I know this has been cussed and discussed over time, but I need some info from ya’ll. I’m down to 2 pistols, a Bodyguard 380 and a Beretta PX4. The Bodyguard is perfect for the pocket. The Beretta is a great shooter, but not small. I want a 9mm that is not as big as the PX4 and is thinner. Needs to be absolutely reliable and not punishing to the hand when I shoot it. I might or might not put a red dot sight on it. Probably will just want tritium sights on it. Would consider a Glock, but not a real big fan of them.

What say you?

Sig P365.

I love, and carry a sig p938. It is very 1911ish, so if you like 1911's, you will probably like the p938. The P365 that skinnerback recommends is what my wife carries. It is a very good shooting pistol as well, but the p938 is ever so slightly thinner as it is a single stack. Both came with Tritium night sights.

edit: if you do look at the p938, get the mags with the pinky extension. They are 7+1. The 6 round mags are worthless as you can not get a full grip on the gun.

Been carrying a glock 43x everyday.

Lightweight, thin, feels good in the hand

+1…P365

I absolutely love my Sigp365x macro - holds a bunch and will fit in my pocket if I need it to

You're going to get a ton of answers on this. Sig 365, S&W Shield, Glock 43/X, Springfield Hellcat, FNS, etc. and there are quite a few variations of each one (ported, extended, safety/no safety, single/double stacked, plus-sized, optics-ready). You really can't go wrong with any of the guns in this segment. Go to Cabelas/LGS and look at them all. I don't think any of them will pop your hand in 9mm.

I carry an original Shield, it's very thin, 8+1, and I added night sights to it. All in I'm under $350.

Shield and 43x are my two favorites

I've enjoyed both my shield and p365. I did buy extended mags for both since I have pretty large hands. I tend to carry the p365 much more often after getting it.

If you can abide the Glocks, the 43X is excellent.
I am currently running a Smith CSX, but it is a bit on the chubby side compared to the other offerings. I like an all-metal hammer-fired pistol that feels a lot like a 1911.

S&W equalizer. It replaced the EZ 2.0. I also very highly recommend the 365 but it’s not as user friendly. Crippled broke hands can rack the slide on the S&W. I guess it’s a dexterity question.

This is an interesting offering. Internal hammer-fired, so SAO instead of DAO.

https://fnamerica.com/products/fn-reflex-series/fn-reflex/

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P938. SA and hammer block safety. Makes it OK for pocket carry.

Ok, I guess Cabelas needs to be visited. I wasn’t gonna buy another gun, but there is a gap to be filled - between small and large. And, I hated to spend the money and get grief from the wife, but she just spent $300 on a visit to the beauty shop. That’s every 6 weeks. Sooooo, a new pistol it is. That FN Quitshootin showed us looks mighty good and ticks most of the boxes. But I need to see that P365. As for the 938, I was tempted, but didn’t like the cocked and locked. The Grandson has one though, and that thing will really shoot accurately. I have not seen or handled the Equalizer. Need to do that.

I had that EZ380 for a year or two, but the grip safety was a problem (not for me, but for just about everybody that shot it). And I hate reloading 380. I have enough ammo for the Bodyguard 380, so can focus more on 9mm reloading in the future.

I’ve got the sig 938, sig 238 and the kimber micro 9mm. If your a fan of 1911s any one of these is a good carry pistol.

I had two SIG 938's and sold them once I got a SIG P365 Custom Works model. It's significantly more accurate than the 938's and fits nicely in my hand and pocket with higher capacity mags.

Best is hard to say. I want to love the 365 but I shoot it horribly. Best feeling trigger to me is the fn reflex but it’s still so new I’m not sold on it yet. Hellcat has a pretty good trigger but I don’t shoot it the best either. I shoot the glocks well but I’m looking for a replacement. The shields I shoot really well but don’t like them overall. It’s all about what you like at the end of the day.

I love the Glock 43 but I'm a Glock fan. I do not own a 43 but handled one, I have a G19 and a 23.


I carry a S&W shield 9mm. Slim, trim and I shoot it pretty well.

I have a P365 in 9MM and 380. Added a flat trigger to each. Like them both a lot for pocket carry. They are both accurate and don' punish my hand. No failures with either.

Lots of love for the P365, but like Mr. Henderson I shot it very poorly while I shoot the CSX surprisingly well. Be sure when you handle these pistols to do the closed-eyes test: grasp the empty pistol in your usual grip and with eyes closed raise to where you think you should be pointing and open your eyes. If you are consistently way out of alignment with the sights, it might not be the best model for you. I'd like to handle that FN.

For me FN 509 in truck and concealed public carry, in house P365xl both with Red dots.

The FN Reflex has no thumb safety, which I want. The S&W Equalizer has that grip safety that I dislike. The Glock has no thumb safety. More research to go.

The Sig P365MS has a manual safety. I need to go grip one.

Neither of your two choices.

Glock 43. 43x if it's small enough for you, as it shoots better

SIG 365X with ambidextrous manual safety for us lefty’s. Has the longer grip and 12 round magazine of the 365 XL. I have big hands and despise the little two finger grips. Shorter slide of the 365. Came with good 3 dot tritium sights. I shoot it good and it doesn’t have much buck to it. I like it. About as small as I can shoot well. Didn’t feel like I needed to change or add anything to it. Nice little pistol.