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I am looking for ideas from you all for pocket pistols. I do not have one now, but after using my wife's .22LR Ruger Lite Rack LCP as a pocket pistol while she was recovering from back surgery, I decided I liked it. I want a pocket pistol. This would be in addition to my EDC, which is a Glock 26 at this time.

While I enjoyed having the Lite Rack .22 in my pocket, I really want a more potent caliber. Any ideas and suggestions would be very helpful.

Joe

I carry a Ruger LCP2 in Meca pocket holster

I used to carry a North American Arms Guardian 380 in my hip pocket as a backup gun or carry gun when I wasn't allowed to open carry.

As for pocket pistols I like the Sig P938 and P238.

i like superfly pocket holsters to reduce "printing"
in a SuperFly holster (cheaper elsewhere) https://www.desantisholster.com/super-fly/


380 pocket pistol
Ruger lcp Max (12+1 rounds .380)
and for ultra deep concealment LW Seecamp .380 (ultra small, but heavy and less capacity


9mm
I like the price but not the trigger on GX4 (love gun & price HATE the trigger)
Taurus Gx4 13+1 rounds 9mm (in a superfly pocket holster)
Springfield Hellcat 13+1 ( I love this one)
Sig p365 love it too

above is with the 13 rd mags which fit my jeans & slacks, there's also
smaller 11/12 rd mags for small pockets and the
15 rd mags available for belt or cargo pocket carry

lower capacity small 9mm
p9 or cw9 from kahr has good reviews

(since I got held up by FIVE (5) armed guys once, and 2 armed guys another time, capacity is a concern of mine, plus Babyface nelson was shot like 13 to 18 times before killing 2 FBI angst then going home to have dinner before bleeding out. Placement matters, capacity can matter too with multiple gang-type/RIOTer-type/ attackers.)

NotRPB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:38 am i like superfly pocket holsters to reduce "printing"
in a SuperFly holster (cheaper elsewhere) https://www.desantisholster.com/super-fly/


380 pocket pistol
Ruger lcp Max (12+1 rounds .380)
and for ultra deep concealment LW Seecamp .380 (ultra small, but heavy and less capacity


9mm
I like the price but not the trigger on GX4 (love gun & price HATE the trigger)
Taurus Gx4 13+1 rounds 9mm (in a superfly pocket holster)
Springfield Hellcat 13+1 ( I love this one)
Sig p365 love it too

above is with the 13 rd mags which fit my jeans & slacks, there's also
smaller 11/12 rd mags for small pockets and the
15 rd mags available for belt or cargo pocket carry

Thanks for those ideas sir! I had not considered the GX4, Hellcat, nor the 365 as pocket pistols. I have looked into the LCP Max. I shall endeavor to study the 9mm choices presented thus far. I like the .380 ideas, but am not enamored with stocking another caliber.

Keep the ideas coming guys. Great suggestions thus far.

Joe

I like the S&W Chief Special Lightweight. It is 5 shot of .38 or .357 depending on what you choose. You can shoot through the pocket if need be. On my bad health days that is all I carry except I add a speed loader.

carlson1 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:46 pm I like the S&W Chief Special Lightweight. It is 5 shot of .38 or .357 depending on what you choose. You can shoot through the pocket if need be. On my bad health days that is all I carry except I add a speed loader.

Totally understand about the bad health days Carl! Hope you are not having too many of them. I had one of those type of days today. I have a 642 but don't like just having 5 shots, hence the search for a semi auto.

Joe

For years, and still on occasion, i carried a Keltec P3AT. Nice little small .380 that fits nicely into my pocket. Had a friend make me a leather holster that resembles a wallet that has worked well for me. I have also now "acquired" from my wife, a Sig P938. I like it probably as much if not more that the P3AT but it is slightly larger. Both are very reliable and shoot well. The only issue I have with the P3AT is I have large hands and it doesn't fit my grip as well as the 938. However, both are BUG's so if I need them either would work.
General rule of thought, if you pocket carry every day as I do, you will (or should) clean them more often because of pocket lint. When all I had was the P3AT, I would clean it weekly.

I have a Ruger LCP II in .22 LR and an LCR in .38/.357 for pocket pistols. I use them mostly in a belly band when I go to the gym and can't carry my normal EDC, a full size Glock. In other situations, in my pocket as either a backup or when I may not need a full size gun. Great BUG's. The LCP II in .22 can be finicky with ammo. But it wasn't hard to find something that was reliable.

Jose_in_Dallas wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2024 11:22 pm I have a Ruger LCP II in .22 LR and an LCR in .38/.357 for pocket pistols. I use them mostly in a belly band when I go to the gym and can't carry my normal EDC, a full size Glock. In other situations, in my pocket as either a backup or when I may not need a full size gun. Great BUG's. The LCP II in .22 can be finicky with ammo. But it wasn't hard to find something that was reliable.

Thanks Jose, that .22LR LCP II is the one I was pocketing during her rehab. While I enjoyed it, I want a larger caliber. I have a 642 in .38 special and could carry that. I just wish it had boot grips. The grips it came with are the three fingered wood ones. It pokes out of my jeans pockets. If I cannot find a suitable pocket 9mm, I may just see about getting boot grips for the 642. I have never tried, but I assume I can order a set?

Joe

Sig P365 in an Alabama Holster pocket holster completely disappears in the pocket of my shorts.

10 in the mag plus a spare mag gives me 21 rounds of rapid fire 9mm goodness - perfect for a low profile trip to Walmart.

Trigger is very good. I use the Wilson grip module.

i had forgotten to mention, sometimes i carry a
gen 4 diamondback db9 in a superfly holster. very lightweight, very thin 9mm single stack rated +p
https://www.guns.com/news/2020/01/03/gu ... 000-rounds

Excaliber wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:00 am Sig P365 in an Alabama Holster pocket holster completely disappears in the pocket of my shorts.

10 in the mag plus a spare mag gives me 21 rounds of rapid fire 9mm goodness - perfect for a low profile trip to Walmart.

Trigger is very good. I use the Wilson grip module.

That sounds wonderful! Thanks for your input. I hear Hickok 45 mentioning Alabama holster on many of his videos.

Joe

NotRPB wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 10:16 am i had forgotten to mention, sometimes i carry a
gen 4 diamondback db9 in a superfly holster. very lightweight, very thin 9mm single stack rated +p
https://www.guns.com/news/2020/01/03/gu ... 000-rounds

I need to go research that Diamondback DB9. Thanks for the input.

Joe