cb51
Active Member
the cold hard truth. like clint smith said, it's not meant to be comfortable, but comforting. it's insurance, plain and simple. the 'cost' is the discomfort and having to dress around it, on and off at post office, etc. like insurance, you hope to never need it, but it's nice to have if you do.
That's the kind of bunk that gun magazines and their writers put out to stimulate gun sales to people who believe the pap that gets printed. The simple fact is, if it's uncomfortable, it will get left behind sooner or later. How soon is up to the individual and how stubborn he/she is. There's a very good reason that in the 1800's the small derringers were popular, and in the 1900's the small pocket autos were brought out by genius's like John Moses Browning. Mr. Browning designed the .25 auto for just such duty, and he designed the cartridge first and then the gun around. Same for the .32 that was popular with the O.S.S. personal that were dropped into occupied Europe. From 1905 to the 1970's, the small .25's were popular for personal protection by both civilians and some military.
Anyone born and raised in D.C will remember the little Tangfolio .25 autos that were popular, and later became the Firearms International .25 Titan. They were all over the streets. In the 80's it was the Raven .25 that was the darling of the crack war, and we lost a friend to one. Yeah, I know, Jeff Cooper said a .25 will just P.O. someone if they find out you shot them with one. I won't go into what I think of Jeff Cooper, but a guy named Al who was a black belt karate competitor was dropped with a singe round in the chest from one during a botched mugging at the metro parking garage in Silver Spring. The little ghetto kid in his late teens went running off with his shiny Raven .25 never to be seen again.
Small caliber guns can be very easy and comfortable to carry, and when used right, they will be effective. Go google a video of the Reagan shooting and see who was hit and still standing when it was over. Just a little 29.95 Rohm .22 revolver.
Small and comfy is a good thing, that way it's always there in your pocket. Unlke the 9mm or .38 that's home.