Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Do you carry a .380?

If you do carry a .380, I am honestly interested in your reason why you do so.

What firearm did you choose and how do you carry said weapon?

Kahr P380, got it when they first came out (2009?).
Keep it in a DeSantis pocket pouch.
I carry it when in a very low threat environment or when something larger would be too obvious. It all depends on where I'll be and what I'll be wearing.

Ditto..

I do not. I tried it for a while in a Ruger LCP and found the grip to be so small it was difficult to maintain a consistent grip shot to shot if I were in a hurry. I went from there to a Ruger LCR in 357 mag, but I mostly carry 38 +P loads in that but as things have heated up with terrorists, I've gone to an S&W 6906. I carry it OWB Jack Davis Leather holster.

I have a .380 - AMT Backup - that is my "any gun is better than no gun", gun. Goes places a 1911 .45 could not.

Walther PPK. Desantis holster. For times when a Glock 26 or 1911 commander could not be hidden well enough.

I bought a Sig P238 just before the P938 was announced. As soon as I got my hands on the P938, the P238 was gone. I carried them both in a pocket holster. Now, even the P938 is gone.

I had an AMT .380 DAO and carried it some - until I got to try the (then new) K-T .380.That's when I realized that a little .380 needn't kick so hard. Figured out soon after that for the same size package and less weight, I could have a 9mm - that still didn't kick so hard. Sold it soon after. No more .380 for me.

So what replaced the 938???

A Ruger LCP in a pocket holster. Like others have said, it's the gun I have on me when I don't want to carry a gun. I live and work in a low threat environment so only having the 380 is usually enough. If I'm even going to Idaho Falls, I upsize.

I carry a Kahr P-380 and an extra 7 round magazine loaded with Underwood Extreme Penetrators in a Desantis Super Fly holster ALL THE TIME. If I am going to town, I also carry either a 44 Special, a .357 magnum, or a .45 ACP Colt or Kimber. If I am going to town after dark I also take along a 12 gage with a 9 round extended magazine loaded with No. 4 buck shot and something special for the REALLY BAD guys, but I can't talk about it here.

I'd love to know where your "town" is, if only so I can avoid it.

I've got a Ruger LCP with me at all times. I'm not supposed to have a gun in my service truck, but when I have to do service calls late at night in questionable areas, a 380 in a pocket holster is so much easier to hide than anything bigger.

A Glock 43. It is a little bigger but a more durable, versatile firearm that still fits in my jeans pocket.

Occasionally. A Colt Pony in a IWB holster.

I do so mostly because I like to try different firearms. I don't have the concerns some others express about its .380 chambering for self defense if that is part of the question. Then of course, the G-43 came out.

I chose a G-43. I like Glocks and found it shot better for me than my PF-9 or P-32. It serves as a weak side pocket carry gun for the most part. Another use is in light shorts in summer. I also have a belt slide, an IWB and an Alien IWB rig for it. I added Ghost magazine extensions to a couple magazines for more capacity when desired. Fun to fool with and a couple of friends have fired it and liked it well enough to spend money on one.

Bob, Did you run out of cast bullets for your 29?

Next time you go to town you might want to look in on Charles Bronson and see if he needs any reinforcements.

I'd also love some pictures...

Here is a 12 gauge with extention magazine when I was turkey hunting last week. The shotgun has a 21 inch barrel. I have three 12 gauge auto's, but I like this Remington 1100 with the 21 inch barrel best for hunting turkey's. That particular shotgun has a seven round extention magazine because a longer one would be longer than the barrel. That gun has a special extended extra full "turkey choke" screwed in it or the magazine tube would be the same length as the barrel.



Here is one I keep in my bed room. Since it'll be used inside at close range, I keep it loaded with 1 1/2 ounces of copper plated BB's just for giggles. This one has a seven round magazine.



Here are the 44 special, 44 magnum, 357 magnum, a couple 380's and three 1911's . It all depends on how I feel when I go to town as to what I carry with me and how late I am going to stay out. But I ALWAYS have the Kahr .380 and I usually take along the 44 special. It is loaded with 200 grain wad cutters seated backwards and cast hard and they come out of the barrel at 1000 FPS, so it ain't no push over.



Here is a close up of the sights on my Kimber and a box of those Underwood Extreme Penetrators for the .380's. But I can't show you the "BAD BOY" surprise because then it wouldn't be a surprise. HAR!!!

Ruger LCP with a Crimson Trace laserguard in a pocket holster. Why? I'm lazy and a light 380 is better than no gun. When out in the woods or riding my ATV I carry a S&W M65 or SIG P220 open carry.

Been known to tote either a Colt MK IV Series 80 Government .380 or a Glock 42, they are easy to hide in hot FL weather. Also I live in a reasonably peaceful area. The longer barrels give the .380 to build a bit more velocity than the little pocket pistols, I carry them in a "Remora" IWB.

When headed to bigger places a Colt Commander .45 usually gets the nod.