What is the best pistol for CCW carry?

[elvisdalia]

What is the best pistol for CCW carry?

 

[1911Dave]

What is the best pistol for CCW carry?

That's a very subjective question

 

[DoubleJ]

One that goes bang when you pull the trigger..
Also one that your comfortable with works good too

 

[AustinBR]

One that you are willing to keep with you more often than not.

 

[matt99]

What caliber?

 

[sportsbud]

if I could legally and comfortable always have a rifle with me its 10x better then a handgun... but in reality this is the most proposed question on any forum, it really comes down to what you can shoot, can carry, and am comfortable with, if you can shoot the x out of a target a 20" with a .25 auto then carry that if its always with you, if you can do the same with a .45 and can carry t everywhere do that... I suggest you rent some guns at a local range to try out, a good standbye is a glock, for novice shooters and move up from there (CZ ) then again, you may not like a glock and may want a revolver, what you can shoot best and can keep with you at all times is the best choice for you.

 

[chad]

The biggest 9mm Glock or M&P that you can conceal.

 

[Young Gun]

Glock 26 FTW!!!
Lol

 

[sportsbud]

Glock 26 FTW!!!
Lol

Deagle in .44mag FTW!!!

that's what real men carry! (not one for revolvers)

 

[returningliberty]

Ask 100 CHP instructors, you'll get 90 different answers.

I'm personally partial to a s&w shield 9mm. There are a lot of ways to skin that cat though.

 

[doc ace]

Glock 19.

 

[hpcatx]

Springfield XDS is the latest in my carry rotation, but as others have said... the most reliable and largest caliber gun that you will carry everywhere is the one to strap on.

 

[Jack]

http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?105457-Why-is-a-3K-1911-better-than-a-389-Glock-19

http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?104592-Revolver-vs-Semi-Auto-for-CC

The biggest 9mm Glock or M&P that you can conceal.

What do you CC personally?

 

[Cheesy Lasagna]

Yes.

 

[LACamper]

Its like asking which is the best golf club. A putter for a 400 yard drive? Or a driver for putting? Both work, but not well.

Personally, I'd start out with the biggest gun you can conceal most of the time. For me a .380 is my starting point. Sometimes I swap to a full sized 9mm or 1911, depending on where I'm going and how I'm dressed.

 

[Rayneiac]

Like LACamper said....location and wardrobe has something to do with it.

At work, it's usually a CZ83 because I can conceal that puppy under just about anything. Other times it's a Sig P250 or P226 or SP2022. In the winter when it's cold and sweatshirts and stuff for sure the P226 or even the 92.

 

[Pas Tout La]

Most gun guys laugh at my Bersa 380 that I carry 80% of the time(the other 20% is my M&P9). They say I need a MAN'S gun. However, they all turn down the offer for me to shoot them with it.......

Conversation usually goes like this;
Them: What do You carry?
Me: Bersa 380
Them: That gun ain't gonna stop anybody. It'll Just **** them off.
Me: Want to try it?
Them: HELL NO!
Me:

 

[madwabbit]

agreed! I've got a keltec P3AT for those "deep conceal" days where I don't want any risk of being made. Thing disappears into my pocket and won't even print in gym shorts. Love that lil .380.

My carry is a walther P99 9mm, but I've already ordered my Glock 27 for the summer carry. (not that i expect to get it before august...)


What gun for ccw? Well, OP, I'd rather have my lil .380 in my pocket than a .357 in the glove compartment. That being said what gun I carry, what Holster I use, what belt, and what clothing are all factors dependent on weather, expected company and social environment, etc. A .22 you carry is much more powerful than a 44 mag that you leave at home.

 

[JNieman]

The biggest 9mm Glock or M&P that you can conceal.

This.

 

[kae6511]

Glock 19.

+1

wont leave the house without mine