Pocket pistol with a lot of style? - Page 4

tallball · October 19, 2018, 08:38 PM

"Pumpkin spice LCP!"

What he said!

zxcvbob · October 19, 2018, 09:59 PM

I'm kinda wanting a Beretta Tomcat now. Pocket sized (but heavy) .32 with a tip-up barrel. I have a P3AT already, but I hate shooting the thing so I never practice with it. I've not looked at the Walthers.

I have over $500 in Cabela's Club points...

Bill DeShivs · October 19, 2018, 11:25 PM

Look into the Keltec P32. It recoils less than the Tomcat, is smaller, thinner, much lighter, and costs less.

tallball · October 20, 2018, 04:47 AM

"Look into the Keltec P32. It recoils less than the Tomcat, is smaller, thinner, much lighter, and costs less."

Again, what he said. I owned them both. The Tomcat had a stiff trigger and was awfully heavy for what it was. The P32 has a better trigger... plus everything else Bill said. I got rid of the Tomcat, but I still have the P32.

Carmady · October 20, 2018, 08:06 AM

The Tomcat's hammer makes it more snagable than the P32.

Ibmikey · October 21, 2018, 02:37 AM

A concealed weapon is carried for defense of ourselves and others not to be stylish and to be waved around to see whom has the fanciest pistol. I have carried most of my adult life and rarely is the firearm brought into the conversation because others have no idea it is concealed upon my person and I certainly do not broadcast the fact.

Cheapshooter · October 21, 2018, 07:47 PM

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Exactly!
No matter how much I would want to show off my status symbol, ain't nobody's business what I'm packin' in my pants!

rodfac · October 23, 2018, 07:11 PM

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Never thought "concealed carry" meant showing off in the right situation. The first concern should be 100 percent reliability, the second, concealibility. Save the "showing off" for home or range with an empty, safety checked gun.

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A concealed weapon is carried for defense of ourselves and others not to be stylish and to be waved around to see whom has the fanciest pistol. I have carried most of my adult life and rarely is the firearm brought into the conversation because others have no idea it is concealed upon my person and I certainly do not broadcast the fact.

Well stated, my thoughts exactly. Rod

K_Mac · October 23, 2018, 08:20 PM

I'm with the group that carries a gun very nearly all the time. I do not talk about it and there is only a handful of trusted family and friends who know. I certainly am not going to show off a carry gun any more than I am going to show the amount of cash in my wallet.

Of course I'm in the guns are tools group and care very little about how stylish my guns are. Utility and quality trump style every time.

zxcvbob · October 23, 2018, 08:46 PM

So all your guns are ugly? No rosewood grips or engraving on any of them? Or knives with fancy scales or Damascus blades?

I agree that guns are tools. I like nice tools; as long as I don't have to sacrifice function to get the style.

K_Mac · October 23, 2018, 09:14 PM

I like tools that are comfortable to use and designed to do exactly what needs doing. Pretty has never been a concern, and I made a comfortable living using tools as a younger man.

Rosewood grips and Damascus blades are nice but they add nothing for my purposes. None of my guns are ugly in my opinion, but they would not be pretty enough for some. I could not care less.

Bill DeShivs · October 23, 2018, 10:25 PM

Here is a few tiny ones.

darkgael · October 23, 2018, 10:25 PM

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Look into the Keltec P32. It recoils less than the Tomcat, is smaller, thinner, much lighter, and costs less.
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A lighter gun that recoils less than a heavier gun......hmmm. Kinda rewrites the laws of physics.
Maybe there is someting about the 10 oz. P32 that makes the recoil feel less but in actuality it has more free recoil than the 14 oz. Tomcat (2.68ft.lbs vs. 1.91ft.lbs). The recoil velocity of the Keltec is also substantially faster than the Tomcat.
Pete

USNRet93 · October 24, 2018, 08:40 AM

This..get one to match yer purse or tie...

https://www.taurusspectrum.com/

seeker_two · October 24, 2018, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by darkgael

A lighter gun that recoils less than a heavier gun......hmmm. Kinda rewrites the laws of physics.
Maybe there is someting about the 10 oz. P32 that makes the recoil feel less but in actuality it has more free recoil than the 14 oz. Tomcat (2.68ft.lbs vs. 1.91ft.lbs). The recoil velocity of the Keltec is also substantially faster than the Tomcat.
Pete

Locked-breech action vs blowback action.....the former dissipates a lot more recoil than you think.

