Thread: Self Defense/Concealed Carry Handguns

Last year my agency did some tests with different calibers/loads into 10% ballistic gelatin and we didn't see an appreciable difference in temporary/permanent wound channel. The two most important factors seemed to be bonded hollow points (jacket soldered to the lead) and shot placement (proximity-based to previous round)
In short, look for a bonded round and if he's worth shooting once, let him hold a couple.
Big calibers look cool, but a paperclip to the eye does more damage than a .50 BMG sailing over his head.

Originally Posted by Haywire

Tofer, I have one of the KelTek .380 pocket autos and have been well pleased with the way it shoots and the way it fits in my hip pocket with a holster. My favorite carry piece is an ancient Colt Cobra .38 which is a lightweight revolver with a handle large enough for me to grab onto. I'm pretty sure S&W also makes a similar lightweight revolver. One problem I have is the fact that I'm built sort of like an ice cream cone, with a severe case of the goneass, which makes it hard for me to carry any sort of hand gun on my belt without having my pants pulled off, so a lightweight gun is necessary. Down here in the South, shorts and T-shirt are often the uniform of the day, so a large gun is hard to conceal.

John G.---if I were your size and age, I wouldn't worry too much, either, but I'm too old to fight and too fat to run, so I can either squeal like a little girl or shoot the son of a b!tch. Squealing hurts my throat.

I have a "truck gun" and a "pocket gun". My Taurus polymer frame .357 magnum is small enough to conceal in a cargo shorts pocket, powerful enough to stop most evil with one well placed round, light enough to not pull them down. That's what your cheerleaders are for. My truck gun can speak for itself.

Originally Posted by usa

I concur , Glock 9mm , Law Enforcement and Military choose to carry these for a reason . You do not want to be fumbling around with a safety or having a hammer catching on something while you are removing your piece . A real PLUS ,as stated, "RELIABLE " .

law enforcement carry glocks because that is what is issued. most cops i have asked wished they could carry something else.

Well, finally bought my wife a conceal/carry pistol. Been scoping it out for a while.



Not really my taste in color or style of gun, but I have to say it is a nice feeling little pistol. And I mean little, especially in my hands.



I am 6'1" with large hands and as you can see it pretty much fits in the palm of my hand. It is a Taurus TCP in .380 cal. My wife is not an experienced shooter so with a little practice she should be able to do some work with the low recoil of the round. She works in a bad part of town and always fear for her safety, so now she will be able to take care of herself.

I carry a Ruger LCP or a Kahr cw40. I would much rather have it and not ever, ever need it than be a victim. Crime isn't bad in my small town but most assaults here on are women and 85% of those occur in our Walmart parking lot. Also as a female, it is possible that I could be targeted for more than my purse. I want to have a chance to stop that from happening.

....most people that say they do not think they need to carry, have never been confronted with a life or death situation, just when you may think you are safe think again, crime has no boundries.