Why, on that last part? There are easy to find 380 jhp that are on par with 9mm jhp price wise, and will meet/ exceed 12 inches penetration with expansion...there are no 22 rounds that can remotely do that..and a 22 is an inherently less reliable round being a rimfire.I wouldn't carry anything 380. I despise the round and find it too expensive and underperforming. Just me though. I carry at least a .38 or 9 mm. I WOULD carry a 22 over 380 though.
For some older folks who have arthritis and joint damage in their fingers, it is impossible to squeeze a trigger with a very heavy trigger pull. 1911s are much easier but there is a compromise with carry condition if safety is very important.Good thing Kahr is out there. Albeit with a very small market share.
I'm perfectly comfortable down to a ~4-5# trigger on a striker with good passive safeties, lighter than that and I just say to myself just spend more time at the range and a 4-5# trigger is very easy to manage accuracy and proficiency.
When looking at pocket guns a full weight trigger is a must for me, which is why I chose to keep with my Ruger LCP over the LCP II when it came out. Never understood the need for a light trigger in a gun like the LCP, I'm not pulling that out unless I'm at bad breath distances or a simple fire to get to concealment. Where one thinks they need a light trigger in an LCP type gun is beyond me, but it's great that there is the choice.
We must be evolving as a forum. 51 posts until someone said they wouldn't carry a Taurus (although he did also include 1911s, so there's that).
Yet we have members stating they will not carry revolvers. Or anything without a manual safety.
Almost makes me sad.
Why, on that last part? There are easy to find 380 jhp that are on par with 9mm jhp price wise, and will meet/ exceed 12 inches penetration with expansion...there are no 22 rounds that can remotely do that..and a 22 is an inherently less reliable round being a rimfire.
To each their own but a 380 is multiple teirs beyond any 22 for self defense. I kind of don't understand folks saying 9mm/38 are their minimum threshold for carry, and then dismiss the 380. If we're talking snub nose here the 380 and 38 special are pretty similar. The 38 can do a lot more with a 4 inch barrel but you don't see so many k frames carried these days.
Myself, I just shoot revolvers and specifically j frames better than anything. I focused almost entirely on mastering that platform for 3 years.
Unless things get a lot more spicy I don't see myself carrying anything but a j frame in 357 or 38.
We must be evolving as a forum. 51 posts until someone said they wouldn't carry a Taurus (although he did also include 1911s, so there's that).
Yet we have members stating they will not carry revolvers. Or anything without a manual safety.
Almost makes me sad.
Yet, too often, choices are predicated on illogical biases, lack of knowledge and/or experience on a particular platform (yes, I used the term) or model, or subscribing to the herd mentality (especially going along with internet lore and oft-parroted beliefs, most long since belied or overtaken by events, i.e., "Taurus handguns are crap," "Kimber 1911s are full of MIM, unreliable, and the company's customer service sucks" "1911s are (pick one) only for experts/unreliable/obsolete," "Colt products are overpriced and the company is way past its prime," "HK to civilian owners: You suck," "DA/SA autopistols are a solution to a non-existent problem..." ).The question as to "why" is as individual as anything else.
I recall Cooper saying that moving from a 30.06 to a 308 would be the cause of Russian triumph over Western Civilization. Such is life.
Yep. Imagine how the handgun market would have evolved if not for S&W's hubris. S&W still had a decent market share but could've had a monopoly.I thought part of the problem with the SW Top Break in marketing was their insistence on sticking with their proprietary 44 ammo and not chambering for Long Colt. The Army wanted SAAs and SWs to be compatible and SW wouldn't play.
Gun folks, sheesh. We are certainly a community of people with strong opinions.
I carry my 92x compact in a medium 1791 universal iwi/owb holster occasionally.My carry pistols are a Sig P365 and a J frame revolver. If on a road trip I like the P365. If just heading out to the grocery store, more than likely I will put the J frame in my coat pocket. Now to answer the OP’s question, I will not carry anything that is heavy such as a 1911, Browning Hi Power or Beretta. Just to much bulk, size and weight weight.
I have a Beretta 92X compact (decocker only) that is accurate, reliable and just as slick as snot. The holster I have for it is stiff, bulky and a pain to wear especially when seated. I would like to carry that beretta but it’s on hold for a better holster.View attachment 1134960