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What's the best pocket gun

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#1 ·
I wanted a pocket gun for a backup and I might need to use it as a primary on super hot days. I will not carry anything less than a 9mm. I wanted the Kel-Tec P9 but it won't be out for a few months. My dealer told me to get the Kahr p or pm but the price is up there and I hear they can jam at times and you must shoot 200 round for break in. I picked up the Kal-Tec p11 last week and have not shot it and it only cost 210. I don't want to trust it for a primary and don't want to drop 6 bills on a Kahr. Any suggestions?
 
#27 ·
I tend to try to stay with my favorite caliber.....the 45acp so my pocket gun meets that requirement yet hides very well in the right front pocket of 90% of the pants or shorts I wear. A Taurus PT-145. 10+1 45acp sledgehammers:


and brother is it accurate out at 15 yards:
 
#31 · (Edited)
AMT .45acp the best pocket pistol

I can put my AMT 45ACP back-up in my front pocket and it doesn't show hardly at all....
I fully agree with jem375 the gun will go in a pocket and not be noticed.

I have owned one of these guns for years and found them to be the perfect size and capacity for a pocket pistol or in an ankle rig.

Hi-Standard is selling these guns now for a very good price. Check one out:mrgreen:
 
#32 ·
pocket guns

The pocket guns I carry regularly are a Kel-Tec .32 and a Smith & Wesson 342 (titanium frame .38, internal hammer), both in DeSantis pocket holsters. Sure I'd rather have a .45, but when I am jogging, those are the only two that work.

I have a Kahr P40 Covert that I bought for pocket carry, but I rarely carry it, because it is heavy. I also had to modify the DeSantis holster for that one, because it carries the gun too "deep," covering up too much of the frame, so you can't get a firing grip.

I have a Kel-Tec P11, with 9mm and .40 slides, but when I carry it, it's with the belt clip, not in the pocket. Too heavy for the pocket.

Rather than trying to find a gun that can be used for pocket carry and belt carry, just get one of each, and carry the pocket pistol on those occasions when you simply cannot carry a "real" gun.
 
#33 ·
I have used the following as front pocket guns:

Walther ppk--Great size, can hide it, just too darn heavy and prints.

Sig 232--Right weight, just a little too big and prints

Glock 27--Weight's ok, just too darn bulky (I'd like to hear if anyone likes the G36 as a pocket gun--that's got possibilities since it's slimmer, but I digress. I'm thinking about one.)

Beretta .32 Tomcat--Perfect weight, perfect size, perfect controls, everything but the caliber and feeding issues.

S&W 632 Airweight--Perfect size, perfect caliber, perfect weight, good controls. Good holster and it won't show at all. Why I got rid of it I have no idea. Stupid on my part. Probably the best out of the list.
 
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