I can't stand that XD it is a misery to shoot it. no I'm over the whole 45 thing I was dead set on that because it's more powerful and because of that the guns a pain in the ass
Hmm-you can but the chance of a second shot is not as good as with a revolver. Manny Kappelson -one of the guys I can truly deem an expert in firearms issues and training, did reports shooting various handguns inside of various garments. https://www.peregrinecorporation.com/about
You could but then you would have to deal with the slide almost certainly jamming and possibly injuring your hand.
I recall reading EKs report many years ago. revolvers worked the best but the some of the small autos-depending on the pocket size, worked well too. BTW I have a "wallet" that contains a smith and wesson bodyguard 380 and it is designed to allow the weapon to be fired while in it. Not super accurate but at 5 feet its fine
The PPK being kind of small and rounded off, I'm sure you would get off one good round and at that point it is probably all that would matter. No matter what gun that fired it let's face it.... If you fired it from inside of your clothing your advantage of surprise is now gone! Lol. The jig Is certainly up at that point!
I have only changed one trigger on a gun I might carry - the S&W MP 2.0. Replaced w/a wider Apex. I would not lighten a factory trigger.
Shield was my summer carry for a long time but migrated to Shield plus in last couple years. They got the grip right on the latest iteration, and the trigger is really really good out of the box. The grip just welds itself into your hand but it's not super aggressive like the 2.0 Shield. They managed to get a 13+1 in this model too, which puts it at almost full carry size. For winter carry or vehicle holster I like to mix in my P10C which is another really nice choice.
First round is all that matters when you shoot to reset. If you have to use it you'll never notice lol.
I carried a .38 Colt Cobra forever, until the Mostly Peaceful™ rioting not too long ago. The .38 since has been retired to permanent bedside duty. My ccw is now a Taurus G3C. 13 rounds in the weapon, 12 or 15 more in my pocket if I so desire. The Taurus trigger pull is just a hair under 5 pounds. Taurus had a (justifiably) bad rap for a long time, but they've come a long way. The G3C isn't just a good gun for the money. It's a good gun. Period. Here endeth the sermon.
My Kimber Micro 9 is very similar and I love the 5 lb.ish single action trigger. I've heard my magazines are interchangeable with a P938, but I haven't tried it.
All of my glocks are sitting on 3.5 triggers. That’s both 26’s that get switched out for edc and I like my triggers to be similar in defense weapons. It’s boring, yes. I have a thing for triggers and sloppy, mushy, overtravel sins, long resets make me angry. Changing triggers in a Glock is easy and doesn’t require a smith. https://www.zevtechnologies.com/Ful...-Upgrade-Ultimate-Kit-1st-3rd-Gen-9mm-Blk-Blk Also, I refuse to go cheap on a carry weapon. I have no idea why people do that!
I like the Glock 26 for carry. Basic, reliable, the stock trigger is OK IMHO. The sights are easy to pick up quickly. In the Winter I switch to a S&W 340 PD in a coat pocket. No way I want to carry a semi-auto pistol in a pocket other than perhaps the too small double action Ruger LCP and trying to unzip a coat to draw from a OWB or IWB holster in the WInter would be absurd. The 340 PD is good for pocket draw and carried in a Mika pocket holster. My thoughts are defense handgun use is likely going to be at arms length but no farther than 6 yards or so. Safe carry, with a somewhat rapid draw and say 300 ft pounds or so of kenetic energy are IMHO what is important.
I like 40S&W. The military dropped the 45 cal 1911 with the advent of lots of female MP's. Ergonomically, it was demonstrated to be too big. So they went to 9mm. The FBI usually piggy-backed their weapons acquisitions on the back of the military but didn't like the 9mm, being too small for their requirements. The result was the development of the 40S&W. Plenty of OOMPH! (that's a technical term).
I had no experience with 40S&W until I purchased the Springfield XDm. It was used when I bought it, and a really good price. I was looking for one, and this one presented itself, so caliber choice was made for me. I was surprised that 40S&W seemed noticeably more "snappy" than my buddy's .45ACP XD. I don't know how to account for that, but it is what it is. It is better suited to heavier, larger frame pistols, imo. It's really hard to keep that little Shield on target, but with the "oomph" factor, hopefully more than one shot might be unnecessary.
