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pneuby wrote:Pocket carry? Kahr
Belt carry? Sig

You pick your poison with those, I think. Handled both at the NRA Show, and was impressed with both.
One thing on the Sig, however. ALL 5 examples on hand at the show had thumb-safeties that I just couldn't leverage
into the ON-safe position with my firing hand's thumb. Perhaps that's by design, as you wouldn't want recoil or a bump to jar it ONTO safe while shooting it. However, that does make holstering it a two-handed proposition, with your off-hand needed to apply the safety.

I'm guessing that like a lot of guns, the safety will wear in a bit over time and use.

RECIT wrote:I just bought a FEG PA63 that fires 9mm Makarov. It is similar in size to the Sig P232. I don't like the cost of .380 ammo and how scarce it is. So I ordered a cold war version instead. Just to mix things up a bit. I do love the look and feel of the Sig P232, I just can not justify the upfront expense of the pistol and the ammo expense.

The PA63 was my first carry gun. It has its disadvantages. The 20#+ DA trigger takes a lot of hand strength and getting used to. Also, as a PPK clone, it inherits the slide bite issues associated with the Walther PPK. It is relatively compact, which is nice.

9x18 practice ammo is not terribly hard to find, and more recently has been easier to find than .380. Academy stocks some 9x18 at relatively cheap prices. Carry ammo is another story. There's only one real quality carry round made in 9x18, and that's the Hornady XTP. The XTP does perform beautifully in the PA63, though. It's commonly available at Cabela's and several other outlets, so it's easy enough to find. With the run on .380, it's actually easier to find 9x18 these days.