Leverdude wrote:Those are a single stack right? I definately have a need for a full sized gun with a single stack mag.
SR9's are double-stack, but the grip is still rather slim. The SR9c is a more compact version of the 'regular' double-stack SR9.
The 23.4 oz. SR9c is
6.85" x 4.61" x 1.27" with
10 round magazine, taller (
5.52") with a
17-round one.
http://ruger.com/products/sr9c/models.html
The 17 oz. LC9 is
6.00" x 4.50" x 0.90" with
7 round magazine (no hi-cap ones).
http://ruger.com/products/lc9/models.html
In essence, the SR9c is about the same height and length, but 3/8" thicker, and 6.4 oz. heavier; the price paid for 10 rounds vs. 7, but the SR9c gives you the option of adding 1" to the gun's height, and going to 17 round magazines.
Personally,
I'd just handle both, and see which fits your hand best - I have long skinny fingers, so small-grip guns don't point as naturally for me as medium or large ones do. 'Total' concealment, vs. 'reasonable' concealment, is just fine for my day-to-day activities (
I used to carry a 7-1/2" Super Blackhawk when I worked as a relief pharmacist in bad neighborhood all-night pharmacies
, because it was the only handgun I owned at the time!), so I chose the SR9c, and seldom use the shorter magazine, as I like a fuller grip. I still have the option of using the shorter one and making a better 'pocket' gun, though.
Both are available with the built-in type LaserMax lasers, and there are holsters available which are ok with those sights.
For a gun you might have to use with your off-hand, teeth kicked-in, and on the pavement, a laser sight seems like a really good idea.
I've never heard anything negative about either one, and there are lots of them out there.