When it comes to the ever expanding world of micro 9mm pistols for concealed carry you've got quite a lot of options outside of The Usual Suspects like Glock Sig and Smith and Wesson there are a lot of peripheral manufacturers submitting their own compact designs so join us as we explore the very best micro 9mm pistols on the market today a 1911.

Legend joins the ranks of the Striker Fired subcompact 9mm with the Kimber R7 moo is it any good yes it seems so and we love the slide that's ready for Red Dot sights but it comes standard with trium night sights as well the glass filed nylon frame has a stainless steel Central block and the slide is stainless with a black fnc finish the pistols.

Controls are fully ambidextrous and each moo ships with one flush fitting 11 round magazine plus an extended 13 round mag Kimber offers the moo with a crimson trace optic already installed too but the standard Optics ready model has an MSRP of $599 up next is the Smith and Wesson M&P Shield plus configured similarly to the.

Old model the plus has a distinctive capacity Advantage with 13 plus one on board that's more than enough to handle nearly any life or death situation Smith and Wesson offers two models of the pistol standard and a doed up version from its performance center the goods on the ladder besides having a souped up trigger the pistol's Optics ready and.

Even available with the factory installed Crimson Trace Red Dot there's quite a price difference with the standard running $499 and the PC model 630 has the Hellcat Micro Compact dethrown the Sig yes finally we think that Hellcat OSB is the king of the highest capacity Micro Compact handguns.

Not everybody will agree and they might have valid reasons for the small package dispute but for us the versatility and level of engineering that goes into this h cat Micro Compact 6-in polymer pistol take it to the top the hcat OSB comes with Optics cut for a new micro Red Dot Optics that could well be the hex wasp that seems like Overkill but a lot of.

Older Shooters have discovered the beauty of a 9mm handgun paired with a snag free reflex sight it goes to town on the slide work with the Hellcat OSP and adaptive grip texture compared to the likes of Glock it's a nicer grip angle and that adaptive grip texturing is better than the old grip Zone especially with the flush fit magazine.

You can opt for a pinky extension mag or more rounds as for that staggered almost double stack magazine capacity it's a clever thing indeed this is best-in-class capacity and that's a big selling point as is the Dual captive recoil spring that helps contain the muzzle flip we love the Springfield Armory Hellcat micro 9mm pistols harder.

Than most here and it's a great choice for your everyday carry in matte black or desert FD e the SIG P 365 changed the game and was the Undisputed champion of its own new genre for a good long time the p365x macro could still be the best micro 9mm pistol to be honest but it costs a lot more the little Sig redefined pistol packaging and has since.

Evolved into a lineup in its own right the p365 XL and p365x macro are all stars a little further up the scale in the compact class now this micro 9mm pistol is still The Benchmark for the sector in many many ways it boasts 10 plus1 capacity with its flush fit magazine and the option to U on tap to 13 Rounds with an extended.

Mag it has x-ray 3 Day Night Sights comes in at 1 in in width and weighs 17.8 Oz hard to beat with a price tag of $599 Ruger joins the micro 9mm Fray with a pint-sized pistol that has the stuff to contain 10 more than anything the Striker Fired Max 9 offers up excellent capacity in a small package feeding off 12 round extended capacity and 10 round.

Flush fit magazines the 3.2in barreled gun is excellently executed with aggressive texturing on all grip faces and ample cocking serration on the slide it's a modern take on the concealed carry pistol to boot boasting a slide cut compatible with a wide selection of Red Dot Optics that's plenty for a gun with a price tag of.

$589 want a budget friendly Micro Compact the Taurus gx4 is an affordable shootable pistol that outperforms its price point in many ways it's a semi-automatic Striker Fired pistol with a polymer frame but like the p365 it has a fully removable fire control group this micro 9mm concealed carry handgun comes with 11 and 13 round.

Magazines and has a somewhat heavy but clean braking trigger for the price it's nothing to complain about it has an alloy steel slide and stainless barrel with a slick DLC finish the tooro acronym stands for Taurus Optics ready option and it's a nicely executed layout the pistols come with a cover plate installed and the rmsc compatible Optics.

Mounting cut has removable pillars that make the gun compatible with some Optics that don't have both sets of recesses you can also go for the Taurus gx4 XL which is a longer version of the high capacity Micro Compact handgun in the same vein as the p365 XL and Hellcat Pro okay so some of y'all yelled at us in the comments for originally excluding.

The Glock from our list so here we are the g43x adopts that oh so familiar Glock aesthetic although in a much smaller package than your standard g17 being more minuscule than some of its siblings means that you're limited to a 10 plus 1 capacity it measures about 6 in in overall length with a barrel at 3.41 in weightwise you're.

Looking at just over 23 Oz like pretty much every other tiny gun on our list there's some snap to this gun when fired again to be expected though that said it feels more controllable than the Sig p365 in my opinion though overall how does it shoot like a Glock meaning it does what it was supposed to do reliably and consistently but did you really.

Expect something else FN has a Strong pedigree of 9mm fighting pistols and the reflex promises to uphold their reputation it's a polymer framed semi-automatic pistol but like a few others it's fired by an internal Hammer rather than a striker system it comes with 11 and 15 round magazines which put it firmly in line with other.

Contemporary micros it has a good trigger and a reversible magazine release but not an ambidextrous slide stop the frame has a combination of stipple and more coarse texturing and facilitates a secure grip the slides rounded so it doesn't snag and the pistol comes with three dot iron sights and trium front sight the rmd version of.

The Reflex comes Optics ready with an rmsc optic cut if you're already a fan of fn's full size or compact pistol this will be a great one to check out CZ USA's entry into the 9mm micro Market is P10s a 12 plus one shot Striker Fired pistol with a fiber reinforced polymer frame the pistol has a 3.5 in barrel and is just 6.6 in overall length the gun is.

1.26 in wide and weighs 24.4 Oz the basic frame is black but it can be had in optional OD green or Flat Dark Earth for an extra charge the only external safety is on the trigger and the pistol has a new reversible magazine release sights include a trium front sight for low light nighttime use and the rear is serrated to eliminate glare there's also.

An OP optic ready version give Smith and Wesson credit for daring to be different with a hammer fired pistol approach to the 9mm concealed carry pistol it's good to see options and we applaud Smith and Wesson for reworking the frame to create new Semitic 9mm pistols is it the Best in Class well there aren't many real Rivals honestly so yes is the Smith and&.

Wesson CSX the best micro 9mm pistol that's a different question and the answer is probably no you get a frame mounted thumb safety secondary trigger safety and a flat face trigger extended mag release and the option to carry cocked and locked with the Smith and Wesson it's an aluminum alloy frame in stainless slide and Barrel that just.

Kind of works we like the Smith and Wesson CSX micro compacts a lot and we think you might too