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Posted: 8/31/2014 6:50:36 PM EDT
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I do not need to compomise with 380 when I can pocket carry a sig 938.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 7:06:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I do not need to compomise with 380 when I can pocket carry a sig 938. Nailed it. I've tried: Ruger LCR .38 sPL Kahr PM45 Ruger LC380 Springfield XD(s) 45 None of them compare to the Sig P938. It won't be replaced as my pocket carry gun. |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 7:07:19 PM EDT
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LCP for several years now when other carry does not work. The 380 haters out there can hate, but show me somebody who wants to get shot in the chest with a 380.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 7:12:54 PM EDT
[#4]
Kahr P380 is true pocket-size when I simply can't carry anything larger.
Tomac |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 7:17:28 PM EDT
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I do not need to compomise with 380 when I can pocket carry a sig 938. Or an S&W 637 sometimes |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 7:56:16 PM EDT
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I don't carry a .380
Why would you when options like the Shield, P938, and XDs are available for a minimal increase in size. My personal choice is a Shield in a DeSantis Nemesis ETA: My favorite 380 is the LCP, the P238 is awesome but for that much weight I'm going up to a 9mm |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:01:47 PM EDT
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LCP showing a little bluing wear...I've been carrying daily in a Andrews pocked holster since retiring 6yr ago... just added a dovetail rear sight...
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:08:07 PM EDT
[#8]
Taurus really got it right with the TCP in terms of pocket .380s
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:08:43 PM EDT
[#9]
I like my PF-9
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:09:57 PM EDT
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I don't carry a .380 Why would you when options like the Shield, P938, and XDs are available for a minimal increase in size. My personal choice is a Shield in a DeSantis Nemesis None of those will fit/conceal in my back pocket, the P380 in a DeSantis Trickster does. Tomac |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:11:01 PM EDT
[#11]
I'll just keep my 32 instead of a 380. but the KelTec P32 is my choice
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:21:56 PM EDT
[#12]
LCP gen2 in the DeSantis Nemesis
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Posted: 8/31/2014 8:34:15 PM EDT
[#13]
This is what I carry and love it Smith & Wesson airweigh 38 special
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Posted: 8/31/2014 9:00:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Taurus really got it right with the TCP in terms of pocket .380s How about in terms of quality? Every Taurus product I've owned has been complete and utter garbage. And their CS has been totally useless every time I've had contacts with them. I like some of their designs, but their quality is so awful that I can't bring myself to trust them. Same thing with KT. Their CS is better but they still probably won't fix the problem since it's related to design and material quality. |
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Posted: 8/31/2014 9:11:48 PM EDT
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My two go to pocket guns are the Sig 938 or Ruger LCR.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 9:56:13 PM EDT
[#16]
Beretta 84 or a S&W 649-1.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 10:29:45 PM EDT
[#17]
LCP gen 2!
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:04:00 PM EDT
[#18]
Ruger LCP. for me. Reliable and small & easy to conceal.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:34:22 PM EDT
[#19]
Only pocket pistol I own is a no-lock S&W 642. It's damn accurate for what it is, light, and dead nuts reliable. Only downside is the low capacity.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:36:59 PM EDT
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Kahr P380 is by far the best .380 on the market. Nothing else comes close, except maybe the Kahr CW380.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:38:47 PM EDT
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Rohrbaugh R9 9mm pistol is my favorite pocket gun. The S&W 642 is right up there with it, but it's a tad bulky.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:40:44 PM EDT
[#22]
Sig P290
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:54:04 PM EDT
[#23]
LC9 is what I carry. The new LC9S is striker fired and has a better trigger.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 11:59:27 PM EDT
[#24]
XDS .45acp. De santis holster. Every day!
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Posted: 9/1/2014 8:43:05 AM EDT
[#25]
Seecamp but it is a light powered .32 ACP cartridge.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 8:44:24 AM EDT
[#26]
Either a 380 bodyguard or 340 j frame for me
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Posted: 9/1/2014 8:53:50 AM EDT
[#27]
Ruger LCP but I've found myself pocket carrying a PPS in cargo shorts mostly this summer.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 9:09:37 AM EDT
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I don't carry a pocket auto anymore. My experience is with a KT P32 & a Ruger LCP. Reliability, shootability and less than acceptable (to me) ballistics have steered me to J-Frames. For me they carry just as easily and I shoot them better.
