For the tee shirts and shorts days I would pocket carry a Smith J frame (Model 60, Smith's first stainless revolver) in a pocket holster, and it was comfy enough for baggy shorts, but the cylinder thickness made it too tight for slacks or blue jeans pocket carry.
Then my wife had surgery and temporarily couldn't rack the slide of her Glock 42, so I loaned her the J frame. Out of curiosity I tried pocket carrying the Glock 42 in a Desantis pocket holster, and it was fantastic! The 42 was slim enough to pocket carry in most pants front pockets, and was oh so easy to just slip the thing in my pocket rather than the ordeal of putting on the IWB holster for the Glock 26.
Reluctantly I gave her back her 42 after she recovered from her surgery, and she INSISTED on having it back.
So then I found a Ruger LCP on sale for $199, and I couldn't get to Dunham's fast enough to snap it up. The LCP was smaller and thinner than the 43 (but carried the same 6+1 rounds of .380 ACP,) and even easier to carry! I've been pocket carrying that LCP daily for the past 2 years, and loving it!
I live on cold country I only carry mid to full size handguns any more.
A Glock 23 being the smallest the others are all bigger.
I keep reading about people using pocket carry but don’t really get how that works for people.
E.g., the G42, loaded, is just shy of a pound and about 4”x6” (and follow-on readers, a Sig 365 is nearly the same; this isn’t a caliber question). I don’t even put a 4x6 phone in my front pocket. The 3:30 position is ok tho as it doesn’t get in the way of moving.
Kinda same question for appendix carry people; don’t see how anyone could comfortably sit much less walk or (gasp) run.
I love the G26 as a carry gun. It's small and smooth yet carries enough 9mm to be gunfight worthy.
I use an IWB too, mine goes in the small of my back. I never have to unloosen anything because it's a clip-on that fits right on my leather belt.