Oleg Volk
Moderator Emeritus
I am looking for suggestions on a carry gun for a close friend:
Max weight: 25oz loaded, preferably under 20oz
Trigger pull no heavier than 8lbs, preferably less
Recoil level no greater than CZ75, preferably less
Caliber, barrel length are subordinate to the requirements listed above. Cocked and locked or DAO or DA are all OK. Reliability is important, but durability isn't -- it is not likely that practice would exceed 500 rounds per year.
User cannot rack a very heavy slide but has no problems with Glock 17 (i.e. Marakov or Bersa 380 are out). User limp-wrists guns with strong muzzle flip, so Kahr P9 or Glock 26 are out. Current hourse gun is a .22 autoloader (Buckmark) which is on the heavy side.
Revolvers are out for various reasons., the main being that the trigger pull in DA is too heavy.
Glock 26 with a rimfire slide would work but I am not keep on her carrying a rimfire gun. Ideally, it would be a centerfire locked breech in 380 or 9x19 (something like Steyr S9) or blowback in 32. Unfortunately, I do not have an S9 available for a test range session. Anyhow, I may be overlooking specific models which have all the above-listed qualities, so help me out.
Max weight: 25oz loaded, preferably under 20oz
Trigger pull no heavier than 8lbs, preferably less
Recoil level no greater than CZ75, preferably less
Caliber, barrel length are subordinate to the requirements listed above. Cocked and locked or DAO or DA are all OK. Reliability is important, but durability isn't -- it is not likely that practice would exceed 500 rounds per year.
User cannot rack a very heavy slide but has no problems with Glock 17 (i.e. Marakov or Bersa 380 are out). User limp-wrists guns with strong muzzle flip, so Kahr P9 or Glock 26 are out. Current hourse gun is a .22 autoloader (Buckmark) which is on the heavy side.
Revolvers are out for various reasons., the main being that the trigger pull in DA is too heavy.
Glock 26 with a rimfire slide would work but I am not keep on her carrying a rimfire gun. Ideally, it would be a centerfire locked breech in 380 or 9x19 (something like Steyr S9) or blowback in 32. Unfortunately, I do not have an S9 available for a test range session. Anyhow, I may be overlooking specific models which have all the above-listed qualities, so help me out.