It's nice to see so many pocket carry because on another nameless site it seems everyone carry's using an IWB holster and are hauling around a full size heavy service pistol and to a man they all claim it's super comfortable....
Sure.
I tried inside the waist carry and frankly hated it.
Anyway,now I will try to answer the original posters question.
I currently pocket carry primarily a LCP in a leather RKBA pocket holster.
I occaisionally carry while working out in a particular park a Kel-Tec P32.
I also carry whenever I am not wearing pants or shorts with more restrictive pockets a Kahr PM9 in either a RKBA leather holster or a much smaller High Noon leather pocket holster.
I positively want no pistol in my pocket with an exposed hammer or safety mechanism.
That rules out some J frames as well as the Sig P238 or 938 and my long ago sold Colt Mustang.
One thing I learned early on is the draw with a J frame was much faster and easier with a J frame because of the shape and length of the pistol handle.
But since J frames are usually at least six inches in length mine had a nasty habit of peeking up it's grip out of my pocket with work slacks.
Got busted by a customer one day at a store.
Between that and the recoil of that Airweight gun and the fact that I was never accurate with it I sold it.
My J frame phase is past.
My LCP and my PM9 and lastly the P32 have all been 100 per cent.
Never stove piped or jammed or failed to fire.
Ever.
The PM9 has close to 750 rounds through it.
LCP about 350 and the little P32 around 225.
Fwiw the LCP weighs 12 ounces fully loaded and the PM9 comes in at 20 ounces fully loaded.
Much heavier than that and you will definitely feel it.
Edit to add.....What Onward Allusion mentioned about the P32 is true.
The recoil is practically non existent and you can really stay on target with the little .32.
Sure.
I tried inside the waist carry and frankly hated it.
Anyway,now I will try to answer the original posters question.
I currently pocket carry primarily a LCP in a leather RKBA pocket holster.
I occaisionally carry while working out in a particular park a Kel-Tec P32.
I also carry whenever I am not wearing pants or shorts with more restrictive pockets a Kahr PM9 in either a RKBA leather holster or a much smaller High Noon leather pocket holster.
I positively want no pistol in my pocket with an exposed hammer or safety mechanism.
That rules out some J frames as well as the Sig P238 or 938 and my long ago sold Colt Mustang.
One thing I learned early on is the draw with a J frame was much faster and easier with a J frame because of the shape and length of the pistol handle.
But since J frames are usually at least six inches in length mine had a nasty habit of peeking up it's grip out of my pocket with work slacks.
Got busted by a customer one day at a store.
Between that and the recoil of that Airweight gun and the fact that I was never accurate with it I sold it.
My J frame phase is past.
My LCP and my PM9 and lastly the P32 have all been 100 per cent.
Never stove piped or jammed or failed to fire.
Ever.
The PM9 has close to 750 rounds through it.
LCP about 350 and the little P32 around 225.
Fwiw the LCP weighs 12 ounces fully loaded and the PM9 comes in at 20 ounces fully loaded.
Much heavier than that and you will definitely feel it.
Edit to add.....What Onward Allusion mentioned about the P32 is true.
The recoil is practically non existent and you can really stay on target with the little .32.
