The New Wave of Double Stack Micro Compacts

[Great-Kazoo]

I'm starting to see the difference, where a J-Frame, can be perfectly safe, and then put into motion with one-hand, versus the two hands it takes to chamber a bullet with a striker fired pistol.

WTF are you or anyone doing carrying an unchambered gun?

It wears on me that I am relying on a manufacturer of guns to tell me it is safe to carry this loaded, chambered, striker fired, gun, on my person. This is basic buyer beware type behavior, and since I cannot prove to myself that I am 100% safe in doing this, I choose to carry unchambered.

There are also "oopsie" moments, etc.

The way I carry, neither of those cases will happen to me, and like someone above said, I still am carrying, if not with immediate availability

It's called training. 1-3 trips a year to the range . You might as well carry a knife and mase.

The likely hood that I will be suddenly and violently attacked, is small. Will I survive that first attack, maybe. Will I be able to access my gun, maybe.

It's for sure not a great solution, but neither is being attacked suddenly and violently.

99.9% of the people interviewed after an incident say. YOU KNOW, I never thought something like that could happen (insert: school, home, neighborhood, shopping etc) here.

I guess carrying a 5-shot snub is only for squares these days.

I carry a 3" Colt King Cobra, nothing like 6 rds of jhp's ruining ones day. When i fell like it's a wheel gun day

Here’s my personal opinion. Carrying a firearm and drawing it safely and getting your shots on target goes FAR BEYOND a basic or intro to CCW class. It’s a skill set that must be learned and practiced as part of your life.
Holstering the firearm safely is also a major part of this as well.

Holstering a gun safely is as important. If not more than the ability to draw from it.

It's the perfect storm for an unexpected discharge. Or dropping it, or a number of other things. A good quality holster is as important as the choice of the gun you carry.

[FoxtArt]

Holstering a gun safely is as important. If not more than the ability to draw from it.

It's the perfect storm for an unexpected discharge. Or dropping it, or a number of other things. A good quality holster is as important as the choice of the gun you carry.

I don't know why I thought of Mr. Microwave to the face, but I did. So many people do a sympathy squeeze, I'm surprised he didn't. Trigger discipline and muzzle discipline as we all know are the biggest factors that keep us from dying from our own stupid's.

[arbol]

Thanks everyone for your feedback.

I think you are right that I need more training and knowledge on the safety of modern day guns.

[Vic Tory]

This has been an interesting thread.

If you're unsure about your abilities, please sign up for some additional training. (Many ranges will allow you to practice drawing and firing ... and holstering ... if a qualified Instructor is working with you.)

Lastly, with the cost and availability of ammo as it is, still be sure and get to the range. One hour of productive training is still better than not going at all.

[hollohas]

I carried a Kimber Ultra Carry II for a long time. I tired a Bodyguard 380 for a bit but always felt it was too small. I was then an early adopter of the P365 and have carried it every single day since. Frickin love the gun. I've put 1,000s through it and the only issues I've had were some of the original mags causing sporadic failures of the slide not locking back. Fixed with new mags. I carry in hard kydex IWB and am extremely confident that carrying that way isn't an accident risk.

I have no intention of upgrading to a newer crop of micro. I may upgrade my current p365 with a cool new slide or something at some point, but no other carry gun has me interested.

My favorite pistols are 1911, but the P365 just works better with daily office attire for me than even the officer's size 1911.

[rock_castle]

I've run the gamut. Went from Shield to G26 to P365 to Hellcat to Shield Plus. Think the Shield Plus is here to stay although never say never, right? the Shield Plus is just a better shooter for me than the P365 and Hellcat. The slightly longer grip helps.
YMMV. All are solid CCW choices.

[Fromk]

I got a Shield Plus to replace my original Shield before the new year. The increased capacity and reversible mag release were huge selling points. I'm a big guy and for whatever reason the Shields fit me where other guns this size get lost in my grip or aren't comfortable at all. Obviously that's a huge preference thing. I put on some new sights last weekend and a couple extra mags arrived today. I also filed down that super aggressive grip texture on the frame and the magazines. Who thought that was a good idea for a carry gun? Once I get it to the range I'll start wearing it.

I do have a question for other owners. Is this thing reliable with all 13 rounds loaded? It seems really tight. That could mean only loading 12 but that's still really great for a gun this size.