usnavymasterchief
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This and other forums seem geared toward bigger is better and if you're not tottin' a .45acp you aint tottin' at all. I must admit that through 65 years of life, 32 of which were spent in the military, I too felt that you had to carry a huge "fight stopper". I'm beginning to change my mind. My main carry for several years has been a Kahr K40 which I dearly love but I recently purchased a LNIB Colt Mustang Pocketlite .380acp and it is really comfortable to carry. Yeah, right, I've heard the old axiom that concealed weapons are supposed to be comforting and not necessarily comfortable. B.S. I say, why must we have a gun butt in the ribs or a muzzle sticking into your leg when you sit down or have the piece slide up and the grip stick out when you sit down, dammit I'm old I can't stand up all day.? I wear my Colt Mustang in an Uncle Mike's size 10 IWB holster but I wear it outside the waistband and clipped on under my belt, I never know it's there. It doesn't ride up or stick into me when I sit down, I never have to make "give away" adjustments, it stays put all day long.
I have run about 100 rounds thru the little beauty and she runs 100%. What I really would like to hear are some personal, knowledgeable opinions on the worth of the .380acp as a self defense weapon. There are so many decent .380's on the market lately, Seecamp, Kel-Tec, Bersa and just about every major manufacturer has a .380 in their line up, even Glock and Sig, so there must be some worth to the .380 or manufacturers would have stopped making them years ago. I made a totally stupid mistake about a year ago when I sold a cherry (pre S&W) Walther PPK .380, simply because of what I had read on other forums about how poor the .380 was as a personal defense weapon, now I wish I had kept it, much like I wish I had kept the '36 Ford 3 window coupe I had when I was 17, oh well.
How about the so called "hot-rod" ammos like Cor-Bon, Glazer, RCBD and Mag-Safe who says their stuff will turn your .380 into a .45, again I say B.S. to Mag Safe I just don't believe it. Right now I carry Winchester 85gr Silvertips in my little Colt, I must admit to wanting some Cor-Bons however.
Should I feel adequately protected while carrying the .380 or should I stick it back in the safe and will it to my Grandson so he can sell it after I kick off?
Seriously, is the .380acp worth a dam? I think it is.
I have run about 100 rounds thru the little beauty and she runs 100%. What I really would like to hear are some personal, knowledgeable opinions on the worth of the .380acp as a self defense weapon. There are so many decent .380's on the market lately, Seecamp, Kel-Tec, Bersa and just about every major manufacturer has a .380 in their line up, even Glock and Sig, so there must be some worth to the .380 or manufacturers would have stopped making them years ago. I made a totally stupid mistake about a year ago when I sold a cherry (pre S&W) Walther PPK .380, simply because of what I had read on other forums about how poor the .380 was as a personal defense weapon, now I wish I had kept it, much like I wish I had kept the '36 Ford 3 window coupe I had when I was 17, oh well.
How about the so called "hot-rod" ammos like Cor-Bon, Glazer, RCBD and Mag-Safe who says their stuff will turn your .380 into a .45, again I say B.S. to Mag Safe I just don't believe it. Right now I carry Winchester 85gr Silvertips in my little Colt, I must admit to wanting some Cor-Bons however.
Should I feel adequately protected while carrying the .380 or should I stick it back in the safe and will it to my Grandson so he can sell it after I kick off?
Seriously, is the .380acp worth a dam? I think it is.