I know a lot of folks highly respect Jeff Quinn's reviews at Gunblast. Here is a guy who has fired everything and has access to any gun he wants, yet it is interesting to note that
his choice for an EDC gun is the lowly little 11 oz M342 J-frame (carried in his pocket!) and loaded with Glaser Safety Slugs (oh my!), for almost a decade now.
Maybe some wisdom to be gleaned, there???
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