Handgun Help

[BigTex.308]

I'd be buying a ruger lcp

X5

[hogdoggintexas]

I'd be buying a ruger lcp

X6

[cnttxmdc]

Dang, I'm surprised nobody has said it yet.....go with the G-27 since you already have the G-22. Same ammo, and you can even use the G-22 mags in the G-27. There is something to be said about having your main weapon and your backup (or your home gun and your carry gun) have identical controls and share the same ammo and mags.

My thoughts exactly... My primary concealed weapon is a G-23, and I use a G-22 clip if I carry a spare clip.

That being said, if you want something just a little smaller, see how the G-23 feels. I know the 27 is too small for some people.

If you just want to get something different than a Glock, my wife carries a S&W Bodyguard .380, and likes it. If none of those feel right for you, I'd check into a smaller version of a 1911. My full size 1911 is sometimes easier to conceal than my compact glock (G-23) because of the thickness of the Glock. It also feels real nice to have the metal of a "real" (as in non-polymer) gun against your skin, and knowing it's loaded with .45 acp's!

[khunter]

Thanks, for all the advice. Now I have some good info. to help me pick one out. I will just have to go up there and hold each one to see how I like the feel.

[tvc184]

Thanks, for all the advice. Now I have some good info. to help me pick one out. I will just have to go up there and hold each one to see how I like the feel.

This is the way I feel about it. If you are going to carry a handgun for protection and carry more than one, keep ones that function the same. You already carry a G22. Obviously the other Glock pistols are the same but so are pistols like the LCP, Kahr, etc. The trigger pulls are a little different but none have a decocker or single action cocked and locked like a 1911.

Under stress you want something that operates the same and if you can operate a Glock then you can operate an LCP, Kahr, Springfield xD, etc. The feel of the grip and the triggers are different but essentially the have the same operation.

I have had it happen to me and seen it happen at the range when you have a person that has the muscle memory from one gun and then picks up another the operates differently and put them under the stress of time and score and watch how sloppy the weapons manipulation becomes, sometimes to the point of making the pistols unsafe.

It is not the weapons themselves but the handling of them whether you like a single/double/decock, a cocked and locked 1911 or a striker fire and similar like the M&P, Glock or xD.

IMO...

[Thundervee]

Kel Tec Pf-9

[Mike D]

This is the way I feel about it. If you are going to carry a handgun for protection and carry more than one, keep ones that function the same. You already carry a G22. Obviously the other Glock pistols are the same but so are pistols like the LCP, Kahr, etc. The trigger pulls are a little different but none have a decocker or single action cocked and locked like a 1911.

Under stress you want something that operates the same and if you can operate a Glock then you can operate an LCP, Kahr, Springfield xD, etc. The feel of the grip and the triggers are different but essentially the have the same operation.

I have had it happen to me and seen it happen at the range when you have a person that has the muscle memory from one gun and then picks up another the operates differently and put them under the stress of time and score and watch how sloppy the weapons manipulation becomes, sometimes to the point of making the pistols unsafe.

It is not the weapons themselves but the handling of them whether you like a single/double/decock, a cocked and locked 1911 or a striker fire and similar like the M&P, Glock or xD.

IMO...

This is dead on advice. Try to keep your carry guns as close to the same as possible.

The only thing I can say is when I went from a Glock as my primary carry to a Kahr, even though they are both DAO striker pistols, the Kahr has a totally different feel. The Glock has a very short reset and the Kahr has a very long one much like a DA revolver so that took some transition time.

That being said I would go with the Glock 27 since you already have the 22. Might as well at some point get the Glock 23 and complete the family too!

[bigmactog]

I'd be buying a ruger lcp

x7