New 380 to me, now magged out

[Peter M. Eick]

The stainless gov 380 was a recent addition so I can save my older one from wear and tear carrying it and the soft steel in the top end. I finally got enough mags for it in Stainless Steel.

I know I could tap into my blued mag collection, but come on. Blued mags in a Stainless gun? What's the point. Just get another half a dozen mags and we are good to go. I make it a rule that I have to have enough mags so I can load a 50 round box and shoot it in one go on an autoloader.

So now I have a stainless gov 380 for the times that the 238 is just a bit too thick.

I have sort of given up routine carry of my big 380's.



These guys just got new recoil springs from Brownells so I had them out and they are now nice and ready to go. The springs were getting a bit soft from use so I did not want to batter the frame. These guys tend to be used for car guns or travel. Sometimes you just need more rounds then 6 or 7 per mag.

 

[Hometeached1]

Very nice! Like you Beretta's as well. Is the blued one a 83 or 84? Saw a 83 (I believe) for $400 at a LGS.

 

[rskent]

Sweet. I am so jealous.

 

[horsemen61]

They All look nice to me

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

Dude...*DrOoL!*

Thanks for sharing the pix!!

VooDoo

 

[Peter M. Eick]

The Beretta is an 84F, it maybe and 84FS but I would have to pull the original box to be sure. The difference is the safety but I forget the details. I believe mine is an 84F because I can "half on" the safety and it goes into a cocked and locked mode. If I click it the full way on it drops the hammer and disables the trigger. I don't think the "half on" mode was designed intentionally. It was removed in the 84FS if I understand it correctly.

For me though, just click it all the way on or all the way off.

The pictures were due to me playing with the close up on the Nikon. Normally I shoot with a cheap Canon S5 which has great macro modes, but its color balance is poor under my cheap fluorescent lights. I have yet to solve that so I tried the nikon out today.

One comment. While I bought the 84f first, shot it the most (3776 rounds), I actually prefer the BDA due to the hammer and feel of the gun as it is smoother for carry. The sights are terrible though, where the 84f's are quite good.

 

[pendennis]

Peter, that Beretta is a very nice looking pistol. The Browning BDA "ain't no slouch", either.

A few weeks ago, I passed on a CZ83, in .380, because it was just too heavy to consider for carry.

As to the Colts, you can never have too many mags.

 

[Snowdog]

Yes, I agree... very nice group of photos!

 

[Lucky Derby]

Very sweet. I'm particularly fond of the Colts.

 

[bannockburn]

Nice .380 family you've got there! Currently I have a Colt Mustang, SIG P238, and a KelTec P3AT in my stable. Years ago I also had a Colt Government .380, a Beretta Model 84, and a Model 85. All of them were great guns.

 

[ghitch75]

i like Gov. models too.....and others..

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Nice. A real Colt 380. I have been looking for one just to flesh out the collection. I have seen several earlier ones, but I want a later 1930's vintage with the better safety system.

I still have not bought a mustang as I have a 238 instead.

As to the comment above about the weight. I found with a tailored holster the BDA/84F was an easy carry with the aluminum frame. It is easy to carry and not that heavy which is why I carried for years. Then I got fatter and the gun did not get skinnier until I made the gun get skinnier until vice versa kicks in. (As if...)

 

[amd6547]

I bought an 84F a few months ago.
I find it to be a pretty easy carry.
Sure would like to find a set of those Farrar grips you have on your 84.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I bought them from Beretta of all places on their website one day. I have had them maybe 10 or 12 years.