hammerklavier
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Go to ballistics by the inch and compare the 380 rb vs 9mm rb, both have 2.9 inch barrels. The 9mm is better, but not by much - a mathematician knows the difference, but I doubt an assailant would.
I also wonder about other factors, controlability, and HP expansion. 380 should have the edge in both of these areas for tiny barrel lengths.
If I had won the lottery I probably would have picked up a Rohrbaugh R380 just to practice with - it is the same trigger, same MOA as the R9, just minus the recoil.
You might check the Sig 938. Some friends have them and love them. They are a bit bigger than the LCP and a bit smaller than the LC9.
Ok this is where I have to disagree with you.Just a story...
I had a Colt Mustang that I purchased for my wife. She had a purse with an inner pocket that fit the Mustang perfectly. So I thought "Wow - that's great, she can just keep it in this pocket."
She was going on a business trip, She watched me load the Mustang, and put it cocked and locked in the purse pocket.
When she came back, I opened the pocket and took the Mustang out, the safety was down. It was still cocked. My wife hadn't touched the pistol, hadn't even gone into that purse pocket at all. When I saw the safety off, a chill went down my spine.
I have no idea how long she was carrying the pistol around cocked with the safety off.
So no matter how well a purse pocket (or any pocket) fits a gun, it still needs a holster, IMO, a rigid holster that covers the trigger for sure. One that prevents the safety from being bumped is even better.
I've heard that the Sig has a much more positive detent than the Colt Mustang, but the other thing is, since 1985 the only gun I've really practiced with is the HK P7M8. Gripping a gun and pulling the trigger is basically what I do with the P7M8, I could learn to flip safeties up, down or around but I elected not to.