The Lone Haranguer
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How about an autoloader whose slide need never be racked? The Beretta 86 .380 has a tipup barrel, a slender grip, light (albeit somewhat long to reach) DA trigger pull, or the DA trigger can be bypassed and carried cocked and locked with ambidextrous frame mounted safety levers. It is not little, being about the same size as a semi-compact 9mm; it must be carried in a holster (especially if cocked and locked), not loose in a purse; and the .380 cartridge from its four-inch barrel is probably on par with a .38 Special when the latter is fired from a two-inch barrel.
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