Pocket Pistols

[LP1]

Ok, so PM9 vs CM9, polygonal rifling vs conventional rifling: what does this mean, and is one better than the other?

The PM9 is about $200 better than the CM9.

(Some of the difference is due to getting an extra mag with the PM9).

 

[amboran]

I've had both KelTec PF9 and P3AT- both were very dependable,even though they may not win any beauty contests. P3AT is so light and concealable,it is almost forgettable in your pocket(pocket clip keeps it from disappearing).PF9 was not quite as easy to conceal,but still very small for a 9mm. Wish I still had it.

 

[paddling_man]

I sold a P3AT in lieu of a pocket 9. I carried it for ten years.

I really only had two issues, neither of which was a FTF or FTE.

1) The magazine release had a tendency to occasionally release the mag during pocket (holster) carry.
2) The biggie. A trip up to the NE side of Lake MI. We were camping. We walked to the beach. I was pocket carrying the P3AT. No rolling in the sand. No running or playing. I grew up in Daytona Beach... know how sand gets everywhere? Well, just the tiniest amount must've gotten into my pockets. I mean, you could have counted the grains.

The P3AT? Dead. Literally one or two grains got into that space between the grip frame and the trigger bar. No go. I had to full strip the gun and clean, clean, clean before it was operable again. Even after it first appeared clear, I was getting light strikes. I know... sand will do a number on most guns. However, I carried my HK P7 - not exactly a simple handgun in terms of tolerances and parts - the rest of the trip and cleaned some minor grains out of it too with zero function issues.

My confidence was shot after that. If a pocket pistol that I depended on couldn't handle a couple of grains of sand in the lint trap that is my pocket, then I could no longer depend on it. YMMV.