New Handgun

[john9001]

i carry a S&W 442, 5 shot 38, snub nose. hammerless.

[Jayhawk]

  Oh no, not a caliber argument.

[Dago]

Sig 239 .40 is hard to beat for concealed carry.

[Jayhawk]

Sig 239 .40 is hard to beat for concealed carry.

What would one of those run ya?

**Maybe I should take my own advice and look it up before I post.  lol  SigSauer.com lists MSRP as $840**

[Golfer]

The XDm is a whole lot of gun to be lugging around.

I like a 3" Kimber Ultra Carry II.  Trijicon night sights and a Crimson Trace Grip with an in-waist-band holster.

A Glock 27 is as good/better choice in some applications.  I just happen to like 1911's and the .45ACP chambering.

[Toof]

I carry a Sig P220 SAO 8 +1 .45. I'd recommend taking a look at a Sig P250. Not too much more than a Glock or XD would be, accurate as all get out, and a very very smooth DA trigger pull. I traded my XD .45 in on my P220. Had no problems with my XD out of about 1,200 rounds. Not one single itty bitty function problem. I loved it, and it didn't like to be babied. Until my Sig is broken in properly, it likes to be babied. I carry a .45 because they don't make a .46  

[Toof]

Don't go solely by the MSRP on the Sig website. The MSRP on my p220 is a bit over a $1,000. I was out the door with it for approximately $750.

[Yeager]

A few months back some crazy bastard walked into a coffee shop and shot four police officers to death with a 9mm pistol.  The last officer alive managed to tackle the crazy guy and they wrestled for their lives, the officer managed to shoot this crazy bastard dead center at point blank range midway between the sternum and the belly button with a .40 SW.  Unfortunately the officer quickley bled to death from a 9mm wound to the neck as the crazy bastard fled the scene.  The crazy bastard lived for two more days eluding the largest manhunt in the history of this state before finally being shot to death by another cop armed with a 9mm pistol.  

[Jayhawk]

May want to at least edit that for language Yeager, we get the point.

[Gaidin]

Thank you all for you post, couple of points. 

1.  while it is true that the XDm is a little large, I am 6'5" about 275, I have very large hands.  Most sub compacts and even alot of the compacts don't fit my hands well.
2.  I have a permit to carry concealed, but I live in an open carry state (GA) so If it is not completely concealed it isnt a problem.  My SW was a really nice gun, but cost just over 1k after holster, extra mags, etc and it was about the same size as an XDm and I never had a problem with my frame size keep it concealed.


Also, we don't have a range anywhere close to me.  I would like it if we did, but except for out behind the house shooting into and old fridge filled with spray foam, there is no shooting area !

Please keep the model ideas coming, I can get ahold of most guns for test shoots at the local gun store, friend runs it and will let me take any for a couple hours to put a few rounds through them.  I just have to clean the gun before I bring it back.

[katanaso]

FWIW, you can shoot +P out of most modern 9mm's, if you're concerned about penetration, etc.

Whatever pistol you feel comfortable with and is reliable, that's your carry weapon.  I've heard good things about the XDm.  If I could, I'd get one myself.

For me, I carry a S&W 5906, with 124gr +P Gold Dots.  It weighs a bit more then a polymer weapon, but I'm very comfortable shooting it, and accurate with double taps.

I've shot a 9mm Glock, and it felt very 'snappy' to me -- I didn't like it as it was too light.  I liked the HK USP 45 -- it was very smooth, accurate, and easy to double tap.

I used to carry my S&W 1006, but it was hard to walk around comfortably with a full frame pistol.

I carry IWB.  

A full size weapon I really, really liked was the FNP-45 USG.  Full size, so not easy for IWB carry, but OWB would be great.

--just saw that you are going to open carry, and that you're a big dude.  Lots of choices in full frames out there.  If you haven't already, check out that FNP-45 USG.



mir

[Masherbrum]

Oh no, not a caliber argument.

It's not an argument, they can spew forth all they want.   

[Jayhawk]

It's not an argument, they can spew forth all they want.   

   Well as I mentioned earlier, I carry a Glock 19, so you know where I fall. 

[Masherbrum]

  Well as I mentioned earlier, I carry a Glock 19, so you know where I fall. 

Enjoy.   

[Jebus]

I like my Sig  P228 and Sig P238.  But I am sure some people here are going to say the 9mm and the .380 are to small of a round to defend yourself.

But honestly I never feel under gunned with either of those two. They both shoot great and I can shoot straight and hit what I am hitting with either gun.  That is all that matters.

Just what ever you do pick a gun that feels right in your hands, and you can hit a target with.