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Posted October 19, 2016 11:26 am by R.P. Mcmurphy Comments

By Patrick Sweeney

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There is a constant struggle between capacity and comfort when it comes to concealed carry.

We all want something easy to carry, but many of us want more protection than what the most comfortable handgun can provide, at least when it comes to caliber and capacity. That’s where the high-cap shorties come in. You know, the double-stack pistols that have had the frame shortened to make them less likely to print through a shirt or jacket.

Every time I shoot one of the stubby compacts, I can’t help but think of Joe Pesci in “Goodfellas.” (“You think I’m funny? Do I amuse you?”)

I mean, just how are you supposed to hold on to these things? I think we’ve all established that I’m — in some aspects — not a 21st century guy. My cell phone is too primitive to know what an app is, and the frame of a single-stack pistol is the correct, comfortable and proper design.

Except, those stubby compacts hold more bullets when the grip gets short. So it is with the latest Springfield Armory XD, the Mod.2 Sub-Compact. First introduced in 9mm and .40, here we have the next obvious step.

Starting with the previous version of the XD Sub-Compact, …Read the Rest

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