I was originally thinking about the .38 specials. A friend's mother carries one in her purse and she let me handle it a bit. It felt nice and lightweight.

But to answer the pocket question, on the majority of my jeans, no. I have to carry my cell phone in the back pocket because I wear more or less tight jeans. I dunno, just the way I like them. In the winter I could keep it in a coat pocket and in the summer I primarily wear cut off camo shorts so there's no space issue there. It''s mostly on the jeans.