I had been looking for a summer carry gun and after hours of reading reviews, I decided upon the Ruger LCP (.380 ACP). My mother had one of these for awhile, though she eventually sold it and decided to get the LCR.
I picked it up at a store in North Carolina (where I'm from, though I live in South Bend during the school year) for $289 + tax. The guy at the store almost had me sold on the S&W Bodyguard. The bodyguard feels nice in the hand - bigger than the LCP. It comes with an integrated laser sight as well, which isn't really all that appealing to me. I walked around the store a bit, grabbed my iPhone and read some reviews of the Bodyguard. I saw some negative things around the net and considering I've read nothing but good things about the LCP, I ended up with that. I also bought a Desantis pocket holster, a couple of boxes of Mag-tech .380, and Hornaday Critical Defense.
Tonight I went to the range near my house and put some rounds down range. I brought my Glock and my Taurus 9mm, but I was really excited to shoot this LCP. The range officer came up to me and told me she carries the LCP every day and loves it. She said that she hates to shoot it, though. I was really glad she had said this because I think it made me get a nice, tight grip before I started shooting.
I was shooting at about 8 yards. It still took me awhile to get used to the gun. It's small. Its sights are pretty non-existent. I had the target plenty close because I figured I'm never going to use this gun unless the person is close. Once I got into the swing of it, I thought I shot pretty well.
I really love this gun. I'm glad I got it and now that I've shot it, I'm glad I can let the Glock stay home and throw this in my pocket on the hot days.
I picked it up at a store in North Carolina (where I'm from, though I live in South Bend during the school year) for $289 + tax. The guy at the store almost had me sold on the S&W Bodyguard. The bodyguard feels nice in the hand - bigger than the LCP. It comes with an integrated laser sight as well, which isn't really all that appealing to me. I walked around the store a bit, grabbed my iPhone and read some reviews of the Bodyguard. I saw some negative things around the net and considering I've read nothing but good things about the LCP, I ended up with that. I also bought a Desantis pocket holster, a couple of boxes of Mag-tech .380, and Hornaday Critical Defense.
Tonight I went to the range near my house and put some rounds down range. I brought my Glock and my Taurus 9mm, but I was really excited to shoot this LCP. The range officer came up to me and told me she carries the LCP every day and loves it. She said that she hates to shoot it, though. I was really glad she had said this because I think it made me get a nice, tight grip before I started shooting.
I was shooting at about 8 yards. It still took me awhile to get used to the gun. It's small. Its sights are pretty non-existent. I had the target plenty close because I figured I'm never going to use this gun unless the person is close. Once I got into the swing of it, I thought I shot pretty well.
I really love this gun. I'm glad I got it and now that I've shot it, I'm glad I can let the Glock stay home and throw this in my pocket on the hot days.
