browningguy
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I have both but usually carry the semiauto, it's thinner and I can actually comfortably carry it in a pocket. Mine are S&W Bodyguard .380 and S&W 642.
http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...egory=Revolver - Edit by ugaarguy - Link goes to a Taurus "Mini" revolver in .380 ACP.
Post #105 is next to useless, as it omits comparative results.
Last week, I compared the .38 Gold Dot Short Barrel to a .380 Gold Dot on water jugs. Both were stopped in jug #3.
The first jug exploded more with the .38, but all else seemed pretty close.
You seem to have dismissed that explosive power demonstrated by the .38 Special. What it did to the first jug is very important, not a side note. Because of that explosive hit they can not be pretty close.Post #105 is next to useless, as it omits comparative results.
Last week, I compared the .38 Gold Dot Short Barrel to a .380 Gold Dot on water jugs. Both were stopped in jug #3.
The first jug exploded more with the .38, but all else seemed pretty close.
That post could be considered useless too as we generally aren't attacked by marauding water jugs.
Bottom line for me, I'd rather carry the .38 Special because I have more confidence in the round. However, I would probably be more apt to consistently carry a .380 because as a general rule they are smaller and easier to comfortably conceal. If I could carry OWB, I'd go with the wheel gun. But most of the time I can't.
It don't matter what gun you choose for carry if you don't actually carry it.
So, everyone should leave home without their 380, even if that means unarmed?My post was deleted because I ignorantly made a political remark. No, wait. I think that was on another thread. Anyway, it's my non-political opinion that a .380 is not a defensive weapon. It certainly is not an offensive weapon. It is popular because of it's size. There is a couple of bold statements to make - but I can back that up and I think I did and I think you can read it if it wasn't deleted. I said before I very much wanted to carry a .380. After much testing over more than a year, I settled on the Buffalo Bore 100 grain hard cast ammo, but even that proved to be very much inferior to even the Critical Defense .22Magnum ammo. For your own sake, think again about carrying a .380. It has no purpose. The many makers sell to those who don't know. It's okay to say that, is it not? It is in the class of "better than no gun at all." You carry for only one reason - you might need to shoot at someone. I pray that time never comes for any of us, but if it does, you will be oh so sorry you chose the .380.