Poll - The Firearms Forum

azsigman · 02-07-2009, 05:07 PM

Let's find out what you guys would like for a light weight, small, go everywhere in any season handgun. I have several handguns that are really great so CCW but are either too heavy, too big, too bulky, etc. So I started to think about what I could carry EDC regardless of weather, temp or clothing. I know that these are probably thought to be "mouse guns" but at my age, just HAVING it is what is important. Just a few choices are:

1. Kel-Tec, Ruger LCP, in .380

2. S&W snubbie light weight, .38 spl

3. Kahr, Kel-Tec etc. 9mm

4. Other suggestions along these lines

Sorry, I never have posted a Poll before and I guess I messed it up. Didn't know there was a form.........Anyway...

Vladimir · 02-07-2009, 06:30 PM

I intend to purchase a S&W .38 for the very reason (my USP is so heavy it isn't always convenient to carry).

CampingJosh · 02-07-2009, 07:10 PM

Kel-tec .380 is next on my shopping list.

Terry_P · 02-07-2009, 07:30 PM

Ruger LCR 38 Spl for pocket carry and my SP101 for belt carry. I like revolvers that begin with Ruger so I'm a little bias.

cycloneman · 02-07-2009, 08:30 PM

taurus 85 ch 38 spl. perfect for the pocket.

1shot1k · 02-07-2009, 10:44 PM

Hello..good post. Received S&W Sigma .40 for late Xmas, and will shoot first time tomorrow, Sunday 02/08/09. I intend to use this as my CCW as
my 1911 is just too heavy, although since I am still pretty big, 6'4 @ almost 300 lbs, when I carry I use the "fanny PAck" deal I got from the
store down the road (chpr thn dirt) and it just rips down for easy grab,
so I still use the 1911 such as a long drives.

DOnt know much of the Sigma except what I have studied since getting it, as my receiving it is a very special story in itself. I believe it is a weapon that got them in legal trouble with GLock, as with slide off, it appears to be a very close Glock (type) unit. I heard they either HAD a bad trigger/
striker set up, and yet have heard that trigger originally wasnt so bad, but made bad to appease Glock...anyway, even though not shot till tomorrow,
I have removed item(s) affecting this and as I learned it from others on the web, their photos of early Sigma .40 ( before VE ) indeed show no such mods/manufacture as is lately done.

Anyway, as said, for very special reason to me, will try this Sigma for carry, after I put 500 through tomorrow. If it shoots as I expect, then I will be happy with weight and size. For my self and family's defense, it is just my opinion ( of course current finances factored ) that with the way I still shoot, when the balls are removed from their eyes,brain or chest...
the ME wont know at that moment in time if I used a Wlther, Kimber,
H&K, FN, ..BMW..Merceded, etc. This is my current opinion then,
an arm of the S&W/GLock 4" composite assembly should be ablre to be
made comfortable for constant carry.

Thanks and good post..post some more!!

obxned · 02-08-2009, 01:41 AM

I carry a P-3AT in warm weather and a PF-9 when it's cooler.

carver · 02-08-2009, 06:53 AM

I would choose the .38, just slip it in your pocket, and off you go!

SaddleSarge · 02-08-2009, 07:04 AM

I'll go with the .38 also. I carry my model 36 Chief regularly.

Insulation Tim · 02-08-2009, 08:31 AM

I carry a S&W 38 Spl Airlite PD in snubby format in an Uncle Mike's Pocket Holster. It is loaded with Federal Hydra Shok rounds.

vytoland · 02-10-2009, 08:40 AM

S&W 642
S&W 640
S&W 649

combatvampire · 02-10-2009, 03:44 PM

I carry a Kel Tec PF9.

