Ideas for a new Subcompact or micro semi

I carried a PSP Baby Browning clone for years before replacing it with an LCP. I carry the .380 just as easily as I carried the little .25 despite the difference in size.
 
I'd consider a Walther PPS M2 9mm like mine, this one carries very nicely with the 6 round mag, but I can shoot 200 rounds through it at the range with no problems using the 7 round mag and I also have two 8 round mags for it. I'm not a big fan of small guns in general, but this one has earned its stripes with me, this is a very reliable and accurate pistol.
 
I, personally, would rather have .22lr over a .25acp as a S/D pistol. The ONLY advantage of .25 is centerfire ammo is slightly more reliable. Almost all rimfires will have the occasional ammo-related misfire, however quality ammo will come close to centerfire reliability. .22 pistols used to be finicky about rimlock, but lots of manufacturers seem to have overcome that over the years. .25acp gives you no extra power over .22 (will probably penetrate less), and ammo is expensive and harder to find these days.

.32acp would be a decent step up in power. I know Kel-tec has an inexpensive option. If you can spring for a seecamp that opens up the field some. It's REALLY hard to argue against a Ruger LCP, though. It may be slightly larger than the Beretta, but it is still a true pocket pistol that is manageable to conceal even somewhat form-fitting attire.
 
.22 LR was designed as a RIFLE cartridge. The heeled bullet and long OAL are an invitation for misfeeds in a defense gun. The LR loadings develop maximum velocity in rifle-length barrels. And there is the ignition reliability factor.

This week I was shooting a Beretta 21 and a Browning 1911-22 with CCI ammunition. I had both failure to feed and ignition malfunctions with both guns.

The .25 auto was designed as an auto pistol cartridge-for use in 2"-3" barrels. It works wonderfully as designed.
 
The obvious answers are the Kel-Tec P3AT or the copycat Ruger LCP. They are 3880acp. I don't know the exact dimensions, but my P3AT sure feels smaller then my Taurus 22 tip-up, and it shoots 380 instead of 22. There is really no comparison for SD in tiny pistols. There is no 9mm as small.
 
The ONLY advantage of .25 is centerfire ammo is slightly more reliable. Almost all rimfires will have the occasional ammo-related misfire, however quality ammo will come close to centerfire reliability.
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I will trust "slightly" every day over your admitted "ocasional" when it comes to a CCW firearm chambering. Would never want to wish I had that slight advantage when that ocasional failure happens.
 
I have the Sig 938 and found it to be extremely accurate at 7 yards, 3". Comfortable for both my wife and I to shoot, smooth trigger and lightweight. Easily concealable and packs a 9mm punch.
 
The smallest 9mm I've found to be easy or fun to shoot is the Walther PPS. I don't know if the smaller flush-fitting magazine is included but it definitely helps to keep it small. If you normally carry a spare magazine, you can use one of the bigger ones. With the large magazine's full grip extension, it's a nice little plinker.

If you need to go smaller, you've got plenty of recommendations for pocket guns in .380. There are also some good guns in .32 and that's where I'd personally draw the line. The .25 seems pretty obscure for what it offers. I suppose it would be better than semi-automatic rimfire... I'd still need to be in quite the bind to consider carrying less than a .32 acp.
 
The smallest 9mm I've found to be easy or fun to shoot is the Walther PPS. I don't know if the smaller flush-fitting magazine is included but it definitely helps to keep it small. If you normally carry a spare magazine, you can use one of the bigger ones.
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I got my PPS M2 last year and it came with the 6rd. flush fit mag and the 7rd. extended mag in the box, then I picked up 2 additional 8rd. extended mags. I can carry it beautifully with the 6rd. mag and carry (2) 8rd. mags as spares. And as good as the trigger was when new, it is SUPERB after @1,500 rounds, so keep that fact in mind, it's a great shooter for such a relatively small pistol.
 
I just completed a brief test of the Walther PPS M2, and liked it a lot. Pretty nice trigger, decent sights, handles well considering the short butt.
I considered buying one - it would be my first polymer, striker-fired gun - but got a SIG P938, instead.
I'm an old, guns-should-be-metal, single action, manual safety stick in the mud, and the SIG just feels right.
Despite horror stories of 7#-10+#, gritty triggers, I'd say mine, with a couple of hours of dry-fire, is a smooth 6#, the night sights are a nice touch, and it has a solid, quality feel.
The Kimber Micro 9 has the same relationship to their Micro .380 as the P938 does to the P238, and I considered the Kimber, but it doesn't come with an ambi safety, while all of SIGs various P938 models do.
 
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