What to buy for concealed carry

[rbishop]

S&W revolver is the most reliable on your list.  But it has limited capacity.  Which moves my choice to the Glock. It is the second most reliable weapon on your list and holds more ammo than the S&W.

[MidfieldMarauder]

This is so personal preference that you're going to get a different answer from every single one of us. Obviously, the Glock and the Ruger will be what many people put forward, and they are popular for good reason. They're just not for everybody. 

 

Every time a new gen of Glock comes out, I go in and give them a feel, hoping that one day one will feel right in my hands. No Glock I've ever touched or shot has ever felt good for me, so while I refuse to say anything bad about them because they're obviously great firearms, I can't recommend it. 

 

I used to have a SR40c that I used as my EDC, but I eventually decided that, for me, I didn't want to carry a gun with a manual safety of any kind. Great guns, love Ruger. Have many Ruger revolvers. The SR line just didn't end up being what I liked for carry. 

 

The revolver would be an awesome choice. I prefer .357 Mag for revolver carry, but modern .38 +P ammo is plenty powerful. The main thing that most people will cite as being "against" a revolver is capacity. Everyone who I know who carries a revolver usually has two speed loaders or speed strips, making for 18 shots total.

 

I have very recently become a fan of the P250, but my reasons are very specific. First, it's a Sig that a left handed shooter can actually completely operate! Most people I've talked to about it really hate DAO, and that's really their only gripe about the pistol (Several of these people also have nothing but good things to say about the P320.). These same people also dislike shooting revolvers and almost always prefer striker pistols over DA/SA hammer fire. That's a bit of a generalization, but it's what I've personally found in my interactions. The P250 feels like shooting a revolver, and that's why I like it. A pistol with a revolver's trigger. I will admit that the P250 has the largest profile of all of the guns you've listed as options, so that's a consideration, too. 

 

Ultimately, every choice has its own ups and downs, and it will always come down to your feelings and your gut. All four guns have the same ability to save your life if and when the time comes. 

 

One consideration you might want to weigh is that at least one extra magazine is a good idea for an edc gun, so you could factor in the cost of an extra mag into the prices and see where that lands you, too. 

[Jonnin]

 

The revolver would be an awesome choice. I prefer .357 Mag for revolver carry, but modern .38 +P ammo is plenty powerful. The main thing that most people will cite as being "against" a revolver is capacity. Everyone who I know who carries a revolver usually has two speed loaders or speed strips, making for 18 shots total.

 

 

 

Many of those small 38s are 5 shots.  You can get between 5 and 10 in a cylinder these days, ranging from .22 or 22 mag to the big stuff.   The complaint is the combined slow reload (for normal humans, we all know experts with tweaked guns and decades of practice an reload one in a nanosecond)  with the reduced capacity, but if you just want capacity, my wife has a 9 round 22 mag that is just fine for a carry revolver.  Holds more than most of the 380 pockets, which is what it compares to.