Kel-Tec PF-9. Good pocket pistol for summer use.
I agree with this. I still kick myself for selling mine.
Kel-Tec PF-9. Good pocket pistol for summer use.
One thing to beware of also, is that it is not uncommon for even high quality sub compacts to be picky on ammo (particularly long and/or blunt ammo), be sensitive to lint/debris, and/or require a very firm grip.
I have not had a jam yet in my PF-9, but I have strong wrists; my grandpa took his PF-9 out and had several jams in one mag. I'm convinced at his age and health, he just couldn't maintain a firm enough wrist to prevent it from jamming. Another factor in that case was lint/debris. He had been pocket carrying his sans holster, and it had a lot of lint in it. Mine had been cleaned and oiled recently.
Just an FYI if you're coming from something like a Sig, Glock, M&P or such that are nearly impervious to dirt/debris, feed anything that fits in the mag, and otherwise take an act of God to jam.
The problem with these "Best" threads is that it depends on what you're actually asking.
Do you want the most reliable? Then I would personally get a Sig - either a P239 if you want single-stack, or a P290 if you want a mouse-gun, or P228/P229 if you want something a little bigger.
If you're not used to DA/SA triggers, then I would avoid most of Sig's offerings. You'll find that "the best" is subjective to who is shooting it at the time.
Whenever someone asks a question like this, nearly 99% of the responses are fanboy posts about a gun that the person either likes or has owned (even my recommendation was for guns that I own/have owned and loved).
You need to ask yourself what is most important to you in a subcompact:
Reliability?
Narrow width?
Short length/height?
Good grip surface for med/large hands?
Low-recoil/muzzle-flip?
Good sight radius (which usually means longer barrel)?
Low bore-axis?
High-capacity?
Light-weight?
Short/smooth Single or Safe action trigger?
Ease of finding affordable parts/mags?
Ease of finding holsters?
...and so on, and so on...
As far as reliability goes, most of your popular manufacturers are more than reliable enough for CCW (Sig, Glock, HK, Springfield, S&W, Kahr, Walther, etc.), so it really comes down to your preference.
I've looked at the Walther PPS for a subcompact. I still love the HK USPc but if I had to go to the sub, that would be my pick.
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