The Colt 2000, of which I had a hand in testing for the DOJ, was the worst Colt I ever fired bar none. It's something I hope my enemy is carrying.The Colt 2000 is a lock breach but in a full size 9mm. First I can think of. Colt Mustang for another, and the S&W Bodyguard .380
The Colt 2000, of which I had a hand in testing for the DOJ, was the worst Colt I ever fired bar none. It's something I hope my enemy is carrying.
Being smaller isn't really the goal here, I would like something with some size to it to make it easier to shoot.The Colt Mustang, Sig P238, and the Kimber Micro are all locked breech and smaller than the Rock Island but larger than the Kel-Tec P3AT.
They're nice guns, but while I'm not looking to use it as a carry gun, I would still like whatever .32 or .380 I'm looking to get to have the potential to be one.There are high end .32 target guns. Pardini, Walther, etc if that fits you need. Not cheap but can find deals at times and are a LOT of fun even if you're not trying to go to the Olympics.
Yes, looking for locked breech for recoil reduction. I have the 81, it doesn't have much recoil, but I'd like to know if there are any other .32 or .380 ACP pistols that are a similar size (preferably a bit thinner than the 81) and have less recoil due to being locked breech? The entire point is I want lowest possible recoil in a pistol with good sights and a decent trigger.The Beretta 80s series are straight blowback. I assume the OP wants locked breach to reduce recoil? I can tell you despite being straight blowback the Beretta 81 in 32 acp has zero recoil. Feels like shooting a 22LR. The grip is also large enough for your full hand.
While true, it's universally accepted that a locked breech pistol has less recoil than an equivalent blowback does. The Colt 1903 doesn't have much recoil due to its weight and I could accept more weight for this gun, but the 1903 has truly awful sights.My Colt .32 is not a hard kicker, a .32 doesn't have to be locked breech to be mild.
The best .32 I could find with sights that were acceptable was the Beretta 81. I feel I could get less recoil with a locked breech, even in .380.
Just so you are aware, a Browning 1911-.380 kicks a whole bunch more than a Beretta 81 despite the breech being locked. I had both, and still have the Beretta, if that tells you anything.
That's a surprise to me. My 1911-380 kicks hardly at all. I've never shot the Beretta, but in my estimation for the 1911-380 to kick a whole bunch more the Beretta would have just about zero kick at all.
The S&W 380EZ sounds like it might be what the OP is looking for. I have one and highly recommend it.
What ammo are you using? Maybe I only found ammo that kicked too much? It seemed to me that the 1911-380 was a fair bit snappier than my CZ-75 compact, and that wasn't what I was looking for, so down the road it went.
Also, yes! The Beretta 81 kicks barely more than a .22.
I'm hoping for a chance to handle a S&W EZ sometime. I've been spoiled by single action autos, how is the trigger? I know it is hammer fired (unlike the Shield and full size M&Ps), but that doesn't actually mean it has a good trigger. Do you have anything against which you can compare the trigger?