Looking for a sub compact 9mm

[fastbolt]

my 2 criteria are: ultra reliable with HP rounds......and at least 8rd mag. Say....did i mention ultra reliable w/HP ammo?

I'd also offer that 'ultra reliable' is something that needs to be considered from a practical perspective.

Talk to enough folks in the instruction/training/repair/service/gunsmithing field and you'll generally hear that the significant majority of firearms 'functioning problems' are often user/shooter-related. I've often heard it placed, percentage-wise, in the 90-95% range as far as occurrence. Maybe so.

This makes it a bit difficult when it comes to making definitive statements about the 'reliability' of some semiauto pistols. What works acceptably reliably in the hands of one user/shooter may not necessarily lend itself to similar 'reliable functioning' in the hands of another person.

Handling & test-firing a prospective example, with a suitable selection of ammunition anticipated being used by the potential owner, is certainly something to be considered ... presuming it's possible ... but it's not a guarantee the same results will be obtained with another gun/ammunition combination, even in the hands of the same person.

 

[jocko]

G26 rules??? sure won't ride in my front pocket like my PM9 G26 almost 20 ounces, more capacity,yes certainly bigger all the way around.

A great gun for IWB Or OWB if thatis what you want. Love my G19 but sure not my go to every day carry...

 

[Rambosky]

Another vote for the Walther PPS

 

[usp9]

I'd recommend one of these;



The Kahr and HK P7 are slimmer single stack.
The HK P2000SK is a chunkier double stack.

All three are reliable, accurate, handle all ammo I've fed them and have other great features.

 

[gtmtnbiker98]

If you need small, Walther PPS. If you want a compact, I will suggest the M&P compacts.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

The S&W M&P compact is rather "chunky," but the height and length are very compact. It comes with a flat-base and finger-extension magazine, both holding 12 rounds (in 9mm). The H&K P2000SK is about the same size and capacity and looks nice, but costs 50% more.