Conceal to carry - if so what? Or what do you own?

[nfpgasmask]

Only 2 comments from me.

1) I don't have my CCW, but out in "the bush" I carry a FN P9.

2) I think you guys mean "Kel-tec", not "Kal-tec", and from personal experience, I would STAY AWAY from cheap and weird guns in general. Its only $200 for a reason. Maybe Kel-Tec has improved since their Grendel days, but I have owned a few Grendel/Kel-tec guns and NEVER have I owned bigger pieces (no pun intended) of jamming junk. Learning from the experiences I have had with weird "off brand" guns in general, I know one thing: I will stick to the bigger, well known, tried and true names. When it comes to firearms, safety is paramount. Reliability is #2. If the gun jams more than it fires, or if it is finicky with ammo, I don't want anything to do with it. My gun needs to shoot cheap Russian surplus the same as it does high dollar match ammo, or I don't want it. And when you're talking concealed carry, why on earth would you want a cheap gun that is prone to jamming/misfiring?

Bart

[djvx]

Only 2 comments from me.

1) I don't have my CCW, but out in "the bush" I carry a FN P9.

2) I think you guys mean "Kel-tec", not "Kal-tec", and from personal experience, I would STAY AWAY from cheap and weird guns in general. Its only $200 for a reason. Maybe Kel-Tec has improved since their Grendel days, but I have owned a few Grendel/Kel-tec guns and NEVER have I owned bigger pieces (no pun intended) of jamming junk. Learning from the experiences I have had with weird "off brand" guns in general, I know one thing: I will stick to the bigger, well known, tried and true names. When it comes to firearms, safety is paramount. Reliability is #2. If the gun jams more than it fires, or if it is finicky with ammo, I don't want anything to do with it. My gun needs to shoot cheap Russian surplus the same as it does high dollar match ammo, or I don't want it. And when you're talking concealed carry, why on earth would you want a cheap gun that is prone to jamming/misfiring?

Bart

I owned a Grendel .380. semi auto- rare for it to Jam. I owned a Kel-Tec folding 9mm Carbine (it folded in half!) That gun was the smoothest fastest most accurate weapon I ever shot. You could hit a quarter with open sights at a moderate distance. Groupings were amazing. I sold the Grendel because it's grip wasn't big enuf' for my hand. I sold the Kel-Tec because it looked like a fake gun. A lot of guns are sensitive to ammo(just like you stated)as well as lubrication, cleanliness and limp wristing when shooting. I've got 2 Tauruses that shoot flawlessly. They're another Mfg. that gets a bad wrap but there Guns are excellent imo, as is there lifetime warranty. I prefer brand new guns when it comes to personal protection though.
Savage rifles also get ripped on, yet they make some of the most accurate and smoothest shooting big guns out there, and at a decent price. Sometime it's what ya can afford.