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Sorry - guess I should have put this under "Firearms and Edged Weapons" section, didn't really read through the categories, LOL

It seems all of the "Baby Glocks" are just as reliable as their fullsize counterparts, but - I have to agree with you on this one - they are too bulky to be that concealable, esp in summertime. A friend of mine who went through the Academy with me worked for an agency that carries Glock .45's and required (not sure if it's still in their policy now or not) their officers to only carry the same caliber for secondary/off-duty.  His Baby Glock was fun to shoot, but it presented some real concealment challenges.

Off Duty I carry a Ruger SP101 2.25 inch barrel....I carry this weapon IWB .. in all seasons ...

bmorgan says ...

I carry the glock 27 off duty.  It.s a good .40 when it comes to shooting.  But I must admit it poses some challenges because of it's size.  If I could do it all over I would look seriously at the Kahr (spelling?) or the Kal-Tec.  I have a Kal-Tec in 9mm That is very concealable.  But I haven't had enough range time with it yet to know if It will replace my G27 as my carry gun.

The baby Glock is the most reliable of the bunch. They do perform just like the full size models. My experience with others has not been good especially the Kahr, it jammed frequently and only liked certain ammunition. When we qualified at the range with our backup weapons I saw several officers on the line having problems. The one officer who had a baby Glock shot a perfect score and had no malfunctions or issues at all. Some of you may have had different experiences with the Kahr and others but if it were me, I would stick to what we all know is going to go bang every time and that's the Glock. My 2 cents......................

I read an article about some early KAHR's having a jamming problem. But, I have never had a misfire or jam with my stainless K40.

I bought a Glock 27 model in Polymer to gain the extra capacity and still have similar weight.  I read many stories of   Glock Kabooms! That is how they titled the stories of their blowing up!

  I have never had a misfire or jam with my Glock either.   I would venture to say that  every make can have some bad  times.  Whether they catch it in time and fix the problem or come up with the reason behind it;  is what is most important.   Just as with the ammo change in Viet Nam causing most of the trouble with the M16,  the Glock KB trouble was said to be ammo related  They did not change the specs of Glocks which to some extent have unsupported chambers.   I believe they said it had to do with higher pressure ammo sometimes being used  and certain brands of ammo. Federal for instance changed their cartridge, adding support to the cartridge ring.    The point is that both KAHR and GLOCK have corrected  the problems  or  advised how to avoid them and both are reliable weapons.  It is difficult at times to sort out what column writers are being paid to put forth one gun over another  thus it took a lot of reading to get to the truth behind the Kaboom stories relating to Glocks as well as jamming of early KAHR's. I think Glock's current reputation is proof that the Kboom problem was ammo related and I feel the KAHR 40 is equally trustworthy.

 I carry my service size springfield xd9, I just use a concealment band . I have two , one is about an inch wide and hold my gun perfectly in place while the other is like maybe 4 inches wide(like a weight lifting band) and holds a small clip(10rd)

not much choice here, it either has to be a G 35 or a G 27, I usually go with the G 27 because it is compact.

Since I retired I only keep two guns. My 380 Walther PPK/S which is locked away and my Glock model 30 compact 45. That is the only one I ever use. There is no need for any other.

here in Texas we're proud to have a gun on us. I carry a S&W 686 357 stainless or my Beretta 92FS stainless( Lots of salt in the air along the Texas Gulf Coast) why big metal guns? polymer, plastic or however you want to call it, take the poly-plastic frame hold it with both hands, place your thumbs in the middle and bend. You can flex these guns with minimal ease! Not a fan of that! Guns have been metal since day 1 why change a perfect formula????

RetiredCop says ...

Since I retired I only keep two guns. My 380 Walther PPK/S which is locked away and my Glock model 30 compact 45. That is the only one I ever use. There is no need for any other.

Although I've shot plenty of practice rounds through my brother's PPK/S when we hit the range together, and even though he swears by it all the time, it always felt like a smaller version of the S&W stainless .40's we used to carry at my agency (before we transitioned to the Glock 22.)  I'm not saying it's not reliable, but I definitely am keeping with the .40-cal market. Reliability is a major selling point, and 98% of all the critiques I've read on the P2000SK all stressed that over and over. 

devildogwolff says ...

S&W M&P .40  COMPACT. THE BEST I THINK

I'm really wary of S&W semiautos since the early 90's:  my senior year of college, I interned with a small agency near the University which had several officers jump on the bandwagon of the "Next Big Thing" - the SIGMA...I saw it firsthand on the range, the stovepipes and misfeeds, even saw one officer with a misfire/live catrige ejected(!)  Nearly every officer there with his shiny brand new SIGMA out of the box was swearing under his breath and promising he WOULD be getting his $$ back from the S&W rep who had sold them the weapon.

Now, I would never give up my S&W .44-mag ss revolver, and a teammate on my squad has a new MMP .223 rifle on order (which I'm eager to check out, though I'd never give up my DPMS, either)....so I'm sure there are some S&W semiautos out there that are reliable, but I just got a bad taste for them when I had to carry one after switching to my current agency back in '99 (while they were in the midst of transition to Glock 22) and I did NOT like it in the least. Add that to my observations 5 yrs before that during the senior internship, and you can see why I hold reservations (..but always an open mind...er, as best I can, LOL)

 Glock 30 Secondary, Glock 21 Primary.

sgtswebb says ...

Glock 27.  Never have had any problems carrying off duty, very reliable and like being able to carry it as a backup and use the mags from my 22 if needed.

 

Thats what's so great about Glock's, using the same magazine's.

Glock 27.

I got an email from H&K rep's on their website, advising me to send all pertinent contact info to their LE sales department for a proper quote.  I did this because I heard they give a nice discount to sworn personnel when you order straight from them. The lowest I found so far for the P2000SK was around $875, so hopefully I can get an H&K quote about %10 lower than that, at the least.