Jim Watson
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My Glock 43 and a friend's Glock 42 serve for carry and GSSF matches. That will eventually run up the round count. They are trouble free so far.
Ruger SP101 too large? It is a robust little beast; worth buying trousers with larger pockets, IMHO. When I do actually carry inside a pocket, the weapon is likely to be a Seecamp LWS-32, these days, but there a time that I was likely to carry more than one SP101, and I do still have a Kramer pocket holster to accommodate the SP101. I used Diamond Gusset jeans, made in TN, USA, which had sufficiently voluminous front pockets.
I actually do not want my only handgun to be carried inside a pocket, but the reasons are more-suited to Strategy & Tactics.
Its funny (odd) how one handgun is considered "true" pocket size but another handgun of similar size is not.
For example, j-frame 442 is considered a pocket gun my many but a Sig 365 is not; ironically they are about the same height & length.
https://www.handgunhero.com/compare/sig-sauer-p365-vs-smith-wesson-model-642
Typical response by snub enthusiast to the fact that they are about the same size:
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Now its not size, but shape, j-frame is perceived as less likely to print due to shape; as if putting an object like hand sanitizer in pocket to break outline isn't an option.
7.65mmRobust? Ok I'll play.
Beretta m1934 brevatta 7.62 ( .32) auto.
1940s date, picked up from a deceased Japanese fellow by a Marine who carried it around the south pacific Aboard a ship, he traded it to my old man when he couldn't find any ammunition.
Old man carried it continuously from 44 on till 97.
I carried it as a backup untill i finally realized the european designed saftey would get me in a jam.
Yea, its durable
Just as the title suggests, what do you think are the most durable pocket pistols? It's important to practice and many smaller pistols may not hold up to large volume shooting.
I know the Springfield hellcat, upon launch, boasted a ten thousand round torture test. Impressive for something so small- small clearances etc.
It is a bit large for a pocket, though it could be done.
I know the Beretta tomcat is not made to be shot much. It is a more reasonable pocket sized gun.
The NAA minis can break mainsprings with heavy shooting.
The Beretta 21a can shoot itself loose over time, "wear out" if you will.
I've heard many anecdotal cases of the Ruger small autos not holding up, the lc/ec/max 9s. I know I am not a fan of the lcp style take down system. My own 2008 lcp didn't seem to be holding up all that well, I benched it as a carry lots/ shoot little.
By all accounts the airweight revolvers fall under that same heading. I am not sure about lcrs. They may last longer.
I was thinking the Glock 380 for tiny pistols and the Smith m60 for 38/357. The all stainless construction should hold up well to regular pressure 38s.
Your right... my mistake7.65mm
I think the company is defunct so its best to use it sparingly.Is it advised by the manufacturer to limit the rounds shot by the r9?
I really like my airweight and once I got it dialed in, I got a steel framed j to take the burden. Sure I could get another airweight, but every gun is its own entity
No telling if a new one could shoot lights out like this one.
I test myself cold each range trip, fast draw and fire at ten or seven yards (depends on which range is open). It always drills the center out and gives me warm fuzzies about having it handy and stoked with critical defense.
With the ammoflation and scarcity I'm nearly out of critical defense, so I may move to wadcutters or blazer 125 grain flat points.
Not a pocket pistol, SP101Ruger SP101 too large? It is a robust little beast; worth buying trousers with larger pockets, IMHO. When I do actually carry inside a pocket, the weapon is likely to be a Seecamp LWS-32, these days, but there a time that I was likely to carry more than one SP101, and I do still have a Kramer pocket holster to accommodate the SP101. I used Diamond Gusset jeans, made in TN, USA, which had sufficiently voluminous front pockets.
I actually do not want my only handgun to be carried inside a pocket, but the reasons are more-suited to Strategy & Tactics.
G43 isn’t a true pocket pistol lol. 42 is possibly, on the borderMy Glock 43 and a friend's Glock 42 serve for carry and GSSF matches. That will eventually run up the round count. They are trouble free so far.
Is it safe to say, for a truly robust pocket gun the Glock 380 would be best? I've never owned or shot one, but I've looked at them. I think they would fit in a pocket. They take down like big boy guns, and seemed to be made quite stout. I don't see one falling apart in an intense pistol course and regular practice.