The Top 15 Smallest Pistols

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  Dan

  July 13, 2017 at 7:27 pm | #

  I bought a Kahr CM9 when they first came out. I wanted a lightweight 9mm pistol I could conceal and draw from my front pocket. I was just getting back into guns at the time.

  The size and power was fine but the long trigger pull of the DA only pistol was a turn off. So I went on a hunt to replace it.

  After purchasing another 10 hand guns and twice as many holsters I came back to the Kahr as my EDC pistol of choice.

  You see all the time during my search I would still take the CM9 to the range and little by little I became more proficient with the trigger.

  I started treating it like a two stage trigger where I would take up the trigger travel right before the break, slight pause and then squeeze through the break.

  Eventually it became a fast fluid motion that allows me to quickly empty the mag with consistent baseball size groupings at self defense distances. Slower rate of firing would produce golf ball size groupings.

  The only concern I had was the 6 round mag. So I bought the extended 7 round mag and practiced rapid mag changes, I carry the extra mag in a Remora mag holster inside my waist band.

  For me there is no better solution.

  My home defense handgun of choice is my CZ -75

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  FIJI M

  June 3, 2017 at 11:01 am | #

  Where is Ruger? Ruger started the small concealed carry pistol back in 2008.

  Whoever wrote this is either a “Ruger hater” or blind to all USA Firearm Manufacturers here in country.

  Ridiculous article.

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  Peyton Quinn

  May 25, 2017 at 4:51 pm | #

  I think all of these pistols would serve fine so it is a matter of personal preference. But my preference is not to own any striker fired weapon. A double action, external hammer auto design solved the ‘problem more than a half century ago. Call me an Old Fogey but striker fired wepons, especially without a grip safety (like a 1911) I feel are too dangerous to carry chambered. My carry in the pocket pistol is Polish p64 in 9 x 18 Makarov. This is an all steel clone of the Walther PPK but more reliable.

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