[IMR 4350]

You need to add an all steel, preferably stainless with at least a 3” barrel, better yet 4”.

Anything shorter and you can shoot your own fingers off. In a panic situation it's easy to put your fingers over the end of the barrel if it's only 2”.

[Lion Den Dan]

Anything shorter and you can shoot your own fingers off. In a panic situation it's easy to put your fingers over the end of the barrel if it's only 2”.

I hope this was toung in cheek. If that is your "expert" opinion, you hardly have the experience or stability to handle firearms or give advice on them.

[Cobra64]

You need to add an all steel, preferably stainless with at least a 3” barrel, better yet 4”.

I agree.

The plastic stuff in .40 has uncomfortable felt recoil for most people. If you don't take a class, learn how to "run the gun," and practice, then it doesn't matter.

I carry a Sig Sauer P229ST (stainless steel slide and frame) in 9mm and one spare mag.

(training and gaming rig)

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Wifey carries an HK P2000 in 9mm and one spare mag.

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