Time for some honesty!

[Mizar]

Well, let me join this honest conversion: I'm 5.9 feet, 200 pounds and I wear, daily, light chinos, casual shoes, polo shirt and a Hi-Power with spare magazine in IWB holster. If I'm wearing a suit, or sports jacket, than the Browning is in a tuckable holster. Summer temperatures round here are usually 90-100 F. And yes, I'm honest - it's not the easiest pistol to conceal, but if one dresses around it it's manageable.

 

[paulsj]

I use small 9x19 with two six cartridge magazines. Since it is something I will probably never have to use I see no point burdening myself by using something larger.

 

[usp9]

Carried a Seecamp for many years then went to a Beretta Pico when the Seecamp went to a relative. I'm happy with a little gun that I always had on me. They rate as a game changer and that's what I want.

 

[bannockburn]

I use to carry full size guns (Colt Government or a slightly more compact Colt Commander), some that were a lot more smaller (S&W Model 38 or a Colt Mustang), and some that were downright tiny (Beretta Model 21A, Model 20, and a Jetfire). Probably felt the most comfortable with taking a mid-size gun in .38 Special or .380 along just to have something along.

 

[Spats McGee]

The heaviest & largest pistol I ever EDC'd was a full-sized 1911. My tolerance for that kind of weight has diminished over time. I've moved through a G19 and down to a Shield, but the LCR gets a lot of pocket time, too. No need to be embarrassed about carrying a small gun. At least you're carrying.

 

[Jack B.]

All day ,every day.

 

[Wisco]

Carried a Seecamp for many years then went to a Beretta Pico when the Seecamp went to a relative. I'm happy with a little gun that I always had on me. They rate as a game changer and that's what I want.

I love my Seecamp, but I couldn’t ever find ammo I liked and it liked. It likes Gold Dots or Silvertips and I like hardcast or FMJ. Still better than nothing when you’re allowed to carry but under no circumstances be seen carrying.

It is one of the only guns I can truly pocket carry without it being any more noticeable than keys or a knife.

 

[FL-NC]

If you want to carry a squirrel caliber and a 2" barrel, that's your business.

 

[chicharrones]

I realized that I carry my Beretta 21 .22lr more than any other gun. It’s easy to do a chamber check, it’s compact and light, and it fits my hand. I’d like to say that I carry my Shield 9mm, Smith 442, or even RM380, but I’d be lying.

I will give you that the 21 is one of the few pocket guns that feels very natural in the hand, due to its wide and rounded grip. That said, I carry a thinner Taurus TCP or a RM380 over my old Beretta 21.

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[BSA1]

I realized that I carry my Beretta 21 .22lr more than any other gun. It’s easy to do a chamber check, it’s compact and light, and it fits my hand. I’d like to say that I carry my Shield 9mm, Smith 442, or even RM380, but I’d be lying.

You pay your money and take your chances.

Having spent a lot of time in a major hospital emergency room I have seen on more than one occasion (weekends are common) patients being treated after being shot with a .22. A lot of the g.s. wounds do not incapacitate and are not life threatening so the Doctor does not bother to remove the bullet. A bandaid and some pain killers and the patient is sent home if the police do not want them.

It is of no small comfort to your family and loved ones that your attacker dies 30 minutes after you do.

I feel better! A little gun forum therapy. Now I’ll go back to reading about folks that carry a Glock 19, with an extended mag, and a light, in an appendix holster!

You probably have me in mind with that comment as my edc is a Beretta 92FS carried in a Sparks EX IWB holster along with a extra magazine. No extended magazine however. 15 rounds in the gun and a spare 15 round magazine is plenty of firepower.

 

[Great Scot]

Having spent a lot of time in a major hospital emergency room I have seen on more than one occasion (weekends are common) patients being treated after being shot with a .22. A lot of the g.s. wounds do not incapacitate and are not life threatening so the Doctor does not bother to remove the bullet.

I have to ask, where were they shot? I imagine they weren’t shot in the face, heart or groin. If they were, they’re a lot tougher than me! A .22 to the face would require more than a band aid, and I hope the Doc would remove it.

 

[Mizar]

I believe that BSA is saying, that although one can cross the entire US with a Vespa scooter, some better options are available for that particular job.

 

[someguy2800]

My everyday carry is a leatherman, a wallet and a cell phone. My occasional carry is an lc9s in a front pocket holster. I’d rather have all my toes amputated than be forced to carry a berretta 92 or anything that size everyday. I don’t need it and I find carrying any way other than pocket or a hip holster to be very uncomfortable.

 

[bassjam]

My little NAA .22 revolver spends the most time with me by far, but that's because I keep it in my pocket in the evenings and weekends at home.

