Pocket pistols

[David N]

A Great Thread

My main interest in guns is self defense and I'd been looking for the perfect pocket pistol for years.

Right now I have settled on a KT P3-AT. Very small, SUPER light, more powerful than a .22, .25., or .32 and affordable.

I think this is a great thread.

Thanks again for all the pics!

 

[Tortuga12]

A little big for some pockets, but...

I'm going with a PA-63. Alloy frame, 9x18 round, marschal grips, and wolff springs. Since I don't wear tight jeans, I think it will work out well!

 

[Angio333]

I am a HUGE fan of the NAA Guardian in 380.

 

[David N]

Tortuga12-

Please let us know how the PA-63 works out. I've heard about them years and they are very affordable.

For everything you want to know about these and other guns that chamber the 9x18 go to gunboards.com and look for the Makarov forum.

 

[Weedmonk]

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[Weedmonk]

I appreciate the engineering that goes into a very small and light (smaller than PPK, 642, etc.) pocket handgun. The Beretta 950 Jetfire in .25acp is one of my favorites. The 950's unique, tip-up barrel eliminates the difficulty of racking the slide to chamber the first round and the light, single-action trigger permits unusual accuracy for such a small pistol. Lastly, the fixed barrel prevents the slide from being pushed out-of-battery through contact. My NAA Guardian .32acp is hampered by an excessively long, heavy trigger pull. While my NAA Mini Revolver .22mag is surprisingly accurate, I don't have confidence in rimfire cartridges for personal defense.

 

[JR47]

At one point, I carried a Beretta 950 BS in .25 ACP. With the advent of Kel-Tec's mini-guns, though, I picked up a P32, as a back-up to my P11.

Also bought a 950BS in .22 Short. It's like popcorn, you can't use it just once. I'd be more than hesitant to actually carry it for a fight, but it's fun to shoot.

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

If I were buying a pocket pistol today, I'd go for the Ruger LCP. I think the Ruger is the highest quality of the pocket pistols out there. I could also reload .380 for dirt cheap. Handguns magazine ran a test of the pocket pistols this month, the Kel-Tec was the most accurate, but the Ruger was deemed to have the highest quality, long term durability.

 

[Rossshady120]

i have bin with kel-tec since jump street with the p-11 and the .32 my dad sold the .32 because he could not shoot it with his big hands and i could not with my small hands at the time. the .32 is the round i would go with .380 is overkill and if your packing a .380 you mite as well up it to a 9mm i mean all it is a 9mm cut short. samething with .40 SW/10mm if you got the money SEACAMP all day its the only way i would not want to be carrying around the p32 or p380. i would say if you dont have the money for a SEACAMP get the new pf-9 and put the slide/belt clip on it. at first i didn't believe in "Pocket Pistols" because i allways thought why wouldn't you just carry your stanard carry piece such as pf-9, bersa 9 UC, firestorm mini etc. guns that are made to be carried. my full size bersa thunder 9 was not made for this so now i'm considering a pocket pistol just for small things like getting the mail etc. but for how much the kel-tec p32 is i mite as well get the pf-9 so there you have it. it allways comes down to money,money,money and money

 

[psyopspec]

.380 is overkill

That's a new one on me.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Overkill?

Take it from me, when it's him or you, you will not believe there can be such a thing as overkill.

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

The P-11 is a good pistol, but the factory trigger SUCKS! Its like 10lbs with a length of pull from hell, lol.

 

[ladykilla]

My little ones:

Kel-Tec P11, Kel-Tec P32, NAA Mini

 

[DAdams]

Pocket Preference

In order of preference or circumstance my pocket carrys are:

Seecamp LWS 380 or S&W M&P 340
Kahr PM 9


340 with CT 405s usually in a Mika Roundcut Holster



LWS 380 in a DeSantis Nemesis Pocket Holster






Kahr PM9 in a DeSantis Nemesis Pocket Holster.