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<blockquote data-quote="dfanonymous" data-source="post: 2553348" data-attributes="member: 97050"><p>Full frame wouldn't really be for "concealed" carry. I mean, you can…I've carried iwb a government 1911 for years…and it sucked. I'm not sure of the state laws in PA, but if possible, I would just open carry while in the sticks if possible with a full frame.</p><p></p><p>As to which conceal carry gun…it's always a preference to some degree.</p><p></p><p>I <strong>wouldn't</strong> listen to people who say it should "fit your hand." Most concealed carry guns don't fit anything if you have man sized paws, and frankly a skilled shooter doesn't need it to "fit" anything to be able to accurately operate and drive the weapon.</p><p></p><p>In terms of caliber…I would just go with what you feel comfortable shooting in common calibers <strong>above .380. </strong>There is a mountain of evidence from medical and shooting death studies in the US that handgun calibers really do suck as far as performance. There is little to any difference in killing power between 9mm, .45 acp, and .40 s&w.</p><p></p><p>That said, there is a lot of data for .380 as it is a common used caliber, it's safe to say regardless, using a handgun is strictly as effective as the shooters shot placement. In comparison between 9mm and .380, 9mm is about as or even more common, holds about as much ammo even in sub compacts, and has <strong>almost</strong> significantly better ballistics in general.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfanonymous, post: 2553348, member: 97050"] Full frame wouldn’t really be for “concealed” carry. I mean, you can…I’ve carried iwb a government 1911 for years…and it sucked. I’m not sure of the state laws in PA, but if possible, I would just open carry while in the sticks if possible with a full frame. As to which conceal carry gun…it’s always a preference to some degree. I [B]wouldn’t[/B] listen to people who say it should “fit your hand.” Most concealed carry guns don’t fit anything if you have man sized paws, and frankly a skilled shooter doesn’t need it to “fit” anything to be able to accurately operate and drive the weapon. In terms of caliber…I would just go with what you feel comfortable shooting in common calibers [B]above .380. [/B]There is a mountain of evidence from medical and shooting death studies in the US that handgun calibers really do suck as far as performance. There is little to any difference in killing power between 9mm, .45 acp, and .40 s&w. That said, there is a lot of data for .380 as it is a common used caliber, it’s safe to say regardless, using a handgun is strictly as effective as the shooters shot placement. In comparison between 9mm and .380, 9mm is about as or even more common, holds about as much ammo even in sub compacts, and has [B]almost[/B] significantly better ballistics in general. [/QUOTE]
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