Gary Reeder
seems like I read somewhere that the average
Thursday, July 18, 2019, 14:08

"gunfight" lasts about 5 seconds and an average of 3 rounds are fired. So I really see no benefit at all in carrying a carry gun that holds over 8 or 9 rounds. My PD holds 6 and I carry an extra mag in a knife sheath on my left hip. I know john Taffin usually carries at least 2 guns and probably 3 at times and I would bet all 3 don't hold more than 10 or 12 rounds total.

It wasn't many years ago that the selling point on handguns was the large amount of rounds they carried. S&W probably started all that with their model 59 way back that carried 15 rounds or so. After that gun after gun carried more and more rounds with a couple of them holding almost 20 rounds. The chances of you getting into a prolonged gun battle where you need 20 rounds are pretty slim.

If I were starting all over again and were looking for a carry gun, I would think seriously about the Glock 43X or the Glock 48. The 48 is probably the finest carry gun ever made and I can't think of another gun on the market that will beat it for ease of carry, lightweight and reliability. Just my personal opinion. Your mileage may vary.