Top Concealed Carry Handguns

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/14/2018 | J Hines

[bravo whiskey]

Any advice for a noob that is super excited? Practice

Also training, especially a legal class so you know where you can and cannot carry and when you can and cannot shoot. take some shooting classes to learn new stuff and break bad techniques before they become habits. they will enhance your practice. Kathy Jackson's THE CORNERED CAT is an excellent book.

[JoeProBono]

"Kahr PM9 all the way for me."

Amen

[1Old Pro]

especially a legal class so you know where you can and cannot carry and when you can and cannot shoot

Yep, especially in your own state, like here in NY.

[bravo whiskey]

usually Glock 26. 19 when hiking, 42 at the gym and around the house (the “get to the bigger gun”) gun.

[1Old Pro]

Kathy Jackson's THE CORNERED CAT

good resource, thx

[infool7]

Right with ya there Blue, I am not saying that I do but if I did carry, I would probably choose an XDm 3.8 Compact .40 11+1 in a Shepherd Leather with Kydex IWB @ 3:00 with an extra Xtension( also fits in a full size XDm without the extender ring) 16 round mag or two.

[Pollster1]

Thank you. I’ll check it out.

[NorthMountain]

Any advice for a noob that is super excited?

Get some professional training. The NRA courses are pretty good, especially if you really are a 100% bonafide 'noob'.

Practice. A lot.

[NorthMountain]

It fits my hand very well. Note that the magazine has a little lip on the front edge of the floorplate. My little finger rests on it; it makes a huge difference in "fit" to my hand.

[Pollster1]

It looks good, and it looks familiar.

[Pollster1]

I put most of the recommendations in a table, sorted by weight, for those who are interested. It’s not displayed perfectly, but it will cut and paste nicely to a spreadsheet:

Model caliber height weight(unloaded) length width rounds barrel
KelTek .380 3.5” 8.3 oz 5.2” 0.77” 6 2.75”
Ruger LCII in .380 laser 0.380 3.71” 11.4 oz 5.17” 0.75” 6 2.75”
Glock 42 .380 4.13” 12.35 oz 5.94” 0.94” 6 3.25”
Kimber Ultra Carry 0.380 4” 13.4 oz 5.6” 1.08” 6 2.75”
Ruger LCRx .38 Special .38 sp 4.5” 13.5 oz 6.5” 1.28” 5 1.875”
Kahr PM9 9 mm 3” 14 oz 5.4” 0.9” 6 3.1”
Ruger LC9s Pro 9 mm 4.5” 17.1 oz 6” 0.9” 7 3.1”
Sig P365 9 mm 4.3” 17.8 oz 5.8” 1” 10 3.1”
Glock 43 9 mm 4.25” 18 oz 6.26” 1.02” 6 3.4”
Glock 26 Gen 3 (9MM) 9 mm 4.17” 21.7 oz 6.5” 1.18” 10 3.4”
Taurus PT111 9 mm 5.1” 22 oz 6.3” 1.2” 12 3.2”
Springfield XDs (.45 ACP) .45 4.4” 23.5 oz 7” 0.9” 5 4”
Sig Sauer P320SC 9 mm 5.3” 26 oz 7.2” 1.4” 10 3.9”
SIG-Sauer P239 9 mm 5.1” 29.5 oz 6.6” 1.18” 8 3.6”