Originally posted by JaTo:
I'm a pretty big Sig fan and the last one I bought was a p232 SL with tritium sites. Went ahead and did the factory molded grips as well. It's more for the wife, but I won't lie and tell you I don't like shooting it. It's a great gun that's EXTREMELY easy to conceal. For a factory firearm, the trigger pull is pretty smooth and it fits your hand like a glove. If you have big hands, though, you probably won't like it.

It's damn-sure got the concealment factor down, but if you are looking for knockdown power, I don't think a .380 would be what you are looking for.

A Kimber Ultra-Carry is probably up your alley, but they cost out the wazoo and I'm not too hot on such a large caliber in a small frame. I've shot a friend's Colt Defender (similar in size) and I was all over the paper on that one. Kick wasn't too pleasant, either...

Have you check out the Sig p239s in .40? May be the right balance.



Another friend of mine also has a 232. It felt great in my hands, but I've never shot it. I don't know if I'll have the chance to fire it before I buy my next gun. And, I'm afraid that the .380 is not really something I want. Occasionally, I'll be carrying this at work (for the next 3 months for sure).

The Kimber and Colt are seperated by $10 at the last place I looked (today). Still pricey, I know. Both felt pretty good and I like the size. I liked the Colt grip better than the Kimber, though. The Kimber has that black synthetic diamond cut stuff, just like the HK, which I didn't like when I shot it. Actually bothered me.

I've never fired a 45 in such a small package, though. That's what I'm afraid of.

I did check out the 239 (its last on the list up top) and I liked it. It is barely smaller than the 229, though. I don't know how much of a difference in concealment it'll be.

Decisions, decisions. ugh.

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