{"id":26481,"date":"2014-10-28T11:58:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=26481"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:08:07","slug":"top-10-pocket-9mms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/top-10-pocket-9mms\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Pocket 9mms ideal for Concealed Carry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are reasons why some of us prefer the 9mm over the other options, but we’ll get into that later.<\/p><\/div>\n

Last week I made a bunch of folks cringe with a well-intentioned list of my top 5 compact 9mms<\/a>. With so many to choose from, the task wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n

I can accept the criticism. No problem. My list was based on a mix of performance, and price, and capacity. I didn\u2019t include any single stacks. I also didn\u2019t include any pistols in the upper price points.<\/p>\n

The criteria selected reflect my personal biases. Why would I pay twice as much for a gun that works exactly as well as guns that cost half as much? Why would I pay twice as much for a gun that doesn\u2019t work half as well as some of its competition? It just seems a bit ludicrous. But that\u2019s my opinion.<\/p>\n

I look at capacity the same way. Some guns hold more rounds than others. Some double-stack magazines hold twice as many rounds, while only marginally increasing width. Take this example:<\/p>\n