I view the 380 as a step down from 9mm. If you just want a smaller gun, then go for it.
Yep, easier recoil and slide cycling would be good reasons too.I agree. Except after church last Sunday, our beautiful daughter showed off her brand new 380 Smith M&P Shield to us. At the advice of her fiancé, she had traded in her almost new 9mm Smith M&P Shield because she said the 9mm kicked harder, and the 380’s slide was easier to rack.
I’m not saying I agree with our daughter’s decision, because to me, her new 380 M&P Shield looked to be about the same size as my own 9mm M&P Shield…which I didn’t have with me to compare. But the decision wasn’t up to me. Besides, I had to admit, her 380 M&P’s slide was super easy to rack.
I’m just glad our daughter has a fiancé who is into guns and wants to make sure his future bride has a gun as a means of protecting herself. BTW, my wife carries a 380 Glock. But that’s because she thinks it’s the most firepower she can easily carry, and handle, in such a small package – like you said.
I carry a Taurus 9mm pt709 slim, a friend of mine said he would sell me his Ruger LCP .380 for $130, was thinking about summer carryWhat is your preferred method of carry? What are your experiences firing either round?
These will interact with the stopping power discussion that will ensue.
If it's in good shape, for $130 I'd buy it. I already have a 9mm, but I've been thinking about a small 380 to try out ankle carry. If I don't like it, -$130 isn't going to put me in the poorhouse.a friend of mine said he would sell me his Ruger LCP .380 for $130
I'm actually thinking about going the other direction. I carry a cw9 now but have been looking at the cw380. Same gun just smaller. It would be for times I feel the cw9 is too big to keep reliably concealed.I carried a .380 for a number of years, but finally upgraded to a 9mm... a Kahr CW9 is the same basic size as my Colt Gov't .380, and weighs less... win/win! Unless you specifically need a pocket pistol, I don't know why you would pick a .380 over a 9mm when the are, generally speaking, about the same size, with the exception being the true pocket pistols like the Kahr CW380
A good friend of mine likes to say, “It ain’t a kidney.”If it's in good shape, for $130 I'd buy it. I already have a 9mm, but I've been thinking about a small 380 to try out ankle carry. If I don't like it, -$130 isn't going to put me in the poorhouse.