I have the three 45 ACPs now, and love them all. Now that the weather is moderating, I can wear clothing that enables discreet carry of larger felon repellers. The SIG-Sauer P-220 or the S&W Model 625 x 4" get carted around starting ~Halloween. I have come to genuinely love that wheelgun. The Gold Cup's Elliason sight is kinda delicate for carry, so it mostly does range stuff these days. That IS what it was made to do, after all.
Another cool-weather option is the CZ-75B in 40 S&W. In the age of the striker-fired pistol, I remain wedded to the hammer pistol while the Grocks are the debutante my nephews might date. Mind you, my G-23 is one heck of a CC pistol, and the G-43 fed serious Euro-level 9 x 19 ammo is a fine micro blaster (fun to shoot, too!) that would rout goblins pretty well.
I know I dwell on defensive shooting more than a lot of posters do. Heck yes, I'm biased. When I retired in June 2005 I figured I could tone down the hyper-vigilance a bit and chill out some.
Not exactly. I have had 3 scenarios since retirement that demonstrated the continuing need for public discreet carry. 2 were in back-country situations, the most recent (Feb. 2019) in downtown Redlands at 7:30 P.M. I have zero doubt Marie and I would have been injured severely had I not convinced that BIG goblin that his sorry a-- was getting a toe tag and county autopsy. I am ALWAYS carrying when out in public--lax courts and woke Legislatures create Carjacker Theme Parks, and low percentages of citizen CCW exacerbate that condition.
