Unless you just WANT to buy another handgun, you really don't NEED to. Now don't get me wrong, if you want another handgun and just need some sort of justification, by all means use this as your reasoning. You cannot have too many.TheYoungGuy wrote:I catch more guff than you would believe from my friends about the size of my carry gun. Its a Springfield XD-40 in the 4" service model size. Grande... I know. But its what I like. My question is, what kind of gun should I be looking at for those times like on the golf course, the boat, etc., where I cannot wear my full rig and need a nice, small, drop-in-my-pocket kind of gun? I want something small, but will not sacrifice power for size.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
On the other hand, your 4" XD is can be VERY concealable in the circumstances you mentioned.
If you generally tuck in your shirt, there are some very good tuckable IWB (in the waistband) holsters which will make the XD nearly disappear with a tucked shirt. If you do not tuck your shirt in during the activities you menitoned, your options expand further. Just about any IWB that holds the weapon close to the body will work.
I prefer Kydex over leather because it doesn't absorb sweat, the holsters are generally thinner andless obtrusive and other personal preferences, but there are also some top quality leathergoods out there.
You might look up Comp-tac, Tucker and others. I use the Comp-tac Shirtucker for my Glock 30. The Comp-tac C-TAC has an enthusiastic following.
You might consider this option and use the extra $300 for a real gunbelt and lots of practice ammo. What ever you decide, be safe and have fun.