I am thinking of picking up either the Ruger LCP or the Kel-tec p3at as a gun to take running and cycling.
When I was younger I was very active running about 6 miles every day, or cycling about 40. Three years ago I hurt my knee in an accident and haven't been able to do this since. Two weeks ago I finally had surgery to repair the damage to my knee, and the Dr. says that I should be able to start running and biking again in about 4 weeks, when I finish my Physical Therapy. which is good Good news. back in my pre-injury days I had a couple run ins with stray dogs and such. Now that I am into shooting, have a ccw, etc. I would like to get a small auto to carry while running. I have been looking at the ruger and kel tec as they are the lightest and smallest available in .380.
So I guess my question is will the ruger stand up to regular sweat baths with its blue finish or should I go with the hard chrome kel tec? I can get the ruger from buds right now, but I cant find anyone that has a chrome p3at. Should I wait and search for the kel tec locally and at gun shows?
I'm afraid that the Ruger will rust out even with regular oiling etc, just due to the volume of sweat (I'm a sweaty guy, and these 100 degree days in Georgia aren't helping).
so... what do you think?
(P.S. sorry about the long post, I guess I'm a little excited about getting back on the bike, literally and figuratively)
When I was younger I was very active running about 6 miles every day, or cycling about 40. Three years ago I hurt my knee in an accident and haven't been able to do this since. Two weeks ago I finally had surgery to repair the damage to my knee, and the Dr. says that I should be able to start running and biking again in about 4 weeks, when I finish my Physical Therapy. which is good Good news. back in my pre-injury days I had a couple run ins with stray dogs and such. Now that I am into shooting, have a ccw, etc. I would like to get a small auto to carry while running. I have been looking at the ruger and kel tec as they are the lightest and smallest available in .380.
So I guess my question is will the ruger stand up to regular sweat baths with its blue finish or should I go with the hard chrome kel tec? I can get the ruger from buds right now, but I cant find anyone that has a chrome p3at. Should I wait and search for the kel tec locally and at gun shows?
I'm afraid that the Ruger will rust out even with regular oiling etc, just due to the volume of sweat (I'm a sweaty guy, and these 100 degree days in Georgia aren't helping).
so... what do you think?
(P.S. sorry about the long post, I guess I'm a little excited about getting back on the bike, literally and figuratively)
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