Making the switch
I am now sans .380. Moving to a pocket 9mm. I have a PM9 as a loner and I like that I can hop on Amazon and order a holster for it.
Holster hasn’t arrived yet so I’ve not got to try out pocket carrying a larger gun. But it handles and feels nice.
Update: Oh and if Glock or the S&W M&P people would start making single stack 9mms, the gun world would thank you.
November 28th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Amen to a single stack M&P. I just can’t persuade myself to pay for a single stack 9mm Kahr when a .380 LCP is half the price.
November 28th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
The S&W M-39 is your friend if you want a ss S&W. All steel unless you want the lightweight version and the grip angle is almost the same as The High Priest, JMB – PBUH, dictated back at the beginning of the 20th century, heh.
November 28th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Phillip,
The LC9 is priced awfully close to the LCP and is a pretty darn good little pistol, IMHO…
November 28th, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Kel-tec PF9 is another to consider. It’s my everyday carry.
November 28th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
CM9 Baby…. Just as nice as the PM9 and you can buy a nice holster, extra mag and night sights with what you save… $360 at Buds Guns… Just my 2 cents…
November 28th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Buddy says the same thing about Glock. Why don’t they make a single stack pocket 9mm?
Because they already have the 26. I know… it’s thicker and heavier, but they already have it, so I don’t see them making a single stack until, say, it’s legal to have one in Canada, or maybe even England.
November 28th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
amen, my Para Carry 9 is a bit heavy
November 28th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
That comes up about once a month on the ARFCOM S&W forum it seems. They need both a small “pocket” single-stack 9mm, and a “midsize” with a fullsize frame mated to a Compact size grip (there’s a guy on there that chopped one that way, and it’s sweet.)
November 28th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Post follow ups please. I’m interested. I run both a PM9 and an LCP. They don’t fill the same roles for me personally.
And as and experiment I picked up an M&P9c to try inside the waist band in place of the PM9. Maybe Caleb and Shelly at GunNuts have something when they say a sub-compact isn’t that hard to carry. Now if I can only find some time to get to the range and get it through break in.
November 28th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
I have a Taurus 709, and it has behaved well. It’s single stack.
November 28th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
If Glock or S&W would make a single-stack 9mm, I would wrap my money around a brick and toss it through their window in order to get it to them faster.
November 28th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Speaking of single stack 9mms, I’ve been wanting a HK P7 for some time. Ok, they’re on the big and heavy side, they don’t make them any more, and holsters/parts are going to be hard to find. But they’re very accurate and reliable and the squeeze cocking system is unique.
November 28th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Single stack anything.. I’d love to see anything other then a 1911 in 10mm or .45 ACP as well. Think a thin Glock 29. Glock could make a buck, they need to quit ignoring this potential segment.
November 28th, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Smith 3913 (or 3914, which I have, or 3953 DAO). Great single stack nine, light, easy to shoot, and conceals well. Smith could reintroduce this and sell a bunch.
November 29th, 2011 at 3:39 am
The GLOCK 36 is a single stack .45 ACP.
If you are going to go that route ….
November 29th, 2011 at 3:42 am
And the GLOCK 28 is a double stacked .380 …
November 29th, 2011 at 10:14 am
A single stack, thinner Glock would mean a real change in tooling and machinery. I love the pistols, but know that they are a one trick pony. Albeit, a pony that does that trick very well.
November 29th, 2011 at 10:39 am
I still carry my old Sig P239 when I want something slimmer than the Glock 19. Excellant pistol and if you want more bang it comes in 40 and .357 Sig.
November 29th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Jumpthestack, I bought a H&K P7 a while back with the idea of using it as a carry gun. It’s really not much smaller than my M&P Pro 9mm in person, and the heel mag release is a PITA. I just bought an LC9 to actually be a more carryable gun. I do really like the squeeze cocking mechanism, though. It’s a really excellent design for a carry weapon and I wish it was still in use.
November 29th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
MikeR, I think that the heel release is actually better than the lame downward motion thumb magazine release of the P7M8 and P7M13.
December 1st, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Caleb, take a look at the Desantis Superfly pocket holster for that PM9. Best pocket holster I’ve found for the PM9, and I’ve carried one daily for several years now.