Yo, questions regarding EDC. I currently own a handgun but its definitely too large to use as a CCW or EDC. What are folks thoughts and experiences with compact and micro compact pistols?

My main concern is concealment while wearing t-shirts, sweat shorts, or thinner fabrics (think ‘fem’ clothes on a ‘male’ body type). I do wear a wait purse / fanny pack when I go out and would entertain getting one for cc purposes (it better be cute though).

I’m very interested in the Canik Mete MC9 for its size, trigger, price, and because my pistol is another Canik. Ive shot the Mete Prime (couldn’t rent the mc9) and liked it, but besides the grip texture I’m unsure how much of an upgrade it is over the mc9, plus besides width it is much larger.

Also tried the sig sauer p365x (hard pass, hated the trigger), PDP 9 compact (nice but def feels like it will print) recently while testing things for edc, and an RXM, and some glocks just generally while browsing a few months ago. Not married to canik but like what ive felt + the convenience of having a couple of guns that can use the same mags and ammo.

Any tips for things to look for or try? Anyone have experience with the Mete Prime and Mete MC9 that has extra insight? Any tips on things new edc folks tend to overlook?

Thanks so much in advance!

  • no_pretext [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I really can’t say enough good things about the Enigma, it’s surprisingly flexible and makes carrying low enough effort that I can devote my energy elsewhere and get on with my life instead of worrying about my shirt material or reaching too high.

    The regular 43’s capacity is definitely it’s worst aspect, Shield Arms and Magguts make magazines/follower assemblys respectively that increase the capacity to 9+1 or 8+1. Shield Arms also makes 15 round mags for the 43x although 43x and 43 mags are incompatible.

    It’s also worth mentioning that the 43 needs to be milled for an optic, adding an extra $100 to it’s price tag.

    The S&W Shield Plus Optics Ready is between the two in size, has a better trigger than the Glock, and has 10+1 capacity.

    I find that optics do not negatively impact concealment at all. They actually kind of smooth things out if that makes sense, helping to round out the top of the slide and filling in the drop between the slide and the top edge of the holster/inner Enigma belt.

    Something like a Holosun EPS Carry is only about 60% larger than a sugar cube for reference, the RMSc/Holosun K footprint CC optics are smaller than full sized ones.

    Vortex Defender CCW ($250) and Swampfox Sentinel ($50!) are some cheap options for CC optics, but you can find a used EPS Carry on TacSwap or eBay for $280 if you look for a couple weeks.