Best pocket pistols survey

Kahr P380. Usually a backup to a P9 IWB.

None of the above. I carry a GLOCK 42 in .380ACP.

Jim

The only 9 MM small enough to be a pocket pistol is the DB9.

d2wing said:

The only 9 MM small enough to be a pocket pistol is the DB9.

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What about the Sig P290 and P290-RS?

Seecamp LWS 32, or a Kel-Tec P-32.

When a ‘gun writer’ opines about ‘pocket pistols’ I generally assume they mean 120 year old guns intended for jacket (as in suit coat) pockets, not current-day pants pockets. I also assume the writer in question probably doesn’t realize that’s what those old guns were intended for.

DeepSouth said:

I carry a KAHR PM45 most of the time, in Carhartt carpenters. It’s just not that bad. Most people consider the J-Frame a pocket pistol and it larger than most, if not all on the OP’s list.

Then again maybe carhartts are the new hammer pants, as “skinny jeans” seem to be the trend now days so that could explain why you guys think pistols literally designed for pocket carry are to big for pocket carry.

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^Yep. This^

I hear over and over again how Walther PPS’s and S&W Shield’s aren’t “pocket pistols”.

Then again I wear Carharts and cargo pants quite a bit more than skinny jeans. Maybe some forum members should quit wearing jeans that they have to lay down and expel their breath to get on.

Browning said:

^Yep. This^

I hear over and over again how Walther PPS’s and S&W Shield’s aren’t “pocket pistols”.

Then again I wear Carharts and cargo pants quite a bit more than skinny jeans. Maybe some forum members should quit wearing jeans that they have to lay down and expel their breath to get on.

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My jeans are Levi 501s. They're not baggy but they're hardly skinny jeans. There's no way my Shield is going in those pockets, though. Not even close.

IdaD said:

My jeans are Levi 501s. They're not baggy but they're hardly skinny jeans. There's no way my Shield is going in those pockets, though. Not even close.

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Don’t know what to tell you man.

I can’t diagnose why they fit in my pants, but not into yours over the web.

jar said:

What about the Sig P290 and P290-RS?

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The Sig is a better pistol but a little bigger.