May be ditching the glock for a snubbie

[Dmn0166]

I understand the theory behind each firearm serving a different purpose. But I feel that the snubbie is a more versatile firearm since it could do the same duties as the glock where as the glock is more limited.

I've tried pocket carrying my glock but it just wont cut it. I have some baggy shorts, too.

Sometime next week I'm going to check out the LCR with crimson grips on it, a Smith 442, Charter arms bodyguard, and a Kahr pm40.

I like IWB carrying when I can but i these summer months having a firearm I can toss in my pocket is ideal.

The only way I could keep the glock and buy a snubbie would be if I sold my new Mp 15-22. Therefor
I'd like to keep my CCW piece my only handgun I own for now.

 

[seanc]

The only way I could keep the glock and buy a snubbie would be if I sold my new Mp 15-22. Therefor
I'd like to keep my CCW piece my only handgun I own for now.

You can easily replace a 22 rifle. You can not easily or cheaply replace the G26 in mass.

 

[M1911]

Sometime next week I'm going to check out the LCR with crimson grips on it, a Smith 442, Charter arms bodyguard, and a Kahr pm40.

I have 4 Kahrs: K40, K9, MK9, and PM9. Given the difference in felt recoil between my K9 and K40, there is no way I would fire a single round out of a PM40. Skip it and look for a PM9 instead. Really.

 

[Gammon]

I have 4 Kahrs: K40, K9, MK9, and PM9. Given the difference in felt recoil between my K9 and K40, there is no way I would fire a single round out of a PM40. Skip it and look for a PM9 instead. Really.

There shouldn't be much difference in recoill if you are using comparable ammo.

 

[M1911]

There shouldn't be much difference in recoill if you are using comparable ammo.

That simply has not been my experience. I've owned my K9 and K40 for 15+ years. I find the K9 is easy to shoot. The K40 is markedly uncomfortable to shoot. The MK9 is not bad to shoot. The PM9 is OK, but not great. Given the increased recoil that I feel going from the K9 to the K40, there is simply no way I would try the PM40. Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent.

 

[GSG]

To the OP, I switched from a snub to a subcompact Glock. I don't pocket carry, and once I made the decision to be regularly armed with a serious pistol it has become habit, and I have adapted just fine. I found that my biggest issue with "no excuses" pocket guns is that I was making excuses in the 1st place. In the sweltering Florida heat and humidity I'm armed every single day.

Lastly, I don't buy into the argument about how semi auto's hold more rounds and are easier to reload. Yes, it's true. But in a real life situation where you have to pull your ccw, you're not going to be in a running gun battle with the bad guys that need several reloads. That's TV hype. I believe the last LE statistics that came out on this was that over 90% of self defense shootings involved less then 4 shots fired. If you need more then that your situational awareness has gone to hell and you accidentally walked into gangland.

No, if you need more than that, you will die. The Peter Soulis incident and others like it are not at all unusual...handguns are underpowered, and the human body can do pretty amazing things. You won't find out how many rounds was enough until the fight is over.

Gangland is also a lot closer than you'd think.

How many times have you used your weapon in defense? how many times do you expect to? Zero? then your guns are toys just like mine. There are very few that fight with their guns, the rest just play with them

Broken logic right there.

The devices you mention are not weapons, but can be used as such. Firearms are weapons that may be used for purposes other than inflicting harm. This does not alter the fact that they are weapons. You can use a samurai sword to slice a pizza; this does not make this three foot, razor sharp weapon a harmless kitchen utensil.

+1

I think you are much too optimistic.

Me too.

 

[electricguy]

i've got both,
g26,s&w36,if you want to shoot the snuby,send me a pm,
live in wrentham

Lately I've been playing with the idea of ditching my Glock 26 for a snubbie of some sort.

I like the Glock, but I think its too chunky for pocket carry which I really want to start practicing.

Initially, I sold my mp9c for the glock because the trigger on the MP was real heavy and a complete pain. Made shooting accurately very tough.

The more I've been researching snubbies I find that they too have heavy triggers. How do these triggers relate to the heavy trigger of say an MP?

I'd like to keep my glock AND buy a snubbie but I don't have the funds to start a collection so the gun I own needs to be my EDC year round, range gun, night stand gun, etc etc.

I also like the fact that I can probably buy a nice used lcr or 442/642 and add some crimson grips to it for the cost of what I could sell my 26 for.

Any advice from those who made the same trade of firearms would be great. Or any suggestions regarding the snubbies triggers would be appreciated as well.

Derek