What's the gun for? For a carry gun, I'd not be super worried about reload speed. If you're capacity worried, it makes more sense to have twice the cartridges on board to begin with and reload half as often.
What's the gun for? For a carry gun, I'd not be super worried about reload speed. If you're capacity worried, it makes more sense to have twice the cartridges on board to begin with and reload half as often.
I'm not really sure if she plans to carry it or not. I'll find out. She has not previously been carrying. She took a class and used a FS M9. It did not go well. So she asked me what to get and I showed her my M&Ps but she didn't like the little Shield and she literally had to hold the M&P9 with a second hand to tag the mag release. Most of us have to do a little shift --this was excessive. Trigger finger was not as much of an issue. But less than ideal. Maybe thumbs just a bit shorter proportionally
I'm not really sure if she plans to carry it or not. I'll find out. She has not previously been carrying. She took a class and used a FS M9. It did not go well. So she asked me what to get and I showed her my M&Ps but she didn't like the little Shield and she literally had to hold the M&P9 with a second hand to tag the mag release. Most of us have to do a little shift --this was excessive. Trigger finger was not as much of an issue. But less than ideal. Maybe thumbs just a bit shorter proportionally
I'm not really sure if she plans to carry it or not. I'll find out. She has not previously been carrying. She took a class and used a FS M9. It did not go well. So she asked me what to get and I showed her my M&Ps but she didn't like the little Shield and she literally had to hold the M&P9 with a second hand to tag the mag release. Most of us have to do a little shift --this was excessive. Trigger finger was not as much of an issue. But less than ideal. Maybe thumbs just a bit shorter proportionally
The Ruger 9E is slimmer in the grip than a lot of single stack metal frame full size pistols, due to the grip panels on most of the metal frames. The exception is the 3rd Gen S&W pistols, their plastic grip panels are very slim. The 3913 is a very sweet little 9mm single stack.
The very slimmest "full size" single stack pistols are going to be the Kahr TP9 or a Springfield XDs 4.0 with the mag extension. Personally, I wouldn't trust a Kahr product as far as I could pick up their factory and throw it, and Springfield Armory is dead to me, but others may feel differently.
Why so hard on Kahr?? I've been carrying a Kahr daily for the past 4 years. Very reliable for me.
I've owned 5 or 6 over the years since they came out. Only 1 was reliable enough to carry, a CW45. It's been a long time since I've owned one, maybe they are better now. It's no secret that they are hit or miss. I consider them the Chrysler of the handgun market. No reason to mess with an iffy gun when Shields are selling for $300 or less, and are proven reliable.
Mentioned this a long time ago in the "what gun would you like to see made" thread. I'd like to have a single stack Glock 19/17. Thin like the G43 but with full size handling and better capacity, and no a G43 with a stupid long base plate is not the same thing.
I like the single stack 9mm for EDC. Currently it's a Walther PPS M2, previously it was a Kahr P9. I've had the Kahr for a long time and put many rounds through it. Mine has been very reliable. I went to the Walther because I like that trigger and ergonomics much better than the Kahr.
Other than a 1911 in 9mm there isn't a whole lot out there that would classify as a full size single stack, that's a shame too. Personally I'd rather have a 9 shot Glock like I described above than the fat little G26.