.45 for carry

[TyFromMD]

Just curious to get some opinions on the concealability and practicality of carrying a .45. I've started searching for options and am currently looking at these three models:

HK USP 45 Compact
Springfield GI Micro Compact
Sig P220 Compact

Other suggestions? Opinions?

Thanks

 

[SCARCQB]

USP 45 CT.... the rest of your choices... suck

 

[Darkemp]

Start with what you can shoot well and consistently. Try a variety of models at a range and then narrow down to what you can shoot well, and what would be comfortable for carry based on your needs. If I were carrying a .45, I would carry my Bersa Ultra Compact model, but that's based on my experiences with that particular gun over years of shooting.

 

[Tower43]

Depending on what your body type is and what you intend to wear... I carry my M&P .45 concealed all the time when I visit VA. In the BH Serpa holster it's a little harder, but I have a leather IWB holster that I usually wear. That with a loose fitting polo makes it fairly concealed. It's not very heavy, has a 10 round magazine, interchangeable backstraps... the one I got also had night sights

 

[Boondock Saint]

Glock 30 is another possibility.

 

[JoeBobOutfitters.com]

Have you looked at the KAHR PM/CW45's?

 

[Bigpapa]

HK

 

[Redcobra]

Just curious to get some opinions on the concealability and practicality of carrying a .45. I've started searching for options and am currently looking at these three models:

HK USP 45 Compact
Springfield GI Micro Compact
Sig P220 Compact

Other suggestions? Opinions?

Thanks

S&W 1911SC Series E (if you can get one)

 

[Redcobra]

Depending on what your body type is and what you intend to wear... I carry my M&P .45 concealed all the time when I visit VA. In the BH Serpa holster it's a little harder, but I have a leather IWB holster that I usually wear. That with a loose fitting polo makes it fairly concealed. It's not very heavy, has a 10 round magazine, interchangeable backstraps... the one I got also had night sights

Oooh... I pick up that same gun on Tuesday.

 

[Topher]

+1 for glock 30 SF

 

[Charles Guggenheimer]

Sometimes I carry a Glock 36 (shown with MIC holster)

 

[mikec]

I used to carry a Colt Lightweight Commander back home.

Today, I probably would carry a polymer gun, either Glock or S&W M&P. Either 9mm or .45ACP.

 

[glockefeller]

glock 19 , go 9mm

 

[oldsarge]

I carry a M&P 45C daily here in MD for the past five years and love it. It is easy to conceal, light and still packs a punch. My duty weapon is a M&P 40 and the holster interchanges so I never have to swap rigs.

 

[jawn]

Every time I see a Glock 36, I wish Glock would made a 9mm single stack.

 

[Suleiman]

Whenever I'm out of MD, I carry my HK45 Compact in a Crossbreed Holster.

I'm a lefty, and it's a fully Ambi firearm. I'm also a big guy. I get absolutely no printing when I carry it at the 7-8 o'clock position.

 

[30ought6]

Primary carry: Glock 36

Also looking into a S&W M&P45C

 

[hvymax]

Bond Arms 45/410 Derringer. Small enough to go anywhere. 410 shotshells will settle any snakefight on the trail. 45LC Cor Bon's will settle most anything else.

 

[SCARCQB]

Compact 45 pistols are often unreliable. Especially the 1911s.

 

[Boondock Saint]

Compact 45 pistols are often unreliable. Especially the 1911s.

I'm assuming my sarcasm meter is broken because I don't think you're serious.