I've had a BDA-380 for decades. It's a beautiful "little" gun.... I say "little" because it's still a pistol, but by today's standards it's not particularly little! When I compare its size to my 9mm HK USP for instance... well, the BDA isn't very small. It is certainly a pleasure to shoot though! After not shooting it for a number of years, I pulled it out about 6 months ago and took it to the range. I had forgotten how nice it is. I happen to have an additional slide assembly (complete) and barrel, designated as a "new model" slide. It's very slightly narrower than the slides on the older BDA-380s. It gives the pistol a slightly more lean look, although not by much. My wife likes shooting it as well - part of that may be because the slide is a bit easier to manipulate since it's a straight blow-back action. In single action, the trigger is quite nice on mine as well. If I could change one thing, it would be the hammer-dropping safety. I don't care for that, but in the long run it's still a beautiful pistol. Very nicely made.