I got the carry gun I always wanted but I never carry it

[washagonian]

This is a good suggestion, but I've already bought a Sig p938 and sold it because the recoil was too much for me with 9mm in a tiny gun. I mean, I can shoot it, but it hurts and it's no fun to practice with.

Yep - tiny 9mm is snappy and painful.

People probably get tired me saying this over and over, but - "grip is everything".

When I FINALLY figured this out (after a couple of decades of doing it wrong) and learned how to properly grip a handgun - especially a small handgun - I became a better shot ESPECIALLY with smaller form factors. Small pistols that used to be hard to control and HURT to shoot, became manageable and accuracy became consistent.

First I had to learn that the way most people grip a handgun (without proper instruction) is incorrect. Second I had to practice - a lot. But now I'm confident shooting pretty much any form factor, from my little-bitty 32 ACP to my 10mm. All because I learned how to grip a handgun correctly.

TWYLALTR

Cheers

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Yep - tiny 9mm is snappy and painful.

People probably get tired me saying this over and over, but - "grip is everything".

When I FINALLY figured this out (after a couple of decades of doing it wrong) and learned how to properly grip a handgun - especially a small handgun - I became a better shot ESPECIALLY with smaller form factors. Small pistols that used to be hard to control and HURT to shoot, became manageable and accuracy became consistent.

First I had to learn that the way most people grip a handgun (without proper instruction) is incorrect. Second I had to practice - a lot. But now I'm confident shooting pretty much any form factor, from my little-bitty 32 ACP to my 10mm. All because I learned how to grip a handgun correctly.

TWYLALTR

Cheers

Exactly. If you follow folks like Mike seeklander and Rob latheum it always comes back to the grip. If the gun is not moving when the shot goes off you will hit what the gun is pointed at. Even if you jerk the trigger it will make no difference if the gun doesn't move when the shot goes off. Latheam has a good demo of this where he took a magic marker and slapped the trigger as hard as he could while student was holding gun in a nearly perfect grip. All shots were on target despite worst possible case of "jerking" the trigger. That's doesn't mean trigger control is not important but it means grip is ultra ultra important. Often people don't spend enough time building their grip properly and then practicing how to build the grip/present the gun quickly.

 

[pizzamike]

@ilikegunspdx ill wear anything before I do some inefficient pocket carry or some dumb deep concealment.

I prefer to live.

 

[OrPackrat]

I cant help but notice how you manage to conceal probably some of the largest handguns but your avitar photo shows one of the smallest handguns ever made.
Just a fun observation....

That's also the one that's always in a pocket.

I call it my Rabid Squirrel Gun, the point blank last resort, the brain scrambler, fire-ant, etc...

 

[wjv]

The odds of needed your gun are low. What do you do when you roll snake eyes? Because low odds aren't zero odds and even a destitute crack head can win Powerball

A p238 and a spare mage isn't exactly "unarmed". . .

 

[wjv]

This is a good suggestion, but I've already bought a Sig p938 and sold it because the recoil was too much for me with 9mm in a tiny gun. I mean, I can shoot it, but it hurts and it's no fun to practice with.

Hogue or Pachmayr grip sleeves. . .

 

[TTSX]

A p238 and a spare mage isn't exactly "unarmed". . .

Hogue or Pachmayr grip sleeves. . .

Well ackshually. . .

 

[monks]

I used to pack a 1911 full size quite regularly before I wised up and chose a smaller option. I went through several holsters before I finally found one that I could live with. It's a Don Hume PCCH. If you want to pack a P01 I would recommend you try one of those. As for me, I'm always packing a P938 in the pocket if I'm headed somewhere nice like church or dinner out with a tucked in button up or a P365 in a crossbreed if I've got a jacket or a t-shirt. The P938 has a hogue grip available and while I didn't like it for pocket carry it does soften the recoil. The P365 is a more comfortable gun to shoot for me. I can reload it easier as well due to the larger grip and I like the fifteen round magazine option in my pocket.

