Which DA/SA gun would you carry?

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Probably H&K USP compact 9mm. Although any CZ would do just great as well!

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The H&K USP Compact in 9mm has been suggested several times already and is a great gun. That said I would suggest the ergonomics of the P2000 are superior to the USP line. I had carried the P30sk for a while, and while I enjoy those ergos even more, the short grip puts the magazine in a position that when releasing a mag it would often get hung up on the fatty part of my palm, necessitating a positive pull to clear the mag. Didn't matter if it was the flush fit, pinky, or later 13 & 15 round extended mags. As a result I ended up parting ways with my P30sk and replaced it with the P2000. Slightly longer grip and 13-round mags. Easily conceals and has the same great trigger of the USP in a slightly less 2x4-ish feeling package. :mrgreen:

All that said once cooler weather rolls around I've been known to OC my full size P30 from time to time.

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My carry iron is the Sig Sauer P320 compact.
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SigM4 wrote: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:30 am The H&K USP Compact in 9mm has been suggested several times already and is a great gun. That said I would suggest the ergonomics of the P2000 are superior to the USP line. I had carried the P30sk for a while, and while I enjoy those ergos even more, the short grip puts the magazine in a position that when releasing a mag it would often get hung up on the fatty part of my palm, necessitating a positive pull to clear the mag. Didn't matter if it was the flush fit, pinky, or later 13 & 15 round extended mags. As a result I ended up parting ways with my P30sk and replaced it with the P2000. Slightly longer grip and 13-round mags. Easily conceals and has the same great trigger of the USP in a slightly less 2x4-ish feeling package. :mrgreen:

All that said once cooler weather rolls around I've been known to OC my full size P30 from time to time.

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I’ve always been intrigued by the p2000. Had a P30sk that I liked but didn’t love. I may just have to give the p2000 a spin one of these days. I like to appendix carry my “larger” guns and love the dasa manual of arms.

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My most often carried traditional double action is a Beretta MiniCougar. Mine started out as DAO, but I added the sear parts, then an extended magazine release & a new set if Spartan night sights. It holds 8+1rounds of .40S&W or 357Sig, depending on which barrel I have in it. Or I can use the 10round mag shown in this picture. I carry a 13rd modified MecGar Beretta 96 mag as backup.
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I used to carry HK P30 (SA/DA)
Then moved to Beretta PX4 Storm Sub Compact, 9mm (SA/DA)
Now, I am carrying Beretta Nano, 9mm. Striker fired, horrible DA long and heavy trigger, no external safety, no slide catch. I did the trigger job and added front fiber optic sight
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Depends on the day, open carry a Beretta PX4 Storm tactical full out of Langdon Tactical, concealed S&W 3914, trigger done by Karl Sokol Chestnut Mountain sports. Both da/sa. I haven't carried a sa only in years but probably a 1911.

Only thing I changed on the Storm is the sights, went with trijicon hds . Sending S&W back for xs standard front rear u notch from a 4516 to match the hight of the xs and having the slide refinished with Karl's mountain tuff.
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If I had purchased my old USP Compact in 9mm or .45 ACP, instead of .40 S&W—which as it turns out that I really don’t like—I’d still own it today. It was a pretty great carry gun.
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Carried a P2000sk LEM for 5 years.
Awesome gun except for the holes in my shirts from the decoker.
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Ruger P85 for many years till arthritis and age made it hard on my hands. I now carry a Taurus TH9c . After years of working at a lime kiln my hands took a beating. I feel more comfortable with Sa/Da with decocker. I know most people dislike Taurus,but I have 6 different Taurus weapons some over 20 years old that are still working perfectly.
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I'm going to have to second the CZ line.
Carrying at CZ 97BD (.45 ACP) in a Crossbreed SuperTuck.
This CZ is large, but the SuperTuck makes the carry very comfortable.
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