emilianoksa
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Anyone one whose ever come across one of my posts will know that I'm an Englishman living in Peru.
38sp is the best round I can get here, and revolvers are difficult to come by. Very occasionally a Smith and Wesson pops up but at astonomical price - as if they weren't expensive enough in the States - but most revolvers are cheap Argentian offerings.
There will be some Taurus snubbies available in the New Year, which will sell for about $700, and from what I've read, buying a Taurus can be a bit risky, due to quality control issues.
An alternative would be a new Russian Makarov in 380 or 9mm Mak, with combat sites, at about $400. These are always available and popular.
I know revolvers are generally more reliable than pistols, but the Mak has a good reputation as semi-autos go, and some of the Taurus revolvers have been known to seize up.
What would you do?
I love the CZ 83 but the thick grip would probably cause printing issues- not so bad in the winter, but for six months of the year here it's stricty t-shirt weather.
I have a couple of guns for range use, and a pump shotgun for home defence, but have never considered carrying before. However there has been quite an increase in armed crime recently and the criminals in this city don't hesitate to kill. All handgun licenses here require you to pass a little marksmanship test (15metres) and come automatically with concealed carry permission.
I know 380 is not considered a good stopping round, but the kind of scenarios that develop here tend to be at very close range indeed. Surely at a few feet, even a couple of 380s to the torso would make an attacker stop and think - provided you could get them off fast enough.
Neither Maks not snubbies have particularly user friendly sights, but the edge might go to the revolver for its better caliber.
I've only come across one 38sp +p load here, and its the UMC leadless cartridge. Do you have any opinion on this cartridge?
I'd love to own a snub nosed revolver, for sentimental reasons, but would a Mak or even a Bersa be more practical?
38sp is the best round I can get here, and revolvers are difficult to come by. Very occasionally a Smith and Wesson pops up but at astonomical price - as if they weren't expensive enough in the States - but most revolvers are cheap Argentian offerings.
There will be some Taurus snubbies available in the New Year, which will sell for about $700, and from what I've read, buying a Taurus can be a bit risky, due to quality control issues.
An alternative would be a new Russian Makarov in 380 or 9mm Mak, with combat sites, at about $400. These are always available and popular.
I know revolvers are generally more reliable than pistols, but the Mak has a good reputation as semi-autos go, and some of the Taurus revolvers have been known to seize up.
What would you do?
I love the CZ 83 but the thick grip would probably cause printing issues- not so bad in the winter, but for six months of the year here it's stricty t-shirt weather.
I have a couple of guns for range use, and a pump shotgun for home defence, but have never considered carrying before. However there has been quite an increase in armed crime recently and the criminals in this city don't hesitate to kill. All handgun licenses here require you to pass a little marksmanship test (15metres) and come automatically with concealed carry permission.
I know 380 is not considered a good stopping round, but the kind of scenarios that develop here tend to be at very close range indeed. Surely at a few feet, even a couple of 380s to the torso would make an attacker stop and think - provided you could get them off fast enough.
Neither Maks not snubbies have particularly user friendly sights, but the edge might go to the revolver for its better caliber.
I've only come across one 38sp +p load here, and its the UMC leadless cartridge. Do you have any opinion on this cartridge?
I'd love to own a snub nosed revolver, for sentimental reasons, but would a Mak or even a Bersa be more practical?
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