Now when I pocket carry (rarely) I use a S&W 438 or a S&W 442. Cheers! -JC |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 9:44:32 AM EDT
[#29]
No 380 auto here. Another Airweight 38 carrier. I can shoot it about as well as anything I own.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 10:04:52 AM EDT
[#30]
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No 380 auto here. Another Airweight 38 carrier. I can shoot it about as well as anything I own. No doubt |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 10:07:15 AM EDT
[#31]
When I can't carry a .40, a Kahr P380 in the cell phone pocket of my VertX pants. A spare mag in each front pocket.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 12:23:44 PM EDT
[#32]
Another J frame carrier for pocket carry. 442 Pro
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Posted: 9/1/2014 12:32:53 PM EDT
[#33]
Smallest gun I own - Springer EMP .40. - CCW'd daily. 
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Posted: 9/1/2014 1:10:10 PM EDT
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How about in terms of quality? Every Taurus product I've owned has been complete and utter garbage. And their CS has been totally useless every time I've had contacts with them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Taurus really got it right with the TCP in terms of pocket .380s How about in terms of quality? Every Taurus product I've owned has been complete and utter garbage. And their CS has been totally useless every time I've had contacts with them. I hear you! I would be skeptical too but the TCP is actually made in America, & the video posted by The Truth About Guns said their local range put 10k rounds through one with zero repairs. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 1:50:12 PM EDT
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I hear you! I would be skeptical too but the TCP is actually made in America, & the video posted by The Truth About Guns said their local range put 10k rounds through one with zero repairs. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Taurus really got it right with the TCP in terms of pocket .380s How about in terms of quality? Every Taurus product I've owned has been complete and utter garbage. And their CS has been totally useless every time I've had contacts with them. I hear you! I would be skeptical too but the TCP is actually made in America, & the video posted by The Truth About Guns said their local range put 10k rounds through one with zero repairs. You can get the a Taurus as cheap as $199 new too. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 1:53:39 PM EDT
[#36]
My favorites are the Ruger LCR and LCRx.
But sometimes I carry an S&W 351c or 43c. Haven't had much luck with pocket autos. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 3:41:53 PM EDT
[#37]
Shield.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 3:58:04 PM EDT
[#38]
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My two go to pocket guns are the Sig 938 or Ruger LCR. Same here. I love the 938. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 4:20:28 PM EDT
[#39]
I am amazed at some of the weapons mentioned as pocket pistols. I had a Kahr PM9 and it would fit as pocket pistol when wearing cargo shorts. But for any dress the Kahr P380 was the best of the 380's and mine had the night sights, most others have less than adequate for sights. I had Kel Tec, Diamondback,Ruger before settling on the P380.
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Posted: 9/1/2014 4:40:43 PM EDT
[#40]
I gave up 380ACP & 32ACP pocket pistols long ago in favor of the M640/M642 or any for that matter.
With a S&W J frame I can put 5rd into a clover at 7Y I can also shoot respectable 5rd groups at 25Y With the pocket pistols 380/32 I couldn't get clover group at 7Y or get good groups at 25Y Plus I like the fact that my revolver can do things a pocket 380 cant. NO barrel/slide set back Able to hold and fire in jacket pockets 38spl / 38spl+P has better performance |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 5:20:37 PM EDT
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What's everybody's favorite pocket pistol in .380? I know people pocket carry small nines and bigger but they aren't really pockets. Neither is my glock 42. So between the bodyguard, lcp, taurus, kel tec, kahr, etc. what are the favorites here? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can't people read?! The OP was not asking what is your favorite pocket pistol, but which one in .380 if you do have one. If you like something other than .380 fine, but that is not what the post is about. My wife and daughter like the SIG 238, because they are both small frame they cannot "rack" the slide on the normal "blowback" .380 guns.. I also have a AMT Backup that I shoot at times and it works well. The SIGs are both reliable and accurate (as much as you need a small gun to be). The AMT is reliable but stings the hand with defense loads. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 7:15:35 PM EDT
[#42]
LCP/Nemesis
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Posted: 9/1/2014 8:45:15 PM EDT
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can't people read?! The OP was not asking what is your favorite pocket pistol, but which one in .380 if you do have one. If you like something other than .380 fine, but that is not what the post is about. My wife and daughter like the SIG 238, because they are both small frame they cannot "rack" the slide on the normal "blowback" .380 guns.. I also have a AMT Backup that I shoot at times and it works well. The SIGs are both reliable and accurate (as much as you need a small gun to be). The AMT is reliable but stings the hand with defense loads. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's everybody's favorite pocket pistol in .380? I know people pocket carry small nines and bigger but they aren't really pockets. Neither is my glock 42. So between the bodyguard, lcp, taurus, kel tec, kahr, etc. what are the favorites here? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can't people read?! The OP was not asking what is your favorite pocket pistol, but which one in .380 if you do have one. If you like something other than .380 fine, but that is not what the post is about. My wife and daughter like the SIG 238, because they are both small frame they cannot "rack" the slide on the normal "blowback" .380 guns.. I also have a AMT Backup that I shoot at times and it works well. The SIGs are both reliable and accurate (as much as you need a small gun to be). The AMT is reliable but stings the hand with defense loads. Yes, we can read. Are you too dense to comprehend that one can pocket carry 9mm or 38spcl without greatly compromising size? 
