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4/22/2010 11:28:35 AM EDT
What say ye?

Saw one at the gunshop, it was pretty cool.
tiny
but cool.

4/22/2010 11:40:18 AM EDT
[#1]
I  bought one a few months ago,haven't shot it yet but it does fit in my pocket nicely
4/22/2010 11:41:14 AM EDT
[#2]
I carry one pretty much all of the time. Barely notice it in my pocket.
4/22/2010 11:41:58 AM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:
I  bought one a few months ago,haven't shot it yet but it does fit in my pocket nicely



Surely you aren't carrying a gun for self defense that you haven't fired...

4/22/2010 11:43:06 AM EDT
[#4]





Quoted:





Quoted:


I  bought one a few months ago,haven't shot it yet but it does fit in my pocket nicely

Surely you aren't carrying a gun for self defense that you haven't fired...





Nope I pack a 1911


I actually bought it for a girlfriend I had,she pissed me off before I took her to the range and I ejected.





 
4/22/2010 11:44:44 AM EDT
[#5]
i cannot convince myself that .380 is a self defense round that I want to carry

JMO

I know it has probably killed as many folks as smallpox and compromise must be made and there is great ammo out there now and all that but I just can't get over how tiny it seems even next to a 9mm round
4/22/2010 11:49:30 AM EDT
[#6]
Just got mine this past weekend. I already added a Crimson Trace to it. I love it so far. You can really forget you are carrying it. I still love my G27 but it is hard to conceal sometimes so I got the LCP for those times.
4/22/2010 11:52:49 AM EDT
[#7]
keltec p3at owner here.  i wish i bought a pf9 instead.  it is difficult to find 380 ammo and when i can find it, it costs more than 9mm.  i wish i knew the pf9 existed before i bought the p3at...especially since i already shoot and reload 9mm.  i had to  buy new dies and stock lighter bullets.  i dont see any recipes for 147gr jhp ammo for 380 :P
eta i have a keltec pinky extension for the mag, but i think its a waste of money.  it sharpens the profile and makes the gun print more when pocket carried and doesnt even add any mag capacity.

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4/22/2010 12:20:12 PM EDT
[#8]
Had mine almost a year. Loaded with Speer Gold-Dot. Carry it everyday on duty as a BUG. Shoots great and reasonably accurate for a subbie.
4/22/2010 12:37:32 PM EDT
[#9]
Ruger is selling these things by the ton.  It's probably the biggest reason no one has 380 ammo in stock.
4/22/2010 12:38:54 PM EDT
[#10]
mine has been excellent, it's a great little gun for those times when a truly tiny gun is needed.

I know it's a .380......it's a nostril gun, surely more effective than harsh words.
4/22/2010 12:42:42 PM EDT
[#11]
They are small and light.  Easy to carry.  Not very fun to shoot.  I bought one for the wife and we have put a couple hundred rounds down range with it.  NO PROBLEMS AT ALL.  Well made little gun. YMMV
4/22/2010 12:44:08 PM EDT
[#12]
My current BUG
I also carry it around town, small town, rural area––pretty safe––but one never knows
4/22/2010 12:45:02 PM EDT
[#13]
Been carrying as a backup with a desantis superfly pocket holster. Ran a few hundred rounds through it when I got it, no problems.
I'm carrying hornady critical defense, and also carry a second promag mag for the LCP in my left pocket.
4/22/2010 12:45:26 PM EDT
[#14]
My next gun will be an LCP
4/22/2010 12:45:36 PM EDT
[#15]
I enjoy shooting mine, and I carry when I'm not carrying my Defender (...and sometimes I carry both).
4/22/2010 12:46:57 PM EDT
[#16]
Really like mine.  Nice gun for the size
4/22/2010 12:47:07 PM EDT
[#17]



Quoted:


i cannot convince myself that .380 is a self defense round that I want to carry



JMO



I know it has probably killed as many folks as smallpox and compromise must be made and there is great ammo out there now and all that but I just can't get over how tiny it seems even next to a 9mm round


Is there any .380 ammo that will expand and meet the FBI penetration requirements?  I thought ball was the way to go in this caliber.



 
4/22/2010 12:58:19 PM EDT
[#18]
Quoted:

Quoted:
i cannot convince myself that .380 is a self defense round that I want to carry

JMO

I know it has probably killed as many folks as smallpox and compromise must be made and there is great ammo out there now and all that but I just can't get over how tiny it seems even next to a 9mm round

Is there any .380 ammo that will expand and meet the FBI penetration requirements?  I thought ball was the way to go in this caliber.
 


that was what I had always been told, seen in ammo forums etc

It is said now that there are rounds that will expand and penetrate

I have not tested this nor have I seen definitive info (I am not saying it isn't out there)

4/22/2010 1:04:14 PM EDT
[#19]
Great gun when you cannot carry anything larger. Its my beach and gym gun.