 

[bpyycpyy]

Often a smaller platform Sig P365 for instance will give you 10 rounds of 9MM

For those of you carrying the P365, check out Magguts site to get for inexpensive mag conversion parts to add +2 to the magazine with practically zero change in length. It has components to replace the internal spring, follower and base plate. They make them for the 10,12 & 15 rounders. Just make sure you get the right version for the mag you're trying to convert (if you make the wrong choice, you can order the base plate separately).
You're welcome...

P365 - P365 XL -P365 X Archives - MagGuts

magguts.com

 

[spookshack]

OP, the Sig P365 is available in .380 also.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

If p365 or p938 recoil seems like too much I would stop shooting slow fire. Slow fire makes you stop and think and flinch and all that stuff. Fire two (double taps)or three rounds quickly. The recoil won't seem that bad. If you shoot instinctively it's also better for real world situations. Rarely would you ever have time to stop think and do slow fire. I almost never practice slow fire as I don't want to train myself to do something different than how I would act in a real world situation.

 

[bpyycpyy]

OP, the Sig P365 is available in .380 also.

You can buy the slide components by themselves to convert an existing 9mm into the 380 too. I purchased the XL grip module for mine (OEM version was about $45) and now have the option of using either the X or XL frame by simply changing the FCU over depending on if I want a slightly longer grip without it being part of the magazine.

 

[pacNWvike]

Still a dream gun so nothing wrong with not carrying it. Still a nice gun to have around and maybe it becomes the owb option. As others stated, holsters and solid belt goes a long ways. I carried in a leather gun belt for awhile and finally switch to a Kore belt, made it so much more comfortable having all the small adjustments you can make.

Maybe just need a high guard iwb leather holster. Don hume makes some okay ones at a low price, good tester holster to try it out before committing to a more expensive one. Just to make sure it will work for you. Or buy a p365, my xmacro (non-slide comp) with Harrington arms comp, is my winter carry and the p365 for summer.

 

[Sharkey]

Not a Sig fan boy but the P365XL has been my EDC for 5 years now. It has a Romeo RDS on it and I have a lot of other stuff but I always go with this. IWB Desantis in 11 O'clock position. I am a lefty.

 

[P7M13]

Remember to practice shooting the gun you choose to carry.
Finding the right holster is a beotch. Probably everyone here has a half dozen or more holsters collecting dust from their journey to find the right one.
Plenty of great options suggested thus far. My small ones are PPK/S and P230.
Last night, the one I had was my S&W Model 10.

 

[DB is Here]

For those of you carrying the P365, check out Magguts site to get for inexpensive mag conversion parts to add +2 to the magazine with practically zero change in length. It has components to replace the internal spring, follower and base plate. They make them for the 10,12 & 15 rounders. Just make sure you get the right version for the mag you're trying to convert (if you make the wrong choice, you can order the base plate separately).
You're welcome...

P365 - P365 XL -P365 X Archives - MagGuts

magguts.com

Sadly our "Betters" only think we deserve to buy guns with a 10 round mag cap. I'm sure they force their protection to live under the same rules as us serfs.

 

[TTSX]

Sadly our "Betters" only think we deserve to buy guns with a 10 round mag cap. I'm sure they force their protection to live under the same rules as us serfs.

Wouldn't surprise me if their bodyguards are required to have a MINIMUM of 10 round capacity

 

[DB is Here]

Wouldn't surprise me if their bodyguards are required to have a MINIMUM of 10 round capacity

And full auto...but I digress.

 

[pacNWvike]

I am sure they all carry those deadly assault weapons as well, bodyguards likely packing MP5's under the suite jackets.

 

[gmerkt]

The odds of needing your gun are low. What do you do when you roll snake eyes? Because low odds aren't zero odds and even a destitute crack head can win Powerball

Yet he has the .380. Many will say that's likely enough for the improbable everyday self defense in the city or burbs situation. What he's rassling with is about comfort. This:

Don't carry for comfort. Carry something you can fight with.

Learn to be uncomfortable. What you carry should bring you a level of comfort. Not vise versa.

For me, carrying any gun concealed is an uncomfortable nuisance. But that is what you have to put up with if you decide to carry.