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ARgon · October 24, 2018, 10:13 AM

I agree with the Seecamp, I own the 25, 32, and the 380. I have had two of them for over 20 years, and carry one, the 380, of them daily. I have had no trouble with them and took the time to find the best ammo for the 32, ammo sensitive, and the 380. I have a variety of some mentioned and like them, however, the Seecamp is the always EDC for me.

Bill DeShivs · October 24, 2018, 12:46 PM

Darkgael-
The P32 is a locked breech gun. The Tomcat is a blowback.
I own both guns. The P32 is much more pleasant to shoot.

Leaf · October 24, 2018, 04:58 PM

I shall have NOTHING to do with purdy guns! (Joking, I sit in a chair in a dark room and stroke them). One time I had a salesman at a gun shop take out his EDC pistol, a Kel Tec PMR 30, drop out the mag and hand it to me for show and tell with one round still in the chamber. As usual, when ANYONE hands me a gun I safety check it myself even if they already did it right in front of me to see if it is actually unloaded. Should of saw the look on him and his bosses faces when I ejected his .22 mag round onto the counter!

2wheelwander · October 24, 2018, 05:15 PM

Style baby. And nobody else will be carrying one

https://northamericanarms.com/shop/firearms/naa-22m-ge/

Drm50 · October 24, 2018, 05:16 PM

I have several dozen revolvers & pistols. I have owned hundreds. The only murder weapon I own is a Walther PP/ .32. It is accurate and dependable so
I have kept it for SD. I have had various and many pocket size autos the funny
thing is that 99.9% of them are 32s. I don't think I have owned 1/2 dozen 380s
in my life.

GarandTd · October 24, 2018, 05:35 PM

Drm50.......murder weapon?

Leaf · October 24, 2018, 05:42 PM

I think one is supposed to get rid of rather than hold on to a murder weapon unless it's the gun that shot Jesse James or some such.

the Black Spot · October 25, 2018, 08:40 AM

Charter arms boomer in 44 special with stag or birdseye maple grips with a brass or aluminum tyler t-grip

darkgael · October 25, 2018, 08:46 PM

“The P32 is a locked breech gun.”
Aha. I thought that there might be a reason. Locked breech. Free recoil will be the same but it will feel different.
Pete
PS:

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locked breech action vs. blowback action. The former dissipates a lot more recoil than you think.

You are talking about “felt recoil”....free recoil is a function of bullet weight, powder charge weight, velocity and gun weight. The type of action is not part of the calculation. Dissipation .....the gun is in your hand. Where does the recoil dissipate to.?

keithdog · October 25, 2018, 10:00 PM

I have a gun I carry very often for just such occasions. The LCPII. Comes with a pretty decent pocket holster which is nice. No one notices it in my pocket and I forget it's even there. I've fired many rounds through mine without any type of failure, and it's pretty darn accurate too.

October 19, 2018, 09:59 PM	#77
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	I'm kinda wanting a Beretta Tomcat now. Pocket sized (but heavy) .32 with a tip-up barrel. I have a P3AT already, but I hate shooting the thing so I never practice with it. I've not looked at the Walthers. I have over $500 in Cabela's Club points... __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

October 19, 2018, 11:25 PM	#78
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	Look into the Keltec P32. It recoils less than the Tomcat, is smaller, thinner, much lighter, and costs less. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

October 21, 2018, 07:47 PM	#82
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	∆∆∆ Exactly! No matter how much I would want to show off my status symbol, ain't nobody's business what I'm packin' in my pants! __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

October 23, 2018, 08:20 PM	#84
K_Mac Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2010 Posts: 1,850	I'm with the group that carries a gun very nearly all the time. I do not talk about it and there is only a handful of trusted family and friends who know. I certainly am not going to show off a carry gun any more than I am going to show the amount of cash in my wallet. Of course I'm in the guns are tools group and care very little about how stylish my guns are. Utility and quality trump style every time. __________________ "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin

October 23, 2018, 08:46 PM	#85
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	So all your guns are ugly? No rosewood grips or engraving on any of them? Or knives with fancy scales or Damascus blades? I agree that guns are tools. I like nice tools; as long as I don't have to sacrifice function to get the style. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

October 19, 2018, 08:38 PM	#76
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	"Pumpkin spice LCP!" What he said!

