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I've owned both, and used both for conealed carry. I've also spent some time at the Clackamas Sheriffs Office range shooting with both.
Overall: Both conceal very well. I frequently carried both in my pocket around gun-averse people in my life. Infact, I pocket carried for six months and my room-mates never knew until a discussion about the LC9 came up over dinner, and I presented them my freshly unloaded LC9 for their review. The gun averse room-mates were astonished that I'd had a gun on me for so long and they hadn't known it. Both... shoot like crap. They kick, they have long trigger pulls, short sight length... they're definitely purpose built for an emergency situation.
I did find myself able to shoot the Keltec PF9 significantly better than the LC9, as it has a slightly shorter trigger pull. This was without the pinky extension, while the LC9 had the pinky extension. My girlfriend prefers the PF9 as it conceals in her bra excellently, but she was also blessed with big jugs. She could hide a glock 27 if need be, lucky me (joke)!
Having owned both though, and despite previous points of PF9 superiority... I'd still have to go with the LC9. The LC9 fired more varieties of ammo with better consistency. While the atrociously long trigger pull was bothersome, I'd rather deal with a long trigger pull than a FTE or FTF in an emergency. The LC9 is also of a significantly higher quality construction, and better materials. It does weigh a bit more, but it'd be like complaining about the weight of American Spirits vs Cheap Marlboro cigarattes. The weight is hardly noticeable to all but the most dainty of individuals.
In the end though, I wound up with a Glock 27. It pocket carries without much difficulty on me (good sized guy though with pocket holster), it holds more rounds (10+1) of a punchier caliber (.40S+W), the trigger pull is vastly superior, and with it I can shoot 3" groupings at 15 yards where while I wasn't even remotely consistently even close to that with the PF9 or LC9.
I do want to research a lighter weight firearm to carry about, but honestly I don't feel the LC9 or PF9 fit the bill for me. Their ability to handle a wide variety of situations in my hands is simply not adequate. I'll be checking out the Shield soon to see if it fits the bill better.
Overall: Both conceal very well. I frequently carried both in my pocket around gun-averse people in my life. Infact, I pocket carried for six months and my room-mates never knew until a discussion about the LC9 came up over dinner, and I presented them my freshly unloaded LC9 for their review. The gun averse room-mates were astonished that I'd had a gun on me for so long and they hadn't known it. Both... shoot like crap. They kick, they have long trigger pulls, short sight length... they're definitely purpose built for an emergency situation.
I did find myself able to shoot the Keltec PF9 significantly better than the LC9, as it has a slightly shorter trigger pull. This was without the pinky extension, while the LC9 had the pinky extension. My girlfriend prefers the PF9 as it conceals in her bra excellently, but she was also blessed with big jugs. She could hide a glock 27 if need be, lucky me (joke)!
Having owned both though, and despite previous points of PF9 superiority... I'd still have to go with the LC9. The LC9 fired more varieties of ammo with better consistency. While the atrociously long trigger pull was bothersome, I'd rather deal with a long trigger pull than a FTE or FTF in an emergency. The LC9 is also of a significantly higher quality construction, and better materials. It does weigh a bit more, but it'd be like complaining about the weight of American Spirits vs Cheap Marlboro cigarattes. The weight is hardly noticeable to all but the most dainty of individuals.
In the end though, I wound up with a Glock 27. It pocket carries without much difficulty on me (good sized guy though with pocket holster), it holds more rounds (10+1) of a punchier caliber (.40S+W), the trigger pull is vastly superior, and with it I can shoot 3" groupings at 15 yards where while I wasn't even remotely consistently even close to that with the PF9 or LC9.
I do want to research a lighter weight firearm to carry about, but honestly I don't feel the LC9 or PF9 fit the bill for me. Their ability to handle a wide variety of situations in my hands is simply not adequate. I'll be checking out the Shield soon to see if it fits the bill better.
