Anyone have a Ruger Max 9? It would seem to fill his wishlist.
It may go on my list, though the store didn't have any (it isn't yet on the MD approved list, too new). Since it isn't on the MD list, if I buy soon I can't even consider it. If I wait I'll take a look if it is MD legal by then (I will likely wait so I can get a good look at the Shield Plus,and wait for prices to get saner again).
Revisiting a couple older posts I didn't comment on...
So if you ever want to pocket carry (I do every day... sucker for convenience), consider finding a Kahr CM9. I'm currently tempted to try a P365 for the capacity and shorter trigger travel, but I can't deny the accuracy of this thing. I have "Mag guts" in it, which takes it from 6+1 to 7+1. So 8 in my mind is pretty close to 10, I can't justify a switch yet while the prices of the new high capacity subcompacts are still so high.
I've always liked Kahrs. I've wanted a PM9 since they came out, but they were always priced just high enough that I went with something else. Since, for pocket carry, a little smaller/lighter is always better I may pick one up since my PF-9 never worked out for that (a Hellcat or P365 may conceal in a pocket with heavy material and large pockets, but with thinner material or smaller pockets, a smaller and/or lighter gun may be needed). For more extreme concealment needs I have my Ruger LCP (now that it has both a Hogue slip on grip to allow more time at the range, and a Crimson Trace laser to address its two weaknesses, I love the thing). However, I will continue to want something that can fit in most pockets that is also 9mm. The Hellcat or P365 should work with some of my pants, and be great for IWB, but I will still want something smaller for some needs. All that to say, the Kahr PM9 is still on my list to acquire, some day.
If you just want a new gun, I understand. But you already own one of the very best CC carry weapons ever made. The PF9, is THE most convenient concealable handgun I know of. It is lighter, thinner, and 8 shots of 9mm
Forget everything else for a moment, the most important criteria for any defensive handgun is that it is reliable. I'm glad yours is, but if you read my post, you know, mine isn't. Since I haven't taken it to the range in years I took it yesterday. While it does fine with FMJ, I wasn't able to get through more than about 2 mags without a failure to feed using JHP (I shot a box of 50 Fiocchi 115gr JHP this time, though that is the same issue I had in the past with other JHPs as well). I've never shot it much (too thin and light to be comfortable plus unreliable equal a gun that isn't much fun to shoot). Maybe more rounds and it will "break in." Maybe the Kel Tec "fluff and buff" or polishing the feed ramp will do it. Maybe I can shoot off several hundred dollars of ammo, testing different brands of 9mm defensive ammo to find one or two brands that I can get through a few mags without a hiccup. Or, maybe I can sell it for more than I paid for it (given the current market), let someone else do that, and get a gun that is both reliable and has the capacity that I want (now that they are available in these smaller guns).
By the way, that hasn't soured me on Kel Tec. I knew what I was buying... a gun that is more likely than average to have trouble, but if it doesn't, it is a great bargain. I still
might do the "fluff and buff" or at least polish the feed ramp. I wanted to like this gun, still want to. There are things I do like about it... For a long DAO trigger pull, the trigger really isn't bad (I shoot DA revolvers all the time). My 50 year old eyes really do appreciate the large, easy to see, front dot, much better than the front sight on even some larger guns. I do find myself often getting on Gunbroker to check out used P11s (I shot one years ago and liked it, there was one at the store when I got the Pf9 and I still wish I got the P11 instead).