Redcoat3340
Member
I feel like I'm missing (out) on something.
I've got a bunch of 9's (Smiths, Berettas, Taurus, Stars) and some .38 specials; couple .22's and one 7.65 PP clone (by FEG). My carry guns are a S&W Shield and S&W .38 J frame (with a Smith 908 and Taurus 85 as alternatives).
I keep reading about the latest and greatest .380's and some of the older ones are handsome looking pistols. But I can't quite figure out why I should buy one.
9 is plenty of firepower (for me) for a carry gun and if I need pocket carry the .38 is good enough. So where does a 380 fit in?
(I decided that in my dotage .45 recoil was unpleasant and gave my .45's to my sons; I tried a couple of 32 acp's (Berettas and a 1922 Browning) and really, really disliked their nasty little recoil; and I had two Maks and traded them away a couple of years ago as they didn't seem to fit into my "collection" and were no fun to shoot.
But every time I counter surf at the LGS or on Gunbroker, or read the latest gun rag, there's some nice little 380 saying "buy me."
What am I missing here? Help me get over my resistance to 380 and enable me into further debt.
I've got a bunch of 9's (Smiths, Berettas, Taurus, Stars) and some .38 specials; couple .22's and one 7.65 PP clone (by FEG). My carry guns are a S&W Shield and S&W .38 J frame (with a Smith 908 and Taurus 85 as alternatives).
I keep reading about the latest and greatest .380's and some of the older ones are handsome looking pistols. But I can't quite figure out why I should buy one.
9 is plenty of firepower (for me) for a carry gun and if I need pocket carry the .38 is good enough. So where does a 380 fit in?
(I decided that in my dotage .45 recoil was unpleasant and gave my .45's to my sons; I tried a couple of 32 acp's (Berettas and a 1922 Browning) and really, really disliked their nasty little recoil; and I had two Maks and traded them away a couple of years ago as they didn't seem to fit into my "collection" and were no fun to shoot.
But every time I counter surf at the LGS or on Gunbroker, or read the latest gun rag, there's some nice little 380 saying "buy me."
What am I missing here? Help me get over my resistance to 380 and enable me into further debt.