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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:07:51 AM EDT
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S&W M&P Shield is probably the best bang for the buck, as well as lowest recoil of any of the slightly thinner options mentioned. The new Glock 43 is probably going to shoot similarly, but cost $100 more. Springfield Armory has one that is supposed to shoot the same, but price-wise is also more costly. If you want the thinnest and/or lightest though, and don't care about price or recoil, then you can rule here out. These are simply the most "practical" (fun to shoot, not painful) sizes IMO.
EDIT: PPS and LC9s may also fit into above category, and probably at the price point of the Shield. But I think the Shield has a better trigger than them from what I've read. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:08:02 AM EDT
[#2]
... look toward the Ruger LC9s Pro.
It has 7+1. Striker-fired. Great trigger. No magazine disconnect. No loaded chamber indicator. No thumb safety. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:08:58 AM EDT
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I'd wait for the Glock 43 before making a decision...or just get a Shield.
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:10:22 AM EDT
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Looking for something similar, of course not exact, but not much bigger than the .380 pocket guns like the LCP. It's actually for a friend to try. She's about 5'7", but slim, maybe 110lbs. Her hands aren't tiny though with her height and build. She's looking at the LCP .380, but with the cost and availability of ammo, and with increased effectiveness of 9mm, I was thinking maybe that would be better if the size difference isn't too much, and the recoil isn't too much more in comparison. My last wife and I both owned the Kel Tec P3AT pistols, and they were a but snappy, but not bad. I haven't shot any of the 9mm single stacks, and haven't shot any pocket pistols in years, except for my first wife's LCP a couple of years ago when she got her CCW. I know this girl needs to shoot the guns, but it would be good to narrow it down before going to a range. No pics, she ain't mine, sort of legally taken. Diamondback db9 you can't get a 9mm smaller than that. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:13:08 AM EDT
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Glock 43
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:13:09 AM EDT
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Sig 938
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:14:16 AM EDT
[#7]
Glock 43
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:15:50 AM EDT
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Is the main goal to find the slimmest 9mm, or to find a very slim one and also make sure it's a good gun?
If all you care about is slimmest, then just run the specs on all of them, and there will be a definitive winner. If however you want slim and awesome...then it's more subjective. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:18:20 AM EDT
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Is the Kahr in 9mm significantly slimmer than the .40?
I've said it before I'll say it again, I was really surprised at how well the .40 handled the recoil. I've fired small 9mm's and 380s that bit the hand worse. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:18:58 AM EDT
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3913
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:20:16 AM EDT
[#11]
Buy her a S&W 642.
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:21:07 AM EDT
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Looking for something similar, of course not exact, but not much bigger than the .380 pocket guns like the LCP. It's actually for a friend to try. She's about 5'7", but slim, maybe 110lbs. Her hands aren't tiny though with her height and build. She's looking at the LCP .380, but with the cost and availability of ammo, and with increased effectiveness of 9mm, I was thinking maybe that would be better if the size difference isn't too much, and the recoil isn't too much more in comparison. My last wife and I both owned the Kel Tec P3AT pistols, and they were a but snappy, but not bad. I haven't shot any of the 9mm single stacks, and haven't shot any pocket pistols in years, except for my first wife's LCP a couple of years ago when she got her CCW. I know this girl needs to shoot the guns, but it would be good to narrow it down before going to a range. No pics, she ain't mine, sort of legally taken. Here you go |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:21:18 AM EDT
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Another vote for the Kahr PM or CM9. I have the PM9 and it is a great little pocket pistol.
