CCW Choice

[JTROKS]

If you have the following handguns which 3 would you pick to cover all your CCW needs? Consider summer carry which precludes wearing of jackets/coats. Here is the list:

Sig GSR TTT (5" full size 1911) 45 acp
Colt 1991 A1 commander 45 acp
Glock 23
Glock 27
S&W 5906
S&W 6906
S&W 640 (no dash) 38 spl +p+
Colt Mustang 380


Desert Eagle MVII 44 mag
Ruger SRH 454 Casull 7.5" bbl.

[wilit]

If you have the following handguns which 3 would you pick to cover all your CCW needs? Consider summer carry which precludes wearing of jackets/coats. Here is the list:

Sig GSR TTT (5" full size 1911) 45 acp
Colt 1991 A1 commander 45 acp
Glock 23
Glock 27
S&W 5906
S&W 6906
S&W 640 (no dash) 38 spl +p+
Colt Mustang 380


Desert Eagle MVII 44 mag
Ruger SRH 454 Casull 7.5" bbl.

If I had to pick one from the list, I'd say the Colt Commander.

Have you looked at the Para Ordnance Warthog? 10 rounds of .45acp in a compact 1911 frame. Way cool.

[maddoggie13]

Glock 27, Colt Mustang and S&W 640 (always have a wheel gun)...I have the Warthog too (good gun).

The Sig, Glock 23 and Colt 1911 ( I have one) are too long, while S&W 5906 & 6906 are too heavy (got the 5906 too).

[ap3572001]

A three inch Smith and Wesson models: 65 or 66 ride very nicely behind my right hip off duty.Hide very well under a sweater or even a slightly lose t-shirt. I am comfortable with a six shooter and one speed loader and a massive Benchmade knife while off duty. When I feel I want more, Glock 23 with 2 spare mags and an 870 in the trunk.

[Lucky Scott]

640 for me in the summer. I like a .38 snub nose for the ease of carry. I use a pocket holster and it works with shorts and jeans.
In the winter I would use one of your Glocks in a holster behind my back.
or, if you think you would be in a bad area or situation, then take em both.

Thats what I do.

[Quiet]

Colt Mustang
Glock 27
S&W Model 640

[sker13]

640 for me in the summer. I like a .38 snub nose for the ease of carry. I use a pocket holster and it works with shorts and jeans.
In the winter I would use one of your Glocks in a holster behind my back.
or, if you think you would be in a bad area or situation, then take em both.

Thats what I do.

+1 Glock 27 IWB/Snubby pocket holster/both depending.

[JTROKS]

I do have a S&W 66 with 2.5" barrel, but the combat grips makes it bulky. Never bothered getting bantam or compact grips for it, never dared mess with its' beauty. I may just go with the G23 and 27, will make the S&W 640 primary during hot weather. I was waiting on someone to say Desert Eagle 44 mag.

[retired]

You missed listing the XDSC9 or .40 cal. They both have the 3" barrel. I've carried the 9mm for ccw daily for over 6yrs. I have a Crossbreed Supertuck and it conceals quite nicely, even in the summer. Since the holster is an IWB, I can tuck a shirt in and no one has ever asked what the clips are on my belt.

I used to carry a Model 60, .38cal (1977 model) for backup and off duty, but retired it when I retired. I'd rather have the XD and larger capacity.

I'm not familiar with any of the others, but I did try the Glock subcompacts in .9, .40 and .45 and didn't care for them.

[Echidin]

For concealed carry I would chose either of the following:
Glock 27
S&W 640

[Miltiades]

This is an interesting list of guns. If you can have 3 on the list, I'd tend to pick a small, a medium and a large, to cover your various dress and environment situations.

For the small, the Colt Mustang .380 is probably the most concealable and might get first choice. It could easily go in a pocket or be a backup gun to a larger one if you were carrying two guns. The S&W 640 is all steel and a little heavy for pocket use, although it works on the belt. If the 640 were an alloy frame 642 I would consider it as the small gun.

For the medium I'd go with the Glock 27. I think it gives you the most power and capacity in a smaller package, and it is lightweight and easily concealed in various belt holsters.

For the large, it depends on your feelings about 1911s vs. Glocks vs. DA/SA alloy frame guns with hammers. The candidates are all good. If you don't have regular capacity magazines, I wouldn't bother with the Glock 23 (14 rounds) or the 9mm S&W 6906 (16 rounds) because it seems a shame to handicap these fine guns with a 10 round magazine. If you like 1911s the Commander is a natural. If you do have regular capacity magazines, I'd go with the S&W 6906 and load it with Federal HST 147 grain ammo.

[jrannis]

Glock 22

[kick Z tail out]

I have the XD9 Sub Compact.

[bigbob76]

640 for me in the summer. I like a .38 snub nose for the ease of carry. I use a pocket holster and it works with shorts and jeans.
In the winter I would use one of your Glocks in a holster behind my back.
or, if you think you would be in a bad area or situation, then take em both.

Thats what I do.

+ 1 with the added info: I wouldn't recommend anybody carrying a semi auto unless they train and practice with it. If I thought I was going to a bad area or situation I would also have a rifle.

[Schlamoo]

Colt Mustang
Glock 27
S&W Model 640

Those would be my choice of what you listed, but a S&W 49/649 might be a better choice than the 640 only 'cause you can get to the hammer.