What is your favorite .380ACP?

[kokapelli]

I rate the P238 and the Bersa thunder even. Each for a different purpose, but both great guns.

 

[Armor Snail]

CZ83

 

[rskent]

Another vote for the Sig 238. Soft shooting, night sights.
Sig out mustang-ed Colt on this one.

 

[9 fingers]

CZ 83, but also like the Mauser HSc allot, and have 3 of them.
9 fingers

 

[loose noose]

David E, I do believe it is a Heckler Koch, however it was imported by Harrington & Richardson probably sometime in the early 1950's.

 

[Paul7]

The new Colt Mustang Pocketlite, it is comfortable to shoot, reliable and accurate.

 

[DirksterG30]

My Kahr P380

 

[C0untZer0]

I really want the Tanfoglio FT-9. It is a full sized pistol, firing the 380 AUTO. I think it has the longest barrel of any 380 pistol, (besides the Cobray)

 

[Gordon]

Original R 51 Remington.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Laugh if you want but I like my Bersa 380's. Well enough that I bought 5 of them! Now, go ahead and laugh.

 

[bannockburn]

My Colt Mustang would have to be my all-time favorite. Easy to shoot, extremely reliable, accurate enough for the job at hand, and perfect for concealed carry.

 

[Gary A]

Laugh if you want but I like my Bersa 380's. Well enough that I bought 5 of them! Now, go ahead and laugh.

Would never laugh at that. Bersas are pretty nice pistols and have a passionate following. I have owned them and liked them and might own one again when I find a plain-jane blued Thunder 380. Bersas and alloy 230/232s both have aluminum feed ramps which I could do without but I lke Bersas a lot.

 

[Armor Snail]

I really want the Tanfoglio FT-9. It is a full sized pistol, firing the 380 AUTO. I think it has the longest barrel of any 380 pistol, (besides the Cobray)

That's gotta be fun to shoot.

 

[Waveski]

Gotta go with this tried and true , - the COOL factor!

 

[Upstater]

Mine would be ppk/s in ss, only wish I could find more magazines with the finger rests, they've become like hen's teeth!

 

[weblance]

Ive had four .380s. Ive kept two. Ive sold my LCP and my Sig 238. Ive kept my Bresa Thunder and my LC380. The Sig was a nice pistol, but I got a great trade for it, a 3" Ruger GP100. My LCP, I didnt care for, it was unreliable. I traded it for a Sig Trailside.

My wife has the LC380 and shoots it great. My Bersa Thunder is an excellent pistol. Reliable and accurate. One of the best 380s for the money, period.

 

[philbo]

My Kahr P380 has been on the top of my 380 list lately

 

[Jim NE]

My approach is to ask this question - what can the .380 cartridge do better than other calibers? What advantage does it have?

The basic answer I come up with is this: It can be used in guns that are physically smaller than guns chambered for other large caliber centerfire handgun rounds. Therefore, it makes sense to capitalize on that advantage. So the Ruger LCP is the .380 I use the most.

My inexpensive Hi Point .380 is surprisingly accurate, given it's price, and being so heavy, it has minimal recoil. It's size keeps it from being a good choice, however - it doesn't make use of the .380's main advantage.

 

[Bexar]

I've owned a .380 Government. The magazine release kept getting pushed when it was in my pocket and the mag would be released. I've also had a Sig P230 and a PPK and PPK/S. The PPK and S would only feed FMJ ball reliably. Owned KelTecs but didn't care for the trigger pull. Went back to the P230 even though the manual of arms seemed cumbersome.

 

[Dr.Rob]

Colt Government 380 in stainless.

 

[amd6547]

Beretta 84F...the best 380 I have shot.

 

[TRX]

My favorite .380? That'd be my M11A1. Thirty years on, it's still a kick to flip the selector to "FULL" and do the bullet hose thing.

On the other hand, I carry my Ruger LCP every day. It's an item of clothing, like my socks.

I don't have to worry about finding .380 ammunition. I have buckets of brass and components and my wife does the reloading for .380.

 

[Dframe]

Stainless steel Walther PP/k. Been shooting it for over twentyfive years now.

 

[Gun Master]

Favorite .380

If I were to buy a .380 today, it would be the Bersa Thunder.

I like the Walther PPK, but carries a high price tag. Didn't they fix the problem of a broken firing pin, that early models had, when dry firing ?

 

[Sergei Mosin]

The only .380 around this place is my wife's P238. Soft shooting, accurate and easy to carry, and the manual safety makes her happy. What's not to love?