Need Help Compiling a List of Single Stack 9's for Concealed Carry

[Candyman87]

Thanks but the PPS does not have a manual safety or decocker. I'm a bit of a Walther fanboy and like the PPS but don't want a pistol without either a thumb safety or decocker on my nightstand. Would consider carrying the PPS though.

 

[herrwalther]

PPS would make a good addition to your consider list. Even though it doesn't have a manual safety or decocker, the trigger is about 6 pounds. A weight that isn't easily or casually pulled.

 

[highlander 5]

Isn't Sig coming out with a stainless version of the 225?.

 

[Capt. Ct.]

There are a lot of them. I think most if not all have been mentioned. I was a fool and let my S&W 3913 get away years ago. Now the M&P Shield fills the bill nicely. It has everything you want.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

I'm a bit of a Walther fanboy and like the PPS but don't want a pistol without either a thumb safety or decocker on my nightstand. Would consider carrying the PPS though.

I added the underlining, of course. I really don't undertand the reasoning above. I would expect the need for a decocker or a safety -- if either was needed -- to be more likely in a CARRY WEAPON than one kept on a nightstand. Why NOT in or on a bedside nightstand, but not necessary when carrying?

 

[wgp]

Strong vote for the Springfield EMP in 9mm.

 

[bluzman]

I'd recommend considering two 9mm pistols that I own: Sig P938 and Kimber Tactical Pro. Both are 9mm with single stack mags and external safeties. The only caveat is that one needs to be comfortable with a SAO pistol and carrying it "cocked and locked".

 

[C0untZer0]

Again - the Kimber Solo, single stack, DA striker-fired with manual safety.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Link to the Guns & Ammo article previously mentioned: http://www.gunsandammo.com/handguns/compacts/single-stack-9mm-shootout/

Personally, I'd go with the Kel Tec P11. As long as it's put through its paces and possibly a fluff/buff, it is the lightest, smallest & thinnest double stacked highest capacity (12+1 not 10+1) sub-compact. The caveat being that you must master a revolver-like trigger.

Oh, how about a Hi-Point

 

[Combat Engineer]

"Thanks but the PPS does not have a manual safety or decocker. ... like the PPS but don't want a pistol without either a thumb safety or decocker on my nightstand. Would consider carrying the PPS though. " [Candyman87]

Agree totally. At 2AM when I'm awakened by that bump in the night, me groggy and bleary-eyed... the PPS is a tragedy waiting to happen, do not want my PPS anywhere near me... give me a 1911, a Sig, an AMT, etc.

And yes I do carry the PPS, the only safety is the holster, and it makes me nervous, unlike say, a Springfield Armory EMP, which is an excellent gun that can be carried hot chamber, and which meets or exceeds the OP's needs.

Recall years ago I dropped a handgun but caught it before it hit the ground. Stupid me. The muzzle was pointing at me, but... the thumb safety was on, very likely saving my life.

Please, no lectures on the safety between the ears. I am human and know my limitations.

Why Walther did not put a thumb safety on the PPS is beyond me.

 

[drband]

LC9s. Shoot one and then decide. It's a fine weapon for concealment. I would recommend something larger for nightstand use, though.

 

[guyfromohio]

Leave it in condition 3 on nightstand.

 

[entropy]

9mm Lightweight Commander. Colt makes a fine one.

+1. The only gun that woud get me carrying 9mm again. (OK, The MP5K, too.)

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Agree totally. At 2AM when I'm awakened by that bump in the night, me groggy and bleary-eyed... the PPS is a tragedy waiting to happen, do not want my PPS anywhere near me... give me a 1911, a Sig, an AMT, etc.

And yes I do carry the PPS, the only safety is the holster, and it makes me nervous, unlike say, a Springfield Armory EMP, which is an excellent gun that can be carried hot chamber, and which meets or exceeds the OP's needs.

I understand the concern about being awakened and being groggy -- and share that concern. That said, I wonder whether being awakened in the middle of the night is all that different from being caught by surprise when carrying, when the aggressor might even be struggling to get your weapon...

My home has an alarm system that can't be disabled by power outages... and if someone enters the house, unless s/he knows exactly where I am and can move very quickly, I've got some time to get focused, etc. Maybe I'm fooling myself... but when the alarm has gone off in the past, I find myself waking up pretty quickly, and adrenaline is both my friend and my enemy.

I keep a Glock 38 in an opened flip-top cigar box-sized gun safe bolted to the floor near my bed. When I get up in the morning, the lid is closed and relocked.

When I'm awakened by noises or the alarm system, I go to the safe, which is two steps away, grasp the gun, and continue assessing the situation. (There's a security system panel in the bedroom that tells me something about the location and nature of the intrusion. I also keep two sets of electronic muffs on the floor at the gun safe for me and my wife -- to protect our ears and to help me HEAR what's going on.) I put my muffs on, toss a set to my wife, and am about about as ready as I'll ever be. (I think inexpensive electronic muffs are an IMPORTANT home defense tool that most ignore -- if only because the muffs can amplify sounds when you want to HEAR what's going on!) With my home layout, I'd like to believe I've got a bit more time to get ready for whatever might come than I would on the street. I understand that I may be fooling myself.

I don't want a gun on a bed side table where I might, in my grogginess, grab it before I should -- or, worse, knock it behind the table or onto the floor, out of reach. Inadvertently NOT later releasing a safety is, for me, as big a concern as not having a safety.

You, of course, have to do what seems best for you.

 

[C0untZer0]

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