Quality alternatives to an LCP?

[Jeff H]

I didn't read all the comments so this may have been said, but the LCP and the LCP2 are completely different in terms of feel, and trigger pull. The LCP2 handles like a bigger gun while still slipping in the front picket of my 505 jeans. My personal favorite carry gun is the P365, but that is a little too big for me to consider it a pocket gun.

The original LCP/Bodyguard/P3AT used that D/A trigger pull. The LCP 2 has the hammer mostly cocked so the trigger pull is much shorter.

 

[bannockburn]

Speedo66

My only problem with it is I never trained with a handgun whose safety had to be manually clicked off, just revolvers and Glocks. Unfortunately, that was a deal breaker for me.

Ahh...then you don't know what you've been missing all these years!

Just kidding!

Back when I was getting started with semi-autos you basically had your choice between Colt Governments and Colt Combat Commanders. There was also the Browning Hi-Power along with occasional sightings of S&W Model 39s, Walther P38s, Lugers, Stars, and Astras and various smaller size pistols, like the Walther PPK/s, Mauser HSc, and Beretta Model 1934. But mainly SAO semi-autos ruled the roost and that's what I became accustomed to over the years. I tried numerous DA/SA guns but I never cared for the ones with slide mounted safeties or decockers.

Nowadays I find myself pretty much going with striker-fired, polymer frame pistols with a couple of Glocks and a couple of SIGs being my most recent acquisitions.

 

[desmobob]

Kahr

 

[OrangePwrx9]

You don't want anything pretty in the Police evidence locker.

 

[jar]

The Beretta 80 series in .380 pretty much ruined the experience with the really little .380s for me. The slight step up in size simply made the .380 so much easier to shoot and shoot accurately repeatedly. Yes, they were too big for most pockets but still small enough to conceal relatively easily. I had and still have the Sig P23, S&W Bodyguard 380, the Remington RM380, Beretta Pico (actually my sister has it right now) and also had an LCP 380 and while they all worked and were small enough to pocket carry, none were ones I actually wanted to or enjoyed shooting.

Today though there are lots of .380s in similar size configuration to the Beretta 80 series but lighter, easier to rack, easier to field strip and in both hammer fired and striker configurations. Recently I've been carrying my S&W .380EZ which is an 8 + 1 single stack hammer fired pistol. I also like the Ruger Security .380 which is a 10 or 15 + 1 double stack. From Walther there is the PK380 and CCP M2 380. The former is hammer fired while the later is striker fired.

 

[FruitCake]

I’ve been through quite a few of the recommendations and finally settled on the G42. Bigger than the LCP but worth the trade off and run I run a lot of +P 380 no issues.

 

[WisBorn]

https://www.handgunhero.com/compare/glock-g42-vs-ruger-lcp-ii



I like my LCPII, but think the LCP Max is a better choice with more capacity a better extractor and reversible magazine release

 

[commygun]

The Remington RM380 for sure. Metal frame, so a few extra ounces, but not so you’d notice in the pocket. It carries like the LCP, but manages to feel like a lot more gun. Restrike, too.

 

[armoredman]

My pocket gun is an EC9S, great little pistol in 9mm. Wife's is a CZ P-10M, another great micro gun.

 

[Atavar]

No love for the PPK?

 

[jar]

No love for the PPK?

None whatsoever. Some love for the PP in 7.65 and the PPK/S in 22lr but only contempt for the PPK.

 

[Tallball]

As others have said...

My Colt Government Model is a joy to shoot, but all of my carry pieces are DAO with no safety, because of the KISS principal. I really like shooting the little 1911-type 380's and 9mm's, but they're just range toys to me.

The tiny 380's like the LCP are not a joy to shoot, but I can shoot them well enough for SD. They also weigh 11 oz (or w/e) and will fit in a shirt pocket. I prefer my revolvers, but sometimes an LCP will be more accessible due to my clothing/activities.

I have PP and PPK clones and would not prefer to carry them: big, heavy, terrible DA triggers, safeties, cutting-edge technology in the 1930's.

 

[Speedo66]

You don't want anything pretty in the Police evidence locker.

That would be my least concern if I had to use a firearm in a self defense situation.

Possibly spending a chunk of my life in the Graybar Hotel and attorney’s fees would dominate my thinking.

 

[Snowdog]

I have a Taurus TCP and a Taurus Spetrum that's close in size. Inexpensive and reliable, hard to beat.

 

[Armored farmer]

The thing is...a LCP is pretty hard to beat as a discreet carry gun or a bug.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Keep an eye out for a second hand Rohrbaugh 380 or Remington RM380. A smidge bigger than an LCP, but the same size as an LCP Max.

https://www.guns.com/news/review/rohrbaugh-r380-review-what-the-r9-shouldve-been

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...igger-than-original-lcp.916655/#post-12566540

This was my thought. The RM380 is a really nice little pistol, much more refined, and the aluminum frame makes it only a couple ounces heavier than an LCP.

 

[entropy]

Let the derision begin. I picked up a TCP 738 for a song, and I have been carrying it since I T&E'd it. I have several different holsters for it; a Remora, works best in the cargo pocket, a Vedder, great for front pocket carry, and a Boraii, OK for pocket, better for deep cover carry. I keep it as a New York reload when carrying the Gx4.