CC guns. What do you recommend?

[wapiti hunter2]

I'm old fashion.  I carry a S&W Model 39 9mm for everyday.  I have loved this gun for 30 years.  When I'm really going somewhere riskey (south Tacoma or the like)  I carry its big brother, the S&W 5906 in 9mm with a 15 shot mag.

[ADAMS]

I carry a Glock 27.  Great gun but frankly a little too large and bulky for my liking.

I would recommend looking into the Rohrbach R9.

http://www.rohrbaughfirearms.com

[Alchase]

Carry what you own, meaning if you have a Kimber special .45 then carry that, if you have a XD then carry that. Obviously a slimmer package (single stack) will usually be easier to conceal. I myself carry a XD .40, 4 in, a little larger then some like but it conceals just fine. Some people can't carry at say 2:30 -3:00 position and some can. Some prefere 4:00 - 5:00 position, or a pocket gun.
Research carry options, IWB or OWB verses open carry. Either way it takes a little getting use to not thinking that everyone around you knows you are carrying. In reality enthusiast will notice sometimes but the average person is usually clueless. So then ask yourself what you can afford, what size and caliber you want. Once you figure that out......dress accordingly, lol

[Alchase]

For caliber, my favorite is the 10mm. The problem with the 10mm is cost of ammo is close to twice what the .40 ammo cost is. If you take a good look at a ballistics chart the difference between 10mm, .45, .40, 41, sig 357, there is not a whole lot of difference between them. Anyone who says a 9mm, won't kill is foolish. Find a range in your area that will allow you to rent guns and try as many as you can until you find one that you are comfortable with.

[FC]

Either way it takes a little getting use to not thinking that everyone around you knows you are carrying. In reality enthusiast will notice sometimes but the average person is usually clueless.

That is the hardest part there but in reality most people won't notice even if you are open carrying.

[Alchase]

LOL, true

[thinkingman]

Apparently a 9mm will not kill anybody dead enough (say a few folks...)  .... but that is what I carry anyway, 9mm Keltec PF9. Pocket size 9.

Yeah, I read the same stuff....Kahr PM9 wherever I need to be concealed.
I would not buy a dbl stack for cc.

[hoosier85]

Just talking about this the other day at work. The best thing to do is find one that fits your hand like a glove. Get the clerk to put it in the holster and strap it to the part of your body were you want to carry it. think of getting in and out of the car and truck and everyday movement, all that good stuff. Then if it passes those tests then draw to your midsection (third eye) then push your hands straight out. when you make the push go slow the first time to get the feel and speed it up. if you can keep your eyes on the sight when you push and feel comfortable then that makes picking easier. Half the people that get rid of there handguns I would say is because they held it for 10 mins at a gun store and liked it then bought it. Or becase they want to go to a larger round. There is nothing wrong with a 9mm. if you dont like the normal size rounds for it then get the 147 gr. hollow points or the other man killers. Sorry if I sound a little salty about this but my organization had the beretta 9mm as the standard issue forever. Now we have the sig 40s. Not many people like them. The reason is because with the 9mm we could get more rounds off faster and she was more accurate and forgiving. If you find yourself in a pinch and you have to draw, the guy who can fire faster more accurate is going to come out on top. I love the 45  but in the smaller barrels that you find for CC that barrels spends more time above the target then center mass. I know people wont agree with some of this but we are all different and have different preferences. oh and my personal preference is the xdm 9mm. All you have to do is point and click. hope this gets the ball rolling.

[Alchase]

The best thing to do is find one that fits your hand like a glove.

I agree, I would also go so far to say that is more important then caliber. My hand just prefers a double stack. Not everyone is like that. Even with two different manufactures like Glock and Springfield of double stacks there is a big difference in the feel. Find one that fits you, then pick a caliber that you can shoot consistently well.


then research which holsters are good at concealing that weapon. You will find that a few holster types keep coming up out of the thousands out there.

[littletoes]

Regardless of what anyone says, any gun is better than no gun in a bad situation.


Whats the old saying? A .22 in the hands of an expert is better than a .45 in the hands of the inexperienced/unwilling.

consider it like this; Any gun purchase-you win.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Talking with a co worker about what hand gun to buy and he recomended a 40. During the ammo crunch he couldn't find 9mm rounds but he found a ton of 40 ammo.

[JAMMER55]

Hey guys thanks for all the replies.  This has helped me a ton

[jsteplee]

So it probably sounds too big, but I carry my Glock 17.  It's great in the Pacific NW because only in the real heat of summer do you really need to worry too much about it being too big, at least when not wearing dress clothes.  Recently I picked up a Kel-Tec P3AT for carry during the summer and when I'm dressed for the office.  It's hard to carry the Glock in business casual.  Like someone else said, carry what you have.  Now I can carry almost 100% of the time.

[Kain]

Apparently a 9mm will not kill anybody dead enough (say a few folks...)  .... but that is what I carry anyway, 9mm Keltec PF9. Pocket size 9.

Is this gun a good choice for my wife?  I really want to get her a CC gun for when Im not around but have concerns about number of rounds the small revolvers have.  This gun seems to fits all my concerns including the price tag except I am concerned that such a light weight gun in 9mm is going to be to snappy for her.

[FC]

Is this gun a good choice for my wife? 

A definite try before you buy IMO, see if you can rent one somewhere for her.