Every weapon has pro's and con's plus feel in my hand may be diferent than others but I'd like to narrow the list to the top 3...
Ruger LC9s, 7+1, 9mm
Glock G43.
You are asking a bad question.
You SHOULD have asked - what SA do you advise IF
1) Deep Concealment or Open Carry/in Diversion Case
2) Condition of Carry - Chambered?
The reason is NOT every SA is appropriate for what you are trying to do. Size matters, but more importantly is HOW you intend to carry.
The worst carry in the world is a SA in deep concealment loaded with no safety.
DO NOT consider a trigger safety a safety. It’s a safety for “legal” means but practically it will just get you shot.
Also consider training - and don’t go for the “wild west fast draw” bull. Your method would be to always retreat, and backup and buy time to draw. Don’t draw in close quarters. Any good CC instructor can tell you these things. whatever you do, DONT watch the idiots on Youtube or the Local Gunshop Pro. Get professional advice from a CC expert.
Active Self Protection. ASP. Great info. Recommend it. Not that I actually OWN firearms but...Para 14+1 .45 ACP. When you can pull it off.
Sig .380 when you can’t. Glock 9 mm is a nice compromise. Taurus and Ruger make less expensive .380s.
Shoot’n a S&W Shield. Very accurate for its size.
Sig P239 (DA/SA). Sig 938 (SAO). Both have hammers, as they should.
My wife carries a 9mm SW Shield and occasionally carries and LCP. The LCP is about as concealable as you can get with a reasonable self defense round, but I wouldn’t carry it, it is no fun to practice with and the sights are more of an idea than a physical thing.
I carry an LC9 but I wouldn’t recommend it. It is the right size, smaller than the Shield and has real sights. It has a trigger that feels like it is a mile long and I had to shoot it a lot to become accurate with it.
They do make an LC9s, much improved trigger, I really want one. About the thinnest, smallest 9mm you will find on the market.
However, I am old and 90% of the time I wear a fanny pack on my right hip with a full (extra) sized pistol packing more than average muzzle energy and momentum.
My new social gun is a Kimber Micro 9. It’s as close to a 1911 as they can cram into such a small platform. Hammer and external safety. With the extended mag you have 7 in the chute and one up the pipe. Which may sound familiar to 1911 fans... On a belt holster it prints less than my cell phone. The Sig P238 is another really high-quality offering in the same footprint. Great guns.
For a true pocket pistol - Summer or Winter, I’ve chosen the double action-only Kahr P380. It requires some break-in to perform at its best, but it’s an incredibly well-built sub-compact handgun and one of very few that’ll handle Plus-P loads. While you may not want to go with Plus-P (overpressure) loads, it provides an indication of how well built it really is. My only caution is that the recoil spring is pretty stiff and it takes some getting used to. They come with a standard-length (6+1) and extended (7+1) magazine.
For my go-to CCW, however, my preferred choice for Summer carry (and sometimes pocket gun) is the Sig P938, a (sort of) scaled-down, micro-sized 1911 in 9mm. The P938 is an exposed hammer, single action-only handgun that’s normally carried like a 1911, i.e., locked and cocked. I’ve found them to be exceptionally accurate - especially for a subcompact, and they come in a pretty wide variety of configurations, colors, etc. My preferred gun is a P938 SAS (Sig Anti-snag System), but I also have a P938 Nightmare. Great guns, but they’re not cheap. I have both standard (6+1) and extended (7+1) magazines for both.
Although I’m not personally a big Glock fan (great handguns; they just don’t “fit” my shooting style), my wife carries a Glock 42 (.380 ACP), which is an exceptionally dependable handgun. If you want to go with a lower cost, smaller and highly-dependable 9mm, take a look at the Glock 43.
My 2 cents:
Small pocket gun: Kahr P380, I like mine.
Larger, probably not pocket, Kahr PM9, don’t own one.
IWB in .45; Kahr P45, personal experience great gun.
About 75% smaller than a 1911, the Browning 1911-380. Sweet shooting pistol. Some folks are turned off by a 380 though.
These may be on the pricier side. Of course there are plenty great choices other than Kahr.
Bretta Jetfire in .25. Very easy to conceal and enough punch for close in work.
I'm a bit more old school than you. I prefer having a now and againhammer, I like good highly-visible sights, and it's nice to have a steel frame on a handgun that's going to see frequent practice. I was first trained with the 1911A1 .45 in 1966, and it has always worked for me, as it did for my dad and grandad, and for my son and grandson.
But I do carry 9mm Parabellum handguns from time to time, mostly WWII German P.38s and later S&W M39s, which fit my hand well. I also often carry TT33 Tokarevs, usually in the original 7,62x25 caliber, but they can be had in 9mmP.
And there is one other 9mm handgun I sometimes bring along as a spare in an ankle rig; most figure they're some other caliber but I have two in 9mm.
Check out the XDs by Springfield.
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To All,
I found a great resource this AM regarding Small to Micro 9mm for carry....It evaluates all the guns we’ve been discussing plus more.....very thorough....
Here’s the link:
http://www.gunsandammo.com/handguns/compacts/single-stack-9mm-shootout/
Interesting read....
Don’t be a slacker, get one of each!
I’m partial to the SA-XD Subcompact in 9mm carried IWB for the lighter clothing of summer carry...
But this new CZ looks interesting and has been getting good reviews...
For your consideration:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/12/jeremy-s/gun-review-cz-p-10-c/
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