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:23:51 AM EDT
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S&W M&P Shield is probably the best bang for the buck, as well as lowest recoil of any of the slightly thinner options mentioned. The new Glock 43 is probably going to shoot similarly, but cost $100 more. Springfield Armory has one that is supposed to shoot the same, but price-wise is also more costly. If you want the thinnest and/or lightest though, and don't care about price or recoil, then you can rule here out. These are simply the most "practical" (fun to shoot, not painful) sizes IMO. EDIT: PPS and LC9s may also fit into above category, and probably at the price point of the Shield. But I think the Shield has a better trigger than them from what I've read. Eh, it seems with Springfield introducing the XD Mod.2 and the 4.0" XDS, they're starting to offer more deals on the 3.3" XDS. I was greatly debating between a Shield and an XDS, and even though the Shield is only available in two calibers I don't have, I was willing to compromise since it was regularly $100-$130 cheaper locally than the XDS. However at the time I was ready to purchase, a local shop had the XDS in either caliber for $425, while the Shield was $379 at the time. Given my preference to purchase a handgun in a caliber I already shoot, it was a no brainer. I've noticed since then that a lot of local shops and even Cabela's have been in the low $400 range on XDS'. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:25:15 AM EDT
[#15]
S&W Shield
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:25:29 AM EDT
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Ruger LC9s Pro. 7+1. Striker-fired. Great trigger. No magazine disconnect. No loaded chamber indicator. No thumb safety. Mmmm... nice! |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:29:24 AM EDT
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S&W Shield Yup |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:30:38 AM EDT
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Quoted: Sig P938. My wife loves it too as she can manipulate the slide on it. I don't think you could go wrong with a Shield or LC9s either. I shot a Sig P938 last weekend. I was impressed, felt and shot like a little 1911. Recoil was manageable. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:30:44 AM EDT
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The Walther PPS is a great choice in that class of pistol. They carry, shoot well and are very very slim. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 10:57:49 AM EDT
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Ruger LC9s Pro. 7+1. Striker-fired. Great trigger. No magazine disconnect. No loaded chamber indicator. No thumb safety. Mmmm... nice! I'd like an LCPs...but they brought out the LCP custom this year instead. Any chance we'll see the LCP with striker fire this year, or next? |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 11:00:29 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Looking for something similar, of course not exact, but not much bigger than the .380 pocket guns like the LCP. It's actually for a friend to try. She's about 5'7", but slim, maybe 110lbs. Her hands aren't tiny though with her height and build. She's looking at the LCP .380, but with the cost and availability of ammo, and with increased effectiveness of 9mm, I was thinking maybe that would be better if the size difference isn't too much, and the recoil isn't too much more in comparison. My last wife and I both owned the Kel Tec P3AT pistols, and they were a but snappy, but not bad. I haven't shot any of the 9mm single stacks, and haven't shot any pocket pistols in years, except for my first wife's LCP a couple of years ago when she got her CCW. I know this girl needs to shoot the guns, but it would be good to narrow it down before going to a range. No pics, she ain't mine, sort of legally taken. Walther PPS Sig Sauer P320 subcompact S&W Shield. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 11:00:34 AM EDT
[#22]
Kahr CW9/P9 deserves mentioning.
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Posted: 4/15/2015 11:45:40 PM EDT
[#23]
lc9s, or pro version if you're comfortable without the safety. |
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Posted: 4/15/2015 11:49:21 PM EDT
[#24]
M&P Shield
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Posted: 4/15/2015 11:54:52 PM EDT
[#25]
Fuck everything but the HK P7M8. lol
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Posted: 4/16/2015 12:51:24 AM EDT
[#26]
Kahr PM9
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Posted: 4/16/2015 12:55:30 AM EDT
[#27]
M&P Shield
Walther PPS Ruger LC9 |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:15:07 AM EDT
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For simplicity, you could always look at a Shield w/o manual safety. That's what I had before my 938 Of the two, which do you prefer ? I'm not him but have fired both. A lady friend owns a 938 I've trained her on and I've put maybe 100 rounds through it while I own a Shield and have a few hundred through it. The 938 has a better trigger and depending on the model better sights so overall has a little higher accuracy potential as it comes from the box. The Shield is a little bigger which means a lot more shootable for most folks. The slightly larger grip and slide soaks up recoil and gives you a little more to hold on to. The 938 is pretty snappy for someone who doesn't shoot much because it's so tiny. Both gun's safeties are a little too small for easy operation but can be learned with some practice. I put an Apex trigger kit in my Shield so eliminated the bad trigger complaint and will install night sights as soon as I decide which ones to get. That fixes the negatives of the Shield while raising the price to the same as the P938. I still like the Shield more for the size. It's small enough to conceal easily but not so tiny that recoil is an issue. |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:23:15 AM EDT
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Shield /thread Friends don't let friends buy Kahrs. QFT. /thread |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:28:40 AM EDT
[#30]
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She'll like the S&W Shield |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:32:45 AM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: ... look toward the Ruger LC9s Pro.It has 7+1. Striker-fired. Great trigger. No magazine disconnect. No loaded chamber indicator. No thumb safety.  ...It's the only way this would ever be.
