Favorite pocket .380?

[Ed steinberry]

I’m finally wanting to upgrade my bodyguard 380. Looking at the kahr or the lcp2. Anybody have experience with them side by side or have another suggestion with a better trigger?

 

[cg21]

You can google handgun hero and pick 2 guns to do a side by side comparison.

Seems .380 is on its way out given the size and manageability of the 9mm. Obviously people still make them so someone is buying them

 

[Ed steinberry]

You can google handgun hero and pick 2 guns to do a side by side comparison.

Seems .380 is on its way out given the size and manageability of the 9mm. Obviously people still make them so someone is buying them

Yeah I rarely carry .380 myself but I wear gym shorts a lot in the summer so it’s nice to throw on a little pistol with a pocket clip in my waistline. Haven’t found a 9mm I’m willing to do that with yet lol.

 

[Mgderf]

Yeah I rarely carry .380 myself but I wear gym shorts a lot in the summer so it’s nice to throw on a little pistol with a pocket clip in my waistline. Haven’t found a 9mm I’m willing to do that with yet lol.

My favorite .380 is a Bersa Thunder, but it's just a little big for " pocket" carry.
That said, last year I picked up a Kimber Micro 9 that is easier to conceal than than the Bersa.
It is only a single stack, and only 7 rounds, but I really like it a lot.

 

[Bugzilla]

My favorite .380 is a Bersa Thunder, but it's just a little big for " pocket" carry.
That said, last year I picked up a Kimber Micro 9 that is easier to conceal than than the Bersa.
It is only a single stack, and only 7 rounds, but I really like it a lot.

Agree. Love my Bersa, but my LCP max is easier to carry both weight and size wise.

 

[warren5421]

Personally I chose a .32ACP over the .380ACP. After reading several papers published in a medical journal by the then corner of NY City. He wrote how much more damage for size the .32ACP done over larger caliber guns. He stated how the .32 acted a lot like a overgrown .22 with a lot more power. It bounced around in the body cavity doing major damage while most any other round either passed through or stopped with low penetration not reaching major organs. Most of the persons blead out before medical help caused by a major blood vessel cut wit the bullet.

 

[cosermann]

I like the LCP II.

 

[joncon]

If I carry a 380, I carry a Seecamp or a mico Desert Eagle.

 

[firefighterjohn]

I liked my original LCP; carried it for years. Then I upgraded to the LCP II and liked it even more...better trigger, last round hold open, and just shot it better. Then after reading reviews, and waiting almost 10 months to see how it was received, I traded in the LCP II for the LCP MAX...wow! Larger capacity, better grip, better sights, and just shoots better than the previous gens. Have shot hundreds of rounds and never had a gun or magazine malfunction. I carry it everyday and it just disappears in my pocket with another 12-round mag in my other pocket for a combined 25 rounds of self defense ammo...it's a great super concealable pistol!

 

[gglass]

I carry larger guns, in larger calibers on a daily basis, but I still have my trusty LCP in my pocket as a backup, and at times a primary.

Just like the old American Express commercials say, "Don't leave home without it".

 

[700 LTR 223]

Bought a LCP II a few years ago on a deal that was too good to pass up. To me feels about like carrying a wallet. Totally reliable, a pretty nice trigger for a small defensive pistol and decent accuracy . On the negatives the grip never felt quite right and what little sights that are there are not that easy to see with my eyes in need of a new prescription.

Then the LCP Max came out and I bought one shortly afterwards. The grip on the Max for my hand is a huge improvement. The sights are a major upgrade. Four extra rounds. The LCP II might have a little better trigger. But after buying the Max I have never fired the LCP II.

 

[ACC]

My go to pocket pistol for the past 8 years or so has been the S&W Bodyguard 380. I put the magguts +1 spring/follower in it and an upgraded trigger. Mine has the integral laser. For what it is, I have not found anything I like more for pocket/sweatpants carry.

Smith & Wesson BG380 MagGuts

Smith & Wesson BG380 MagGuts™-High Capacity Magazine Conversion Converts your 6 round S&W Bodyguard .380 caliber magazine into a 7 round magazine without extension. The kit uses your existing magazine tube and base plate while replacing all internal components with the MagGuts™ hybrid spring...

magguts.com

Santiago Short Stroke Trigger Kit for Bodyguard 380 and M&P 380 Pistols

Options:

gallowayprecision.com

 

[wcd]

Yeah I rarely carry .380 myself but I wear gym shorts a lot in the summer so it’s nice to throw on a little pistol with a pocket clip in my waistline. Haven’t found a 9mm I’m willing to do that with yet lol.

A P365 would fill that role nicely. Also great choice for BUG. Mine gets carried in an Ankle glove 8 hrs plus a day.

 

[bwframe]

Navy SEAL shows how he carries a better than .380 pistol daily, wearing gym shorts...




FYI - The gent comes closer than I like to see to pointing his pistol at his other hand. Being conscious of the fact, I'm thinking you could train yourself around this though?


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[Tomc1947]

I carry a Kahr CT380, 7+1, have over 1500 rounds thru it, never a failure of any kind.

 

[tcecil88]

I had a Ruger LCP and got rid of it for the Glock 42, which is a little big for a pocket pistol, but I have done it. The LCP was a great size for a pocket pistol, just not very user friendly. I wanted the real sights, slide release, better trigger, blah blah blah. The G42 is my EDC more often than not due to work. I have not shot the LCP2 or LCP Max, so I have no experience there. I have played around with the Kahr .380's and they are nice.

 

[STEEL CORE]

The Glock-42.
I wouldn’t and don’t carry one, but one is sleeping in my safe.
My wife carries her’s though.

 

[NHT3]

I do have a Glock 42 with a great trigger but I haven't carried in over a year and never just "in my pocket" because I have no desire for a self inflicted vasectomy at this point in my life.. I found the only way I could get reasonable accuracy with the 42 was with a +2 extension but that makes it very similar in size to a Shield plus. Glock is retired and will be put on the block in favor of the Shield plus. That being the case if I'm going someplace I can't conceal the Shield I suppose I won't go..

 

[Squid556]

Own both LCP and LCP II. Carried for several years. They go with me everywhere. Underwood loads really bring 380 up to par.


(Dual wield with pocket guns means two in each hand!)


Handled the kahr. It seems better built. However I know more people who have gotten rid of their kahr pistols and not replaced them. The slide is uncommonly difficult to operate. Other than that they seem fine.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Picked up a Ruger LCP Custom several years ago. Been my carry gun for Spring-Summer warm weather. Better sights than the LCP II and a trigger like my Kahr CT9. May look into an LCP Max in the future.