Originally Posted by SBTCO
Originally Posted by Bristoe
Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush
Many tend to choose handguns that are really Talismans. In other words, they are relying on hope as a strategy.

Yeah,...well, maybe. But a lot of work has gone into small .380s. A .25 or a .32 might be considered a talisman. But I carry a Ruger LCP Max loaded up with 11 rounds of hardcast 100 grain flat points at about 950 fps. It has real sights, a "Glockish" trigger and it's no big trick to deliver rounds at center of mass at 50' with it.

All handguns are a compromise.n But a 100 grain hardcast bullet doing 950 is going in the front and coming out the back regardless of the delivery system involved.

Basically, a .380 is the 21st century ballistic equivalent of a .36 Navy Colt if you can use it effectively.

I consider it a much better fighting tool than the snub J frame .38s that people have been packing for years.


...you can do the same in a J frame with a bullet that's 50% heavier and higher sectional density...how would your LCP be better, other than 5 extra shots to piss off your assailant a little more?

More shots on target quicker. Sectional density contributes nothing once full penetration capability has been reached.

158 grain bullet at 800 fps,....100 grain bullet at 950. The average trash bag isn't going to know the difference.

,...and most people will be able to shoot an LCP Max much better than they can a snub .38.