For me anything over 1 pound loaded is too heavy for all day pocket carry.
I think its funny that before the Glock 42 and 43 came out, so many ardent Glock fans claimed that the Glock 26
was a pocket pistol. I don't hear that too often anymore though...
I actually did an experiment before I decided to buy a pocket pistol. I weighed out amounts of loose change at increasing amounts starting at 15 ounces.
When I got to 21 ounces the weight in my pocket was a frequent reminder that it was there.
The experiment also taught me the fallacy of the "A few ounces difference is not going to matter" argument. At some point an extra ounce does make a difference.
Twenty three ounces in my pocket was annoying.
Twenty five ounces total weight is my limit for pocket carry. I personally can't carry a pound and a half of weight in my pocket all day, - if other people can, more power to them.
Twenty seven ounces is barely tolerable even for a quick trip down to the store.
I did this experiment because I didn't want to plunk down a bunch of money for a pocket pistol only to find out pocket carry turned out to be uncomfortable for me.
My Rohrbaugh R9, loaded with seven rounds of 147gr ammo, sitting in a Nemesis pocket holster weighs in at 18.5
I know we're not just talking about 9mm, but if anyone is interested a brass cased 115gr 9mm cartridge weighs about .39 oz
A brass cased 124gr 9mm cartridge weighs about .41 oz
A brass cased 147gr 9mm cartridge weighs about .46 oz
It might come in handy if, for instance you are looking at two pistols, just for example, like the CM9 and the SCCY pistols and think "there is only a 1 ounce difference between these two pistols"
In reality the CM9 is going to weigh between 18.7 oz and 19.1 oz fully loaded while the SCCY is going to weigh between 21.5 oz and 22.25 oz fully loaded.
That 22 1/4 oz weight puts the SCCY in the range of uncomfortable for pocket carry for me personally, not even taking into account that the SCCY might be, (probably is) too big to pocket carry.
Also, here is a great thread started by Nom de Forum, titled "
Pistol weight in ounces: When does it get heavy?"
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/pistol-weight-in-ounces-when-does-it-get-heavy.749907/