I'm glad that the women of your family are satisfied with 380...the rest of us can handle a bit more firepower. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 9:04:34 PM EDT
[#44]
There is a difference between not being able to read & choosing not to. OP asked for .380 pocket pistols & everyone wants to talk favorite carry piece, regardless of pocket size.
Nano / DeSantis Nemesis fits fine in my back pocket, ymmv. TCP disappears into pockets & fits the .380 requirement. |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 9:19:08 PM EDT
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There is a difference between not being able to read & choosing not to. OP asked for .380 pocket pistols & everyone wants to talk favorite carry piece, regardless of pocket size. Nano / DeSantis Nemesis fits fine in my back pocket, ymmv. TCP disappears into pockets & fits the .380 requirement. Okay sport...if you asked for a shit sandwich would you really be upset if someone showed you the pork tenderloin? |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 10:16:32 PM EDT
[#46]
642 or shield
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Posted: 9/1/2014 11:16:24 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
There is a difference between not being able to read & choosing not to. OP asked for .380 pocket pistols & everyone wants to talk favorite carry piece, regardless of pocket size. Nano / DeSantis Nemesis fits fine in my back pocket, ymmv. TCP disappears into pockets & fits the .380 requirement. Hmmm. Yeah, said .380. But also said "pocket pistol". Anything carried in pocket is up for discussion for a technical comparison's sake in the spirit of a forum. Cheers! -JC |
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Posted: 9/1/2014 11:35:23 PM EDT
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Tried a few different ones. Have settled on a Kahr CM9. It is 100% reliable, has more punch than a .380 and I can make it dissappear in waistband or pocket. Been carrying it for 2 years with no problems.
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Posted: 9/2/2014 8:36:06 PM EDT
[#49]
G42.
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Posted: 9/2/2014 8:50:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can't people read?! The OP was not asking what is your favorite pocket pistol, but which one in .380 if you do have one. If you like something other than .380 fine, but that is not what the post is about. My wife and daughter like the SIG 238, because they are both small frame they cannot "rack" the slide on the normal "blowback" .380 guns.. I also have a AMT Backup that I shoot at times and it works well. The SIGs are both reliable and accurate (as much as you need a small gun to be). The AMT is reliable but stings the hand with defense loads. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's everybody's favorite pocket pistol in .380? I know people pocket carry small nines and bigger but they aren't really pockets. Neither is my glock 42. So between the bodyguard, lcp, taurus, kel tec, kahr, etc. what are the favorites here? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can't people read?! The OP was not asking what is your favorite pocket pistol, but which one in .380 if you do have one. If you like something other than .380 fine, but that is not what the post is about. My wife and daughter like the SIG 238, because they are both small frame they cannot "rack" the slide on the normal "blowback" .380 guns.. I also have a AMT Backup that I shoot at times and it works well. The SIGs are both reliable and accurate (as much as you need a small gun to be). The AMT is reliable but stings the hand with defense loads. Most people know the difference between a Pistol and a Revolver
Some of us in the know are just trying to educate that's all. |
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