I know, asked a 1000 times... does LC9s make sense vs G26 ?

[Kittie]

I am a huge fan of my Shield. Being a girl and wearing curve hugging clothes.. if I can conceal it , a guy should be able to with no issues. Unless you are one of the emo or hipster guys that likes to wear clothes from the women's department. Then you may have to worry about it and put more effort into concealment like us women do.

Side note: If you are not going to take it to the range and shoot it regularly, you should not carry it. When poo hits the fan, 90% of your actions will be muscle memory and training. If you have not trained and you have not built up the muscle memory you will more than likely fail.

 

[stoky]

An LC9s made a lot more sense for me, going all the way back to Q #1.

 

[guyfromohio]

PPS and don't look back!!!

 

[Schwing]

I think the LC9s Pro is an excellent step down in size from the G26. Neither has an active safety so operation is similar, point and shoot. After I bought the LC9s Pro the Glock G43 became widely available but I see no huge advantage moving to it since neither accepts Glock doublestack magazines. Also, I normally carry the G26 anyway.

On the other hand, if you prefer an active safety, the LC9s is a great choice. I like the fact that the safety is extremely loose when taking it off but is really tight putting it back on. While still possible, it extremely reduces the chance that you will accidentally activate the safety when drawing.

Another thing I really like about the LC9s is the surprisingly smooth trigger. After owning an LCP for a short time and also experiencing the long and squishy trigger on the original LC9, I didn't take a serious look at the LC9s until a couple of weeks ago. It has a surprisingly light and crisp trigger.

I am not a Glock fan so I can't give you an honest comparison but, as someone who will probably be picking up an LC9s in the next few weeks, I can tell you that I am extremely impressed with it overall.

 

[stchman]

On the other hand, if you prefer an active safety, the LC9s is a great choice. I like the fact that the safety is extremely loose when taking it off but is really tight putting it back on. While still possible, it extremely reduces the chance that you will accidentally activate the safety when drawing.

Another thing I really like about the LC9s is the surprisingly smooth trigger. After owning an LCP for a short time and also experiencing the long and squishy trigger on the original LC9, I didn't take a serious look at the LC9s until a couple of weeks ago. It has a surprisingly light and crisp trigger.

I am not a Glock fan so I can't give you an honest comparison but, as someone who will probably be picking up an LC9s in the next few weeks, I can tell you that I am extremely impressed with it overall.

The big negative of the LC9s is the magazine disconnect. The LC9s Pro alleviates that.

 

[Schwing]

The big negative of the LC9s is the magazine disconnect. The LC9s Pro alleviates that.

I actually prefer the magazine disconnect as well. I can't imagine a situation where I would need my gun to fire without a magazine inserted. No argument intended either. That is just a personal preference.

I do like that they released the LC9s pro though. It seems like more folks DO prefer their carry guns not to have an active safety. I think they are being smart by catering to both groups of people. Being a huge Ruger fan, I like seeing them constantly on the move.

 

[Wanderling]

The active safety is a must when you're around kids.

The thing about safety is, a well designed safety will not turn on magically by itself. So you have a choice of either having it off, or on.

The pistol with no active safety does not give you that choice.

 

[Teachu2]

I've never seen a kid-proof safety.

 

[Teachu2]

We owned a LC9, and I'll never own another. I still carry a G26 in winter, but my summer gun is a Shield. So is my wife's. The LC9 is miserable to shoot, IMO.

 

[Wanderling]

I've never seen a kid-proof safety.

As one of my co-workers used to say, a 100% certainty can only be obtained in the cemetery.

A good safety solution is never fully proof, and is always layered. A well designed external safety (almost anything but Shield) provides yet another layer.

I strive to always have my gun on me or locked somewhere. So far it never failed. However, having been to major industrial construction sites for most of my working life, I've seen enough examples of well trained, very experienced, safety conscious people letting it slip. TBH it rarely results in accident or death. But it only takes one unlucky second.. So as long as my kids are in the house, there's safety on my guns.

 

[toivo]

The LC9 is miserable to shoot, IMO.

If that opinion is based on the trigger, the LC9s (striker-fired) is going to be a whole different and much better experience. If it's based on the LC9 being a very light polymer 9mm pistol, then the same will apply to the LC9s.

 

[Wanderling]

If that opinion is based on the trigger, the LC9s (striker-fired) is going to be a whole different and much better experience. If it's based on the LC9 being a very light polymer 9mm pistol, then the same will apply to the LC9s.

Define "miserable".

So bad that you can't go through 2-3 mags without cringing ?

 

[mavracer]

For me the LC9s makes more sense it's pocketable the G26 is IMHO a tweener too big to pocket carry but not any easier to carry IWB than a G19 sized gun.

 

[Schwing]

I just brought an LC9s home yesterday. I bought it for my daughter as a graduation gift. She had some apprehension at first as she is pretty recoil sensitive but she ended up really liking it.

We took it to the range and ran it through about 150 rounds of generic PMC 115 grain ammo with no failures of any kind. My first impression was that it was hard to shoot accurately but after a few magazines, it was not hard to keep all shots within 2-3 inches at 7 yards or so. Not a bulls-eye gun, at least for me, but for CC, it is definitely easy to conceal. With further practice, I have no doubt that accuracy will not be an issue for me or for her.

