Big guns are just for fun. And, maybe home defense. I actually carry a Diamondback DB9. Ugly little 9mm, not fun to shoot, but easy to pocket-carry. I actually have to load it "weird" to make sure it operates flawlessly.ROG62 » Today, 9:30 am » wrote: ↑ I have not used one...
picture this...you're strapped between pants and Calvin Kleins...you're accosted, you whip out your big 10 inch mm ripping CKs, fumble to turn on red dot optics and BOOM, yer dead...so much for tech...
- Chambered round - hollow-point defensive round
- 1st round in magazine - high velosity, jacketed ball ammo
- 2nd round - same, ball ammo
- 3rd, 4th and 5th - hollow point defensive rounds.
This is basically what I carry - looks/prints like a wallet:
Diamondback DB9 - the good
- Very easy to carry
- Doesn't break
- Prints like a wallet
- smooth, fairly light DAO
- Fairly inexpensive
- Doesn't rust or corrode
- Don't give a **** if it gets scratched, gouged, dented, stolen, etc.
- 9mm, not .380 or other mouse-rounds
- Easy to keep hand in pocket on your gun when pumping gas late at night
- finicky with certain ammo, requires loading of different types of rounds
- Only holds 6 rounds
- awkward to shoot - accurate up to 20 feet. Won't win you any competitions
- DAO - double action only - slows your shots down a bit
- Not always easy to deploy from front pocket
- Might not scare a bad guy, so you'll likely have to shoot him.
Sometimes I carry my STI LS40
Its smaller than it looks - can actually be pocket carried. I have a pocket holster for it, different from my DB9.