Looking for a new pocket carry.

[smoore]

Just an update. I purchased the Bodyguard listed in the classifieds. Lucky for me he took apple pay. I have $200 in my money my wife was unaware of, so she was fine with me spending $150 on the gun. ��

 

[Jimmyjones]

My only pocket carry gun is this Beretta 950 .25 ACP.

I have absolute faith in its ability to drill 9 quarter inch holes through any skull currently walking the earth.

My LGS owner know I have a liking for 950s, "be careful, you might shoot your eye out", LOL, I can shoot your eye out, 9 times!

I've carried one for close to 40 years, first rule.

 

[Doug M.]

Most of the time for the last few years my pocket carry has been a Glock 33 in a Kramer pocket holster. It was also my BUG in uniform. After my bypass, I stuck with the G42 in a different pocket holster, mostly in a zippered pocket of my athletic pants. It is an "old man gun", but better than hope and strong language when one is otherwise not able to defend themselves. When I did my LESOA renewal about 5 months later, I noted that the medics were right about not shooting during recovery.

I am down to one J frame (940), and it a BUG only. I don't care for J frames generally but they have their place. I find my 296 with Blazer Gold Dots less obnoxious to shoot.I do have a pocket rig for that, but usually carry it in a fanny pack for dog walking.

 

[3rdgenfriend]

There is a S&W CSX at the G B site for 340.00... I have one already but someone should grab it for that price...

 

[10Mad]

I have shot hundreds of flawless rounds through my LCP Max and can't say the same for my BG 2.0. Have you had problems with a Ruger LCP or just talking out of your butt?

Actually yes. A Max that couldn’t work properly after they sent the wrong parts twice and went back to home base for their “stellar customer service experience”. This was the final straw after a long spate of Ruger QC issues with other guns. LCR, Hawkeye, American rimfire.
How’s that 2 feet low and 2 feet left thing working after your hundreds of flawless rounds. Or are you content with it just going bang? Even High Point can accomplish that without several call to the company.

 

[smoothshooter]

I believe the trigger issues you are referring to are from the original Bodyguard. There is a Bodyguard 2.0 which is a different gun and has a pretty decent trigger - there are plenty of threads here with experiences and opinions on the 2.0. The BG 2.0 is a micro and smaller than a Shield Plus 30 Super Carry.

The Shield Plus 30 Super Carry is basically the same gun as a Shield Plus 9mm 3.1" barrel, same size and close to same weight, just chambered differently and different magazines. So, holding a Shield Plus 9mm 3.1" barrel is going to be pretty much the same as a 30 SC.

The Shield 2.0 3.1" barrel has a tad narrower grip than the Plus but otherwise the same size except for the longer Plus magazines.

For some size comparisons, attached are pics of a 9 Shield Plus 3.1" with a 15 rd mag compared to a Shield 2.0 3.1" with an 8 rd mag. Also a pic of a Bodyguard 2.0 with 12 rd mag compared to a 9 Shield Plus 4" barrel with a 15 rd mag. And last a Bodyguard 2.0 with 12 rd mag and a Shield 2.0 3.1" with 8 rd mag.

I would recommend giving the Bodyguard 2.0 a look - it's a nice pocket size pistol.

I have both Bodyguards and the newer one is by far the more desirable gun EXCEPT the trigger is too light in my opinion. Most measure around 4 1/2 to 5 pounds with a relatively short travel. That’s why I ordered mine with the thumb safety. But the safety needs to stick out more so it is easier to operate.
I pocket carry my 2.0 in a pocket holster.
To carry one in your pocket without a pocket holster is inviting disaster.

 

[Doug M.]

I do not usually pocket carry. When I do it is usually a model 36 or a Glock 43X. The Glock is fully loaded with no round in the chamber. I would have to rack the slide before shooting it. A 9 mm or 38 special is far superior then the smaller calibers. YMMV.

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You won't time to rack, probably. One of the bonuses of pocket carry is that you look conspicuously unarmed, so have some level of surprise on your side. Setting up a problem by carrying with an empty chamber is not wise. Remember that the "Israeli method" was a response to low quality firearms that were unsafe.

I have been carrying a G33 and a G26 before that in a Kramer pocket holster for 25+ years. The chamber is always loaded; likewise with the G42 when I carry it. Although it is easier to err with a Glock if one does not follow basic training standards, it is not a foregone conclusion at all - still requires human error to have a problem.

1) Use a quality holster that fits, and have nothing else in that pocket.

2) If you cannot get comfortable, carry something else.

3) Seconds kill.

 

[Cheyenne WYO]

After my bypass, I stuck with the G42 in a different pocket holster, mostly in a zippered pocket of my athletic pants. It is an "old man gun", but better than hope and strong language when one is otherwise not able to defend themselves.

The chronographed muzzle velocities out of this gun are substantially slower than those out of my Glock 42:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCwII0LhQHI[/ame]

Choose the right ammo and the .380 punches above its weight class.

 

[smoore]

I have both Bodyguards and the newer one is by far the more desirable gun EXCEPT the trigger is too light in my opinion. Most measure around 4 1/2 to 5 pounds with a relatively short travel. That’s why I ordered mine with the thumb safety. But the safety needs to stick out more so it is easier to operate.
I pocket carry my 2.0 in a pocket holster.
To carry one in your pocket without a pocket holster is inviting disaster.

Just to clarify, I do use a pocket holster when I pocket carry. I am not putting anyone down who doesn’t, it is just my preference to do so.