I spent more than a year searching for a, ‘little gun’ that I could live with everyday. I finally got the choices down to the: (1) 32acp, Seecamp, ‘LWS-32’; (2) NAA, 32acp, ‘Guardian’; and (3) 32acp, Beretta, ‘Alley Cat’. I chose the, ‘Alley Cat’ (a, ‘Tom Cat’ w/night sights) because it fit into the palm of my hand – yet – pointed and shot like a full-sized pistol. The, ‘feel’ and balance of this little pistol are superb; I am, consistently, able to shoot it like a full-sized pistol. I usually carry it inside my front left pocket in a Galco pocket holster - Most of the time I don’t, even, know it’s there. Depending on how I’m dressed, sometimes, this little Beretta occupies a cross-draw position on my belt. The only advantage I see to cross-draw carry is that, here, the, ‘Alley Cat’ is available to both my right and left hand at the same time.
Frankly I didn't find any of these, 'little guns' (Kel-Tec and Taurus included) to be particularly durable or necessarily well-made. I encountered owners who had trouble with each of them; however, overall, I am delighted with how highly concealable, well-balanced, and straight-shooting my, ‘Alley Cat’ is. At the present time I have, about, 800 rounds through mine without any failures to fire or eject; and it’s, still, going strong; but, again, I’ve encountered other shooters who’ve had trouble with their own little Berettas. All in all, I’d have to say that my experience with my Beretta, 'Alley/Tom Cat' has been very positive. It could be stronger and more durable, perhaps; but, over the past two years, it’s made a great consistently reliable BUG for my everyday use.
To address two comments made in this thread: First I, personally, don’t think the grip is too fat; as a matter of fact, I have added a Pachmayr rubber boot to mine. What bulk? I carry this piece all day long without any problem. For my own use I find the added width to the grip, actually, helps me to shoot this little pistol as straight as, say, a G-19.
Finally, as to the question, ‘What’ distance should you consider shooting an attacker at?' Well, there’s something called, ‘The Tueller Drill’. It’s named after Dennis Tueller who used to be a Sergeant with the Salt Lake City, Utah, Police Department. By conducting a few simple running tests, Sergeant Tueller found that an attacker armed only with a knife could easily cover 21 feet in 1.5 seconds and stab an officer before he could get off an aimed shot!
I understand that current research demonstrates that 21 feet is, actually, an impractical, 'arbitrary' distance. Practical experience, now being collected, indicates that the actual danger zone is more like 30 to 40 feet! That’s more than 13 yards - folks; or, almost TWICE the distance previously thought to be life-threatening! Kind of gives a whole new meaning to Colonel William Prescott’s axiom; ‘Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!' Doesn't it.
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