The Best Concealed Carry HandgunsWhat you are about to read is my take on the best concealed carry handguns, which you will find commented on tens of thousands of times elsewhere. But this is my site and it's my turn. These conclusions are based on my experience with these pistols, shooting and carrying them in various situations. -My evaluation is based on "shootability" first, the ease with which the gun can be drawn, sighted and fired. I based the evaluations on how I dress casually in both summer and winter and different situations in which I might carry. I carry in casual clothes always, but not in my dress clothes, though I normally have a gun nearby somewhere. I may carry a different gun in the woods where I exercise than when walking around town or shopping. I have used broad strokes to describe what I do and why I chose these best concealed carry handguns, but I have a tendency to think this evaluation more closely represents most average citizens than some of the online Rambos. Carry #1: All things considered, carrying this gun under the widest range of conditions, under all types of clothes, in all kinds of weather, in a briefcase, under the seat, the gun that goes with me most often is a GLOCK 22 .40 S&W. Now, I can hear all the huffing and hand wringing at this choice, but it's just an honest report. The gun is not one that most people think about for concealment because of it's size. And it's not the one I considered initially. But after shooting and carrying it for some time now, it gets my top vote. In spite of it's size it is easily concealable (I'm wearing it below).
Being a full size pistol, it is easy to aim and shoot which was my first consideration. It is also easy to grip and draw from concealment. And loaded with 180 grain hollow points it carries plenty of power in a fifteen round magazine.
Carry #2: This is an easy choice. This is the gun that goes with me when wearing an inside the waistband holster or in a belt holster is not practical. Out exercising in the woods in hot weather when I might not wear a shirt excludes me from concealing a GLOCK. It's for those times that the gun that goes with me and is my #2 pick of the best concealed carry handguns is the Ruger SP101 .357 Magnum with 2.5 inch barrel loaded with 110 grain Winchester jacketed hollow points. The gun has grips that fit the hand nicely for a small revolver. It is easily accessed from a cargo or back pocket and is a handful of power with the above mentioned loads.
Like any small revolver, the gun is painful to shoot with larger magnum loads, but the 110 grain bullet is the sweet spot between shootability and power. The gun is durable stainless and I don't have to worry about the sweat and dirt in the places I carry it. The short sight radius makes it a bit challenging to bring it on target, but it's an accurate little gun on the range when you have time to aim. Otherwise it's a powerful, close range, easily carriable gun that takes the number two spot of the best concealed carry handguns with me. Honorable mention: While I have owned over a dozen handguns in just the last year alone, I have settled on the two above for my concealed carry needs. However, one I have carried on occasion, and is one of the most dependable, concealable, and shootable in this size, is the
Bersa Thunder .380.
This has got to be one of the best values in the gun world. The Bersa can be purchased new for less than $250.00 and it is a real shooter. The fixed barrel makes the gun remarkably accurate for a pistol this size. Mine has about three hundred rounds through it without a hiccup. Keep in mind that three hundred rounds in a full size pistol is not much, but for a gun this size that you are not likely to spend much time shooting, it says a lot about your ability to carry it with confidence. It holds seven rounds of .380 ammo in the magazine and one in the barrel for a total of eight rounds. Plenty of firepower in a pinch. And the gun is the most concealable that I have owned. Flat and very compact it can be carried safely decocked in a coat or pants pocket. It earns honorable mention among the best concealed carry handguns.
And that's my take on the best of concealed handguns for me, and I suspect they will work well for most people who will take the time to practice and figure out the best way to carry. But, of course I reserve the right to change my mind........... Did I mention that I love GLOCKs? Have a favorite concealed carry handgun?
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