GojuBrian · 02-11-2009, 08:31 AM

kel tec 9mm

02-07-2009, 05:07 PM	#1
azsigman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 320	Poll Let's find out what you guys would like for a light weight, small, go everywhere in any season handgun. I have several handguns that are really great so CCW but are either too heavy, too big, too bulky, etc. So I started to think about what I could carry EDC regardless of weather, temp or clothing. I know that these are probably thought to be "mouse guns" but at my age, just HAVING it is what is important. Just a few choices are: 1. Kel-Tec, Ruger LCP, in .380 2. S&W snubbie light weight, .38 spl 3. Kahr, Kel-Tec etc. 9mm 4. Other suggestions along these lines Sorry, I never have posted a Poll before and I guess I messed it up. Didn't know there was a form.........Anyway... __________________ If in doubt........don't NRA Life, GOA, 2AF --> Last edited by azsigman; 02-07-2009 at 05:11 PM.. Reason: Goofed up

02-07-2009, 06:30 PM	#2
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: Poll I intend to purchase a S&W .38 for the very reason (my USP is so heavy it isn't always convenient to carry). __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad"

02-07-2009, 07:10 PM	#3
CampingJosh TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 4,788	Re: Poll Kel-tec .380 is next on my shopping list. __________________ Nothing posted on TheFirearmsForum.com constitutes legal, accounting, gunsmithing, or other professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with qualified professionals for real advice. Your life is lived at your own risk. Don't blame me for the dumb things you do.

02-07-2009, 07:30 PM	#4
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: Poll Ruger LCR 38 Spl for pocket carry and my SP101 for belt carry. I like revolvers that begin with Ruger so I'm a little bias. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

02-07-2009, 08:30 PM	#5
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,404	Re: Poll taurus 85 ch 38 spl. perfect for the pocket.

02-07-2009, 10:44 PM	#6
1shot1k Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 904	Re: Poll Hello..good post. Received S&W Sigma .40 for late Xmas, and will shoot first time tomorrow, Sunday 02/08/09. I intend to use this as my CCW as my 1911 is just too heavy, although since I am still pretty big, 6'4 @ almost 300 lbs, when I carry I use the "fanny PAck" deal I got from the store down the road (chpr thn dirt) and it just rips down for easy grab, so I still use the 1911 such as a long drives. DOnt know much of the Sigma except what I have studied since getting it, as my receiving it is a very special story in itself. I believe it is a weapon that got them in legal trouble with GLock, as with slide off, it appears to be a very close Glock (type) unit. I heard they either HAD a bad trigger/ striker set up, and yet have heard that trigger originally wasnt so bad, but made bad to appease Glock...anyway, even though not shot till tomorrow, I have removed item(s) affecting this and as I learned it from others on the web, their photos of early Sigma .40 ( before VE ) indeed show no such mods/manufacture as is lately done. Anyway, as said, for very special reason to me, will try this Sigma for carry, after I put 500 through tomorrow. If it shoots as I expect, then I will be happy with weight and size. For my self and family's defense, it is just my opinion ( of course current finances factored ) that with the way I still shoot, when the balls are removed from their eyes,brain or chest... the ME wont know at that moment in time if I used a Wlther, Kimber, H&K, FN, ..BMW..Merceded, etc. This is my current opinion then, an arm of the S&W/GLock 4" composite assembly should be ablre to be made comfortable for constant carry. Thanks and good post..post some more!!

02-08-2009, 01:41 AM	#7
obxned Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,342	Re: Poll I carry a P-3AT in warm weather and a PF-9 when it's cooler. __________________ Proud member of a North Carolina Committee of Safety "If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Stand on Earth!" Ronald Reagan

02-08-2009, 06:53 AM	#8
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,271	Re: Poll I would choose the .38, just slip it in your pocket, and off you go! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

02-08-2009, 07:04 AM	#9
SaddleSarge Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,025	Re: Poll I'll go with the .38 also. I carry my model 36 Chief regularly.

02-08-2009, 08:31 AM	#10
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,298	Re: Poll I carry a S&W 38 Spl Airlite PD in snubby format in an Uncle Mike's Pocket Holster. It is loaded with Federal Hydra Shok rounds. __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"*

02-10-2009, 03:44 PM	#12
combatvampire Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 19	Re: Poll I carry a Kel Tec PF9.

02-11-2009, 08:31 AM	#13
GojuBrian Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 62	Re: Poll kel tec 9mm