Favorite pocket gun?

[twinboysdad]

S&W 442 Airweight or SiG P938.

The Sig P938 is a very nice “pocket gun”. My daughter let me use her’s
For about a year. I was seriously thinking about getting one. It is very
Similar to the Sig p238 that I bought for my wife. They look the same,
One in 9mm and one is in 380.

I ended up buying the now discontinued Sig p239 SAS. Great pistol but
A bit large for pocket pistol. (Mostly the weight) compares very closely
To a Glock 19 gen4

That 239 is far from a pocket pistol but man it is a sweet piece. Now discontinued so hold on to it

[twinboysdad]

A pocket gun, one powerful enough for social work, yet small enough to fit in one's pocket, can save your life. These are always there guns. I know many people who've been saved by a pocket gun (me too) where a larger gun would get left behind for some reason.

So, to me such a gun needs to be in a caliber that is effective, yet shootable: 327 Fed Mag; 32 H&R Mag; .380 ACP; .38 Spec.; 9mmx19; etc. A .357 Mag has too much recoil in a small gun for followup shots to be effective and they kick so much people tend to flinch, in my opinion. I want something that I can always have with me that will ruin the day for whatever I have to shoot.

My Ti J frame is a .32 mag. Six shots vs 5 with .38

[grasshopper]

S&W 442 Airweight or SiG P938.

The Sig P938 is a very nice “pocket gun”. My daughter let me use her’s
For about a year. I was seriously thinking about getting one. It is very
Similar to the Sig p238 that I bought for my wife. They look the same,
One in 9mm and one is in 380.

I ended up buying the now discontinued Sig p239 SAS. Great pistol but
A bit large for pocket pistol. (Mostly the weight) compares very closely
To a Glock 19 gen4

That 239 is far from a pocket pistol but man it is a sweet piece. Now discontinued so hold on to it

Thanks, the 239 is my favorite pistol. I actually sold my spyderco titanium ATR to help
Pay for it. (A decision I now regret). I think the 239 was about $700! You are correct,
It’s not a pocket pistol. Which is why my wife got me the Sig p365.

[Doc Dan]

As far as J frames, I like the shrouded hammer versions best, such as the 49, 649, 38, 438, 638, the original Bodyguards. The ability to still cock the hammer is appealing to me and I like the looks.

Yep.

Very nice! Those carry so well and shoot so well, a man or woman would really never need another gun. (Need is not the same as want)

[8th_Note]

For me, a Ruger LCP . 380 with an Uncle Mike lightweight IWB holster at the small of my back is the perfect EDC. It's so small and light that you forget it's even there.