![]() Rigid, one-piece, precision-machined, black nitrided, stainless steel chassis with integral frame rails and fire control housing. Safe, easy takedown with no tools or trigger pull required. Prices start in the high $400s.Pre-tensioned striker system features a powerful striker spring for positive ignition without a heavier trigger pull.īarrel cam distributes recoil forces over a longer period of time to reduce felt recoil. ![]() Seeing Kyle Defoor shoot his 43X, modified only with his preferred sights, and scoring over 90% with 10 shots in a 6-inch bullseye at 25 yards motivated the appearance of this gun on the list. If you’re among the throngs of people who love Glocks but have been clamoring for better capacity, you already know this gun! It’s just unfortunate, in my opinion, that the grip remains so darn long compared to, say, the Sig P365 that also packs 10 rounds. The slide has a brushed stainless finish for an eye-catching but not gaudy appearance. Glock managed to shave a substantial margin of width off this gun. The slide profile is rounded for concealment. The trigger break is considerably less stiff than on the 43 with travel and reset being the same. But Glock has made enough improvements here to consider the 43X a little more than just a larger-capacity version of the 43. The second appearance of Glock on this list is another that I’d consider a compact, not subcompact, due to the relative bulk of its 10-round mag. Data provided are with magazine and unloaded to the best of our knowledge. Average market prices were pulled from a popular, national internet sales site, taking transfer and shipping fees into account. With those parameters set, here are 10 handguns, chambered in 9 x 19mm, I feel are worthy of consideration for EDC. To expect that mechanical device to make up for shortcomings in safe handling habits, and then to remember to disengage the safety in the five seconds or less that it takes most criminal violence to transpire, is a very tall order.Īll these guns are also polymer-framed, keeping the weight down for everyday carry. It is my experience that people who gravitate toward extra safety devices generally spend little to no time at the range. No disrespect is meant toward those who feel they must have a safety for whatever reason. Mechanical features don’t make you safe a good holster and finger discipline do. Each of these guns is striker-fired and has no safety lever that must be defeated by conscious action. There are lots of wonderful guns in the first category enjoy them for plinking but keep one that always works close at hand. Such guns could easily make an appearance in that viral meme, “feelin’ cute, might fire later, IDK.” What’s named here are guns worthy of saving your life. There are plenty of (pick one or more) beautiful, tight-tolerance construction, expensive, super-cheap, and even popular handguns on the market that have picky appetites for ammunition or handling. Every gun on this list can reasonably be counted on to go “bang” when loaded with factory-approved ammo and when the trigger is pressed. Although they differ by brand or model, they have a few things in common things I have come to understand are either critical or at least conducive to peak performance where defensive use is concerned. With the rise of the cartridge has emerged an equally impressive array of choices of semiauto handguns. The economical price of 9mm ammo means easier and more practice-and thus better participation and performance by citizens. The state of the art in 9mm ballistics has brought the performance of the round into its own in a class that used to be dominated by larger calibers. As a concealed carrier for 15 years and an instructor for nearly a decade, I’ve come to accept, and finally embrace, that 9mm chambering is the king of CCW in modern times.
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