[nevergore]

Having carried for over twenty years the critical factors are weight first then size.....Light clothing is easily pulled out of place by heavy weapons...

Since concealment is your first factor, a nice lightweight .32 with jacketed hollow points would be a good starting point. This weapon would require correct shot placement but this should not be difficult with practice.

When you know your going to be placing yourself in harms way, then go for a flat body .45 auto with an alloy frame (not steel, too heavy) is good....I use a Para-Ordanance P-12....This is one of the more lightweight .45's but still too heavy for everyday carry.

NeverGore

[ChuckHam]

I understand what you're saying when it comes to shot placement, but in this day and age I'm afraid I may have to go center mass in the crunch and the .32 might not do the trick.

You do have a good point though about concealment. That's number one for me. After that comes knockdown.

[Don Carlos]

Gotta agree on the lightweight .32 cal. I Own a Springfield Ultra-compact V-10 (Nice piece!), a Taurus M-85 snubbie .38 special, and a Kel-Tec P-32. Guess which one goes with me without fail? That little 7 ounce Kel-Tec could be concealed in your speedo if you go to the beach!

I like the feel of the V-10, and the ease of concealing the snubbie. But the .32 with a IWB spring clip doesn't take two seconds to clip inside the waist-band.

My two cents.