Is there a quality single stack and thin DA/SA semi-auto out there? Asking about 9mm

[ATLDave]

A Browning BDM is about the thinnest double-stack 9 I've ever seen. Thin in the slide, and thin in the grips. DA/SA, and thinnner than a lot of compacts.

 

[Pilot]

I DO like the P7. I hear that they don't carry well in a holster, though, because they are handle heavy. Anyway, I like them.

They carry fine in a holster. As with any gun, get a good gun belt. The Milt Sparks VM2 is popular for the P7, but I carry my P7 PSP in a cheap, ballistic nylon Uncle Mike's holster designed for a small auto. It works great.

 

[Doogledog]

I'm glad you fondled a Sig 239. I didn't like it either but I messed up and bought it with out holding it first. I won't do that again. It's a fine pistol and very accurate and reliable. However, it felt like a brick and very un-balanced. It was also quite heavy and much thicker than I wanted. I sold my 239 and used the funds to purchase a Kahr CW9. I was like you and wanted the DA/SA option but, I can't be happier with my Kahr after I tried it. You really should consider it. Before I bought my Kahr I did handle a Walther PPS too. It also was uncomfortable and off balance to me. It seemed "top heavy". It did meet the thickness requirement the OP is looking for though.

 

[CoThG]

Sig P225. Best single stack DA/SA. No need to look further.

 

[CMC]

KAHR P9
http://www.kahr.com/Pistols/Kahr-P9.asp
Caliber: 9mm
Capacity: 7+1
Operation: Trigger cocking DAO; lock breech; "Browning - type" recoil lug; passive striker block; no magazine disconnect
Barrel: 3.565", polygonal rifling; 1 - 10 right-hand twist
Length O/A: 5.8"
Height: 4.5"
Slide Width: .90"
Weight: Pistol 15 ounces, Magazine 1.9 ounces
Grips: Textured polymer
Sights: Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Finish: Black polymer frame, matte

 

[WinThePennant]

If the P239 is too thick, then I think you're going to have to reconsider your aversion to striker-fired pistols.

I've been mulling this over quite a bit since I'm trying to figure out the best gun for the wife. I think the best single-stack (and thin) 9mms out there are the Walther PPS and the S&W Shield. Of course, I love the G26, but that's about as wide as the P239.

 

[pat701]

Sig P239

 

[One_Jackal]

IMO, the OP needs to find a holster, not a pistol. Many of the guns he is rejecting I could carry in my pocket very easy. When I first started carrying legal all the time, I had a hard time finding a small gun. Now I am used to a variety of holsters I can't find a gun that is big enough. Today I carried a Ruger Blackhawk with a 6.5" barrel comfortably all day long. I was active helping a friend cut firewood for winter.

 

[vaupet]

I to would go H&K P7 with the P9S as runner-up

 

[guyfromohio]

Are you going to shoot it or just carry it? In a decent holster/belt, the Sig will be your better shooter, while concealing quite well. If you can find a CS9, that will fit your criteria (I really regret selling mine). If you want reliability, but are not going to shoot much, the LC9/Kel Tec etc... would be lighter.


The 239 is my EDC and has several thousand rounds through it in last 9 months.