Good afternoon all,
I have improved my diet and have been loosing weight. My energy has really skyrocketed also and have begun to hike in the hills of Southern California. Over the course of the last 8 months, even with the COVID lockdown I have seen and photographed 8 rattlesnakes, 3 coyotes, and last weekend 1 mountain lion (sadly, no pictures of that one). My plan is to start doing over night and 3 day hikes next year.
Anywho, I have decided it’s time to start brining a handgun with me. I have a Springfield 1911 that I use as a side arm when I’m hunting but because of the political atmosphere in southern CA I feel like a smaller concealed weapon would be more appropriate and once I have my CCW permit it’ll be an edc. I have spent the week pouring over the Roster of Certified Handguns and have selected a few that I like. I was hoping the community would help me select “the one.”
My parameters are, in order of importance to me (and why):
On the Roster (I live in SoCal and it’s illegal to purchase anything not on the roster)
Small (I plan to carry this firearm in my boot because I am a big fella and I feel like it would print if carried elsewhere, and I don’t wear a coat so a shoulder harness is kind of out of the question also)
All metal (I like “old school” including; vacuum tube HAM radios, tobacco pipes, carbureted motors, aged whiskey, and straight razors. And, I like weapons that are metal with wood stocks.)
Stopping power (If I ever need to use this weapon, I strongly suspect it will be against wildlife predator [mountain lion, brown bear, etc] but in the event that it happens to be a human, I’d like to be prepared)
Accuracy (I will need to qualify with this handgun. In the event that I have to actually use it, I suspect it will be at very close range)
The list I have narrowed it down to is:
Bersa Firestorm
CZ 2075 RAMI
Kahr MK40
Kahr MK9
Sig P238
Sig P239
Springfield 1911 EMP Compact
My budget is around $800 but I’m flexible.
I am open to suggestions and look forward to the debate. Please let me know what you think.
Regards,
Dale
I have improved my diet and have been loosing weight. My energy has really skyrocketed also and have begun to hike in the hills of Southern California. Over the course of the last 8 months, even with the COVID lockdown I have seen and photographed 8 rattlesnakes, 3 coyotes, and last weekend 1 mountain lion (sadly, no pictures of that one). My plan is to start doing over night and 3 day hikes next year.
Anywho, I have decided it’s time to start brining a handgun with me. I have a Springfield 1911 that I use as a side arm when I’m hunting but because of the political atmosphere in southern CA I feel like a smaller concealed weapon would be more appropriate and once I have my CCW permit it’ll be an edc. I have spent the week pouring over the Roster of Certified Handguns and have selected a few that I like. I was hoping the community would help me select “the one.”
My parameters are, in order of importance to me (and why):
On the Roster (I live in SoCal and it’s illegal to purchase anything not on the roster)
Small (I plan to carry this firearm in my boot because I am a big fella and I feel like it would print if carried elsewhere, and I don’t wear a coat so a shoulder harness is kind of out of the question also)
All metal (I like “old school” including; vacuum tube HAM radios, tobacco pipes, carbureted motors, aged whiskey, and straight razors. And, I like weapons that are metal with wood stocks.)
Stopping power (If I ever need to use this weapon, I strongly suspect it will be against wildlife predator [mountain lion, brown bear, etc] but in the event that it happens to be a human, I’d like to be prepared)
Accuracy (I will need to qualify with this handgun. In the event that I have to actually use it, I suspect it will be at very close range)
The list I have narrowed it down to is:
Bersa Firestorm
CZ 2075 RAMI
Kahr MK40
Kahr MK9
Sig P238
Sig P239
Springfield 1911 EMP Compact
My budget is around $800 but I’m flexible.
I am open to suggestions and look forward to the debate. Please let me know what you think.
Regards,
Dale