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Express is what I have used. I got the stretchy comfort band for it. I don't like scraping my cuticles and knuckles on the carbon fiber when drawing, so I covered the edge with a strip of moleskin. The non-Express might be more adjustable but the Express is more compact overall.

Bodyguard 2.0 is just incredibly small but it shoots well for me. Nice, easy to pick up iron sights. One of the magazines had a follower installed backwards, but that was easy to fix myself. One failure to feed on the first few rounds through it and has been running fine since. I haven't shot it that much though. Like maybe 200 rounds. It shoots .380acp instead of 9mm, so it's not quite as powerful but I think 10 easy to aim rounds is enough stopping power. Bear in mind James Bond and most European police forces used the even less powerful .32acp for most of the 20th century. Pick out defensive ammo that performed well here https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/#380ACP

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Also with any conceal carry holster I like to attach a wedge of foam on the body side of the holster near the bottom, in order to lever the top grip part of the gun in toward my body.

Phlster Enigma is nice to wear with anything and you can hide the gun in your waistband if you want deep concealment. I think there are homebrew options like it too.

Smallest gun I like is the Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 2.0.

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what a strange place to clip a sling

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Yeah, but I'd definitely go with the III over the II. Mid-length gas system instead of carbine-length, and the handguard is free-floated. So softer shooting and better inherent accuracy. Look for the best price on gun.deals

Also, I think it'd be cool if the gun people on here like you and me could figure out some budget build that we could sticky in the comm. I was thinking a complete upper (upper, barrel, gas system, and handguard), a bolt carrier group, an acceptable cheap lower, a decent lower parts kit with a trigger that isn't terrible. And then maybe like some upgrades, like I like to put BCM BCG (because I really don't want the bolt to break) and LaRue MBT-2S trigger in everything.

I mean that would get someone a better rifle for the money then buying a M&P Sport III, or allow them to build a just-as-capable rifle for cheaper, right?

No worries, thanks for the advice. And I intend this thread to be for the sake of potential new gun owners looking for a first AR-15, so any thoughts and advice are welcome.

The type 56 is shorter yet has a longer barrel, 16.3" vs the car-15 10.5", and also 7.62x39 burns all its powder in about 12 inches of barrel whereas 5.56 needs at least 20.