i wouldnt go as small as a 380... lil tooooo small. 9mm is the smallest id go. kal tec? you can do better. someone mentioned xd, never shot one but they seem well built, springfeild makes some really nice firearms. I am Biased towards sigs. great guns. but a lil xpensive..... man i wish i could get a ccl. but in the county i live in. its near impossiable. you have to be a small business owner who carrys large amounts of cash, or a retired LE to get one ( rolls eyes)

 

I carry S&W .40... a bit on the bulky on the inside of my A* jacket...but none the less effective.
RB

 

I originally wanted that S&W .40 or the Taurus that is almost identical to it. My brother had the Taurus, it was pretty nice. I actually liked it better than my other brothers Glock 22.

 

i have a sig .45 and i love the stopping power of a .45 but its a pain in the butt to carry on the bike. i have an "undercover" holster that normally clips to the outside of the pants but the gun itself sits inside, i just clip that to the inside of my jacket and it works ok. As far as Texas law about car being extension of the house, normally yes. the catch is it has to be NOT readily available to the driver, aka, out of the drivers arm lenth, so locked in the glove box or the trunk is how most counties interpet the law, Bexar Co.(San Antonio) though is pretty tough on it from what i hear. Best solution call your local community resource officer and ask him/her whats your counties take on carrying, can you carry in car, etc. Oh, sorry Rrasco but we dont have an open carry on pistols. Rifles, shotguns are different you can have them in plain sight but you cant have one in the chamber.

 

Bexar county is hard on everything. Can't you carry rifles and shotguns on a gun rack in the rear window?

 

Depends on what you want really. If all you care about is having a smaller gun, for ease of carry I'd suggest this North American Arms .380 ... And for those who say a .380 is too small of a round, learn to shoot properly and you won't have to worry about it. Proper placement is the key to a gun battle. Not that you're going to want to get into one, I'm just saying. Here's a link to the NAA one I was talking about http://www.naaminis.com/380.html

That being said, I like the bigger caliber, but don't let someone talk you out of getting a smaller one. Unless we're talking .25 caliber or something.

Personally I prefer the Glock 27 in a .40 cal, it's very small and you just put it in your jacket pocket (you DO wear your leathers all the time right??) You're going to feelit if you go down no matter what, evenwith achest/shoulder holster. I actually was behind my buddy when he went down, and his cameloose and flew across the ground. I can't remember how he carries, but I think he had hison his hip.SigArms makes a wonderful gun as well, I'd trust theirs over just about any other for quality and how it balances in the hand. Just go to a gunshop and try out a bunch, you'll get a feel for it. Good luck.

 

I'm picking up one of these for the fiance. Good price. Good warranty. Hi cap.

By the end of this week I'll either have a Kahr CW9 or an XDsc9.

 

Always. Well, not leather, but my gear anyhow. I like that .380, but the ones I have seen are actually too small. I don't like them that freakin tiny. I've been trying to go to the gun shops, but I've always had a problem getting help at them too, old f*kkers don't ever want to help a young guy. I'm going to go across town to our other Sportman's they just shut the one down that was by me. I know they have a very nice assortment of pistols there.