Packing Full Size?

[BigSkiff]

I carry a G21, Sig 220, and will be carrying my PT845, but only in the winter when it's cooler. For hot Florida weather, I carry an XDsc9, P-11 Keltec, and a P3AT.

[Smokewagon]

Hot weather seems to make everything feel heavier. I can carry larger and heavier firearms longer and more comfortably in the cooler months. But overall, I prefer my PT145, and P3AT at times.

[Bamabowtie]

PT1911 year round in an IWB holster and recently my new S&W 4046 in my homemade IWB holster. For some reaon the P3AT just doesn't get much carry time.

[NativeTexan]

I'm nearly as fast and accurate with my Kel Tec P11 than with my full sized guns. I proved this to myself by using it in IDPA competition a few times just to test. It has the power of +P 9x19, it has 10+1 firepower, it is 3.5" at 25 yards accurate from the bench. I carry it in a pocket, don't need no stinkin' belt gun.

I will carry a belt gun in cooler weather when I can wear something other than a T shirt for a cover garment. It's usually my 3" Taurus M66 .357 magnum revolver. I have a Ruger P90 I think I might get a Hume 721OT for it or similar high ride from Tucker Gun Leather. But, no rush right now. It's hotter'n 9 kinds of hell in Texas now and won't be belt carry weather for 4 more months.

Even when I do belt carry, I still pocket carry .38 or 9mm. When I get home, i'll take the big gun off. The little gun stays in a pocket, never bothers me, always there and ready.

[Tailwind]

Would a Taurus CIA 850 in .38 be considered large?
With the cylider it can sometimes be as cumbersome as a .40 or .45. I do think the 850 is large for a .38 though, I don't think an average one would be considered large at all.
Anyway, that's my carry piece. and I love it.

[azb]

Everything is a compromise. A bigger gun is easier to shoot accurately, and has more capacity. In cooler months, I carry a 5" .45. Heck, sometimes I carry it in the summer. It's not that hard, but you do have to dress for it.

But normally in the hotter months, I have a 4" .40 that I carry. It's easy enough to conceal under a shirt that's a size larger than normal. And open carry is legal here, so I don't get to worried about printing. (Although I conceal it well, even my wife doesn't know I carry 24/7)

And I've got the 709 for deep conceal, or when other issues with size or weight (like jogging) come into play. The 709 is a great little gun, but it's not as easy to shoot, and you give up a lot in capacity. I take capacity more and more seriously these days as we seem to be getting "robbing crews" of several people. My .40 and .45 both have 14 + 1.

And when the need arises, the 709 makes a great pocket gun as a backup to the .45.

Az

[TheGunMan]

Kel Tec PF9 iwb in summer but in cooler weather I like to carry my PT99 IWB

[joecil]

I simply carry a PT111 Pro year around regardless. I have others suitable for carry but are a bit heavy to carry all day long. Good holster and belt solves a lot of problems with carrying concealed comfortably. I use a Crossbreed and a Beltman 1.5" belt. I also ware 5.11 covert long sleeve shirts during my work hours regardless of the heat. These are as comfortable to wear as a T shirt in the same heat to me.

[45 Forever]

In cooler months I can get away with a 1911 but normally it my 24/7 compact 45. Or my XD-9 with a IWB for both. I'm a good size guy so I can hide pretty much what I need.

[SPLAT]

Bigger is better
In all seriousness... I pack full size for the better accuracy potential (longer sight radius)...
The right holster will make packing more discrete and comefortable.