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:50:24 AM EDT
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The Walther PPS is what you seek. This |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:57:18 AM EDT
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Glock 17 |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 1:58:42 AM EDT
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... look toward the Ruger LC9s Pro.It has 7+1. Striker-fired. Great trigger. No magazine disconnect. No loaded chamber indicator. No thumb safety. ...It's the only way this would ever be.Actually, it took the entire Ruger family selling it's majority stake and leaving the Board Room for Ruger Inc to turn around. Whoda thunk it? |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 2:01:52 AM EDT
[#35]
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My P938 is pretty slim. Winner! |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 2:01:57 AM EDT
[#36]
LC9s or LC9s Pro. Someday soon, I'll sell my LC9 for the striker fired "s" model.
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Posted: 4/16/2015 2:04:30 AM EDT
[#37]
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She'll like the S&W Shield This. Small, slim, easy to reach trigger. I have some of the Pearce grip extensions for the 7 round mags and I love them. They're more comfortable to me than the 8 round mags (9mm, that is). |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 2:22:04 AM EDT
[#38]
Shield
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Posted: 4/16/2015 2:23:36 AM EDT
[#39]
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Shield /thread Friends don't let friends buy Kahrs. Yes, Yes, and Yes. |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 3:35:01 AM EDT
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Shield /thread Friends don't let friends buy Kahrs. Yes, Yes, and Yes. Yup. Love my Shield. I also bought a BlackPoint Tactical MiniWing from PSA while I was driving through, love that holster. 
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Posted: 4/16/2015 3:44:22 AM EDT
[#41]
PPS if you like striker fired.
If you're straight, SiG 938 is the way. |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 3:49:12 AM EDT
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I have a Khar CM9 that is pretty slim. how do you like it ? recoil etc ? They are not fun to shoot. If she can live with a 1/2" longer grip, the P9 or CW9 are a lot easier on the hand. |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 4:12:51 AM EDT
[#43]
The Glock 42 is a delightful soft shooting gun, worlds apart from the LCP. I predict the G43 will be great as well.
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Posted: 4/16/2015 4:48:19 AM EDT
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I like my XDS.
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Posted: 4/16/2015 5:35:32 AM EDT
[#45]
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I have a Khar CM9 that is pretty slim. This. I had a Kahr CM9, it was great. So slim and easy to carry. I had big pockets and could pocket carry too. Long but smooth trigger pull. Really nice in the hand and easy to shoot; a dream to shoot compared to the Keltec. The slide serrations on that model are mean though. Ouch. |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 5:36:37 AM EDT
[#46]
m&p shield, I guess.
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Posted: 4/16/2015 5:38:05 AM EDT
[#47]
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Walther PPS or Kimber Solo? I love my Walther PPS. Also way easier for my wife to work the mag release on Trigger guard release style. |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 5:42:01 AM EDT
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Needs moar poll.
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Posted: 4/16/2015 5:49:56 AM EDT
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She's a shooter, so not unfamiliar. Taking her to the range to shoot ARs Friday if the weather holds out, but might go to PSA, since she does like the LCP and they have good deals right now. Not 100% sure yet. The LCP is not a easy gun to shoot, the sig 238 or g42 would be the 380 to get |
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Posted: 4/16/2015 5:57:07 AM EDT
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PAV
I went from a P3AT to a shield and never looked back. and this was after carrying the P3AT for several years Daily carry front pocket in a custom thin leather holster. 5'6" and 150lbs. never had an issue with it. |
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