Concealability
Almost all compensators add size and weight to the firearm to one degree or another, resulting in a somewhat longer and heavier gun. How this affects the shooter depends on body size, type and shape, clothing type, and how reduced comfort is acceptable. Common sense dictates that a bulkier gun makes concealing it more challenging. However, this is not necessarily the case.
Back in the 1990s, many of us swapped our full-sized pistols for the GLOCK 19 for its perceived ‘ease of concealment’, but then switched back to full-sized versions such as the GLOCK 17. Almost as concealable, but they shot much better once drawn. The slight inconvenience of considering concealability was worth it once the larger-framed pistol was in hand.
We found that barrel length had almost zero effect on concealability. An extra centimetre of two on the grip could be worked around by clothing choices and a good quality holster. The juice was worth the squeeze so to say. Bigger is generally not
