The Annoyed Man wrote:OK, so I own a range of handguns which, with a couple of exceptions, I bought as carry guns. All but 4 of them have been relegated to range/safe duty, and I've sold 4 or 5 of those over the years, and kept 2 or 3 others. All but 4 of them have been relegated to range/safe duty.
The four that I continue to carry are a Springfield XD(M)-45 Compact 3.8, a Kahr PM9, a newly acquired (and much loved) Springfield XDS, and a S&W M&P340 scandium .357 magnum. The S&W has become my "put it in a pocket for trip to mailbox" gun. The PM9 is my "all day pocket gun." And the two Springfields have become my EDC's, switching back and forth between them depending on where I'm headed and what I'm going to be wearing. I thought it would be instructive to post pictures comparing the two Springfields and the PM9 for relative size. Apologies for quick snapshots being out of focus as I took no real time to set these shots up.....
The three guns in profile. The PM9 is the all black one, the two Bi-Tones are the Springfields.
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Comparative grip sizes:
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Relative slide sizes (the XDS is actually marginally slimmer than the PM9 across the slide):
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What the "customer" sees, comparing the 9mm PM9 to the .45 ACP XDS.......if visuals count for anything:
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In comparing the XDS and the PM9 would you say the XDS could be pocket carried as easy as the Pm9
I must admin the pm9 is what I carry most because its no muss no fuss throw in my pocket and go.