Which new short-barrelled handgun to buy in the US?

Para Warhog....

If I could pick any compact/subcompact, it would be a Para Warthog or maybe a Kimber CDP..... Either way, it would be a 1911.

Warthogs are the best looking little 1911's, that is, until Kimber makes a compact Desert Warrior/Warrior variant.

Gord.
 
Rigmover said:
Snubby Smith all the way. The pray and spray guns jam then your dead you decide...
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Yes of course - that happens all the time. Newspapers are full of stories reporting such incidents.

Nothing wrong with choosing a revolver - and then you can ignore the guys who will say you'll die because they don't carry enough rounds and you'll get killed while reloading.

Be that as it may, I carry a full size Browning Hi Power and don't feel the need for anything smaller. The wife don't see it that way. We tried out the various offerings everybody brought to a range day, and she ended up deciding that this was just the ticket for her:

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Works for her... and I think it's pretty damned nice as well.

In fact, if my Browning were to go TU today, I think the full size M&P 40 would replace it. That's something after owning, carrying, and shooting High Powers since about 1975.

Having said all of that, my suggestion would be that on your next trip to Florida, you visit various gun stores, particularly the ones who have handgun rentals so you can try them, and find the one that feels best to YOU. What works for anyone else here may not feel right for you, and vice versa.
 
While I personally don't like anything much smaller than a Colt Commander size, or the CCO at the coutside, I'd probably go with a Wilson Combat compact if I could afford it or second the motion for the Springfield EMP.
 
To the OP I thought you might find the following of interest. The CZ P-01 is the same pistol as the 75-D Compact only with a rail.

"The CZ P-01 is one of the gun maker's Generation 3 pistols. It's based on the long proven and much
sought after CZ-75. The CZ P-01 is an aluminum flame duty pistol with a very well thought out design.

In 2001 the Czech National Police asked a number of gun makers to come up with a new duty gun to meet their stringent requirements. So stringent were the requirements that many gun makers decided not to participate in the design competition.

The gun had to withstand 4,000 dry-firings, 3,000 de-cocks, 1,350 user-level disassemblies and re-assemblies, 150 complete disassemblies down to the springs, screws and pins, 54 drops of 1.5 meters on concrete, a 3 meter drop, and a 24-hour freezing test.

With the easy stuff over, the gun had to be stripped of all lubrication, submerged in sand and mud
and still fire reliably. On top of all that, the National Police required a 15,000 round 9mm P service life. Further testing revealed that the P-01 could easily survive more than 30,000 rounds of 9mm ball ammunition.

In way of comparison, the U.S. Army had a requirement for 115 grain, 9mm ammo of 495 mean rounds between failure (MRBF). The Czech National Police requirement was 500 MRBE During the
P-01's testing, the average number of stoppages wan only seven per 15,000 rounds fired. The
MRBF was an astounding 2,142, which exceeds the requirement by nearly five times."

Take Care

Bob
 
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