LANCER wrote on 08/08/13 at 17:52:45:



I wish that were the case in Connecticut, legally I can open carry with my pistol permit and walk down the street with a loaded shotgun on my back, but socially I'll get the cops called on me and more than likely get a ticket for brandishing a weapon  :'( But I stick to concealed carry, I have a sig P200, it's on the larger side but with a good de santis holster it fits comfortably in the small of my bike or on my hip. Plus with a .45 round, I've got no doubt I'm stopping anyone, no matter how much meth they're on!

Blinky, let's make it a bit easier. Drop down the the farm, where you can test:

CZ24 and Bersa Thunder CC, both are pocket sized .380 bottom feeders
S&W 4" N frame .44 Special
S&W J frame Airweight 442-1 .38 Special
Iver Johnson 55A Target in .22 short, long, long rifle
Ruger Super Blackhawk grip frame equipped single action .45
S&W K Frame or Colt New Police/Detective Special sized 6" .38 Special revolver
Jenning J22 chrome and cocobolo .22 bottom feeder
H&R Handy Gun in .410
Sig P6 bottom feeder in 9mm Luger
Freedom Arms/North American Arms .22 Magnum necklace revolver

Can arrange for a few others to be on hand if needed...

I missed this thread... I recently bought a Ruger SR22.  And put a laser sight on it.

I thought it was pricey but it fit my tiny hand perfectly.  Still planning to take the concealed carry class, within the next few weeks.  Granted, its not the ideal self-defense weapon, but being a female of small stature, I feel comfortable shooting it, so at least I would "try" to defend myself with it.  And it will hurt, regardless of the bullet size.  Hubby has several pistols that I "can" shoot, but don't really care to shoot (including the Kel-Tec PF9 like prechermike has)  Its loud!  And alot of them are too heavy for me.  This one is small, light, easily concealable, and the rounds are cheap!  
A friend recently bought a Springfield XDS 45.  Looks like an awesome thing, and felt great in-hand!  I'd be half scared to fire it though.

ToesNose wrote on 08/27/13 at 14:09:59:


BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

A small caliber pistol that you shoot well with is better than a larger caliber that you are afraid to shoot. As always: practice, practice, practice and be safe. I sometimes carry a .380 or 9mm and sometimes a 1911 .45

I have an airsoft pistol. Good defense against squirrels... I think.

I liked that there wasp spray trick, seems cheap and effective for dogs as well as assailants (been attacked more times by aggressive dogs than by people).

As to which gun I like best, I like my 10-22² and my gluck best of all.   Glucks are handy and feel good in my hand, plus they are real simple to use in a pinch.  My gluck and my 10-22² would get the job done, but then I'd likely have to explain them a bit afterwards I suspect.

Continuous carry, nothing beats a P32² for convenient pocket carry.

How bad is the recoil rise and "in hand rotation effects" on your grip on the SR9 when you're doing triple taps?

Some powerful small pistols will actually rotate some in your grip with each shot and can cut your hand with the slide motion if you aren't careful.

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 08/30/13 at 17:29:34:


I have the SR9c not the SR9, but don't have that issue at all with it. Now with the LC9 that's a different story, but it is a significantly smaller pistol.