Free Republic Gun Club – Tuesday – Pocket Pistols!!!!!!

09/02/08 | Pistolshot

[doodad]

Ammo is expensive.

How much and any reason?

[SJSAMPLE]

Another KelTec P-32 owner here.
Very small and light package.

[OKSooner]

No J-Frames?

[Travis McGee]

I have two Kel Tecs: a P3at and a P-11. The P3AT is a “true” pocket pistol, invisible and unfelt in even normal (none cargo) pants pockets. It’s like it ain’t there.

[Pistolshot]

While the J-frame is small and compact, it is in that iffy range of holster/no hoster carry. The pocket holsters available are kind of bulky and the bulge of the cylinder is a dead giveaway of ‘gun’.

[Joe Brower]

A Kahr PM40 in a DeSantis belly-band is just the ticket for Florida's sweltering heat, when a pair of beach shorts and a tank top is all you can bear to wear!

[Soliton]

$20 to $25 a box because it isn’t very common. Most gun stores will carry one or two kinds.

It is a great self defense gun, but practice is expensive. My wife practices with a .22 where bullets are about a penny apiece.

[Shooter 2.5]

Can’t hear from all of us if you don’t put the post on the bang list.

[Pistolshot]

I'd look at the PM9 from Kahr. Poly frame, compact and light, it is a good choice for hiking and biking. I carry mine in a Summer Special, where it literally disappears.

Great fanny pack gun and still in 9mm. Kinda pricey, but an excellent life-insurance policy.

[OKSooner]

True dat. Maybe we oughta have a separate thread for them sometime...

[mbynack]

Iver Johnson 38S&W Hammerless pocket pistol.

My dad left this to me when he died and he got it from his father. It originally belonged to a police officer from Worcester, Massachusetts named Tom O'Niel.

[Pistolshot]

Yeah, we see a Baby every once in a while. Always about the same, ANIB, pouch, extra mag, and immaculate. These rarely last in the showcase.

[Pistolshot]

Next week - Snubbies!!!!

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I have a Jennings J22. Call it a saturday night special if you want but it’s never misfired on me, it was inexpensive and it fits in my back pocket between my wallet and my butt.

[Centurion2000]

You forgot to mention the Walther PPS .... 1 inch thick ...

Lovely little gun on my list to aquire.

[Pistolshot]

I have had good/bad luck with the Jennings. Some never fail to function, some just never function.

I don't even keep the parts on the non-functioning ones anymore, just flatten the frames and toss them.

[Niteranger68]

After a careful, part by part, examination the footprint isn’t all Ruger copied.

Yea, I'm not sure whether KT should feel loved or raped over it. They have a lifetime warranty but use their customers as beta testers. It's a good concept unless you experience a failure when your life depends on it. I've had a PF-9 on my wish list for over a year, but the last time I looked, it was still going through some bugs. Either way, KT makes pretty good stuff at a very fair price. For me, the only drawback of KT is their finish, which I understand is showing improvement.

[Pistolshot]

We anxiously awaited the PPS. It 'looked' like it would be desireable, but alas, its the size of the mini Glock in height and really offers little in size relation to the micro-Kahr.

Had a hard time getting the ones we had out of the shop and had to sell at +10% over cost to move them.

[Centurion2000]

I have a Jennings J22. Call it a saturday night special if you want but it’s never misfired on me, it was inexpensive and it fits in my back pocket between my wallet and my butt.

It fits in the same pocket as your wallet? Crikey that is small.

[Centurion2000]

Had a hard time getting the ones we had out of the shop and had to sell at +10% over cost to move them.

Handled it for the first time the other day (almost no one carries it). I used to laugh that Walther was just a James Bond gun. Then I bought a P22. Fell in love with the line right then and there on the range. NICE weapons, very well engineered and uber-reliable.

Magazine capacity is a little thin for the PPS (7+1,9mm / 6+1,40S&W) compared to my M&P40 (15+1) but I still really like the model.