I usually carry my PM9 as a BUG. I both practice with and carry Golden Sabers. When I first got the PM9, I was concerned because it was a little difficult to chamber the first round by pulling and releasing the slide, but it was not having any trouble feeding when firing. I assumed that after it was broken-in more, it would chamber the first round more easily. However, after several hundred rounds, the first round still chambers reluctantly, unless I just drop the slide on it, but every subsequent round feeds and fires without incident. I ran some S&B FMJ through it and it chambered the first round easily, so I chalked it up to the GS bullet shape. I find the PM9 very easy to shoot compared to a lightweight snubbie, and it is light enough to carry in a pocket holster (weighs about the same unloaded as a S&W 642). It is accurate enough at close distance and easy to reload, although I do not usually carry extra magazines when I am carrying the PM9 as a BUG.