Small 9

Medic! · Sep 14, 2020

Not sure there is a 9mm that's smaller.
It's also an all metal gun. With double strike capability. [It has a hammer].

Wish they still made them.

aksu747 · Sep 14, 2020

I had a Sig 938, best small 9mm I've ever had.
The 938 is about the smallest current production 9mm pistol, it hides easy and shoots like a larger(at least for me), felt recoil was comparable to Glock 19 which I shot the same range trip. That said be aware 9mm ammo is not easy or cheap to get right now, I'd make sure you can get some ammo first.

swood · Sep 14, 2020

aksu747 said:
I had a Sig 938, best small 9mm I've ever had.
The 938 is about the smallest current production 9mm pistol, it hides easy and shoots like a larger(at least for me), felt recoil was comparable to Glock 19 which I shot the same range trip. That said be aware 9mm ammo is not easy or cheap to get right now, I'd make sure you can get some ammo first.

Ammo isn't any issue.....I've been able to find 9mm. I've probably collected 750 RDS in last two weeks on the shelf. Target rds. Self defense is always there. Now just need the smoke to clear do the range is open.

NW Backpacker · Sep 14, 2020

swood said:
This is the idea....had no idea about this pistol

4 more shots in a P365. Fondle one at the gun store before you buy something else. I don't own one, but it's on the list.

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NW Backpacker · Sep 14, 2020

Medic! said:
Get a used Rohrbaugh 9mm.
They're about $1000 when you find one.

The size of a Ruger LCP .380

Good review on it here:

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&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ In my ongoing quest to avoid buying and carrying the snub-nosed, hammerless revolver that is likely my destiny, I took my Rohrbaugh R9 to the range for a little quality time. I purchased this R9 used with about 150 rounds on the clock. Prior to this, I’d run about...

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Raidingtime · Sep 14, 2020

aksu747 said:
I had a Sig 938, best small 9mm I've ever had.
The 938 is about the smallest current production 9mm pistol, it hides easy and shoots like a larger(at least for me), felt recoil was comparable to Glock 19 which I shot the same range trip. That said be aware 9mm ammo is not easy or cheap to get right now, I'd make sure you can get some ammo first.

Pretty sure the diamondback db9 is the smallest and lightest weight 9mm out there. Mine is just slightly bigger than my lcp, not sure it would be safe getting any smaller than those too. I use the db9 as a fanny pack backpacking gun. You can make glock night sights work for them.

muppetman · Sep 14, 2020

Any EDC piece is always a subjective experience. What is perfect for one is horrendous to another.

For me i've used the following small EDC's

1. Sig P938
2. Sig P238
3. CM9
4. PM9
5. 738 TCP
6. CW9
7. Sig P365

All of the above have great reasons to both love and hate them, often in equal measure! From a functional perspective I really loved the CM9 & PM9 from Kahr. Great build quality, love how they shoot and very competitively priced. The mandate for me was to be small and easy to conceal wearing shorts and other outside warm weather gear, something my usual EDC of choice 'Glock 19' didn't lend itself too in my opinion. The 738 TCP was awesome from a size perspective, so small and so easy to conceal, but was snappy as all get out! Loved being able to pop it in a kydex IWB holster though and sliding on my belt. As concealability, weight and comfort were things I was looking for I was trying to find the best fit for me. Sadly, as is often the case, I didn't subscribe to the 'buy once, cry once' mantra and so went around the houses so to speak.

Finally I just sucked it up and purchased the Sig P365 and haven't looked back. This is about as small as I would want to go and still have the ability to carry well in all weathers but also be an accurate and controllable shooter. Add a couple of 12 round extended mags and an IWB mini stealthgearUSA holster and that thing disappears and has all day comfort with only a few rounds shy of my G19! It's expensive for sure, but not bank breakingly so when you look at what people spend on nice custom pieces, but it is definitely worth it in my opinion.

Best piece of advice I can offer is to go to a range and rent the fun counter, fire as many different ones as you can and figure out what you like. I had my heart set on a couple of options but as soon as I got them in the real world it was a different story. Whatever you choose good luck with it! ;o)

(shown here with the OWB stealthgear revoltuon holster)

aksu747 · Sep 14, 2020

Raidingtime said:
Pretty sure the diamondback db9 is the smallest and lightest weight 9mm out there. Mine is just slightly bigger than my lcp, not sure it would be safe getting any smaller than those too. I use the db9 as a fanny pack backpacking gun. You can make glock night sights work for them.

Yeah but last I heard they aren't +p rated, the SIG 938 is and was originally designed to handle it. If that has changed and quality has improved I'd consider getting a DB9 when 9mm gets cheap again.

Member 34319 · Sep 15, 2020

DB9 gen 4. Small, takes Glock sights, and is +p rated.

swood · Sep 15, 2020

Reno said:
DB9 gen 4. Small, takes Glock sights, and is +p rated.
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I found one today!! I was just thinking of other alternatives. I know it's not perfect has mixed reviews. But it's going to serve it's purpose.

westcoastal · Sep 15, 2020

the wife has an lc9, I have shot it quite a bit, fun little pistol reasonably accurate for what it is

swood · Sep 15, 2020

Well lots of choices, stumbled on the g4 db9. In armslist. It is tiny....and not above500$ I'll give this ago.

muppetman · Sep 15, 2020

Grip looks a little too wide for me, but the price is a winner! Good luck with it!

Ura-Ki · Sep 15, 2020

Kimber Micro 9 or Solo Carry are pretty damn small, perfect pocket size!
I rock a CZ-82 9X18 Mak, which is pretty much the same as "Standard" 9X19 ammo when using the hot Czech ammo with it!
Perfect size for pocket carry!

nammac · Sep 15, 2020

Another vote for the Sig P365, has the narrowness your looking for 10+1 standard capacity and with the 12 round mags, goes to 13+1...

homeuser6 · Sep 15, 2020

i could not avoid the controls on a micro9 while shooting it, so went with a gen2 db9. re db9- don't limp wrist it ! that is a heavy recoil spring on a frame that weighs nothing. limpwristing will induce a shortstroke for sure.
rides in my back pocket way better than my j-frame.

swood · Sep 15, 2020

homeuser6 said:
i could not avoid the controls on a micro9 while shooting it, so went with a gen2 db9. re db9- don't limp wrist it ! that is a heavy recoil spring on a frame that weighs nothing. limpwristing will induce a shortstroke for sure.
rides in my back pocket way better than my j-frame.

thanks for the tip

Member 34319 · Sep 16, 2020

swood said:
Well lots of choices, stumbled on the g4 db9. In armslist. It is tiny....and not above500$ I'll give this ago.

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They are nice. They seemed to solve the reliability issues with the gen 4. Capacity is not what the new hotness (sig365, hellcat) is but it's size kills everything.

Snappy shooter though.