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TLynnHughes wrote:

Purplehood wrote:I have the Micro Desert Eagle. It is heavy and painful to shoot (my whole family agrees, it ain't just me). On the plus side, if you run out of ammo you can throw it at someone and make a sizeable dent.

Ohhh...thanks for letting me know that. I had been looking at those because I liked the way they look and although they were smaller, I could still hold it (I have kind of biggish hands for a girl). I'll steer clear of that.

T.

IMO anytime you go small on a carry piece, fun to shoot is not a top priority. They are all going to have a certain level of kick that is greater than their big brothers. In general, the heavier the piece, the less it kicks. The small light high caliber pieces can be expected to kick. In the end though, its a tool, as long as its manageable its ok. When I want to shoot for fun, I will use a bigger gun. I've been shopping for small EDC gun myself, and I am looking for ease of concealment, fun to shoot is not high in my criteria list. Of course it is a personal choice.

If size and 9mm are your main criteria, you won't get smaller than the Rohrbaugh R9. It is very pricey though I think over $1000. The next step up would be the PM9 from kahr, again very small, but also kind of pricey for a small 9 IMO.

You may want to consider the kel-tec pf9. It is only slightly bigger (in height) than the kahr and costs about $300 dollars.

Nutnfancy has a good video where he compares the PF9 and PM9:
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