Help me choose a pocket gun

[686 Shooter]

I bought another pocket gun last week, it just came today. NAA Guardian .380 with gutter snipe sights. I still like the .32, but the .380 fits my hands a little better. This Guardian is built by Kahr

 

[illmaniac123]

Hands down a sig p238. Nice thin profile, night sights on all the models, manual thumb safety. Its a baby 1911. How could you not like it? Its nice because it doesnt have that long traveling trigger. Its a sweet design and sig quality. Id love to have one

 

[tradertator]

P238 gets my vote as well. My Blackwood goes everywhere with me. I've also got an LCP, but the trigger pull sucks IMO.

 

[halfmileharry]

I've been carrying the P3AT Keltec for a couple of years. I love the size and carry in my left rear pocket. It does print my Wranglers after a few weeks but it's comfortable and I almost forget it's there.
One thing I love about it is that the slide sits high on it and no damaging my hand when I fire it.
Mine's also very accurate for a small gun. That is once you familiarize yourself with the tiny sights on it. I can shoot up a couple hundred rounds and have little after effects at all. I don't like the mag release on it for rear pocket carry. I have to make sure the mag release sits against my arse or it will release the mag if I leave it outside. This is my 3rd P3AT. I gave one to my son and sold the other to come up with emergency cash to bail out a friend.
I had a Beretta Jetfire in .25auto that ate my hand up. Hated it. Pinched and just didn't fit at all. I couldn't hit anything past 5 yds with it.
A local security guard has a P238 I flat out love. Great shooter, comfortable, and just feels like a real gun. My next purchase when I find a deal on one.

 

[ghostv1]

I really love my P3AT . I've fired around 400 rounds through it and haven't had the first problem yet . I keep it in my front pocket most of the time and almost forget its there.

 

[Deet]

Radom P64, 9x18mm 6 shot. Easy to carry, selling for $150-$200.

 

[led4thehed2]

Just in case you're not 100% sold on a .380, I suggest a Smith and Wesson 642.

 

[psalm91]

my pocket gun of choice Berreta Tomcat .32 with 10 rounds clip, my wife loves it too.

 

[RichardR]

I have carried a lot of pocket guns over the years but I really gotta say that the Ruger LCP is probably my favorite out of the bunch.

Yes I hate the sights on it but it's really more of a "belly gun" than it is anything else, it's small, easily concealable, extremely lightweight & mine has always been 100% reliable with everything I've fed it.

Granted I usually carry my Ruger LCP as a BUG but I really do like the little thing & I wouldn't feel completely naked if that was all that I was carrying around.

 

[Landon500]

I'm interested in getting a pocket gun. I've never really looked into them before. And I've never had the chance to shoot one yet either.

I want a .380. And I'd like it to be small enough to conceal easy. But I don't want it extremely small. I'd want to be able to shoot it all the time, comfortably.

And I don't want to buy a cheap one. It has to be a quality one, something I can depend on with my life.

Any suggestions?

I have the same question you do. After going to the 1500 I think I've decided to go with a beretta px4 storm sub-compact. They ar small and fit my hand very well. I'll probably go with 40 cal.

 

[mbaza3]

A Kahr P380 fits the bill.

 

[EXLINE]

s&w Bodyguard .380 or .38. They also have built in laser

 

[Fullmag]

Doing some research also; seen the Kahr cm9.

Like 200.00 less than pm9.

Following your thread with interest.

 

[Uncle Lee]

Kel-Tec P3AT in the back pocket.
North American Arms Pug in the front pocket or jacket pocket if the weather is cool.

 

[wallotcorydon]

I have fired the Kel Tec P3AT, Ruger LCP, and Taurus TCP. I like the Taurus the best. It seemed to fit my hand the most comfortable. That is the one my wife choose for her EDC also. However, I had a problem of dropping the mag out every couple of shots with my thumb. I had this problem with all 3 brands. I guess my hands are just too big!

 

[armedindy]

i trust my ruger lcp very well...however sometimes i wish i had spent a little extra and gone with the p238...trigger pull, no safety, and small plastic parts are my only qualms with my lcp..i think id rather have the 238 just my.02

 

[Spanky46151]

Taurus PT145, or if your got a little bigger pocket, Glock 27 (any Glock Subcompact really). If you're a wheelgun man, Ruger LCR can't be beat as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Jholland134]

Love my LCP, fits in the pocket great. And it's super fun to shoot.

 

[rdg]

The LCP is a nice gun but sights are useless and trigger pull leaves a little to be desired. It is one of the nicest for fit in a pocket though. The Sig P238 is a great gun but a little thick and snags more.

 

[Birds Away]

I'm interested in getting a pocket gun. I've never really looked into them before. And I've never had the chance to shoot one yet either.

I want a .380. And I'd like it to be small enough to conceal easy. But I don't want it extremely small. I'd want to be able to shoot it all the time, comfortably.

And I don't want to buy a cheap one. It has to be a quality one, something I can depend on with my life.

Any suggestions?

You just described the Sig P238. 'Nuff said.