National Carry AcademyTop 10 Best Selling Concealed Carry Handguns
September 30, 2015
Here’s a quick rundown on the spec’s of some of the most popular concealed carry handguns on the market today.
Ruger LC9s
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Striker fired semi-automatic
Barrel Length 3.12 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Height 4.5 inches
Overall Length 6 inches
Overall Width 0.9-inch
Weight Unloaded 17.2 ounces
Sights 3-dot sights with windage adjustable rear sight
Capacity 7+1
Frame Black glass-filled nylon polymer frame
Features Trigger safety, manual safety, magazine disconnect
GLOCK 42
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Semi-Automatic
Barrel Length 3.25 inches
Caliber .380 ACP
Overall Height 4.13 inches
Overall Length 5.94 inches
Overall Width .94-inch
Weight Unloaded 13.76 ounces
Capacity 6+1
Frame Polymer
Features Striker Fired 5.5 lbs. Trigger, Right-hand hexagonal rifling, 1:9.84
Twist
Smith and Wesson M&P9 Shield
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Semi-Automatic
Barrel Length 3.1 inches
Caliber 9mm
Overall Height 4.6 inches
Overall Length 6.1 inches
Overall Width .95-inch
Weight Unloaded 19 ounces
Sights White dot
Capacity 7+1
Frame Polymer
Features Striker fired, 6.5-pound trigger pull
RIA M200
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Single/Double action
Barrel Length 4.02
Caliber .38 Special
Overall Length 8.78 inches
Weight Unloaded 1.76 pounds
Sights Fixed ramp front, Fixed wide square notch rear
Grip Black combat type plastic checkered
Capacity 6 rounds
Frame Steel, fluted cylinder
Features Transfer bar system safety, wide finger radius trigger, floating firing
Pin
Kel-Tech P-11
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Double
Barrel Length 3.1 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Height 4.3 inches
Overall Length 5.6 inches
Overall Width 1-inch
Weight Unloaded 14 ounces
Stock or Grip High impact polymer DuPont ST-8018 grip
Capacity 10+1
Frame Machined 7075-T6 aluminum
Features Hammer block safety, locked breech, heat treated SAE 4140
Ordnance steel barrel, 9 lb. trigger pull
Taurus Millennium
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DA/SA
Barrel Length 3.2 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Length 6.2 inches
Weight Unloaded 22 ounces
Sights Three dot adjustable sights
Capacity 12+1
Frame Compact Polymer
Features Manual safety, Taurus Security System (TSS)s, Loaded Chamber
Indicator
GLOCK 19
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DA
Barrel Length 4.01 inches
Caliber 9×19
Overall Height 4.99 inches
Overall Length 7.36 inches
Overall Width 1.18 inches
Weight Unloaded 23.65 ounces
Sights Three-dot adjustable sights
Grip Polymer with rough texture
Capacity 15+1
Frame Polymer
Features Manual safety, Taurus Security System (TSS)s, Loaded Chamber
Indicator
Sig P250 Subcompact
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DAO
Barrel Length 3.6 inches
Caliber .40 S&W (9mm, .357SIG, .45 ACP)
Overall Height 4.7 inches
Overall Length 6.7 inches
Overall Width 1.1 inches
Weight Unloaded 24.9 ounces
Sights Contrast
Grip Interchangeable polymer
Capacity 10+1
Frame Polymer
Features Accessory rail, 5.5-6.5 trigger pull, Nitron finish
Springfield XDS
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DAO
Barrel Length 3.3 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Height 4.4 inches
Overall Length 6.3 inches
Overall Width 0.9-inch
Weight Unloaded 23 ounces
Sights Fiber Optic Front & Dovetail Rear (Steel)
Capacity 7+1
Frame Polymer
Features Dual spring w/ full-length guide rod, Grip and trigger safeties,
striker status indicator, loaded chamber indicator
Kahr Arms CM9
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DAO
Barrel Length 3 inches
Caliber 9mm
Overall Height 4 inches
Overall Length 5.42 inches
Overall Width 0.90-inch
Weight Unloaded 14 ounces
Sights Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Grip Textured polymer grips with integral steel rails molded into the frame
Capacity 6+1
Frame Polymer
Features Browning type recoil lug, passive striker block, 416 stainless steel
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Top 10 Best Selling Concealed Carry Handguns
September 30, 2015
Here’s a quick rundown on the spec’s of some of the most popular concealed carry handguns on the market today.
