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Dave2 wrote:

Excaliber wrote:One viable alternative under the gym shorts around the house situation is a couple of strategically concealed guns that are only a couple steps away from and preferably out of sight of critical areas like the exterior doors. This takes a little thought, but makes it easy to retrieve one before answering the door or in the event of a prowler.

Oh I do that, too, but I'd like a pocket carry-able BUG anyway. If I can find one I like, it might as well be light enough for my belt-less shorts to hold up.

Dave2 wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

Dave2 wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:I just simply haven't found a need to pocket carry. Belt carry just isn't a problem for me.

What about when you're not wearing a belt?

I don't carry at all while in bed or in the shower.......

Neither do I... Ok, so I have come home exhausted once or twice and just flopped down on my bed without taking anything off or out of my pockets. But other than those rare occasions... neither do I.

I do, however, prefer to roam the house in my gym shorts, even instead of my favorite pair of jeans. They're just so much more comfortable*. Also, they lack belt loops.

*It's like I was telling my Mom... the weight of my gun has never been a problem (truthfully, I kinda like it...), but sometimes the belt tension required to keep said weight where I put it does get to me. I think that's why I like the gym shorts so much; you don't need to keep them tight to prevent them from falling down. Even if my pockets are empty and I don't have my gun on me, my jeans will fall down under their own weight if I don't tighten my belt.

Dave2 wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:I just simply haven't found a need to pocket carry. Belt carry just isn't a problem for me.

What about when you're not wearing a belt?

Pawpaw wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:I have both an Ultra CDP II and a P238. Guess which one I carry?

I like the P238 and I'm fine with its trigger. It is heavier than the 1911 trigger, but only enough to be safe for a pocket-able gun. It is still very crisp.

I just simply haven't found a need to pocket carry. Belt carry just isn't a problem for me. If I DID want to pocket carry, the P238 is what I would carry.

Not everyone is as strong willed as you and able to resist those seductive Ultra Carries, particularly when there's one in the safe right next to the P238 which is going to be carried on the belt anyway.

I guess I wasn't clear. I don't carry the P238. My Ultra CDP rides my belt every day!

I like the P238, but haven't found a good reason for me NOT to carry the Kimber!

Hello. My name is Pawpaw and I am a 1911 addict. I don't want to be "cured"!

Pawpaw wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

wgoforth wrote:Lol, keep in mind these are intended for pocket carry and not for matches, so I can understand why they want to give these a heavier trigger. Here are the specs from their website showing trigger pull (although it feels lighter than that to me) http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductD ... 8-sas.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I understand, and it makes sense.

You should still follow my previous advice unless you are ready to spend money.

A light SA trigger on a gun in a serious defensive caliber in an envelope only slightly larger and heavier than that pretty Sig you've got makes too much sense to walk away from once you've shot one.

Not to mention you can get highly reliable reasonably priced magazines for it in lots of different sizes and configurations almost anywhere all day long.

I know you want to stay happy with the little Sig, so just keep your distance from those seductive, homewrecking Ultra Carries.

I have both an Ultra CDP II and a P238. Guess which one I carry?

I like the P238 and I'm fine with its trigger. It is heavier than the 1911 trigger, but only enough to be safe for a pocket-able gun. It is still very crisp.

I just simply haven't found a need to pocket carry. Belt carry just isn't a problem for me. If I DID want to pocket carry, the P238 is what I would carry.

SQLGeek wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

wgoforth wrote:Lol, keep in mind these are intended for pocket carry and not for matches, so I can understand why they want to give these a heavier trigger. Here are the specs from their website showing trigger pull (although it feels lighter than that to me) http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductD ... 8-sas.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I understand, and it makes sense.

You should still follow my previous advice unless you are ready to spend money.

A light SA trigger on a gun in a serious defensive caliber in an envelope only slightly larger and heavier than that pretty Sig you've got makes too much sense to walk away from once you've shot one.

Not to mention you can get highly reliable reasonably priced magazines for it in lots of different sizes and configurations almost anywhere all day long.

I know you want to stay happy with the little Sig, so just keep your distance from those seductive, homewrecking Ultra Carries.

Will you stop? My wife is going to send you angry letters if I start drooling over a 1911 after having just gotten a Glock...and I already have Tomball Pawn sending me a quote for a Springfield Lightweight Champion, you know, just for "informational purposes".

wgoforth wrote:Lol, keep in mind these are intended for pocket carry and not for matches, so I can understand why they want to give these a heavier trigger. Here are the specs from their website showing trigger pull (although it feels lighter than that to me) http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductD ... 8-sas.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

wgoforth wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

wgoforth wrote:

Excaliber wrote:Nice gun and I'm glad you're happy with it.

Avoid trying a Kimber Ultra Carry until your bank account can handle the next upgrade.

Actually the Kimber Solo looks interesting....

It is, but it would put you back into a long, relatively heavy trigger pull that will feel much worse now that you've experienced the delights of the SAO side.

The Sig 238 has an 8 lb trigger. The Taurus TCP has a 5 lb and Bodyguard an 8 lb... so not much difference in that catagory, but as you say, less travel.

wgoforth wrote:

Excaliber wrote:Nice gun and I'm glad you're happy with it.

Avoid trying a Kimber Ultra Carry until your bank account can handle the next upgrade.

Actually the Kimber Solo looks interesting....