Practical Concealed Carry

If a loaded CC gun is much more than 16 ounces, or it won't fit in
a box 5x6x1.4", then daily CC will be a problem with light clothing.

Semi-auto (for moderate risk): 32acp (fmj), 32naa (hp), 380acp (fmj).
. . . . . . (for high risk): 9x19mm (fmj/hp) . [357sig guns too bulky]
Revolvers: 17mag(fmj); 22mag(fmj), 32mag(fmj/hp), 38special/+p (fmj/hp)
. . . . . . [ 357mag only if you insist ]

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22lr, 25acp, 25naa(hp) are too weak from short guns. . And 32acp needs fmj,
a 2.5" barrel, and Fiocchi/S&B/Geco ammo to get 125 ft-lb at the muzzle.
FMJ for penetration of bone, auto door glass, leather, etc. . (25naa is only in hp).

(You can use 38 specials in a 357 revolver for practice and defense; then
you also can carry with a mix of 38's and 357's if you know the 357 locations.)

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Some CC guns I AVOID: (bullet yaw, energy, hazards, defects, function, glass penetration...)
Keltec P-3AT & p32-g1 (reliability or safety); . Seecamps (bullet yaw, ft-lb);
NAA-32acp (yaw,ft-lb); .25naa(has no fmj); . Ruger-lcp (for now); most revolvers(size/wt);
Smith sw380 & sw9m (waste of money and time); ....

CC guns I might buy :
Keltec p32-g2 (fmj)(modified for function & reliability); 17/22mag revolvers (fmj);
NAA-32naa(magnum); titanium Taurus 357magnum/38spl ....

If you are really short of cash, but just need something, for $90+Fedfee you can
get a Phoenix 22lr semi at a pawn shop, as long as you can test snap caps ($15),
tweak it, fire live (coated) ammo ($.08/ea), and tweak it more until you can fire 50
at a range ($15/30min) without a single glitch.
You need common small tools to tweak the innards. The Phoenix 22 is common
at pawn shops since people often lack mechanical skills to make them reliable.
But with 22lr, you need to put a few on target in a hurry if that day comes.)

Some ammo I avoid : Wolf, reloads, old S&B, military; soft/hollow points .…
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