October 20, 2018, 04:47 AM	#79
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	"Look into the Keltec P32. It recoils less than the Tomcat, is smaller, thinner, much lighter, and costs less." Again, what he said. I owned them both. The Tomcat had a stiff trigger and was awfully heavy for what it was. The P32 has a better trigger... plus everything else Bill said. I got rid of the Tomcat, but I still have the P32.

October 20, 2018, 08:06 AM	#80
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	The Tomcat's hammer makes it more snagable than the P32.

October 21, 2018, 02:37 AM	#81
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	A concealed weapon is carried for defense of ourselves and others not to be stylish and to be waved around to see whom has the fanciest pistol. I have carried most of my adult life and rarely is the firearm brought into the conversation because others have no idea it is concealed upon my person and I certainly do not broadcast the fact.

October 23, 2018, 09:14 PM	#86
K_Mac Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2010 Posts: 1,850	I like tools that are comfortable to use and designed to do exactly what needs doing. Pretty has never been a concern, and I made a comfortable living using tools as a younger man. Rosewood grips and Damascus blades are nice but they add nothing for my purposes. None of my guns are ugly in my opinion, but they would not be pretty enough for some. I could not care less. __________________ "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin

October 24, 2018, 08:40 AM	#89
USNRet93 Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2018 Location: Republic of Boulder, USA Posts: 1,475	This..get one to match yer purse or tie... https://www.taurusspectrum.com/ __________________ PhormerPhantomPhlyer "Tools not Trophies”

October 24, 2018, 10:13 AM	#91
ARgon Member Join Date: October 23, 2018 Posts: 16	I agree with the Seecamp, I own the 25, 32, and the 380. I have had two of them for over 20 years, and carry one, the 380, of them daily. I have had no trouble with them and took the time to find the best ammo for the 32, ammo sensitive, and the 380. I have a variety of some mentioned and like them, however, the Seecamp is the always EDC for me.

October 24, 2018, 12:46 PM	#92
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	Darkgael- The P32 is a locked breech gun. The Tomcat is a blowback. I own both guns. The P32 is much more pleasant to shoot. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

October 24, 2018, 04:58 PM	#93
Leaf Junior member Join Date: August 11, 2018 Posts: 198	I shall have NOTHING to do with purdy guns! (Joking, I sit in a chair in a dark room and stroke them). One time I had a salesman at a gun shop take out his EDC pistol, a Kel Tec PMR 30, drop out the mag and hand it to me for show and tell with one round still in the chamber. As usual, when ANYONE hands me a gun I safety check it myself even if they already did it right in front of me to see if it is actually unloaded. Should of saw the look on him and his bosses faces when I ejected his .22 mag round onto the counter! Last edited by Leaf; October 24, 2018 at 05:04 PM.

October 24, 2018, 05:15 PM	#94
2wheelwander Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2018 Posts: 539	Style baby. And nobody else will be carrying one https://northamericanarms.com/shop/firearms/naa-22m-ge/

October 24, 2018, 05:16 PM	#95
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,380	I have several dozen revolvers & pistols. I have owned hundreds. The only murder weapon I own is a Walther PP/ .32. It is accurate and dependable so I have kept it for SD. I have had various and many pocket size autos the funny thing is that 99.9% of them are 32s. I don't think I have owned 1/2 dozen 380s in my life.

October 24, 2018, 05:35 PM	#96
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	Drm50.......murder weapon? __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

October 24, 2018, 05:42 PM	#97
Leaf Junior member Join Date: August 11, 2018 Posts: 198	I think one is supposed to get rid of rather than hold on to a murder weapon unless it's the gun that shot Jesse James or some such.

October 25, 2018, 08:40 AM	#98
the Black Spot Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2009 Location: arkansas Posts: 218	Charter arms boomer in 44 special with stag or birdseye maple grips with a brass or aluminum tyler t-grip

October 25, 2018, 10:00 PM	#100
keithdog Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2013 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 321	I have a gun I carry very often for just such occasions. The LCPII. Comes with a pretty decent pocket holster which is nice. No one notices it in my pocket and I forget it's even there. I've fired many rounds through mine without any type of failure, and it's pretty darn accurate too. __________________ In MY house, I AM 911