I’m really digging the feel of the SP-01, but interested in the P-01 as well as a CC.
CC is where the "rubber hits the road". IMHO, that's what makes the
entire difference.
• At the time of its release, the
P01 was the second most tested gun ever. Second only to the handguns that went through the US Defense Department's testing of the 1911 replacement, the 9mm Beretta. 30,000 round life minimum. All sorts of drop testing, temperature testing, shooting ergonomics testing, hit factors, overall weight, round capacity, etc, etc for European police duty. You'd do well to research this part. It's VERY impressive.
• The
SP01 was the follow-on gun, available in
decocker or safety versions. While both were intended as LEO guns, it's definitely
not an all-day carry gun weight.
This is a tactical response team gun. Meant for occasional carry, with its increased weight delivering optimal hit placement. It is not a good gun for civilian CC, because fully loaded, it's simply too heavy. It's loaded weight, while comforting at the range in competition, simply becomes a liability to effective daily concealment.
Bottom line, if your primary concern is
effective and comfortable concealment, then the P01 is your gun. Simply put, after a week with an SP01 you would start looking for times
not to carry it.
Which, of course, defeats your intended use.PS. If you want the larger range SP-01 size, in the lower carry weight of the P01, and cannot afford both guns, then look at the newest versions of the P07 as the best "fit for both worlds".
