[Paladin]

The CQB Compact, which I own, is much more concealable due to its size, of course. However, that said, if the Les Baer TRS didn't exist, I'd purchase a full size CQB for regular carry. The full and compact are both accurate, reliable, etc. Just the difference in size and what you already own should dictate whether you go for one over the other. The compact is very stable in the hand, for it's size as well.

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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." --Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey, 1816.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

They both shoot well. The compact has a cone barrel with no bushing. This gun only weighs six ounces less than the full-size, so you know that some of the weight lost in the down-sizing was put back into the barrel. It is thick and helps to provide muzzle-end weight.

So the compact is definitely not a lightweight gun, but it is a good down-sized concealable combat gun. I have over 900 rounds through my compact with no problems as long as I have used Wilson mags. Neither my compact nor full-size CQB likes metalform mags.

 

[Paladin]

DoubleNaught--Good description of the barrel and weight of the compact with regard to performance. Your synopsis was right on the money.

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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." --Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey, 1816.

 

[Big Dawg #877]

I also agree completely. Your description mirrors my experience with my Compact CQB.

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"to ride, shoot stright, and speak the truth"

 

[traevin]

Thanks, guys. I'll know soon enough. I just closed the deal on BK's CQB Compact