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JCsreading · 08-25-2003, 05:22 PM

You should first decide how you are going to carry. If it is in a fanny pack or somethong along that line or if you are going to holster inside the waist as the cylinder of a revolver will cause extra bulk and is limited to 6 rounds with slow reload. Size of your hands is also a factor. I have an average hand size and dress business casual always so I carry in my front pocket mosy often. even though yo appear to be leaning to .40 s&w by your list. The practice rounds get expensive and if you hit what your aiming at 9mm is more than adequate with a good personal protection ammo being around 370 ft/lbs of energy /knockdown
I carry a KAHR arms P9 9mm auto pistol ( available in S&W .40 cal) as a pocket gun. I like it but it can be hard on the hands aftert 200 rounds of practice ( especially with +p+1500 fps Cor Bon loads 400 lbs /ft of energy). I would choose a glock 26 or 27 over the Sig for shear dependability in a pinch ( thats why nearly ALL cops have glocks, it'll never let you down.) The sig is a great gun but slightly more finicky. Both the Kahr and the Glock are hammerless and have no additional safety which must be considered, but ultimae saftey belongs to the carrier. Keltec makes a 22 ounce .9" wide 9mm but it has about 11-12 pounds of trigger pull vs 5-6lbs on the glock and 8lbs on the Kahr ( especially important on the 2nd shot ). Kimber has an out standing compact series of .45's and even have some that can be ordered with .40 s&w( but then a 45 is a great gun with excellent knockdown.
Final suggestion is to go to a range that has a gun rental ( if there is one around you) and shoot them all, it is worth the $ up front to know what you are comfortable, after all it's all about being comfortable and confident with your weapon. That is what will make you shoot well and shooting well is more important than shooting big. otherwise you will end up like me with 8 different guns. I love em all but it does get expensive.
Good luck.

08-25-2003, 05:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
JCsreading Upright Location: USofA	You should first decide how you are going to carry. If it is in a fanny pack or somethong along that line or if you are going to holster inside the waist as the cylinder of a revolver will cause extra bulk and is limited to 6 rounds with slow reload. Size of your hands is also a factor. I have an average hand size and dress business casual always so I carry in my front pocket mosy often. even though yo appear to be leaning to .40 s&w by your list. The practice rounds get expensive and if you hit what your aiming at 9mm is more than adequate with a good personal protection ammo being around 370 ft/lbs of energy /knockdown I carry a KAHR arms P9 9mm auto pistol ( available in S&W .40 cal) as a pocket gun. I like it but it can be hard on the hands aftert 200 rounds of practice ( especially with +p+1500 fps Cor Bon loads 400 lbs /ft of energy). I would choose a glock 26 or 27 over the Sig for shear dependability in a pinch ( thats why nearly ALL cops have glocks, it'll never let you down.) The sig is a great gun but slightly more finicky. Both the Kahr and the Glock are hammerless and have no additional safety which must be considered, but ultimae saftey belongs to the carrier. Keltec makes a 22 ounce .9" wide 9mm but it has about 11-12 pounds of trigger pull vs 5-6lbs on the glock and 8lbs on the Kahr ( especially important on the 2nd shot ). Kimber has an out standing compact series of .45's and even have some that can be ordered with .40 s&w( but then a 45 is a great gun with excellent knockdown. Final suggestion is to go to a range that has a gun rental ( if there is one around you) and shoot them all, it is worth the $ up front to know what you are comfortable, after all it's all about being comfortable and confident with your weapon. That is what will make you shoot well and shooting well is more important than shooting big. otherwise you will end up like me with 8 different guns. I love em all but it does get expensive. Good luck.