RECOIL Presents: Concealment

THE SWEET SPOT

Life is full of trade-offs. There’s the old adage: “Do you want it good, fast, or cheap? Pick two.” In other words, you can’t have it all. The same applies when selecting a firearm for concealed carry use. Unless you’re built like a Clegane or dressed for winter, you usually have to settle on some compromise between capability and capacity versus comfort and concealability. On the one hand, a larger, full-size pistol is much easier to shoot well and provides more magazine capacity. On the other, a smaller, thinner pistol is more comfortable to carry and easier to conceal.

For what seems like eons, the Glock 19 has been a top choice for concealed carry, offering an effective compromise of performance, capacity, concealability, and reliability. Four years ago, SIG shook up the marketplace with the P365, ushering in the age of the micro-nine, small-and-thin 9mm pistols with 10 rounds on tap in

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