My daughter is fairly new to shooting and struggled with it a bit but just needs practice. By the end of our outing, she was keeping them all on paper which she could not do with my Bersa or LCR.

I researched a lot of guns before a went for the LC9s. For me, the deciding factor was simply the trigger. Of all the single stack CC guns I fondled, the trigger on the LC9s was, by a wide margin, the best.

One thing that I was really stoked about is that the barrel actually slugged at .355. I have yet to own a 9mm that wasn't .357 or larger; not a big deal if you shoot jacketed bullets but adds to the challenge when shooting lead. I am hoping to be able to work up some inexpensive loads for her to get on track to be able to be proficient when she can start carrying it in 3 years

 

[jmorris]

I actually prefer the magazine disconnect as well. I can't imagine a situation where I would need my gun to fire without a magazine inserted.

I suppose if the release was inadvertently hit and the mag dropped you would have at least one shot vs nothing until you could reseat a mag.

If you play one of the gun games where you would shoot your carry pistol (IDPA BUG) mag safety's are a PITA with the triple redundant safety procedure where you drop the mag, unload the chamber, look to see the pistol is clear/show the RO it is clear, then pull the trigger while pointing at the berm.

That is why IDPA actually allows the removal of a safety device. Makes a Browning Hi-Power much easier to play with.

 

[edmo01]

Find a friend or rental range which has the various guns you are considering and shoot them.

You will then know which choice is best for you...

The GLOCK 43 was my pick.

Edmo

 

[JR24]

The LC9s is significantly skinnier, I tried to like one at the gun store but the grip was just way too thin for my hands. Trigger was great though, I was really surprised how nice it was.

I am a recent convert to the Glock 26, and its become my "grab it and slide it in the pocket when I don't feel like putting on pants" gun over my LCR.

The Glock 19 still finds most of the time in my holster, even with just a t-shirt on.

 

[Shipwreck]

I use a Smart Carry/Thunderwear type holster with a somewhat large Hk P2000. And, it works perfectly fine with draw string shorts. No one ever notices that I am carrying. If I can do that, you can carry a Glock 26 that way!

Now, I bought the damn holster in the 1990s, when they first came out. I hated it. No way was carrying it at the 12 o'clock position comfortable. It sat in a box for like 12-14 years. Then, one day I thought about trying it again, but with the gun at the 3-4 o'clock position. Works fantastic!

I carry it that way when I am wearing draw string shorts or sweat pants. If I am wearing normal pants, then I carry a different way. But here in Texas, it is warm so much of the year, that I wear shorts quite often.

 

[Mr Woody]

The LC9s was the wife's choice. She has small hands so none of the double stack 9mm fit her. She picked up several single stackers but thought the fit was still not right. Then she picked up the LC9s and was able to hold it but when she pulled the trigger her face lit up and the gun came home with us.

For carrying the compact size was noticeably more comfortable that my XDs .45 which is fractionally more compact than my G26. Shooting it showed it was reliable and accurate. It's worth considering

 

[Teachu2]

The LC9s was the wife's choice. She has small hands so none of the double stack 9mm fit her. She picked up several single stackers but thought the fit was still not right. Then she picked up the LC9s and was able to hold it but when she pulled the trigger her face lit up and the gun came home with us.

For carrying the compact size was noticeably more comfortable that my XDs .45 which is fractionally more compact than my G26. Shooting it showed it was reliable and accurate. It's worth considering

My wife had the opposite experience - loved the way the LC9 felt at the sales counter, but hated it when she fired it. Three rounds and she was DONE.

The slim grip and the sharp corners on the backstrap got her on the thumb and pointer finger joints. Stung a bit. A grip sleeve helped slightly, but not enough. The cure was a M&P 9c with a booster of a Shield.

 

[dickydalton]

I suppose if the release was inadvertently hit and the mag dropped you would have at least one shot vs nothing until you could reseat a mag.

If you play one of the gun games where you would shoot your carry pistol (IDPA BUG) mag safety's are a PITA with the triple redundant safety procedure where you drop the mag, unload the chamber, look to see the pistol is clear/show the RO it is clear, then pull the trigger while pointing at the berm.

That is why IDPA actually allows the removal of a safety device. Makes a Browning Hi-Power much easier to play with.

It will not fire that one shot either if the mag isn't in place. It won't fire at all. No mag you can throw it at the bad guy. I wanted the safety and didn't want the mag. disconnect so I bought an LC9S and removed the magazine disconnect. Problem solved.

 

[jdmb03]

The LC9 is closer to the Shield. I went back and forth between buying a G26 or Shield, I went with the Shield even though I have a G19. The Shield is much easier to carry.

 

[roscoe]

The LC9s is smaller than the Shield, enough that I would consider it almost a pocket-carry gun. But I went with the Shield because it shoots so well. The Ruger was a close 2nd, and if size were critical, it is the way to go.

 

[toivo]

The LC9s is smaller than the Shield, enough that I would consider it almost a pocket-carry gun. But I went with the Shield because it shoots so well.

You absolutely can pocket-carry the LC9s if you don't wear "skinny jeans." It's similar in size to a Kel-Tec PF9.

 

[sbwaters]

The LC9s is significantly skinnier, I tried to like one at the gun store but the grip was just way too thin for my hands.

Wrap a Talon grip around it. Works for me.

The LC9s and the LCP fit different sized pockets. Take the one that fits comfortably.