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WildBill wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:I've been meaning to see what holster, if any, I have for my Sig P230 SL. Since I've been told to wear a heart monitor I can't wear suspenders and my SA Compact 1911 is pulling my britches down.

Do the suspenders interfere with the function of the monitor or your heart?

ScottDLS wrote:

Abraham wrote:LEO's I've known have informed that me that a lot of people die from 22/25/32 calibers.

In fact, more so than larger calibers.

However, they die eventually while a few stop breathing right away...

I own a .357 magnum and hate to shoot it. It's painful. From muzzle blast to recoil. When I do shoot it, I load 38 specials. They're pleasant to shoot and are a reasonable defense caliber.

I prefer 9mm and if it hits what I'm shooting at, it's a whole lot better than a miss from a more powerful caliber...

This is a really interesting discussion to me. I have been concealed carrying for almost 20 years, but always had a hard time carrying a full size. I found myself rarely carrying outside my car (used to have to have CHL for that), so I switched to .380 pocket carry or IWB carry. I always felt like the .380 was a little underpowered. So I bought a Ruger SP101 .357. It is quite heavy and my carry loads are .38 special +P silvertips. Since it was so heavy I now mostly carry my Walther PPK/s. I'm really thinking about getting a compact 9mm, but I don't have the money to spend right now and want to find a good one to carry. Anybody out there that switched from a PPK to a compact 9mm? What kind did you get?

Keith B wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:A .380 is a 9mm kurz (short).
A 9mm is a 9x19 or 9mm gross (long)

Just sayin'.....

To be technically correct, it is:

9x17mm 9mm Kurtz (German for Short) or aka .380
9x18 9mm Makarov
9x19 9mm Parabellum or Luger
9x21 9mm Largo (Spanish for Long)

Never heard 9x19 called 'gross'. What language is gross for long?