I have a beretta 92 FS. It’s a very fine weapon. Shoots very straight. But I sure wouldn’t want to carry one on me 24-7. I’m more impressed this smallish female lugs the thing around all the time than I am that she actually shot and hit a bad guy with it.
For carry, I need something much smaller. Kahr, walther, keltec, seacamp, etc. Otherwise, I just leave it home.
For carry, I need something much smaller. Kahr, walther, keltec, seacamp, etc. Otherwise, I just leave it home.
I've got a Taurus PT-99, which is very similar to the Beretta (in fact, Taurus bought their tooling from Beretta). It's a terrific gun, and in fact, I used to use it for USPSA competition: Imagine an Ernie Hill Speed Leather rig, along with that gun with 17 rounds in the mag, and 3 extra 17 round mags on my belt! It was a miracle that my pants weren't down around my ankles!
I'm big enough that with a jacket, I can CC my S&W 625-5, a .45ACP N-Frame... But as you said, I'd really hate to carry it every day. Although I haven't gone to the trouble to get a CCW permit (I live in MO, but work in KS, which hasn't quite worked out their CCW just yet, regarding out of state residents, or if they'll honor MO CCW permits) but my "carry weapon" will probably be my Star Firestar in .40S&W. Not a whole lot of fun to shoot. It's about the size of a .380 auto, and it just beats the hell out of your thumb knuckle when fired.
Mark