In public, my 442 used to be my #1 choice in my pocket but it's quickly being taken over by an SP101 AIWB. When the SP is with me, the NAA .22 typically stays in my pocket. Not because I feel the need for a BUG, but because its so small there's no reason to bother removing it when I'm just going to slip it back in my pocket when I get home.

 

[Charlie98]

High Noon Holsters

Love me some High Noon!!!

 

[CDW4ME]

I realized that I carry my Beretta 21 .22lr more than any other gun. It’s easy to do a chamber check, it’s compact and light, and it fits my hand. I’d like to say that I carry my Shield 9mm, Smith 442, or even RM380, but I’d be lying.

I feel better! A little gun forum therapy. Now I’ll go back to reading about folks that carry a Glock 19, with an extended mag, and a light, in an appendix holster!

So of all the pistols you could carry, you prefer to bet your life on a .22lr - that is defacto what you are doing.
Preference surely wouldn't change based on location or time, same pistol for 10AM NothingEverHappensHere, or 10PM in Atlanta, Memphis ...
Logically one would desire the same "bet your life" incapacitation potential (22lr in this case) for a lethal threat wherever it might happen.

 

[Striker]

but if one dresses around it it's manageable

Yep.....

 

[Gordon]

I really like my Beretta 21 .22LR but it is NOT as reliable as I require a pocket pistol to be. A little S&W 442 is , with ability to do most jobs below bear defense. Also the next step up in a Glock or Shield .40 or 9mm is not hat much larger and are reliable and a whole magnitude greater in power.

 

[someguy2800]

So of all the pistols you could carry, you prefer to bet your life on a .22lr - that is defacto what you are doing.
Preference surely wouldn't change based on location or time, same pistol for 10AM NothingEverHappensHere, or 10PM in Atlanta, Memphis ...
Logically one would desire the same "bet your life" incapacitation potential (22lr in this case) for a lethal threat wherever it might happen.

I risk my life every time I get in my truck, climb on the roof of my house, go fishing in the boat, go to bed with the wood stove burning, drive a 4 wheeler, use a chainsaw to cut down a tree, go ice fishing, strap myself in my drag car, go camping, or walk down a flight of stairs. Life is full of risk management and I concluded a long time ago the least likely way for me to die is by someone shooting me, so I might as well live my life without something jabbing me in the side all day. When I go somewhere where that risk goes up I put the lc9s in my pocket.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

So of all the pistols you could carry, you prefer to bet your life on a .22lr - that is defacto what you are doing.
Preference surely wouldn't change based on location or time, same pistol for 10AM NothingEverHappensHere, or 10PM in Atlanta, Memphis ...
Logically one would desire the same "bet your life" incapacitation potential (22lr in this case) for a lethal threat wherever it might happen.

I think this is a red herring argument. He's not betting his life on a .22 LR, he's betting that his life will not be in any danger that would be avoidable with a bigger or more powerful gun. Since it is overwhelmingly likely that he will not need any gun- and if he does, it's likely that he won't need to shoot it- and if he does, it's reasonably likely that it doesn't matter which caliber he shoots- he's not really at any significantly greater risk than anyone else.

That being said, I haven't really had a problem carrying a 9mm up through the size of a Glock 17.

 

[tbob38]

Well, honesty huh. I'm 79, 5' 10" 215 lbs. Usually wear blue jeans with a shirt untucked, under that is a Crossbreed IWB holster and usually a Sig P226 .40 S&W (sometimes a Walther PPS 9mm, when I'm feeling weak). As the summer comes on, I plan to try carrying a S&W 442 in my cargo shorts pocket. That's about it.

 

[rskent]

If you feel good carrying a Bobcat, good for you. Whatever makes you happy tickles me to death.

But, have you thought about a Tomcat? Virtually the same size. They use the same holster.

32ACP is no powerhouse, but it’s a bit more than the 22lr. Probably a bit more reliable too.

And a classy little pistol.

 

[Nuclear]

I carry a Kahr P9 in a Remora holster now, and have for 13 years. I've carried other guns, in other holsters, but I keep going back to it because it fits my hand perfectly, it's accurate, and is light and thin enough to not be uncomfortable.

 

[Jack B.]

I was at the range awhile back and was trying out someone else's Berretta 21 in 22LR. It was very finicky about which brand of ammo would function properly in it. It would only cycle one brand with any kind of reliability and then not always. All the other brands were jam city. I don't know if there was something wrong with the gun or if that was just normal. One thing for sure it wouldn't be gun the gun I would use to protect my family and myself. It is small and fit in the pocket real well.

 

[TomJ]

I'm not understanding OP's point. Unless I need to pocket carry due to what I'm wearing at work, I usually carry a double stack 9, a M&P 2.0 or CZ. Is he saying this is wrong and I should switch to a 22?