Well, I'm getting a little more interested in buying a concealable handgun in hopes that CCW will pass in my area sometime in the near future.
I'm heavily considering an XD-9. I shot one 6 months ago and found it to be very comfortable and accurate, ESPECIALLY for a double stack gun.
So I'm throwing the idea around of picking one up.
I will spend MUCH time at the range with it, however, as I said, I'd like to have the option of using it for a CCW.
First, I know we could argue for hours of 9mm as a defensive pistol, but I'm not quite sold on .40S&W and I'm already tooled up to reload 9mm. I have a 1911(and love it) but I'm not a particularily big guy (read, harder to conceal), and the thought of having over twice as much ammo sitting in the mag seems like a good idea. But bottom line, Is there anything SERIOUS I should be considering when buying a 9mm possibly for CCW?
What should I look for in barrel length? Is 5" still easily packable, or does it start to get combersome?
Porting??? Never owned a ported gun in my life. Last pistol course I took, I saw a few littered around in the bunch. Should have shot one but didn't. Any opinions there?
Finally, I haven't really noticed, but does finish make a huge difference. I noticed some have a SS slide, or green frame. It's probably best to stick with an all matte black finish top to bottom right? Or is it a null point for the most part?
Much of this I know is opinion oriented, but I'm interested to know what little things I sould look at if in fact CCW does pass here.
Gundraw