Favorite pocket gun?

[Revopop]

I had my Ruger LCR stolen from my car last night, so I'm in the market for a new pocket gun. I wear cargo shorts or pants most of the time, so I've got plenty of room in my front pocket, and though the LCR was nice to carry it wasn't much fun to shoot. Anybody carry something other than a lightweight revolver in a pocket? Heavier revolver, like a detective special or SP101? Little 380 like a Sig 238 or colt mustang? Tiny 9 like a Kahr or Sig 938? I may end up getting another LCR or an airweight J frame, but I want to try a few other options if I'm gonna go shopping anyway.

 

[BoxingRef]

Kahr PM9 - gave it to my niece... I feel much better knowing she has it on her 24/7!

 

[VERT]

Smith and Wesson airweight for me. It it a bit smaller then an LCR. I consider the lightweight revolver to be the only true option for a "pocket gun"

 

[Jim McKalip]

It's been a Sig 938 in a pocket holster for the past year for me. I normally wear cargo pants.

 

[possum_128]

S&W J frame 642 all the way.

 

[nipprdog]

I had my Ruger LCR stolen from my car last night

Why was it in your car, and not your pocket?

 

[bjenkins]

Ditto on the Kahr PM9 or the Sig 938 both are excellent small pistols. I would first try to rent and shoot both as triggers are very different on each one.

 

[Revopop]

I had it in my laptop bag, but don't worry, I had a different one on my belt. I have a Kahr MK9 and I really like the smooth trigger but I consider it a belt gun. I've owned an all steel j frame and didn't mind the weight as much in my pocket. Another reason why I'm looking at others is that my LCR had a boot grip and front night sight, which is a configuration you can't get anymore. The big Hogue grip kinda sucks in a pocket.

 

[CTS]

I've got an Airweight 442 but my wife usually carries that, lately I've fallen in love with the M&P Shield. It's got plenty of punch and fits very nicely using a Remora holster. I've probably put ~300 rounds through it in the last few months and it performs really well.

 

[Notavictim646]

Seecamp .380 for me. Not fun to shoot though.

Also not a pistol I would leave in my car overnight. Come to think of it, I don't own a pistol that I would leave in my car overnight.

 

[1911ly]

S&W J frame 642 all the way.

This!!! I carry a 642-3 in my pocket everyday!

 

[Revopop]

Seecamp .380 for me. Not fun to shoot though.

Also not a pistol I would leave in my car overnight. Come to think of it, I don't own a pistol that I would leave in my car overnight.

I know, I shouldn't have. Just a stupid mistake I won't make again, now that I've learned a hard lesson.

 

[lovemachine]

I had my Ruger LCR stolen from my car last night, so I'm in the market for a new pocket gun. I wear cargo shorts or pants most of the time, so I've got plenty of room in my front pocket, and though the LCR was nice to carry it wasn't much fun to shoot. Anybody carry something other than a lightweight revolver in a pocket? Heavier revolver, like a detective special or SP101? Little 380 like a Sig 238 or colt mustang? Tiny 9 like a Kahr or Sig 938? I may end up getting another LCR or an airweight J frame, but I want to try a few other options if I'm gonna go shopping anyway.

Seecamp .380 for me. Not fun to shoot though.

Also not a pistol I would leave in my car overnight. Come to think of it, I don't own a pistol that I would leave in my car overnight.

Why carry a pistol that isn't fun to shoot?

 

[nipprdog]

Why was it in your car, and not your pocket?

I had it in my laptop bag, but don't worry, I had a different one on my belt.

You think I'm worried about your loss?

You left a gun in your car that is now in the wrong hands.

 

[TLHelmer]

Kahr CM9

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Personal experience:
-SigSauer P238. Small, but heavy for a pocket pistol. Metal frame not polymer.
-Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9. This might be debatable as a pocket gun for some, but it works perfectly as a pocket gun for me. Lightweight polymer frame, 8+1 capacity.

Others I've heard are good guns:
-Kahr PM9
-Kahr CM9
-Ruger LC9...LC9S coming out soon, might want to keep that in mind.

 

[Notavictim646]

Why carry a pistol that isn't fun to shoot?

Smallest .380 made. Very easy to carry in a "Give me your Wallet"-style holster. Just painful to shoot.

 

[lovemachine]

Smallest .380 made. Very easy to carry in a "Give me your Wallet"-style holster. Just painful to shoot.

Again, I ask, why do you carry it if it's painful to shoot?

 

[Revopop]

Again, I ask, why do you carry it if it's painful to shoot?

Can't speak for the other guy, but for me I shot the LCR well, it was just painful when I did. I also have a 22 LCR and I practiced a lot with that. I'd rather not buy a second gun to practice with, though.

 

[Revopop]

You think I'm worried about your loss?

You left a gun in your car that is now in the wrong hands.

Not trying to fish for sympathy, just owning up to my stupid mistake.