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[DavidR]

With all the talk about can you pocket a 9, here's my 23 ounce pocket package:

CM9
7 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 124 HP
Pachmayr tactical grip
Pearce pinky extension, ground down
Recluse one-sided leather front pocket holster

[smokersteve]

Here's mine - 20.7 oz w/7 rounds Federal jhp and in a sticky holster

[downtownv]

Wow, both of you have the same drug dealer scales!

[smokersteve]

It's a sweet scale

[b4uqzme]

"ground down"

[DavidR]

"ground down"

Yes, the verb form of grind. Recommended by a genius.

grind [grahynd]
verb (used with object), ground or ( Rare ) grind·ed; grind·ing.

[DavidR]

Here's mine - 20.7 oz w/7 rounds Federal jhp and in a sticky holster

Sweet! Wish I was comfortable without a no-print flap but I live in the most liberal county in Florida and have only been pocket carrying for a few months so for now I'm just not comfortable printing.

[addictedhealer]

In this corner, weighing in at 23 ounces ...

Loaded





Loaded

[DavidR]

Loaded

Awesome. Love the LCR. I tried pocketing my CW9 but it's just too big for me.

[garyb]

I agree...PM to CW is a little big and heavy for front pocket carry for me too. Can be done...which is a good thing. But rather pocket the 380 and IWB the PM.

[FLBri]

Sweet! Wish I was comfortable without a no-print flap but I live in the most liberal county in Florida and have only been pocket carrying for a few months so for now I'm just not comfortable printing.

David, are you in Alachua county , also?

[DavidR]

In this corner, weighing in at 23 ounces ...

David, are you in Alachua county , also?

Worse - Palm Beach.

[C0untZer0]

I actually did an experiment before I decided to buy a pocket pistol. I weighed out amounts of loose change at increasing amounts starting at 15 ounces.
When I got to 21 ounces the weight in my pocket was a frequent reminder that it was there.
The experiment also taught me the fallacy of the "A few ounces difference is not going to matter" argument. At some point an extra ounce does make a difference.
Twenty three ounces in my pocket was annoying.
Twenty five ounces total weight is my limit for pocket carry.
Twenty seven ounces is barely tolerable for a quick trip down to the store but I personally can't carry 27 ounces in my pocket all day - if other people can, more power to them.

I did this experiment because I didn't want to plunk down a bunch of money for a pocket pistol only to find out pocket carry turned out to be uncomfortable for me.


My Rohrbaugh R9, loaded with seven rounds of 147gr ammo, sitting in a Nemesis pocket holster weighs in at 18.5 ounces. It disappears into my pocket and most of the times I can't tell it is there.
In fact I started to develop a bad habit of putting my right hand on my right pocket to check for its presence. It was kind of an absent-minded gesture and I now consciously stop myself from checking.

[C0untZer0]

My scale said the CM9 weighed 14.1 ounces. I weighed it a number of times and checked the accuracy of the scale with a 1 ounce weight. On the other hand, the magazine turned out to be lighter than what Kahr has on their website. Kahr states that the magazine weighs 1.9 ounces and my scale had it at 1.5 ounces. The CM9 loaded with 7 rounds of Winchester RA9T weighs 18.9 ounces. When the holster is added, the whole thing weighs 20.8 ounces.

[DavidR]

In this corner, weighing in at 23 ounces ...

I agree that 23 ounces in the pocket isn't great. I could probably shave a few ounces off by removing the grip and the pinky extension but I can get all 3 fingers on it this way and I'm much more accurate.