Ruger LC9s
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Striker fired semi-automatic
Barrel Length 3.12 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Height 4.5 inches
Overall Length 6 inches
Overall Width 0.9-inch
Weight Unloaded 17.2 ounces
Sights 3-dot sights with windage adjustable rear sight
Capacity 7+1
Frame Black glass-filled nylon polymer frame
Features Trigger safety, manual safety, magazine disconnect
GLOCK 42
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Semi-Automatic
Barrel Length 3.25 inches
Caliber .380 ACP
Overall Height 4.13 inches
Overall Length 5.94 inches
Overall Width .94-inch
Weight Unloaded 13.76 ounces
Capacity 6+1
Frame Polymer
Features Striker Fired 5.5 lbs. Trigger, Right-hand hexagonal rifling, 1:9.84
Twist
Smith and Wesson M&P9 Shield
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Semi-Automatic
Barrel Length 3.1 inches
Caliber 9mm
Overall Height 4.6 inches
Overall Length 6.1 inches
Overall Width .95-inch
Weight Unloaded 19 ounces
Sights White dot
Capacity 7+1
Frame Polymer
Features Striker fired, 6.5-pound trigger pull
RIA M200
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Single/Double action
Barrel Length 4.02
Caliber .38 Special
Overall Length 8.78 inches
Weight Unloaded 1.76 pounds
Sights Fixed ramp front, Fixed wide square notch rear
Grip Black combat type plastic checkered
Capacity 6 rounds
Frame Steel, fluted cylinder
Features Transfer bar system safety, wide finger radius trigger, floating firing
Pin
Kel-Tech P-11
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action Double
Barrel Length 3.1 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Height 4.3 inches
Overall Length 5.6 inches
Overall Width 1-inch
Weight Unloaded 14 ounces
Stock or Grip High impact polymer DuPont ST-8018 grip
Capacity 10+1
Frame Machined 7075-T6 aluminum
Features Hammer block safety, locked breech, heat treated SAE 4140
Ordnance steel barrel, 9 lb. trigger pull
Taurus Millennium
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DA/SA
Barrel Length 3.2 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Length 6.2 inches
Weight Unloaded 22 ounces
Sights Three dot adjustable sights
Capacity 12+1
Frame Compact Polymer
Features Manual safety, Taurus Security System (TSS)s, Loaded Chamber
Indicator
GLOCK 19
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DA
Barrel Length 4.01 inches
Caliber 9×19
Overall Height 4.99 inches
Overall Length 7.36 inches
Overall Width 1.18 inches
Weight Unloaded 23.65 ounces
Sights Three-dot adjustable sights
Grip Polymer with rough texture
Capacity 15+1
Frame Polymer
Features Manual safety, Taurus Security System (TSS)s, Loaded Chamber
Indicator
Sig P250 Subcompact
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DAO
Barrel Length 3.6 inches
Caliber .40 S&W (9mm, .357SIG, .45 ACP)
Overall Height 4.7 inches
Overall Length 6.7 inches
Overall Width 1.1 inches
Weight Unloaded 24.9 ounces
Sights Contrast
Grip Interchangeable polymer
Capacity 10+1
Frame Polymer
Features Accessory rail, 5.5-6.5 trigger pull, Nitron finish
Springfield XDS
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DAO
Barrel Length 3.3 inches
Caliber 9mm Luger
Overall Height 4.4 inches
Overall Length 6.3 inches
Overall Width 0.9-inch
Weight Unloaded 23 ounces
Sights Fiber Optic Front & Dovetail Rear (Steel)
Capacity 7+1
Frame Polymer
Features Dual spring w/ full-length guide rod, Grip and trigger safeties,
striker status indicator, loaded chamber indicator
Kahr Arms CM9
SPECIFICATIONS:
Action DAO
Barrel Length 3 inches
Caliber 9mm
Overall Height 4 inches
Overall Length 5.42 inches
Overall Width 0.90-inch
Weight Unloaded 14 ounces
Sights Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Grip Textured polymer grips with integral steel rails molded into the frame
Capacity 6+1
Frame Polymer
Features Browning type recoil lug, passive striker block, 416 stainless steel
slide