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THis is from a thread on our local forum. Its sorta babbling but feel free to follow if you will.
For 10 years the only carry gun I owned was a 3913. Over the past year I have found myself in a never ending tailspin. I had a SP101 w/ 3" barrell to buy a Glock 19 because I had a 642 and a Glock 26. I sold the 642 to buy a CM9 later to trade the Glock 26 for a LCR w/CT grips. I guess Im now full circle and cant remember what I didnt like about the SP101. I am reconsidering buying another SP101. I am also considering selling the LCR just because I find myself carrying the CM9.Wow after typing all of this out I think I need an intervention. Does the perfect carry gun exist.
I really like my 19. I carry my CM9 when I need something smaller. I know a 21 isn't it anything physically bigger than my 19 gripwise won't fit my hand. I have considered a 1911 just because I've never owned one. I also considered another SP101. I want comfortable shooting magnums so I guess it wouldn't be different than my LCR. I've considered a k frame snub just because I was quite accurate with the one I had. Yeah you guessed it sold it. I guess its all part of the game.The perfect EDC would be a single stack the size of a the height and length of a Glock 26 due to appendix carry with a smooth crisp trigger. I don't like DA/SA. Striker fire seems spongy. Never could shoot my 26 well. I shoot my 19 fairly well. I understand "combat accuracy" but I also realize there may come a time an armadillo is at 25 yards that needs to die. I thinking maybe a 1911 in 9mm. Maybe not as a EDC but on days when I can carry a little more. Then again on those days I can carry my 4" k frame which I do shoot quite well. Maybe a 2-3" k frame is the answer.If I could find a little smaller than a 19 that I could shoot as well as I shoot my 22A I would be perfct. Typing that what read was if I find a gun that the size of a 26 that feels like my 22A and I shoot it as much as I have my 22A I will have found the perfect gun.ve considered an M&P9C and lots of ammo. Focus 90% of my shooting and training on that single gun. Ive also thought of going back to my 642. I shot it well and cant imagine how much better I would be if I shot it more and maybe took Mr Ed Lovette's class next time he is in town. Then again I guess I have an LCR and could go the SP101 route. I just find a J frame at the limit of pocket carry and sometimes thats how I choose to carry. Ive also thought of a CW9 or a 3953 which would be a lot like my 3913 but DAO. I think its funny my dad has a 2" Model 19 K frame and a 2" model 36 J frame my grandfather only a Model 49 neither have ever felt undergunned.I really think had I been more accurate with my 26 I would have found and settled at the one. At least that and the combo of my 19. I think if I was able to carry in the 4 o clock position daily I would be perfectly satisfied with my 19. However for more discreet carry I use appendix carry and find the 19 just a little long. I have thought that since I shot the K frame snub that I had quite well that maybe the S&W 19 & Glock 19 combo may be perfect for me. Then again if I found a 2" SP101 that would put me between the J and K frame. Ive just about (yeah right) decided to sell my LCR and devote my practice time to my 19 and CM9 and stay with that combo. I have never been satisfied with "combat accuracy". I find the CM9 and the 19 better than that and Im sure with range and carry time I could improve still.
 
Well looks like I am adding a M&P9C. I really liked my M&P fullsize it was just a little larger than I cared for. I figure the 9C will fall size wise between the 26 and the 19. The M&P fits my hand better which I feel will lead to better shooting. Worse case scenario I get it shoot a new toy and will have an excuse to buy and sell for something else in a few months. Eventually I see my carry rotation going to 9C and CM9 for carry and selling my LCR and getting a 637 or 642 for pocket carry
 
Hell, he had the best of the bunch to start with. The S&W 3913 is the perfect single stack 9mm. Sounds like he had fun and spent a lot of money though.
 
Part of it is too many choices nowadays. I'd imagine 60 or 70 years ago people just got a snub-nosed revolver and called it good; wasn't too much else. Even back then there were still a few "vest guns" and derringers around to muddy the waters.


Part of it is what's a dealbreaker for you. This is up to the individual.


Part of it is the information overload. If you read too much into most firearm/SD forums, you'd think you just have to have something that will stop a bear and weighs less than a pound. They actually make a few guns like this; I don't think most people end up keeping them.


Deaf Smith has it right.
 
There is a country-western song that references to Tequila (but should be about handguns) that says " One is one too many and another ain't never enough." We all have our "Some day I'll have a ...(fill in the blanks) list, but what is life about if not for dreaming???
 
Apple just released the iGun it will totally change the way we view firearms. Its even thinner than the Walther PPS and has LED backlit control. Yes thats control without the "s" because for the first time ever the slide release, safety, and decocker is combined into a single "Home" button. Comes with 2yr apple care that covers up to two accidental discharges. Since they just announced it they are still working on Siri integration, especially in the Australian market
 
Fish...very funny. Obviously there's no perfect cc. Carry what anyone feels is right. Me...I carry a FA 454. Sure it's slow, but I wouldn't want to catch the first round.

My cousin who's a retired cop carries his duty gun. A 16 round 40 Sig. I carried an M14 in Vietnam, but truth be told I traded it in for a M16 when my weight went from 165 to 130. We all need to do what we need to do, but remember we are all just dust blowin in the wind....
 
It all starts with the 642 for me.

I guess I better buy one.

Like the MP9c too-GREAT grip,not too small,should be no kick either and cheap to shoot as well.

Looks like Smith will be getting alot of my money when the money tree jumps out and smacks me over the head.
 
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There isn't one. That why we always have to keep searching and buying to get what will work for what we are doing know. At one point a BHP with 4 spare mags. was a daly thing (yes 4 mags. the situation would require forting up till the cavalry arrived) now a P-11 in a pocket holster works just fine.
 
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