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

Besides handguns I keep three shotguns in different place's in the house...not in display mode. This one, another 870 and a Mod. 97 18". I'm not paranoid, just careful.

But I'll bet he wan't able to fight any more after he was shot with it though.

MM

I wanna see a picture of Bob's vest.

I would say you are quite well armed, and coupled with your couple decades of service, a force to be reckoned with.

aluk,

you really got a thread going here...it should surely march onward...


that Taxi stuff nearly put me on the floor--great laughs.



"you boys gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?"



they are a little hard to find, but one of the better made .380 rigs was the Beretta model 70s. all steel, so fairly heavy, and significantly bigger than a Ruger LCP by contrast, so not a real good reason to ever carry one in this day and age.

if you're asking this question for some idea/direction, i'd bet most fellas here will point you towards a good, compact, modern 9mm Lugger....

Yes, the Beretta 70s is a great pistol for a 380...........I still have one that I bought new.

But you're right; might as well carry a comparably sized 9mm today.

MM

Generally I'm more inclined to grab the AR carbine for any sign of trouble with humans.

We live rural, but have several neighbors within stray bullet range. It seems sensible to keep a shotgun handy primarily for critter trouble outdoors, esp after dark. No need to be concerned about projectiles traveling to the neighbors.

I am rather fond of the 870 myself

fire two blasts out the window, as well! I am not making any noise fellas you all do as your compelled.

But when it comes to home defense, I believe that while the racking of a shotgun can be an assertive sound recognized by man and beast alike, it is also akin to yelling out, “Mr. Bad Guy, I am in here and I am armed. Please take your time, contemplate your actions, and if you still decide not to leave my home, you may now figure out how best to assault me!”

I putting a bayonet lug on my 870...

According to 4ager, all of you boys with the shotguns are quote:"Trying to come off as bad asses and picking fights about defensive capabilities. So all of you might want to just knock it off before you end up looking like complete buffons and asses."

But I see that you boys pay about as much attention to him as I do, so carry on.

Here's a 15 second clip of me with my 870 "house" gun. It also works great for rattlesnakes at the Ranch.

Glad to know you've spent your weekend thinking about me, Bob. Considering that you're tracking my posts now, you pay me quite a bit of attention.

I was a bit premature in when you'd make a complete buffoon and a total ass of yourself, though. It came later.

I want to see you shoot a Baby Browning. 1/2 finger on the grip? How did you get your finger in and out of the trigger guard? Those things are tiny, and you ain't.

Hell, given the alternative between being shot by a .25 or having you whoop on them, you might have gotten a surprising number of takers for the .25.

I tried carrying a Para-Ordinance P-12, Detonics Combat Masterpiece, S&W AirLite J frame. After a few hours they were all too big, too heavy, generally uncomfortable no matter how I carried them. Consequently I'd rarely carry. Finally acquired a Seecamp in .380 and now I'm rarely not carrying. Its the smallest .380 available I believe, very well made, a bit pricy but much cheaper than the collection of small guns that came before it. It fits easily in a rear pocket holster the size of a wallet. It is rather unpleasant to shoot, hurts the trigger finger. But if it is needed it is likely to be with me rather than in the gun safe. A .45 would certainly be more effective but I figure anyone receiving a round or two of .380 Silvertips had better seek medical attention rather than continue the altercation.

Exactly my opinion of the Ruger LCP. I can get two mags full out of one before it starts to become unpleasant to shoot. After five or six mags full, and my shooting hand is near useless (along with uncontrollable shaking) for several hours. It's a good pocket gun, though, because you don't care about that when you're going for your gun for life saving purposes, and you can't get much smaller in an effective caliber for carrying in your pants pocket.

That said, I generally don't carry a pocket gun. My regular carry gun is a Glock 17 carried IWB.

MM,

I've read your posts over the past few years, and have gathered from them that you very much advocate the 1911's--and the better ones at that. Astute choices. With that in mind, I wasn't surprised to see that you own a Beretta m 70s, one of the best .380's ever made. All steel, single action, the 1911 style safety, and similar trigger make for good medicine...and like the 1911 system, it is perhaps best utilized by more experienced handgunners who choose to tote the .380 Auto round.

Taking nothing away from the Beretta 70s, H&K P7 K3, or the DA Walther PPKs-- these days--with so many beginners obtaining permits--i think many of them are better off with DAO rigs--and a reasonable share of these folks are even better off with a revolver--due to its simplicity. The trend to develop/miniaturize rigs lately seems to be about one of the hottest things going.

In .380, great rigs that are on the tiny side are the Seecamp, Kahr, Ruger LCP, etc. As much as I like the Seecamp, I prefer it in the .32 instead--and while the Kahr is one of the best rigs, for personal reasons I'll not invest in one...

Not long after the Ruger LCP first came out, I believe it was in the late summer of 2008 that I tried one out. Was surprised to be able to put 5 out of 5 rounds into the inner circle of a paper plate at 20 yards/60 feet offhand, slowfire. Surprised, in that the crude sights actually were milled such that it was "zeroed". The LCP is a fairly good pistol...

Shane's reference to Josey and Taxi got me good, as I could see in my mind's eye that green army coat, and the ridiculous "tire skid" haircut (of course along with a .22 rimfire Escort mistakenly billed in that film as a .25 Auto....)

With advances in the industry, there are many good choices for a suitable .380 Auto--and as the industry continues to advance, the tiny 9 mm's will become even more and more appealing for everyday CC...

Very true, and they have already got the .380's so small and the ammo so hot, it's now difficult to shoot and control some of them. About all you can say about them is they are better than having nothing in your pocket when a bad guy comes around. They are about to get the 9mm's to that same stage. At some point you have to begin to question how far some of this kind of thing can go and if you really want to go there. You might be better off with a slightly larger, heavier, easier to shoot and control pistol, but then, would you then also carry it like you would do a smaller, lighter pistol? That is the question all of us have to decide for ourselves. But you have to ask yourself how much of a compromise can you make on size and weight and still be able to shoot the darn thing well, and if you can't shoot it well, why bother?

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