I'm looking for a small light handgun that I could easily carry in my pocket, and we aren't talking large pockets here, we're talking a suit pant pocket. And yeah, that's going to be a requirement.
I have a Glock 27 .40 but it isn't practical to carry so I end up just leaving it under my pillow at night and never take it anywhere. I figure that the first rule is probably to have a gun before anything else, regardless of what kind it is. So if I won't carry it then it doesn't matter how amazing it is, it's worthless to me. So I think I'll probably try to get rid of it to get the smaller type of gun that I'm talking about, so probably around a $400 range.
I've seen something like the Bond Arms Texas Defender .40 before in person and it's small and could easily be carried in a pocket and .40 has some kick to it but I'm not sure how I'd feel about only having 2 shots.
Small is good but I just wouldn't feel safe with a whimpy little .22 so something that low caliber is out of the question. About as small as I'd even consider reasonable is probably a .380 since it's shortened 9mm but even then I'd probably prefer 9mm.
As far as size goes the .380 micro desert eagle looks pretty good but it's also pretty heavy. It doesn't have a safety though, and to be honest I'd kinda like to have a safety. That's something I really dislike about the Glock. I know most people don't like them but I like the idea of a safety personally.
Something like the 9mm Kimber Solo looks very nice. Great sights, has a safety, and it's small. But, it looks a lot more expensive than I'd really want it to be. Something like the 9mm Ruger LC9 might be an option since the description would be similar to the Kimber Solo but a hell of a lot cheaper. The .380 Ruger LCP is also an option and it's a hell of a lot smaller and lighter, but no safety. Still, it's worth consideration.
Right, so... Thoughts?
I have a Glock 27 .40 but it isn't practical to carry so I end up just leaving it under my pillow at night and never take it anywhere. I figure that the first rule is probably to have a gun before anything else, regardless of what kind it is. So if I won't carry it then it doesn't matter how amazing it is, it's worthless to me. So I think I'll probably try to get rid of it to get the smaller type of gun that I'm talking about, so probably around a $400 range.
I've seen something like the Bond Arms Texas Defender .40 before in person and it's small and could easily be carried in a pocket and .40 has some kick to it but I'm not sure how I'd feel about only having 2 shots.
Small is good but I just wouldn't feel safe with a whimpy little .22 so something that low caliber is out of the question. About as small as I'd even consider reasonable is probably a .380 since it's shortened 9mm but even then I'd probably prefer 9mm.
As far as size goes the .380 micro desert eagle looks pretty good but it's also pretty heavy. It doesn't have a safety though, and to be honest I'd kinda like to have a safety. That's something I really dislike about the Glock. I know most people don't like them but I like the idea of a safety personally.
Something like the 9mm Kimber Solo looks very nice. Great sights, has a safety, and it's small. But, it looks a lot more expensive than I'd really want it to be. Something like the 9mm Ruger LC9 might be an option since the description would be similar to the Kimber Solo but a hell of a lot cheaper. The .380 Ruger LCP is also an option and it's a hell of a lot smaller and lighter, but no safety. Still, it's worth consideration.
Right, so... Thoughts?