future. They work great and swap out in like 30 seconds.
 
My Kel-Tec P32 is my "always" gun. It is so small and light that I always have it with me. I often carry a larger gun, usually my 2.5" M19, but regardless of anything else I carry the P32 is always there.
 
I carry a S&W 940 ( J frame 9MM moon clip) I belive it is more of a question of can you shoot your under rated carrry gun. Fine a B U G match and start shooting. We have run one for 7 or 8 time now. Nice to see people shooting a lot better with these small guns & most important of all they handle them a lot better. By the way app. half of our shooter are women.
 
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Raised from the dead for the first time by a first time (and one-time) poster Jan 2010. Remained on life support until 03 June 2010, where it passed away a second time.

Ripped from the earth once again by a new poster on 10 July 2011.

This would almost be comical if it were not so cliche. What is it with new posters and Necro Threads?
 
"...Ripped from the earth once again by a new poster on 10 July 2011.

This would almost be comical if it were not so cliche. What is it with new posters and Necro Threads?..."

What difference does it make? At least it is still a relavent topic and the newbie found an existing thread to post in instead of starting yet another thread on the same topic.
 
"...Ripped from the earth once again by a new poster on 10 July 2011.

This would almost be comical if it were not so cliche. What is it with new posters and Necro Threads?..."
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If they post a new thread on something that's been covered someone will criticize them for not using the search function. Damned if they do and damned if they don't.
 
orionengnr said:
Thread born 14 June 2007. Passed away peacefully and laid to rest on 24 June 2007.

Raised from the dead for the first time by a first time (and one-time) poster Jan 2010. Remained on life support until 03 June 2010, where it passed away a second time.

Ripped from the earth once again by a new poster on 10 July 2011.

This would almost be comical if it were not so cliche. What is it with new posters and Necro Threads?
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Well, it is just that you have transcended the rest of us. Perhaps it is time you found a site worthy of your observances... Perhaps a forum about forum etiquette?

The whole point of these things are to discuss, to talk via type. If I wanted to read, I'd go find a book, one of those paper things that used to have well thought out ideas and were gone over by editors before publication and what not... What I will NOT do is go read through internet forums regarding light questions such as these.
 
I own a SW380 I got for helping a guy out in a jam. I was told (and read) that it was the biggest mistake to ever have S&W stamped on it. I was told it would have all sorts of problems especially as used as it is...HOWEVER! I keep it in a stash box in my jeep or in my tool box and shoot it EVERY time I can cause it preforms for me no problem and fits damn near everywhere
 
I'll often carry a Beretta Jetfire as a BUG, but it's not my primary carry piece. That role would be reserved for a Walther P99C.
 
A two shot derringer
a .25 automatic w/ HPs
a 100+ year old .32 S&W-L
take your pick
 
Everything is subjective in regards to over-rated/under-rated.

I just do my research using valuable forums such as this one where there is a ton of knowledge (I even read some of the gun rags as well as watch most of the gun shows on the Outdoor Channel, Discovery, History), rent the gun at a range or borrow a buddies gun, and then base my CCW, trap gun decisions etc. on that.

What's over-rated for me may be under-rated for you.

-Cheers
 
Yes, by many "expert's" opinion, but I wouldn't take one from it to verify that.
 
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