george burns
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I had a PPK's in the early 70's for carry when I lived in NYC, yes I was one of the lucky ones who put up with a year of paperwork and character analysis, along with letters and 3 interviews, to finally get a carry license in NYC. But I Moved to FL in 94, and had my 2 pistols sent from dept to dept free of charge, and went right into the Glock phenomina.
Long story short, I was always buying something, "much like most here", and had in small calibers, 22, 25 Jetfire, Seacamp in 32 and then an lcr, Pony, Mustang, "Donkey, lol" in 380, the LCP was a "horrible little first gen" but it always did work.
So, my wife who never shoots, "lungs and arthritis from 50 yrs of weaving hair as top Colorist in a top salon in FL, decides she will get her carry license, "the 3 girlfriends had enough with the crime wave".
So heck, I ran out and got her a lcp custom, "much improved model from the original".
It's still sitting in the night table, so I decided I would carry it as a bug, until she get's into gear.
The little thing is a great little shooter and you don't even know it's there. I carry a Kahr PM9, "which is light enough, but this is rediculous, i never carried my seacamp, always felt undergunned with a 32 that was finicky to begin with", but this gun with hot rounds in it, may actally be enough to do some serious defensive shooting with.
So now it's the glock "one of several in 9mm or 45" and this little Lcp. Hell close up, it's going to do the same job as the 9, "at ranges that you can reach out and touch someone", and it's reliable and has 8 rounds, so I take back the last 10 years of bashing people wh carry 380's, although I won't carry it as a Primary, around the house or in the garage or yard it's fine. i can still keep an extra mag which disapears, and it should lay down enough fire to get me into where the 45's or rifle is at.
My Marine DI uncle used to say, Nephew, get a 45, or a 22. The way you shoot, that 22 is just as dangerous as anything else, and you shoot well enough to put them where you want to.
So I just ordered a 22 magnum 351C, Smith, 7 rounds. Now I won't carry it as a Primary either, but that round will kill you just as dead, as any other, provided you can hit what you are aiming at.
And that one will not hurt my wifes wrist or hand as much as the 380, "which does have a nasty recoil, if you have a bad hand to begin with. My plan is to put a shooting glove on her first, so as not to scare her off before she gets started.By the way she used to shoot my 1911 very well, hands just hurt with age and arthritis.
But I will go and look at som more Ballistic tests done with the 380, I used to run ball ammo in my Walther, I knew that would penetrate, and HP's weren't really reliable in the 70's from a small gun, "or any gun".
Long story short, I was always buying something, "much like most here", and had in small calibers, 22, 25 Jetfire, Seacamp in 32 and then an lcr, Pony, Mustang, "Donkey, lol" in 380, the LCP was a "horrible little first gen" but it always did work.
So, my wife who never shoots, "lungs and arthritis from 50 yrs of weaving hair as top Colorist in a top salon in FL, decides she will get her carry license, "the 3 girlfriends had enough with the crime wave".
So heck, I ran out and got her a lcp custom, "much improved model from the original".
It's still sitting in the night table, so I decided I would carry it as a bug, until she get's into gear.
The little thing is a great little shooter and you don't even know it's there. I carry a Kahr PM9, "which is light enough, but this is rediculous, i never carried my seacamp, always felt undergunned with a 32 that was finicky to begin with", but this gun with hot rounds in it, may actally be enough to do some serious defensive shooting with.
So now it's the glock "one of several in 9mm or 45" and this little Lcp. Hell close up, it's going to do the same job as the 9, "at ranges that you can reach out and touch someone", and it's reliable and has 8 rounds, so I take back the last 10 years of bashing people wh carry 380's, although I won't carry it as a Primary, around the house or in the garage or yard it's fine. i can still keep an extra mag which disapears, and it should lay down enough fire to get me into where the 45's or rifle is at.
My Marine DI uncle used to say, Nephew, get a 45, or a 22. The way you shoot, that 22 is just as dangerous as anything else, and you shoot well enough to put them where you want to.
So I just ordered a 22 magnum 351C, Smith, 7 rounds. Now I won't carry it as a Primary either, but that round will kill you just as dead, as any other, provided you can hit what you are aiming at.
And that one will not hurt my wifes wrist or hand as much as the 380, "which does have a nasty recoil, if you have a bad hand to begin with. My plan is to put a shooting glove on her first, so as not to scare her off before she gets started.By the way she used to shoot my 1911 very well, hands just hurt with age and arthritis.
But I will go and look at som more Ballistic tests done with the 380, I used to run ball ammo in my Walther, I knew that would penetrate, and HP's weren't really reliable in the 70's from a small gun, "or any gun".
). There's a noticeable difference between them. The SiG P238 is very nice too, but it has an external safety which is not friendly for novices carrying.
