Is a double-stack subcompact your perfect size pistol?

[TestPilot]

Subcompact double stacks have very little utility for me.

Too large to be a subcompact. If the thickness of a double stack is fine in a given situation, I have no problem with a compact or full size either.

 

[krupparms]

I am old enough to have started with revolvers so I can deal with the trigger on the Kel-Tec P-11. With the right magazine bottom it will carry 12+13rd.s . I can carry & shoot it it well, with no problem. But its NOT a range gun! Now my Ballester-Molina in .45acp. Or S&W 1917useing .45AR. Those are for the range.

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

I didn't vote in the poll but my main carry guns are double stack 9mm subcompacts - A Beretta Px4 SC and a Glock 26. They are also my main range guns as I don't target shoot much anymore but train/practice gunfighting at < 30' and since I carry this type I train with it as well.

I also have smallish hands for a man with palms about 4" across. I don't know if I have answered your questions or not.

 

[Teachu2]

For a double stack subcompact, you can hardly do better than a Glock 26. It's a blast to shoot at the range, easy to carry, and great for home defense. MI e would be the last gun I'd get rid of... I shoot it as well as a full sized 9mm.

While I thoroughly enjoy shooting 1911s, my G26 makes me grin. It's not the MOST accurate pistol in my collection, but it is accurate enough and very, very fast.

 

[Phaedrus/69]

I think a double stack subcompact could be okay. To me it's the length of the grip more than the thickness that dictates how well it can be concealed. I have been really wanting to try an HK P2000sk but can't find one to fondle. If I want to even handle one I'll probably have to order one online.

 

[strambo]

I voted full-sized and it is what I most often carry as well, a P226. I wear a size Lg glove though, my hands do well with full-size double stack grips.

I think generally speaking, the mid-size double stacks (~4" barrel like G19) are the best all-around range/carry guns. Small and light enough to be carried all day by most with a good belt/holster, large enough to be shot very well at speed.

 

[Dudedog]

I have to vote full size just because I am more accurate with the larger gun, however I enjoy shooting my XD subcompact at the range and usually take it every trip.

 

[bannockburn]

Full size for range use, Compact for range use and CCW, and Subcompact for CCW.

All of them feel "just right" because if they didn't I wouldn't be shooting them.